//$Category not working.

[Graaicko]

I'm trying to categorize everything I made for my mod for easy access in GZDB. But this piece of code is broken af. No matter how many times I change the category name or load it in GZDB the little prick does not want to show the actor. This is seriously stressing me out. The code we are focusing on is //$Category SEnemies.
Don't know if its slade being stupid or if it is GZDB.

---

ACTOR Sensor 2181
{
//$Category SEnemies
Tag "Motion Sensor"
Scale 0.7
+SPAWNCEILING
States
{
Spawn:
SENS O -1
Stop
}
}

[Ozymandias81]

1) Did you include properly your custom wad inside resources when loading the map on GZDB? Click the "Add resource" button while opening your map, select desired file (wad/folder structure/pk3) and load it.

OTHERWISE

2) Are you using .wad or .pk3 format?
3) Did you include the actor lump inside a DECORATE text file in case you are using .pk3 and an external file (for example enemies.txt nested inside a folder called actors)?

[Graaicko]

Yes, of course. I am using .pk3. I have another decorate file outside the directories. It contains #include "actors/enemies.txt". enemies.txt contain all the enemy actors, including the rat enemy posted above.

[Ozymandias81]

Which version of GZDB do you have? Also try using a different DeNum, such as 22181... Maybe you have something somewhere with same DEnum

[Graaicko]

Yeah it does not matter the doom ed numbers. It still won't work. I'm using the R2787 version of GZDB. Don't know if thats what you're looking for but I think something is overwriting something in the .pk3, can't figure out what it is.

[Ozymandias81]

Then build up an example wad and post it here, it is too weird what's going on. Afaik your build of GZDB is old, but I am sure that such version had custom entries for GZDB.
Also try the .pk3 alone and check exactly which wads are autoloaded when you test the map from GZDB (open console and use PGUP until you find the start).

SUGGESTION: As for a clean .pk3 project I suggest to move ALL DoomEdNums inside MAPINFO

[Graaicko]

I resolved the problem. It was being double defined. I renamed on of the actors and that cleared it all up. Thanks for the help.

[Graaicko]

SUGGESTION: As for a clean .pk3 project I suggest to move ALL DoomEdNums inside MAPINFO

Hey, this problem is occuring again. What would putting these into the MAPINFO look like? Do I just directly paste it from the decorate files into it? Would like an code example.

[Gez]

[wiki=Editor_number_definition]If only we had some place with documentation and examples...[/wiki]

[Mikk-]

There are plenty of examples on the wiki page,

Code: Select all

DoomEdNums
  {
  12345 = MyCoolMonster
  12346 = MyCoolDecoration
  //[edNum] = [class name]
  }

MAPINFO/Editor number defintion
(weird how the wiki link to this page doesn't work...?)

[Graaicko]

[wiki=Editor_number_definition]If only we had some place with documentation and examples...[/wiki]

I've relied on it before, and have been deceived.

[Graaicko]

Thanks Mikk