Ultimate Doom Builder

[boris]

UDB doesn't run ACS scripts. How would that even work and what'd be the point of it.

[Misery]

Then what does? If I'm designing a level in UDB and ACS isn't functioning properly, where or how would I investigate it? Where are its resources located?

[Enjay]

Just a quick configuration file question - I expect that the answer will be "can't be done" but no harm in asking. It's not that big a deal anyway.

I have several actors that can change their appearance depending on how I set their arguments in the editor. As a simple example, here's a chair:

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//4 legs, metal frame
Actor Chair
{
   Radius 16
   Height 16
   +FLOORCLIP
   
   States
   {
      Spawn:
      TNT1 A 0
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 0, "WeAreBrown")
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 1, "WeAreRed")
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 2, "WeAreGreen")
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 3, "WeAreBlue")
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 4, "WeAreGrey")
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 5, "WeAreCyan")
      BRS1 A 0 A_JumpIf(args[0] == 6, "WeAreOrange")
      
      WeAreBrown:
      BRS1 A -1
      Stop

      WeAreRed:
      POSS A -1
      Stop
      
      WeAreGreen:
      POSS B -1
      Stop
      
      WeAreBlue:
      POSS C -1
      Stop
      
      WeAreGrey:
      POSS D -1
      Stop
      
      WeAreCyan:
      POSS E -1
      Stop
      
      WeAreOrange:
      POSS F -1
      Stop
   }
}


The actor uses a model and, in MODELDEF, different sprites are mapped to different skins. So depending on how the args are set in the editor, the chair appears different colours.

I've set up the actor with its own config in my UDB project files:

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{
   title = "Chair: Metal";
   sprite = "BRS1A0";
   width = 16;
   height = 16;
   class = "Chair";
   blocking = 0;
   arg0
   {
      title = "Colour";
      type = 11;
      enum
      {
         0 = "Brown";
         1 = "Red";
         2 = "Green";
         3 = "Blue";
         4 = "Grey";
         5 = "Cyan";
         6 = "Orange";
      }
   }
}

And that allows me to easily set the parameters in UDB.



However, the one minor problem here is that such a setup always uses the same sprite for UDB's reference to the actor, and so the model always appears as a brown chair in 3D mode, regardless of how the parameter is set.

UDB


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I know that UDB is not doing anything wrong here, so this is not a complaint or a bug report. It's not even a feature request - if it can't be done then so be it - but I was wondering if there was any way to set up my UDB things file so that the parameter choices resulted in the different skins of the model being shown in UDB (presumably by having different sprites showing for the different parameters)?

[boris]

Then what does? If I'm designing a level in UDB and ACS isn't functioning properly, where or how would I investigate it? Where are its resources located?

You said it worked in GZDoom. What else do you want? What are you trying to do? Sounds more like a thing for viewforum.php?f=123 or viewforum.php?f=122

Just a quick configuration file question - I expect that the answer will be "can't be done" but no harm in asking. It's not that big a deal anyway.

Can't be done. Also I think you can use the //$ArgN and //$ArgNEnum editor keys in your DECORATE/ZScript, that way you don't need to define them in an extra config file.

[Enjay]

OK, as expected. Thanks for confirming, and for the tip.

[Misery]

I want to be able to test the map in Ultimate Doom Builder. I don't want to have to update the Wad in Slade every time I make a minor change. I want to fix my UDB. I don't understand why so far everyone here questions why I want help. Something doesn't work and I seeking assistance.

[boris]

Because it's not an UDB issue if the script doesn't do what you expect it to do.

[Misery]

If the script works in GZDoom but not UDB, how is it not UDB? If I test the map in UDB, nothing spawns. If I save it in a pk3 and play it on GZDoom, the monsters spawn. I'd say it's UDB.

[axredneck]

If I test the map in UDB...

How do you test the map in UDB?

[Enjay]

Just a wild guess - in UDB with your map loaded, hit F6 and then look at the "Testing" tab. Look at the parameters and skill settings to see if there is anything there that might be causing a problem (like running with -nomonsters, for example).

[Misery]

That was the first thing I checked. The application execution, perimeters, they were all good.

[Gez]

It's important to be precise. What you're actually saying is that your script does not run in GZDoom when you test the level from UDB; and that you need to use SLADE to update the script instead so it works. Right? Then I suppose there can be two possible reasons for that:

The first is if your script is a library. Then nothing to be done. It's conceptually separate from the map so it's not a map editor's jurisdiction.

The second is if your script is a map script, but for some reason UDB fails to get it compiled. This case is where there is a problem that can be solved.

[Misery]

I just decided to reinstall UDB and it works now. I don't know what was wrong, but thanks for the info. It's always useful to know more about the programs work.

[SanyaWaffles]

is there a way Doom 64 and glow properties can be copy/pasted like light/fade/desaturations are?

[Kinsie]

Hey there, I've got a model which works fine in GZDoom but crashes UDB on load. Any ideas?

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********EXCEPTION DETAILS********
Illegal characters in path.
at System.IO.Path.CheckInvalidPathChars(String path, Boolean checkAdditional)
at System.IO.Path.Combine(String path1, String path2)
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.GZBuilder.MD3.ModelReader.LoadModel(ModelData mde, List`1 containers) in X:\Source\Core\GZBuilder\md3\ModelReader.cs:line 177
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Data.DataManager.ProcessModel(Int32 type) in X:\Source\Core\Data\DataManager.cs:line 797
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Map.Thing.UpdateCache() in X:\Source\Core\Map\Thing.cs:line 582
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Data.DataManager.Load(DataLocationList configlist, DataLocationList maplist) in X:\Source\Core\Data\DataManager.cs:line 556
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.Data.DataManager.Load(DataLocationList configlist, DataLocationList maplist, DataLocation maplocation) in X:\Source\Core\Data\DataManager.cs:line 314
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.MapManager.InitializeOpenMap(String filepathname, MapOptions options) in X:\Source\Core\General\MapManager.cs:line 428
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.General.OpenMapFileWithOptions(String filename, MapOptions options) in X:\Source\Core\General\General.cs:line 1323
at CodeImp.DoomBuilder.General.OpenMapFile(String filename, MapOptions options) in X:\Source\Core\General\General.cs:line 1299
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)