Co-op Minimods

[TheMightyHeracross]

Since I've been out of this for a while, I decided to do some small things with DECORATE and ACS. These are all small mods, with only code, besides a few cheap TEXTURES graphics in one of them. As can be told from the title, they're all made with co-op in mind.

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Shared Map Markers
Since the standard "mark on map" button only works on your own map, I decided to make use of the MapMarker thing to make map markers that can be seen by everyone. In addition, there are different markers to choose from:

• The default, which is the regular MapMarker sprite
• HP
• Ammo
• Monsters
• Keys
• The exit
• Weapons

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qoqjyg9hhysrk ... k.wad?dl=1

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Co-op Climbing
Inspired by watching teammates try to rocket jump each other on jump-disabled servers, this minimod gives two keys.
The first, "Teammate Boost," allows you to give your friend a "boost up." Technically, it's a solid thing being spawned while you hold down the button, allowing your friend to jump up.
The second, "Teammate Pull," allows you to pull a teammate up a ledge. Aim at your friend, hold the button, and he will float up until he is as high up as you, at which point you both are pulled back (that is, the puller's back) onto the ledge.
Used together, these features allow both of you to reach a height you probably could not have reached before.

Not the best picture, but in this the person is being pulled up.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yw6g1jtmr2gvt ... b.wad?dl=1

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Ammo Dropping
Self-explanatory. While completely useless in single player, in co-op it may be desirable to share some ammo with teammates who are low. Here, you select the type and amount dropped, and it will be taken out of your inventory and put on the ground.

Compatible with:

• Doom
• Heretic
• Hexen
• Strife
• Demonsteele
• Hideous Destructor

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ms64wnhkvxg4y ... p.zip?dl=1

And, since these are multiplayer-oriented, they are all compatible with Zandronum. Please share your thoughts!
EDIT 1: 6/30 added Heretic/Hexen/Strife support for the Ammo Drop mod.
EDIT 2: 7/1 update: new marker sprites, projectile markers, Demonsteele/Hideous Destructor patches

[SamuraiSTALIN]

I don't play online enough to try these out but they all sound incredibly useful.

[Valken]

Very Cool! Hope to see some servers running these mods!

[faslrn]

Good to see someone else making ammo dropping mods. That is one thing that bothered me about co-op games. I made something similar in my mod but you throw it instead of gently dropping it, just so you could toss it to friends across gaps.

Love the idea and mod of helping friends up ledges, pretty bro-tastic. Good work!

[Silentdarkness12]

Well, these will be essentials, I think....

[Skrell]

I thought Zandronum already supported ammo dropping?

[faslrn]

I thought Zandronum already supported ammo dropping?

It does but I believe it only drops 1 unit of the ammo at a time. Most users seem to be using bind scripts to by-pass that but TheMightyHeracross and my mod drop it in one chunk instead of spawning dozens of ammo on the ground.

Plus this will work with ZDoom and I don't believe it has ammo dropping built in.

[wildweasel]

Plus this will work with ZDoom and I don't believe it has ammo dropping built in.

It can be dropped via console, with the drop <item> command, but again, doesn't let you drop more than 1 at a time.

[SuperSomariDX]

I know these will definitively be useful in the long run, nice work Heracross.

[TheMightyHeracross]

Updated with Heretic/Hexen/Strife support for the Ammo Drop mod. Also increased the speed of the number scrolling a bit.
Probably will add popular mods like Samsara, HD, or Brutal Doom later.

I thought Zandronum already supported ammo dropping?

Actually didn't know the drop command supported ammo. But yeah, opening the console and spamming it would be a pain, and even if the keybind route is taken, that's a bind for each ammo type. Plus, someone who doesn't mod may not know the actor names. Therefore, I still see use in the mod.

[Silentdarkness12]

.....Dern. I thought this supported HD. Oh well. Will wait with anticipation.

EDIT: Heracross, anything I could do to help speed up HD support for the Ammo Drop minimod? I feel confident in my knowledge of the ammo types.

[TheMightyHeracross]

The other features should work fine with it. If I knew anyone cared I probably would've spent a bit more time on that update.
Mods are coming next, along with more generic map markers. Right now, you can only use them with the main Doom iwads, so I want something that could fit with basically any game/mod. Probably just the word "enemies", "key", "HP", etc.

[TheMightyHeracross]

Ew double post.

Updated Ammo Drop and Markers:

• New marker sprites- in case the graphics used for the TEXTURES edits are modified in a wad. Credits in the DECORATE file, commented.
• Markers are now hitscans- aim anywhere and it'll be placed there.
• Ammo drop now has Demonsteele and Hideous Destructor support. Apparently, Samsara and Brutal Doom, the other two mods I planned to add support for this moment, already use the vanilla Doom ammos, so use the standard Doom version for those.

If you have any compatibility suggestions, I'd like to hear.

EDIT: Hitscans are now projectiles because Zandronum still has AttackSound properties for its weapons, causing A_FireBullets to make a sound.

[Par9000]

This mod will be great BUT
There 2 little bugs, which rusting all the system
Co-op Climbing
I can pull my team mate from any distance. Seriously, I don't have so long hands...
Sometimes my teammate can stuck by team boost. Do something with it D:

P.S Tested on WDI

[Silentdarkness12]

Shweet! Will definitely give this a go.