[3.3!] FINAL DOOMER +

[SpacemanStrife]

What would be the best way for an addon wad to check which weapon set the player is currently using? I might be able to try something for the heck of it.

EDIT: Here's a proof of concept.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/m99b6xvj ... s.wad/file

Load this alongside the main Final Doomer wad and it'll make the Zombieman, Shotgunner and Chaingunner fire BTSX projectiles. The projectiles trigger infighting, and the chaingunner has a rudimentary version of the rifle's powershot mechanic, too.

[making4]

EDIT: It's got something to do with the autoaim fix, I think. Commenting out three lines in the relevant weapon's definition relating to calling the autoaim check script (lines 54-56 in ./DECORATE/AlienVendetta/plasmarifle.dec) resulted in the weapon functioning correctly, but it completely negates the "autoaim fix". What happens on my end, with the DECORATE file unadulterated, is that the gun fires all the zero-damage rail attacks and puffs and otherwise functions normally, but doesn't fire the rail that actually does the damage.

This was happening to me too, and your fix corrected it. Don't mind not having autoaim on that one weapon. Thanks!

[Alptraum]

What would be the best way for an addon wad to check which weapon set the player is currently using? I might be able to try something for the heck of it.

EDIT: Here's a proof of concept.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/m99b6xvj ... s.wad/file

Load this alongside the main Final Doomer wad and it'll make the Zombieman, Shotgunner and Chaingunner fire BTSX projectiles. The projectiles trigger infighting, and the chaingunner has a rudimentary version of the rifle's powershot mechanic, too.

I will try using it with BTSX next time I run ^^

[TaporGaming]

Is Eviternity Guy planned in next update?

[TheOldKingCole]

Is Eviternity Guy planned in next update?

That would be amazing! Sgt. Shivers make this happen!

[Tartlman]

If I remember correctly, eviternity guy isn't planned yet. I think that Icarus: Alien Vanguard guy is planned though.

[Valken]

That play video was awesome... what was the sound track?

Edit... I found it listed in the video credits. Great trailer showing off the new weapons.

[Rex705]

Final Doomer has always been one of my favorite mods but the movement in the current version has ruined it for me. It's like Doomguy broke his legs and is waddling around barely moving. The movement also hurts my eyes to look at.

[Yholl]

Final Doomer has always been one of my favorite mods but the movement in the current version has ruined it for me. It's like Doomguy broke his legs and is waddling around barely moving. The movement also hurts my eyes to look at.

First, the movement has not changed since the initial release.
Second, only walking speed is reduced, running is still vanilla speed.

[Dr. Shotgun]

On that note, is it possible for that to be toggled? There are a couple of platforming challenges out there that rely on the vanilla walking speed (where running is too fast and you'd hit a wall, but the current default is too slow to make those jumps).

While I'm at it: Could someone give me a breakdown on what the differences/actual mechanics between the various BFG ammo selections are? I don't quite get it and I didn't see a text file documenting it anywhere...

[Yholl]

On that note, is it possible for that to be toggled?

Nope.

While I'm at it: Could someone give me a breakdown on what the differences/actual mechanics between the various BFG ammo selections are? I don't quite get it and I didn't see a text file documenting it anywhere...

Large ammo pickups give you BFG ammo
Cell ammo pickups give you BFG ammo
Large ammo pickups spawn seperate BFG ammo pickups around themselves
Cell ammo pickups spawn seperate BFG ammo pickups around themselves
BFG shares ammo with the plasma rifle equivalent like in vanilla.

[Dr. Shotgun]

Nope.

To clarify, I meant that in the sense of "is that a thing that could be added in a later update". If that answer still applies, can I ask why?

Large ammo pickups give you BFG ammo
Cell ammo pickups give you BFG ammo
Large ammo pickups spawn seperate BFG ammo pickups around themselves
Cell ammo pickups spawn seperate BFG ammo pickups around themselves
BFG shares ammo with the plasma rifle equivalent like in vanilla.

What's the practical difference between spawning separate pickups around themselves and the pickups just adding to the counter automatically? I know the literal difference now (thanks for that), but what does that really mean in practice when you'll be running over them anyway?

[Yholl]

To clarify, I meant that in the sense of "is that a thing that could be added in a later update". If that answer still applies, can I ask why?

Because it can't be changed on the fly.

What's the practical difference between spawning separate pickups around themselves and the pickups just adding to the counter automatically? I know the literal difference now (thanks for that), but what does that really mean in practice when you'll be running over them anyway?

The difference of not picking up ammo you are full on, therefore not wasting bfg ammo if you're full on it, but not full on other types of ammo.

[Dr. Shotgun]

The difference of not picking up ammo you are full on, therefore not wasting bfg ammo if you're full on it, but not full on other types of ammo.

Yeah that's pretty obvious, I don't know why I didn't realize that... derp

Because it can't be changed on the fly.

I see. That's fair enough. Though now I'm curious as to why that design choice was made.

[IDKrisis]

Having played with each of the weapon sets through each of their matching megawads, I though I would give some feedback. I've listed them in the order I tried them.


Doom 2

Everything seemed smoother and more refined overall. Even the sounds seemed more satisfying. The BFG is now a lot more reliable and fun to use.


Evilution

This weapon set seemed a little bit more high-tech than vanilla and nearly all the weapons were great fun to use. I tended to use the Halderman device when revisiting areas I'd cleared out to look for secrets, but it didn't see much use overall.


Plutonia

Using these weapons made me feel like a grizzled veteran. I particularly liked the machine guns.


JPCP

With this collection, I especially enjoyed sneaking up on enemies to take them out with the silenced pistol or the katana. I would often switch to the energy katana for close combat in place of the neutron guns, but the neutron guns saw plentiful use too. I also enjoyed sealing the bigger demons with the ofuda caster.


Ancient Aliens

My personal favourite. All of the weapons were huge fun to use. I would often use the stasis bow to lock down troublesome revenants and I'm glad no-one was around to hear my manic laughter when I powered up the Illuminator.


Back to Saturn X (Tested with episode 1)

I had some trouble with the shotgun replacements in this set. Every time I tried to use the machreaper, I would either take a dense cluster of fireballs to the face or do so little damage that it felt like a waste of ammo, so I soon stopped using it altogether. The arc blaster seemed decent, but not strong enough to fill the machreaper's role. Other than these gripes, I still enjoyed myself. I used the nanocore on nearly every level after I found it and took great pleasure in using the pulse rifle. The X-spark cannon is spectacular.


Alien Vendetta

The thunder and roar of the shattergun from this set soon began to fill every corridor once I'd found it. I also enjoyed makiing regular use of the tornado battery. The phased-tachyon cannon took some getting used to, but I enjoyed the sense of power it gave me.


Whitemare

Ah, who doesn't enjoy a cozy little fire when its cold outside? Throw another caco on the fire, would you? I would often take out the blazeblade when tackling groups of imps with this set. The firegrasp was particularly fun to use and as for the Sol's wrath... if this game was more realistic, it would melt the buildings, let alone the snow! I should probably get some sunscreen before using that again.


Hellbound

These weapons really made me feel powerful. I would often use the Zaiger rifle to take out hell knights and throw C4 into the middle of demon hordes. I tended to use the borstal shotgun a lot because I found the burst fire oddly satisfying.