Codename Veneza: A Sky Driver Mod - v2.7.1 / v1.6

[Vordenko]

Thanks for the feedback. However, I have no intentions of replacing the weapon sprites for the moment.

Anyway, Updates 2.6 and 1.6 are now out!

Changelogs:

Veneza:
2.6
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> Fixed certain weapons would not deselect when there was no ammo left
> Fixed Deselecting shotgun mid-reload would not clear the ShotgunReloading inventory item.
> Modified HUD
+ Improved Fists
+ Changed Doors, Lifts, Switches sounds
+ Added +NOAUTOFIRE Flag to weapons
+ Added Select sounds to weapons
+ Added First Aid Kit
+ Added Ritual Knife
+ Added Pentacle of Projection
+ Added Power Stimpack
+ Added and changed some sounds
+ Added Aiming Down Sights to the PDW and Assault Rifle
+ Added Weapon.KickBack properties
+ Boosted volume for a few more sounds
+ Few Minor Tweaks
- Removed Medikits (Replaced with First Aids)
- Removed MinSelectionAmmo properties

Ven Addon:
1.6
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^ Updated Chaingun Major
> Fixed Plasma SMGs would not deselect when no ammo was left
+ Added Weapon.KickBack properties
+ Added +NOAUTOFIRE flag to weapons
+ Added Select sounds to weapons
- Removed MinSelectionAmmo properties.

Links now in OP.

[Vordenko]

Version 2.7 of Veneza is now out! Featuring some polishing and balance fixes

Changelog:

2.7
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> Fixed rough scope edges on G36 Aiming Down Sights
> Ritual Knife now goes away after 5 uses
> Improved G36 Aiming Down Sights animation
> Modified Cacodemon's babycaco spawn
+ Pentacle of Projection can now blast off projectiles
- Decreased the damage penalty of the Ritual Knife

Links in OP.

[Gideon020]

One thing I have noticed is that the firing animations for the PDW and Assault Rifle occasionally have moments where the firing frames...'stick' is the best word I can give, where you have seperate gunfire sounds, but the animation is locked on a single firing frame.

Not sure if it's a small bug or just my laptop.

[Vordenko]

It's probably due to the way the firing animations are coded in. I will look into it, and if I can confirm it too, I will fix it. Thanks for letting me know.

[StroggVorbis]

Don't know if this was mentioned before, but the bottom of the PDW reloading frames is cut-off.

[Vordenko]

Thanks, I fixed it.
Update 2.7.1 for Veneza is now out!

Changelog:
2.7.1
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^ Updated README
> Fixed bottom of the first frames of the PDW reloading animation were cut off
> Redid the muzzle flashes for the PDW's and Assault Rifle's Aiming Down Sights modes
> Redid firing code for PDW and Assault Rifle
> Few minor fixes

Links in OP

[Gideon020]

Looks like that fixed it.

[ScooT9]

Can you make a weapons-only version of this mod?

[ate0ate]

This is quite an enjoyable randomizer. It feels particular great when paired with Back to Saturn x in my opinion. There is one really annoying thing though, the grenades. The throw really needs to be adjusted. It feels like they just kinda shoot out weakly in front of you and are terrible when trying to arc them up at monsters perched on a ledge. Needs more arc and more oomph as I can barely use them for much as they are. That's the only complaint I have though, everything else feels very solid. Thank you for your work here.

[Thedarkcube]

You mod is very cool but I think you should add personalized light definitions. Would be a pretty nice touch

[Mackery]

Could you make an addon that adds the Mugshot separately? I really enjoyed it's design while playing with your mod.

[Vordenko]

Thanks for all the posts. Sorry I haven't gotten back to any, I've been rather busy ever since I got my got my gaming PC back in action; I'll get to them now.

Can you make a weapons-only version of this mod?

I mean, it does not sound like a bad idea, but the weapons are balanced around the monsters that come with the mod, in other words; A bit too much work. Possible though, so I'm not denying it's chances.

This is quite an enjoyable randomizer. It feels particular great when paired with Back to Saturn x in my opinion. There is one really annoying thing though, the grenades. The throw really needs to be adjusted. It feels like they just kinda shoot out weakly in front of you and are terrible when trying to arc them up at monsters perched on a ledge. Needs more arc and more oomph as I can barely use them for much as they are. That's the only complaint I have though, everything else feels very solid. Thank you for your work here.

I agree, the grenades need a buff. Normally, this mod would have significant screen shaking for intense effects, but I chose to disable those as much as I could so people that are prone to easily get headaches can play this mod. I Might release an addon for those effects tho, which brings me to the next quote

You mod is very cool but I think you should add personalized light definitions. Would be a pretty nice touch

This is a feature I plan to work on for the base mod and VenAddon. Now that I have a proper PC again, I can finally add OpenGL lightning and other neat effects to make the mod feel more fleshed out and complete.

Could you make an addon that adds the Mugshot separately? I really enjoyed it's design while playing with your mod.

That's easy to do by yourself honestly. Just open the mod, grab the mugshots (STF sprites), put them in a new .wad, and load it as a skin (autoload).

Overall, thanks for all the support. I'm not sure when I will get back to work on this mod, but I haven't abandoned it. One new bug I noticed is that some sounds are muffled in the newest GZdoom releases, and it's come to my attention it could be the frequency of some of those sounds. I'll try to see if I can find a fix. In the meantime, if you experience this bug, try an older GZdoom before the OpenAL integration or Zandronum, since it uses Fmod.

[Mackery]

Could you make an addon that adds the Mugshot separately? I really enjoyed it's design while playing with your mod.

That's easy to do by yourself honestly. Just open the mod, grab the mugshots (STF sprites), put them in a new .wad, and load it as a skin (autoload).

Overall, thanks for all the support. I'm not sure when I will get back to work on this mod, but I haven't abandoned it. One new bug I noticed is that some sounds are muffled in the newest GZdoom releases, and it's come to my attention it could be the frequency of some of those sounds. I'll try to see if I can find a fix. In the meantime, if you experience this bug, try an older GZdoom before the OpenAL integration or Zandronum, since it uses Fmod.[/quote]



Okay, would I need to use Slade to open into your mod's files for the mugshot?

[thedeathrunner123]

Can this be used with things like ketchup, droplets, or Nash's gore mod?

[ate0ate]

Can this be used with things like ketchup, droplets, or Nash's gore mod?

Works just fine with droplets when I played last. I imagine the other gore mods would work as well.