[minimod][v2.0.0-beta] Nomina - enemy name fixes

[m8f]

Nomina is a GZDoom add-on that helps with enemy names (tags).


(Example: NC HUD)

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Features:

• Automatic tags: if an enemy doesn’t have a tag, Nomina assigns to beautify its class name and use it is a tag.
• In-game enemy tag correction: use `na_rename <Class> <NewName>` console command to assign a tag to a class manually.
• Tag databases: load na_data.json JSON lump (file) that contains class-tag pairs. See examples in tests below.

[Spaceman333]

Long ago while I was still making the Monster Scouter addon, a user by the name Coldcite shared a project that seems to do exactly what this mod does:
https://github.com/coldcite/DoomActorNameDB

Maybe the data from that one can be ported to this one and thus expand the database quickly.

That said, do the class names really bother people? I always felt totally fine with them, even if some of them looked a bit unofficial-like.

[m8f]

Thanks! I'll have a look. These names need some rechecking, as many mods have updated since then.

That library does almost the same as this one. The difference is this is an optional addon, and most of the mods that display names don't have to include names themselves.

Regarding proper names - I don't know how many people care about this, really. Maybe this is my personal itch. When I see a custom monster, I want to know what it is, and "Imp2" doesn't tell much. Or something like "lordofheresy" cannot be read quickly.

[krutomisi]

I'm inside of chex3.wad and it has stings such as

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ACTOR FlemoidusCommonusV3 replaces FlemoidusCommonus
CC_ZOMBIE = "Commonus";

actor BlueFlemKey : BlueSkull 40
GOTBLUEFLEM = "Picked up a blue flemkey.";

actor SuperLargeZorcher : SuperShotgun 82
inventory.pickupmessage "$GOTSUPERLARGEZORCHER"

Would contributing the info in the following format be helpful?

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 "FlemoidusCommonusV3" : "Commonus",
 "BlueFlemKey" : "Blue Flemkey",
 "SuperLargeZorcher" : "Super Large Zorcher",

[ileblanc]

Man, I just discovered that nomina is killing my frame rate. I usually play heavy mods like Project Brutality with slaughter maps with no issue but when I load nomina mi FPS con straight to hell. Why's that happening? Anyone knows a way to fix it?

[m8f]

Nomina loads a name from internal storage or from a CVar every time an actor is spawned. If Project Brutality spawns a lot of actors repeatedly, it may cause performance issues.

Of course, there is a lot of room for optimization in Nomina. Maybe adding an actor filter will help.

[m8f]

v2.0.0-beta

Nomina is rewritten from scratch.