[addon][v0.2] Nomina - Custom names

[m8f]

An add-on that adds custom names (tags) to a selection of custom Doom monsters and weapons.

In a perfect world, mod authors add tags to their custom classes. Currently, there are a lot of mods that lack name definitions. In this case, the engine falls back to class name. This add-on tries to fix this by providing a database of custom names.


(Example: NC HUD)

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How to use

There are mods that display or use monster and weapon names. They fall into three categories:

• For some mods, nomina will just work. Examples: NC HUD.
• For some mods, nomina must be loaded before them.
• Some mods won't work with nomina unless the compatibility is added to them. API for compatibility is coming soon (maybe).

Supported names

• The Ultimate Torment & Torture
• DoomRL Arsenal
• Bullet-Eye
• Compendium
• REKKR
• Freedoom

Hey, fellow players!

If you like this addon, you can help by supplying class-name pairs for other mods. Also, it would be interesting to know what mods are compatible with this, and which are not.

This mod is a part of m8f's toolbox.

[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.