IWAD Message Fix

[Finder153]

Overview
In GZDoom, the language text file, which is used in mods for text messages has a flag called $ifgame which makes a message appear differently depending on the IWAD used. Chex Quest made use of this, but sadly it wasn't used for other games like Heretic, Hexen and Strife. Every equivalent cheat uses the messages from Doom regardless, despite them being different on the original DOS game. For example, in Heretic and Hexen, when you type "quicken" and "satan" for each game respectively, "Degreelessness mode on" shows up instead of "God mode on" used in the original game.

Putting the flag to good use, I was able to restore the messages that were different in the original games themselves. I also restored the quit voicelines used in the original Strife but absent in GZDoom and replaced with text versions of what were said in the voicelines themselves. Now you can enjoy a part of how the original games were meant to be and be called a loony for disabling god mode, just like in the good 'ol days!

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GZDoom's "secret found" message was taken from the GBA port for Doom 2. As a bonus alongside the another, this mod replaces the message with the one seen in the image above to be more akin with the 2019 re-release and also the original version of Strife. All quit messages referring to DOS have also been replaced with the ones from Doom95.

IWAD Message Fix.pk3

[Trimint123]

Unfortunately, Strife exit quote sounds still used DOOM timing when exit the game, so the sound is awkwardly cut out. Plus, there's suppose to be a screen when exiting Strife before quitting, which GZDoom also lacking of.

Still, added text for the rest of the IWADs that is missing is a welcome.

[Finder153]

Unfortunately, Strife exit quote sounds still used DOOM timing when exit the game, so the sound is awkwardly cut out. Plus, there's suppose to be a screen when exiting Strife before quitting, which GZDoom also lacking of.

Still, added text for the rest of the IWADs that is missing is a welcome.

Might be possible to fix, but if so, I don't know how. There's a catch though... You can hear the entirety of the voicelines if the ENDDOOM screens are enabled.

[Gez]

Unfortunately, Strife exit quote sounds still used DOOM timing when exit the game, so the sound is awkwardly cut out.

The length of the Strife exit messages is why they were very deliberately turned into text quotes.

It's not a technical issue. ZDoom could have forced you wait for twenty seconds while Blackbird admonishes you for quitting every time you quit. Very easy to implement. But the devs found this behavior incredibly annoying and irritating.

[Dark-Assassin]

Add the ability to press enter or Y again to skip the wait?

[Enjay]

But the devs found this behavior incredibly annoying and irritating.

Not just the devs either. As I recall, the community was generally supportive of this change too.

[Finder153]

Add the ability to press enter or Y again to skip the wait?

Any key would be a lot more fine.

[Finder153]

Update 2: Added a few messages for the Raven games which were missing and a filter for Doom so the custom quit messages now actually only affects Doom. Hopefully it's not gonna break a few games using custom Doom quit messages like Hacx anymore.

[Trimint123]

Because of the new update 4.5.0, Strife's exit sound now won't get cut out if ENDOOM was On as it will keeps playing as long as the window still active during ENDOOM!

[Graf Zahl]

You should have made this a bug report instead of a side project. I never was aware that these messages are different and not from the original games. They should have been fixed in the core language file.

[Finder153]

Because of the new update 4.5.0, Strife's exit sound now won't get cut out if ENDOOM was On as it will keeps playing as long as the window still active during ENDOOM!

Yeah, I already stated that earlier.

[Finder153]

You should have made this a bug report instead of a side project. I never was aware that these messages are different and not from the original games. They should have been fixed in the core language file.

And I'm surprised aswell. Seems it's another of those long time oversights where they weren't fixed until many, many years later like that second blood decal.
Also, thanks for reminding me. Of course, this mod is a good way to wait until the problem's fixed.