[Release] The Trailblazer - 1.5e

[CoolNoob_0307]

I love it! It's fun, It's creative, It's cool. Probably one of the best gameplay mods i've ever played.

[Gourry]

Have a few bit of issues with V1.5e (not sure if these has been mentioned yet) (will add more if find more)

1. key sharing does not work
2. after getting a dupe Conqueror, instead of message of getting +80 junk; it gives me +39.
3. If I turn off key sharing off, the keys will still show up in the next level.
4. Sequential Shot option not working for Skullthrottle and Browning when option is set to on. (Edit)

I've tested these on gzdoom 4.5.0 and 4.6.1

The load order for zdl on doom 2 wad:

Sunlust
Trailblazer 1.53
BDBE 3.2b flashlight
Target Spy 2.0.1

[Ryuhi]

2. after getting a dupe Conqueror, instead of message of getting +80 junk; it gives me +39.

Which difficulty are you playing on? Junk is technically a type of ammo, so it follows the same ammo factor rules: My guess is that it got chopped in half with a 0.5 ammo factor.

[Gourry]

2. after getting a dupe Conqueror, instead of message of getting +80 junk; it gives me +39.

Which difficulty are you playing on? Junk is technically a type of ammo, so it follows the same ammo factor rules: My guess is that it got chopped in half with a 0.5 ammo factor.

/Edgelord mode.

[Ryuhi]

that one has half ammo so that makes sense then

[Gourry]

that one has half ammo so that makes sense then

Well, thanks for letting me know. I didn't know it did that.

[dragomir]

Can you upload both of your mode in Mod db or in google drive?I cant download Guncaster or Trailblazer from mediafire .I tried everything,including turning off add blocker,
turning off firewall,creating account but no result .Its odd,because i have downloaded other modes from ZDoom and had no problem.The one uploaded in mediafire gives me trouble sometime,but eventually i can download them.This is the only mode i cant download.

[openroadracer]

Okay, so, having played around with them more, the Eliminator lever shotguns with the "Uranium Shot" upgrade are overpowered, even in comparison to the standard set by the rest of this mod. It basically makes the Chrome Justice, even with both of its upgrades, a complete waste of Dem Shells, because of its dramatically higher damage.

Or at least, it feels like it does a ton more damage.

[DoomKrakken]

Finally decided to pick up a new copy of Trailblazer yesterday (well, about a few days ago, then I looked up and realized it was merely the initial 1.5 release, so I got the newest one yesterday). Been playing the hell out of it quite a bit, blazing through the Doomer Board Projects like a bat outta hell.

With this, I have a few quality-of-life suggestions and a few bugs to report.

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- The sound that plays upon reloading the Chrome/Auto Justice shotgun with a striploader (which is exactly identical to the shell pickup sound) renders the action fairly confusing, as it sounds like I just picked up some shells (even though I didn't, of course). My suggestion here is to lower the pitch of the sound as it plays there (I suggest a sound pitch of 0.5, as it's bassy enough to be badass and noticeable whilst also quick enough to not play longer than it should).

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    Stripload:
        SPSS A 0 A_JumpIfInventory("ChromeUpgrade",1,2);
        PCFS A 0;
        "####" A 0 A_PlaySound("Shells/Ammo", 6, Pitch: 0.5); //<---- [DoomKrakken]: Like this.
        "####" A 0 A_GiveInventory("ZoomReFire",1);
        "####" A 1 A_JumpIf(Health <= 50 || CountInv("PowerBlazing"),2);
        "####" CE 1;
        "####" A 0 A_GiveInventory("ZoomReFire",1);
        "####" E 1 A_JumpIf(Health <= 50 || CountInv("PowerBlazing"),2);
        "####" FHI 1; 

- It would be cool if one could salvage scrap from picking up additional Colts beyond the ones you already possess (I'd go as far as to say to salvage scrap from every extra weapon you pick up, but then I fear that'd potentially throw off the balance quite a bit).

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    Override Bool HandlePickup(Inventory Item)
    {
        If (Item.GetClassName() == GetClassName() && !Owner.CheckInventory("JunkItem", 0))
        {
            Item.bPICKUPGOOD = True;
            Owner.A_GiveInventory("JunkItem", 30);
            Return True;
        }
        Return Super.HandlePickup(Item);
    }
    Override String PickupMessage()
    {
        If (Owner)
        {
            Return PickupMsg;
        }
        Return "You already have these fine firearms, so you salvage some spare parts from them (+30 junk)!";
    }

- It'd be nice if I didn't have to hold down the Reload button in order to zoom in/concentrate fire with the Eliminator shotguns. I like using the Reload button for toggleable actions.

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    //Focus handler. Also ammo handler.
    FocusHandler:
        TNT1 A 1
        {
            //[DoomKrakken]: Toggleable action.  No need to hold the button down anymore.
            if((GetPlayerInput(INPUT_BUTTONS) & BT_RELOAD))
            {
                A_SetTics(10);
                A_SetInventory("EliminatorFocused", !CountInv("EliminatorFocused"));
            }
            A_ZoomFactor(1.0 + 0.5 * CountInv("EliminatorFocused"));
        }
        Loop;
 

- The Eliminator shotguns feel like they're too close together. On my end, I shifted the sprite offsets to the right by 32 units, and that made it feel satisfactorily spaced apart.

- I suggest making the health/armor syringe bonuses grant 5 max health/armor (instead of 1), but also make them spawn less often (say, 14-to-1 odds). This way, one can keep better track of where one's max health/armor lies. I'm all for foregoing this suggestion if there's a way to make visible the number of syringes I picked up or my new max health/armor capacities (because once those syringes get picked up, I can't properly accommodate for my new max health/armor levels, making for more wasted health/armor pickups).

- I suggest lowering the cooldown of a Spikebomb quicktoss from 8 seconds to 0.8 or 1 second. I understand there needs to be a delay, but I don't believe the delay should be nearly that long.

- When the option to spawn both Rocket Launcher replacements (Hellraiser, Patriarch) is selected in the Blaze-It Stuff menu, it causes ammo spawns to spawn both types of ammo (Hellraiser Rounds, Patriarch Grenades). I suggest that the ammo spawns should remain uninfluenced and stay random if that option is selected.

- I'm tired of the fact that the primary fire function of the Chrome/Auto Justice can't be used so well in tight spaces or around corners. The projectiles are so big that they'll easily catch onto ledges and corners before touching anything they were supposed to touch. On my end, I reduced the radius and height of the projectiles to 2.5 and 3 (respectively; that's exactly 25% of their original size) and I still get the same damage output but with better efficacy.
I would recommend a similar change be made here.

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- I remember in v1.5 there was a glitch present where if you had a bunch of Macheterang projectiles flying around by the time the Ammo Junkie powerup expired, they'd grant you Macheterang ammo upon expiring themselves. I can see that it's been fixed since then as I attempted to do the same thing in v1.5e. However, in subsequent levels, I noticed I was carrying 4 Macheterangs, meaning that whatever token that was given to the player whenever a Macheterang projectile is deployed (that same token which determines how many Macheterangs to give to the player in case he exits a level before all Macheterangs return to sender) is still not properly dealt with when dealing with Ammo Junkie-sourced Macheterang projectiles.

- I can see a bit of cutoff at the base of most (if not all) of the PSprites present in Trailblazer. If all sprites could be moved down by about two units, that should fix the problem.

- If loading Trailblazer with a mod that also happens to replace common items (weapons, items, etc.), those that defined their "Replaces" statements in DECORATE will trump those that defined their replacements with the came "Replaces" statements in ZScript. To fix this, I would advise usage of a "CheckReplacement" override in an EventHandler class, to make sure Trailblazer's weapons/items/other replacements properly spawn.

Feel free to ask questions.

P.S.: WTF is MoonSpeak and what's its purpose in Trailblazer?

[PillowBlaster]

Stuff

-Shotgun reload: I like the idea, given its cheap and fast to do, but I need to improve it a little. I have an idea how though, so thanks!
-Colts turn to junk: I obviously had a thought to do that, but given the nature of how I handled it in Conqueror, having multi in mind - you pick it up once and its gone, and I'd rather share that gun when applicable, so I left it as-is. So far I tried it, the way you handle it makes you infinitely pick up more metal until you're full, so that's no bueno.
-Eliminator zoom: At the time I felt it worked better for me to hold the button, but I guess it'd be more in-line with the rest of weapons to keep it toggled. Will add that.
-Eliminator spacing: I'll keep Eliminators as-is, they aim at crosshair and while I am not super-consistent with that, it looks okay to me!
-Spikebomb cooldown: Intentional. If somebody needs more than one pipebomb, other than the one he just tossed in a pinch - just draw the weapon. I might lower it to say, 6 seconds, however.
-both Rocket Launcher replacements dropping both types of ammo: Intentional. Probably ain't gonna change, but I might change my mind down the line?
-Chrome projectiles: I guess I'll do that. I prefer to be able to hit more things, but maybe it won't matter that much, given fastprojectiles are pretty sensitive anyway. I'll see how that feels over tests, if it will be okay, I'll keep it as-is.
-Health and armor bonus tracking: I don't think I wanna dive into messing with armor again, given it was hell and a half to track this stuff and keep normal armor pickups work as intended in GC, to the point I just threw it out cause it was too much headache. The Skulltag system, while it doesn't keep the upgrade after you respawn or any tokens to track down for the HUD, at least it takes care of most of that nonsense internally. I'll just add token to display on HUD that'll reset upon respawn, and that oughta do it.
-Macheterang bug: Ah shit, I thought I've fixed that... Goddamnit. Kay, it should be good now on my side, I hope.
-Sprite cutoff: I don't see that on my side and not sure if I wanna go over all the sprites and adjust them like that, given I'd have to do that all over the textures entries too, oof.
-Decorate replacements: Hence me leaving spawners in decorate. I think its okay, I just didn't bother with all the pickups given I rarely, if at all, ran into issues of things not being replaced. I might just fill in those holes then, given I don't think nor wanna have to add yet another event handler for that.

As of Moonspeak!... It is a very magical thing, a gift from noble Mima praiser KeksDose!

Okay, so, having played around with them more, the Eliminator lever shotguns with the "Uranium Shot" upgrade are overpowered, even in comparison to the standard set by the rest of this mod. It basically makes the Chrome Justice, even with both of its upgrades, a complete waste of Dem Shells, because of its dramatically higher damage.

Or at least, it feels like it does a ton more damage.

I am fairly certain that fully upgraded Chrome is still slightly better, but I digress.

Can you upload both of your mode in Mod db or in google drive?I cant download Guncaster or Trailblazer from mediafire .I tried everything,including turning off add blocker,
turning off firewall,creating account but no result .Its odd,because i have downloaded other modes from ZDoom and had no problem.The one uploaded in mediafire gives me trouble sometime,but eventually i can download them.This is the only mode i cant download.

I had an odd situation with my mods being put there and somehow being tied to my account without me agreeing to it, but at this point I guess the dust had settled. If I'll wanna try my luck myself there, I'll think about it! For now, sorry it doesn't work for you, but I honestly don't wanna maintain too many sources of download at once.

[DoomKrakken]

-Colts turn to junk: I obviously had a thought to do that, but given the nature of how I handled it in Conqueror, having multi in mind - you pick it up once and its gone, and I'd rather share that gun when applicable, so I left it as-is. So far I tried it, the way you handle it makes you infinitely pick up more metal until you're full, so that's no bueno.

Right, I figured that, and I ran into that problem myself... but if you look at the code solution I provided in my post, you can see that it won't infinitely pick up. I tested and refined it until it worked properly!

It's a much simpler way of handling a gun being converted to scrap, and you won't need to go through all those hoops like you did with the Conqueror. Try it and see!

-Sprite cutoff: I don't see that on my side and not sure if I wanna go over all the sprites and adjust them like that, given I'd have to do that all over the textures entries too, oof.

Right, right... it's kinda hard to see, but it is present, I assure you.

I would suggest aiming at a bright texture (preferably white or red), or even a brightly-colored skybox, and then walk around. You'll see it then.

[PillowBlaster]

Right, I figured that, and I ran into that problem myself... but if you look at the code solution I provided in my post, you can see that it won't infinitely pick up. I tested and refined it until it worked properly!

It's a much simpler way of handling a gun being converted to scrap, and you won't need to go through all those hoops like you did with the Conqueror. Try it and see!

Not sure how you tested it, but I did try it, and sadly it filled up my inventory to 999 on both players. If you can figure out how to fix that though, I'll gladly take that in!

Right, right... it's kinda hard to see, but it is present, I assure you.

I would suggest aiming at a bright texture (preferably white or red), or even a brightly-colored skybox, and then walk around. You'll see it then.

Tried as hard as I might, I can't see it, sorry. I tried other resolutions, moving around, screenshots, you name it. If I'll get enough spare time and patience, I'll go through all the sprites, but otherwise, this just sounds like too much effort for no gain.

[KeksDose]

respect your hustle tho lel

and yea, moonspeak is a gift lel one of its purposes is that it only contains all the significant code I wrote, so I can just throw in a text detailing reuse permissions, cuz they're partly different from the rest of the mods (tb, gc and ro each have one such dir). it's like a library of sorts almost!

[openroadracer]

So, seems that running this mod with Xim's Star Wars Enemies, there's a sprite conflict between the Patriarch grenade launcher's reload animation and a Zombieman-replacing Scout Trooper. Or at least, I think it's a Scout Trooper. He seems to use the voice lines of the Stormtroopers, but the sound of his gun firing matches the sound of the black-clad Imperial Non-Commissioned Officers' pistols.

[Nems]

In the Automap Options of GZDoom I have it set to always show keys. However, with Trailblazer it doesn't show keys on the automap even with that option on. Is this intentional? No big deal if it is but I wanted to at least bring it up just in case it's a bug.