[Contest] Doom Mutator Contest 2!

[Project Shadowcat]

... if i can edit the sprites and sounds of doom2 ....

Basically all you can add is code-work. No new graphics, not even edits.

[MagSigmaX]

I'm in! I have a good idea on my head... I just hope I can pull it off.

[Nash]

Okay, let's get the ball rolling:

Shuffle Lite!

A "diet" version of my monster randomizer wad, with a selection of familiar enemies (and a few new ones) recreated entirely in DECORATE with translations (some of which are better than others, I admit :P), all of which crammed into less than 32kB!

Enjoy!

EDIT: Quick update to fix a couple of sound issues (really need to turn the stereo off when I do this).

Why am I getting startup errors with both the latest SVN versions of ZDoom and GZDoom?

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Script error, "ShuffleLite.wad:DECORATE" line 548:
"DONTHURTSHOOTER" is an unknown flag

Script error, "ShuffleLite.wad:DECORATE" line 574:
"DONTHURTSHOOTER" is an unknown flag

They're both legitimate flags... weird?

[Jimmy]

DONTHURTSHOOTER (no +) isn't a flag. It's a property.

[scalliano]

I see the SVNs are a bit more anal about the syntax. I'll look into it.

EDIT: Fixed.

[InsanityBringer]

exploding monsters

In the same spirit of 10x. but with a twist... The extra monsters come from when you kill the parent monster!

(note: may change still. Some monsters sometimes spawn outside the map in tight areas. This is unavoidable but I may be able to compensate)

edit: bugfix

[wildweasel]

... if i can edit the sprites and sounds of doom2 ....

Basically all you can add is code-work. No new graphics, not even edits.

Not even compositing bits of sprites together through Textures? Because that could be fun.

[.ex.inferis.]

So these lumps, basically, in the wad file:
DECORATE
SNDINFO
GLDEFS (if for compatibility only)

Is this correct?
*edit: stupid keyboard making me look [censored word].

[Jimmy]

If I can come up with something really wacky I'll give this a shot.

... if i can edit the sprites and sounds of doom2 ....

Basically all you can add is code-work. No new graphics, not even edits.

Not even compositing bits of sprites together through Textures? Because that could be fun.

It's definitely allowed for weapons, hopefully for monsters too. (See Kinsie's entry to the first contest.)

[phi108]

If I have time next week, I may try to throw something together, using Decorate and Textures. I have a proof of concept working, and I'd like to balance and perfect it. I still need to look through the first contest's entries, and I hope to see more great mutations this time!

[Project Shadowcat]

... if i can edit the sprites and sounds of doom2 ....

Basically all you can add is code-work. No new graphics, not even edits.

Not even compositing bits of sprites together through Textures? Because that could be fun.

That is considered code-work (...to me, anyway...), because you're still using just Doom2 resources.

[Skippy]

My work-in-progress makes extensive use of TEXTURES to create 'new' graphical assets from the stock Doom II patches and sprites. The rules say TEXTURES and ANIMDEFS are fine.

Please confirm that this is okay!

[XutaWoo]

Kinsie got away with it in the last one, so I'd say it's okay.

[Cutmanmike]

Editing graphics via TEXTURES is fine. I'll stress that in the rules for future entries

[dljosef]

I tried the exploding monsters thing, and I found two things about the SS guard: A whole swarm of them spawn when the original one dies, and the spawned ones have too much health (twice as much as that of the parent) considering their firing rate.