[Update] Marathon [A Doom Gameplay mod]

[TwelveEyes]

Mod update. See first post.

[JimmyJ]

Mod update. See first post.

I'm really impressed, you released this out of nowhere, then, so soon after, you make an update that fixes almost all my gripes! Good work!

Edit:
Appearantly all is not well with the update, the pistol and single shotgun are not centered, and picking up a second shotgun does not allow me to dual-wield them (Unless it isn't supposed to work like that). Furthermore, I get a Very Fatal Error when I exit GZDooM, although it doesn't effect the game. There may be more problems, but I've only played the updated version for a couple of minutes so far.

[TwelveEyes]

Appearantly all is not well with the update, the pistol and single shotgun are not centered, and picking up a second shotgun does not allow me to dual-wield them (Unless it isn't supposed to work like that). Furthermore, I get a Very Fatal Error when I exit GZDooM, although it doesn't effect the game. There may be more problems, but I've only played the updated version for a couple of minutes so far.

Because of the way the akimbo shotguns and pistols were made in DECORATE, centering the sprites for the single versions is out of the question. The other off-center weapons have been centered though. Though the Fatal Error on exit is very strange. What version of GZdoom are you using?

[JimmyJ]

Because of the way the akimbo shotguns and pistols were made in DECORATE, centering the sprites for the single versions is out of the question. The other off-center weapons have been centered though. Though the Fatal Error on exit is very strange. What version of GZdoom are you using?

1.5.2 r936, maybe it's time to update. Although I'm still curious, what about picking up a second shotgun and still only having a single one in my inventory?

[TwelveEyes]

Although I'm still curious, what about picking up a second shotgun and still only having a single one in my inventory?

Ah, I thought this might be confusing. The single shotgun and the akimbo shotgun are actually two separate weapons, but both have the same pickup sprite. Picking up the single shotgun weapon will not give you a second shotgun, you have to pick up the actual dual shotgun weapon for that.

[wildweasel]

Although I'm still curious, what about picking up a second shotgun and still only having a single one in my inventory?

Ah, I thought this might be confusing. The single shotgun and the akimbo shotgun are actually two separate weapons, but both have the same pickup sprite. Picking up the single shotgun weapon will not give you a second shotgun, you have to pick up the actual dual shotgun weapon for that.

I had an idea for how that could be remedied...

1. Replace the shotgun pickup with a custom inventory item.
2. In said custom inventory item, upon pickup, give not only the shotgun as usual, but also a dummy inventory item (or uservar? I can't remember if those exist yet) that indicates that the player already owns a single shotgun.
3. In the pickup states, check for the existence of your dummy inventory item and jump to an alternate state which gives the player the double shotgun weapon instead and then increments the dummy inventory item by one more (i.e. your dummy item should have an Inventory.MaxAmount of 2).
4. If the player has 2 of the dummy item, just give the ammo instead of either weapon.

[rollingcrow]

The Marathon handgun sounds strangely like the pk_doom_sfx pistol / chaingun sound.

[TwelveEyes]

The Marathon handgun sounds strangely like the pk_sounds pistol / chaingun sound.

I don't know the pk_sounds you are referring to, but the pistol sounds were ripped straight from Marathon. Perhaps the pistol and chaingun sounds you are talking about also came from Marathon.

[Sodaholic]

I believe he means the hi-res doom sound effects wad. They can be found here:
http://www.perkristian.net/game_doom-sfx.shtml

[JimmyJ]

The Marathon handgun sounds strangely like the pk_sounds pistol / chaingun sound.

The wad is definitely using the original Marathon pistol sound, as TwelveEyes said.

[rollingcrow]

Yeah I didn't mean it was exactly the sound it just sounded much like that sound.

[TwelveEyes]

Just a small update before Minecraft steals the rest of my free time. I took wildweasel's advice and made the shotgun pickup give you another shotgun when you already have one in your inventory. Download link in first post.

[JimmyJ]

The Flamethrower seems to be broken, I can't hurt any enemies with it.

[TwelveEyes]

The Flamethrower seems to be broken, I can't hurt any enemies with it.

Compilers and Hunters are immune to the flamethrower in Marathon. Juggernauts are immune to bullets. They take extra damage from the fusion pistol though.

[JimmyJ]

The Flamethrower seems to be broken, I can't hurt any enemies with it.

Compilers and Hunters are immune to the flamethrower in Marathon. Juggernauts are immune to bullets. They take extra damage from the fusion pistol though.

Oh, ok. It's been so long since I've played that I didn't remember that. Are you going to be implementing the fusion pistol's alternate fire?