[WIP] Nitemare 3D Reborn (Halted)

[CeeJay]

http://www.brlowe.co.uk/SporbsHighResol ... rePack.rar

These weapon sprites may or may not be useful. They are quite cartoony (but have great animation) but I find they somewhat fit the Nitemare 3D style. Or I could be wrong. Would be nice to see them put to use none the less.

[Nash]

1) You make customized variants of the HUD border graphics for 16:9 and another for 16:10, then in the SBARINFO, you can specify different aspect ratio blocks (see [wiki]SBARINFO[/wiki] for more details). The downside to this is that it's not 100% future proof, if 5-10 years later another aspect ratio gets added... or if for some crazy reason someone is playing your mod on a 3-monitor setup.

2) You write ACS functions that calculate the screen's left and right edges, and position the gargoyle status pieces using HudMessage instead of SBARINFO. Totally doable, but this depends on if you want to mess with ACS or not.

[MetroidJunkie]

1) You make customized variants of the HUD border graphics for 16:9 and another for 16:10, then in the SBARINFO, you can specify different aspect ratio blocks (see [wiki]SBARINFO[/wiki] for more details). The downside to this is that it's not 100% future proof, if 5-10 years later another aspect ratio gets added... or if for some crazy reason someone is playing your mod on a 3-monitor setup.

So it can be scripted to draw a different image depending upon the ratio of the resolution. I actually had the frame be part of the SBar, offset to be in the correct position. If I can set a different image to the ratios, I can add graphics information to the sides of the SBar and lengthen the frame to be switched to. I see there's a AspectRatio <ratio> command to do just that. Guess that'll be the next thing I'll work on.

16:9 and 16:10 support have been added;





Thought I'd make the empty space on the bottom more festive with Gargoyle statues.

[Tormentor667]

Promising

[Nash]

Awesome!

[MetroidJunkie]

I've been distracted with other things, but I'm starting to add more enemies, starting with the man in green with the pistol and the black robed witch.





I thought it would be more interesting and fitting to the animation if the witch shot a fireball instead of a hitscan. I'll probably change the graphic in the future.

[Caleb26]

Looks very good. Keep it up. I'm waiting for the entire episode.

[MetroidJunkie]

Looks very good. Keep it up. I'm waiting for the entire episode.

Making complete levels will probably be saved for last until I get all of the mechanics working. I doubt I'll even keep this level design since it's meant as more of a showcase.



Anyone remember this? It's the turret gun from the 7th level. It tears you to shreds if you don't put the block infront of it.




I don't currently know any way to utilize the behaviors of the eye ball or crystal ball since automapping on the statbar isn't a supported feature, yet, but I did manage to get them as inventory items that don't do anything but fill up bars. Always good to have the appearance of a completed statbar, if nothing else.

[Crudux Cruo]

wow i remember this game, this was soo fun. cant wait to see this recreated. id really like to see catacombs 3d remade but... one step at a time.

[MetroidJunkie]

I added some things like the rest of the basic enemies (I only left out Dr.Hammerstein and the Dracula Puzzle enemy), some basic form of other areas in the other episodes and sort of made a dimensional effect based on E3M1 where Hugo steps into that other dimension. That a starry sort of traveling through outer space transition would look cooler. Look at the initial post in the thread for footage and download. Guess all that's left to do is make levels. You guys think I should go for a reimagining of the original levels?

[Xaser]

With some ACS work, you could have it so the eyeball and crystal ball meters act as time-based Allmap and Scanner powerups, respectively. You'd have to be viewing the actual automap to see the effects, of course, but it's something.

As for reimagining the original levels, I say definitely not. If you're taking the time to port the mechanics to another game, you ought to do something new with the resources rather than focusing your efforts on what will end up being an inaccurate facsimile of the original game. Going the route of Return of the Triad and revamping the mapping side of things is the way to go, since that's the biggest thing you're gaining by porting things over to the Doom engine. That mod is probably the best example of this, since it captures the original game's feel pretty much perfectly while introducing some slick new mapping. Damn good stuff, that.

[MetroidJunkie]

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What do you guys think of my efforts to modelize the weapons?

[wildweasel]

They look magnificently uncomfortable to hold, but I find no fault with accuracy to the source media. =P

[MetroidJunkie]

They look magnificently uncomfortable to hold, but I find no fault with accuracy to the source media. =P

Unless you've got a mutant arm growing out of your chest.

[Ethril]

Unless you've got a mutant arm growing out of your chest.

I think he was referring more to the extraordinarily unergonomic grips than the placement of the arm.