The "How do I..." Thread

[Galaxy_Stranger]

Galaxy Stranger, thank you for reply. I wonder if you know some mods which fake it this way, maybe?

EDIT: to be concrete what I want to achieve is to change Player.SoundClass ingame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwozLyNvlqU

[Devianteist]

So, I've been tinkering around with A_PlaySound, trying to get the weapon I'm making make some noise while it is held, but so far I've been having one major issue.

For some reason, the ready state sprite goes nuts when you try to move while A_PlaySound is implemented. Obviously I've done some wrong, but everything else I try causes even more problems.

WRF_NOBOB fixes the problem, but I would like the weapon to bob around.

Any advice and/or help?

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Actor RivetRifle : Weapon replaces Chaingun
{
  attacksound "Weapons/RIVFIR"
  inventory.icon RIVIA0
  weapon.upsound "Weapons/RVCMP"
  //weapon.readysound
  inventory.pickupmessage "You got the 9mm Pneumatic Rifle!"
  obituary "%o was shredded by %k's Pneumatic Rifle."
  weapon.SlotNumber 4
  weapon.kickback 50
  weapon.ammotype "Clip"
  weapon.ammouse 1
  weapon.ammogive 45
  Decal "BulletChip"
  States
  {
  Spawn:  //The sprite on the ground.
    RIVI A -1
    Stop
  Ready: //The weapon in hand.
    RIVT A 1 A_WeaponReady
	RIVT A 1 A_PlaySound ("Weapons/RIVLOOP", CHAN_BODY, 0.25, 256)
    Loop
  Deselect: //Putting the weapon away.
    RIVT A 1 A_Lower
	RIVT A 0 A_StopSound (CHAN_BODY)
    Loop
  Select: //Equipping the weapon.
    RIVT A 1 A_Raise
    Loop
  Fire: //Firing the weapon.
    RIVF A 1 bright A_FireBullets (4.5, 3.5, -1, 4.5, "BulletPuff", 1)
    RIVT A 2 Radius_Quake (1, 2, 0, 1, 0)
    RIVF B 1 bright A_FireBullets (4.5, 3.5, -1, 4.5, "BulletPuff", 1)
    RIVT B 2 Radius_Quake (1, 2, 0, 1, 0)
	RIVT B 0 A_ReFire
	RIVT B 1 A_PlaySound ("Weapons/RVREL", CHAN_WEAPON, 10)
    Goto Ready
  Flash:
    TNT1 A 2 bright
    Stop
  }
}

//actor shell :

EDIT: Fixed the problem. I just had to move some stuff around. Now I just need to figure out how to make the weapon a little more spiffy. Thank you wiki.

[Cleveland Rock]

Is there a quick and easy way to take a WAD with 32 maps and split it into 32 separate WADs?

[adamaH_oriH]

Is there a quick and easy way to take a WAD with 32 maps and split it into 32 separate WADs?

Best I can tell you, take each map's data, make 32 different wads, then cut-paste each map into each Wad. I don't think there's any other way.

[Accensus]

Is there a quick and easy way to take a WAD with 32 maps and split it into 32 separate WADs?

[Cleveland Rock]

Is there a quick and easy way to take a WAD with 32 maps and split it into 32 separate WADs?

So I can put them in a "maps" folder in a PK7 file.

[Accensus]

Ah, makes sense. Didn't think of that, sorry. Didn't even know it was possible. I remember ZPack.pk3 did something similar - the authors put each wad inside the root folder instead.

[Graf Zahl]

Is there a quick and easy way to take a WAD with 32 maps and split it into 32 separate WADs?

Best I can tell you, take each map's data, make 32 different wads, then cut-paste each map into each Wad. I don't think there's any other way.

Reading that just hurts. If nothing else works, load each map into an editor and save it again. That at least guarantees that you do not lose any data. Copy/pasting won't preserve everything.

The more important question here should be: Why the fuck can't SLADE do such an essential thing?

[Nevander]

Reading that just hurts. If nothing else works, load each map into an editor and save it again. That at least guarantees that you do not lose any data. Copy/pasting won't preserve everything.

The more important question here should be: Why the fuck can't SLADE do such an essential thing?

Huh? Copy/pasting a map from one WAD to another and saving the new WAD causes data loss? Or did I misunderstand the reply...

[|ndußtrial]

Reading that just hurts. If nothing else works, load each map into an editor and save it again. That at least guarantees that you do not lose any data. Copy/pasting won't preserve everything.

The more important question here should be: Why the fuck can't SLADE do such an essential thing?

Huh? Copy/pasting a map from one WAD to another and saving the new WAD causes data loss? Or did I misunderstand the reply...

i consistently get corrupted maps from it - maybe it's invisible lumps (really unlikely) or an external file that provides some kind of data, but something messes that up for me at least

[adamaH_oriH]

Different map loading settings?

this problem NEVER happens to me.

And if I ever have data loss, Thankfully, I always have multiple back-ups.
It would ESPECIALLY Suck for me If I lost Map Data! Days (or months) of map building would be WASTED!!!

BTW, both Slade and any doom builder should make backup files of edited maps.

[MetallicaSepultura]

there's a way to replace all dropped weapons from enemies, and weapons placed in map with a backpack?

i'm trying to make a class mod with limited weapons (something like Team Fortress 2), so i don't need them to pickup other weapons.

[Captain J]

Dropitem will be the answer! Also you'd better make spawner ACTOR to make weapon drops with backpack together with this.

[MetallicaSepultura]

Dropitem will be the answer! Also you'd better make spawner ACTOR to make weapon drops with backpack together with this.

so i need to make complete enemy replacements?
or it's enough to just add dropitem and the rest it's inheritance from the main class?

[Gez]

You need to replace every single property that you want to change. So if you only want to change the DropItem, then Actor BackpackZombie : Zombieman replaces Zombieman { DropItem "Backpack" } will be pretty much all you need.