Doom 64: Retribution

[Nevander]

Yea replacing the Berserk with a Medikit might have been a bit harsh in general, so Berserk will be left alone now. Also making some other tweaks to the difficulty to make it more fair.

[JohnnyTheWolf]

Personally, I do not mind Berserk packs being removed in that mode, as it forces the player to make better use of their arsenal as well as the Chainsaw. The only problem I have with the change is that it breaks scripted ambushes that are required in order to progress through the level.

This reminds me of the time I increased health, armour and ammo capacity to 999 in Doom 3 because I did not like missing out on extra monster spawns.

[isaacpop23]

On Burnt Offerings, are the Gargoyle perches in the center pillar in the outdoor area supposed to be secrets? They seems mistakenly marked.

[Nevander]

On Burnt Offerings, are the Gargoyle perches in the center pillar in the outdoor area supposed to be secrets? They seems mistakenly marked.

Shoot the back wall behind the one visible from the windows near the yellow door. They will then spawn a Soulsphere and lower. It's just like that in the original game. They are all the same sector, so it counts for all 3 perches.

[isaacpop23]

That'd do it, I just saw it as a decor perch, silly me.

[Marisa the Magician]

I've noticed that I get TERRIBLE audio clipping with the music in Eye of the Storm. No matter if I use Fluidsynth or Timidity, at some points it clips so badly it muffles all sound being played. Doom64EX had the same exact problem, which makes sense since this is also using the same soundfont.

Setting the Fluidsynth gain to 0.5 fixes it, though, but of course this makes music too quiet for me. I'm going to try the OGG pack instead.

[Nevander]

I've noticed that I get TERRIBLE audio clipping with the music in Eye of the Storm. No matter if I use Fluidsynth or Timidity, at some points it clips so badly it muffles all sound being played. Doom64EX had the same exact problem, which makes sense since this is also using the same soundfont.

Setting the Fluidsynth gain to 0.5 fixes it, though, but of course this makes music too quiet for me. I'm going to try the OGG pack instead.

Yep. I had asked for somebody to check out a couple MIDIs and try to fix them but never heard back. I think the problem actually lies within FluidSynth and Timidity themselves. The MIDIs and soundfont are probably actually fine. I always use gain of 0.5 and the issues are minimal, but for some they may prefer to use the OGG pack. The OGG pack is nice but the sound quality is nowhere near as clear to my ear, which is why I even still prefer the MIDIs.

[Mav3r1ck]

Nice to see this out and about.

Nevander, are you fine with me using your coding in some of my remakes? I'll be sure to credit you for it if it ever finds it's way on here.

And also, how large are the sprites in Doom 64 as opposed to classic Doom? Like percentages and such?

[Nevander]

Nevander, are you fine with me using your coding in some of my remakes? I'll be sure to credit you for it if it ever finds it's way on here.

And also, how large are the sprites in Doom 64 as opposed to classic Doom? Like percentages and such?

Yea use any source code or snippets you want, just credit original code from me of course if it's word for word.

For the sprites, I'm not sure. I'd start with about a 20% size increase per sprite to fit Doom 64's map sizes and scale.

[Mav3r1ck]

Thx!

And I figured the sprites were around that size. I have them set at 25 percent right now.

[Nevander]

Version 1.1 of the mod is now available.

Download here:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-64-retri ... version-11

Changelog:

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Version 1.1 (4/9/17) [current]
GENERAL:
- Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the FluidSynth DLL now included
- Unmaker no longer shares a weapon slot with the BFG and has been moved to slot 8
- Regular Imps and Nightmare Imps will no longer infight (original behavior)
- Decreased Light Amp Goggles duration from 120 seconds to 30 seconds to be less annoying
- Fixed an issue with the Super Shotgun reload sounds cutting off pain sounds and vice versa
- Nightmare Imps will now be crushed into violet gibs instead of red as to match their sprites
- BFG projectile explosion will now blend the screen green if the explosion is within line of sight
- Firing the BFG will no longer blend the screen green if classic animations are enabled
- Decreased the amount of green the screen blends from 0.75 to 0.50 to be closer to the original effect
- Cleaned up code for casings and moved common code into a base actor class
- Casings fired from the Chaingun now spawn closer to the player instead of far out beside the barrels
- Casings will now be crushed by doors and other crushable areas
- Added a third liquid hit sound for casings for a tiny bit more variety
- Imp and Nightmare imp projectile spawnheight increased from 60 to 64
- Hell Knight and Baron of Hell projectile spawnheight increased from 48 to 52
- Small ceiling light dynamic light size increased from 24 to 32
- Hanging ceiling lamp dynamic light size increaed from 32 to 40
- Hanging ceiling lamp dynamic light z offset decreased from -16 to -14
- Colored fire actors dynamic light sizes increased from 28/32 to 32/34
- Cyberdemon rocket speed decreased from 26 to 23
- Mancubus radius increased from 50 to 52
- Upped teleport sound limit in SNDINFO from 2 to 3
- Adjusted some punctuation in LANGUAGE strings
- Doomslayer skill: Upped ammofactor from 2.0 to 3.0
- Doomslayer skill: Removed Berserk swap to Medikit for map compatibility
- Doomslayer skill: monsterhealth is now set at 0.8 instead of 1.0, damagefactor the same
MAPS:
- INTERMISSIONS: Accidental instantaneous skips are now prevented, can skip after 2 seconds
- MAP01 Staging Area: Conveyor belts in second room will now carry dropped casings and monsters
- MAP02 The Terraformer: Changed some textures in some places and adjusted some texture alignments
- MAP02 The Terraformer: Monitor area near yellow key now has blocking flags where needed
- MAP03 Main Engineering: Backpack at start area will now spawn after blue key sequence finishes
- MAP03 Main Engineering: Changed color of lights in front of inactive monitors at exit
- MAP03 Main Engineering: Fixed a bug where the player could get stuck inside a switch activated door
- MAP03 Main Engineering: Added dynamic lights to the monitors in front of secret door
- MAP03 Main Engineering: Added block monster lines to teleport pads near yellow key
- MAP03 Main Engineering: Changed textures near some switches to match with surrounding textures
- MAP04 Holding Area: Berserk at start behind player is now a secret area
- MAP04 Holding Area: Changed textures near some switches to match with surrounding textures
- MAP04 Holding Area: Teleporter texture to secret exit platforms is now animated
- MAP04 Holding Area: Adjusted the color of the starting area to be closer to the original map
- MAP04 Holding Area: Added dynamic lights to corners in starting area to better emulate the lighting here
- MAP04 Holding Area: Lost Souls in secret near puzzle switches are closer to floor
- MAP05 Tech Center: Hell Knight in maze area is now set to ambush players
- MAP05 Tech Center: Adjusted alignment of diamond wall textures in room with first switch
- MAP05 Tech Center: Changed some textures to match with surrounding textures
- MAP06 Alpha Quadrant: Fixed an issue where monsters would attempt to attack through 0 height 3D floors
- MAP06 Alpha Quadrant: Adjusted lighting on upper walls in pillar room
- MAP06 Alpha Quadrant: Better aligned textures at steps to get out of pit in pillar room
- MAP07 Research Lab: Hid area computer map secret on automap
- MAP07 Research Lab: Added block monster flag to some lines in slime tunnels
- MAP08 Final Outpost: Added a check to prevent the maze script from running multiple times in older GZDoom
- MAP10 The Bleeding: Added block monster flag to steps near yellow key building entrance
- MAP10 The Bleeding: Moved yellow key back 8 units to prevent grabs
- MAP10 The Bleeding: Added noisealert script for waking up monsters prior to exiting map
- MAP11 Terror Core: Made the recessed walls at player start impassable
- MAP11 Terror Core: Switch in wall to open Soulsphere pathway now has switch height check
- MAP12 Altar of Pain: Walkway around the outside no longer pre-raised just like the original map
- MAP12 Altar of Pain: Fixed and aligned textures on columns around Unmaker area
- MAP12 Altar of Pain: Added missing secret flag to secret exit entrance
- MAP13 Dark Citadel: Added escape lift to inescapable blood pit in blue armor room
- MAP13 Dark Citadel: Blood pit will no longer damage player prior to script being activated
- MAP13 Dark Citadel: Wood pillar beside blue armor will now have wood floor texture when script runs
- MAP13 Dark Citadel: Added drop actor flag to elevator before red key
- MAP15 Dark Entries: Fixed an issue which could cause tracers not to spawn behind player start on certain skills
- MAP16 Blood Keep: Added silent sector sound to sides of walls that lower after red key door (to be less loud)
- MAP16 Blood Keep: Added block monster flag to lines at library stair sides near dart shooter
- MAP17 Watch Your Step: Changed some textures to match with surrounding textures
- MAP18 Spawned Fear: Fixed a bug where it was possible to get stuck inside secret exit room
- MAP18 Spawned Fear: Added escape lift to inescapable blood pit with fires
- MAP18 Spawned Fear: Lost Souls inside radsuit area are now set to ambush player
- MAP19 The Spiral: Added block monster flag to exit teleporter lines
- MAP19 The Spiral: Moved yellow torch in wall alcove down by 4 height
- MAP20 Breakdown: Made some minor tweaks and optimizations to the start area
- MAP20 Breakdown: Added block monster flag to lines around pillars in start area
- MAP20 Breakdown: Fixed overlapping cloud skies by adding missing horizontal offset
- MAP20 Breakdown: Demon trap room now locks player in and Demons fade out upon all being killed
- MAP21 Pitfalls: Added block monster flag to exit area lines
- MAP23 Unholy Temple: Fixed a bug where certain monsters would fail to spawn in the blue key arena
- MAP24 No Escape: Fixed a bug where the player could get stuck inside BFG secret alcove
- MAP26 Hardcore: Adjusted sector colors and light level to more closely resemble the original map
- MAP26 Hardcore: Super Shotgun and shell boxes will now spawn when Cyberdemon does
- MAP29 Outpost Omega: Fixed incorrect monster spawning where they spawned on wrong skills
- MAP29 Outpost Omega: Fixed and aligned textures in and around monster cages
- MAP29 Outpost Omega: Upper unpegged outside tops of monster cages
- MAP29 Outpost Omega: Added block player flag to the outside of monster cages
- MAP29 Outpost Omega: Taking secret Unmaker will now count as a secret
- MAP29 Outpost Omega: Changed some textures to match with surrounding textures
- MAP30 The Lair: Adjusted timings on the gate lowering after taking Soulsphere
- MAP31 In the Void: Taking the cyan Demon Key now counts as a secret
- MAP32 Hectic: Green armor can now be taken from the right side without needing to grab it carefully
- MAP34 Test Facility: Control room now protected from accidental monster attacks

[JohnnyTheWolf]

Awesome!

However, why did you increase the ammofactor? Now I get 12 shells from a single shotgun and 30 bullets from a tiny clip!

What is the point of removing large ammo items by smaller ones if they end up giving more ammo? So far, Doomslayer! feels actually much easier than it used to be.

[Nevander]

There are places later on where ammo was really tight even at the old ammofactor. It's not about how much ammo you get from what, it's about being different.

It should feel easier because it is, but don't forget the damagefactor is the same and you get less health still. It's possible for a former Sergeant to drop you in two shots without armor.

[leodoom85]

There are places later on where ammo was really tight even at the old ammofactor. It's not about how much ammo you get from what, it's about being different.

It should feel easier because it is, but don't forget the damagefactor is the same and you get less health still. It's possible for a former Sergeant to drop you in two shots without armor.

Then the ammo factor is necessary. Even with all the ammo, a dead Doomguy is not worthy...

[JohnnyTheWolf]

Personally, I would prefer to have more ammo placed in places where it used to be really tight than to have the ammofactor increased across the board.

It is annoying to be wasting so much ammo whenever I am nearly at maximum capacity - which for the first half of the game, is basically all the time.