Pickups Randomizer (by Antilie & SeriousWeasle)

[Antilie]

https://imgur.com/NXUSpUI

Credits:

Antilie (for sprites, ideas and a little bit of coding): memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=20363
SeriousWeasle (for almost all of the coding): memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=20107

Description:

This mod adds new items that have a chance of spawning instead of the normal pickups, replacing health, armor and ammo.
Some new items give less health, armor or ammo while others give more.
Also, pickup messages are updated to show how much health, armor or ammo the item gave you.
It is compatible with all GZDoom versions as of Beta 1.4.2
It is also compatible with mods that use normal health, armor and ammo pickups, and weapon mods that use normal Doom ammo types.

Images:

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http://imgur.com/reKdHsL.png http://imgur.com/z2AKosH.png

Screenshots:

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http://imgur.com/bGe6uAa.png
http://imgur.com/RlUj2aJ.png

News:

(04-01-2020): Abandoned (for now)
I haven't updated this in a while and don't plan too anytime soon,
sorry to anyone who has been waiting for an update or compatibility patch.
I want to continue this project eventually when I have more time and motivation.
If you have any questions, I'll try to answer ASAP, but be aware that i'm not online often.

For now; don't expect any updates in the near future.

(2 May, 2017): Version 1.0 is out!
Version 1.0, and the legendoom patch are out!
There was a bug in V1.0, but it now is fixed, so you need to download the new one.

Older News

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(30 April, 2017): Compatibility Patches!
Compatibility patches are now being made by us and the Brutal Doom 20 patch is already out!
Also, Beta 1.4.2 is fixed and working!

Changelog:

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Version 1.0
+added brightmaps
+added empty vails, and broken helmets
*changed spawnrates of health and armor bonuses
*fixed a sprite animation

Beta 1.4.2 (now fixed)
*fixed floor glitches in GZDoom 2.1 (and other non-listed versions)
*vanilla sprites have been added to make it look better with sprite changing mods (all pickup sprites will be vanilla, or this mod)

Beta 1.4.1
*some nerfs to spawnrates

Downloads:

Newest Version
Version 1.0 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... G1TWkEweXM

Older Versions

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Beta 1.0 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... 1RhRmtPZWM
Beta 1.1 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... 2ZuYndCU3M
Beta 1.2 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... Tloc0stbm8
Beta 1.3 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... 09WdG9UU1U
Beta 1.4 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... W1WMHZkZHc
Beta 1.4.1 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... nREYXh4ek0
Beta 1.4.2 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... jlGMVRuWjA

Addons:

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More monster drops
Will make some monsters drop ammo from Pickups Randomizer, like arachnotrons drop batteries sometimes

Beta 1.1 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... WFaZ1pLbDQ

Compatibility Patches

Load order:
Mod
Pickups Randomizer
Patch

Brutal Doom 20

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up to version 1.0 = https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-hDp ... TU0ZVp6MzA

Legendoom

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up to version 1.0 = https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-4Qz ... zE5dUpTSDA

[Crimsondrgn]

Been trying it out for a bit now, works great and I'm probably going to use it in place of smart scavenger for now.

Have you considered backpack variants? I think there was a stuffed backpack sprite floating around somewhere.

Seems like somehow combining this with smart scavenger would pretty much make the ultimate vanilla pickups mod.

[Antilie]

Been trying it out for a bit now, works great and I'm probably going to use it in place of smart scavenger for now.

Have you considered backpack variants? I think there was a stuffed backpack sprite floating around somewhere.

Seems like somehow combining this with smart scavenger would pretty much make the ultimate vanilla pickups mod.

We have been trying to make a backpack variant, I already made the sprite, it is a stuffed backpack that will still double ammo holding capabilities but give more ammo.
I don't know if we can somehow combine it with smart scavenger, but we will keep it in mind.

[SeriousWeasle]

Seems like somehow combining this with smart scavenger would pretty much make the ultimate vanilla pickups mod.

I have been testing a bit with smart scavenger and the random pickups mod. If you load the pickups mod first and then smart scavenger, you get the smart scavenger large ammo pickups giving randomized small pickups.

[Lime]

This is a Useful Item Mod. I've been waiting for someone to make a Randomizer mod about Items. Thanks!

[Redead-ITA]

Ive been trying this with final doomer
There is a problem that apparantly the ammo works for a level and later it dosent grab the pickup

[wildweasel]

Ive been trying this with final doomer
There is a problem that apparantly the ammo works for a level and later it dosent grab the pickup

Unless this mod does something different, I don't imagine it'll be directly compatible, because Final Doomer alters the ammo pickups.

[dljosef]

This looks like a mod that would go great with Colorful Hell, considering the colored monsters are capable of dropping health potions and armor pieces.

[Valherran]

Oh neat, it's like Wrath of Cronos' health pickups, except it's done with everything plus monster drops. I guarantee you will get much praise if you make compatibility patches for various MODs.

[SeriousWeasle]

Ive been trying this with final doomer
There is a problem that apparantly the ammo works for a level and later it dosent grab the pickup

Final Doomer adds new ammo pool types. This is not visible with the regular HUD, but if you switch to (G)ZDoom's alternative HUD, you can see that the pickups fill the vanilla ammo pools and the weapons use ammo from one of the mod's ammo pools. If the vanilla pools are full, you can't pick up more ammo. In order to fix this, you need a compatibility patch.

[Antilie]

Oh neat, it's like Wrath of Cronos' health pickups, except it's done with everything plus monster drops. I guarantee you will get much praise if you make compatibility patches for various MODs.

We are going to work on a Guncaster compatibility addon for it soon, not sure how long it will take but it's coming!
And like the post said, as long as the mod you are using it with doesn't alter ammo, health, armor, or pickups, it should work.

[dljosef]

Any chances for a Legendoom compatibility patch? The Spiritual, Survivor's and Hoarder's legendary effects aren't working on the pickup variants.

[Antilie]

Any chances for a Legendoom compatibility patch? The Spiritual, Survivor's and Hoarder's legendary effects aren't working on the pickup variants.

SeriousWeasle is working on it, i'll upload it when it's done.

[SeriousWeasle]

I have finished the Legendoom compatability patch. Antilie will upload it soon.