[RELEASE] Broadsword Jim v2.6 - The Facelift Update

[Starman the Blaziken]

Yay new update! Even if it is for some fixes! :3

[AvzinElkein]

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[Baratus]

The new update is here, and it's a HUGE one!

NEW FEATURES
-The Broadsword thrust attack can now pierce multiple enemies!
-The Ballbuster has a new altfire, try it, it'll be a blast!
-Retrieve your knives after throwing them! Sometimes! (Thanks to CaptainJ for the suggestion)
-Status Bar now features icons for your ammo types! (Thanks Darsycho!)
-New menu graphics, including INTERPIC and BOSSBACK screens!
-Balance tweaks and improved weapon feedback across the board
-Much nicer visual effects all round
-Numerous bug fixes
-Compressed sound files for a smaller filesize!
-1000x times more graphics than the next leading AAA Big Videos Game... and INFINITELY better value for your money!

DOWNLOBE HERE!
(current version 2.2, 01-08-2020)

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31-07-20 version 2.2: 100% more everything
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+New INTERPIC AND BOSSBACK!
+New MDOOM, cursor and menu font!
+New HELP screen!
+New README theme!
+New armor bonus sprite!
~Compressed some sound files to reduce filesize
~Statusbar now has icons for each ammo type
~Moved the status bar mugshot across by one pixel.
~BROADSWORD ALTFIRE REWORK: Hits multiple times, no backwards recoil on hit
~Broadsword altfire holding animation changed
+Berserk Blade thrust attack charges through enemies and hits even more times
~Fists altfire now has separate "whiff" animation
~Fists "hit" animation has more impact
+Fists fully charging no longer alerts monsters
~Fixed Fists altfire and winddown missing sprite definitions
~Fully charged fist altfire has a new animation
~Removed fist rapidly flashing when fully charged
~Fixed powered up Fists not returning to the correct idle animation
+Throwing Knives have a 1/3 chance to be retrievable after being thrown
~Fixed Throwing Knives' missing wind-down animation
-Bloodwand primary hitscan spread increased
-Bloodwand primary fire animation increased by 4 tics
~Fixed Bloodwand switching to primary fire by repeatedly tapping altfire
~Bloodwand smoke puff now adheres to the player's vertical aim
+Bloodwand hitscan attack increased from 4 to 5
~BALLBUSTER ALTFIRE REWORKED: Brass balls split into cluster bombs
+Ballbuster projectiles lose less momentum when bouncing off walls
+Ballbuster proj lifespan limit removed
+Ballbuster proj vertical spread increased
~Ballbuster proj effects changed to create less visual clutter
~Ballbuster altfire projectiles causes screen shake
+Ballbuster has new explosion effects provided by Skelegant!
~Armbalest shows small ammo pickup in fullscreen HUD
+Armbalest proj damage increased, damage spread decreased
+Armbalest ammo spawns more often
+Armbalest ammo capacity increased from 150 to 180
+Armbalest proj POI raised slightly, better chance to hit when firing upwards
+Bracers no longer briefly immobilizes the player
~Fixed Bracer throwing sound not playing in Heretic
~Amulet proj visual effects improved, new smoke effect on impact
~Amulet proj has new impact sound
+Amulet altfire rippers move in a wave pattern, speed decreased
+Amulet altfire shoots 8 rippers instead of 6
~Amulet visual recoil reduced slightly
+Brimstone Bomb has nicer explosion effects
+Death's Finger hitscan effects improved
+Secret weapon explosion effects improved

[Baratus]

Hmm, I didn't like the way the fist animation works so I tweaked it slightly. Fixed those annoying console errors too. Also Jim has new voice lines, and a taunt button has been added to the mod.

Download here
(current version 2.3, 29-08-2020)

See the first post for the full changelog.

[Captain J]

Now that's amazing! You sure added a lot of feature to the mod.

[Baratus]

Okay, why not, here's another update!

Major changes:
-New sprites for Berserk Blade/Exploding Fists
-HUD sprite alignments tweaked for Broadsword and Throwing Knives
-Broadsword/Berserk Blade damage spread reduced, damage is slightly increased and a bit more consistent
-Fists are now more powerful, having a chance to throw an extra punch, slight range increase
-Fists and Bloodwand lifesteal attack is projectile-based, less finnicky
-Bracers altfire reworked to be much stronger at range and no longer totally broken (you could attack through walls with it. yikes!)
-Armbalest altfire multiple rippers are back, takes longer to refire
-More bug fixes and cleaned up code!

DOWNLOAF HERE
(current version: 2.4, 05-09-2020)

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v2.4: remove ponch, projectile stronk
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+New idle animation for the Broadsword!
+New sprites have been added to Berserk Blade and Exploding fists, to distinguish from their non-powered versions
+Fists and Bloodwand altfire behaviour reworked, now projectile-based, less chance of misfire
~Fixed charged fist attack not triggering if monster was out of tracking range
+Fixed fully charged Berserk fists reverting to non-powered fully charged attack
+Berserk Fist splash damage radius increased depending on the strength of the attack
+Fists quake radius increased
+Fist altfire forces painstate on monsters
+Fist primary attack damage increased slightly
+Fists have a chance to land an extra attack while autofiring
+Broadsword damage values changed for slightly higher and more consistent damage
+Bloodwand altfire behaviour changed, now projectile-based
+Bloodwand altfire has a new puff effect
-Bloodwand gives 6 ammo on pickup, down from 8
-Fixed Ballbuster not giving ammo on pickup
+Ballbuster projectiles can now bounce in water
+Ballbuster altfire cluster bombs have a much shorter fuse
+Ballbuster altfire bomb spread reduced
+Ballbuster altfire explosion radius increased greatly
+Undid the Armbalest altfire nerf, now fires multiple rippers again
+Armbalest accuracy increased for both burstfire and auto mode
~Armbalest altfire visual recoil increased
-Armbalest ripper damage decreased
-Armbalest altfire fires one less ripper
-Armbalest altfire animation increased by 7 tics
~BOULDER ALTFIRE REWORKED: Summons a line of earth spikes that deal heavy damage and can travel up walls
+Boulder now forces painstate on monsters
+Boulder fall speed decreased
-Boulder damage decreased slightly
~Boulder smoke effects reduced
+Pendant has new firing sound
+Pendant winddown animation decreased by 4 tics
+Pendant altfire ripper wiggles increased
+All projectiles have had their radii decreased to prevent catching on walls and ledges
+SBARINFO changed to include all weapon slots
+Changed some weapon HUD sprite offsets
-Lesser Rage (Heretic only) no longer heals the player up to 100 on pickup
-Secret weapon moved to Slot 8
-Secret weapon spawnchance reduced to 1 in 24, down from 1 in 20
-Fixed secret weapon lacking custom weapon bob
-Backpack sprite replaced
-Bloodwand pickup sprite replaced
~Deleted code for unused actors

[Starman the Blaziken]

I like the new picture there, is cool.

[Baratus]

Broadsword Jim is now on itch.io, so now the download links should always be current. Check it out! https://baratus93.itch.io/broadsword-jim

[Baratus]

Version 2.5 of Broadsword Jim has been released - some balance changes and reworked code after receiving some very valuable feedback.

+New fancy health pickup sprites!
+Broadsword charging animation sparks can no longer delay the thrust attack
+Ammo for your selected weapon is now highlighted on the Status Bar
+Boulder projectile gravity decreased for effectiveness at range
+Boulder altfire spread increased for hitting more targets
+Death's Finger Mk.II ammo usage increased

Grab it now on itch.io!

[Starman the Blaziken]

I was recently playing the previous version of Broad Board Bim with the master levels, and it was something being that I never played them before but good all around.
Now I refresh and another update is here, neat!

[Baratus]

I have returned to continue active development on this mod! There are many balance changes, bug fixes and general improvements to be made. Here are some new and improved sprite replacements for many of the game's items, weapons and powerups!

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[Baratus]

VERSION 2.6 IS OUT. HERE IS A FREAKIN' TRAILER.



New in this version:
-All new player sprites by Darsycho and Skelegant!
-Completely redrawn sprites for weapons, items and ammo!
-Slot 8 weapon's mines can be retrieved by pressing USE, and you can use the primary fire to rocket jump!
-Ultra-widescreen friendly Statusbar!
-New graphics for menu, help, console, difficulty settings, you name it!
-Tons of balance changes, visual polish and bug fixes!

DOWNLOAD IT ON ITCH.IO

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+New skill level graphics!
~New Pause graphic for Doom and Heretic!
~New Player sprites, by Darsycho, Skelegant and CaptainJ!
+New player decapitation and gibbing system!
+Fists of Raeg have new Ready sprites
+New Ultra-widescreen compatible status bar by Darsycho!
+New HUD icon for health and armor!
+New HELP Screens!
+New Console graphic!
~New teleport fog!
+New TITLEPIC, INTERPIC and BOSSBACK screens!
+New sprites for Pendant ammo!
+Improved weapon, armor and powerup spawn sprites!
+New menu graphics!
+New Decal for the Broadsword hitting a wall, Knife and Armbalest when it hits a bleeding actor
+Extra HUD effects when powerup are active!
~POWERUP REWORK: Shroud of Silence is now Shroud of Spirits, and grants the Fear powerup for 45 seconds rather than Invisibility.
~NEW PENDANT ALTFIRE: Projectile creates an inferno that lasts for a few seconds, dispering crowds and dealing huge damage to larger enemies.
~NEW HERETIC ITEM: VESSEL OF THE GOLDEN FOWL - summons a powerful chicken ally with timed life that hurls explosive eggs. Replaces Fustercluck Canister.
+Jim's Berserk cries and taunts are no longer interrupted by other sounds
+Fixed the statusbar overlapping the map name in the automap
+Broadsword/Berserk Blade's animation changed, first swing is 1 tic faster, winddown is 1 tic longer
+Fixed fist projectiles being visible before hitting something
+Fixed fully charged Berserk fist reverting to the regular fist sprites
-Fists range decreased slightly
+Fists have an added shockwave effect on hit
~Fixed Exploding Fists missing punch impact sound
+Throwing Knives damage values changed to be slightly more consistent
+Fixed Throwing Knife's sound delay
+Scaled down Throwing Knives pickup sprite slightly
-Bloodwand gives 4 ammo when picked up, 2 when dropped by monsters
+Bloodwand firing animation decreased by 2 tics
+Bloodwand hitscan behaviour changed, fires a few stronger hitscans, and a number of weaker ones
~Bloodwand horizontal spread decreased, vertical spread increased
+Bloodwand drain projectile lifespan increased to prevent whiffing. Lifedrain attack range remains the same.
-Bloodwand drain range decreased to 180 units, down from 256
+Ballbuster projectiles recoloured to match pickup and HUD sprites
+Ballbuster primary fires one additional medium-sized projectile
-Ballbuster cluster bomb damage and radius decreased slightly
-Ballbuster altfire projectile initial explosion damage reduced to 40, from 60
+Added more visual fx to Ballbuster altfire projectile
+Armbalest tapfire accuracy increased slightly
+Armbalest projectile knockback decreased
+Fixed Armbalest displaying incorrect amount on pickup
+Fixed Armbalest altfire reload sound timing
~Boulder throwing animation tweaked
~Boulder smoke animation reduced by 5 tics, reduced alpha
~Fixed Boulder debris getting stuck on walls, now flies out further
+Fixed Boulder projectile disappearing in water
-Scaled down Pendant pickup sprite to 0.8
+Pendant projectiles are slightly larger, radius is the same
-Pendant altfire ammo usage increased to 20, from 10
+Fixed Death's Finger pickup sprite being cut off
+Secret weapon dropped mines can be recovered by pressing USE
+Secret weapon mines bounce factor reduced from 0.7 to 0.55
+Brimstone Bomb's trajectory is no longer fixed, now changes depending on the player's pitch
+Cleaned up code for Brimstone Bomb, no longer spawns a new actor upon death
+Brimstone Bomb maximum blast damage increased to 150, from 100
+Fixed Brimstone Bomb and secret weapon explosions not being fullbright
+Secret weapon projectiles can be used to perform rocket jumps
+Heretic Only: Fixed a sprite error where the Bloodwand's drain puff overwrote the Nitrogolem's projectile puff.
~Fixed a visual glitch with Bloodwand's altfire puff in Heretic
+Alchemist's Flight Pack icon now displays while active
+Fixed help screen not displaying in Ultimate Doom
+Chickens no longer drown when being summoned in water
-Removed an unnecessary TEXTURES lump
-Compressed sound files, reducing filesize