Kyle873's Doom RPG Mod [0.10.0 Beta]

[MarlonRayLewis]

OK. Well, you know what?? I think this whole mod is just not optimized for the "particular" different versions of ANY programs or resources you may be using. I say this because the mod CLAIMS to allow you to use the "transport skill" at "any time." I do not have the skill, it is not in the skills menu, it is NOWHERE to be found. Second of all, it claims you can use the base transporter to leave and start a mission. THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE. It only allows me to stay on base. The whole thing is very frustrating, and while the mod looks GREAT, it's somewhat pointless right now. Can anyone help me with any of this?

[GuardStrike]

You're still not telling us how you are trying to load the map, either.

I thought it was pretty obvious to most that I'm using the DOOM RPG launcher on the Mods/patches tab, but whatever.

[wildweasel]

OK. Well, you know what?? I think this whole mod is just not optimized for the "particular" different versions of ANY programs or resources you may be using. I say this because the mod CLAIMS to allow you to use the "transport skill" at "any time." I do not have the skill, it is not in the skills menu, it is NOWHERE to be found. Second of all, it claims you can use the base transporter to leave and start a mission. THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE. It only allows me to stay on base. The whole thing is very frustrating, and while the mod looks GREAT, it's somewhat pointless right now. Can anyone help me with any of this?

Wow, um...welcome to the forums? =/

[Cryomundus]

OK. Well, you know what?? I think this whole mod is just not optimized for the "particular" different versions of ANY programs or resources you may be using. I say this because the mod CLAIMS to allow you to use the "transport skill" at "any time." I do not have the skill, it is not in the skills menu, it is NOWHERE to be found. Second of all, it claims you can use the base transporter to leave and start a mission. THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE. It only allows me to stay on base. The whole thing is very frustrating, and while the mod looks GREAT, it's somewhat pointless right now. Can anyone help me with any of this?

Shift A/D on the skills menu. Keep that bit in mind, it's how you switch pages in this mod. There's also a rather helpful link to a manual on the first page. It kinda explains a lot of stuff. I know it's called the "Installation guide", but it has info on a lot of stuff.

Also, you need to start the one titled "Hell on Earth" or something like and then you can warp to the base and back. If you don't the maps aren't selectable. It's a bit weird, honestly.

[MarlonRayLewis]

Sorry Weasel, I was very frustrated. I know that's bad for a first post. Really, I appreciate all the time Kyle put into this, and I know it works for EVERYONE, but it wasn't working for me, and THAT's how I was feeling, lol. Thanks for helping me out with this Cryomundus, I really appreciate that. I was looking on the github but couldn't find the answer I was looking for in the guides. Thanks, man.

...And THANK YOU KYLE. The mod is amazing. I already knew it was, but finding out about how to switch the pages brought it all together. Your mod is amazing, and I know I'm gonna have a lot of fun playing it. Thank you, and sorry I was so aggravated.

[edward850]

I thought it was pretty obvious to most that I'm using the DOOM RPG launcher on the Mods/patches tab, but whatever.

What output does the command line from the launcher (Copy Command-Line to Clipboard) and the log file (Enable Logging to File) give?
The log file will be found in your launcher folder as "Doom RPG.log".

[Doomguy914]

Okay, it's not just me and shadow enemies are a million times more dangerous than they were in previous versions, right? To the point of being pretty much unfair?

In previous versions, a shadow enemy would be a tough challenge, but I'd know that I could take them if I was well-stocked, and they were rare enough that usually was never in a position where I could not at least try to avoid one. But now, they're pretty much guaranteed to kill me in one shot, even if it's a Shadow Aura Zombieman or something and I'm at full health. Meanwhile, I can empty an entire clip into them with the RCP-120 or something, and by the time the reload animation is over, they've already regained all of the health I've taken away from them (and probably drained away any ammo I had anyway if they happen to be within 200 feet of me). I never had this problem before the update a couple of months ago.

That's why disruption has been added as a skill. At level 2 it can disrupt shadow auras. It was very useful on the icon of sin map event I had once. Haven't got that event again yet though.

[GuardStrike]

I thought it was pretty obvious to most that I'm using the DOOM RPG launcher on the Mods/patches tab, but whatever.

What output does the command line from the launcher (Copy Command-Line to Clipboard) and the log file (Enable Logging to File) give?
The log file will be found in your launcher folder as "Doom RPG.log".

I can't provide the custom command line as I never even use it since I don't even know how to use it. But I will give the logging info here.

Log started: Thu Jan 21 13:27:43 2016

M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Using program directory for storage
W_Init: Init WADfiles.
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/gzdoom.pk3, 608 lumps
adding Doom2.wad, 2919 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/brightmaps.pk3, 499 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/chillax-v9.7.3.wad, 1095 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/doom2.wad, 2919 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/doomrl_arsenal_1.05.wad, 7702 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/doomrl_arsenal_hud_1.05.wad, 654 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/doomrl_monsters_beta_6.2.wad, 6576 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/lights.pk3, 4 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/DoomRPG-master/DoomRPG, 3076 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/DoomRPG-master/DoomRPG-Brightmaps, 781 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/DoomRPG-master/DoomRPG-Doom1, 576 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/DoomRPG-master/DoomRPG-RLArsenal, 27 lumps
adding C:/Users//Desktop/Games/DOOM/DoomRPG-master/DoomRPG-RLMonsters, 8 lumps
I_Init: Setting up machine state.
CPU Speed: 3100 MHz
CPU Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4440 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Family 6, Model 60, Stepping 3
Features: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2
I_InitSound: Initializing OpenAL
Opened device Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
EFX enabled
V_Init: allocate screen.
S_Init: Setting up sound.
ST_Init: Init startup screen.
Checking cmd-line parameters...
S_InitData: Load sound definitions.
G_ParseMapInfo: Load map definitions.
Texman.Init: Init texture manager.
Unknown patch ADEL_F10 in texture ADEL_F10
Texture ADEL_F10 is left without any patches
ParseTeamInfo: Load team definitions.
LoadActors: Load actor definitions.
Tried to register class 'DRPGDarkBlueAuraInfiniteAmmo' more than once.
Tried to register class 'DRPGPowerStimInfinity' more than once.
Script warning, "" line 0:
Icon 'PINV' for 'InvulnerabilitySphere2' not found

Script warning, "" line 0:
Icon 'PINS' for 'BlurSphere2' not found

Tried to register class 'RLStandardWeaponSpawner' more than once.
Tried to register class 'DRPGDRLAActive' more than once.
Script warning, "doomrl_arsenal_1.05.wad:DEC_FLAM" line 299:
Unknown class name 'RLFlamethrowerFlameSA'
Script warning, "doomrl_arsenal_1.05.wad:DEC_FLAM" line 302:
Unknown class name 'RLFlamethrowerFlameSA'
Script warning, "doomrl_arsenal_1.05.wad:DEC_FLAM" line 304:
Unknown class name 'RLFlamethrowerFlameSA'
R_Init: Init Doom refresh subsystem.
Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 215:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareDemonTeleportEffect1

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 216:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareDemonTeleportEffect2

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 217:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareDemonTeleportEffect3

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 225:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailA

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 226:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailB

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 227:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailC

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 228:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailD

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 229:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailE

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 230:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailF

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 231:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailG

Script error, ":GLDEFS.txt" line 232:
Warning: dynamic lights attached to non-existent actor RLNightmareSpectreTrailH

DecalLibrary: Load decals.
Editor number 16703 refers to hidden class type 'RLStandardWeaponSpawner'
M_Init: Init menus.
P_Init: Init Playloop state.
ParseSBarInfo: Loading default status bar definition.
ParseSBarInfo: Loading custom status bar definition.
D_CheckNetGame: Checking network game status.
player 1 of 1 (1 nodes)
I_InitInput
I_StartupMouse
I_StartupKeyboard
I_StartupXInput
I_StartupRawPS2
I_StartupDirectInputJoystick
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map01 - entryway

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Doom RPG v0.9.14 Beta - Pew Pew Turrets (Compiled on Oct 14 2015 at 04:16:42) loaded!
You have been paid 20 Credits by the UAC

[edward850]

You are actually using the command line always, that's all the launcher constructs, and I told you to simply press the button it had there anyway. Next time don't make assumptions because that just wastes time.

Fortunately, the answer is revealed to you in the log file as well. Stop loading doom2.wad as a PWAD, silly. You already have it as an IWAD.

[GuardStrike]

You are actually using the command line always, that's all the launcher constructs, and I told you to simply press the button it had there anyway. Next time don't make assumptions because that just wastes time.

Fortunately, the answer is revealed to you in the log file as well. Stop loading doom2.wad as a PWAD, silly. You already have it as an IWAD.

And speaking of assumptions, I would imagine you think and assume "everyone" would know how PWADs and IWADs work.

Pardon me if not "everyone" knows about DOOM modding as much as you do. Sheesh. Acting a little too rude there. Cut me some slack.

[Shadelight]

How is that an assumption? He was pointing out your mistake. You asked for help by posting your log and got your answer and it's not too hard to google the info or look on the Doom wiki either.

[wildweasel]

I feel like there's a lot of politeness that could have been displayed in this discussion that wasn't.

[edward850]

And speaking of assumptions, I would imagine you think and assume "everyone" would know how PWADs and IWADs work.
Pardon me if not "everyone" knows about DOOM modding as much as you do. Sheesh. Acting a little too rude there. Cut me some slack.

The difference between IWADs and PWADs isn't actually the problem there, or any knowledge of modding. While doing so is wrong in the first place, by loading Doom2 twice you'll notice it gets added after Chillax, which is why you are only getting Doom2 levels, because it was the last level set you loaded.
If you added any other additional mapset, you'd have the exact same problem, just in a very undefined order. It is by sheer coincidence that Doom2 got loaded after Chillax by selecting both.

[Patriot1776]

Anybody got suggestions on what to do to survive a 'Hell Unleashed' level event? Level event generator gave me THAT, JUST when I thought it was safe to go back to having level events in my games after setting the event interval to 10 minutes and cranking the chance percentage back up to 20%. I'm not even trying the event until I get some input as to what I specifically need to have so I'm not ragequitting outta frustration within the first several seconds of entering the level. This has brought a playthrough of Alien Vendetta to a screeching halt on Toxic Touch.

Level events like Low Power Event, and single monster events, all auras, and the one where a Spider Overmind's messing with you I can deal with because you've got time to do what you need to do give yourself a fighting chance to win. Armageddon events and 'Hell Unleashed' however, I have a serious problem with because now you are not given even the chance to do the things I think you have to do keep yourself alive because no matter where you try to hide, a super-strong enemy can just teleport in right next to you and proceed to utterly mess you up and there isn't a damn thing you can do about the non-stop teleporting in of extra enemies. I call that 'cheapshotting' of the worst kind as far as this mod goes and are absolute playthrough stoppers, I would really appreciate it in the future if there is a player option to disable level events that take the in-level difficulty to Armageddon and beyond and do everything they can to make the player ragequit and want to throw their computer off their desk in anger. I have very limited time to play and would like to get to be able to get to the end of a mapset with a single character thank you very much, and NOT have to start all over again because of me running into playthrough-breaking and playthrough-ending level events like this.

[Zhs2]

I haven't played with DRLA weapons, which is what everyone else seemed to do, but I played through Doom and Doom 2 each first to get my character trained some before I felt ready to tackle a harder megawad, i.e. Alien Vendetta, because it seemed like the right thing to do. I had a relatively simple time murdering anything until I got all the way to Map23, upon which I found a Dark Zone. I tried valiantly to complete this map I had no memories of and no inklings of what to do to guide me home, and eventually because I was too slow every single Mancubus and Hell Knight was a shadow aura and they were actually killing me - like, literally draining me of my 50 continues no matter what I did. Sanely, I left the level and went back to do some other events that had appeared in the interim, and though I was frustrated and unsure of what exactly to do, I thought about my battle strategy while I trained. The next time I attempted that map and event, I ended up running all the way through it with everything I'd figured out previously, all the way up to the point in the level where I was getting mass murdered, and, sure enough, I just ignored my 100% kills and completed the map to wipe that event off the slate. It wasn't too bad with max augments and level 50 gear, really, since by that point you should have enough stuff to kill like any vanilla monster save big ones with a single shotgun blast. Yes, not the super shotgun, which is something I find amusing about DoomRPG.

Anyway, to answer your concerns specifically, you should play the level normally on a Hell Unleashed until you locate the exit. Don't flip/walk the exit! Go back and open that box, then dash all the way to the line and hope you don't explode under a random Archvile's influence! This, of course, cuts you out of the whole luck scenario with better and better drops over time, but it's better than kicking your own unprepared ass if all you want to do is run through the megawad. I had a Hell Unleashed roll on me at Map18 in AV, and while I found it both simultaneously fun and troublesome, I found myself reloading from the beginning of the level and using this exact strategy once I found out just how hard I wasn't surviving.