IWAD Message Fixes and Improvements

[Panzermann11]

In GZDoom, language text files have a flag called $ifgame which makes a message appear differently depending on the IWAD used. Chex Quest made use of this, but sadly it wasn't used for other games like Heretic, Hexen and Strife. Every equivalent cheat uses the messages from Doom regardless, despite them being different on the original DOS game. For example, in Heretic and Hexen, when you type "quicken" and "satan" for each game respectively, "Degreelessness mode on" shows up instead of "God mode on" used in the original game.

Putting the flag to good use, I was able to restore the messages that were different in the original games themselves.

Aside from that, I also made some improvements, such as:

• Replacing the secret discovery message based on the GBA version with "You found a secret area!" akin to the 2019 re-release and Strife.
• Restoring voice lines when you quit the game in Strife.
• Replacing Doom's quit messages referring to DOS with ones from Doom 95.
• Adding a replacement obituary for the Schutzstaffel (or rather Schutzkämpfer) soldiers when playing on the Unity version of Doom 2, since Nazi-related content are censored in that version.

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[Trimint123]

Unfortunately, Strife exit quote sounds still used DOOM timing when exit the game, so the sound is awkwardly cut out. Plus, there's suppose to be a screen when exiting Strife before quitting, which GZDoom also lacking of.

Still, added text for the rest of the IWADs that is missing is a welcome.

[Panzermann11]

Unfortunately, Strife exit quote sounds still used DOOM timing when exit the game, so the sound is awkwardly cut out. Plus, there's suppose to be a screen when exiting Strife before quitting, which GZDoom also lacking of.

Still, added text for the rest of the IWADs that is missing is a welcome.

Might be possible to fix, but if so, I don't know how. There's a catch though... You can hear the entirety of the voicelines if the ENDOOM screens are enabled.

[Gez]

Unfortunately, Strife exit quote sounds still used DOOM timing when exit the game, so the sound is awkwardly cut out.

The length of the Strife exit messages is why they were very deliberately turned into text quotes.

It's not a technical issue. ZDoom could have forced you wait for twenty seconds while Blackbird admonishes you for quitting every time you quit. Very easy to implement. But the devs found this behavior incredibly annoying and irritating.

[Dark-Assassin]

Add the ability to press enter or Y again to skip the wait?

[Enjay]

But the devs found this behavior incredibly annoying and irritating.

Not just the devs either. As I recall, the community was generally supportive of this change too.

[Panzermann11]

Add the ability to press enter or Y again to skip the wait?

Any key would be a lot more fine.

[Panzermann11]

Update 2: Added a few messages for the Raven games which were missing and a filter for Doom so the custom quit messages now actually only affects Doom. Hopefully it's not gonna break a few games using custom Doom quit messages like Hacx anymore.

[Trimint123]

Because of the new update 4.5.0, Strife's exit sound now won't get cut out if ENDOOM was On as it will keeps playing as long as the window still active during ENDOOM!

[Graf Zahl]

You should have made this a bug report instead of a side project. I never was aware that these messages are different and not from the original games. They should have been fixed in the core language file.

[Panzermann11]

Because of the new update 4.5.0, Strife's exit sound now won't get cut out if ENDOOM was On as it will keeps playing as long as the window still active during ENDOOM!

Yeah, I already stated that earlier.

[Panzermann11]

You should have made this a bug report instead of a side project. I never was aware that these messages are different and not from the original games. They should have been fixed in the core language file.

And I'm surprised aswell. Seems it's another of those long time oversights where they weren't fixed until many, many years later like that second blood decal.
Also, thanks for reminding me. Of course, this mod is a good way to wait until the problem's fixed.

[Panzermann11]

Update 3:
Added a unique replacement obituary for the SS soldiers when playing on the Unity IWAD, since Nazi-related imagery are censored in that version.
"The Regime" is taken from how the Nazis are referred to in the German version of Wolfenstein.

[Panzermann11]

I accidentally uploaded my configuration file instead of the proper PK3 file, should be fixed now. I also moved the download to Google Drive, since it apparently was too large for me to upload it directly.