M_DOOM Isn't Displaying

[Zevalt]

Hello!

I'm working on an original game project, and I can't seem to get it to display the M_DOOM image. I started with Nash Muhandes' blank IPK3 file, which had a blank M_DOOM image and merely displayed text in place of it. I've added an M_DOOM image, but I can't seem to figure out how to make the game actually use it, and every time I try to search for an answer I merely get "replace the M_DOOM image with the one you want."

Could anyone shed some light on this for me?

[Enjay]

Obvious things to check:
Is your file correctly named? (Probably, but always worth a check.)
Is it in a supported format? (Doom format, PNG, etc.)
Is it in the Graphics folder of your IPK3?

If none of the above fix it, maybe upload your file somewhere for people to check.

Also, I moved this to a more suitable place.

[Zevalt]

Obvious things to check:
Is your file correctly named? (Probably, but always worth a check.)
Is it in a supported format? (Doom format, PNG, etc.)
Is it in the Graphics folder of your IPK3?

If none of the above fix it, maybe upload your file somewhere for people to check.

Also, I moved this to a more suitable place.

Apologies for the wrong placement! I thought maybe scripting because I thought it might be an issue that something wasn’t telling the program to use the image - like if there was a specific line in a specific file I was missing.

I have it named M_DOOM, it’s a PNG, and it’s in the graphics folder. Just for a test, I copied over the M_DOOM lump straight from the DOOM iwad, and that isn’t displaying either. So I don’t -thiiiink- it’s the file itself.

[Enjay]

I notice that the template includes a MENUDEF lump. That doesn't seem to mention a graphics header for the menu at all, so maybe it is a scripting issue after all. i.e. it defines menus, but makes no mention of M_Doom or any other graphic header that I can see, so it simply doesn't get used.

The default Doom menudef has this:

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LISTMENU "MainMenu"
{
	IfGame(Doom, Chex)
	{
		LineSpacing 16	// This must account for some single-graphic replacements, so it cannot be widened
		StaticPatch 94, 2, "M_DOOM"
		Position 97, 72
		IfOption(ReadThis)
		{
			Position 97, 64
		}

So, you probably need to add something like that to your own menudef.

If that's the case, me moving your thread was an error and I'll put it back where you correctly put it in the first place.

[Zevalt]

I notice that the template includes a MENUDEF lump. That doesn't seem to mention a graphics header for the menu at all, so maybe it is a scripting issue after all. i.e. it defines menus, but makes no mention of M_Doom or any other graphic header that I can see, so it simply doesn't get used.

The default Doom menudef has this:

Code: Select all

LISTMENU "MainMenu"
{
	IfGame(Doom, Chex)
	{
		LineSpacing 16	// This must account for some single-graphic replacements, so it cannot be widened
		StaticPatch 94, 2, "M_DOOM"
		Position 97, 72
		IfOption(ReadThis)
		{
			Position 97, 64
		}

So, you probably need to add something like that to your own menudef.

If that's the case, me moving your thread was an error and I'll put it back where you correctly put it in the first place.

You’re an icon, that worked perfectly! That must have been just what I needed, the ‘StaticPatch’ line.

I’m honestly kind of stoked I was right about the scripting part too. I’m still very much a novice, so I see this as good step in my education!

[Enjay]

Cool. Glad it worked.

And thread returned to the scripting forum.