BFG 2704 Decorate Support

[TIHan]

In older versions of Doom, the BFG was a "billion fireball gun": each shot released 40 small green and red fireballs which could bounce off ceilings and floors. It was called the BFG 2704.

The closest thing you can do to re-create the weapon is in Dehacked, however it will bounce only off floors and walls and not ceilings. It is only supposed to bounce off floors and ceilings only. Since dehacked is scratched to any more updates, new decorate flags would be nice in order to pull this weapon off.

It has already been requested, but I strongly suggest that these flags be implemented.

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+FLOORBOUNCE
+WALLBOUNCE
+CEILINGBOUNCE

The reason why I request this weapon to be able to fully be re-created almost perfectly is because technology that is already in ZDoom(2007-2008) should be able to create a weapon that was used in a press release 1992 original Doom game. Another reason is because it was a old weapon from the beta and beta weapons always sound cool and everyone wants to try them out in the latest game.

[Da Spadger]

Yes please! Those flags are all I need to make my 2704 perfect.

[Amuscaria]

Why not just make it using Decorate instead of the Outdated Dehacked? O_o Then you can just put +HEXENBOUNCE and it would bouce off of walls, floors, and ceilings. o_o

[Enjay]

I find the obsession with recreating the BFG2704 perfectly quite amusing. It was never officially part of Doom and (IMO) was dropped for good reasons. Yet there seems to be a feeling from a few people that it must be supported by ports. Sure, it's an interesting diversion but there was a lot of other development garbage from the early Doom versions and there doesn't seem to be the same obsession with recreating them absolutely, exactly, perfectly.

Meh, whatever, I don't really care about it one way or the other.

[MG_Man]

Irregardless, having separate bounce areas would be useful.

[Da Spadger]

Why not just make it using Decorate instead of the Outdated Dehacked? O_o Then you can just put +HEXENBOUNCE and it would bouce off of walls, floors, and ceilings. o_o

Because then you're stuck with having a projectile bouncing on all surfaces instead of only those surfaces you want them to bounce on.

And +HERETICBOUNCE is pretty much useless since the projectiles still die when they bounce.

[Project Shadowcat]

Irregardless, having separate bounce areas would be useful.

Agreed. Other mods that don't have that idea of the BFG 2704 could use things like +FLOORBOUNCE to get projectiles under very low areas or some such -- or +CEILINGBOUNCE by itself to lend a rock a hand. Just throwing out my two cents.

[Enjay]

I agree that more flexible bouncing options would be good. I have found them limiting in the past.

Why is it called a 2704 anyway?

[Matt]

I agree that more flexible bouncing options would be good

...I swear, this forum's wordfilter has ruined that word for me

[Gez]

Why is it called a 2704 anyway?

You'd have to ask the guys who worked at id at the time.

[Sodaholic]

Why is it called a 2704 anyway?

You'd have to ask the guys who worked at id at the time.

BFG 2704 (red). Horrible hallway-scouring weapon. Damages user a bit. Awful
recoil. BFG stands for "Big Fucking Gun." Safest use: back to wall, distant target.

[Siggi]

And how does that explain the 2704?

[HotWax]

And how does that explain the 2704?

Perhaps originally the Doom story was planned to take place in or around the year 2704?

[Enjay]

Perhaps originally the Doom story was planned to take place in or around the year 2704?

That's my best guess for the name. And presumably 9000 simply because they thought it sounded cool rather than the year 9000?

[Project Shadowcat]

Perhaps originally the Doom story was planned to take place in or around the year 2704?

That's my best guess for the name. And presumably 9000 simply because they thought it sounded cool rather than the year 9000?

Around the same idea as before the millennium, when you saw all of those goddamn products with "2000" at the end of its name, right?