Why don't my crouch sprites work?

[PaganRaven]

I set the crouch sprite in decorate to Player.CrouchSprite "SINC" and added the sprites to match it, but when I crouch it still just shrinks the Y-axis

[ChronoSeth]

Post your code.

[PaganRaven]

I pretty much told you the code with that one line, but if you want the whole player class, here it is:

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ACTOR AdultFemaleAkhetPlayer : AkhetPlayer
{
   player.displayname Sine
   player.CrouchSprite "SINC"
   
   Player.WeaponSlot 1, FemaleAkhetFist
   Player.WeaponSlot 2, FemaleHekaFlamethrower, FemaleHekaRocket
   Player.WeaponSlot 3, FemaleHekaBeam, FemaleAirStrike, FemaleAquaShot
   Player.WeaponSlot 4, FemaleHeksplosion
   Player.WeaponSlot 5, BowofNit, HamsterRevolver, HamsterRevolverDual, ScarabLauncher, KittenCannon, MaceOfMarduk, WhipOfGeser, AxeOfChaac, BuzzBlaster, BuzzBlasterDual, BuzzBlasterSuper
   
   Player.StartItem "RaceAkhet"
   Player.StartItem "GenderFemale"
   Player.StartItem "GodStage1"
   Player.morphweapon "FemaleHekaRocket"
   Player.StartItem "FemaleHekaRocket"
   Player.StartItem "FemaleAkhetFist"
   Player.StartItem "FemaleHekaFlamethrower"
   Player.StartItem "GodAmmo", 256
   Player.StartItem "BlueAnkh", 1
   Player.StartItem "HerosLightSpell", 1
   Player.StartItem "SlowCurseSpell", 1
   Player.StartItem "StatusNormal", 1
   
   damagefactor "teotl", 2.56
   damagefactor "ether", 0.64

   -DONTMORPH
   
   States
	{
	Spawn:
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) > 0,"Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) < 0,"Fall")
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusChild",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusGiant",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusDead",1)
		SIN0 A 1
		Loop
	See:
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) > 0,"Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) < 0,"Fall")
		SIN0 B 4
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) > 0,"Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) < 0,"Fall")
		SIN0 C 4
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) > 0,"Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) < 0,"Fall")
		SIN0 D 4
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) > 0,"Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) < 0,"Fall")
		SIN0 E 4
		Loop
	Jump:
	    AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) < 0,"Fall")
		SIN0 H 1 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel > 0, "Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) == 0,"See")
		AAAA A 0 A_CustomMissile ("Walljumpcheck", 0, 0, 0, 2, 0)
		goto Spawn
	Fall:
	    AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) > 0,"Jump")
		SIN0 I 1 A_JumpIf(waterlevel == 3, "submerged")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(waterlevel > 0, "Jump")
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIf(ACS_ExecuteWithResult(358,0,0,0) == 0,"See")
		AAAA A 0 A_CustomMissile ("Walljumpcheck", 0, 0, 0, 2, 0)
		goto Spawn
	submerged:
		SIN0 L 8 A_JumpIf(waterlevel < 3, "Jump")
		SIN0 M 8 A_JumpIf(waterlevel < 3, "Jump")
		SIN0 N 8 A_JumpIf(waterlevel < 3, "Jump")
		SIN0 O 8 A_JumpIf(waterlevel < 3, "Jump")
		goto Spawn
	Missile:
		SIN0 F 12 
		Goto Spawn
	Melee:
		SIN0 G 6 BRIGHT
		Goto Missile
	restore:
		AAAA G 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,0,4)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusSleep",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusFrozen",1)
		AAAA G 0 ACS_EXECUTEALWAYS(345,0,0,0,0)
		goto Spawn
	Pain:
		AAAA G 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,0,4)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusSleep",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusFrozen",1)
		AAAA G 0 ACS_EXECUTEALWAYS(345,0,0,0,0)
		SIN0 P 4 A_Pain
		Goto Spawn
	Pain.stun:
		AAAA A 0 HealThing(1)
		SIN0 P 4 SetPlayerProperty(0,1,4)
		Goto Pain.stun2
	Pain.stun2:
		AAAA A 0 A_Jump(16,2)
		SIN0 P 4
		loop
		HON0 A 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,0,4)
		Goto restore
  	pain.sleep:
		AAAA A 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,1,4)
		AAAA A 0 A_GiveInventory("StatusSleep",1)
		AAAA A 0 ACS_EXECUTEALWAYS(343,0,0,0,0)
   		AAAA A 0 HealThing(1)
  	pain.sleep2:
   		AAAA A 0 A_Jump(8,5)
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIfInventory("StatusSleep",1,2)
		AAAA A 0
		goto restore
   		SIN0 J 12
   		SIN0 K 12
   		loop
   		SIN0 A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusSleep",1)
   		goto restore
  	pain.ice:
   		SIN0 P 4 A_Jump(4,"pain.freeze")
		AAAA K 0 A_JumpIfInventory("StatusFrozen",1,"pain.freeze")
   		goto restore
	pain.freeze:
		AAAA A 0 A_GiveInventory("StatusFrozen",1)
		AAAA A 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,1,4)
		AAAA A 0 ACS_EXECUTEALWAYS(344,0,128,192,255)
	pain.freeze2:
   		AAAA A 0 A_Jump(8,4)
		AAAA A 0 A_JumpIfInventory("StatusFrozen",1,2)
		AAAA A 0
		goto restore
   		SIN0 Q 16
   		loop
   		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusFrozen",1)
   		goto restore
	unfreeze:
   		AAAA A 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,0,4)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusFrozen",1)
		AAAA A 0 ACS_EXECUTEALWAYS(345,0,0,0,0)
   		goto restore
  	pain.petrify:
		AAAA A 0 SetPlayerProperty(0,1,4)
		AAAA A 0 HealThing(1)
  	pain.petrify2:
   		SIN0 R 16
   		loop
	pain.slow:
   		AAAA A 0 HealThing(1)
   		AAAA A 0 ACS_EXECUTEALWAYS(346,0,0,0,0)
   		goto see
	pain.p45:
   		AAAA A 0 HealThing(1)
   		AAAA A 0 A_GiveInventory("StatusP45",1)
   		goto see
	Death:
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusChild",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusSleep",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusFrozen",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusP45",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusGiant",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusMarble",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusTiny",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusGodmode",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusInvisible",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusStone",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusFast",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_TakeInventory("StatusSlow",1)
		AAAA A 0 A_GiveInventory("StatusDead",1)
		HON0 K 5 A_PlayerSkinCheck("AltSkinDeath")
   		HON0 K 5 A_PlayerScream
		DEAD A 3 A_NoBlocking
   		DEAD B 3
   		DEAD C 3
   		DEAD D 3
   		DEAD E 3
		PANS A 3
		PANS B 3
		PANS C 3
		PANS D 3
		PANS E -1
		Stop
	}
}

I can tell you the sprite names are spelled correctly, and I'm (pretty) sure I added a replacement for all the frames.

[PaganRaven]

I've been at this for a while, experimenting with the way doomguy's crouch sprites are set up and such. It definately has something to do with the way the standing sprites should align with the crouching sprites, but I haven't pinpointed the exact problem.

See, right now I only made the forward facing frames for the crouch, so the sprite names end with 0 instead of 1-8. I tried copying and pasting to add the other frames of rotation in. When I get doomguy's standing sprites to use that crouch sprite, it works, but when I try to use the standing sprites from the player class it's intended for, it just shrinks the Y-axis again. When I take out the 7 other frames of rotation and have the sprite names end with 0, doomguy shrinks his y-axis, too. Also, I started remaking sprites for my player class so I only have the front frames for it, which could be the problem and I may need to add the other rotations.

edit: doesn't work. s'pht! Why is this so hateful? It doesn't seem to work unless the playerclass is set up to rigidly have 4 frames of animation.

edit 2: Actually, no, the See state has to have it's animations defined on one line, like chase BCDE, instead of each frame split across multiple lines. Why is it like this? I also noticed it always makes one of the frame offsets go way down on the y-axis in one of the crouch frames, even though the offset isn't like that in the pk3.

[PaganRaven]

Okay guys, I figured it out.
In your player class (if you modified it), you have to BE SURE that ALL the frames in it's states have the same 4-letter name (i.e., using PLAYXX, all your frames must begin with PLAY). This is likely because it's the only way it knows how to translate it into the crouch sprite properly.

So if there's ever anybody who gets confused by this, I have put my findings here, and maybe I'll sign up to the wiki (if I haven't already. I think I have... some five odd years ago) and add this critical info to the crouching wiki page.

[o.O]

you need to use s_skin, the it will work, skins ignore decorate

[NeuralStunner]

One doesn't need to do any such thing.

[KPu3uC B Poccuu]

So if I want to use crouching sprites, all standing ones must be named in the same pattern? Well shit, that requires a lot of sprite renaming in my developing mod.

[Xaser]

Basically. This is unavoidable because of the way crouch sprites work, since there needs to be a crouched "copy" of every standard sprite since the player can crouch during any phase of animation. It's sorta like a built-in skin.

[KPu3uC B Poccuu]

But there the 29 letters limit for sprite name arise then. I definetely can't just rename all to one pattern because I haven't so much letters. Well, why ZDoom still limit sprite name length to 4 characters??? This is why I liked more Edge.

[Graf Zahl]

So if I want to use crouching sprites, all standing ones must be named in the same pattern? Well shit, that requires a lot of sprite renaming in my developing mod.

No, not all. Sprites that don't have a crouch equivalent can be named differently.
But since there can't be any crouch states for technical reasons there is no decent way to specify this and a global second set of sprites is the only option.