ZDoom

We've got a monster resource wad, a boss resource wad is in production, and there are talks about creating a weapons resource wad once .64 is out. But what about decorations?

Originally I was going to create a site like the beastiary, but lack of time and interest led to a quick death for that idea. A wad would be a lot simpler though, but ideally I'd prefer someone else to be in charge as I still don't really have the time to do it myself.

I do, however, have tonnes of already created decorations which I could donate to such a project. Off the top of my head these include:

- Blood, lava slime and water barrels (which either leak or explode when shot, as appropriate to their contents).
- Toppled barrels, both empty and with various liquids leaked out.
- Three varieties of flames, in various different colours.
- Drips for each of the different types of liquid.
- Recoloured tech lamps, torches, flaming barrel, etc.
- Bubbles.
- Steam & smoke.
- Underwater plants.

I know Enjay has made a lot of decorations too, including various corpses.

So, how about it?

Sure, great idea! I could DECORATE some items from the Alpha Dooms ( I already did the Unholy Bible, and it works nice). I could do some more if anyone wants to make suggestions.

Just some questions:
1. Do you have rotations for the toppled barrels? If not, they'll look awfully bad.
2. Can your drips be used for water jets and the like? I made something like that, and it's cool. I also did smoke.
3. What else do you need for a good DECORATE pack? 'Cause I'll make it.

I really like the idea and well, you can find a thread from me that is supposed to to exactly the same but unfortunately, no one was interested at this time. And unfortunately I don't find the thread anymore but some useful things have already been there (recolored torches and stuff!)

Yeah, I'd like to see this work. Try pulling stuff from everywhere. From custom made sprites to sprites from other games. Trees, statues, tech, decorations to match all themes. Sprites from Heretic, Strife and HeXen would be a good idea and anymore we can get our mitts on. Bring them on.
Oh and maybe some Blood stuffage if possible. I've been palying it to death since I got it to work on XP. Here:http://www.deathmask.net/buildxp/

I'm not that familiar with the old DECORATE format but still...

You can make decorations as easily with the new format. In fact, you can do much more with it.

Anyway, now that the monster WAD is out of the way I have the time to do this so if you have good decorations feel free to send them to me. As soon as the first 100 are complete I can release a version.

I'm going to look through some WADs myself to see if I can find something I am allowed to use in such a project.

NiGHTMARE wrote:I know Enjay has made a lot of decorations too, including various corpses.

Well, I think "a lot" is pushing it a bit. I did a few columns and a few other bits and pieces (which I sent you when you mentioned the possibility of a decoration secion for the beastiary) and I think I added a few Strife style people in tanks (an upside down woman and a baby - using strife and duke sprites) in Marine Assault.

Of course, anyone who wants is more than welcome to add them to a resource WAD. I've probably got the originals that I sent to NiGHTMARE somewhere, but I'm not sure where ATM.

Hang on....

Yup, just found 'em. Nuthin' fancy.

http://www.btinternet.com/~Enjay001/DL/Decor1.zip

http://www.btinternet.com/~Enjay001/DL/Decor2.zip

Yes, that's a good start. Anything more? As soon as there are enough I'll put together a first WAD but I'd like to have some more original stuff first.

I've got a nice little satellite dish (okay okay i ripped it from duke3d, so I guess if you want to get this at /idgames, say no about the satellite dish). Just ask and I'll email it to you.

Pardon me, but isn't that like, ILLEGAL?!?!?!.

As long as he gives credit.

I suppose I will look at enjays then maybe make something of my own.

Heh, a decorate decorate resource wad!

So if he gives credit to 3D Realms and then uses anything and everything from Duke Nukem 3D it would be OK? Sounds too good to be true.

People rip all the time from those games, and sometimes don't even give credit. Its fully legal too. Stop making such a big deal over it, if 3DRealms complains it can be removed.

I'm not really making a big deal out of it. Anyways I thought it already WAS a big deal. Companies are known to be bitchy about that sort of thing. Otherwise I would've stolen tons of resources from different games eons ago and merged 'em into a super-WAD (a super-CRAP-wad that is!).

Some companies do care about their resources being used in other games (ID Software for one), while others (including 3D Realms and Raven) aren't really that bothered by it.

Anyway, I'll send Graf the stuff I've done this evening.