I've been dipping my toes into using .pk3 and folders for my new mapset, in part to properly compartmentalize custom monsters.
The unpacked code can be found on my github repo, here.
I have been building for GZDoom 4.4.x
OK, so I have successfully added a couple of R667 monsters, one of which has brightmaps defined. Following various howtos, and analysing existing .pk3 maps (ar luminae, Dawn of Reality) I have the basics almost working - sprite frames, sounds and brightmaps etc separated into paths, root DECORATE referencing sprite DECORATE files and my first map in the correct folder:
So the root DECORATE file just imports the specific monster DECORATE files, MAPINFO is - well - a mapinfo, SNDINFO combines both sprite sound defs and the various file types from each custom monster def are separated as per the above file system plan. I also removed all the cruft (credits, start/end marker lumps etc.) so there are no startup errors or warnings.
The map plays just fine, as do the sprites and their corresponding sounds. It will play correctly loading the root folder and as a compressed .pk3 (via Slade3) file.
The issue is that I don't get any beam zombie brightmaps being applied when I play the map. The map 'Ar luminae' uses this same custom monster, and the brightmaps seem to work fine for that map, and as far as I can see, I have applied the GLDEFS correctly.
A couple of things may be going on:
- I altered the paths in the GLDEFS file, but I found a couple of references that talked about differences between referencing lumpnames vs actual image file names - but they were discussing .wad files not .pk3 files.
- I also read something about extensions being ignored and I followed the pattern in 'Ar luminae' of using the sprite name as the extension. I am not certain though that the GLDEFS.BeamZombie file is being read at all...
Like I said, it all works beautifully, except the brightmaps...
I'd appreciate advice or suggestions on what I am doing wrong here.
I've been dipping my toes into using .pk3 and folders for my new mapset, in part to properly compartmentalize custom monsters.
The unpacked code can be found on my github repo, here.
I have been building for GZDoom 4.4.x
OK, so I have successfully added a couple of R667 monsters, one of which has brightmaps defined. Following various howtos, and analysing existing .pk3 maps (ar luminae, Dawn of Reality) I have the basics almost working - sprite frames, sounds and brightmaps etc separated into paths, root DECORATE referencing sprite DECORATE files and my first map in the correct folder:
/ Actors/ BeamZombie/ DECORATE CyberImp/ DECORATE Brightmaps/ BeamZombie/ [brightmap images] Maps/ e1m1.wad Sounds/ BeamZombie/ [sound files] CyberImp/ [sound files] Sprites/ BeamZombie/ [sprite frame images] CyberImp/ [sprite frame images] DECORATE GLDEFS.BeamZombie MAPINFO SNDINFOSo the root DECORATE file just imports the specific monster DECORATE files, MAPINFO is - well - a mapinfo, SNDINFO combines both sprite sound defs and the various file types from each custom monster def are separated as per the above file system plan. I also removed all the cruft (credits, start/end marker lumps etc.) so there are no startup errors or warnings.
The map plays just fine, as do the sprites and their corresponding sounds. It will play correctly loading the root folder and as a compressed .pk3 (via Slade3) file.
The issue is that I don't get any beam zombie brightmaps being applied when I play the map. The map 'Ar luminae' uses this same custom monster, and the brightmaps seem to work fine for that map, and as far as I can see, I have applied the GLDEFS correctly.
A couple of things may be going on:
- I altered the paths in the GLDEFS file, but I found a couple of references that talked about differences between referencing lumpnames vs actual image file names - but they were discussing .wad files not .pk3 files.
- I also read something about extensions being ignored and I followed the pattern in 'Ar luminae' of using the sprite name as the extension. I am not certain though that the GLDEFS.BeamZombie file is being read at all...
Like I said, it all works beautifully, except the brightmaps...
I'd appreciate advice or suggestions on what I am doing wrong here.
Thanks, Doom gurus!
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