[Fox]

Since TX is around, gotta ask: is it possible to make 8bit tiles automatically work like highres ones?

Here is an example of what I want...



To achieve this effect, currently it's necessary for me to set the same tile twice in the DEF:

tilefromtexture 5120 { file "tiles/skies/SKY01.png" }
texture 5120 { pal 0 { file "tiles/skies/SKY01.png" nocompress nodownsize } }

What I want is to replace it by something like this:

tilefromtexture 5120 { file "tiles/skies/SKY01.png" highres nocompress nodownsize }

Which would have essentially work exactly like the above.

And on top of that, I would also like to have sort of a command like "highrestilerange <tile1> <tile2>" so I could force the tiles in GRP to work like Highres tiles as above. Currently I am forced to have a copy of every single tile in the GRP as a picture and a def file with every single one listed...

[TerminX]

I might be okay with altering the behavior of the general "texture" keyword to automatically do the tilefromtexture processing if the tile is missing from the .art, but that's it. As for your second request, it doesn't even make sense.

[Mblackwell]

Does he maybe mean he want some kind of self-referential system for when the art isn't external, but is already in the art file?

[Micky C]

It it possible yet to have a map, some music, and a cfg file with the commands r_shadescale 1.0 & r_pr_lighting 0 load automatically from a zip file when chosen in the user maps section?

[fgsfds]

What about adding windowed borderless mode? If you know what that means.

[TerminX]

I know what it means, but what's the point?

[Mark]

Maybe he plays in a windowed mode and his surrounding desktop is bright and annoying ?

[TerminX]

Er, no. The desktop would just be even more bright and annoying in that case, since "borderless" means no window borders obscuring it.

[fgsfds]

The benefits of this is that you can play \ making maps in fullscreen but with all the advantages of windowed mode. For example instant alt-tab, holding game window behind the other windows (useful in some cases) etc.

[Mblackwell]

I don't get it. Borderless windowed mode isn't fullscreen... it's windowed but with no borders/window decorations. If you want to access multiple apps use Windowed mode and then press ~ to bring up the console (or whatever key you have it bound to) and it will uncapture the mouse.

[TerminX]

I think he means he wants to run in a borderless window that's the same res as his desktop. It's still kind of an odd request though.

[Plagman]

It's also called windowed fullscreen mode in some games; it's a very Windows-specific thing, though. The point is to get a fullscreen-looking window, but no modeswitch or resource managemement on alt-tab, making it instant.

[Fox]

But it's understandable. I myself don't trust using fullscreen mode for games.

[Master Fibbles]

Micky C, on 23 June 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

It it possible yet to have a map, some music, and a cfg file with the commands r_shadescale 1.0 & r_pr_lighting 0 load automatically from a zip file when chosen in the user maps section?

This question seems to have been lost. Is there an internal system in EDuke32 for loading map specific files with maps automatically? There was an app (Play Duke, I believe) that would do this among other things.

It would be cool to have this since it would save some hassle in loading levels with, for example, unique art files or music.

[The Commander]

If music files have the same name as the map then they will autoplay with the map and do not need to be defined;
Example, MYMAP.MAP will play music with the name MYMAP.mid or MYMAP.ogg

[Micky C]

What about the console commands that I mentioned? It would also be neater if everything was in a single zip.

[Jblade]

Quote

Unassigned status numbers are reserved for future EDuke32 features. Please ask the developers to allocate an official user statnum range for CON-side features, should this be desired.

Would you guys be able to add a new STATNUM? It's for a waypoint system I want to code; using the headspritestat command and stuff seems like the best way to go about it and having a new statnum that I know nothing else will be using would be very useful.

EDIT: also just an FYI, the front page of the wiki has some text added by a bot about Casinos. I can't edit it out since the front page is locked. I know it's a pain but you guys might want to disable auto-registrations or something since there's a shitload of bots joining every day.

[Mblackwell]

You can use any statnum you want. It's just that some are reserved. Just pick anything between (but not including) 14 and 1024.

[Jblade]

Mblackwell, on 26 June 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

You can use any statnum you want. It's just that some are reserved. Just pick anything between (but not including) 14 and 1024.

Oh heh heh, that's good to know. I thought it just flat out wouldn't work. thanks.

[Helixhorned]

Mblackwell, on 26 June 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

You can use any statnum you want. It's just that some are reserved. Just pick anything between (but not including) 14 and 1024.

This is true, but let's split the range into reserved and user, because we might add some new ones too, like the recent STAT_LIGHT. How about giving you statnums starting from the end of the range, say 1000-1023 for a start?

edit: well how many is rather irrelevant practically speaking, my point is that CON statnums should be used up from the end.

[TerminX]

James, on 25 June 2012 - 11:58 PM, said:

EDIT: also just an FYI, the front page of the wiki has some text added by a bot about Casinos. I can't edit it out since the front page is locked. I know it's a pain but you guys might want to disable auto-registrations or something since there's a shitload of bots joining every day.

Nah, I needed some cash and got paid for that. LOL.

[Mblackwell]

Mblackwell, on 17 June 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

I PMed Hendricks about this forever ago but it was never resolved:

Revision 2726 broke the ability to not use any grp at all (and may break the ability to use an entirely new grp file although that I have no way of testing that). This means most of my projects can't use anything past r2725.

This is still an issue for me with the latest revision. Using Ubuntu 12.04 with no duke3d.grp all .dat files and .art files present, and user_profiles_disabled. At this point I'd be happy if someone just reverted the check until it could be figured out what's wrong/how to make it work correctly. I believe TX already took a glance at the code and wasn't really sure what would cause it. I'd like to be able to move forward.

EDuke32 2.0.0devel rXXXX
Compiled Jun 26 2012 16:01:33
Application parameters: -map city4a.map 
Using /home/jon/games/mods/camera/dd/misc/parkour/ for game data
Initializing SDL system interface (compiled against SDL version 1.2.14, found version 1.2.14)
Using "x11" video driver
Searching for game data...
Found no recognized game data!
Warning: could not find main data file "DUKE3D.GRP"!
Duke Nukem 3D game data was not found.  A valid copy of "DUKE3D.GRP" or other compatible data is needed to run EDuke32.
You can find "DUKE3D.GRP" in the 'DN3DINST' or 'ATOMINST' directory on your Duke Nukem 3D installation CD-ROM.

EDuke32 will now close.

[Hendricks266]

Mblackwell, on 17 June 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

I PMed Hendricks about this forever ago but it was never resolved:

Revision 2726 broke the ability to not use any grp at all (and may break the ability to use an entirely new grp file although that I have no way of testing that). This means most of my projects can't use anything past r2725.

I apologize for the error and my untimely absence and I will look at this ASAP.

empy, on 24 June 2012 - 02:40 AM, said:

What about adding windowed borderless mode?

It sounds simple enough in theory, just setting a windowed resolution to the current desktop size and repositioning the window just right. Could someone point me in the right direction of an open source app that has this feature to see non-hackish implementations?

Micky C, on 23 June 2012 - 05:08 PM, said:

It it possible yet to have a map, some music, and a cfg file with the commands r_shadescale 1.0 & r_pr_lighting 0 load automatically from a zip file when chosen in the user maps section?

As already pointed out, map.map + map.ogg/map.mid currently exists. Adding support for a .cfg file that runs console commands on map load sounds simple and workable but specifics would have to be worked out, such as the potential reservation of the ".cfg" extension. Finally, having .zip files show up in user map warrants independent discussion.

[Mblackwell]

Maybe something like .prp, or .mcx (or something less generic than .cfg).

[Helixhorned]

Hendricks266, on 26 June 2012 - 03:54 PM, said:

As already pointed out, map.map + map.ogg/map.mid currently exists. Adding support for a .cfg file that runs console commands on map load sounds simple and workable but specifics would have to be worked out, such as the potential reservation of the ".cfg" extension. Finally, having .zip files show up in user map warrants independent discussion.

Indeed, and such a thing is planned in the long term.

Mblackwell, on 26 June 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

Maybe something like .prp, or .mcx (or something less generic than .cfg).

Gee, these sound like designer drugs or something . High Treason suggested .edz once, and I'm happy with that because it has both EDuke and ZIP in there.

[Helixhorned]

Hendricks266, on 26 June 2012 - 03:54 PM, said:

It sounds simple enough in theory, just setting a windowed resolution to the current desktop size and repositioning the window just right. Could someone point me in the right direction of an open source app that has this feature to see non-hackish implementations?

Maybe VLC has such a thing?

[Hendricks266]

Mblackwell, your problem should be fixed as of r2789.

[Mblackwell]

Just for public record: Everything seems to work now.

[Micky C]

Helixhorned, on 27 June 2012 - 04:56 AM, said:

Indeed, and such a thing is planned in the long term.

Damn, no chance of anything happening in two weeks then? Or how would we work around that in the mean time? Will something with a .bat file do it?

[Hendricks266]

Micky C, on 27 June 2012 - 01:35 PM, said:

Will something with a .bat file do it?

If you can ninja rename autoexec.cfg, yes.