[NightFright]

TerminX, on 25 April 2013 - 09:56 AM, said:

It sounds like you have other code somewhere that's manipulating the values that ifp checks.

Anyway, check out r3708 guys. I just committed the first version of the change that allows user-made GRP files to be displayed in the selection list in the startup window. The commit message contains information on what to do to use the feature. Thoughts?

Ingenious, TX! Even *I* got it working (with Last Reaction groupfile), and since I am a technical n00b, your change has earned the stamp "fool proof"! ^^ Excellent new feature!

I wonder if this already allowed me e.g. to play DukeDC with the HRP, either in a separate (sub)directory or in the EDuke32 root dir.

[Skulldog]

NightFright, on 25 April 2013 - 11:52 AM, said:

Ingenious, TX! Even *I* got it working (with Last Reaction groupfile), and since I am a technical n00b, your change has earned the stamp "fool proof"! ^^ Excellent new feature!

I wonder if this already allowed me e.g. to play DukeDC with the HRP, either in a separate (sub)directory or in the EDuke32 root dir.

What would it be for Duke Zone 2?

grpinfo
{
name "Duke Zone 2"
scriptname "DZ-GAME.CON"
defname "DZ-DEFS.CON"
size 42
dependency DUKE15_CRC
flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
crc 44100411 854653276 2142638460
}

[NightFright]

Skulldog, on 25 April 2013 - 06:16 PM, said:

What would it be for Duke Zone 2?

grpinfo
{
name "Duke Zone 2"
scriptname "DZ-GAME.CON"
defname "DZ-DEFS.CON"
size 42
dependency DUKE15_CRC
flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
crc 44100411 854653276 2142638460
}

Actually, I think in "crc", it's enough to use the last number from grpfiles.cache, you don't need all three. And the first one should be what you need as "size". It might still work like that, anyway, guess you just have to try.

[Fox]

I am not sure if I am happy with the grpinfo stuff. From the looks of it I can't define a "Game" based on a zip file or directory, it's all about grp files.

[Skulldog]

What would it be for Duke Zone 2?

grpinfo
{
name "Duke Zone 2"
scriptname "DZ-GAME.CON"
defname "DZ-DEFS.CON"
size 36 24 36
dependency DUKE15_CRC
flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
crc 2142638460
}

[TerminX]

Fox, on 26 April 2013 - 12:06 AM, said:

I am not sure if I am happy with the grpinfo stuff. From the looks of it I can't define a "Game" based on a zip file or directory, it's all about grp files.

You could probably use a zip in place of a grp. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, though you would need to rename it to .grp since we obviously can't have EDuke32 running checksums on every random zip file that it might be able to find at startup.

[Hendricks266]

 TerminX, on 26 April 2013 - 08:03 AM, said:

though you would need to rename it to .grp since we obviously can't have EDuke32 running checksums on every random zip file that it might be able to find at startup.

Would you want to run checksums on pk3/pk4 files for shits?

[Rellik]

How about creating a new extension for packaged zipped mods? .grpz? .zgrp? ideas?

[NightFright]

Another thing I was wondering about: If you are running a custom addon (e.g. Last Reaction), is it normal that the autoload folder is ignored? I was trying to run Last Reaction with HRP (I know it doesn't make much sense since it uses custom art files, but anyway), and it seems it wouldn't use it.

In the grpinfo file, it's like this:

grpinfo
{
    name "Last Reaction & Water Bases"
    scriptname "lr&wb.con"
    defname ""
    size 21934989
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc 2034862439
}

*EDIT*
Got it working. You must put

defname "duke3d.def"

[Skulldog]

Duke Zone 2 not working!

grpinfo
{
name "Duke Zone 2"
scriptname "DUKE!ZON.CON"
defname "duke3d.def"
size 44100411
dependency DUKE15_CRC
flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
crc 2142638460
}

Eduke32 just hangs at:Searching for game data...


Got it to work by renaming DUKE!ZON.GRP to DUKEZON.GRP. Does not like the !.

Game: Only list 5 group titles.

[NightFright]

DaikariN also hangs during startup (r3712/3713):

grpinfo
{
    name "DaikariN"
    scriptname "dargame.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 6580609
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc 368173115
}

Same with "lostduke.grp" (The Lost Duke Episodes 2.0).

*EDIT April 29*
"Lost Duke Episodes" work if you change included map file "C&C.map" to "CC.map". Strangely enough, CON file names seem to be unaffected since "lr&wb.con" works for "Last Reaction". I couldn't figure out yet what's wrong with DaikariN, there are no special chars in the included maps.

[Jblade]

Any possibility of a 'stopmusic' command, that fades the music out? Or access to the music volume directly?

[Fox]

 NightFright, on 28 April 2013 - 06:22 AM, said:

"Lost Duke Episodes" work if you change included map file "C&C.map" to "CC.map". Strangely enough, CON file names seem to be unaffected since "lr&wb.con" works for "Last Reaction".

That's because lr&wb is loaded by the executable, while a map is called from the CON.

[Hendricks266]

 James, on 30 April 2013 - 01:30 PM, said:

Any possibility of a 'stopmusic' command, that fades the music out? Or access to the music volume directly?

I'd like to add better music control at some point. For now, either use a blank ogg or try funky stuff like setting ud.volume_number to -1 and starttrack 4.

[Jblade]

 Hendricks266, on 30 April 2013 - 08:58 PM, said:

I'd like to add better music control at some point. For now, either use a blank ogg or try funky stuff like setting ud.volume_number to -1 and starttrack 4.

Well I was more thinking of a way to fade the music out, I already do use a blank ogg to stop the music Even just control over the player's music volume setting would be a way around this.

[Fox]

 Hendricks266, on 30 April 2013 - 08:58 PM, said:

I'd like to add better music control at some point. For now, either use a blank ogg or try funky stuff like setting ud.volume_number to -1 and starttrack 4.

By the way, is it possible to add SoundToggle, FXVolume, MusicToggle and MusicVolume to the avaiable userdef structures?

[Hendricks266]

I don't see why not.

[Helixhorned]

 Fox, on 01 May 2013 - 07:40 AM, said:

By the way, is it possible to add SoundToggle, FXVolume, MusicToggle and MusicVolume to the avaiable userdef structures?

Well.. these are more user preferences than game state IMO, so I tend to be more conservative as far as exposing them is concerned. Preferably, we'd have "functions"/"commands"/whatever that wrap these so that they're (at least) restored after a certain point, maybe at game end? Or we should have another set of volume/toggle variables specifically meaning "free for the user".

[Fox]

I only want to read these values.

 Hendricks266, on 30 April 2013 - 08:58 PM, said:

I'd like to add better music control at some point. For now, either use a blank ogg or try funky stuff like setting ud.volume_number to -1 and starttrack 4.

That doesn't work, it simply returns an invalid level error, so you are forced to define a blank file for an unusued episode...

We do need a new command that can stop a track, or play the title/briefing/loading music.

[Hendricks266]

More music customization will come at the same time I add the currently playing music to savegames, which will come eventually! I promise.

[TerminX]

Will someone upload a grp and corresponding grpinfo file somewhere that I can use to debug the problems that have been reported with the grp list extension feature? I know a couple of them have been posted in this thread but I'm a bit strapped for time right now and am more interested in just fixing the problem than I am in wasting time trying to reproduce it. Thanks!

[NightFright]

Here's a test pack for DaikariN (1.7 MB). EDuke32 hangs already before the groupfile selection menu.

As mentioned before, lostduke.grp seems to have a problem with c&c.map for some reason, but I can't find what's wrong here.

[Jblade]

BTW just saw helix that you changed ANGRANGE and ZRANGE to accept any value, much appreciated

[Danukem]

 James, on 01 May 2013 - 10:37 AM, said:

BTW just saw helix that you changed ANGRANGE and ZRANGE to accept any value, much appreciated

Oh wow, that's a big deal. Now we can have +X% accuracy bonuses on hitscan weapons

Thanks, Helix!

EDIT: Is there now a way to prevent the pistol from auto-hitting any enemy under the crosshair?

[TerminX]

I fixed the grpinfo problem I think. Sorry about that, guys!

[NightFright]

TerminX, on 01 May 2013 - 10:59 AM, said:

I fixed the grpinfo problem I think. Sorry about that, guys!

Confirmed, works for me now (r3723). Thumbs up!

[Dr. Kylstein]

 Trooper Dan, on 01 May 2013 - 10:54 AM, said:

Oh wow, that's a big deal. Now we can have +X% accuracy bonuses on hitscan weapons

Thanks, Helix!

EDIT: Is there now a way to prevent the pistol from auto-hitting any enemy under the crosshair?

Is my CON solution not what you're looking for?

[Skulldog]

 TerminX, on 01 May 2013 - 10:59 AM, said:

I fixed the grpinfo problem I think. Sorry about that, guys!

Still can't add more than 5 GRP's. in the listbox.

[TerminX]

Screenshot? Maybe you're getting hit by the issue where we're not really compliant with Windows running at a higher than normal DPI and the scrollbar on the listbox is just being cut off.

[NightFright]

It shouldn't matter how many groups you have added. For example, my config runs fine like this:

Spoiler

grpinfo
{
    name "DaikariN"
    scriptname "dargame.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 6731821
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc 1216200935
}

grpinfo
{
    name "Last Reaction & Water Bases"
    scriptname "lr&wb.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 21934996
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc 1562092044
}

grpinfo
{
    name "Metropolitan Mayhem"
    scriptname "metromay.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 2202384
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc -1803161898
}

grpinfo
{
    name "MSSP Episode"
    scriptname "msgame3.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 3604719
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc -1961640729
}

grpinfo
{
    name "New York Rebellion & Orbital Oblivion"
    scriptname "fm2xuser.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 6682730
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc -527950080
}

grpinfo
{
    name "Roch Series"
    scriptname "rochuser.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 3485506
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc 429439540
}

grpinfo
{
    name "The Final Confrontation"
    scriptname "tfcu.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 3096112
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc -475409833
}

grpinfo
{
    name "WGSpace Episode"
    scriptname "wguser.con"
    defname "duke3d.def"
    size 5550580
    dependency DUKE15_CRC
    flags GAMEFLAG_ADDON
    crc 1949330144
}

As you can see, I have currently added 8 groupfiles. My guess is that at least one of the files you use might be corrupt or still doesn't work with EDuke32 for some reason.
(BTW don't be surprised if some of the CRC values don't match the files you can download since I have edited some of them, mostly to include required con files to provide "all-in-one" solutions.)