What's new in TDM 1.01

This article is a work-in-progress and can change before the final release. There are no promises here. Features may be postponed or removed even if they appear on this list, and regressions may re-introduce bugs after they've been fixed internally.

Bugs fixed

• #2119: Player's run footfall sounds are played while shouldering a body
• #2117: frob_peer hilite does not sync.
• #1921: HUD Font reverts to Doom 3 font after fresh gamesave load.
• #2067: Fixed bug when using shop_skip 1 in FMs.
• #1970: Chests went non-solid when frobbed
• #2072: The player could shoulder rats
• #2083: Small items like candles, candle holders, rocks etc floated on water instead of sinking
• #2075: AI were alerted when they took falling damage
• Fixed savegames getting to huge sizes, leading to out-of-memory or crashes
• Fixed a few crashes and memory errors
• Fixed: Crash with ATI cards when viewing certain models (like the marble column)
• Fixed: Location settings did not work with "fast" ambient method
• #2007: Fixed: Location settings did igore the "music volume" slider (work in progress)
• #2093: Fireplace_arch was missing its texture
• Melee controls now more responsive
• Fixed blackjack bug where player could hit low ceilings
• #1968 Blackjack no longer makes metallic clang when hitting world
• Fixed bug where some close-range melee attacks neglected armor
• Fixed bug that made shouldered bodies undroppable
• #2072: Rats (and other small animals) could be shouldered
• #1990: No SOUND on TDM after installing a mission, added CVAR (tdm_fm_restart_delay) to issue a delay request to tdmlauncher.
• #1963: Double doors sometimes highlight at a distance.
• #1976: Shop items get duplicated on "Restart" after dying

• Minor fixes to models and textures (eg, inverted normals)
• Added a bunch of missing editor images for models (STiFU).

Features added

• A lot new skins for: dirty fireplaces, unlit lamps etc.
• New script events for: get/setDroppable, isEntityHidden, Melee etc.
• Support for "skin_unlit" and "skin_lit" on light entities
• New "unbindOnAlertIndex" spawnarg on attached entities, to make AI drop them when alerted
• Crouch indicator: Lightgem "wings" squash down slightly when crouch mode is on (helpful when climbing)
• AI have a combat skill level now: novice, trained, skilled
• added Difficulty Slider for combat in menu
• AI can be set to drop attached objects on alert
• greater flexibility added to absence markers
• #2012: GC's movetype-specific metal footstep sounds are in-game
• #2015: Added console commands to control logging to darkmod.log
• #2002: FM Installer Code checks required version of Mission to be installed, information can be added to darkmod.txt in the FM package.

AI added

• added two zombie types with various skins, as well as "sleeping" behaviour
• added spiders and spider children
• added new elite guard character
• added elite guard helmet (immune to KOs)
• added skeleton AI

Entities added

• A lot of new combo entities have been added:
  • fireplaces,
  • static torches,
  • statues with torch in hand,
  • campfires, bucket and bonfires,
  • electric streetlights,
  • wall-mounted lamps and torches,
  • geodes with pulsating light,
  • bottles+candle,
  • skulls+candle etc.
• new colored torch flames: blue, green, orange
• new fireflames: white and black smoking, smouldering ones, large and huge bonfires, bucketfire
• a few new model props (eg, saw, wall-light)
• climbable ragdoll chains
• Bug #2110 Loot paintings

Sounds

• changed AI footsteps to mono (so the direction of sound is accurate)
• reduced volume of player footsteps
• increased sound radius of doors

Added Dario D's ambient sound contributions.

• Ambient Shaders added
  • animal_crickets_birds01, animal_crickets04, animal_crickets05, animal_dog03, animal_frog03, animal_night_bird01, animal_owl04, animal_owl05, animal_owl06
  • machine_sparks01
  • music_harp01, music_harp02, music_bum_bum01, music_bum_bum02
  • weather_thunder04, weather_thunder05
• Environmental Sound Shaders added
  • drone01, drone02, drone03a, drone03b, drone05a, drone05b
  • hit01a, hit02b, hit03a, hit03b
  • hum01, hum01b, hum02, hum03, hum04, hum05_loop, hum05_loop_b, hum06_loop, hum06_loop_b, hum07_loop, hum07_loop_b, hum08

Textures

Added STiFU's, Renzatic's and Baddcog's textures, including the following shaders: STiFU:

• textures/darkmod/door/wood/board_brown_nails_hinge
• textures/darkmod/metal/detailed/threadplate_large_dirty
• textures/darkmod/roof/slate_cracked_large_greyblue
• textures/darkmod/roof/slate_cracked_large_greyblue_shiny
• textures/darkmod/stone/brick/tiling_1d/poolwall_large_dirty_weathered_greengrey
• textures/darkmod/stone/brick/tiling_1d/poolwall_large_dirty_weathered_greengrey_wet
• textures/darkmod/stone/cobblestones/cobblestones_large_uneven_darkgrey
• textures/darkmod/stone/cobblestones/cobblestones_large_uneven_darkgrey_wet
• textures/darkmod/stone/flat/tiles_ceramic_large_clean_even
• textures/darkmod/stone/flat/tiles_ceramic_large_clean_rough
• textures/darkmod/stone/flat/tiles_ceramic_large_ornate_old_blue
• textures/darkmod/stone/flat/tiles_large_dirty_cracked
• textures/darkmod/stone/flat/tiles_large_dirty_cracked_greasy
• textures/darkmod/stone/natural/rock_large_rough_grey
• textures/darkmod/stone/natural/rock_large_rough_grey_greasy
• textures/darkmod/stone/natural/rock_large_cracked_holey_grey
• textures/darkmod/stone/natural/rock_large_cracked_holey_grey_greasy
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/trim_large_ornate_old_bright
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/trim_large_ornate_old_bright_greasy
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/trim_large_ornate_old_dark_bluered
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/trim_large_ornate_old_dark_bluered_greasy
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/trim_small_ornate_old
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/trim_small_ornate_old_greasy
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/polished_shiny_large_red
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/rough_wood_large_brown
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/rough_wood_large_brown_glossy
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/planks_wood_large_worn_rough_bright
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/planks_wood_large_worn_rough_bright_glossy
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/planks_wood_large_worn_rough_dark
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/planks_wood_large_worn_rough_dark_glossy
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/roof_framework_boards_large_old_brown
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/roof_framework_boards_large_old_green
• textures/darkmod/roof/shingles_blue
• textures/darkmod/roof/shingles_blue_shiny
• textures/darkmod/roof/shingles_red_shiny
• Improved: textures/darkmod/roof/shingles_red
• textures/darkmod/nature/bones/skull_panels_dirty
• textures/darkmod/nature/bones/bone_wall
• textures/darkmod/nature/bones/tiling_1d/trim_bones

Baddcog:

• textures/darkmod/roof/rooftiles_ceramic_blue
• textures/darkmod/roof/rooftiles_ceramic_brown
• textures/darkmod/roof/rooftiles_ceramic_red

Renzatic:

• textures/darkmod/plaster/tiling_1d/plaster_rot01
• textures/darkmod/nature/dirt/dirt_packed_grey
• textures/darkmod/stone/brick/bricks_ind_grey
• textures/darkmod/stone/brick/bricks_mossy01
• textures/darkmod/stone/brick/stone_rough_segmented
• textures/darkmod/stone/cobblestones/cobblestone_vert_grey
• textures/darkmod/stone/sculpted/tiling_1d/concrete_trim01
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/wood_rot_planks01
• textures/darkmod/wood/boards/wood_rot_planks02
• textures/darkmod/wood/panels/tiling_1d/wood_old_trim01
• textures/darkmod/wood/panels/tiling_1d/wood_rot_trim01

See also

• Download TDM