[CLOSED] Doom RPG Bull Demon

Information:
Name: Doom RPG Bull Demon
Difficulty: Easy
Connections: None
Summon: BullDemon
Distance: Charge
Type: Demon
Brightmaps: Yes
Added States: None
ACS: No

Credits:
Submitted: SpacemanStrife
Decorate: SpacemanStrife
GLDefs: Sandypaper (Brightmaps)
Sounds: Id Software
Sprites: Id Software (Gib sprites from Shades of Doom)
Sprite Edit: Recolored by SpacemanStrife
Idea Base: Doom RPG based monster recreations such as DBJ87's Ghoul

Description:
Based on the weakest Demon class from Doom RPG. It has slightly less health than the standard Demon, but it makes up for it with the ability to sprint and lunge short distances.

Sprite:


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That's pretty funny...I have a very similar version of the Bull Demon that's been sitting on my hard drive for years. Sorta like DBJ87 and his Ghoul, in fact, being very close to my original unreleased version.

Here's download to my Bull Demon:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u04upjcsje36g82/bulldemon.wad?dl=0
This one uses multiple charge attacks instead of single lunges, but is very similar otherwise.

Anyways, I'm not saying that you should or should not borrow any aspects of this version for yours, although you're welcome to if you like. I can refine any part of this creature's behavior you might want to borrow. Disclaimer: I will say that it would probably be best for another contributor to go through the process of approval, since my opinion might technically be compromised.

Thanks! And your bull demon is fun to fight as well. I do really like that Lost Soul-based charge attack and I originally tried that for my take, but I felt that the infighting it triggers among other bull demons cripples its effectiveness, especially with its lower health. I like the idea of adding gib sprites though, so I went ahead and updated my version to be gibbable. (I also replaced the super shotgun on the test map with a regular shotgun for a better gauge of its health; regular pinkys take 2-3 close range shotgun blasts to kill while the bull demon consistently goes down in two.)

Yeah, infighting is one big downside of the Lost Soul attack function, and you summed up why pretty much perfectly. The lunge attack is a nice compromise. Thinking back, I recollect the DIIRPG version had a charge attack, so maybe it's not so weird after all that we came up with similar hooks. (I need to boot it up, but I do remember it could knock the player back a space, which sucked in the maps with insta-kill lava pits.)

Anyways, I didn't note any issues with the lunge attack (though I need to retest the new version), and the recolor is pretty much accurate to the original, so I would vote "yes" towards approval. Like I said, I may be biased for various reasons, so I'll wait for more opinions.

I've updated the wad again. Now the bull demon will push targets within range of its lunge attack. I'm not entirely sure if it's accurate to DIIRPG but I liked the idea all the same - thanks!

As far as hooves go, a quick sprite mishmash:



Although I like the results, I feel like the hooves would befit a tougher demon variant rather than a weak one, so I'll keep the sprites in the submission the way they are. Folks are welcome to use these three sprites as a starting point to a full edit.

• Upon launch, GZDoom prints these warnings:
  Code:

  Script warning, "DRPGBullDemon.zip:drpgbulldemon.wad:DECORATE" line 65: Unknown class name 'XDeathToken' of type 'Inventory' Script warning, "DRPGBullDemon.zip:drpgbulldemon.wad:DECORATE" line 72: Unknown class name 'XDeathToken' of type 'Inventory' Script warning, "DRPGBullDemon.zip:drpgbulldemon.wad:DECORATE" line 77: Unknown class name 'XDeathToken' of type 'Inventory'
• The monster is missing its gib sound.
• Is there a possibility that you could find out who made the gib animation? Saying they came from mod X or Y doesn't give credits to the person who made them.

Closed due to lack of feedback from the author.