[Help] Low health fade/blood splatter effect

Hmmm... Ill experiment with that.. It does seem like alot of work though to get this working straight out of the box, and for compatibility this could be a problem.. But Ill experiment with it and see how it goes.

CaptainManiac wrote: I tested it on Zandronum 3 alpha and the nice bloodsplatter script is found and run only on map01,in map12 it gives this error.

The ACS code is imbedded in MAP01, which means it'll only work in that map. The solution is to have the code in a library .

@BadMojo: The WAD does work in Zandronum 3.0 alpha (at least in the build that I have).

Hmm, It didnt work for me on the latest build of zandronum.. The error message was about ACS_NamedExecute , I only gathered that it was because zandronum uses an old build of zdoom and doesnt support that yet (but, my knowledge on the source port is very slim, so I could be very wrong).

On the note of having the code in a library, is there any chance of an example wad?

BadMojo wrote: On the note of having the code in a library, is there any chance of an example wad?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/57mj0vfuexlfnpz/acslib_demo.wad?dl=1

I had first GzDoom 1.8.02 then i updated it by replacing the files to gzdoom 1.9.1 and yesterday i updated it to gzdoom 2.3 again with replacing the files.The configurations are the same.BadMojo,your bloodsplatter effect really worked on Zan3.0 alpha(at least on the version i have,have not updated Zandronum to the latest version yet).I tried to make CVAR for enabling and disabling the effect in case this effect is used by modders for their mod,but then the effect does not come up. If i dare to add on CVARINFO that or that and change the code like that It does not work anymore,neither the CVAR is "true" nor is "false".

@Blue Shadow Thanks for the example, it makes sense now and works

Edit: also, Im not sure if this is the latest version of zandronum (2.1.2).. but it was the one of the front page, I wasnt gonna go any deeper than that. But this is the error message I get when trying to run this through that

Execution could not continue.

Script error, "BLOODSPLAT.zip:bloodsplat.wad:DECORATE" line 53:
Invalid state parameter acs_namedexecute

I know you said something about having version 3.0 and it working on that, so maybe Ive just downloaded an outdated version.

@ CaptainManiac

Did your code even compile? I couldnt get "bool enabled = GetCVar("fd_enable");" to compile, so I removed it and just typed it out where necessary, heres what I have come up with in my version, also including the library thing that Blue Shadow was talking about: https://www.dropbox.com/s/267l6avk62rh08e/BLOODSPLAT.zip?dl=0

Ive defaulted fd_enable to TRUE, so that it works straight out of the box, but if you type the command in the console "fd_enable 0" it will disable it and visa versa.

Ive also replaced that while loop with an if statement, the script already loops as it is, so it doesnt hurt to do that.

Also, take note of my intensity values, Ive lowered them to half of what they were, MagicWazard is right about it being too much.

EDIT 2:
Ok so Ive just realized version 3.0 of zandronum is a devbuild, so that makes sense why our version isnt working... @CaptainManiac, If you want it to work in zandronum Id probably suggest downloading that build... Otherwise, imho id just go with gzdoom if this isnt for multiplayer purposes.

BadMonjo,your code is fully working.I thrashed my code,but modified you code to make the intense limit to 0.6(0.8 to 1.0 blinds the screen and forces the player to run and hide from monsters).I will send the modofication of your code as attachment.The changes are minor.I have also asked for help at Doomworld and i think people that must be credited there are Buu342,scifista42 and MaxED if we are going to publish it.Do you have Doomworld account or not?Can we publish it somewhere?I think it is ready now.
PS:Sorry for changing your code

No need to apologize for changing my code, It is your project after all
Yea I think I have a doomworld account, but you can submit it here in the sfx shoppe under the other category as a modders resource if you want, but its up to you. you could do both really.

But as for it being ready... I think it could do with some more work to be honest, some better graphics would be good.. But Ill need some time to do them (if you wanted something original). Id also suggest getting some feedback from it first too before anything major.

As for feedback from me, something has to be done about the blood splats not utilizing the whole screen, as it stands it only uses a small portion of the screen.. Ive experimented with that a little bit with no prevail, but Im sure I could get it right after some tweaking. Perhaps create a submission for it here and see what other sort of feedback you get.. Im not sure how doomworld handles it, But its entirely up to you as to whether or not you think its ready.

Edit: Huh, I just looked at the thread you started about this on the doomworld forums, looks like someone has come up with an even more simplified version than mine... After looking at that, Im sure we could do better on the current version (or at least the last version you had posted here).. Theres alot of improvements to be done I think after seeing that.

I think the blood images in screen does no overlap.I tested it on Brutal Doom 64 and it works except the blood images do not show on hurt.
I do not think the blood images make problems with the player and are good,so no more are needed(In The Saboteur this fading was combined with regeneartion system(which i do not want to implement now) and the effect itself was made with a whole OpenGl/DirectX Shader)).As i tested it on Classic Doom it spawns on the whole screen,except the statusbar,i think i can fix this by adding HUDMSG_LAYER_OVERHUD flag,but i am not sure the statusbar will be shown if there are many bloodsplat images.I will publish it,crediting all who helped me,including you.