(RELEASED) WADdle Plot: DOOM wadfile level plotter

[ChAoS PsYcHe]

UPDATE: Tool Released for Windows

WADdle Plot Command Line Version:

https://github.com/InZane84/WADdle-Plot-CLI/blob/master/waddle_plot.7z

 

Source Code(for curious programmers)

https://github.com/InZane84/WADdle-Plot-CLI/blob/master/waddle_plot.py

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This tool came about as I was learning Python. I've always been curious about the structure of wadfiles.

 

The code is a mess and would take some tlc before posting on GitHub. 

 

It currently works for all IWADS and most PWADS. 

 

When finished it would have a TK GUI with lots of configuration options. Slow plotting, fast plotting, instant display, change line colors, e.t.c.

 

This is planned to be part of WADdle, a set of wadfile tools. Eventually to include a basic map viewer/editor. Implemented in Python, cross-platform.

 

I would love to collaborate with any who are experienced in Python and TKinter. Honestly, I need some assistance with the project.

 

A command-line version will be released soon along with the source code. 

 

Here it is in action:

https://github.com/InZane84/waddle_plot/blob/master/waddle_plot.gif

Edited June 10, 2020 by ChAoS PsYcHe
Tool Released

[elend]

Ohh, this is neat. I want to try this...

[Artman2004]

What map is that?

[ChAoS PsYcHe]

1 hour ago, Artman2004 said:

What map is that?

 

Map 3 from WOS.wad. Whispers of Satan...

[Kool Belzero]

Cool stuff, will it be a normal executable or do you need Python installed to run it?

[ChAoS PsYcHe]

57 minutes ago, Kool Belzero said:

Cool stuff, will it be a normal executable or do you need Python installed to run it?

 

I'm going to release it as a normal executable so it's accessible as possible. 

[ChAoS PsYcHe]

It's in the wild. Click the download button on the top right on that GitHub page. It's a 7zip archive, standalone executable for Windows...

 

Some maps will draw slightly off centered. Some, not many. 

 

If any programmers know how to scale/center a plot within a window correctly, please help a coder out...

[andrewj]

38 minutes ago, ChAoS PsYcHe said:

If any programmers know how to scale/center a plot within a window correctly, please help a coder out...

You want to use an equation like this (for X coords) when drawing: win_x = (map_x - minimum_x) * scale

 

So you need to compute the minimum X coordinate and the maximum X coordinate over the whole map.  Then you can compute the scale like this: scale = win_width / (maximum_x - minimum_x)

 

Same idea applies to Y coordinate, but you may need to invert things because map coordinates increase in the "north" (up) direction but screen Y coordinates typically increase in the down direction.

[taufan99]

This is very cool. Looks like something you'd see from a DOOM 64 mod.

[ChAoS PsYcHe]

6 hours ago, andrewj said:

You want to use an equation like this (for X coords) when drawing: win_x = (map_x - minimum_x) * scale

 

So you need to compute the minimum X coordinate and the maximum X coordinate over the whole map.  Then you can compute the scale like this: scale = win_width / (maximum_x - minimum_x)

 

Same idea applies to Y coordinate, but you may need to invert things because map coordinates increase in the "north" (up) direction but screen Y coordinates typically increase in the down direction.

Interesting. I'll see if I can implement this...