How to add Footstep sounds?

[Doomsday]

I've looked it up and found this mod for footsteps but none of the downloads were working as they were all error 404. So I'm wondering how I could add footsteps sounds in myself or if there are any other mods for this.

[JadingTsunami]

This has been done in some mods, such as Real Guns Hardcore.

 

The method I've seen is to use custom DECORATE and ACS code to:

 

1. Replace the DoomPlayer with a custom player that generates footsteps.

2. In the custom replacement player's See state, check if the player's Z-Height is above the ground (i.e., player is not touching the floor), if so, skip the footstep.

3. If the player is on the ground, spawn a custom Thing at the player's location that plays a footstep sound and then stops.

4. Play the remaining See frames (this has the effect of inserting a "delay" between footsteps)

 

There may be more optimized ways to do this with with ZScript, such as monitoring the player's position for changes and playing the sound that way.

Edited July 28, 2020 by JadingTsunami