How to rename weapons?

[Gianluco]

I've changed the Chaingun's sprites with the Machine gun ones from the beta, and I want to name it, well, machine gun. How do I do it?

[horselessheadsman]

If you're intending this for Vanilla Doom or close to it, you'd use DehackED.

If you're intending this for something limit-removing, then Decorate code should work.

 

Put this code in a text file named DECORATE:

 

ACTOR Machinegun : Chaingun replaces Chaingun
{
   Inventory.PickupMessage "You got the machine gun"
   Obituary "%o was mowed down by %k's machine gun."
}

 

then drop the file in a pk3(SLADE(a wad editting program) can do this), save, and drag the pk3 onto your doom executable.

[Gianluco]

On 3/29/2022 at 5:44 PM, horselessheadsman said:

If you're intending this for Vanilla Doom or close to it, you'd use DehackED.

If you're intending this for something limit-removing, then Decorate code should work.

 

Put this code in a text file named DECORATE:

 

ACTOR Machinegun : Chaingun replaces Chaingun
{
   Inventory.PickupMessage "You got the machine gun"
   Obituary "%o was mowed down by %k's machine gun."
}

 

then drop the file in a pk3(SLADE(a wad editting program) can do this), save, and drag the pk3 onto your doom executable.

Ok, it works, but the name that pops-up when switching weapons in ZDoom is still Chaingun, why?

[rouge_means_red]

Try adding the Tag property too, like

 

ACTOR Machinegun : Chaingun replaces Chaingun
{
   Inventory.PickupMessage "You got the machine gun"
   Obituary "%o was mowed down by %k's machine gun."
   Tag "Machinegun"
}