DRD Team

So what's new this time?

I redesigned the lighting system so that it more closely resembles the software renderer.
The old lighting system is kept as an option in the menu (but I somehow doubt that anyone would use it from now on... )

Of course there's the usual bug fixes as well.

Even though at the moment I am not using a OpenGL capable system I have already decided starting with the version before this to just go ahead and dl the new versions. I figure why the hell not. Better safe than sorry.

I know this is trivial, but Graf. Next time you make a news post about a new version of GZDoom could you also add a link to the download in the post.

It's just that to get to the downloads section on your page is pretty round-about from the forum as there is currently no direct link from the forum to your site.

You can go to the download thread in the forum as well.

I must admit, I hadn't thought of that.
That's a perception-- for me

Graf Zahl wrote:The old lighting system is kept as an option in the menu (but I somehow doubt that anyone would use it from now on... )

To be honest, I like the old lighting-system. (Otoh, it's good that one can play without it for a more "pure" game of Doom.)

Option in the menu? I didn't see it and started to play without the old lighting-system. What option? How do I turn the old lighting-system back on? ???

(To whom it may concern: Lemonzest made a very nice little patch that added that same lighting-effect to rockets and plasma-sparks, enroute to target and when striking the target. I had been using it with v0.9.11 and, myself, thought it should be integrated into GZDoom.)

I don't really know about anyone else besides myself, but I would continue to use it.... On an aside I think that it should be changed a bit, or even better yet user-configurable in various ways, but for now I think it's wonderful.

Btw, excellent port! :):) I've been a hardcore ZDoom user, 'coz ZDoom was the best port (IMHO). But even though GZDoom is still but beta, it is better than ZDoom already. I've hardly even used ZDoom anymore in preferance of GZDoom.

You rock Graf! Keep up the good work!

[Edit:] Um, I think all I had to do was use the 'lights.wad' as a skin to keep that lighting on. Um...and I'm not sure actually whether or not Lemonzest is really the author of it or not. :I Uuh...I is dumb.

...But the port is still great! :thumb:

Hmmm. Default light definitions for Doom, Hexen ect. wouldn't be such a bad idea to include with GZDoom, if it could be done practically.

WinstonSmith6079 wrote:Option in the menu? I didn't see it and started to play without the old lighting-system. What option? How do I turn the old lighting-system back on? ???

Options
-Display Options
--OpenGL Option
---Sector Light Mode

solarsnowfall wrote:Hmmm. Default light definitions for Doom, Hexen ect. wouldn't be such a bad idea to include with GZDoom, if it could be done practically.

They are separate so that those who don't want them can play without them. That's the thing I don't like about other ports: The lights are on by default and you can't really add custom lights to WADs without getting interference by the defaults.

Graf Zahl wrote:They are separate so that those who don't want them can play without them. That's the thing I don't like about other ports: The lights are on by default and you can't really add custom lights to WADs without getting interference by the defaults.

Agreed. Providing a download to a file that sets them up (as you have done) is a good solution IMO.