Woof! 14.5.0

New Features and Improvements

• Implemented support for native MIDI output on all major platforms (WinMM on Windows, ALSA on Linux, Core MIDI on macOS):
  • As a result, Woof! can now output to any software or hardware device that uses a MIDI port and supports General MIDI. Nuked-SC55 is recommended for accurate Roland SC-55 emulation.
  • Features previously exclusive to Windows are now available on all platforms. This includes midi_complevel, midi_reset_type, full EMIDI support, loop points (Final Fantasy, RPG Maker), and more.
  • Automatic reset delay for better compatibility with Roland and Yamaha hardware. See midi_reset_delay config option.
  • Capital tone fallback to fix songs with invalid instruments. Emulates the behavior of early SC-55 models. See midi_ctf config option.
  • Smoother switching between MIDI songs.
• Context-related sound pitch shifting.
• Independent keyboard/mouse controls in menus. Mouse movement does not affect keyboard cursor. Various minor improvements.
• Ability to set maximum resolution -- see max_video_width and max_video_height in config.
• Added change_display_resolution config option, which will only work if exclusive fullscreen mode is enabled and the maximum resolution is set. For CRT monitors users.
• Better support for -1, -2 and -3 command-line parameters.
• Added all-all, doom-all, doom1-all and doom2-all autoload folders.
• Allowed autoloading in shareware mode.
• Unified Vanilla Doom and Boom HUD widgets, which are now configurable -- see woofhud.lmp in the all-all autoload folder.
• Added a parser for Obituary_Deh_Actor DEHACKED strings (thanks to @SirBofu).
• Save files now use UMAPINFO labels instead of map markers.
• Moved secret message higher, and prevented it from disabling the crosshair.
• Added snd_limiter config key to toggle the sound limiter.
• Restored "Resampler" option in the "General: Audio" menu.
• The order in which automap lines are drawn has been changed to improve visual consistency.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed error-out with some weapon sprites on some resolutions.
• Fixed various HOM columns that appeared on some resolutions.
• Prevented light scale overflow, fixing dark strips of light on very-close walls.
• Fixed skies being shifted down a few pixels.
• Fixed mouse movement after running the game with the -warp parameter on Linux.
• Fixed UMAPINFO lump not being parsed in IWADs (fixes chex3v.wad).
• Compatibility menu items are now disabled according to command-line parameters.
• Fixed savegames restoring pitch even with freelook disabled.
• Fixed gamepad analog movement when using joy_scale_diagonal_movement.
• Fixed gamepad initialization in multiplayer.
• Fixed erasing of align_bottom HUD widgets.
• Fixed wrong keycard sometimes being displayed in the Boom HUD on Windows (thanks to @xemonix0).
• Fixed some weapon-switching issues.
• Fixed wrong usage of DBIGFONT for menu strings in some cases (fixes chex3v.wad).
• Fixed blinking Tower of Babel on intermission screen.
• Fixed exit text being lower than it should be normally.

Miscellaneous

• Made the build reproducible.
• AppImage for Linux now supports music in MP3 format.