Woof! 15.3.0

New Features and Improvements

• Mod Support:

  • Improvements to Chex support (thanks to @MelodicSpaceship):
    • Added proper obituaries for Chex 1 in its DEHACKED file.
    • Added a DEHACKED file for Chex 2 which sets correct level names and fitting obituaries for Chex 2's reskinned flemoids.
    • Enabled brightmaps to work in the Chex 3 Vanilla IWADs as well.
  • Enabled ANIMATE feature for default sky and SKYDEFS.
  • Added support for non-power-of-2 textures.
  • Added support for scalex SKYDEFS field.
  • Added BEX mnemonic for beta pickup sprite.
  • Added NyanDoom widescreen patch support.
  • Added partial support for GAMEVERS from NyanDoom (compatibility with RUST series).

• Sound and music:

  • Seamlessly pause and resume sounds. Side effect: No more chainsaw "rev up" sound when pausing game.
  • Improve doppler effect. Uses the correct velocity calculation. Adjust doppler effect scaling range.
  • Improve sound curve. Sound attenuation over distance is now more gradual when using the OpenAL 3D sound module.
  • Reduce PC speaker square wave amplitude. It was way too loud in comparison to the other sound modules.
  • Improve looping order for older MIDI hardware devices.
  • Disable SysEx for Fluidsynth (fixes DBP37_AUGZEN.wad MAP22).

• Input:

  • The maximum pitch angle is 45 when direct aim is enabled. Add the max_pitch_angle config variable.
  • Added gamepad device selection to menu.
  • Added reset camera options for gyro button.
  • Don't turn off gamepad LED when exiting game.
  • Added support for binding the non-US backslash key.

• Miscellaneous:

  • The map reveal cheats (IDDT) can now be repeated by repeating the final character (from DSDA-Doom).
  • Remove "Animated Health/Armor Count" feature.
  • Bring back "Original" fuzz mode option.
  • Remove SSG in Doom 1 feature (compatibility with RUST series).
  • If level title announce string is too long, draw author on next line.
  • Prevent P_LookForPlayers from retrying sighting a player who failed (from Eternity Engine). Improve perfomance in Necromantic Thirst MAP25.
  • Use $TMPDIR to find tempdir on Unix (thanks to @Usinganame).
  • Replace whole words in strings, use in player messages.
  • Update SUCKS time to match PrBoom's 100 hours.
  • Various menu tweaks.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed buffer overflow in d_deh.c.
• Fixed compatibility with "The Sky May Be" WAD.
• Fixed switching weapons while zooming automap.
• Fixed inconsistencies caused by load order:
  • Replace UMAPINFO with DEHACKED for E1M4b and E1M8b.
  • Always parse CHEX.DEH first.
• Fixed restore defaults for advanced gamepad menu.
• Fixed vanilla weapon switch logic, for example: DEHACKED chainsaw with ammo (thanks to @andrikpowell).
• Fixed ghost monsters being blood-colored.
• Fixed indicators flashing when invulnerability powerup fades out.
• Fixed DEMOLOOP missing support for DEHACKED Text substitution.
• Fixed exit from program if lump is not found in TRAKINFO.
• Fixed raw input for XInput devices under Windows.
• Fixed crash if animation speed is 0 in ANIMATED lump.
• Fixed tracker music looping.
• Fixed MUSINFO reset after level reload.
• Fixed desync in mh1910-430.lmp demo. Match PrBoom+ A_FireOldBFG autoaim behavior.