=========================================================================== Archive Maintainer : please replace the currently-archived copy of this modification with this new one Update to : rslquest.zip in /combos subdirectory, this is RELEASE #10+! Advanced engine needed : GZDOOM 1.5.6 (no GLDEFS) Primary purpose : Single play =========================================================================== Title : Adventures of Salvo Jettison, or "The Quest" (for Weight Watching) Filename : rslquest.wad Release date : December 03, 2021 Author : Richard Smith Long Email Address : [redacted] Other Files By Author : rslproto.zip, rslvenge.zip, rslrebel.zip, rslengee.zip, rsliczdp.zip, rslforce.zip, rslredux.zip, rsldiazp.zip, rslshino.zip Misc. Author Info : AKA "Dick S. Long" Description : when renowned mercenary Salvatore "Salvo" Jettison accepted a new job from a mysterious organization called UAC, it all seemed like a great bargain - they would supply everything, from brand new weapons and ammunition, to a plethora of minor benefits. What they didn't tell him until too late: first, he was going to fight against the netherworld, and second, they wouldn't have supplied him with the legendary everything-carrying space suit all marines had had so far... My rationale: ][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ After a fast-paced, arcade-style mod like "Shinobi" I decided once more to experiment with a new and peculiar gameplay system I have had in mind for quite a lot of time now. In this mod - as suggested by the wacky intro above - you are no more free to carry whatever you want weapons-wise, but instead have a limited carrying capacity measured in terms of "weighting units". Each weapon has its weight, and once you've exhausted your carrying capacity by picking up a number of them, you can't carry any new ones unless you decide to drop something that weighs at least the same. Due to this and the number of special effects included, this may more properly be deemed a "tech demo" rather than a modification, but don't worry, it is very playable once you have got the basics of it and learned the pros and cons of each available weapon. In this connection, WildWeasel and his "Magnum Opus" deserve a mention, because that's actually from where I started to get the idea! :-) SEMI- SERIOUS- DISCLAIMER: After having experienced the average level and tone of comments on the IDGames archive for quite some time now, and having realized that it deviates so much from polite criticism *or my very own attitude for example*, I feel obligated to state the following: if you believe you might belong to one of the following categories... - { vanilla DOOM integralist } who simply does not tolerate the concept of weapon mods, - { weapon thugtard } that does not admit the introduction of any new/creative weapon concept other than traditional boomsticks, classix-ballystix-based firearms, or generally any weapon that simply fires in a straight line and injures the target with a varied degree of power, - { IDGames | DWforums | ZDforums troll } who never managed to put serious efforts in anything DOOM-related, but is instead very proficient in flaming work by others without even knowing very well what does it enhance, or making feature requests just like at the restaurant, ...then you may safely stay away from/avoid wasting time on this modification, because it probably won't amuse you. Avoid also posting any criticism or consideration of yours in this connection, because nobody is interested in it. CAPITO? ;-D To quote Duke: "Aaahh... Much better now!" Changelog: ][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ June 03, 2011: initial release. June 19, 2011: release #2. - specialized TekBow damage to improve on the weapon role. - balanced starting equipment and cryofuel spawning. - added a few details in the accompanying textfile. - provided new applied small font (thanks Hellser!), hidden palette. - fixed Tubular Bombs explosion and re-raise from no-ammo, balanced their explosive power, commented out all debug messages (thanks Hellser!), made them multiply- spawnable at once by holding primary fire (thanks Ethril!). - retouched logo appearance. - fixed Plasma Concentrator projectile to travel in narrow spaces (thanks Ethril!). - improved Infantry Rifle appearance with sustaining hand and proper bullet casings (thanks JimmyJ!). - prevented accidental instagib bug due to headshot damagetype (thanks Ethril!). September 19, 2011: release #3. - added four new weapons: - 'Silver Magnum' (slot 2); - 'Cluster Swarmer' (slot 5); - 'Laser Cruiser' (slot 6); - 'Harvester Machine' (slot 7). - restored the originally-conceived fullscreen HUD with proper mag and ammo supply animated bars. - fixed display scaling with normal HUD. October 10, 2011: release #3+. - fixed a number of bugs: ( thanks VicRattlehead ) - some weapons could not be switched to/dropped without ammo; - ironhand standard attack did alert monsters; - hybrid shotgun, overdrive gun would not spawn enough; - hybrid shotgun firing special actors were not dimensioned correctly; - stopping range for the death flower was excessive, often leading the projectile to crash; - the ammo bars would obscure the console messages; - shotgun-toting sergeants would drop an incorrect number of shells and an incomplete speedloader; - plasma concentrator could not be fired if too near a wall, since projectile would die upon spawning, and upon collision its thrust would affect the player; - monsters would drop their weapons/stuff when desized; - monsters would not possibly run away with fear when desized; - swarmer missiles would destroy each other in-flight; - revenant and necrodemon missiles too; - powerglove would not alert monsters when holding fire; - non-empty inventory would obscure player mugshot in fullscreen statusbar mode; - overdrive gun would not alert monsters when holding fire, and would muzzle-climb even when spinning with no ammo; - collider would keep firing at stage 1 even with no ammo; - cryogenizer gauge would not show up with berserk active; ( thanks JimmyJ ) - revolver would auto-refill when dropped; ( thanks Xanirus ) - steel arrows would spawn in an unbalanced way; - shotgun would re-pump after reload and just one shot; - barrel debris would be nonsensically very damaging; - cryogenizer would be overpowered; - cryogenizer would have an excessive ammo capacity considering its power; - stronger foes would react as weaker ones to the cryogenizer; - statusbars were too bright for good readability; - chaingunguy would randomly gib on its own; - explosive barrels would be stomped accidentally by the player. - made one barrel type spawn extra ammo supplies. - increased heavy weapon dude fire rate, made him spawn his overdrive gun on occasion. - beefed up revolver a little. - made zombiemen drop sidearms on occasion. (suggested by Xanirus) - added startable/stoppable rotor to overdrive gun (with altfire). (suggested by VicRattlehead) - berserk adrenaline injection now affects cryogenizer altfire, too. (suggested by VicRattlehead) - fixed Iron Hand pieces appearance in normal statusbar. December 10, 2011: release #5. - fixed hybrid shotgun shell ejection with odd number of rounds fired (thanks VicRattlehead). - fixed message generation for already-carried weapons, transmitted to other messages (thanks VicRattlehead). - adjusted melee and hitscan power of desized enemies (thanks VicRattlehead). - added weight indications to weapon tag messages (thanks VicRattlehead). - nerfed again the power of the cryogenizer with randomization between equal-to-lower values (thanks JimmyJ). - implemented safeguard mechanism in first-aid kit, so to avoid wasting it on a full-or-decent health level (thanks amv2k9). - fixed blood decals behaviour for desized monsters. - added appropriate flags to A_WeaponReady in the shotgun reloading DECORATE section. May 10, 2012: release #5+. - added custom teleportation effect. March 30, 2013: release #7. - made magazines ammunition independent from skill level. - fixed behaviour of particle actors on moving flats (MOVEWITHSECTOR). - fixed cluster swarmer missile decals. - improved appearance of still actors whenever applicable (FORCEXYBILLBOARD). December 7, 2013: release #7+. - fixed weight management bug in compression sidearm (could be exploited to augment carrying capacity - thanks Wivicer). - integrated 'LeftOvers' data bank. March 5, 2014: release #8+. - again, integrated 'LeftOvers' data bank. - fixed sound bug on Iron Hand. - integrated *per-class weighting system* within addon for Ed the Bat's version. Classes weight capacity summary is as follows: - Original Salvo Jettison: 100, - Commander Salvo: 150, - Raider Salvo: 80, - Strategist Salvo: 125, - Assaulter Salvo: 200. (each class is balanced with appropriate stats; credit goes to SoloSpaghetti for their designs) February 15, 2015: release #8++. - fixed inconsistencies in the addon for Ed the Bat's version. - added proper branding for this expansion module. September 5, 2016: release #8+++. - marked unsupported video modes in the appropriate (G)ZDOOM menu. April 17, 2018: release #9. - fixed improper usage of floating-point randomization calls (thanks GZDOOM 3.x DECORATE startup parser!). November 17, 2018: release #10. - fixed and fine-tuned speed management scripts for each class in 'Skins' for Ed the Bat's version. - added weight and velocity indicators in the custom HUD for 'Skins'. - added one peculiar starting melee weapon per extra class in 'Skins': - Commander has 'Bandaged Fists'; - Raider has 'Uridium Knife'; - Strategist has 'Fist Combo Arts'; - Assaulter has 'ThickWhip'. - also in 'Skins': added limitation-free player class to make the modification akin to classic-gameplay arsenals: the 'Quaker' (complete with his own starting 'Pitchfork'). Fears no weight increase or speed reduction, but is more easily harmed by ANY attack. - added a 'Skins'-exclusive custom appearance spriteset for 'Overdrive Gun'. - added class-selection panes in the 'Skins' addon. - added custom teleportation effect to 'Skins'. December 03, 2021: release #10+. - implemented basic sound replacements for all pickups. - optimized sound packaging. - added nametags to all applicable actors. - customized skill levels. - added peculiar menu selector icon. - fixed a few typos and inaccuracies in Ed the Bat's version. Modification details: ][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ Important: your statusbar / HUD shall look quite familiar, except for the ARMS section being replaced by a scales section with a counter over it. That is actually the indication of your currently-carried weight - keep an eye on it, since when you're approaching 100 weight units (the limit) you're running out of room for new weapons. Consider dropping one you already have with the specifically-designed key configurable under the (G)ZDOOM Options menu. Also, consider that the more you weigh, the slower you move!... Weapons: ][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ (along with their weight, if applicable) { } { slot 1: melee } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] Knuckledusters (Weight: ) [ [ [ Your fists, equipped with metal knuckles. PRIMARY: (no berserk) deal a quick and weak double-hit combo. (w/ berserk) many combos like the one above can be stringed together full-auto, with greater power. Unfortunately, the effect wears off after a handful of seconds. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC PowerGlove kit (Weight: 10) [ [ [ A special self-defense device consisting of an energy-emitting glove controlled through a separate trigger. PRIMARY: continuous stream of energy, makes former humans glow - literally. ALTFIRE: a short and strictly-timed thrusting pulse that can deviate projectiles and push away movable bodies. { } { slot 2: starting standard issue } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Compression sidearm (Weight: 5) [ [ [ The standard-issue firearm that mercenaries get from UAC. Not so weak for a pistol, and sports a nice kickback effect (beyond the usual pistol accuracy). Needs reloading after 15 rounds. PRIMARY: fire a single round. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC 'Silver Magnum' compact revolver (Weight: 15) [ [ [ Great remake of a classic firearm from UAC. Each round is more robust than a sidearm equivalent, and you can go emptying the whole loader at once, Far-West-style. Needs reloading after 6 rounds. PRIMARY: fire a single round. { } { slot 3: single-round } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC TekBow (Weight: 15) [ [ [ A modern, (relatively) lightweight incarnation of a bow. Propels tempered-steel, silent arrows that pierce through multiple bodies, and stop intact on any wall - so that they can be recollected. Requires a little rearming time between rounds. PRIMARY: propel a single arrow. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Hybrid shotgun (Weight: 20) [ [ [ Actually a cross-breed between a standard pump-operated shotgun and a double- barreled model, this one can be fired in both modes (singular and dual). Requires cocking every two shells. Needs reloading after 12 rounds (6 if always fired double). PRIMARY: fire one barrel. ALTFIRE: fire both barrels. { } { slot 4: continuous fire } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Infantry rifle (Weight: 15) [ [ [ The canonical equipment of the UAC militia (once) and of the weaker zombies (now). A well-balanced full-auto weapon overall, although the magazine empties in no time. Needs reloading after 40 rounds. PRIMARY: start the firing mechanism. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Overdrive gun (Weight: 25) [ [ [ Aptly named after the maximum spinning speed it can reach, this gatling gun has excellent firepower and sustains lengthy fire sequences, but suffers from bad accuracy/recoil, and has startup/cooldown vulnerable moments. Needs reloading after 300 rounds. PRIMARY: start the spin-then-fire combination. ALTFIRE: start the rotor; from now on, enemies are alerted yet fire can be started or stopped in any moment. Press again to stop the rotor. { } { slot 5: explosives } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC 'Cluster Swarmer' assault RPG (Weight: 20) [ [ [ A compact rocket propeller that is fed through specially-designed "swarmer missiles", proves particularly interesting for its secondary fire mode: unleash four rockets that can deal about three times the damage of a standard rocket, if connecting simultaneously. Watch out for the inaccurate spread, though. PRIMARY: propel a single missile. ALTFIRE: propel four missiles at once in a spreading pattern. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Tubular bombs (Weight: ) [ [ [ These metallic rods are stuffed with plutonium and equipped with a radio receiver. Shortly after they are detonated, their small-scale nuclear reaction provokes a subsequent implosion that can be used for damaging larger areas with a "delayed-trap" effect. PRIMARY: - throw a bomb if none is engaged on the ground, or - detonate an already-deployed one. ALTFIRE: - throw a bomb if none is engaged on the ground, or - disengage an already-deployed one; after a while, it becomes pickable up again. { } { slot 6: experimental } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC 'Laser Cruiser' lightstream rifle (Weight: 25) [ [ [ Almost imported from the best sci-fi universes, this laser rifle fires short laser bursts at impressive speed - and instantly sets former humans on fire! Complete with Star Wars-like sounds, and please drool over the great HUD-on-weapon-body effect! Needs reloading after 150 rounds. PRIMARY: emit a short, controlled light beam. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Desizer ray cannon (Weight: 25) [ [ [ A brand-new prototypical weapon of UAC, generates a microwave ray that shrinks almost any living creature to smurf-size. Once the enemy is desized, it can be easily killed, but trampling it is the most fun. PRIMARY: starts generation of the continuous ray stream. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Cryogenizer rifle (Weight: 30) [ [ [ The last in a series of similar prototypes, this is probably the best one ever obtained by UAC. Triggering it shoots a concentrated cloud of cryogenizer gas that explodes upon first impact. Foes are instantly frozen, and remain so for a limited amount of time, within which they can be shattered to pieces before they free themselves at *full health*... PRIMARY: launch a cryogenizer gas cloud. ALTFIRE: cast the weapon body aside, deliver a right jab (useful to quickly kill a frozen opponent). { } { slot 7: mass-destruction } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Plasma concentrator (Weight: 30) [ [ [ A plasma-fueled rifle that, when operated, hurls a large blob of overheated plasma that travels very slowly but inexorably in a straight line, cancelling everything it encounters. Needs reloading after 7 rounds. PRIMARY: start the plasma concentration sequence. [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC 'Harvester Machine' portable warfare system (Weight: 30) [ [ [ This bulky device is actually one of the most incredible additions to the standard UAC arsenal. Propels complex "orbital modules" by programming them in two different forms, and may prove useful in a multitude of scenarios. PRIMARY: propel one module programmed as "Satellite" - it travels slowly forward, creating a powerful pair of forcefield wings that can wipe out almost everything in a single scan. This, as long as the module keeps its integrity (explodes upon first contact with anything). ALTFIRE: launch one module programmed as "Death Flower" - the flying object progressively slows down and stops, then starts firing single forcefield rays all around. A bit more enduring than in "Satellite" form, perfect for setting up your own sentinels... [ [ [ ] ] ] UAC Entropy collider (Weight: 35) [ [ [ An arc-shaped, plasma-based weapon that can be charged to progressively attack in three different modes. PRIMARY: (phase 1 - green) projects a stream of plasma that explodes upon first contact with anything, freeing a large number of small plasma particles that bounce in any direction and deal moderate damage to everything they touch; (phase 2 - orange) upon collision, the obtained explosive flow releases a multitude of explosive plasma particles that slowly deposit towards the floor, effectively creating an "explosive carpet" for the enemy to stumble upon. Consumes twice the energy required by phase 1; (phase 3 - red) the resulting plasma anti-matter shall turn into a multitude of ripping plasma particles that shall stop suspended in mid-air, effectively permeating all the surrounding space, and tearing any foe traversing it. Consumes three times the ammo required by phase 1. { } { slot 8: magical } { } [ [ [ ] ] ] Iron Hand (Weight: ) [ [ [ A legendary hellish sword that must be assembled - its two halves may be obtained from the major hellspawn only. Feeds upon black mana and has a multitude of uses: PRIMARY: (with mana) deal outstanding melee damage that may or may not consume magical power. (without) deal a fairly ordinary sword slash. ALTFIRE: (with mana) invoke a storm of flaming meteors from above. (without) deal a fairly ordinary sword slash. Items: ][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ { } { First-aid kit } { } A portable medical kit that - when used - quickly restores you to full health. 'Nuff said. NOTE: do not try using it with health already greater or equal than 50 points - the kit shall be spared. Powerups: ][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ { } { Fire haste } { } Doubles your firing speed for 30 seconds. { } { Protection aura } { } Halves any damage done to you for 60 seconds. { } { Terror pentacle } { } Renders you frightening to hellspawn and makes them run away; exhausts after 45 seconds. { } { Armor upgrade } { } Grants you five armor points, and raises by the same amount the maximum level of your protection. { } { Health extender kit } { } Fully heals you, and adds three points to the maximum health level you can reach. Footnotes: (1) The suggested commandline for launching the modification is the following one (assumes that the modification has been decompressed in subdirectory 'RSL' of your (G)ZDOOM directory): (g)zdoom.exe -iwad \ -file RSL\rslquest.wad (if under GZDOOM, add option '+gl_nogl 1' to disable hardware rendering) (2) Do not forget to bind a key for weapon reload under 'Options > Customize Controls' in (G)ZDOOM. (3) Similarly, *do not miss* binding a key for dropping weapons - still under 'Options > Customize Controls' in (G)ZDOOM. (4) Also, please keep autoaim set to 'never' under 'Options > Player Setup' for the headshot system to work. (5) To obtain the complete set of weapons and/or carriable items for quicktesting without breaking the weapon set at your disposal, type 'rsl' in the console. (6) The modification is compatible with the following IWADs: The Ultimate DOOM, DOOM 2, Final DOOM. WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By reading the following credits you may spoil certain "surprise monsters" in the modification... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING * WARNING Additional Credits to : Various sources for resources and/or inspiration (see below): WildWeasel for inspiration ("Magnum Opus") and color palette Z86 for the custom blood system DuduKrazy and Jekyll Grim Payne for the custom explosive barrels Sergeant Mark IV for the headshot system, bruised death and gore effects (note: if you are looking for the ultimate DOOM splatter experience, be sure not to miss his Brutal DOOM!) Z86 and phi108 for the custom bullet puffs Paavo Ilmari for the casing effects DoomRater for the reload system WildWeasel for the "drop" system Sergeant Mark IV for the former humans and imp redefinition Jimmy91 for the Necrodemon and Bronze Mastermind base The Alpha Dog Alliance for the Knuckledusters Rogue/Velocity and amv2k9 for the Infantry Rifle Raven Software and MG_Man for the TekBow Espi, MG_Man and Captain Red for the Hybrid Shotgun iD Software and Daniel for the Plasma Concentrator iD Software, WildWeasel, 3D Realms, Midway, Cage for the Overdrive Gun Raven Software, 3D Realms and Rex Claussen for the Powerglove Kit Banjo Software and MasterOfMorag for the Compression Sidearm Banjo Software and iD Software for the Cryogenizer Rifle Rogue/Velocity, 3D Realms, Eriance and Xaser for the Entropy Collider Marty Kirra, Raven Software and WildWeasel for the Iron Hand 3D Realms, Monolith, Xaser for the Tubular Bombs Rogue/Velocity, Blaskowitz and PillowBlaster for the Desizer Ray Cannon Vaecrius and DoomRater for the ACS scripts Brian Goodsell for the custom small fonts The Requiem team for the big fonts Team Future for the custom mugshot graphics Mechadon for the custom player class graphics Glen Payne and Marshal Bostwick for the custom status bar base Enjay for the new, more readable small fonts Woolie Wool for the custom hidden palette Lobotomy and Cory Whittle for the 'Silver Magnum' Apogee/3D Realms for the 'Cluster Swarmer' Eriance, Sergeant_Mark_IV, Xaser for the 'Laser Cruiser' Apogee, Eriance, Daniel for the 'Harvester Machine' Logan MTM for the custom teleportation effect 'Skins': > S.T.R.A.I.N. team for 'Commander' skin > Yholl and SoloSpaghetti for 'Raider', 'Strategist', 'Assaulter' skins > Revae for 'Quaker' skin > Yholl and Sgt. Shivers for Commander's 'Bandaged Fists', Raider's 'Uridium Knife', Strategist's 'Fist Combo Arts' > TerminusEst13 for Assaulter's 'ThickWhip' > Monolith for Quaker's 'Pitchfork' > Eriance / Amuscaria for the 'Overdrive Gun' custom spriteset > Ozymandias81 and Thetis for the custom teleportation effect ...the ZDOOM community... (this got better and better because of YOU!) Hellser, Ethril, JimmyJ, Xanirus, amv2k9 and Wivicer for bug reporting VicRattlehead for intensive, accurate, valuable testing Chronoteeth and Magban724 for encouragement and positive feedback ...and a couple "special" friends... (yes I'm crazy) Theodore PosDeeck Fella (AKA Fella Theo) for retarded awesomewism The Fun That Starts 4 The Fart That Stuns. All other authors I forgot to mention: please forgive me! I tried to be accurate as much as I could. If you here notice some of your resources un-mentioned, please notify me and I will try to remedy. =========================================================================== * What is included * New levels : None Sounds : Yes Music : No Graphics : Yes Dehacked/BEX Patch : Yes Demos : No Other : (G)ZDOOM-specific lumps Other files required : None * Play Information * Game : DOOM Map # : None Single Player : Designed for Cooperative 2-4 Player : Maybe (untested) Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Maybe (untested) Other game styles : None Difficulty Settings : N/A * Construction * Base : New from scratch (for the nitpicky ones, resources previously produced by the community) Build Time : 4 months Editor(s) used : Adobe Photoshop, GoldWave Audio Editor, Notepad, XWE, Slade Known Bugs : Widescreen modes are perhaps unsupported. Sorry. Besides that, you can't lob all tubular bombs you have and then detonate them all. You should spare one. Don't tell me, I resorted to nothing after one million fixation attempts... :-( Good thing is, you can recollect 'em all anyway! :-) May Not Run With... : Ports not supporting DECORATE; level WADs with heavy amounts of DEHACKED / DECORATE modifications * Copyright / Permissions * Authors MAY use the contents of this file as a base for modification or reuse. Permissions have been obtained from original authors for any of their resources modified or included in this file. You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with no modifications. You may distribute this file in any electronic format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file intact. I have received permission from the original authors of any modified or included content in this file to allow further distribution. * Where to get the file that this text file describes * The Usual: ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/ and mirrors Web sites: None others than the IDGames archive FTP sites: None others than the IDGames archive