Odamex Files

Odamex 12.3.0 is out now!

This is a minor version release with many bug fixes, feature additions, and performance improvements.

Added

• Created a cvardocjson console command to dump cvar information in both the client and server.
• External programs can import this to have information about Odamex's cvars.
• Odalaunch now uses these exports as a source-of-truth for cvar information.
• This can also be run from the command line as --cvardocjson to dump this information without requiring a WAD or other subsystems to be loaded.
• Created --cvardoc and --cvardocjson command line flags to dump the cvardoc file, in HTML or JSON format, from the command line.
• The client's --cvardocjson will print to a file on Windows platforms, and dump the file to stdout otherwise.
• Added a 90fps option to the Framerate selector in Video Options.
• Added a "Server Details" window to Odalaunch.
• To activate it, right click a server and select "View Server Details..." or middle-click a server in the server list.
• Implemented MBF's changes to player movement and spawning code, which should help cases where players may get stuck in walls.
• Added a new cvar g_horde_cooldown that puts recently played waves in a cooldown queue to avoid playing the same wave twice in a short interval.
• Added a clientside freecam for net demos and survival game modes that can be accessed when a player is out of lives.
• Added the cvar ui_mouse to navigate Odamex menus using the mouse, defaulting to on.
• Left click toggles selections, drags sliders, and drives down into menus.
• Right click emulates the Esc key and goes back 1 menu level.
• Scroll wheel scrolls menus as you'd expect.
• Added an implementation of ZDoom's stacked portal things.
• Things added to support these:
  • Thing 9077 - Upper Sector Portal
  • Thing 9078 - Lower Sector Portal
• Also uses the cvar r_portalrecursions to limit the amount of recursions when rendering portals.
• ACS additions:
• Added the ability to run client-side scripts.
• Add support for SpawnProjectile, SpawnSpotFacing, Thing_Projectile2, SpawnForced, SpawnSpotForced, SpawnSpotFacingForced, StrCmp, StrICmp, Sqrt, FixedSqrt, VectorLength, SetSectorDamage, SetSkyScrollSpeed, Floor, Round, Ceil, SetActivator, SetActivatorToTarget, and SetActorAngle.
• Spawn specials/functions taking a spawn number can now spawn health bonuses, mancubus fireballs, and baron projectiles (spawn numbers 152, 153, and 154)
• Print now supports x, b, n:PRINTNAME_LEVELNAME, n:PRINTNAME_LEVEL, n:PRINTNAME_NEXTLEVEL, n:PRINTNAME_NEXTSECRET, and n:PRINTNAME_SKILL.
• Spawn and SpawnSpot now return the number of things spawned
• WIP PowerShell tab completions for Odamex and Odasrv are now available.
• These are not yet included in the releases.
• See the completion/ folder for more information.
• Added support for UZDoom's Tag property in DeHackEd for setting thing display names.

Changed

• Removed the vid_pillarbox cvar as it was not operational.
• Pasting into the client console when running under X11 or Wayland now allows pasting from both the clipboard and the primary selection:
• Middle-click and ALT+V paste from the primary selection.
• Right-click and CTRL+V paste from the clipboard.
• Skyboxes now recursively stack together.
• Skyboxes will render recursively up to a level defined by the new cvar r_portalrecursions which defaults to 16.
• Missing patches are now treated as non-fatal.
• The tntem command can now be run by the server itself.
• Teammates no longer hit each other with BFG tracers when sv_unblockplayers is 1 and sv_friendlyfire is 0.
• Bossactions now use a copy of line 0, keeping up with UMAPINFO spec.
• Odalaunch changes
• Server browser now sorts servers that return << NO RESPONSE >> to the bottom of the server list.
• Instead of permanent tables that show players and server configuration, we show "popovers" when you mouse over a server's player list or server name.
• "Copy server address" copies to the clipboard instead of the primary selection when running under X11/Wayland

Fixed

• Fixed X11 WM_CLASS/Wayland app_id not being set on the BSD family of platforms.
• A_WeaponBulletAttack no longer handles refire (matches MBF21 behavior).
• Fixed exec and -config not searching relative paths.
• Many stability fixes and crash remedies.
• Fixed some cases of weapons not changing as you'd expect when grabbing a weapon while lowering your current weapon.
• Fixed many instances of HOM with high FOV, or maps with massive open areas causing the renderer functions to overflow.
• Fixed instances of deep water rendering where it should not.
• Also fixed instances where deep water should render but it does not.
• Fixed clearing additional flags when activating a dormant monster.
• Fixed players losing their color when fast forwarding or rewinding a demo.
• Fixed the VC++ runtime not installing when installing via installer.
• Fixed a bug in Odalaunch when multiple client instances launched at the same time are closed.
• Fixed MBF21 death exits not killing everyone.
• Fixed incorrect red screen when spectating a new player.
• Fixed bumping gamma not affecting colored sectors.
• Fixed HOM in status bar when starting a new game after viewing a netdemo.
• Fixed jitter when netdemo is paused.
• Fixed crash when wads had textures between TX_ markers.
• Fixed pixel gap when drawing 2 sided midtextures.
• Fixed some DeHackEd things being spawned as player starts.
• Fixed players sometimes spawning at the wrong start in coop on Hexen format maps.
• Fixed some locked doors displaying as the wrong color on the automap.
• ACS fixes:
• Spawn, CheckInventory, GiveInventory, and TakeInventory are now fully case insensitive
• SpawnSpot no longer uses the tid argument as the value for the spottid argument
• Fixed an off by one error when printing player names with Print
• Fixed out of bounds array accesses in GiveInventory, CheckInventory, and TakeInventory