SRB2 uses a LOT of mapthing args compared to Hexen (which has none) and ZDoom (which only has them on objects that will never ever activate scripts). So we really badly needed to separate the two if we want attaching scripts to things to be useful.
- It is now called the "SpecialExecute" hook, since it can be called from ACS in addition to linedef specials.
- The input arguments are completely different now. Instead of (line_t, mobj_t, sector_t), it's (activator_t, args array, stringargs array). activator_t is userdata containing valid, mo (mobj_t), line (line_t), side (side_t), sector (sector_t), and po (polyobject_t).
This makes it significantly easier to save/restore the state of these variables, whenever we need to do so for calling movement functions in the middle of other movement functions. This will also make it easier to move it out of global variable hell if desired later.
* Set via a fourth digit in the upper midtexture for transparent FOFs
* For example - #2551 is additive solid, #1282 is subtractive half...
* The original method of setting the upper midtexture to #900 or 901 still works, since I'm not out to break existing maps.
* Software: Remove the horrible `else if` ladder for FOF translucency. Algorithms, baby!
* OpenGL: Move to using `HWR_GetBlendModeFlag` in more places, for more long-term extensible support for multiple blendmodes.
Index and take length of tag lists like a table, 1-indexed. There are three
methods which may be used on tag lists:
list:iterate() - returns an iterator over the tags in the list
list:has(tag) - returns a boolean whether the tag is in the list
list.shares(list2) - returns whether two lists share a tag
"find" is also an alias to "has". Each method may be accessed from the global
taglist library too, e.g. taglist.iterate(list)
Tag lists may be compared with an equality operator too. This will tell you if
the two lists are composed of identical tags.
Accessible from sector.taglist, line.taglist and mapthing.taglist.
The global "tags" can be iterated upon for every unique tag which is set in the
level. If a tag is set on a sector/line/thing, it will be included. Taking the
length of "tags" will give you the number of these unique tags. (If a tag is
set on multiple sectors/lines/things, it will only be counted once though.)
For sectors, lines and mapthings, call the field "tagged". This function takes
one argument, which is the tag. The return value can be iterated over for all
the sectors/lines/things with that tag. The length can also be taken for the
number of such objects. If no argument is given, the global tag is default.
* added line.polyobj for line_t
* added subsector.polyList iteration function, for iterating polyobjs in a subsector
* added seg.polyseg for seg_t, in case we ever reenable support for segs/nodes
Basically a dedicated Record Attack-like experience for speedrunning the game as a continuous chunk rather than ILs. Has several quality of life features.
Benefits include:
* An unambiguous real-time bar across the bottom of the screen, always displaying the current time, ticking up until you reach the ending.
* Disable the console (pausing is still allowed, but the timer will still increment).
* Automatically skip intermissions as if you're holding down the spin button.
* Show centiseconds on HUD automatically, like record attack.
* "Live Event Backups" - a category of run fit for major events like GDQ, where recovery from crashes or chokes makes for better entertainment. Essentially a modified SP savefile, down to using the same basic functions, but has its own filename and tweaked internal layout.
* "spmarathon_start" MainCfg block parameter and "marathonnext" mapheader parameter, allowing for a customised flow (makes this fit for purpose for an eventual SUGOI port).
* Disabling inter-level custom cutscenes by default with a menu option to toggle this (won't show up if the mod doesn't *have* any custom cutscenes), although either way ending cutscenes (vanilla or custom) remain intact since is time is called before them.
* Won't show up if you have a mod that consists of only one level (determined by spmarathon_start's nextlevel; this won't trip if you manually set its marathonnext).
* Unconditional gratitude on the evaluation screen, instead of a negging "Try again..." if you didn't get all the emeralds (which you may not have been aiming for).
* Gorgeous new menu (no new assets required, unless you wanna give it a header later).
Changes which were required for the above but affect other areas of the game include:
* "useBlackRock" MainCFG block parameter, which can be used to disable the presence of the Black Rock or Egg Rock in both the Evaluation screen and the Marathon Run menu (for total conversions with different stories).
* Disabling Continues in NiGHTS mode, to match the most common singleplayer experience post 2.2.4's release (is reverted if useContinues is set to true).
* Hiding the exitmove "powerup" outside of multiplayer. (Okay, this isn't really related, I just saw this bug in action a lot while doing test runs and got annoyed enough to fix it here.)
* The ability to use V_DrawPromptBack (in hardcode only at the moment, but) to draw in terms of pixels rather than rows of text, by providing negative instead of positive inputs).
* A refactoring of redundant game saves smattered across the ending, credits, and evaluation - in addition to saving the game slightly earlier.
* Minor m_menu.c touchups and refactorings here and there.
Built using feedback from the official server's #speedruns channel, among other places.
