MiniMe Skins not working correctly

[DevilHunter]

In the RBCSkins pack released by Voltlock back in the Skulltag days, there is a Skin.. Well, not really one, but its the Doom Marine, only scaled down.

However, I just now noticed that it does not work anymore. Instead, a Pixalated Shotgun Raise Sprite plays in a loop when "MiniMe" is selected. It works correctly in Skulltag, but in Zandronum, it don't.

All it is for Minime is...

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{
name="Minime"
scale=0.7
}

This is in the SKININFO lump in RBCSkins11-qf. And has been in every version of RBCSkins that I remember. So if anyone can figure out why this happens, let me know.

Here is the link to the Wad

I can't remember if Voltlock made RBCSkin12 with the ST Skins in there. It was either I, or Him that did it. But in RBCSkin12, this still happens.

And before you ask, Yes I tried reinstalling Zandronum. I tried removing all my Announcers, Skins, Configs, and whatever else from the Zandronum Folder. Yes I tried loading Skulltag_Data/Actors with it.

This is only a minor problem however, I can just remove the entry from Skininfo if I want.

[-Jes-]

Something did indeed change in Zandro - enough to make skins that do not define a sprite name not actually default to PLAY.

But the really odd part about it is, that it's not consistent about it.

+lol brane

[DevilHunter]

So.. Nobody else knows whats going on? Perhaps Torr might chime in here.. Idunno. I know I said its no biggie, but it still is somewhat an issue...

[CloudFlash]

I suggest copying Doomguy's states set and pasting it into Minime.

[DevilHunter]

If only I knew how to do that.. I tried using the Stock PLAYA sprite, but it don't scale down as it should.

Here is what its suppose to look like.. (taken in Skulltag)

yes, those are stock settings. I haven't bothered to fix Skulltag back up since reinstalling it.

[Ænima]

Meepy has the same problem. Apparently you can't make skins that use the stock PLAY sprite unless you actually include the full PLAY set with it. It didn't use to be this way (as evidence by the fact that Meepy worked fine in Skulltag, now he's invisible ingame).

[CloudFlash]

Okay, here is what you do:
1: Open the RBCskins with XWE / whatever you want to use.
2: Paste this below 'scale 0.7':

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 States
  {
  Spawn:
    PLAY A -1
    Loop
  See:
    PLAY ABCD 4 
    Loop
  Missile:
    PLAY E 12 
    Goto Spawn
  Melee:
    PLAY F 6 BRIGHT
    Goto Missile
  Pain:
    PLAY G 4 
    PLAY G 4 A_Pain
    Goto Spawn
  Death:
    PLAY H 0 A_PlayerSkinCheck("AltSkinDeath")
  Death1:
    PLAY H 10
    PLAY I 10 A_PlayerScream
    PLAY J 10 A_NoBlocking
    PLAY KLM 10
    PLAY N -1
    Stop
  XDeath:
    PLAY O 0 A_PlayerSkinCheck("AltSkinXDeath")
  XDeath1:
    PLAY O 5
    PLAY P 5 A_XScream
    PLAY Q 5 A_NoBlocking
    PLAY RSTUV 5
    PLAY W -1
    Stop
}

3: Save and enjoy.

(or just put 'sprite = PLAY' somewhere in Minime's properties. Not sure if will work, tho.)

[Ænima]

WAT

Why would you paste DECORATE into SKININFO?

[Slim]

Okay, here is what you do:
1: Open the RBCskins with XWE / whatever you want to use.
2: Paste this below 'scale 0.7':

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 States
  {
  Spawn:
    PLAY A -1
    Loop
  See:
    PLAY ABCD 4 
    Loop
  Missile:
    PLAY E 12 
    Goto Spawn
  Melee:
    PLAY F 6 BRIGHT
    Goto Missile
  Pain:
    PLAY G 4 
    PLAY G 4 A_Pain
    Goto Spawn
  Death:
    PLAY H 0 A_PlayerSkinCheck("AltSkinDeath")
  Death1:
    PLAY H 10
    PLAY I 10 A_PlayerScream
    PLAY J 10 A_NoBlocking
    PLAY KLM 10
    PLAY N -1
    Stop
  XDeath:
    PLAY O 0 A_PlayerSkinCheck("AltSkinXDeath")
  XDeath1:
    PLAY O 5
    PLAY P 5 A_XScream
    PLAY Q 5 A_NoBlocking
    PLAY RSTUV 5
    PLAY W -1
    Stop
}

3: Save and enjoy.

(or just put 'sprite = PLAY' somewhere in Minime's properties. Not sure if will work, tho.)

It's a skin, not a monster. :P

[Ivan]

And this is why we don't trust him about his suggestions about 99% of the time.

On topic, check how I did the Arnold skin. It had the exact same issue you described and it was solved by simplying providing the player sprites from the IWAD itself.

[DevilHunter]

Welp.. I took the sprites from Arnoldskin, and put "sprite = PLAY" into MiniMe's Spot in Skininfo, loaded it up, and it works..

I still don't see why this happens. Something in Zandro is fucked.. Perhaps I will make a ticket but.. idunno. If any of you want to, go ahead, because I will probably forget to.

Anyhow.. if anyone cares to get the Hotfix Version, I can upload it no prob.

As for now.. Case Closed.. somewhat

[Torr Samaho]

Perhaps I will make a ticket but..

If something that worked in Skulltag doesn't work anymore in Zandronum please open a ticket. I will look into it eventually.

[DevilHunter]

Perhaps I will make a ticket but..

If something that worked in Skulltag doesn't work anymore in Zandronum please open a ticket. I will look into it eventually.

http://zandronum.com/tracker/view.php?id=1734

Done.