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0000346Zandronum[All Projects] Bugpublic2011-03-25 08:162025-11-01 04:56
Reporterunknownna 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritytweakReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionno change required 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version98d 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0000346: Inconsistent flag icon behavior
DescriptionThe blue/red/green/gold flags and their corresponding icons have some inconsistencies between them. They flash before you pick them up, but stop doing it once picked up. The white flag also flashes while being carried.
Steps To ReproduceWhite flag:

WHITEFLAG:
        WFLS ABC 3
        WFLS DEF 3 bright
        loop


Blue flag:

Carry:
        BFLS ABCDEF 3
        Loop


Red flag:

Carry:
        RFLS ABCDEF 3
        Loop
Additional InformationAlso, the icon states are defined in different places.

Blue/Red/Green/Gold flags:

skulltag.pk3\actors\Skulltag\skulltagteamitems.txt

White flag:

skulltag.pk3\actors\Skulltag\skulltagmisc.txt
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-03-25 08:16unknownnaNew Issue
2012-06-09 13:22Torr SamahoCategoryGeneral => Bug
2014-06-10 15:42WatermelonNote Added: 0008986
2014-06-10 15:42WatermelonAssigned To => Watermelon
2014-06-10 15:42WatermelonStatusnew => confirmed
2014-06-15 22:25WatermelonNote Added: 0009495
2014-06-15 22:25WatermelonAssigned ToWatermelon =>
2014-06-15 22:25WatermelonStatusconfirmed => feedback
2015-06-06 14:42unknownnaNote Added: 0012543
2015-06-06 14:42unknownnaStatusfeedback => new
2025-11-01 04:56Ru5tK1ngNote Added: 0024612
2025-11-01 04:56Ru5tK1ngStatusnew => closed
2025-11-01 04:56Ru5tK1ngResolutionopen => no change required

Notes
(0008986)
Watermelon   
2014-06-10 15:42   
I'll investigate this if it still is true
(0009495)
Watermelon   
2014-06-15 22:25   
I have no idea if this is the case in the latest zan. If there's updates on this... let me know.
(0012543)
unknownna   
2015-06-06 14:42   
Quote from Watermelon
I have no idea if this is the case in the latest zan.

The behavior is still there in 2.0. It seems that the skull actors (skulltag mode) also flash when carried.

I'd say that the white flag and the skull actors need to behave like the other flags. That's the standard in Odamex and ZDaemon. If the flags/skulls blink, you can't for instance hide in darkness.
(0024612)
Ru5tK1ng   
2025-11-01 04:56   
I believe the whiteflag was given those BRIGHT frames so it wouldn't blend in with fog and snow maps. It's not a big deal if the skulls blink since that was probably intended when the game mode was created. The stock flags are terrible anyway, so one is better off making their own replacement similar to the Odamex flag pack that's ran on CTF servers.