DRD Team

GZDoom 2.4.0 has been released.

New render features:

• Doom64-style color properties for sectors (i.e. different color settings for floor, ceiling, walls and sprites.)

New scripting features:

• script versioning to account for syntax differences between versions.
• fully scripted inventory system.
• fully scripted menu system.
• scripted event system.
• printf-style string formatting function for ZScript.
• dynamic arrays for ZScript.
• more access to map data from ZScript.
• user definable actor properties.
• separation of scripts into UI and Play parts to have better access control
• exported obituary code to ZScript to allow more flexibility when handling special cases.
• SectorTagIterator and LineIDIterator classes to search for tags.

Other:

• added GetActorFloorTexture and GetActorFloorTerrain ACS functions.
• added new PRINTNAME_ constants for retrieving next and secret next level in ACS.
• per-sector settable fog density.
• fixed handling of sector action things with special trigger semantics.
• true color fonts can be defined in FONTDEFS.
• added a BOUNCE_NotOnShootables flag to address an old design bug in the bouncing system.
• added StealthAlpha actor property for defining a minimum visibility value of a stealth monster.

• and many more smaller additions and fixes.

Download

• 64-bit Windows
• 32-bit Windows
• Mac OS X
• Ubuntu 64-bit
• Ubuntu 32-bit

Thanks! I've been eagerly waiting for this.

Thanks for the updates!

Hi Mr Graf!

This is really great work! Many thanks! 2.4.0 runs fine and even a bit faster than 2.3.2.
Best source port ever!!!

Best regards
zhd