How to Launch Prboom-Plus Wads?

RetroFreak89

I've finally found prboom-plus which is in zerojay's which is awesome
Because the other one prboom that's there is the old one so we finally got the new one..
But I'm stuck...
I have no idea how to load my custom wads I only know how to do it with zdoom
but with prboom plus I'm so lost...
I tried to look at the retropie site on how to do it with the old prboom way
But I can't seem to get it to work can anyone help me in steps on what to do?
Because I would rly like to jump over from zdoom to prboom plus...

RetroFreak89

Please does anyone know how??
Does anyone know how i can contact Zerojay?
Because i got it from there i Just cant not for the life of me figure out how to launch wads with prboom plus So not the regular prboom that one is old and outdated

mitu

@retrofreak89 Just because PrBoom+ is present in @zerojay(sorry for the spam!)'s repo it doesn't mean he actually played it. Search the PB+ documentation and see how you start it with different (i)WADs and use the ZDoom launching scripts as a start to design your own PrBoom scripts.

RetroFreak89

@mitu you see there where im stuck ive litterly tried everything even taking the zdoom files and changing it to prboom plus didnt work either like you know where it says default"zdoom" for example i make it default"prboom-plus" but nothing i do works...
I also looked at that documentation in zerojay i just cant figure it out im not very familur with linux this kinda sucks because i rly want to use this port as my main i wanted it here and it finally came i just dont know how it works..
If you know by any chance can you link me ur files so i can copy it and change it with the wad i desire thats if you know that is hehe..

mitu

@retrofreak89 said in How to Launch Prboom-Plus Wads?:

also looked at that documentation in zerojay

Why would there be documentation for PRBoom+ in that place ? Have you searched the PrBoom+ documentation ? This is what I suggested.
If you don't find enough documentation, drop down to a command line and try to launch prboom to see what command line arguments it expects.

RetroFreak89

@mitu thats the problem in a super noob i dont even know how to launch it from the command line heb ill Google what you suggested i hope i can figure it out im still trying >< there is no one that can link what there files says for wads? So that i can copy it

mitu

@retrofreak89 The installer for pr-boom is using your WAD files from the ports/doom folder, inside the ROM path, and launches them using the Pr-Boom executable - does this work ?
For custom WADs, use the documentation at https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Doom/ , the To Launch Doom Mods (PWADS) part , and substitute zdoom with prboom-plus, adjusting the paths accordingy (i.e. instead of /opt/retropie/ports/zdoom/zdoom it's probably /opt/retropie/ports/prboom-plus).

RetroFreak89

@mitu ive tried that for example

My Zdoom knee deep in the dead wad says this

zdoom = "/opt/retropie/ports/zdoom/zdoom -iwad /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom/doom2.wad -file /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom/kdizd.pk3" default = "zdoom"
default = "zdoom

See everywhere were it says Zdoom?
I changed that to prboom-plus it still didnt work
:(

They are all in the ports/doom folder but i just cant seem to figure out how to load wads with it so frusterating ive been trying for 2 days now ughh

mitu

@retrofreak89 You messed up the first line - remove the default="zdoom", that's already on the 2nd line.
Make sure the path to prboom-plus is correct - press F4 and exit ES, then run the prboom-plus using the path you used, see if it works - otherwise correct it and try again.
You basically have the command in the file you posted, so you could copy the complete commmand line with the parameters there and then execute it directly to see if it works.

RetroFreak89

@mitu So this?

Sunlust is the wad om trying to load Its at boom wad..
But here is what i got and it didnt load :(

prboom-plus = "/opt/retropie/ports/prboom-plus/prboom-plus -iwad /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom/doom2.wad -file /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom/pwad/sunlust.wad"
default = "prboom-plus"

Also i checked in file manager the path is correct for prboom-plus

mitu

@retrofreak89 Do you get any error when you execute

/opt/retropie/ports/prboom-plus/prboom-plus -iwad /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom/doom2.wad -file /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom/pwad/sunlust.wad

RetroFreak89

@mitu you mean if i just copy paste that into the command? Idk i can try
Ill be back in 5mins running across street to buy a pack of cigs lol this is stressing me out and ill get back at you if this worked So just copy paste this in command or what? Or edit the cfg file for the wad with that line? Like i did with Zdoom to change it to prboom

Edit
Im back ill try this now

RetroFreak89

@mitu
Omg thanks bro it worked!!! I removed pwad and now sunlust booted in prboom plus!!! Finally but is there a way So u dont have to do it through cmd Each time?
Cause thats kind of anoyying but ill do if i have too heh after 2 days of messing with files :/ sigh happy now

Edit:
But is there a way i dont have to use the command line everytime? And do you know how i can stretch the image? Thats pretty Much all i need to know and ill be set you seem like you know alot so thats cool and thanks for helped so far :)