ECWolf - Wolfenstein 3D source port for mods

SinisterSpatula

@tpo1990 said in ECWolf - Wolfenstein 3D source port for mods:

@SinisterSpatula
I think your modified ecwolf config file could provide useful to those that use the same case and that it is a good idea to add a link to the extra post that i have reserved at the moment, if i may do so with your accept.

Yes, of course! :)

ExarKunIv

@tpo1990 great work with all of this

i just cant get the mods to lunch with your new mod installer.
i followed the easy instructions but they will not launch.

im trying Claw of Eisenfaust and the file looks right

cd "."
"/opt/retropie/ports/ecwolf/ecwolf" --data WL6 --file  wolf3d_coe_v2.pk3
wait

but it will not launch
any thoughts?

side note. any idea on how i can check to make sure i have version 1.4 cuz i have no clue

cyperghost

@ExarKunIv There are several errors made due the script output.

any thoughts?

Yes tons of, let's inspect!

Is the data of the vanilla Wolfenstein really in the BaseDir? ... means /home/pi/retropie/roms/ports/wolf3d? Or is it in a subfolder? If yes then change the cd . to next directory.... maybe cd wolf3d again.
Furthermore the file extension WL6 could be wl6, take a look in your gamedata how the extension looks.
The wait command is wrong. It should be wait $!

Furthermore post always the output of /dev/shm/runcommand.log in pastebin or some other snippet viewer https://dpaste.de/

I think the modscript should be a bit more mocked up with better detection what happens there.

ExarKunIv

@cyperghost

most of your thoughts are along mine as well.

but it seems i had the vanilla wolf in the wrong folder.

guess i missed that part on the readme,
opps.
well with me being a dumbass out of the way.

everything is working great.
i even have the HD wolf going,

Very amazing work, both you @cyperghost and @tpo1990

cyperghost

@ExarKunIv Thanks for your response ;)

@tpo1990
There is need for some bugfixing ;)
I post here a "new" script to not mess up the forum - it will expire after a few days

~~https://dpaste.de/wiKv~~
https://dpaste.de/7MFJ
It's using the quotations around every pk3 file, hope this works as expected ;)

EDIT:
@tpo1990
Why not extend the questions to path and extension?
Then it's 100% working in every situation because the user has to setup ;)

tpo1990

@SinisterSpatula Thank you i will add a link to your post in the Extra section of the topic, so that anyone with a GPI case will find it. :-)

@ExarKunIv Thank you. Great that you got it working again after checking your files and folders for ECWolf.

@cyperghost Good to know thanks. Now i can more easily mark the code.

Alright so i followed your dpaste link and added the changes. While i tested out the new changes, i noticed that the mod script would exit immediately without notifying the user that no pk3 files has been found.

What i did to prevent this is by adding a sleep timer with the sleep 10s;. This will notify user for 10 seconds and then it will exit the script with the exit;parameter. Success.

I have uploaded the changes to my ECWolf git repo for anyone to try out.

cyperghost

@tpo1990 Fine ;) Will you set a PR for the scriptmodule?

tpo1990

@cyperghost Yes. That is what i intend to do :-)

cyperghost

@tpo1990 Wolfenstein IS classic gaming - plus this scriptmodule is really easier to setup than the Wolf4SDL version ;) I think it'll accepted

tpo1990

@cyperghost Yes. It's a live. The PR has been created for RetroPie project.

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2811

Edit: Now all there is left to do is fingers crossed and hopefully it will be accepted for merging. ;-)

ExarKunIv

@cyperghost and @tpo1990

now that i have sorted out my one problem. this is great, just one question

i have come across some nice mods, but they are not in pk3 form, they seem to be in there own standalone game.
With their own WL6 and SOD files.

is there a way to use ecwolf to play these

cyperghost

@ExarKunIv I don't know. You can try on your own and give back report.

tpo1990

@ExarKunIv I have not tried it out. Can't say if it works or not. If you can somehow extract the file contents of the mod's wl6 and sod files, you could maybe import/archive it into a pk3 file that ECWolf would be able to use.

ExarKunIv

@tpo1990 ok i did not think about extracting the files from the WL6.

but i did look into building pk3 files.

i will do some digging.
as i have come across a lot of the mods seem to be their own standalone games.
not many are in pk3 version, compared to being their own game

but still
i have a good list going. will update with it soon

cyperghost

@ExarKunIv I tried some mods in WL6 format and they work. But the pk3 files should be better because the "old" mods needs own directory ... this is no problem so far by simply editing the .ecwolf files.

I tried Alexstein and Dreams of a Madman.
DoM crashed from time to time.

ExarKunIv

@cyperghost same here, some work and some dont when it comes to the .WL6 files.

and the pk3 is just so easy

so far i have tried

Wolf3D_Demolition
Coffee break
wolfpak2
Wolfenstein Missions First Encounter
Claw of Eisenfaust
Escape from Totenhaus
Wolfenstein 3D - Fourth Encounter
Halten Sie
and Wolf3d HiRes that you posted before

so far they all work for the first level at least

cyperghost

@ExarKunIv I think the old mods heavily depends in internal file versions - you can say every mod (wl6 based of course) that runs in Wolf4SDL will likely run in ec Wolf.
If you find a method to create proper sky3 file then you can leave here a note.

personally will not use the old file hacks

ExarKunIv

@cyperghost some do some dont. i have notice the old mods have different SDL files and such with them to make them run so even ecwolf will not run them right.

but i will be looking in to how to unpack the WL6 files and build pk3 files.

since i dont get building programs like you guys, maybe i can take a stab at mods. :P

cyperghost

@ExarKunIv Yes this would be great. But please don't update only the ones because of the glory of gore and heavy use of old symbols :)
I think the original levels and the whole SoD series alone is it worth.

The HighRes mods for the original series are undoubtfull a treasure just for all the original titels. Even some unknown mods of "Super Noah's Ark 3D" are really fun to play and the original titel profits (massive) from modding (the original is well.... obscure?)

tpo1990

@ExarKunIv Yes if you somehow can manage to extract the file contents of a wl6 file from a mod and that it compares with the same files that is found inside a pk3 file, then yes i believe it should be possible to make it work in ECWolf.

If you look inside a ecwolf mod's pk3 file, you get this file structure (taken from Astrostein 3D mod):

xlat
Textures
sprites
sounds
music
maps
graphics
actors
TEXTURES.txt
SpifRead.txt
SpifInfo.txt
sndinfo.txt
smallfnt.fon2
SE_READ.TXT
Ryder.txt
READ.txt
mapinfo.txt
language.txt
decorate.txt
BIGFONT.file

@cyperghost I agree that alone the original levels and the whole SoD is worth it too. In fact it is even better than the primary Wolf4SDL port found on RetroPie. :-)