Crouching with skins

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 16:22

If you crouch while wearing a skin you change into the doomguy crouching and it looks very odd. Could the stretching be added for skins without the crouching defined?

Which reminds me, how do you define a crouching sprite in S_Skin anyway?

Post by **Enjay** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 20:39

I don't think skin support for crouching has been added yet.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 21:16

It's in the most recent ZDoom source but not in the last official GZDoom release.

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:18

Okay, so how do you define one when it's in?

Oh and, what about my suggestion?

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:32

Just add 'crouchsprite=XXXX' to the skin definition lump.

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:36

Hmm in that case is there crouch hurt, pain, movement and shooting sprites too or not? (I hope not, more work for me otherwise)

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:45

Of course you have to provide all of them. Except for the death sequence everything has to be replaced. But since all use the same sprite name for the standing sprites the same applies to the crouching sprites.

Post by **Enjay** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 15:58

And obviously, if you don't fancy making different sprites for all those states, just include duplicates for each one. It's a shame the death can't also be incorporated because, although it doesn't look too bad with the "base" skin, with some skins it will look like a crouched player suddenly jumps to his feet to die (possibly in a low room). However, as Graf explained elsewhere, it's for good technical reasons.

Post by **Enjay** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 20:15

Graf Zahl wrote:Just add 'crouchsprite=XXXX' to the skin definition lump.

Works like a charm. Thanks Graf.

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:36

so it's in?

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:10

I think Enjay has already answered that.

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:23

Could have meant zdoom since you said it was in the most recent version of the ZDoom source

Post by **Tormentor667** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:51

Is crouching deactivated as standard? Would make sense as it looks bad to have skins swap their sprites when you crouch

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:14

Crouching is on by default (but no key bound to it.) And if a skin doesn't have a crouch sprite the normal one will be shrunk to half its height. That doesn't look particularly good but is better than nothing.

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:49

Graf Zahl wrote:Crouching is on by default (but no key bound to it.) And if a skin doesn't have a crouch sprite the normal one will be shrunk to half its height. That doesn't look particularly good but is better than nothing.

Yes, ALOT better than switching to the marine.