[3.2] [Chapter 3] Issues

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

I swear this was the last time I am testing Blade of Agony. I seriously can't help playing it over and over, it is not good for me at all... Here is the last portion of the report for 3.1, a full C3 playthrough.

Important Issues (for fixing ASAP)

If you start a new game with screenblocks 12 (empty HUD) or other non-default value, then the widgets have incorrect offsets (this also happens without score.pk3 loaded):

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• [x] C3M6: You can kill yourself with grenades within the ending sequence (all player actions should be disabled, righ?).
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Changed FROZEN in script 48 to TOTALLYFROZEN. --N00b, 01 Jul 2021

• [ ] I got realy big lags facing this direction around this elevator (never happend before).

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• [x] The sounds of bosses' phrases are too quiet, the volume on the voices should be raised.

• [ ] C3M0_A: killcount problems:

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https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59409713/122646890-2be21300-d12a-11eb-9cc2-12cbea495ba0.mp4

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• [ ] Culled models do not appear if you approach them too quickly.

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• [ ] C3M4: Here is an Undead Zombie with -1 health [impossible to catch?]:

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Old commit that tried to fix this: https://github.com/Realm667/WolfenDoom/commit/97c5e5e30006bad4ac2f32ec51547ac6e235aeda --N00b

• [ ] Suggestion: disallow player followers to target wounded ('half-dead') guards, leaving it on the player? Currently Ascher presence trivializes them.

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• [ ] C3M5_A: 304/310 enemies.

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Got 304/305 on latest commit --N00b, 30 Jun 2021

• [x] Ending of CREDITSM: a VM abort:

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End of Important Issues

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@MuadDib90's comments:

• [x] This guy and (I think in general everybody prisoners) can be clipped through right now. Is this intentional?

  Intentional, added by me to prevent players from going over his head and climb on nearby roof --Ozy81

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• [x] In nightmare, after disappearing, there is a small shadow. And if somebody is killed (in C3M1), there is a small shadow next to a corpse.

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• [ ] Isn't answer number 2 be only before C3M0_A (The long answer in case you have an option to refuse an C3M0_A)? This was already before C3M1, so there should be only short answer such as "Bye" or something...

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• [x] C3M1_A: you can jump onto a half of this barbed wire and also some other ones.

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• [x] C3M1_A: some wires do not damage the player.

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• [x] With minimal settings you can light an invisible torch (might be related to a further problem).

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• [x] C3M1_A: Shadow spawned at wrong place. This is more related to the engine now, but maybe we can do something with this on our side.

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• [x] C3M1_A: Zyklon showers from the floor do not appear on minimal graphic settings.

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• [x] Most zombies have a metallic noise in place of their active sound (do they share it with Geists?)

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• [ ] C3M0_A: SpyGive does not drop excess grenades.

• [ ] C3M2: grenadiers pop up 16 units when shot (because they get pushed out from their holes on being damaged).

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• [ ] C3M2: guard infinitely rolling in one place.

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https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59409713/122646986-add23c00-d12a-11eb-8040-74ba710798cb.mp4

• [x] C3M3_A: Zyklon stream does not appear on minimal graphical settings.

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• [x] [moved to #906 --N00b]

• [x] Decrease tanks' MaxStepHeight to 32?

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@MuadDib90's comments on C3M5 and C3M6:

• [x] C3M5: This piece of iron in the corner can be clipped through.

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Also this one in the big hall before the third boss.

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• [x] C3M5: Nazi medics should be omitted from achievement ''let 5 enemies to surrender''. If they surrender (and when there are many of them like in C3M5) it is an instant achievement, because they can't be killed, thus you can't affect it. And what is the point then?

• [x] C3M5: Panzershrecks still can't be picked up to add 1 ammo (similary to what has been done with flamethrower when I encountered it)

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The ones that are dropped from enemies are empty, since enemies drop weapons with half ammo amount, and 1/2 is rounded (below, as always) to 0. By the way, I remember that one of the playtesters also noticed it a few months ago and wanted to change it, but the team [No]'d it. --N00b

• [ ] C3M5: When I shoot someone in this room, he gets alerted, also a guy right next to him, but others in THE SAME room not... (see next entries)
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• [ ] C3M5: When I entered here and start shooting, all command was alerted, except those scientists at the front... why? Is it by the lowest skill I am playing?
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• [ ] C3M5: I know it is a stealth mission, but any of those technicians here does not react until the are shoot directly in their backs... (What if someone choose to play it non-stealth; and it sure can be.)
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• [ ] C3M5: Again, here noone gets alerted until directly shoot, even in front of everybody.
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• [ ] C3M5: If I don't approach by stealth tactic, it shows at the end more kills than it should...
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These four last checkboxes are an eternal problem of C3M5_C, present for at least a year... --N00b

• [x] C3M6: I know, I know occult stuff and so... but this is clearly wrong :D
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Raising gamma on screenshot indicates that there are a radio and a cup below the table (they should be moved onto it). --N00b

• [ ] C3M6: If you are killed in action, this HUD on right up corner is not loaded, you have to turn it on again.
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• [x] C3M6: Sooo... on a lowest skill there is 11 everywhere; even here. Isn't here should be more, like 75 for example? -- this should cost you the most, if I am not mistaken. (On highest skill there is 300 for entering, but others are like 50 or 75 only. -- so similary...)
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• [ ] C3M5_A: on lowest skill level bullets are very slow, so ArcProjectile sends them into the timetable in order to hit the player.

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• [x] C3M6: We need an ally blocking line here, ascher is sightseeing again...
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What's the right choice here? What lineflag blocks allies but not monsters or players? --T667 (26th June 2021)

Sadly there is no such flag, in C1M0 you used 'block monsters' near the bridge area. This is not fixed easily, moved from urgent issues --N00b, 01 Jul 2021

• [x] ClusterBomb debris deals damage to tanks.

Resolved issues archive

Resolved issues

- [x] All mentions of "concentration camp" have been erased... but this one.

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- [x] When I get this crank, it stays there, not diasppear because it is in my pocket now... And when I used it I could pick it up again, then it stays in inventory forever.

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> Crank not disappearing should be fixed after 096b6a8f514a5ab728cc84232cfbe48fe13a7ade. - AFA (20 Jun 21) This radio stayed there after picked up similar to that crank.

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- [x] This texture needs to be replaced, it is mentioned in a closed issue but I'll repost this so that we do not forget it.

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- [x] All soul passages are now exactly for 11 souls. Is this right?

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- [x] Compass does not work while in a tank.

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- [x] 100 saves/savegames achievement is not being awarded @AFADoomer, I have done around 140 savegames during C2 and C3 play. - [x] C3M0_B: some of the mutants are stuck (yes, I know that it is mentioned in other issue).

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- [x] I forgot to give a knife to the player on the maps I edited for the coop items fix... > Fixed yesterday --N00b, 20 Jun 2021 - [x] C3M1_A: same problem with the ladder as recently indicated by @Talon1024 in #855 and written in my issue about C1M4.

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- [x] C3M6_B: the decorative Holy Grail helm in the museum counts towards treasures, preventing 100%.

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- [x] C3M6_B: you can run to Ascher, use him and have his final message overridden.

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- [x] Those 2 scientists got out of that room even before I entered for the first time (could be because of the alarm I once raised, but still, they should't react until I enter, right?)

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- [x] Signs are inproper. Sign "zentrale" is something different from behind. Sign "schattenau" should pinpoint another way.

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- [x] C3M1_A: Dog stuck behind crates and trees.

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- [x] C3M1_A: wrong door texture alignment.

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- [x] C3M0_A: scaling on flats looks bad here.

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- [x] C3M0_A: one of the lines here (can be seen on screenshot) block the player vertically.

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- [x] C3M2: guard stuck in a corner of the map.

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- [x] C3M3_A: this radio won't stop transmission after being destroyed, too.

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- [x] C3M3_A: you can get coins and the secret hint sheet through this two-sided wall.

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- [x] C3M3_B: wrong texture offsets on door.

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- [x] C3M3_B: linedef flags cut by portals.

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- [x] C3M4: maybe add invulnerability to some of the Soviet soldiers spawned? They do not last two minutes against zombies.

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- [x] C3M5_A: floating sandbags.

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- [x] C3M5_A: The 'cake babe' does not raise up from it.

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- [x] C3M5_B: old issue once again, you can crouch and uncrouch from this position to make the Zeppelin model move vertically.

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- [x] C3M5_C: Dead guards here keep talking.

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- [x] C3M6_A: door box too low for the door.

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- [x] C3M6_A: we should make this door openable from the outside once it has been opened from inside.

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- [x] C3M6_B: misalignment on Waffenkammer.

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- [x] C3M6_B: these large stones on separate linedefs should be offset upwards, now they overlap with doors.

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- [x] Is this reference all right after all that chaos in later days? (There are some more in the area with green water.)

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- [x] C3M0_B: BJ's armor is transferred to Ryan, and on INTERMAP armor is cleared from BJ.

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- [x] C3M5_C: Eisenhimmel disappears after being damaged by his own rocket:

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https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/59409713/122646882-2389d800-d12a-11eb-85bb-cbc882448cae.mp4

> That's most probably because the two SS guards have a Thing_Remove special with a tag of 0, which happens to remove the thing that kills them... --N00b, 21 Jun 2021 - [x] C3M6_B: two dogs stuck in portal.

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> I'd just add monster blocking lines near the portal. --N00b, 21 Jun 2021 - [x] Is this texture "wall" behind first door intentional? It wasn't there...

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> This has been added by me. It's a mystery map, so a strange forest can appear out of nothing ;) --T667 (26th June, 2021) - [x] There is something invisible, you have to jump to cross it.

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- [x] C3M4: sectors in Rastenburg do not damage the player if his centre is standing on air, just like in Doom. There was some ACS function (DamageSector? Sector_Damage?) that had a damage_in_air flag, it could be used here.

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> I know that we could completely change that by using sector damagers but I don't want to fuzz around with it. You need to have deeper engine knowledge to use this as a cheat, and overall by all the zombie presents you won't have the time to stand still somewhere :) I'd leave it as is. --T667 (26th June 2021) > And the sector damage is not really the player's main problem on C3M4... Well, agreed. --N00b, 28 Jun 2021 - [x] C3M5: The sign is here even before the switch appears (I guess it should not... right?)

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- [x] C3M5: I have ''used'' the wall, the sound of moving crate appears and is still heard, but the wall does not move at all... possible glitch?

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> This was fixed some commits ago by @Tormentor667 --N00b - [x] C3M6: Having all those weapons and ammo "ready" on those crates seems odd... let them be scattered all around; we jumped out of airship, it makes sense.

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- [x] C3M6: Is this area on cliff officially non-enterable area?

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> Non-enterable. --T667, 26th June 2021) - [x] C3M6: This is the most up the cross appears when pointing at ascher, more up and cross disappears; it is just a small adjust, but I am literally aiming at his head and there is no cross...

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> The problem is the enemy hitbox (height), it's not as high as the sprite. We discussed this already and decided to leave it as is to avoid any problems on other places. --T667, 26th June 2021) - [x] C3M6: I know that fire extinguishers are nice props, but given some thoughts to it, it is very odd to see them in the castle... even be it main nazi HQ; I vote for erasing them from the whole castle map.

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> As the castle has been completely "occupied" by the Nazis, there is no reason to not add extinguishers to the rooms You never know what happens. --T667, 26th June 2021) - [x] C3M6: This shouldn't happen, I guess. (portal to Ryan)

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> This was fixed by me recently --N00b - [x] C3M5_B: @Ozymandias81 fixed some of the luggage scrollers in the airport, but not the corner ones.

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[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

Edited my three playthrough issues (put the pictures under spoilers), so they do not look like the Berlin Wall.

[MuadDib90]

Damn! I'll add my issues of C3M1 if I can.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

OK, post them here, I'll move them to the original post.

[MuadDib90]

(moved to first post --N00b)

[Tormentor667]

Thank you so much again :)

[MuadDib90]

New issues regarding C3M0_A playthrough:

• [x] Is this texture "wall" behind first door intentional? It wasn't there...

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• [x] All soul passages are now exactly for 11 souls. Is this right?

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• [x] When I get this crank, it stays there, not diasppear because it is in my pocket now... And when I used it I could pick it up again, then it stays in inventory forever.

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Crank not disappearing should be fixed after 096b6a8f514a5ab728cc84232cfbe48fe13a7ade. - AFA (20 Jun 21)

• [x] There is something invisible, you have to jump to cross it.

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• [x] This radio stayed there after picked up similar to that crank.

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EDIT: as all of this has been transfered to the first post by @Username-N00b-is-not-available, I'll check it all in here.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@MuadDib90

All soul passages are now exactly for 11 souls.

This depends on the game's skill level. On Mein Leben it was IIRC 75 souls (you played on Mein Leben more recently, so you know better), and on easier ones it is less.

[MuadDib90]

@MuadDib90

All soul passages are now exactly for 11 souls.

This depends on the game's skill level. On Mein Leben it was IIRC 75 souls (you played on Mein Leben more recently, so you know better), and on easier ones it is less.

Ah, sure! That makes sense. 😄 Thanks.

[MuadDib90]

Issues reagrding [C3M3]:

• [x] I got stuck in ''no man's land'' after try of jumping it out; can someone please check this area?:

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• [x] This ''door'' can be switched on (or off? - don't know) from down here... is this a limitation of an engine, or can it be prevent?

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• [ ] Is this reference all right after all that chaos in later days? (There are some more in the area with green water.)

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[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@MuadDib90 1) I confirm this... The glitch will still be present after my commit, but the player will be able to un-stuck themselves out of there without switching noclip. Knowing the GZDoom portal code, it seems like an engine bug honestly, I doubt we can do much more to prevent it happening at all. 2) I thought this was fixed long ago, I might have reported it myself... Anyway fixed. 3) @Tormentor667 What is your opinion? Note that we also still have the phrase on C3M1_A.

Added 3) to first post.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@AFADoomer @Talon1024 I forgot to add it into the issue lists, but long goodbye messages, as seen on Miller, are able to escape the message box:

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Could you enable word wrap for them, please? It seems to already be 'on' for regular messages:

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[MuadDib90]

@Username-N00b-is-not-available Could this be only "language specific"? Because I don't have this issue with Miller.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@MuadDib90 Russian string is way longer than English and Czech ones, but the problem is also present with them (this is gamma correction 2.0):

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[Talon1024]

I thought the "goodbye" text would wrap automatically, since the text for the dialogue options in the C3M0_A conversations are wrapped automatically (I think?).

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

BTW @Talon1024, have you seen my email I sent you yesterday? I'm not urging you to reply, just wanted to know if it arrived or got into spam.

[Talon1024]

Yes, I did receive your e-mail, and it did not land in the spam/junk folder.

[MuadDib90]

@MuadDib90 Russian string is way longer than English and Czech ones, but the problem is also present with them (this is gamma correction 2.0): Screenshots

Ah, didn't notice. I thought it was correct. You're right then.

[MuadDib90]

C3M5 missions:

- [ ] This peice of iron in the corner can be clipped through.  Also this one in the big hall before the third boss.  - [ ] Nazi medics should be omitted from achievement ''let 5 enemies to surrender''. If they surrender (and when there are many of them like in C3M5) it is an instant achievement, because they can't be killed, thus you can't affect it. And what is the point then? - [ ] The sign is here even before the switch appears (I guess it should not... right?)  - [ ] Panzershrecks still can't be picked up to add 1 ammo (similary to what has been done with flamethrower when I encountered it)  - [ ] I have ''used'' the wall, the sound of moving crate appears and is still heard, but the wall does not move at all... possible glitch?  - [ ] When I shoot someone in this room, he gets alerted, also a guy right next to him, but others in THE SAME room not... (see next entries)  - [ ] When I entered here and start shooting, all command was alerted, except those scientists at the front... why? Is it by the lowest skill I am playing?  - [ ] I know it is a stealth mission, but any of those technicians here does not react until the are shoot directly in their backs... (What if someone choose to play it non-stealth; and it sure can be.)  - [ ] Again, here noone gets alerted until directly shoot, even in front of everybody.  - [ ] If I don't approach by stealth tactic, it shows at the end more kills than it should... 

[MuadDib90]

C3M6 missions:

- [ ] Having all those weapons and ammo "ready" on those crates seems odd... let them be scattered all around; we jumped out of airship, it makes sense.  - [ ] Is this area on cliff officially non-enterable area?  - [ ] We need an ally blocking line here, ascher is sightseeing again...  - [ ] This is the most up the cross appears when pointing at ascher, more up and cross disappears; it is just a small adjust, but I am literally aiming at his head and there is no cross...  - [ ] I know that fire extinguishers are nice props, but given some thoughts to it, it is very odd to see them in the castle... even be it main nazi HQ; I vote for erasing them from the whole castle map.  - [ ] I know, I know occult stuff and so... but this is clearly wrong :D  - [ ] If you are killed in action, this HUD on right up corner is not loaded, you have to turn it on again.  - [ ] Sooo... on a lowest skill there is 11 everywhere; even here. Isn't here should be more, like 75 for example? -- this should cost you the most, if I am not mistaken. (On highest skill there is 300 for entering, but others are like 50 or 75 only. -- so similary...)  - [ ] This shouldn't happen, I guess. (portal to Ryan)  - [ ] You can kill yourself with grenades within the ending sequence (all player actions should be disabled, righ?). 

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@MuadDib90 Added your messages about C3M5 and C3M6 to the first post.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

Does anybody have updates on the remaining issues here? Especially important are the boss (and also tank gun) sound volume, culled models which fail to reappear when player approaches them too fast, and the endgame problems (grenade suicide possibility in C3M6_B ending, VM abort at CREDITSM ending).

[Ozymandias81]

I'll check into them this weekend hopefully.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@AFADoomer If you start a new game with screenblocks 12 (empty HUD) or other non-default value, then the widgets have incorrect offsets (this also happens without score.pk3 loaded):

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Added to first post.

[Username-N00b-is-not-available]

@AFADoomer Update on countkill problems on C3M5_A: it seems to happen because of medics reviving PlagueDocs near (-7934, -8089). When one is revived, the kills statistic decreases, but the total kill count also increases, so this creates the discrepancy.

[AFADoomer]

Good find. That should be better after a5673f37134804d8dfa9685dae204e4e8e6b1208.

[Ozymandias81]

Regarding barbed wires on C3M1_A, you can jump over mid-ones intentionally, they are short. Btw fixed all scale values since some mismatch with back sizes, now removed 1.2-1.4 for better height and maybe avoid some jump over. Also the issue with zyklon gas comes from culling system @AFADoomer .

[Ozymandias81]

For minimal graphics settings and steam related actors, I have set steam cvars always ON for all configs, but still it can be disabled via special effects options.

[x3003]

C3M6: We need an ally blocking line here, ascher is sightseeing again...

Could be, but it's also very funny to watch him firing at the nazi bats from the bottom of the pit. And you always ask him not to follow.

[Tormentor667]

Just took a look at the remaining issues, nothing I can take care of. What about our coders @Talon1024 @AFADoomer @Username-N00b-is-not-available @Ozymandias81 ?