Hellscape Navigator

(singleplayer GZDoom mod)

Hellscape Navigator is a collection of tools designed to help navigation in complex maps.

Features

• Automap Markers

  • Footsteps: display visited places
  • Fade with time
  • Configurable looks: footsteps/arrow/point
  • Configurable lifetime and generation period
  • Use markers (via binded key)

• Signs

  • A Sign can be placed to leave a note on level (use Sign to read the note)
  • Three kinds: wooden/metal/transparent to fit level theme
  • Can be configured to be indestructible or not
  • Present on automap
  • Can be displayed on compass
  • Can be thrown (useful for testing teleports)

• Compass

  • Shows view direction
  • Can show pointers for switches (only if close)
  • Different styles, sizes, and width

• Area Names

  • Entrance/Exit/Outdoors/Secrets
  • A Sign can be configured to create custom area with name

• Helper items

  • Reveal map on level start
  • Reveal map when it is mostly explored
  • Give scanner on map revealing
  • Entryway Translocator (teleport to start)
  • SpaceTunnelingDevice (temporary noclip)

• UI/Display

  • Colored messages for keys and doors (Doom, Heretic, Hexen)
  • Grid coordinates
  • Exploration status
  • Display locked door status
  • Custom automap arrow
  • Displaying map name on level start
  • Moving speed
  • Breadcrumbs

• Miscellaneous

  • Auto use (doors, switches)
  • Backtrack key

Thanks

• all GZDoom developers for GZDoom.
• Doom community for thousands of maps to play.
• ramon.dexter for testing and feature suggestions.
• ShockwaveS08 for bug reports and feature suggestions.
• Clifford21 for feature suggestions.
• Cyanide for feature suggestions.
• Enjay for testing, bug reports, and feature suggestions.
• mrtaterz for feature suggestions.
• ImJezze for new features (see below) and code cleanup.
• Accensus for new sign design and sprites and bug reports.

Credits

• Entryway Translocator and Space Tunneling Device graphics: Freedoom Copyright © 2001-2017 Contributors to the Freedoom project. All rights reserved.
• "Doom" style for compass grahpics: id Software.
• ImJezze: 'Pixel' style for compass, 'Doom' compass pointer style, and wide mode.
• Accensus for all the frankenspriting.
• cc4-tex for the textures used as base for signs.
• Russian Overkill for the hover sign's thrusters. Taken from the shield sprites.

Links and Contacts

Source

Screenshots

Forum Post

Author: Alexander "m8f" Kromm (mmaulwurff@gmail.com)

License: GPLv3 (see copying.txt)