prBoom-plus 2.5.0.5 released

A new version of Andrey "e6y" Budko's demo-centric port prBoom-plus is out. The important changes include fixing MP3/Ogg WAD music playback under Vista/Windows 7 and sky display issues (stretching and scrolling) in skybox mode. The new version also introduces a unique feature that facilitates video capture of the in-game footage, as well as fixes for several minor bugs. See the changelog for the complete list or download the Windows build directly.

Downloaded - now waiting for Hell Ground.

This latest version 2.5.0.5 is truly awesome in every way imo. Besides the other fixes, this version also fixes a problem where earlier, it wasn't possible to get SFX when using hardware synthesizers under Vista/7, at least on some systems. But now it works perfectly, thanks "Entryway"!

PrBoom+ is my go-to source port when I don't feel like playing multiplayer.

Thanks for all your hard work, entryway!

The Mac OS X version keeps crashing as soon as I try loading it up. :(

Reevys said:

The Mac OS X version keeps crashing as soon as I try loading it up. :(

Are you the only one person who have crash? In any case, I can't do anything, because have no MAC. Neil (he makes MAC releases for me) is informed. Probably you can give more useful info instead of "keeps crashing"

Oh neat, didn't know prboom+ supported mp3 within the wad. Can't find any documentation about how to implement one though, and I don't know of any wads that do so can't study by example...

Anyone know how ?

Vorpal said:

Oh neat, didn't know prboom+ supported mp3 within the wad. Can't find any documentation about how to implement one though, and I don't know of any wads that do so can't study by example...

Anyone know how ?

Ogg music and HiRes textures are here.

http://www.doomworld.com/vb/wads-mods/48673-hell-ground-7-levels-megawad-by-eternal/

There is no difference between MUS, MIDI, MOD, S3M, MP3, Ogg, etc. Just put them with correct name to your wad. D_RUNNIN for MAP01 for example. HiRes textures / flats / sprites / gfx should be placed between HI_START and HI_END markers and must have no-hires analogues.

Never_Again said:

The new version also introduces a unique feature that facilitates video capture of the in-game footage

That sounds pretty neat - does that mean you can record a video file of the in-game footage? How do you do that?

Yeah, but I thought maybe the new prboomplus could record a video file without needing other programs. Thanks for the links. A tutorial would be great.

entryway said:

Are you the only one person who have crash? In any case, I can't do anything, because have no MAC. Neil (he makes MAC releases for me) is informed. Probably you can give more useful info instead of "keeps crashing"

Ah fair, enough.

Here's the info in my Problem Report;

Problem Details said:

"Process: Launcher [2966]
Path: /Applications/PrBoom-Plus-2.5.0.5/PrBoom-Plus.app/Contents/MacOS/Launcher
Identifier: net.sourceforge.prboom-plus
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [91]

Interval Since Last Report: 103476 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 9
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 0 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1

Date/Time: 2009-11-16 11:50:26.521 +0000
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 74B27F4E-135C-40A5-9FCF-50C89332091D

Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0

Dyld Error Message:
unknown required load command 0x80000022

System Configuration said:

Model: MacBook4,1, BootROM MB41.00C1.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.1 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: kHW_IntelGMA965Item, GMA X3100, spdisplays_builtin, 144 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x88), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.21)
Bluetooth: Version 2.1.8f2, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
Serial ATA Device: FUJITSU MHY2120BH, 111.79 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITACD-RW CW-8221
USB Device: Built-in iSight, (null) mA
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, (null) mA
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, (null) mA
USB Device: IR Receiver, (null) mA

Hope that helps in some shape or form.

Ah great, got an mp3 to work, thanks! ;-)

Reevys said:

Process: Launcher [2966]
Path: /Applications/PrBoom-Plus-2.5.0.5/PrBoom-Plus.app/Contents/MacOS/Launcher

You have crash in Launcher? I even did not see MAC launcher. Only on screenshot one time. :) It's not my code. Try to start prboom-plus directly, not through launcher.

All I did was double click on the PrBoom-Plus icon, it tries to open, then crashes. I tried running it from Terminal instead, but it crashed again. Not much difference in the crash report, but I'll post it anyway;

Problem Details said:

Process: PrBoom-Plus [7454]
Path: /Applications/PrBoom-Plus-2.5.0.5/PrBoom-Plus.app/Contents/MacOS/PrBoom-Plus
Identifier: PrBoom-Plus
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: bash [7445]

Interval Since Last Report: 68662 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 1
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 0 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1

Date/Time: 2009-11-17 08:35:54.074 +0000
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 74B27F4E-135C-40A5-9FCF-50C89332091D

Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0

Dyld Error Message:
unknown required load command 0x80000022

Is the video recording feature like the one in darkplaces quake? Or is it that -avidemo parameter?

Reevys said:

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a)

I am not sure, but probably because of 10.5.8

http://pastebin.com/m2e0dc01b

I have asked Neil.

EDIT:
Confirmed. Mac build requires 10.6

Sad face. I'll just have to wait until I get Snow Leopard in a few months time then. :(

Thanks anyway though. :D

Reevys said:

Sad face. I'll just have to wait until I get Snow Leopard in a few months time then. :(

You can compile prboom-plus for any. I know nothing about Mac, but it is very strange for me to have incompatibility between something like 10.5 and 10.6. It is bad to have incompatibility at all. Windows version of prboom-plus runs fine with 10+ years old Win9x and with Vista.

Seriously. I got all excited and everything.