[Suggestion] Heretic/Hexen: Map Markers

[Noseey]

Since I'm one of those players actually using map-markers in more maze-like maps, I would like to introduce them also for Heretic and Hexen. I think, especially Hexen with the complex huds, portals and puzzles could really profit from that.

If there is interest in that, I would have a two questions:

• Should this be a separate option or always active and useable when the key is bound? (binding already seems to be possible)
• I presume savegame compatibility to previous crispy-versions and vanilla is required? (might require some extsavg for those games)

Let me know your thoughts!

[fabiangreffrath]

Hi @Noseey,

thanks for the suggestion! I am very much in favor of adding map marker support to Heretic/Hexen. In fact, I have just seen that in Heretic the code is already there, but commented out. Should be pretty straightforward to bring back.

Should this be a separate option or always active and useable when the key is bound? (binding already seems to be possible)

No further options, please. Just bring the feature back and it will be left unused until the corresponding key binding is set and used.

I presume savegame compatibility to previous crispy-versions and vanilla is required? (might require some extsavg for those games)

Of course savegame compatibility is an issue. I mean, Doom didn't save automap markers originally and Heretic didn't even allow to set them, so each change here would be a net improvement. But why not walk the full mile while at it? And especially in Hexen with its savegame based hub system, it would make no sense to bring that feature back and let it not survive across savegame reloads.

I have introduced the p_extsaveg.c source file to Crispy Doom back then for this and some other savegame extensions. I think this would be the right opportunity to do the same for the Raven games.

[Noseey]

Thanks for the answers!

I have introduced the p_extsaveg.c source file to Crispy Doom back then for this and some other savegame extensions. I think this would be the right opportunity to do the same for the Raven games.

Ok, I will then introduce it aswell for those games to support the saving of the markers. I will start looking into Heretic first and will create a separate PR for Hexen later.