Difficulty Settings in Darkmod

[uyvie]

 

I'm looking for the setting that controls the number of difficulty levels in the options menu.

The current "hardcore" setting is not challenging enough for me, and I'd like to make it more difficult, like this one for thief.

I can edit the Darkmod.cfg file and would like to know if I can create a separate *.pk4 file with this file, removing everything unnecessary except the parameters I need. Will the game load the default settings from the game root and the additional data from my file?

Of course, it would be better if you could tell me how to create an additional difficulty setting. I've searched through all the archives and couldn't find what I need.

Thank you for your help.

 

 

[uyvie]

I found this file: mainmenu_settings_gameplay.gui

It contains the following settings:

choiceDef AIVision

{
    rect       SETTINGS_X_OFFSET, 0, 80, MM_LINE_H
    choices     "#str_07323"   // Nearly Blind;Forgiving;Challenging;Hardcore
    values      "0;1;2;3"
}

 

Can you please help me find where the parameters choices and values are referenced?

Edited: Maybe I shouldn't have rushed...
I was able to register a new difficulty setting using
english.lang
But I still can’t find where they are addressed for difficulty levels(

Edited March 14 by uyvie

[Hooded Lantern]

Try the following: set the npcs' reaction to noise higher via the console by entering tdm_ai_sndvol 2 or 3. i recommend to use not higher than 3, cause if the value is too high, the npcs will hear you from much further away, which could brake the game. with this setting you need to move slowly more often and running around like a beheaded chick is no more. it somehow works for me.

 

maybe u want it harder, then make the movement a bit slower with these settings. e.g: 
pm_mantle_fastMediumObstacleHeight 0
pm_fastLowObstacles 0
pm_creepmod 0.75
pm_runmod 2.00
pm_walkspeed 60
pm_mantle_push_msecs 1200
pm_mantle_hang_msecs 1125
pm_mantle_pushNonCrouched_msecs 825

 

hf

[xlm]

Well, I don't know about adding new difficulties, that seems like a lot of work. A hack way of getting the same effect, and which I use, is to create a simple .cfg file with the required changes and then execute it in-game (e.g. a text file called brutal.cfg then, in-game "exec brutal"). You could redefine the modifiers for, say, the hardcore difficulty, which are usually tdm_ai_hearing_hardcore "1.5" & tdm_ai_vision_hardcore "1.005" to something higher, although I don't know if they are capped or how to interpret those values. There are other cvars that might be useful, but I have never tried them. tdm_ai_sndvol  seems useful.

You'd have to test the changes in-game, probably in the Sound & Blackjacking map. For this, there are some very useful commands to see the sound direction, propagation, and values, but I can't remember them right now.

There's an important caveat here, and why messing around with this stuff should be done at your own risk. I have found that some cvars go back to their default values as soon as you load or die, while others seem to stick around. Modifiers to the player's height (like pm_normalviewheight), revert to default if you load, but modifiers to the player's speed (pm_walkspeed) don't. And I know this because I have a .cfg file named halfling.cfg, and you can imagine what it does. To avoid this, I have a "default" cfg to restore the game to the normal values if (or when) something goes wrong (it's basically a copy of the Darkmod.cfg, but with a different name, and I only use it for this purpose.)

 

[uyvie]

50 minutes ago, xlm said:

Well, I don't know about adding new difficulties, that seems like a lot of work. A hack way of getting the same effect, and which I use, is to create a simple .cfg file with the required changes and then execute it in-game (e.g. a text file called brutal.cfg then, in-game "exec brutal"). You could redefine the modifiers for, say, the hardcore difficulty, which are usually tdm_ai_hearing_hardcore "1.5" & tdm_ai_vision_hardcore "1.005" to something higher, although I don't know if they are capped or how to interpret those values. There are other cvars that might be useful, but I have never tried them. tdm_ai_sndvol  seems useful.

You'd have to test the changes in-game, probably in the Sound & Blackjacking map. For this, there are some very useful commands to see the sound direction, propagation, and values, but I can't remember them right now.

There's an important caveat here, and why messing around with this stuff should be done at your own risk. I have found that some cvars go back to their default values as soon as you load or die, while others seem to stick around. Modifiers to the player's height (like pm_normalviewheight), revert to default if you load, but modifiers to the player's speed (pm_walkspeed) don't. And I know this because I have a .cfg file named halfling.cfg, and you can imagine what it does. To avoid this, I have a "default" cfg to restore the game to the normal values if (or when) something goes wrong (it's basically a copy of the Darkmod.cfg, but with a different name, and I only use it for this purpose.)

 

Thank you! I'll try all of this 

[TheUnbeholden]

On 3/15/2024 at 12:53 AM, Hooded Lantern said:

Try the following: set the npcs' reaction to noise higher via the console by entering tdm_ai_sndvol 2 or 3. i recommend to use not higher than 3, cause if the value is too high, the npcs will hear you from much further away, which could brake the game. with this setting you need to move slowly more often and running around like a beheaded chick is no more. it somehow works for me.

 

maybe u want it harder, then make the movement a bit slower with these settings. e.g: 
pm_mantle_fastMediumObstacleHeight 0
pm_fastLowObstacles 0
pm_creepmod 0.75
pm_runmod 2.00
pm_walkspeed 60
pm_mantle_push_msecs 1200
pm_mantle_hang_msecs 1125
pm_mantle_pushNonCrouched_msecs 825

 

hf

What do I do with those settings, do I just paste it into the end of the darkmod.cfg or autoexec.ini?

Edited April 16 by TheUnbeholden

[freyk]

At the end of darkmod.cfg. like what xlm posted.

or do a "seta" in the console, like "seta mysetting value" 

According this site, you can also to change some def files.

https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Doom_3

(See header "difficulty)

A link to Info about A.I (what xlm posted earlier)

https://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Cvars_in_The_Dark_Mod#AI

Edited Monday at 07:02 PM by freyk