Doomsday Engine

skyjake wrote:

The first issue is that "TXHD__0_01.BOX/info" has a syntax error due to parentheses not being allowed in key identifiers. I have changed the parser so that it reports the syntax error in the package popup instead of hiding the package completely.

I will return to the other issues later.

So, for make this to work properly in current 2.0 build, I should replace all () with [], am I right?

skyjake wrote:

In general, Snowberry categories are not fully supported yet in the Packages list.

Which workaround I can do in current 2.0 build? Or you mean, that I should wait while you add full support for categories?

Also next thing is still not clear for me: what is intended use of package formats you planned to implement in future versions for MD2 models, sounds, textures and other "hires/HD" data, which were created years ago? For example, should veirdo convert xarp (which contains a lot of MD2 stuff) from snowberry format to new package format in future versions of doomsday? Or you plan to support xarp-like package formats for long time, and this format is intended format for old MD2 stuff?

theleo_ua wrote:

So, for make this to work properly in current 2.0 build, I should replace all () with [], am I right?

Yes, as far as parsing the info file is concerned, [] are the only brace characters that are allowed in key identifiers. () and {} are used for blocks, <> is used for lists.

However, note that these category strings in the box's info file are not currently used by Doomsday. The only categories that are used are the ones specified in the individual packages' info files. See this page for details: http://dengine.net/manual/modding/resource_packaging_guidelines#example

Which workaround I can do in current 2.0 build? Or you mean, that I should wait while you add full support for categories?

I believe the currently supported package categorization (as described on the linked page above) is sufficient for now.

Also next thing is still not clear for me: what is intended use of package formats you planned to implement in future versions for MD2 models, sounds, textures and other "hires/HD" data, which were created years ago? For example, should veirdo convert xarp (which contains a lot of MD2 stuff) from snowberry format to new package format in future versions of doomsday? Or you plan to support xarp-like package formats for long time, and this format is intended format for old MD2 stuff?

The plan is that Snowberry-format resource packs and add-ons should be usable in Doomsday 2 without modifications. They may report errors and warnings about things that were not previously verified, but overall packages using old formats should work. (At the moment there may still be bugs like this #2225 that prevent doing this, but I will fix such bugs.)

When it comes to MD2 models in particular, they currently still need to be packaged as PK3 files, even though that PK3 is then stored inside a Doomsday 2 ".pack" package. In other words, obsolete resource formats will continue to require old package formats for the foreseeable future.

So, to summarize, old packages like XARP should not and need not be updated to Doomsday 2 packages unless they are also updated to include resources that use Doomsday 2 features like FBX models.