OdameX Xbox

OdameX
General
Author	Michael Wood (Hyper_Eye)
Type	Action
Version	0.70
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2014/03/26
Links
Download
Website
Source

Odamex is a modification of DOOM to allow players to compete with each other over the Internet using the client/server architecture. Odamex also provides a feature-rich single-player engine.

Please see the general README provided with Odamex for a thorough description of Odamex and its features.

Features

• Supports all online game modes and features that are available on other platforms.
• Game launcher with server browser and solo launcher with wad selector.
• Multiple wad search paths can be configured.
• Complete analog Xbox controller support with configurable axis assignments, turn sensitivity, optional freelook, and configurable button bindings.
• Support for USB mouse and keyboard.
• Saved games and configuration files are stored in UDATA and TDATA paths so they integrate properly with the official memory manager as well as homebrew dashboards complete with icons.
• Saved games can be deleted using the memory manager.
• Saved games can be copied to and from a memory card.
• Vanilla 320x200 resolution, multiple SDTV resolutions including 480i, and HDTV resolutions up to 720p are supported.

User guide

FAQ

Q. How do I communicate with other players?

Currently there is no way to insert text using the Xbox controller.

Xbox players can communicate by either plugging in a USB keyboard or by using chat macros.

Q. How do the chat macros work?

While in a multiplayer game push either "Say" (default: D-Pad Up) or "Team Say" (default: D-Pad Right).

You can then insert a macro by pushing D-Pad Up + the macro button that corresponds to the message you wish to insert.

For example, to say "Hi" to everyone in the game you would press D-Pad Up and then D-Pad Up + A.

The default macros on Xbox are as follows:

• A - "Hi."
• B - "I'm ready to kick butt!"
• X - "Help!"
• Y - "GG"
• White - "Yes"
• Black - "No"
• L - "I'll take care of it."
• Right Trigger - "Come here!"
• Start - "Thanks for the game. Bye."
• Back - "I am on Xbox and can only use chat macros."

Q. How can I customize the chat macros?

You will need to manually change them in your odamex.cfg file. To do this perform the following steps:

• Launch the Odamex game client from the launcher (a solo game is fine).
• Quit Odamex using the game menus (turning off the power without quitting will discard configuration changes).
• Quit the launcher and return to your dashboard.
• FTP into the machine or use another method of accessing the file system.
• Copy E:\TDATA\4f444d58\odamex.cfg to your computer.
• Open odamex.cfg in an editor.
• Find the "chatmacro" options and change them as desired (note the order as they correspond to controller buttons above.).
• Save the file.
• Copy odamex.cfg back to E:\TDATA\4f444d58\odamex.cfg.

Q. How do I change my player name without a keyboard?

You will need to manually change the setting for your player name in your odamex.cfg file. To do this perform the following steps:

• Launch the Odamex game client from the launcher (a solo game is fine).
• Quit Odamex using the game menus (turning off the power without quitting will discard configuration changes).
• Quit the launcher and return to your dashboard.
• FTP into the machine or use another method of accessing the file system.
• Copy E:\TDATA\4f444d58\odamex.cfg to your computer.
• Open odamex.cfg in an editor.
• Find the "cl_name" option and change the name to your desired handle.
• Save the file.
• Copy odamex.cfg back to E:\TDATA\4f444d58\odamex.cfg.

Q. What is required to use a keyboard and/or mouse?

A simple USB-to-Xbox adapter will work. These can be easily obtained from online stores and auction sites for little cost.

A device with a cable modified to use an Xbox safety release cable will also work.

Q. Is it safe to try all the resolutions listed in the resolution list?

SDLx scales all resolutions to 640x480 except for 720x480 and 1280x720.

Only resolutions that are supported by the AV pack and system settings are shown.

Q. I have a widescreen television but the 720x480 options isn't available?

In your Xbox system video settings select "Wide Screen" or "Letterbox".

Q. I have an HDTV and the HDTV AV Pack but the 1280x720 (720p) option isn't available?

In your Xbox system video settings enable the 720p HDTV resolution.

Controls

Launcher:

Left-Stick - Move Cursor

L/R - Increment/Decrement list selection by 10, (Hold) Scroll list selection

D-Pad Up/Down - Increment/Decrement list selection by 1, (Hold) Scroll list selection

D-Pad Left/Right - Cycle focused widget/button

A - Activate cursor selection

B - Activate focused widget/button

Game client:

D-Pad - Navigate the game menus

A - Activate items within the menu

B - Return to the previous menu

L/R - Scroll when the console is down

Default Controller:

Left-Stick - Step left/right, Move forward/backward

Right-Stick - Turn left/right, Look up/down (Freelook disabled by default)

Right-Stick Thumb - Center view

D-Pad Up/Right - Say/Team say

D-Pad Down - Quick swap to shotgun, Toggle SG/SSG

D-Pad Left - Spectate, Spy next

L - Walk/Run

R - Attack, Fire weapon

A - Activate

X - Strafe

B/Y - Next/Previous weapon

White - Scoreboard

Black - Toggle Automap

Start - Menu (not configurable)

Back - Toggle Console

Screenshots

Known issues

• The game currently cannot be launched from a DVD. This is hampered by a bug that is very difficult to debug.
• Controller events are not received in the launcher while the master list is being queried or a complete server list refresh is taking place. Joystick events are disabled during these tasks because of a mutex issue or race condition that results in a freeze before processing the final queried server. The cursor can be moved with a mouse during these tasks.
• The "Query Master On Start" launcher option does not work. It might be that the Xbox network controller takes a little longer to initialize.
• You must hit A inside the main launcher window before you can use B to activate a focused widget. This is due to a window focus issue.
• The version of SDLx used with Odamex supports 1080i but 1080i has been disabled in the library as it is not currently usable in Odamex. Selecting 1080i results in unplayable framerate and likely a crash when the system runs out of memory.
• SDLx reports all 4 joystick ports as active regardless of whether or not a joystick is plugged in. If the active joystick selection is changed to a port that does not have a joystick plugged in control may be lost and a reboot is required or the selection must be changed with a keyboard.

Credits

This port would not be possible without the contributions and assistance of many people. The following especially deserve to be mentioned.

Undead of Team Assembly - Undead donated 2 Xbox debug kits that proved to be instrumental in the development of the libraries that Odamex depends on as well as Odamex itself. HUGE thanks to him for his kind donation.

Vedge of Hypertriton, Inc. (Developer of Agar) - Agar is a critical piece that serves as the cross-platform GUI toolkit behind AG-Odalaunch. Vedge provided assistance and knowledge as well as bug fixes and feature enhancements that directly benefited the Xbox and the development of AG-Odalaunch. He also trusted me with commit access so that I could more efficiently get code changes into Agar. Thanks for not getting annoyed while I flooded the channel with my thoughts, inquiries, and general ramblings.

Sirlemonhead - Sirlemonhead helped get me set up for development and I e-mailed him with questions and ideas on many occasions. Also, he made the AvP port and nobody can thank him enough for that.

weinerschnitzel - Provided testing and feedback throughout development.

ldotsfan - Bouncing Xbox development tricks back and forth with him has been both an enjoyable and educational experience and I look forward to more of the same.

Likklebaer - Thanks for your role in Doom-X and for sharing your experience.

To all those at Xbox-Scene that have provided interest, suggestions, and great encouragement. I hope you guys love playing this port as much as I enjoy working on it - Clockface, Cheema201, guybird, ultimate509, neil222, moonmaster1, lawdawg0931, Mega Man (?), flux2k, Pulsemasta, rubarb, Koooi, Finker282, Rygrass, trrobin, |11|1VeNoM1|11|, XTecuterX73.

Special thanks to the faithful Odamex bug testers and patch contributers because they believe in Odamex and the philosophies behind it - Spleen, Ladna, HeX9101, tm512, GhostlyDeath, and a hat tip to blzut3.

To anyone I missed and all the developers in the Xbox development scene that released source and made it possible to work on the system without being completely lost. The Xbox Linux guys, XBMC devs, Arnova and the rest of the XBMC4Xbox devs, XPort, madmab, Team Assembly, RessurectionXtras, Team Evox, MXM devs, everyone who has contributed to openxdk, and all the rest.

Finally, all the members of the Odamex development team. Working with you guys is great. I appreciate the maturity, intelligence, and dedication each of you has brought to the team. It is the level-headedness and respect that everyone working on this project maintains that will see Odamex succeed as a great open-source project and Doom source port - Manc, Russell, Ralphis, Denis, and NES.

External links

• Official website - https://odamex.net/