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Lights Out!

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This will show you how to make a mod like Midnight Massacre.Choose a mod you want to use for example Kingpin SDK or Monkey Mod.

Open G_spawn.c and search this (somewhere at the end of the file):

//
// Setup light animation tables. 'a' is total darkness, 'z' is doublebright.
//

   // DAN 28–OCT-98
   // 0 normal
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+0, "m");

   // 1 FIRE FLICKER (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+1, "mmnmmommommnonmmonqnmmo");

   // 2 SLOW STRONG PULSE
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+2, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba");

   // 3 CANDLE (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+3, "mmmmmaaaaammmmmaaaaaabcdefgabcdefg");

   // 4 FAST STROBE
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+4, "mamamamamama");

   // 5 GENTLE PULSE 1
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+5,"jklmnopqrstuvwxyzyxwvutsrqponmlkj");

   // 6 FIRE FLICKER (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+6, "nmonqnmomnmomomno");

   // 7 CANDLE (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+7, "mmmaaaabcdefgmmmmaaaammmaamm");

   // 8 CANDLE (third variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+8, "mmmaaammmaaammmabcdefaaaammmmabcdefmmmaaaa");

   // 9 SLOW STRONG STROBE
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+9, "aaaaaaaazzzzzzzz");

   // 10 FLUORESCENT FLICKER (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+10, "mmamammmmammamamaaamammma");

   // 11 SLOW PULSE FADES TO BLACK
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+11, "abcdefghijklmnopqrrqponmlkjihgfedcba");

   // new kingpin light styles (these are still temp)
   // 12 FIRE FLICKER (third variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+12, "mmnommomhkmmomnonmmonqnmmo");

   // 13 FLUORESCENT FLICKER (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+13, "kmamaamakmmmaakmamakmakmmmma");

   // 14 FLUORESCENT FLICKER (third variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+14, "kmmmakakmmaaamammamkmamakmmmma");

   // 15 REALISTIC FADE (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+15, "mmnnoonnmmmmmmmmmnmmmmnonmmmmmmm");

   // 16 REALISTIC FADE (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+16, "mmmmnonmmmmnmmmmmnonmmmmmnmmmmmmm");

   // 17 SLOW STRONG STROBE (out of phase with 9)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+17, "zzzzzzzzaaaaaaaa");

   // 18 THREE CYCLE STROBE (cycle 1)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+18, "zzzzzzzzaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa");

   // 19 THREE CYCLE STROBE (cycle 2)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+19, "aaaaaaaazzzzzzzzaaaaaaaa");

   // 20 THREE CYCLE STROBE (cycle 3)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+20, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzz");
   // END 28–OCT-98

   // styles 32-62 are assigned by the light program for switchable lights
   // styles 32-62 are assigned by the light program for switchable lights

   // 63 testing
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+63, "a");

}

Replace the code with this:

//
// Setup light animation tables. 'a' is total darkness, 'z' is doublebright.
//

   // DAN 28–OCT-98
   // 0 normal
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+0, "a");

   // 1 FIRE FLICKER (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+1, "a");

   // 2 SLOW STRONG PULSE
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+2, "a");

   // 3 CANDLE (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+3, "a");

   // 4 FAST STROBE
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+4, "a");

   // 5 GENTLE PULSE 1
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+5,"a");

   // 6 FIRE FLICKER (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+6, "a");

   // 7 CANDLE (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+7, "a");

   // 8 CANDLE (third variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+8, "a");

   // 9 SLOW STRONG STROBE
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+9, "a");

   // 10 FLUORESCENT FLICKER (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+10, "a");

   // 11 SLOW PULSE FADES TO BLACK
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+11, "a");

   // new kingpin light styles (these are still temp)
   // 12 FIRE FLICKER (third variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+12, "a");

   // 13 FLUORESCENT FLICKER (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+13, "a");

   // 14 FLUORESCENT FLICKER (third variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+14, "a");

   // 15 REALISTIC FADE (first variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+15, "a");

   // 16 REALISTIC FADE (second variety)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+16, "a");

   // 17 SLOW STRONG STROBE (out of phase with 9)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+17, "a");

   // 18 THREE CYCLE STROBE (cycle 1)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+18, "a");

   // 19 THREE CYCLE STROBE (cycle 2)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+19, "a");

   // 20 THREE CYCLE STROBE (cycle 3)
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+20, "a");
   // END 28–OCT-98

   // styles 32-62 are assigned by the light program for switchable lights
   // styles 32-62 are assigned by the light program for switchable lights

   // 63 testing
   gi.configstring(CS_LIGHTS+63, "a");

}

If you now would compile the mod every level should be dark. The only problem with this that you won't start with a flashlight how to fix this.
Open p_client.c and search for:

void InitClientPersistant (gclient_t *client)

Somewhere in that function you will see this and add the new code to it:

    // Ridah, start with Pistol in deathmatch
   if (deathmatch->value)
   {

        item = FindItem("flashlight");
        client->pers.selected_item = ITEM_INDEX(item);
        client->pers.inventory[client->pers.selected_item] = 1;

       item = FindItem("pistol");
       client->pers.selected_item = ITEM_INDEX(item);
       client->pers.inventory[client->pers.selected_item] = 1;

       client->ammo_index = ITEM_INDEX(FindItem(item->ammo));
       client->pers.inventory[client->ammo_index] = 50;

       client->pers.weapon = item;

       // Ridah, start with the pistol loaded
       ammo = FindItem (item->ammo);

       AutoLoadWeapon( client, item, ammo );
   }