Generalized sector types

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Eternity provides generalized sector types, based on bit fields, that allow several sector type properties to be independently specified for a sector. Texture change linedefs can be used to switch some or all of these properties dynamically, outside lighting.

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For classic non-UDMF format only: Bits 0 to 4 specify the lighting type in the sector, the same codes that DOOM used are employed:

Dec Bits 4-0   Description
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0   00000      Normal lighting
1   00001      random off
2   00010      blink 0.5 second
3   00011      blink 1.0 second
4   00100      -10/20% health AND light blink 0.5 second
8   01000      light oscillates
12  01100      blink 0.5 second, synchronized
13  01101      blink 1.0 second, synchronized
17  10001      flickers on and off randomly

For UDMF: bits 0 to 7 are the same as in Regular sector types, the UDMF section.

IMPORTANT for UDMF: to use the following values in UDMF, you need to multiply them by 8 first. The components from 0 to 255 apply te

All decimal values listed below can be added from each category to obtain the generalized sector effects.

Bits 5 and 6 set the damage type of the sector, with the usual 5/10/20 damage units per second.

Dec  UDMF dec  Bits 6-5 / 9-8   Description
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0    0         00               No damage
32   256       01               5  units damage per sec (halve damage in TYTD skill)
64   512       10               10 units damage per sec
96   768       11               20 units damage per sec

Bit 7 makes the sector count towards the secrets total at game end

Dec  UDMF dec  Bit 7 / 10    Description
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0    0          0            Sector is not secret
128  1024       1            Sector is secret

Bit 8 enables the ice/mud effect controlled by linedef 223

Dec  UDMF dec  Bit 8 / 11    Description
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0    0          0            Sector friction disabled
256  2048       1            Sector friction enabled

Bit 9 enables the wind effects controlled by linedefs 224-226

Dec  UDMF dec  Bit 9 / 12    Description
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0    0          0            Sector wind disabled
512  4096       1            Sector wind enabled

Introduced with SMMU[edit]

Bits 10 and 11 are now implemented as of SMMU v3.21. Bit 10 suppresses all sounds within the sector, while Bit 11 disables any sounds due to floor or ceiling motion by the sector. Bit 11 is especially useful in silencing constructs such as pseudo-3D bridges, which give off an undesirable plat sound when they move.

Dec   UDMF dec  Bit 10 / 13  Description
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0     0          0           Sounds made in sector function normally
1024  8192       1           Sounds made in sector are suppressed
Dec   UDMF dec  Bit 11 / 14  Description
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0     0          0           Sounds made by sector floor/ceiling movement normal
2048  16384      1           Sounds made by sector floor/ceiling movement suppressed

Introduced with MBF21[edit]

These new bits are added since the MBF21 editing standard.

Instant death sector[edit]

A new bit is added in MBF21, bit 12 under classic format and bit 15 under UDMF. When this bit is set, bits 5-6 (classic) or 8-9 (UDMF) change their meaning from "sector damage" to different variations of this instant death sector type, as shown in the following table:

Dec Hex UDMF dec UDMF hex Description
4096 1000 32768 8000 Player dies instantly when on sector floor (unless wearing radiation suit or invulnerability)
4128 1020 33024 8100 Player dies instantly when on sector floor (even if wearing suit or invulnerability)
4160 1040 33280 8200 Kill all players and exit to next level (useful for forcing pistol start)
4192 1060 33536 8300 Kill all players and exit to the secret level (useful for forcing pistol start)