The OPTIONS lump (originally from mbf) allows wad authors to set a series of variables that affect engine behaviour. This file contains descriptions of the options as well as examples you can use to approximate old environments.
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| weapon_recoil | Firing a weapon pushes the player back |
| monsters_remember | Friendly monsters return to old target when losing current one |
| monster_infighting | Monsters infight |
| monster_backing | Ranged monsters will back away from close melee targets |
| monster_avoid_hazards | Monsters avoid hazards such as crushing ceilings |
| monkeys | Monsters can climb steep stairs |
| monster_friction | Monsters are affected by friction modifiers |
| help_friends | Friendly monsters prefer targets of friends |
| player_helpers | Number of dogs to spawn |
| friend_distance | Friendly monsters try to keep at least this distance apart |
| dog_jumping | Dogs can jump down from high ledges |
| comp_telefrag | Spawners only telefrag on Map 30 |
| comp_dropoff | Discourage / prevent enemies from walking off ledges (?) |
| comp_vile | Archviles can create ghosts |
| comp_pain | Pain elementals don't spawn lost souls if there are over 20 |
| comp_skull | Lost souls can spawn past impassable lines |
| comp_blazing | Blazing doors have double sounds |
| comp_doorlight | Door lighting changes are abrupt |
| comp_model | Assorted physics quirks and bugs |
| comp_god | God mode is removed in sector 11 & ignored at 1000+ damage |
| comp_falloff | Don't pull monsters off ledges they are hanging off of |
| comp_floors | Assorted floor bugs |
| comp_skymap | Don't apply invulnerability palette to skies |
| comp_pursuit | Monsters can infight immediately when alerted |
| comp_doorstuck | Monsters get stuck in door tracks |
| comp_staylift | Monsters don't prefer staying on lifts their target is on |
| comp_zombie | Dead players can activate things |
| comp_stairs | Assorted stair bugs |
| comp_infcheat | ? |
| comp_zerotags | Allow tag zero actions |
| comp_respawn | Monsters not spawned at level start respawn at the origin |
| comp_soul | Buggy lost soul bouncing |
| comp_ledgeblock | Monsters are blocked by ledges (except when scrolling) |
| comp_friendlyspawn | Spawned things inherit the friend attribute from the source |
| comp_voodooscroller | Voodoo dolls on slow scrollers move too slowly |
| comp_reservedlineflag | The line flag 0x0800 disables extended flags |
# General / AI
weapon_recoil 0
monsters_remember 1
monster_infighting 1
monster_backing 0
monster_avoid_hazards 1
monkeys 0
monster_friction 1
help_friends 0
player_helpers 0
friend_distance 128
dog_jumping 1
# Compatibility Flags
comp_telefrag 0
comp_dropoff 0
comp_vile 0
comp_pain 0
comp_skull 0
comp_blazing 0
comp_doorlight 0
comp_model 0
comp_god 0
comp_falloff 0
comp_floors 0
comp_skymap 0
comp_pursuit 1
comp_doorstuck 0
comp_staylift 0
comp_zombie 1
comp_stairs 0
comp_infcheat 0
comp_zerotags 0
comp_respawn 0
comp_soul 0
comp_ledgeblock 1
comp_friendlyspawn 1
comp_voodooscroller 0
comp_reservedlineflag 1
# General / AI
weapon_recoil 0
monsters_remember 1
monster_infighting 1
monster_backing 0
monster_avoid_hazards 1
monkeys 0
monster_friction 1
help_friends 0
player_helpers 0
friend_distance 128
dog_jumping 1
# Compatibility Flags
comp_telefrag 0
comp_dropoff 1
comp_vile 0
comp_pain 0
comp_skull 0
comp_blazing 0
comp_doorlight 0
comp_model 0
comp_god 0
comp_falloff 0
comp_floors 0
comp_skymap 0
comp_pursuit 0
comp_doorstuck 0
comp_staylift 0
comp_zombie 1
comp_stairs 0
comp_infcheat 0
comp_zerotags 0
comp_respawn 1
comp_soul 1
comp_ledgeblock 0
comp_friendlyspawn 1
comp_voodooscroller 1
comp_reservedlineflag 1
# General / AI
weapon_recoil 0
monsters_remember 1
monster_infighting 1
monster_backing 0
monster_avoid_hazards 0
monkeys 0
monster_friction 0
help_friends 0
player_helpers 0
friend_distance 0
dog_jumping 0
# Compatibility Flags
comp_telefrag 1
comp_dropoff 1
comp_vile 0
comp_pain 0
comp_skull 0
comp_blazing 0
comp_doorlight 0
comp_model 0
comp_god 0
comp_falloff 1
comp_floors 0
comp_skymap 1
comp_pursuit 1
comp_doorstuck 0
comp_staylift 1
comp_zombie 1
comp_stairs 0
comp_infcheat 1
comp_zerotags 0
comp_respawn 1
comp_soul 1
comp_ledgeblock 0
comp_friendlyspawn 1
comp_voodooscroller 0
comp_reservedlineflag 1
# General / AI
weapon_recoil 0
monsters_remember 0
monster_infighting 1
monster_backing 0
monster_avoid_hazards 0
monkeys 0
monster_friction 0
help_friends 0
player_helpers 0
friend_distance 0
dog_jumping 0
# Compatibility Flags
comp_telefrag 1
comp_dropoff 1
comp_vile 1
comp_pain 1
comp_skull 1
comp_blazing 1
comp_doorlight 1
comp_model 1
comp_god 1
comp_falloff 1
comp_floors 1
comp_skymap 1
comp_pursuit 1
comp_doorstuck 1
comp_staylift 1
comp_zombie 1
comp_stairs 1
comp_infcheat 1
comp_zerotags 1
comp_respawn 1
comp_soul 1
comp_ledgeblock 1
comp_friendlyspawn 1
comp_voodooscroller 0
comp_reservedlineflag 1
# General / AI
weapon_recoil 0
monsters_remember 0
monster_infighting 1
monster_backing 0
monster_avoid_hazards 0
monkeys 0
monster_friction 0
help_friends 0
player_helpers 0
friend_distance 0
dog_jumping 0
# Compatibility Flags
comp_telefrag 1
comp_dropoff 1
comp_vile 1
comp_pain 1
comp_skull 1
comp_blazing 1
comp_doorlight 1
comp_model 1
comp_god 1
comp_falloff 1
comp_floors 1
comp_skymap 1
comp_pursuit 1
comp_doorstuck 1
comp_staylift 1
comp_zombie 1
comp_stairs 1
comp_infcheat 1
comp_zerotags 1
comp_respawn 1
comp_soul 1
comp_ledgeblock 1
comp_friendlyspawn 1
comp_voodooscroller 0
comp_reservedlineflag 1