Preface
The following files have been replaced by this wad.
If your mod replaces them too, it will break.
Feel free to implement the fixes yourself. Unless otherwise noted, all changes are noted with a " // $MISC" comment within the file itself.

Fix for the "soft crash" related to ACS Damagers.

• Root cause: Edge cases in the Hazard frag credit system caused infinite recursion.
  
• Fix: Don't process hazard credit under circumstances where it can happen infinitely.
  
• Files changed:
  
  • actors/basicactors.txt - Reason: Reduce response time from BasicACSDamager.
    
  • acs/ACTRUTIL - Reason: Reduce response time from BasicACSDamager.
    
  • acs/HZRDCRED - Reason: Prevent Hazard credits from calling recursively.
• Fix by Jax.

Fix for Rush Marine appearing in maps without water when randomizer enabled.

• Root cause: Rush Marine's map validity flag was always true with core defs enabled.
  
• Fix: Check for "MM8BDM_Water" actors before marking the item as map valid.
  
• Files changed:
  
  • acs/COREITEM - Reason: Prevent Rush Marine from being mapvalid when water is not present.
• Fix by Russel.

Fix for missing MENUDEF options from MM8BDM-v6b.

• Root cause: Zandronum testing version updated.
  
• Fix: Integrated the MENUDEF changes from v6b_menudef_3.2-240405-2229a.pk3
  
• Modules changed - Please note MENUDEF is replaced on a module basis.
  
  • ./MENUDEF/8BDM_Multiplayer - Reason: Added voice chat support.
    
  • ./MENUDEF/ZA_ServerSetupMenu - Reason: Added voice chat support and RCON Logout button.
    
  • ./MENUDEF/CustomizeControls - Reason: Added push-to-talk button, and buttons to scroll the scoreboard.
    
  • ./MENUDEF/8BDM_AudioSettings - Reason: Added voice chat support.
    
  • ./MENUDEF/8BDM_UISettings - Reason: Added Scoreboard Options menu.
    
  • ./MENUDEF/8BDM_MultiplayerSettings - Reason: Added Spectator Mode toggle.
• Fix by Celebi

Fix for Voice Chat icons missing from MM8BDM-v6b.

• Root cause: Zandronum testing version updated.
  
• Fix: Integrated some voice chat icons, based on Bari III.
  
• Files changed:
  
  • graphics/SPKRMINI.png - Reason: MM8BDM-style graphic added.
    
  • graphics/SPKRA0.png - Reason: MM8BDM-style graphic added.
• Fix by Russel

Fix for bots becoming ghosts in MM8BDM-v6b.

• Root cause: core_healscript was not checking if the recipient was dead before giving health.
  
• Fix: Make sure the recipient's health is >0 before giving them health.
  
• Files changed:
  
  • acs/HPCHEC - Reason: Prevent dead players from healing.
• Fix by Russel

Just run the file after MM8BDM-v6b and before any mods. If your mod replaces any of the files in the above section, you may want to update those ones first.

v1c -> v1d

• Fixed a bug where if water and a hazard pit were using the same sector tag, water would stop working in that zone.
  
• Added ability to change "Map Created By" text. Used by Encore and IX-Pack.
  
• Added centralized elec beams. Used by IX-Pack.

v1b -> v1c

• Added MM10PUM's waterfalls (used in LegoPack-v2c.pk3)
  
• Added a very cut down BasicProjectile
  
• Added empty actors for pickup respawn timers

v1a -> v1b

• Added music support for the v6b victory jingle change. Just maps the new codes to the old tracks.
  
• Added invisible graphics to keep Skulltag (mode) from console spam. Even though ThePits doesn't support it, it's good to have this middleground.
  
• Added a blank actor to replace the white flag in v6b-compat CTF maps. If you want OFCTF in the modern maps, play v6b.

Q: How do I use this when hosting CBM/UEC/Gondola/etc?
A: Run your mods first, then add this wad, then all your mappacks. This wad will not break your v6a mappacks.

Q: Does this replace any code files my mod might run?
A: The only file replaced is MAPCARDS.acs. The use cases of fully replacing the core version of this file are very limited.

Q: Mapper here, how do I...
A: Just map as if you're building for v6b. The wiki walks you through toolkit setup. This wad will fix most general cases that would prevent a v6b mappack from running in v6a.

Q: Help! My mappack won't run without v6b even with ThePits!
A: You're most likely inheriting or using some v6b-exclusive actor. Try implementing that actor yourself, preferably under a different name and doomed number.

Survivors are given a set of weapons like a standard match of Last Man Standing, but they are also given several useable items:

• A Gift-type Assist (ex Eddie) OR An Attack-type Assist (ex Treble, Tango)
  
• Up to 3 Reload-type Assists (Usually W-Tanks)
  
• A Mobility-type Assist (ex. Item-1-2-3, Wire, Rush Coil)
  
• A Passive-type Assist (Usually Energy Balancer)

(These item gives all use v6b's item tables, so if you add any items to these categories, they can also be given with no extra setup required)

Acts of valor in defense of the community increases your morale. Fragging infected players as a survivor grants you Frenzy bonuses based on the number of frags:

• 2 Frags allows you to become Enraged. Your firing speed is doubled.
  
• 5 Frags allows you to go Berserk. Your projectiles fire in a spread pattern.

Last-ditch survivors also gain a Frenzy bonus, as well as an Exit Unit, and up to 5 Reload-type Assists.
Frenzy Bonuses automatically apply by default, but can be made into a usable item by toggling it to manual in the menu.
(Frenzy bonuses do not stack. Berserk replaces Enraged.)

Survivors who have certain items can bind a shortcut button to use them, called the Panic Button. This defaults to Reload, but can be bound to several buttons, including Use/Interact, Crouch, or an entirely custom bind.

The Panic Button appears in the top-right corner when it can be used. You can press it to activate the item it is highlighting. By default, only Exit Unit can be used with it, but if you enable the Frenzy Bonus to be manually applied, the Panic Button can be used to activate that as well.


Infected players play similarly to old versions of the Rage Roboenza Mode. They have increased HP, a melee attack that's a one-touch infection, a high jump, a climb, and take big knockback when they get hit. Build your horde and use your slippery movement to break into survivor nests!

Patient Zero is the first infected player in a given round. They're given a massive HP pool, and an image of the virus's progenitor follows the Patient Zero until its first infection, guaranteeing its spread through reduced knockback and ripper immunity.

If an infected player strikes a particularly weak survivor, the survivor perishes, torn apart by the infected robot. This invigorates the robot, giving them +20 Health and +20 seconds added to their lifetime.

Survivor Settings

• Show Rage buff on Assist Bar (CVar: rroboenz_ragebuffast - Default: true, On)
  
• Show Berserk buff on Assist Bar (CVar: rroboenz_spreadbuffast - Default: true, On)
  
• Automatically apply frenzy buff (CVar: rroboenz_autofrenzy - Default: true, On)
  
• Panic Button (CVar: rroboenz_panicicon - Default: 2, Reload (Available options: 0, "None"; 1, "Custom Bind"; 2, "Reload"; 3, "Use/Open"; 4, "Crouch (Hold)"))
  
• Show Panic Item on Assist Bar (CVar: rroboenz_panicbutton - Default: true)

Infected Settings

• Infection Timer Type (CVar: rroboenz_timerbar - Default: 1, "Weapon Bar" (Available options: 0, "None"; 1, "Weapon Bar"; 2, "Assist Bar (Rush Jet style)"; 3, "Inventory Bar (Old style)"))
  
• Show Patient Zero buff on Assist Bar (CVar: rroboenz_alphabuffast - Default: true, On)
  
• Infected Skin - Which skin you switch to when you're infected. (CVar: rroboenz_zombieskin - Default: blank)

Global Alert Sounds

• Infection (CVar: rroboenz_infectsound - Default: true, On)
  
• Cure (CVar: rroboenz_curedsound - Default: true, On)
  
• Enraged (CVar: rroboenz_enragesound - Default: true, On)
  
• Berserk (CVar: rroboenz_berserksound - Default: true, On)

Create a server in MM8BDM v6b running in TeamLMS, get some friends or strangers together and have fun!

For additional balance tweaks, I recommend checking the MM8BDM Wiki's server settings page and the v6b weapon remover to fine-tune your experience. Using the v6b weapon remover, I like to run the following commands:

This mod makes use of the possession script system to remove buffs and debuffs from the player upon infection. If your weapon mod has special buffs or debuffs that are exclusive to your mod, make sure you have a possession pickup script to properly remove those so infected players do not permanently get that change.

NO

• Classes is not (currently) compatible.

MAYBE

• Basically any weapon pack.

Graphic credits:

• Infection claw sprites, weapon animation hands, cure sprites by Russel.
  
• Assist Bar infection icon by Molly (from 8BDM Chapter 10 credits stinger).
  
• Evil Robot alpha infection icon edited by Russel, originally by Pegg.
  
• Duo rage rune icon edited by Russel, originally sprited by Molly, based on Battle & Chase.
  
• Original Duo spread rune icon edited by Russel, originally by Pegg.
  
• Infection animation recolored by Russel, from 8BDM by Copy Robot.
  
• Cure animation edited & expanded by Russel, originally from MMBN6.

Sound credits:

• Roboenza Infected slash and leap sounds from Shovel Knight.
  
• Roboenza Infected landing sound from Ninja Gaiden.
  
• Roboenza Cure spawn and effect sounds from The Adventures of Bayou Billy.

Based on:

• Roboenza-2.wad by Cutman Mike
  
• Rageroboenza by Deathwind/Messatsu

IX-Pack v1H: A brush-up by Russel

• In General - Thanks to Ivory, Korby, Mendez, Thunderono, Tlp, Trillster, and Pegg for their feedback and assistance.
  
  • Updated file structure to fit modern ZDoom file structure.
    
  • Added global map card script for IX Maps.
    
    • IDM Map Card made by Russel, inspired by the Kirby GBA games.
      
    • Icons for IDM02, IDM03, IDM08, IDM09, IDM13, IDM14, IDM15, IDM16, IDM17, IDM18, IDM22, and IDM24 recolored from Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
      
    • Icons for IDM10 and IDM25 originally from Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, recolored, upscaled by Russel.
      
    • Icons for IDM05, IDM06, IDM12, and IDM20 originally from Game-Icons.net, downscaled and adapted by Russel.
      
    • Icon for IDM11 originally from emojis, adapted by Russel.
      
    • Original icons for IDM01, IDM04, IDM21, and IDM23 by Korby.
      
    • Original icons for IDM07 and IDM19 by Russel.
      
    • XDM Map Card by Russel.
      
    • Icon for XDM05 by Pegg.
      
    • Icons for XDM04, XDM06, and XDM09 by Russel.
      
    • Icons for XDM01, XDM02, XDM03, XDM07, XDM08, and XDM10 edited by Russel, from various sources.
    
    
  • Removed the old hudmessage method of music credit.
    
  • New intense theme added: Decisive Battle! N by IsabelleChiming
    
  • Updated credits names.
    
  • Removed Clusters, Pars, and Sucktimes from all mapinfo.
    
    • Partime/Sucktime previously drove boss music, but this was rolled into mapcard scripts.
      
    • Clusters did nothing but slow load times in our case.
    
    
  • Removed use of DoomEd Numbers for the props for ease of compatibility.
    
  • Fixed some textures overriding vanilla textures.
    
  • Teleporters now all use the Teleport Entrance actor. (Except XDM10)
    
  • Bounce pads now all use the Bounce Pad actors.
    
  • Water now all uses Water Sector actor.
    
  • Death pits now use v6b's Hazard Pit actor.
    
  • Ladders standardized to all use 15 speed and front side only. (Prevent sticky ladders.)
    
  • Team spawns and Player 1-8 Co-op Spawns added to all maps.
    
    • Team spawns for IDM11, XDM01, and XDM02 by Sir An0n. From ix-packv1g-hotfix-teamfixv2.pk3.
      
    • Team/Coop spawns for IDM01, IDM07, IDM08, IDM10, IDM19, IDM20, IDM24, XDM07, and XDM10 by Mendez and Ivory. From SweatPack.
      
    • All other team and coop spawns added by Russel, reviewed by Mendez.
    
    
  • All maps now have location callouts.
    
  • All maps now have map voting screenshots.
    
  • All graphical assets were optimized using pngcrush and deflopt.
    
  • Blocked off several areas where players with small hitboxes (eg, chickens, creepers) could get into and be unseen.
    
  • Linedef bridges are now encased in invisible 3D floors, allowing consistent collision logic.
  
  
• IDM01 - SAND CANYON
  • Updated map by Ivory (previously exclusive to SweatPack).
  
  
• IDM02 - ELECTRICAL PLANT
  
  • Electric beams now use v6b's elecbeam code.
    
  • Electric beams in the middle outdoor area no longer hits twice when passing through.
    
  • Electric beams in the junk pit area now play sounds from the correct location.
    
  • Removed an actorhitsfloor kill plane due to redundancy and incorrect behavior.
  
  
• IDM03 - SKY WAY
  
  • Wind script tweaked to now use for loops and dynamic player counts to better account for player counts above 32.
    
  • Rain drops in the middle are no longer affected by the wind and drop straight down.
    
  • M-Tank platform made easier to access due to Treble Boost no longer granting flight.
    
  • Minor visual adjustments made to the gyro towers so the sprites don't overlap.
    
  • Playable space outside the map narrowed to make flying (eg, from custom class mods or game modes) less annoying.
    
  • Fixed a dropdown ladder in the eastern tower.
  
  
• IDM04 - OCEAN LAB
  
  • Outdoor water fog restored.
    
  • Outdoor pit damagetype obituary changed to "Drowned" from "Mutated."
    
  • Replaced purple fluid with a custom movement script that affects only players.
    
  • Textures in the doorway no longer scroll with the door's movement.
  
  
• IDM05 - PHARAOH'S TOMB
  
  • Dark room now has some floor textures highlighting the playable area.
    
  • Tweaks were made to the hidden tunnel to make it less conspicuous in the rooms it passes beneath.
    
  • Pillars in the outdoor room with Beat Support no longer have quicksand friction.
  
  
• IDM06 - DECOMMISSIONING PLANT
  
  • Conveyer Belts now properly show their thrust direction.
    
  • M-Tank platform no longer scrolls its texture.
    
  • Fixed some visual texture offset issues on the metal man screws.
    
  • Magfly props now loop around the complex as opposed to flying off into the distance.
  
  
• IDM07 - OCEANIC RUINS
  
  • Updated map by Ivory (previously exclusive to SweatPack).
    
  • Unblocked the jumpover wall by Knight Crush. Any kinda mobility can now just get over this part of the wall.
  
  
• IDM08 - GLEAMING OVERWORLD
  
  • Updated map by Ivory (previously exclusive to SweatPack).
    
  • Fixed an out of bounds line near Pharaoh Shot.
    
  • Fixed an out of bounds line in front of a penguin.
  
  
• IDM09 - GLACIER VALLEY
  
  • Cossack and Kalinka now use core's props.
    
  • Cossack's message to the player now prints when they bump the ceiling door, as opposed to touching the floor below.
  
  
• IDM10 - JUNGLE BASE
  
  • Updated map by Ivory (previously exclusive to SweatPack).
    
  • mystery pit added.
  
  
• IDM13 - RUGGED MOUNTAIN
  
  • Music reverted to Spriter Gors's version of SR388 Surface theme, at the request of LlamaHombre.
    
  • Fixed a mystery pit.
  
  
• IDM14 - COSMIC STATION
  
  • Relooped music.
  
  
• IDM16 - MOLTEN LAIR
  
  • The outdoor cliffs are now out of bounds.
    
  • Renamed the custom gutsman texture, and its patch, to stop conflicting in MM1GUT.
    
  • Replaced lava with a custom movement script that affects only players.
    
  • Fire traps in the background of the outer areas now match the direction of the fire traps in the bridge.
  
  
• IDM18 - QUICK-BOMB ALLEY
  
  • Blocked an out of bounds line near the teleporter pair.
    
  • Moved the lasers back so you can no longer stand where they spawn.
    
  • Added the v6b alarm sound to the quick beam.
  
  
• IDM20 - CLIFFSIDE FEAR
  
  • Removed the actor bridge from the well. M-Tank now floats mid-air unassisted.
    
  • Hitbox for the chain in the well adjusted to make it easier to get the M-Tank.
    
  • Blocked some weird hiding spots.
    
  • Unblocked the birds.
    
  • Relooped music.
  
  
• IDM22 - KNEE DEEP IN OIL
  
  • Blocked an out of bounds line in the outdoors area.
    
  • Oil pits now credit the person who lit them with frags, when applicable.
  
  
• IDM24 - JURASSIC RACETRACK
  
  • Minor texture tweaks to account for the change to MM7SLA's palette.
    
  • Great Jaggi's stomp radius decreased to better telegraph his presence.
  
  
• IDM25 - MISSILE BASE
  
  • You can no longer go underneath the 3D elevator.
  
  
• XDM01 - BLADE MAN'S TREASURY
  
  • Now uses mostly core textures.
    
  • Weapon Changes: Flame Sword -> Triple Blade; Shadow Blade -> Wheel Cutter
    
  • Skybox is a copy-paste of core's, since the old texture scale was different
    
  • Map renamed to "Blade Man's Treasury"
  
  
• XDM02 - WILY STATION FIRMAMENT
  
  • Fake M-Tank now uses modern v6b tech, including W-Tank colors for non-colored pickups mode.
    
  • When running with v6a (and the transition wad thepits.pk3), the M-Tank does not spawn.
    
  • Now uses mostly core textures.
    
  • Unique textures changed to use more standard texture and patch naming schemes.
    
  • Map renamed to "Wily Station Firmament"
  
  
• XDM03 - CHRISTMAS CAPE
  
  • Custom textures changed to use more standard texture and patch naming schemes.
  
  
• XDM04 - SKY DECK
  
  • Upper and lower parts now use stacked sectors and teleport zones to allow new ways to traverse the level. (Open GL Only)
    
  • Several fixes applied to stage mechanics and geometry (overlapping sectors, faulty guts lift, etc.)
    
  • Added a Break Dash token.
  
  
• XDM05 - WHOMP'S FORTRESS REMIX
  
  • Relooped music.
  
  
• XDM06 - SAND SEA
  
  • Patched a mystery hole
  
  
• XDM07 - ALPHA SECTOR
  
  • Fixed an error linedef that you could get stuck on.
  
  
• XDM08 - UNDER THE SEA
  
  • That corner with all the spikes is now also a pit.
  
  
• XDM10 - UNDERGROUND
  
  • ?-Box animation changed to better match the animations in Super Mario Bros.
    
  • Blocked off the ledges surrounding the background pipes.
    
  • Relooped music.

IDM01 - SAND CANYON


IDM02 - ELECTRICAL PLANT


IDM03 - SKY WAY


IDM04 - OCEAN LAB


IDM05 - PHARAOH'S TOMB


IDM06 - DECOMMISSIONING PLANT


IDM07 - OCEANIC RUINS


IDM08 - GLEAMING OVERWORLD


IDM09 - GLACIER VALLEY


IDM10 - JUNGLE BASE


IDM11 - CRYSTAL MINE


IDM12 - SILENT BOG


IDM13 - RUGGED MOUNTAIN


IDM14 - COSMIC STATION


IDM15 - MAPLE CASTLE


IDM16 - MOLTEN LAIR


IDM17 - CASTLE CUTENSTEIN


IDM18 - QUICK-BOMB ALLEY


IDM19 - BENEATH THE WELL


IDM20 - CLIFFSIDE FEAR


IDM21 - NATURE'S PARK


IDM22 - KNEE DEEP IN OIL


IDM23 - SKULL ARENA


IDM24 - JURASSIC RACETRACK


IDM25 - MISSILE BASE

XDM01 - BLADE MAN'S TREASURY


XDM02 - WILY STATION FIRMAMENT


XDM03 - CHRISTMAS CAPE


XDM04 - SKY DECK


XDM05 - WHOMP'S FORTRESS REMIX


XDM06 - SAND SEA


XDM07 - ALPHA SECTOR


XDM08 - UNDER THE SEA


XDM09 - WATERFALL GROTTO


XDM10 - UNDERGROUND

If you have a mod that replaces any music from this pack, you need to make sure the credits are shifted to the correct people and use the correct formatting. Here's an excerpt from the LANGUAGE file in IX-Pack:

Note that this map card text adds a space to the beginning of the actual text. This pushes the text of the map card slightly to the right so it fits in with the IDM map card design.
It also has a custom color code, "IDMCARD".

XDM's map card formatting is similar, but different in a way. Instead of slotting in a space before the music credits, it inserts a full line break:

XDM map cards similarly have "XDMCARD" as their color code.

Finally, XDM01 and XDM02 maintain their own copies of the songs used in the vanilla maps. This means replacing the vanilla tracks for MM10BLA and MM10DW4 will not replace the songs for these maps. This way, you can replace the two songs separately and allow them to have separate music credits.

If you're replacing music in your addon wad, please make sure to follow these standards so the map cards don't look out of place.

XDM02 - Wily Station Firmament has a fake M-Tank. It's a custom pickup that gives you a normal W-Tank on pickup. The only difference is the way it appears when spawning, and its pickup message.
This item is unavailable in v6a due to the difficulty of backporting v6b's W-Tank functionality to ThePits.

If your mod has special functionality with W-Tanks, it will need to handle this in its own way.
The file is located under

You can replace this file in your mod.

MM8BDM-v6b
This map set works out of the box with MM8BDM-v6b.
MM8BDM-v6a
When hosting with MM8BDM-v6a (for mods that have not yet updated), make sure to include the latest version of ThePits pk3.
Map Codes

Program fails to run
Make sure the program and all the files surrounding it are properly extracted. In the folder containing them, hold shift and then right click. Click Open Powershell. Type ./PK3Reorder.exe.
There should be an https:// url in the output. Download and install the software it goes to. The package should be from Microsoft directly, otherwise I would link it here. .NET Framework 6.0 is required to run the program.

Program Runs, but...
Error: File not found.
Run the program again, but specify a different location.

Error: Could not create a folder called "textures" (or "voxels" or "animdefs" etc.)
This occurs when there are files named the same as folders in the pk3. Rename the file with an extension of some kind and then try again.
Example: there’s a file in the root folder the pk3 called “textures” but you have TX namespaces in your wads so pk3Reorder.exe needs to create a folder called “textures.” Edit the pk3 to rename “textures” to “textures.txt” or “textures.misc” or whatever else, then run the program again. This issue might repeat for other file types, but is most common with TEXTURES and DECORATE.

Warning: Map contains non-map lumps.
This program only checks between known namespaces. It cannot make assumptions of what the file is supposed to be based on its type or placement because WAD files strip away things like file extensions and studying the file structure of every supported type is infeasible for a project such as this. If any files are outside of proper namespaces, you will need to move them manually.