- use the volumes to find the starting maps for the menu and the clusters for the cutscenes.

source/core/gamestruct.h

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct GameInterface
 	virtual void MenuSound(EMenuSounds snd) {}
 	virtual bool CanSave() { return true; }
 	virtual void CustomMenuSelection(int menu, int item) {}
-	virtual bool StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs) { return false; }
+	virtual bool StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs) { return true; }
 	virtual FSavegameInfo GetSaveSig() { return { "", 0, 0}; }
 	virtual double SmallFontScale() { return 1; }
 	virtual void SerializeGameState(FSerializer& arc) {}

source/core/mapinfo.h

@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ struct VolumeRecord	// episodes
 	FString name;
 	FString subtitle;
 	int index = -1;
-	CutsceneDef intro;
-	CutsceneDef outro;
 	int flags = 0;
 	int shortcut = 0;
 };

source/core/menu/razemenu.cpp

@@ -83,8 +83,31 @@ bool help_disabled;
 FNewGameStartup NewGameStartupInfo;
 
 
+
 //FNewGameStartup NewGameStartupInfo;
 
+static bool DoStartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
+{
+	auto vol = FindVolume(gs.Episode);
+	if (!vol) return false;
+
+	if (isShareware() && (vol->flags & VF_SHAREWARELOCK))
+	{
+		M_StartMessage(GStrings("SHAREWARELOCK"), 1, NAME_None);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	auto map = FindMapByName(vol->startmap);
+	if (!map) return false;
+	soundEngine->StopAllChannels();
+
+	gi->StartGame(gs);	// play game specific effects (like Duke/RR/SW's voice lines when starting a game.)
+
+	DeferedStartGame(map, gs.Skill);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 
 bool M_SetSpecialMenu(FName& menu, int param)
 {
@@ -115,14 +138,14 @@ bool M_SetSpecialMenu(FName& menu, int param)
 
 	case NAME_Startgame:
 	case NAME_StartgameNoSkill:
-		menu = NAME_Startgame;
 		NewGameStartupInfo.Skill = param;
 		if (menu == NAME_StartgameNoSkill)
 		{
+			menu = NAME_Startgame;
 			NewGameStartupInfo.Episode = param;
 			NewGameStartupInfo.Skill = 1;
 		}
-		if (gi->StartGame(NewGameStartupInfo))
+		if (DoStartGame(NewGameStartupInfo))
 		{
 			M_ClearMenus();
 			int ep = NewGameStartupInfo.Episode;

source/core/parsefuncs.h

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void parseDefineCutscene(FScanner& sc, FScriptPosition& pos)
 		while (!sc.FoundEndBrace(eblockend))
 		{
 			sc.MustGetString();
-			auto volume = MustFindVolume(vol);
+			auto volume = MustFindCluster(vol);
 			if (sc.Compare("intro")) parseCutscene(sc, volume->intro);
 			else if (sc.Compare("outro")) parseCutscene(sc, volume->outro);
 			else if (sc.Compare("flags")) sc.GetNumber(volume->flags);

source/games/blood/src/blood.h

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ extern int blood_globalflags;
 
 void QuitGame(void);
 void PreloadCache(void);
-void StartLevel(MapRecord *gameOptions);
 void ProcessFrame(void);
 void ScanINIFiles(void);
 void EndLevel();
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ struct GameInterface : ::GameInterface
 	void MenuOpened() override;
 	void MenuClosed() override;
 	bool CanSave() override;
-	bool StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs) override;
 	void QuitToTitle() override;
 	FString GetCoordString() override;
 	ReservedSpace GetReservedScreenSpace(int viewsize) override;

source/games/blood/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -159,23 +159,6 @@ bool GameInterface::CanSave()
 	return (gamestate == GS_LEVEL && gPlayer[myconnectindex].pXSprite->health != 0);
 }
 
-bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
-{
-	if (gs.Episode >= 1)
-	{
-		if (g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_SHAREWARE)
-		{
-			M_StartMessage(GStrings("BUYBLOOD"), 1, NAME_None); // unreachable because we do not support Blood SW versions yet.
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	sfxKillAllSounds();
-	auto map = FindMapByLevelNum(makelevelnum(gs.Episode, gs.Level));
-	DeferedStartGame(map, gs.Skill);
-	return true;
-}
-
 FSavegameInfo GameInterface::GetSaveSig()
 {
 	return { SAVESIG_BLD, MINSAVEVER_BLD, SAVEVER_BLD };

source/games/blood/src/levels.cpp

@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ void levelLoadMapInfo(IniFile *pIni, MapRecord *pLevelInfo, const char *pzSectio
     pLevelInfo->weather = pIni->GetKeyInt(pzSection, "Weather", -0);
     for (int i = 0; i < kMaxMessages; i++)
     {
-        sprintf(buffer, "Message%d", i+1);
+        sprintf(buffer, "Message%d", i + 1);
-		auto msg = pIni->GetKeyString(pzSection, buffer, "");
+        auto msg = pIni->GetKeyString(pzSection, buffer, "");
-		pLevelInfo->AddMessage(i, msg);
+        pLevelInfo->AddMessage(i, msg);
     }
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void levelLoadDefaults(void)
         if (cutALevel < 0) cutALevel = 0;
 
         int j;
-        for (j = 0; j < kMaxLevels; j++)
+        for (j = 1; j <= kMaxLevels; j++)
         {
             sprintf(buffer2, "Map%d", j);
             if (!BloodINI->KeyExists(buffer, buffer2))
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ void levelLoadDefaults(void)
             auto pLevelInfo = AllocateMap();
             const char *pMap = BloodINI->GetKeyString(buffer, buffer2, NULL);
             CheckSectionAbend(pMap);
-			SetLevelNum(pLevelInfo, makelevelnum(i, j));
+			SetLevelNum(pLevelInfo, makelevelnum(i-1, j-1));
             pLevelInfo->cluster = i;
             pLevelInfo->mapindex = j;
             pLevelInfo->labelName = pMap;
+			if (j == 1) volume->startmap = pLevelInfo->labelName;
             pLevelInfo->fileName.Format("%s.map", pMap);
             levelLoadMapInfo(BloodINI, pLevelInfo, pMap, i, j);
             if (j == cutALevel)

source/games/duke/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -97,19 +97,8 @@ bool GameInterface::CanSave()
 
 bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 {
-	if (gs.Episode >= 1)
-	{
-		if (g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_SHAREWARE)
-		{
-			M_StartMessage(GStrings("BUYDUKE"), 1, NAME_None);
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
 	int32_t skillsound = PISTOL_BODYHIT;
 
-	soundEngine->StopAllChannels();
-	
 	static const short sounds_d[] = { JIBBED_ACTOR6, BONUS_SPEECH1, DUKE_GETWEAPON2, JIBBED_ACTOR5, JIBBED_ACTOR5 };
 	static const short sounds_r[] = { 427, 428, 196, 195, 197 };
 	if (gs.Skill >=0 && gs.Skill <= 5) skillsound = isRR()? sounds_r[gs.Skill] : sounds_d[gs.Skill];
@@ -126,15 +115,7 @@ bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 		}
 		Net_ClearFifo();
 	}
-
+	return true;
-	auto map = FindMapByLevelNum(makelevelnum(gs.Episode, gs.Level));
-	if (map)
-	{
-		DeferedStartGame(map, gs.Skill);
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
-
 }
 
 FSavegameInfo GameInterface::GetSaveSig()

source/games/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ void GameInterface::QuitToTitle()
 	gameaction = ga_mainmenu;
 }
 
-bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
-{
-	auto map = FindMapByLevelNum(gs.Skill);	// 0 is training, 1 is the regular game - the game does not have skill levels.
-	DeferedStartGame(map, 1, true);
-	return true;
-}
-
 FSavegameInfo GameInterface::GetSaveSig()
 {
 	return { SAVESIG_PS, MINSAVEVER_PS, SAVEVER_PS };

source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.cpp

@@ -495,6 +495,12 @@ void GameInterface::app_init()
 #if 0
     help_disabled = true;
 #endif
+
+    auto vol0 = MustFindVolume(0);
+    auto vol1 = MustFindVolume(1);
+    if (vol0) vol0->startmap = "LEV1";
+    if (vol1) vol1->startmap = "LEV0";
+
     // Create the global level table. Parts of the engine need it, even though the game itself does not.
     for (int i = 0; i <= 32; i++)
     {

source/games/exhumed/src/exhumed.h

@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ struct GameInterface : ::GameInterface
 	bool GenerateSavePic() override;
     void MenuOpened() override;
     void MenuSound(EMenuSounds snd) override;
-    bool StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs) override;
     FSavegameInfo GetSaveSig() override;
     void SerializeGameState(FSerializer& arc);
     bool CanSave() override;

source/games/sw/src/d_menu.cpp

@@ -102,22 +102,8 @@ bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
     int handle = 0;
     int zero = 0;
 	
-	MapRecord* map;
-	if (gs.Episode >= 1)
-	{
-		if (g_gameType & GAMEFLAG_SHAREWARE)
-		{
-			M_StartMessage(GStrings("BUYSW"), 1, NAME_None);
-			return false;
-		}
-		map = FindMapByLevelNum(5);
-	}
-    else
-		map = FindMapByLevelNum(1);
-
-	if (!map) return false;
     CameraTestMode = false;
-	StopFX();
+	StopAmbientSound();
 
     //InitNewGame();
 
@@ -140,7 +126,6 @@ bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 		}
 		Net_ClearFifo();
 	}
-	DeferedStartGame(map, gs.Skill);
 	return true;
 }
 

source/games/sw/src/scrip2.cpp

@@ -807,6 +807,12 @@ void LoadCustomInfoFromScript(const char *filename)
             break;
         }
     }
+    auto vol0 = MustFindVolume(0);
+    auto vol1 = MustFindVolume(1);
+    auto map1 = FindMapByLevelNum(1);
+    auto map5 = FindMapByLevelNum(5);
+    if (vol0 && map1) vol0->startmap = map1->labelName;
+    if (vol1 && map5) vol1->startmap = map5->labelName;
 }
 
 END_SW_NS

wadsrc/static/menudef.txt

@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenu"
 		Position 160, 65
 		linespacing 22
 		ExhumedPlasma
-		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 1
+		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
+		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameNoSkill", 1
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "v", "OptionsMenu"
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
 	}
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ LISTMENU "IngameMenu"
 		Position 160, 65
 		linespacing 22
 		ExhumedLogo
-		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 1
+		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
-		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameNoSkill", 0
+		ExhumedTextItem "$TXT_EX_MAP00", "m", "StartGameNoSkill", 1
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "v", "OptionsMenu"
 		ExhumedTextItem "$MNU_QUITGAME", "q", "QuitMenu"
 	}