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• by Liam Doolan 8 hours ago

Bethesda just keeps making the original DOOM and its sequel DOOM II better and better with regular little updates. The latest one is perhaps the best yet – slighting improving the game, making some changes here and there, and even fixing a few things.

The highlight in this particular update is the addition of gyro aiming and widescreen support. Yep, you can now move your controller about to aim and play the game at 16:9 for the first time ever in an official port. You can even play Add-Ons like this!

Here are the full patch notes from the Slayers Club page, which cover all platforms – including Nintendo’s system.

New Additions

PC: Added Steam Support

Anyone who already owns either The Ultimate DOOM or DOOM II: Hell On Earth on Steam will automatically receive the new re-releases in their libraries. The original DOS versions are still available as a separate launch option from within Steam, and the original DOS IWAD files are in their original location on disk. Please note: if you have modified the files in the Steam install folder directly, some files may be overwritten. You should not modify files in the Steam folder directly, as this may cause issues. Anyone who purchases Steam copies of DOOM or DOOM II: Hell On Earth in the future; it will default to the re-releases but can access the original DOS versions as a separate launch option from within Steam.

Added widescreen rendering support

For the first time in an official port, the original DOOM renderer has been modified to natively render 16:9 without any letterboxing. The FOV has been increased to reveal more image on the side instead of chopping off the top and bottom. All new 16:9 versions of the titlescreen, intermission, and ending screens have been added. Many of our Add-Ons have also had widescreen support added, so download the latest version from the Add-Ons listing to check it out!

DeHackEd support

The engine now can load DeHackEd patches, a popular tool for the original release that modified the game in order to support more advanced behavior. Add-Ons can now use new weapons, change enemy behavior, and more!

Deathmatch 3.0 in split-screen multiplayer

Split screen deathmatch has been changed to what is commonly known in the community as “Deathmatch 3.0.” Weapons will stay in the world after being picked up in order to account for the extreme lethality of DOOM’s weapons, and the weakness of the starting pistol, while all items and ammo respawn on a 30 second timer. Invulnerability and Invisibility will never respawn after being picked up for the first time.

Added optional crosshair

A crosshair, which can be disabled in Gameplay Options, will also change colors when targeting an enemy. This means less guessing if firing a rocket is going to aim at the enemy above you, or fire directly into your face, bringing about an untimely death. Enabling the crosshair may also help reduce motion sickness by giving you a fixed point to focus on.

PC/Switch/PS4: Added Gyro Aim

Gyro Aim, enabled by default, allows you to look left and right by either turning the controller, or rolling the controller left or right. This allows for an additional amount of precision by enabling fine corrections to turning in order to track moving enemies, while still using the right analog stick for large turning movements. Gyro Aim can be set to either use the controller’s yaw, or pitch, or disabled entirely, along with a separate sensitivity slider. Please note: On the PC version, Gyro Aiming is only supported when using a DualShock 4 controller.

iOS: New touch controls

A new, more precise touch control scheme has been implemented. The previous system that required gestures and double tapping has been changed in favor of onscreen buttons. Looking around while holding down the fire button lets you track enemies and fire during protracted encounters, while momentum on turning has been disabled for better precision and more predictable turns. A fire button has been added to both sides of the screen allowing you to better react to being unexpectedly hit from behind.

iOS: Added controller support

If touch controls aren’t your thing, we now support MFi controllers fully. PS4 and Xbox One controllers that are supported by iOS 13 will also now work for input and have the same controller mappings as all the other platforms.

Android/iOS/PC: Added FPS Limiter

On iOS, 30, 60, and 120FPS has been added for devices that have 120hz refresh rate screens. On Android, 30, 60, 90 and 120FPS are available. Finally on PC, you can set it to 30, 60, 120, 144, 165, 240, and unlimited FPS.

Added millisecond accurate timer

A millisecond accurate timer has been added to the minimap, and to the end of level intermission, for anyone looking to speedrun levels.

PC: Keyboard entry of cheat codes

iddqd, idkfa, idclip, and all of their friends can now be entered from the keyboard, in addition to the Cheats menu, as in the original 1993 release.

Added secret area notification

A message and notification is now displayed when you enter into a secret area for the first time.

Added Ultra-Violence+ Skill Level

Ultra-Violence+ is a twist on our existing Ultra-Violence skill level. Deathmatch/Co-op only weapons will spawn in, and enemies are fast like in Nightmare mode. In DOOM II, this means you get the BFG and Rocket Launcher right from the start, but in Final DOOM: Plutonia you’ll have a Spider Mastermind staring you down as soon as you spawn in on the first level. It cuts both ways.

BTSX Episode 1 and Episode 2 are now available in both games

Previously available for DOOM II, both parts of this amazing community Add-On set are now available for owners of either title.

Fixes

Nightmare behavior has been fully restored to the original 1993 release by making enemies move twice as fast.

In honor of double speed enemies returning, the warning when selecting Nightmare difficulty has been restored.

Resolved an issue where lighting in split screen was not accurate compared to single player.

Improved behavior of additional lighting option to increase light levels more accurately across walls and floors.

PC/Switch: Reduced input latency by disabling rendering extra frames in advance.

Reduced delay in starting certain MIDI music in Add-On levels.

Resolved an issue from the original 1993 release where the Super Shotgun blast will linger for an extra frame.

Resolved an issue from the original 1993 release where the Former Human would not light up when firing.

Resolved a rendering issue from the original 1993 release where certain textures wouldn’t tile vertically, commonly known as the “Tutti-Frutti Effect”

Changes

Restored original attract loop to the original 1993 release. The original title screen and credits screen are now visible between demo playback.

Restored cut message from the original 1993 release when picking up a medkit, while having with less than 25 health.

Restored cut “ouch face” from the original 1993 release for when a lot of damage is taken in a single hit.

Intermission screen is now shown after boss levels, instead of cutting immediately to the ending screens in order to see level completion stats and time. Par times have been added to E1M8, E2M8, and E3M8.

Random SFX pitch is now disabled for chainsaw sounds to allow for better looping. Random pitch variation has been reduced for other sounds.

Pickup sounds and player voices will no longer interrupt weapon firing sounds.

PS4/XB1/PC: VSync option in Video Settings to minimize input latency, at the cost of potential screen tearing.

Add-Ons will now use their intended custom graphics during intermission and level loading screens.

Latest Add-Ons appear on the top of the Downloaded list.

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Have you tried out this new update yet? Notice anything else? Comment below.

You may know the following problem: You have an object’s attribute name as a string—say, you’ve read it from a file—and you want to access the attribute with the given name. But you cannot use the syntax object."attribute" because the dot notation only allows for name-access like this: object.attribute. How do you resolve this problem? This article will show you how!

Quick Solution: There are four ways to access the object attribute in Python via the built-in functions:

• getattr() — provides access to the object attribute,
• hasattr()— checks whether an attribute exists or not,
• setattr()— is used for setting an attribute, if the attribute does not exist, it will be created,
• delattr()— deletes the attribute.

What Are Attributes Anyways?

We call attribute everything is contained inside an object in Python. There is no real distinguishing between plain data and functions—both are objects. Thus, everything you’ll learn about attributes also applies to methods.

In this article, I will use the following class to show how to access the attributes. It represents a gun of some name and its caliber. In addition, it provides a get_entry method which returns a string representation of the weapon.

class Gun: def __init__(self, name, caliber): self.name = name self.caliber = caliber

The Getattr() Function

As mentioned above, the getattr() function allows you to access the class object attribute. Its syntax is getattr(object, attribute, default), the first two parameters are required, and the third is optional.

• object – an object of the class which has been created,
• attribute – the name of the attribute from which you want to get the value,
• default – message that will be printed out if the attribute does not exist.

ak47 = Gun(name='Ak-47', caliber='7,62 mm') print(getattr(ak47, 'caliber', f'the attribute named {"caliber"} does not exist')) print(getattr(ak47, 'color', f'the attribute named {"color"} does not exist'))

Output:

7,62 mm

the attribute named color does not exist

You first create a Gun class object. Second, you get its caliber and color. Since your object does not have an attribute called color, you only received its caliber and information that the attribute named color does not exist.

You can run this code in our interactive Python shell:

Exercise: Change the output to also print the name of the object.

The Hasattr() Function

The hasattr() function checks if the attribute exists and prints out the bool value: True if so or False if it does not exist. This function has only two parameters that need to be specified: object and attribute.

attributes = ['name', 'color', 'caliber', 'designer'] for attribute in attributes: print(hasattr(ak47, attribute))

Output:

True

False

True

False

As we can see, the hasattr() function checked whether our object named ak47 has the attributes we included in the list and returned True and False values to us. This function is especially useful when we have written many lines of code and our project is huge, then we can quickly and easily check if an object has some attribute or even several attributes.

The Setattr() Function

The setattr() function sets an attribute. Moreover, if the attribute does not exist, it will be created. There are three parameters, and all are required:

• object – object of your class,
• attribute – name of the attribute you want to set,
• value – the value you want to give to the attribute.

ak47 = Gun('ak47', '7,62 mm') print(hasattr(ak47, 'mass'))

setattr(ak47, 'mass', '3.47 kg')

print(hasattr(ak47, 'mass'))

Output:

False

True

As you can see, the function fulfilled its role. At the beginning, we checked if the attribute named mass exists and at that time it did not exist yet (False), then we set the value for this attribute and as we can see, after using setattr(), the object obtained a new attribute (True).

The Delattr() Function

The delattr() function deletes a given attribute from a specific object. Just like with hasattr(), the parameters are two – object and attribute.

ak47 = Gun('ak47', '7,62 mm') attributes = ['name', 'caliber'] for attribute in attributes: print(hasattr(ak47, attribute)) for attribute in attributes: delattr(ak47, attribute) print('***') for attribute in attributes: print(hasattr(ak47, attribute))

Output:

True

True

***

False

False

At first, we created a Gun class object and a list with attribute names. Later we checked if the object has these attributes (True, True), then we used delattr() in the for loop and checked again (False, False).

Other Methods To Access Object Attribute:

Finally, you must also provide another way to check/change the value of the attribute or delete the attribute completely.

You can also access the attribute using dotted-syntax:

ak47 = Gun('ak-47', '7,62 mm')

print(ak47.caliber) print(ak47.name)

ak47.name = 'ak-74'

print(ak47.name)

Output:

7,62 mm

ak-47

ak-74

This way it also works, but remember that it can cause Error when a given attribute does not exist (this cannot be prevented as easily as with the built-in functions) and additionally we can’t check the value of several objects at once using the loop, so we have to use the getattr() function.

You can delete an attribute using the del function:

ak47 = Gun('ak47', '7,62 mm') attributes = ['name', 'caliber'] for attribute in attributes: print(hasattr(ak47, attribute)) del ak47.name

del ak47.caliber print('***') for attribute in attributes: print(hasattr(ak47, attribute))

Output:

True

True

***

False

False

As we can see, we have managed to delete, but we have to call the attributes one by one, so if we want to delete more attributes, it is better to use the delattr() function and the for loop.

Summary

We started with an explanation of what the attributes in Python are, and then the functions getattr(), hasattr(), setattr() and delattr() were described. Finally, we presented other methods with the help of which you can see/change the value of an attribute and also remove an attribute completely. 

I hope this article has answered all your questions about how to access an object attribute.

Did that trailer not explain what Minecraft Live is? Well, it shouldn’t have to. That’s what this post is for, allegedly. Minecraft Live is the new version of our annual live show, which has had many names such as MINECON Live and MINECON Earth. Why the name change? Would you ask rap superstar and underrated actor Sean Combs a.k.a P. Diddy a.a.k.a Puff Daddy that? No, you would not. What you will do instead is tune in to Minecraft Live on October 3rd at 12 ET to get answers to pertinent questions about what the rest of Mojang Studios have been working on all year. Will Seanothy and I be there? Maybe. I need to check our schedule.

The Minecraft Live team begged me to focus on the actual event, so I guess I better mention what you can expect. The main thing you need to know is that this year the celebration takes place online. Due to the impact of Covid-19, Mojang Studios has delayed Minecraft Festival until 2022 and will no longer be involved with official community events. Until then, we’re going to bring the party directly to your device and we’ve got all of our usual goodies lined up for you! Join us on Minecraft.net/live for updates, mob votes, news, and delightful banter. Oh, and chickens. Lots and lots of chickens.

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit might not be the Mario Kart sequel you were expecting in 2020, but it’s sure to become one of the year’s hottest products, so you’ll want to secure your pre-order as soon as humanly possible.

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Splatoon 2 will host a special Super Mario-themed Splatfest in January to commemorate the mascot’s 35th anniversary. The event was announced (as if you didn’t know) as part of the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct which Nintendo dropped on the internet earlier today.

For those not in the know, Splatfests are weekend contests in Nintendo’s team-based third-person shooter where players pick a side and battle online to find out which of two ‘things’ are better: ketchup or mayo, fish or chips, chicken or egg – that sort of thing. At the end of the tournament, scores are tallied and results decided with a (slightly odd) best-out-of-three system. Good, harmless (and quite random) fun!

Nintendo stopped hosting regular Splatfests a while ago, although it has run a couple of one-off ‘bonus’ competitions in recent months. The Super Mario Splatfest scheduled for January will see Team Super Mushroom taking on the invincible might of Team Super Star:

In addition to the Splatfest itself, special key chains will be released as My Nintendo rewards, along with physical (and rather natty-looking) Splatfest t-shirts that will go up for sale ‘soon’ (or now, in fact) on the My Nintendo Store in your region.

So, which team are you edging towards? Think you’d look good in one of those tees? Let us know if you’re more into Stars or Mushrooms below.