Freedm should have its own status bar.

[Xindage]

FreeDM mean Deathmatch, Deathmatch mean Carnage that mean bloob and etc.
I mean we need a more dm like status bar, something marble with blood, this is sure awsome for freedm

[fragglet]

Might be nice, but for now I'd be satisfied with just having a better status bar for all of Freedoom (#45). Once we have that, maybe consider making a modified one (blood splats etc.) for FreeDM.

[AXDOOMER]

It should also have wide status bars, for people who use resolutions wider than 4:3 in ports.

[Danfun64]

I think the status bars should be the same for all versions of freedoom. I've developed a habit of running partial wads (6 or 7 levels) in FreeDM, so that you know when the pwad ends. It might not be easy to do if the status bars are different.

[fragglet]

Sounds like an unusual use case, and that's not the reason that we develop FreeDM. Maybe an alternative would be to make a 32-map PWAD full of tiny/empty levels and load that before the PWAD you want to play, then you can tell when you've finished it.

I still think it's a good idea to make a different status bar for FreeDM. It doesn't have to be completely different - maybe it's the same status bar with some slight mods. FreeDM deserves to have its own distinct and unique identity to differentiate itself from the main project.