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DOOM Franchise Community Thread: That's one doomed space marine!
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KittenMaster
Member
That entire mapset was truly an elaborate troll.
KittenMaster
Member
Start off a troll map with textures that are easy to look at, until at one point you get to an elevator lined entirely with FIRBLU, forcing the player to stare at the texture for a long time waiting for the elevator to finish.
BubbleBobble
Banned
ha, I actually randomly met up with 2 people on Xbox Live on Doom 2 last night
that was fun
that was fun
Ixion
Member
So I've tried a few times now to get Doom 64 EX to work, but after looking closer at the website's FAQ, it looks like it doesn't work on Mac OS? I'd have to download windows? Let me know if I'm mistaken.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
This is correct. But if you have a modern Mac, and Parallels, it runs perfectly well in a virtual machine. (I've run it on my 2011 MacBook Air with the HD3000 and it ran smooth enough to use.
Sucks I know. I wish they'd merge its code into ZDoom and GZDoom so I can just have one engine already. I mean G/ZDoom already runs Strife and every other DOOM clone out there.
No one's posted this yet? Obviously the new DooM game was privately shown a few days ago, but 15min of gameplay from the Brutal DooM v20 was posted a few days back as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2J4Loe57g&list=UU_NSOckDnuypJK_FpCO6ogA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2J4Loe57g&list=UU_NSOckDnuypJK_FpCO6ogA
Ixion
Member
Since we don't have an official Quake thread (if I'm not mistaken), I figured I'd ask this in here.
Where can I buy/acquire the entirety of Quake 1 for Mac? Do I have to buy the disc version off Amazon, or can I download it somewhere? I don't think the Steam version works for Mac.
I had it for PC back in the dizzay, but now I'm a Mac pleb.
Where can I buy/acquire the entirety of Quake 1 for Mac? Do I have to buy the disc version off Amazon, or can I download it somewhere? I don't think the Steam version works for Mac.
I had it for PC back in the dizzay, but now I'm a Mac pleb.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Ixion
Member
Ah, problem is I don't know where any of my old PC games are. Guess I should just buy the Mac disc?
You could just buy it on Steam if you want, since all you need is the data files and whatever source port you want.
Ixion
Member
So if I have the PC version of a game, I just need to get the WAD file and use it in a source port? Even if I have a Mac?
Good shit. I'll give that a try.
/pleb
ExitPlanetDust
Member
That's it! Any version should work.
WAD files are what Doom uses. Quake's equivalent is is .PAK files. But you're right about the rest. You just need the PAK files from any Quake installation, and just use them in a source port of your choice.
ExitPlanetDust
Member
Right.
pak0.pak, pak1.pak
pak0.pak, pak1.pak
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Do not use DarkPlaces if you want full custom map compatibility and authentic physics. Quakespam is the preferred source port for that.
Found the wad I was looking for. It was UAC Ultra. Good shit.
Shadow Hog
Member
No, you'd put it in a separate folder and then launch [insert EXE of choice here] with "-game [insert folder name here]".
Barricade_28
Banned
Doom 2 is quite possibly the greatest game of all-time.
It helps that it's one of the most modded games of all time too. Infinite replayability.
TUROK
Member
A couple of dudes climbed a mountain... to play some Doom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPYvCdgZmgc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPYvCdgZmgc
Time for some wad spotlights
First up is Demons of Problematique. This one is made up of 3-4 or so extensive maps which you seamlessly transition between with no intermission screens or anything, making it feel like one huge dungeon crawl. It makes extensive use of the red fire & brimstone textures with very filled out and detailed architecture/geometry which creates some masterful atmosphere. Ammo is also pretty tight throughout most of the wad which adds to the suspense. I had to search around a good bit to find a backpack to increase my carried ammo. There is also a sequel which I haven't beaten yet. It seems to take a lot of ques from Quake as well as textures from Hexen/Heretic. The level design is also more advanced with floors above over floors (which I guess adds to the Quake feel).
Next is Unloved. This is probably as close as you'll get to Doom as survival horror. Takes a lot of inspiration from Silent Hill. A small gloomy hotel serves as a hub level and provides a very Metroidvania-esque progression with lots of backtracking as you transition between the hotel and some nightmarish twisted alternate reality. The level design is sprawling, claustrophobic and real creepy with some of the most unique texturework seen in a Doom wad.
First up is Demons of Problematique. This one is made up of 3-4 or so extensive maps which you seamlessly transition between with no intermission screens or anything, making it feel like one huge dungeon crawl. It makes extensive use of the red fire & brimstone textures with very filled out and detailed architecture/geometry which creates some masterful atmosphere. Ammo is also pretty tight throughout most of the wad which adds to the suspense. I had to search around a good bit to find a backpack to increase my carried ammo. There is also a sequel which I haven't beaten yet. It seems to take a lot of ques from Quake as well as textures from Hexen/Heretic. The level design is also more advanced with floors above over floors (which I guess adds to the Quake feel).
Next is Unloved. This is probably as close as you'll get to Doom as survival horror. Takes a lot of inspiration from Silent Hill. A small gloomy hotel serves as a hub level and provides a very Metroidvania-esque progression with lots of backtracking as you transition between the hotel and some nightmarish twisted alternate reality. The level design is sprawling, claustrophobic and real creepy with some of the most unique texturework seen in a Doom wad.
I'm glad there's still folks playing different wads that I haven't even heard of.
So this is a thing
in case you were wondering why can't I mix my Doom with excessive grunting from Home ImprovemenT?
So this is a thing
in case you were wondering why can't I mix my Doom with excessive grunting from Home ImprovemenT?
Icefire1424
Member
Okay, so since I haven't been able to figure it out on my own (and admittedly, am too lazy to look it up), does "wad" actually stand for something?
It stands for "Where's All the Data?".
This is a lecture Carmack gave at Southern Methodist University in June.
Twenty Years after Doom: John Carmack on the Future of Engineering Virtual Worlds
Twenty Years after Doom: John Carmack on the Future of Engineering Virtual Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp-rBk6rnx4
Hahaha Jason Doom is actually a awesome challenge you guys should try it.
http://www.moddb.com/games/doom-ii/addons/friday-the-13th-jasons-doom
Hahaha Jason Doom is actually a awesome challenge you guys should try it.
http://www.moddb.com/games/doom-ii/addons/friday-the-13th-jasons-doom
You know guys
YOU KNOW GUYS
YOU KNOW GUYS
I really wish people would follow examples of smaller mapsets rather than megawads.
There can be SO MUCH GOOD in smaller amount of mapsets rather than forcing and putting tons of filler and only so few good ideas into 32 maps just to make it a megawad.
Kuchitsu is a great example.
YOU KNOW GUYS
YOU KNOW GUYS
I really wish people would follow examples of smaller mapsets rather than megawads.
There can be SO MUCH GOOD in smaller amount of mapsets rather than forcing and putting tons of filler and only so few good ideas into 32 maps just to make it a megawad.
Kuchitsu is a great example.
KittenMaster
Member
I learned one thing from King Dime today: don't make corridor shooters in an android editor.
I'm guessing that's not a good idea in a Windows editor either.
I'm guessing that's not a good idea in a Windows editor either.
