January 2007
| Wednesday, January 31, 2007 |
Commander Doom v1.1 Gameplay Video
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:34 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you happen to be interested you can now check out a Commander Doom V1.1 gameplay video. Hit Doom 3 Files for that video.
| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
Shotgun Mod
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:33 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Ice Trey released a shotgunmod that tweaks the Doom 3 shotgun with new sounds, faster firing rate and some angle changes. That's all on Doom 3 Files if you happen to want to check it out.
Tango's Standards
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: General |
Tango of The Spiffcave posted up a small blurb that he decided that it would be best to restart what he had, as far as Map05 DomRem & Tango go to Vegas is concerned, because it didn’t meet his current standards. That's all I know.
Open Letter To Raven Software & Activision
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:25 PM |
Category: General |
Quasar dropped me a message concerning the efforts of various Doom Community members in making an appeal to Raven Software and Activision in an attempt to get the already released Heretic and Hexen source code transferred from a highly restrictive EULA to the GNU GPL.Most of our organization members maintain GPL projects based on the Doom source code and would like to be able to extend support to these other Doom-engine games. Unfortunately, this incompatible license creates major problems. You can read an online copy of the open letter right here.
Commander Doom 1.0
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:48 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Hellborg released Commander Doom (1.0) which is a singleplayer, Doom 3 mod that puts you into a setting where you and the demons both have bases, all of which can be destroyed, plus you can buy medkits, ammo, reinforcements and stuff. That is all on Doom 3 Files, so check it out.
| Saturday, January 27, 2007 |
Onslaught DM 3
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:33 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I just checked over 30 Doom sites to see what's going on and nothing. So the last joint I jumped onto was Wads In Progress and I noticed that hobomaster22 released Onslaught DM 3 that's designed to play in a limit removing source port.The wad has the same goal as onslaught 2, fast paced deathmatch maps with excellent gameplay preferable to 1on1's and 4 player ffa's; just now the standards are higher. And of course you have your classic death metal midis ;). Hit Wads In Progress for the rest of the story.
The Megawad Update
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:37 PM |
Category: Hosted Sites |
Some crazy person went and updated The Megawad with some basic info about what is going on and a few Vilecore 2 screenshots. Meanwhile this particular crazy dude is heading off to attack some burgers!
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
Lock and Load 4C for EDGE 1.28a Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:11 PM |
Category: General |
I just checked out WildWeasel's Doom Armory and apparently Pilottobombadier has released an updated version of Lock And Load 4, which is a weapons mod for EDGE 1.28a.Lock and Load 4C for EDGE 1.28a. aka, the third (the second was basically getting my crap together) and pretty near-perfected version sans some features that are more cosmetic than anything else (like casings). There will be another 4th version eventually, but the only thing that it will have is ejected casings. Really, that's it. The post on the Armory leads to this topic on the DRD Team Forum. For the download you can get it off the downloads page on Pilottobombadiers site.
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
DomRem & Frozen Inferno
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:19 PM |
Category: DOOM |
DomRem posted on his MadLab about the release of a Doom 2 level called Frozen Inferno that is designed for singleplayer and requires a limit removing port to play.I fixed some glaring bugs in the original, implemented various gameplay suggestions by Belial and, with Tango's help, gave the level a major detailing (this is the cause of the two month delay between start and finish). Apparently the level was refurbished and re-released just before Christmas but he just recently added the news to his site. Also note that DomRem mentions the project he and Tango are working on. Hit DomRem's MadLab for more info and such.
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
Oblige 0.81 Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:31 AM |
Category: Other Games |
Ajapted posted on the forums right here that he released a level generator program that goes by the name Oblige 0.81 that works best with Doom and Doom 2. Support for Heretic and HeXen is pretty shaky at the moment..The core of OBLIGE is written in the LUA scripting language, and those files are located in the "obl_data" folder with names like "planner.lua" and "th_doom1.lua". Because they are simply text files, you can edit them with a text editor (Notepad) and, assuming nothing got borked up, the changes will be used the next time you run OBLIGE -- no need to compile anything. Check out Oblige!
Doom 2 To Doom 3 Monster Comparisons
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:38 AM |
Category: General |
Doom Wad Station put up a Doom 2 to Doom 3 monster comparison that William Quijada put together.The information contained gives a look at the creatures, a comparison of how much each can take in damage plus their individual attacks and how much damage those attacks do. It's a pretty cool page. Find that page right here.
John Carmack Mentions Gamers Don't Need DX10 Or Vista
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:29 AM |
Category: General |
Over on Slashdot they posted that John Carmack has spoken out that he figures that gamers don't need Windows Vista or DirectX 10.'Personally, I wouldn't jump at something like DX10 right now. I would let things settle out a little bit and wait until there's a really strong need for it.' and then zings Microsoft's marketers over DX10's mandatory use of the Vista OS: 'Carmack then said that he's quite satisfied with Windows XP, going as far to say that Microsoft is artificially forcing gamers to move to Windows Vista for DX10.' Now that I have this partially typed up, I've clued in to the fact that info comes from a much larger Dailytech Article where John talks about much more, including the Xbox, Wii and theres more info on his thoughts concerning the whole DX10 and Vista deal.
| Saturday, January 20, 2007 |
The Ghoul's Forest 2 - ST Edition
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:11 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Cutmanmike recently released The Ghoul's Forest 2 - ST Edition..... which is a Doom 2 wad, designed for play in Skull Tag, of course.Depending on what difficulty depends on the amount of ammo and the darkness of the forest. /id Games got the goods.
Ground Zero Revealed
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:12 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I was digging around and found this Doom 3 mod that's called Ground Zero which is designed to be a prequel to the Fallout series.Taking on the role of a survivor in the decades immediately following nuclear holocaust, you will navigate an expansive, continally developing game world, and attempt to play a hand at life in the wasteland. On the site they mention prototype 2 (demo) being released, however further digging reveals that they released prototype 3 as can be seen on the Doom3World forums.
| Thursday, January 18, 2007 |
Doomsday 1.9.0-beta5
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:33 AM |
Category: Hosted_Ports |
Dani J666 let me know that Doomsday 1.9.0-beta5 has been released.1.9.0-beta5 has a dual focus. One priority is to fix longstanding multiplayer and networking bugs. The other priority is to refactor the engine and its public API to be more clearly separated from the games, and to allow future development of the engine without breaking game plugins. Check out the release notes and changelog for more info on this latest release. Also hit the Doomsday HQ for more info on the port, if you happen to be new around here...
| Wednesday, January 17, 2007 |
Alone Revealed
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:28 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I was looking around for some Doom stuffs and wasn't really finding much. So I ended up on Mod Db and spotted a multiplayer Doom 3 TC that I've not heard of before that goes by the title Alone.There are two teams. They are the Alive team and Dead team. The Alive teams objective is to survive the round and pickup items while the dead team must eliminate the alive team. Apparently they don't have a site but there's enough info on Mod Db to check out plus some screenshots.
| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
Deathmatch Super Charged Pack Under Construction
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:16 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Moneyman updated his Moneyman's Doom Wads site with the info that he's putting together a deathmatch Super Charged package that will contain as many maps as he can conceive. So far he says that map01 is done and is well into work on map02. Check out some screenshots right here.
Is There Anybody Here In The Dark?
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:33 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Well if you're crazy for the darkness and have a fetish for such things, especially in Doom 3 and want it darker, then Dafama2K7 released just what you need in the form of D3 In The Dark (v1.7).Removes most lights from the game, only leaving a few swinglights and desk lights, forcing you to rely on your flashlight more often. Not for haters of dark games! That mod is available thanks to Doom 3 Files.
Carnevil Leaves Skull Tag
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:21 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I was just browsing the forums and saw that Tai posted this thread that reveals that Carnevil has decided to leave Skull Tag. Here is his revealing post on the Skull Tag Forums.After working on what started off as a variation on deathtag more than 10 years ago, I will be leaving Skulltag indefinitely. I'm not saying for certain that I will never return to Skulltag, but barring any dramatic unforseen circumstances, that will certainly be the case. So now we wait to see if somebody will take on the code and keep the port alive. Anyhow goodbye and good luck to Carnevil and whatever new project he has plans for. [edit] Also the same info has been posted on the Skull Tag News page.
Deathmatch Level: T3000
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:04 AM |
Category: DOOM |
So it became apparent to me recently that Moneyman released a deathmatch level back in mid December that goes by the name T3000 and is designed for Doom Legacy and should run fine in GZDoom.A large but not too large downtown setting of deathmatch mayhem, uses legacy's special 3dfloor and water features. This one I am really proud of, actually when testing I had a lot of fun. Works with as many players as you can handle. Hit Moneyman's Doom Wads and get that map.
| Saturday, January 13, 2007 |
Singleplayer Level: Noob Project 4 -Space Station Vrack
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:29 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Due to a visit to Wads In Progress I noticed that Lupinx_ressurected released Noob Project 4 -Space Station Vrack which is a Doom 2, singleplayer level designed for ZDoom.
Work On ZDoomGL v2 To Continue
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:02 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Ok so I was lurking around some Doom places and noticed that Timmie posted that he plans to restart work on ZDoomGL again. On site is a list of things he is looking into implementing in the port which include shadows, frame effects, openGL 2.0 and normal/specular mapping.No real timeline on things since I do have a real job that I quite enjoy, but I'll do my best at keeping people updated on my progress (or lack of it). Oh, and I'm not planning on doing any more private alpha/beta releases. Any release is going to be 100% public, source and all. Hit the ZDoomGL site and read the latest news.
| Thursday, January 11, 2007 |
More Carmack & Hollenshead Chat
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:15 AM |
Category: id Software |
The John Carmack & Todd Hollenshead Interview that I mentioned yesterday, which was posted on Game Informer has been extended and there's now 4 more pages of chit chat to read about. This second part includes talk about episodic gaming, Steam, Wii, the Doom Movie and also the Wolfenstein movie.
| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 |
Todd Hollenshead & John Carmack Interview
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:11 PM |
Category: id Software |
Take a look at this John Carmack & Todd Hollenshead Interview that Game Informer posted up where they talk about the recent Emmy Awards, Quake Wars, DX10, Vista, XBox, thier new IP and other stuff.GI: After Enemy Territories: Quake Wars ships with the highly modified Doom 3 engine and the MegaTexture support, is it time for you guys to move on from that engine?
Carmack: Yes, the in-house development project that we’ve been working on is all new technology. It still has some roots in the Doom 3 technology, but almost everything is new in there. We’re still not talking about exactly what the project is, but it’s a new IP, it’s diverting a little bit from the standard id formula and it’s not just a first-person shooter. Technically, it’s build around an advancement over the MegaTexture technology from Quake Wars. Where that was applied just to the terrain, the version of the new technology applies it into everything, so we can have that level of rich detail on all the surfaces on the entire world. That’s the push that we’re making with graphics technology. The gameplay is somewhat different from anything that we’ve of done before. The company is pursuing Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake franchises with other partner developers and all, but we’re trying to develop a brand-new franchise with this new one. Hopefully, we’ll be talking about that sometime this year, and we’ll be able to go ahead and come out of our own little cone of silence about it. Go ahead and read the three pages of Interview on Game Informer.
id Software & John Carmack Win Emmy Awards
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:32 PM |
Category: id Software |
I just put a hit on the id Software site and noticed that they put up a press release type of post on the main page that id and John Carmack have been honored with two Emmy Awards:Las Vegas, Jan. 9, 2007 - id Software had the honor of winning two Technology Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 8, 2007. The awards were given as part of the Science, Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards ceremony.
The Pioneering Development Work in 3D Game Engines award was won by John Carmack, co-founder and technical director of id Software, for his cutting edge contributions to rendering technology as the lead programmer on DOOM®. id Software, a quintessential leader in technology development, was awarded a second Emmy for the company’s technological leadership in rendering breakthroughs with the QUAKE® technology.
The Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards honor achievements in two areas: Science, Engineering & Technology for Broadcast Television, which includes broadcast, cable and satellite distribution, and secondly, Science, Engineering and Technology for Broadband and Personal Television, encompassing interactive television, gaming technology, and for the first time, the Internet, cell phones, private networks, and personal media players. This year represents a milestone for the interactive entertainment industry as id Software is the very first independent game developer to be awarded an Emmy since the Academy began honoring technology innovation in 1948.
“This is an incredible honor for John Carmack and id Software,” says Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. “We consistently push the limits of gaming technology, and it’s great to be recognized for the passion and dedication we put into our games.” So there you go! Congrats id Software.
Assault on Grinava Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:36 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele updated his Outpost Of Doom II with a review of Assault on Grinava, which you can easily find on his reviews page and also check out the screenshots.
Searching For The Elusive Blowup
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:42 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Just noticed on Wads In Progress that didy released a Doom 2, singleplayer map designed for Boom called Blowup. Unfortunately didy didn't provide a download so I had to dig on the /idgames database to find the map. Whether that is the right version or not is questionable.... Even so, go play the map so I can take a break. :p
Gyrotechnics Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:26 AM |
Category: DOOM |
This morning I crept into the Spiffcave and noticed that Tango released his Gyrotechnics map for Doom 2.No more than your average techbase style map, taking place in the mountains or something (don’t bother asking why there are no mountains in the sky). To begin with, this was merely a 100 minute speedmap created in August of 2006, but has obviously evolved into an undoubtedly superior map (to the original, that is). Go grab some Gyrotechnics.
| Saturday, January 6, 2007 |
Doom Wad Station Reviews
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:45 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on the Doom Wad Station you can find some more reviews for Doom 2, singleplayer maps to check out that include: Horrors, Great Falls and Toxic Darkness. So have a look at those levels.
New Vulture Software Site
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:15 AM |
Category: General |
Sometimes things in the Doom Community don't become visible until one does more looking around and apparently Azriel posted in this thread that the new Vulture Software site is online. If you hit thier Projects page you'll notice a Doom 2 TC called Annie that is made up of 12 maps and also a Skulltag / Doom 2 map pack called Battle Cries. As for downloads there is a demo for Annie if you happen to be interested, otherwise you'll have to wait for them to finish working on their stuff.
| Thursday, January 4, 2007 |
Digg Unearths Doomsday
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:04 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Phoebus pointed out that Big_al revealed in this thread that Digg posted a small thing about the Doomsday port in this Play Doom, Doom 2, Heretic, Hexen in Hi-res on ANY computer dealie. Obviously we already know about Doomsday but there's still people out there that have never seen the back side of a Doom port before.
| Wednesday, January 3, 2007 |
Newdoom Wad Reviews #13
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:18 PM |
Category: Hosted_Resources |
OMFG! They released issue#13 of the NewDoom Reviews!!! So check out the NewDoom Wad Reviews #13 thread and also hit the NewDoom Wad Reviews site! Six levels got themeselves reviewed this time around so go check that stuff out.
First Reviews Of The New Year On Doom Wad Station
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:52 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Bob Larkin let me know that there's some new Doom Wad Station content in the form of a couple reviews. First up is a review for a Doom 2, singleplayer map that's called No Mans Land and next on the list is a deathmatch wad that contains six levels and is called Rest In Peace. Check em out....
Singleplayer Level: Omega Labs
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:52 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I was just creeping around Doom 3 Files and spotted a singleplayer map for Doom 3 that's called Omega Labs.You have been sent out to find out what catastrophies have happened at the new UAC Omega Labs. It is your objective to keep whatever is in there from getting out, and this Objective is classified... This is sooo classified I shouldn't even be posting it here. j/k
GZDoom 1.0.22 Released
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Graf Zahl released GZDoom 1.0.22 to celebrate the new year.This new version contains all the custom state stuff ZDoom users have been waiting for. Go grab the latest GZDoom. By the way HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!!
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