November 2005
| Wednesday, November 30, 2005 |
Into Cerberon Missile Video
 Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:42 PM |
Category: DOOM |
The Into Cerberon: Descent Into Doom mod team has a small video file uploaded that shows a concussion missile exiting one of the launch tubes on a Pyro GX. By the way, I checked it out myself and it does look pretty nifty.
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 |
Three Doom 3 Levels
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:57 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on Map Factory they have three, new Doom 3 maps posted. Facing Hell and CodeReD are both Single Player levels by author StYl3 and the other map is a Deathmatch level for Resurrection Of Evil that's called Central Hub by author Method. Check out that stuff on Map Factory.
| Monday, November 28, 2005 |
Next Version Of Open Coop Delayed
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:20 PM |
Category: DOOM |
It seems that the next version of the Open Coop mod for Doom 3 will be postponed until next year (Feb 2006). Nicemice posted that real life has gotten in the way and if you want to discover what is planned for the next version go and hit this page.
| Sunday, November 27, 2005 |
Foreverhood Updates After 2 Month Break
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:24 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Skadoomer dropped me a message to let us all know that he updated the Foreverhood site where you can find screenshots of his latest level in progress, some sample textures and a rant about this years independent gaming festival. Get the full meal deal on what is up with Foreverhood.
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 |
Newdoom Wad Reviews Issue #2
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:31 AM |
Category: Hosted_Resources |
The Newdoom Reviews has made it to the second issue! So check out NewDoom Wad Reviews #2 and as usual if you have any comments on the reviews you can jump onto the seperate thread that is entitled Discussion on: NewDoom Wad Reviews #2. Overall there is seven reviews this week! By the way I forgot to mention this but NewDoom Reviews is hosted here on Newdoom and you can always go directly there to read the latest reviews and check out the older reviews as well.
Congestion 1024 Released
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:27 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Lutrov71 posted in this thread that the Congestion 1024 project has been released. It is a 32 level megawad of levels no bigger than 1024 X 1024. Some maps have areas outside the 1024 X 1024 block but they are not part of the playing area. It should run on most limit removing ports. Just use Boom or Zdoom to be safe. So hit this thread and get the download from there.
| Friday, November 25, 2005 |
Megasphere Facelift
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:59 PM |
Category: General |
Mr_Rocket went and updated his site with a new facelift and even changed the name from Mr.Rocket's Megasphere to Megasphere. After receiving an e-mail from Adam Pedersen -AKA founder/sysop of the Megasphere BBS back when DooM was DooM and your computer would need upgrading to play it, a few days ago I decided to give this old website a facelift of sorts after a long over due yet inspiring convo with him. First I decided I will remove my name from the logo, change the site's color theme to sorta match where the Megasphere BBS woulda left off, we decided that the theme of Mega2 would be fitting. Also note that Mr-Rocket set up a cool chat program that resembles the old skool Megasphere BBS chat dealie but also has voice, video, file transfer, web browser, and games. Soooo check that out!! Check out the new Megasphere.
| Thursday, November 24, 2005 |
All Eyes On Dawn Of The Dead
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:46 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I just noticed that the Dawn Of The Dead mod site for Doom 3 was updated and they added a bunch of info on thier mod page (I think the mod page is new as well).As you can see we have a huge amount of code done, alot of artwork in the mod in the form of textures, models and sounds, 7 weapons and recently a dynamic crosshair that shrinks and grows when the player moves that lowers the player's accuracy (I'm pretty sure...hand on heart that NO-OTHER Doom3 mod has that feature or a few other features that are working in this little mod..though I could be completely wrong). I still feel we have been unnoticed :( Check out Dawn Of The Dead.
| Wednesday, November 23, 2005 |
HeXen: Edge Of Chaos Lives On
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:26 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Apparently the HeXen: Edge Of Chaos TC is still alive and kicking and they plan on building a renewed website this Winter when they kick into a new development phase.This winter we will enter a new phase of development, that last mile so to speak. That's the part where everything comes together; a major milestone for us. That's why we've decided to launch a renewed website when that time comes with *much* more info about the TC and in depth media releases in terms of a teaser trailer, a gameplay video (theatrical trailer) and a technical features video (techdemo) as well as other media releases such as a web-sdk with wallpapers and other goodies. Check out the HeXen: Edge Of Chaos site for more info.
| Tuesday, November 22, 2005 |
Doom RPG Review On GameShark
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:26 PM |
Category: General |
GameShark geared up a Doom RPG Review. If you were living under a rock and didn't notice, the game is designed for mobile phones. Since DOOMers are used to the fast paced run and gun action that DOOM always featured, they may find that this game starts a little slow. When you first start out, you spend some time getting used to the controls and talking to people to get your bearings straight. Soon enough however, you’re right in the thick of battle fighting for your life. If you are familiar with regular RPG games, then you will be at ease with the game play style. As you move through the facility, one step at a time, you will encounter obstacles such as puzzles to solve, jammed doors, fires, locked doors that need the retro colored key cards to pass or pass codes that can be found in computers. Check out that Doom RPG Review.
| Monday, November 21, 2005 |
Resurrection Of Evil On XBox Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:25 AM |
Category: DOOM |
There is an Xbox version of a Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil Review that was posted up recently by Gaming Excellence.Well, RoE tries something different by throwing you to the wolves right off the bat. The effect is disorienting and feels very canned. There’s no sense of setting either and I wondered for a long time if I was even on Mars to begin with. That's all on Gaming Excellence.
| Sunday, November 20, 2005 |
OMG! Pumpkin Updated His Site
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:52 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I missed the update PumpkinSmasher posted on Doom Zephyr and just noticed it now. I had stopped checking his site for awhile but he had disappeared for a bit. Anyways if you missed his last wad release, now would be a good time to go get it. The level is called OMG!!! NOT Another Map By PuMpKiNsMaShEr and has been reviewed twice already, plus it has been put through the demo dealie. So put a hit on Doom Zephyr and discover more info on the map in question.
| Saturday, November 19, 2005 |
Newdoom Wad Reviews Issue #1
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:26 PM |
Category: DOOM |
It's time for the third installment and first issue of the Newdoom Wad Reviews or something like that (they has an issue -1 and an issue 0) so this is issue 3 but issue 1 as well because they had 3 issues even tho the first one was a minus.. So check out NewDoom Wad Reviews #1 and if you have any comments on the reviews you need to hit the seperate thread that is entitled Discussion on: NewDoom Wad Reviews #1. Overall there's four reviews which covers 20 maps of Doom stuffage.
| Friday, November 18, 2005 |
New Design For JFiles
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:43 AM |
Category: General |
A little bird flew in the window and let me know that JFiles was updated with a new design and the most exciting bit (or so I'm told) is the file manager. Now you can register and upload your own pk3's, ded's, wad's etc into a publicly viewable download database. Also there's a IRC chat applet that connects to the official Doomsday IRC channel, so go check all that stuff out.
| Thursday, November 17, 2005 |
Revamped Doom 3 TC Page On Doom Wad Station
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:12 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Bob Larkin informed me that he updated his Doom Wad Station with a revamp of the Doom 3 TC Page which includes fixed links, removal of links to TC's that changed over to Quake 4, and mirrored (with permission) the files for the Last Man Standing mod. So get on over there and take a look at the revamped Doom 3 TC Page.
Newdoom Community Project: Countdown To Release
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 4:58 PM |
Category: Hosted Sites |
I updated my personal site, The Megawad with some info about what is going on with the NewDoom Community Project, which is scheduled to be released next Month. I set aside my own personal projects to work on getting things done with the community megawad and unless Aliens destroy the Earth with deathrays, then this jobby will be ready.
| Wednesday, November 16, 2005 |
Doom Castle 1 on 1 Map
Posted
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:36 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Check out this Doom 3 DM level designed by TheMatrixer that is called Doom Castle over on Map Factory. The level is a 1 on 1 map that weighs in at 32mb. Unfortunately there's no readme in the zip so I wasn't able to gain more info. heh.
| Tuesday, November 15, 2005 |
Doom 3 Case Mod
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:18 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Jason 'Face.uk' Sloan dropped me a message about this cool Doom 3 Computer Case Mod that is on The Best Case Scenario. I posted about this mod before, although I'm sure it was on a different forum and it appears that the modder has done a lot on the case mod since, especially on the base. Just the same, it's a very cool case mod and if you haven't checked it out before, now would be a good time.
| Monday, November 14, 2005 |
Map Factory ReAwakens
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:05 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I was wondering what happened to the Map Factory site and apparently they're back up which include thier Doom 3 section so check that out.
| Sunday, November 13, 2005 |
Is Resurrection Of Evil On Xbox Worthplaying?
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:42 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Worthplaying posted up a Resurrection Of Evil Review for the XBox version of the game.Graphically, Resurrection of Evil is one of the most beautiful looking games I have seen on the Xbox. (Can you really use the term beautiful when the things being rendered are so demonic and hideous?) The truth behind the beauty in Resurrection of Evil lies in the design more than the billions of polygons, particle effects, or even the texture maps. These design elements are what set it apart; like the way shadows dance across the walls as a flashing red alarm casts its lurid glow or the way a pistol-mounted flashlight pierces just enough of the darkness to make it seem like something must be hiding there. Take a look at the rest of that Resurrection Of Evil Review.
| Saturday, November 12, 2005 |
Newdoom Wad Reviews Issue #2
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:55 PM |
Category: DOOM |
danimetal dropped me a note to inform us all that the second snazzy issue of the Newdoom Wad Reviews has been unleashed. so check out NewDoom Wad Reviews #0 and if you have any comments on the reviews you need to hit the seperate thread that is entitled Discussion on: NewDoom Wad Reviews #0. Overall there's seven reviews to check out...
| Friday, November 11, 2005 |
Doom Chronicles MP Movie Trailer
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:07 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Doom 3 Files has a new video loaded with Doom Chronicles MP game play. The low res version weighs in at 20mb and is in a DivX format. Check that Doom Chronicles MP Trailer and the same page also has 12 screenshots besides the download. Also here is the link to the actual Doom Chronicles site.
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 |
Java Ripped Doom Map Shots
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:46 PM |
Category: General |
There seems to be a lack of Doom stuff going on.. So anyhow this dude made a Java dealie that ripped pictures of the maps from the Doom and Doom 2 wads. Just go look at it for yourself. I have something bugging my eye and I need to get the hell off of here. Thanks to Aliotroph? for digging this up.
| Wednesday, November 9, 2005 |
Recall To Hell Stuff
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:36 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Just noticed that they updated the Recall To Hell site with some cool concept art by team member Chrike plus theres a couple screenshots, so go check that stuff out.
| Tuesday, November 8, 2005 |
Wads In Progress Releases
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:54 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I was just on Wads In Progress and a few wads have been released since I last reported on the site (not sure when that was actually... By the way, Simplicity isn't listed as released on WIP but it is finished. The 22 level megawad can be grabbed off of Doom Realm.
Into Cerberon
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I was going to news this Doom 3 mod before but thier site was down. Into Cerberon is designed to add the six-degrees-of-freedom action of Descent to Doom 3.The goal of Into Cerberon is to make a new game that feels like Descent. As in, if we sit a Descent player down at a copy of IC, then they should go, "Yeah, this is Descent".
Generally speaking the Doom 3 engine lets us do a lot more than any of the Descent engines ever could, and that means a lot of improvements as well as removing some old crutches (like circular bounding boxes for the ships). Check out Into Cerberon.
Enhanced Militarized Zone 1.2
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:19 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I noticed a Doom 3, gameplay tweaking mod over on pcgamemods.com that is called Enhanced Militarized Zone 1.2.In previous versions of EMZ the features were mostly those that made server admins' lives better. With EMZ 1.2 the focus has been very much on features that a visible to the players. We think it rocks. We hope you do too. For more info check out Enhanced Militarized Zone 1.2.
| Saturday, November 5, 2005 |
NewDoom Wad Reviews Issue #-1
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:34 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Fatal dropped me a message to let us all know that the first issue of the Newdoom Wad Reviews has been posted so check out NewDoom Wad Reviews #-1 and if you have any comments on the reviews you need to hit the seperate thread that is entitled Discussion on: NewDoom Wad Reviews #-1. Be sure to let them know what you think of the reviews and maybe help them make better reviews by giving feedback. Go forth and read those reviews, grab some wads and get Dooming! Enjoy!
The Dark Mod Sneaks In A New Update
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I was just on the site for The Dark Mod and spotted that they updated with some news about an improved light gem plus a screenshot that shows off some cool looking models. Check out The Dark Mod and see what is going on.
| Thursday, November 3, 2005 |
Doom RPG Trailer
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:19 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Remember the news that John Carmack was making a mobile phone game called Doom RPG? Well I was just on Doom 3 Files and they now have the DOOM RPG Trailer plus some other info and screenshots. Here is a list of the game's features:- Smooth-scrolling 3D gameplay from a first person perspective
- A brutal aresenal of 9 weapons including old favorites like the Super
Shotgun and BFG, and some cool weapons new to the Doom universe - 10 action packed levels filled with dangerous monsters, incredible power-ups, and secret areas to explore
- Over 8 hours of engaging RPG gameplay
- A compelling story, scripted sequences, tons of characters, and interactive environments
- Sound effects and classic Doom music
- Save game feature allows you to quit at anytime and pick up later where you left off
- Collect UAC credits and use them to purchase items and ammunition
- Earn experience and gain levels to become stronger
- Purchase stat boosters such as strength and accuracy to customize your character
- Replay game levels as many times as you would like to build up your character's abilities
- Full-screen rendering that matches the maximum resolution of your mobile device
- Supports a wide variety of carriers and cellphone devices
Check out the DOOM RPG Trailer.
| Wednesday, November 2, 2005 |
Resurrection Of Evil For Xbox Review
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:26 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Take a walk over to Boomtown where they posted up a review for Resurrection Of Evil on the Xbox. Here is a shot from the review:The artefact serves to highlight one of several new additions to Doom III’s gameplay that ultimately make playing Resurrection of Evil a much more engaging experience. And while the artefact may be bullet time in disguise it shows Nerve’s got the balls to change things. Check out that Resurrection Of Evil Xbox Review.
| Tuesday, November 1, 2005 |
Doom Movie Bombs Itself To Hell
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:03 PM |
Category: Other Stuff |
Over on ActionTrip they have a blurb about the Doom Movie bombing out.Executives at Universal Pictures are mystified this weekend after box office returns showed the gross for the "Doom" movie declined by roughly around 73%, from $15 million to a relatively puny $4 million. Check out the bomb. Haahaa, I didn't even bother to go see the film. Lets make a Doom Movie with no Hell....pfffftt. Stupid. Next up, the Quake 4 Movie where there's no Stroggos and the Strogg all come from a can of beans that mutates after being hit by a meteor containing alien bacteria.
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