May 2007
New Engine For A New Franchise
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:08 PM |
Category: id Software |
Over on GameIndustry.biz they mentioned that Todd Hollenshead revealed that id Software's John Carmack is working on a brand new engine for the new game franchise.The new stuff that we're working on does have a brand new engine that John has been working on, actually is still working on today. We can’t really talk any details about it; we'll see about when the timing is right for an announcement. We like to be able to talk about stuff that we can show at the same time and it's not really ready to show yet. That article is on GameIndustry.biz.
Reviews On Doom Wad Station
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:31 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on Doom Wad Station you can find reviews for Outpost of Doom and Haunted, both of which are made for Doom 2. Here is a small snip from the Haunted review:This is a pretty straightfoward map with lots of action to boot. Yeah so have a look at those maps.
Vortex NG (v3.0)
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:32 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Dafama2K7 released Vortex_NG (v3.0) which is a weapons mod for Doom 3 that soups up the BFG.To give you more bang for your BFG buck, now when you fire your weapon, the fireball will drag or throw any movable object within it's path. If you're also a Quake IV fan, then this will all seem vaguely familiar, that is because this weapon can be considered a clone of the DMG (Dark Material Gun) weapon! Check out that weapons mod on Doom 3 Files.
Megasphere Polished
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:00 PM |
Category: General |
Mr Rocket sent me a message that he somewhat updated his website. On investigation of the Megasphere you'll notice that the design of the place itself is snazzed up and also Mr Rocket mentions some stuffs about Legacy 2.
Shiver Me Automatons!
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:58 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I just got back from The Shivering Isles and noticed that The Dark Mod was updated recently with the news that they have the new lockpicking system working and a new modeller has joined the team and has made some stuffincluding an Inventor's Guild automaton (screenshot included).
Get The Hell Over Here
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:35 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on Doom 3 Files Hardcore_gamer uploaded a Doom 3, singleplayer map that is called Hell Over Here.The story is a typical one, all is well, until one fine day, Outpost 172 ceases communications; Because you're the top dog, or maybe it's because you're on somebodies naughty list, you're the one that is sent to investigate. If you are the optimistic kind of person, you'll pack some party favors and look forward to some good times...if you're smart, you'll go prepared and take a little something that will liven the place up in case you happen to run into some baddies. Get the Hell Over Here!
Get Your Quotes Posted
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:46 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I'm certainly bored of looking for Doom news and there isn't much going on and I think the Skull Tag guys are bored as well and have decided to add a Skulltag Quote System to the site for a laugh or two.
Mars City Gets Facelift
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:55 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on Doom 3 Files the featured map is Mars City Upgrade by bullseye. How many times have you fired up Doom3, found yourself in the 'Mars City' level, and thought: "Ya know...with a little something extra around here, this map could be fun and original again!"? If this is the case, then you are definately in the right place! This is a recreation of the 'Mars City' level as bullseye would like to see it. Check out that Mars City Upgrade.
Lurk Moar!
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:49 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on Doom 3 Files I was lurking around and found this Ghost Level that is designed for singleplayer in Doom 3.The first room is very simple with a guy talking in the corner who wants you to "get the plasma inducer"...so I'm guessing you ignore him. So then you set off to kill the monsters. Might be worth checking out. It's late so I'm going to bed...
From The Ashes Of Fear Screens
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:01 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you head on over to Doom Nexus you'll see that ReX posted some snazzy screenshots From the Ashes of Fear! So go and have a look at those screens! Excuse me but I have to go back to the Shivering Isles.
DelphiDoom 0.3.213
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:36 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Jimmy Valavanis posted this thread on our forums that mentions the fact that he updated his DelphiDoom port to version 0.3.213, which includes many fixes and new features. Hit this thread for more info or you can also hop onto his homepage to see what is going on.
Team Hellspawn Release Voxels
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:00 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Just noticed over on the Team Hellspawn site that voxels are now available for download in both .vox and .v3b on the Voxel Project Page.Although there are currently no plans for any source ports to support this format, partially due to the lack of an OpenGL renderer for voxels, we remain hopeful that someone will eventually implement such a feature. Have a look at the Voxel Project Page.
The Prometheus Experiment
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Lookin' to play something worth downgrabbing? How about The Prometheus Experiment by Lorenzo Davia! The wad is made up of 4 levels for ZDoom and features new textures, new music and a new boss. That map is available thanks to the /id games database.
The Focus Remade For Doom 3
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Kev_Boy released a reamke of the Doom 2 level, The Focus for Doom 3.This is for all of you Doom II lovers out there that get nostalgic, and long for some of that retro-Doom goodness!! (OK, so you guys that never gave Doom II it's day is the spotlight can download it to! You won't be disappointed....) This is the fourth map for Doom II remade for the Doom III player. Time to get into The Focus?
Legacy 2.0 Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:19 PM |
Category: DOOM |
smite-meister posted up a couple Legacy 2.0 screenshots on our forums that show MD3 models, per-pixel lighting and parallax shading.There have been requests of recent screenshots from Legacy 2.0, which admittedly have been few and far between, so I decided to make a new thread here to serve as a kind of tangible feature presentation. I'll post new images here every now and then to keep you informed of the more important developments. You can view that stuff right here.
Knee-Deep In ZDoom Site
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:24 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I received an email message from Anonymous1 that informed me that the Knee-Deep In ZDoom project now has a new site, so you may want to bookmark the place. If you hit the site you can check out screenshots, author info, introduction and other stuff... Hopefully they'll get this done soon.
Tormentor and ZDoom Community Chest
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:11 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Tormentor posted a small update on Realm 667 where he mentions some stuff about a map he's doing for the ZDoom Community Chest project.I started to work on my contribution to the ZDoom Community Chest that's in progress for the past few weeks now and although I am just working on that for about 3 days I already got a lot of cool locations done. Hit Realm 667 and read the full news item.
GZDoom 1.0.24 Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:58 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Graf Zahl released GZDoom 1.0.24 that includes some Skulltag features, improved texture and sprite scaling and a fix to the explosion bug. Also there's a new startup screen and support for ENDOOM. Go grab the new GZDoom.
Suicide For Doom Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:07 PM |
Category: DOOM |
You can find over on Doom Wad Station that Bob Larkin added Suicide For Doom and geared up a review for the map set. This is a nine level replacement for the first episode of original DOOM. The first map is extremely small and is over in about 2.3 seconds or thereabouts. The levels increase in size AND difficulty as you defeat them. Don't expect to spend more than about 10 minutes or so on the first three maps. After that, it becomes a little more time consuming. Regardless, you probably won't require more than an hour or so of your time to complete the entire 9 maps. That is all on Doom Wad Station.
Som's Into The Portals
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:48 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Som's Pad was updated with Som mentioning that he's still working on the portal stuff for Eternity and is fixing some HOM problem. Furthermore he started work on a singleplayer map that uses a lot of portals. No screenshots are available yet tho...
Vavoom 1.23 Released!
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:35 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I was looking at the Vavoom site and noticed that Janis Legzdinsh posted about the release of Vavoom 1.23 back on May 1st. Changes in the new release include:- Implemented support for model definition files. It uses XML format, but it's quite simple.
- Finally added back dehacked support to the engine.
- Implemented support for TARRAIN script.
- Implemented support for LOADACS script.
- Rewrote the whole game network protocol. it's now more advanced and makes it easier to write network game code.
- Fixed wrong wad markers for high-resolution textures.
- Implemented switching of the game language.
- Added some new features to the VavoomC language such as restricted class types, access of default values of an object or class, C# style properties.
- Multiple bug fixes and improvements.
Go grab the new Vavoom that tried to slip under the olde radar. ;)
Outpost Of Doom II Updated
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:39 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele updated his Outpost Of Doom II with reviews for Xexis by Matt "Mista_T" Tropiano and Burning Fane by Vasek Damned Havranek. Check out Xexis in the Reviews section and Burning Fane in the Other Levels section. Also in this update there's some info about the Italian DooM - Episode 2: The Singularity project and Ismaele reports that he is working out some bugs in the last map he made and Toranaga plans to test all the completed maps and Buzzbomber is also working on his various levels.
Update On Last Man Standing Co-op 4.0
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:19 PM |
Category: DOOM |
The site for the Doom 3 mod Last Man Standing was updated by calimer with updated news about the forthcoming 4.0 version of the project.As always there are a lot of exciting things going on at Last Man Standing Co-op! We are moving forward to the 4.0 release and we have a lot of neat goodies for you. Hobbes has been really working hard and doing a great job on bug fixing and adding new features. Also he made LMS 4.0 compatible with the Doom 3 patch 1.3.1! Check out the Last Man Standing site for more info about what is going on.
Ultimate Mod Final
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:37 PM |
Category: DOOM |
The featured mod over on Doom 3 Files is the final version of the Ultimate Mod for Doom 3.The 'ultimate' purpose of this modification was to make the gamestyle of Doom3 a bit more massive and multiplayer like than the slower original. The Ultimate mod features an 'intelligent' respawning system that throws players in a frenzy of action and surprises. Have a look at the Ultimate Mod.
Herr_W Goes Bananas
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Herr_W released a Doom 3, singleplayer level over on Doom 3 Files that goes by the title, Mgib-Gib's Maze which is set up as a cartoon sort of deal.Get into the labyrinth, grab yourself some bananas and observe the cartooney beauty of a swinging moon! But beware of fine young cannibal Mr. Mgib-Gib! He's gonna throw skulls at you till your own drops to the floor! Get lost in Mgib-Gib's Maze.
A Couple Doom 2 Wads Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:17 AM |
Category: DOOM |
It's time to put a hit on Wads In Progress to check out the latest wads to make the released list. First up is a Skull Tag level by Tiger that is called TGRCP1 and is made for singleplayer Doom 2. The other level on the released list is Stairs To Hell by Damned, which is made for ZDoom singleplayer Doom 2. Check those maps out. Wads In Progress got the goods.
Skull Tag v97D Public Beta Testing
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:36 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Public Beta testing of Skull Tag v97D is scheduled to start tomorrow as you can read in the Skull Tag News.Skulltag 97d is coming along fantastically, and we're almost ready to begin public testing! For those of you out of the loop, 97d features a brand new renderer, using GZDoom! Read more right here.
Realm 667 Update
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:04 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you haven't changed your bookmarks for Tormentor's Realm 667 site, then now would be a good time. Also in Tormentors news is some small info about Ultimate Torment & Torture.I am working on severl websites again including new ones and old ones and beyond planning several things for the Ultimate Torment & Torture's last map to revamp - TNTLE - that's about 80% finished now and makes up for an overall percentage of more than 85% Check out Realm 667.
Hydro Mini
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:08 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Hyro Mini is the featured map over on Doom 3 Files. The level is designed for multiplayer in Doom 3 by aphexjh.Get ready for a fragging good time! This map is designed for multiplayer action, specifically, it's geared for 1v1 hoopla...and it supports all game modes. Any more then 1v1, and this map will get chaotic. Check out Hyro Mini.
Work Continues On Stygian Nebula
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:16 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Karthik posted on his site right here with some updated info about his Stygian Nebula map.on one hand, I want to finish the thing quickly; but on the other, I don't want it to turn out badly. Read more on karthik82.
The Dark Mod Progress
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:13 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I was sneaking around in the shadows of The Dark Mod site and noticed that they posted an update a fews day ago. Seems they now have flashbombs, flashmines, and explosive mines working, some modelers joined the team and there's a couple screenshots of thier Bonehoard inspired map. Furthermore the DarkRadiant site is now online.
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