September 2006
| Saturday, September 30, 2006 |
Deathmatch In Jh Cloudtop?
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:08 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Dwayndibly released a deathmatch map for Doom 3 that is called Jh_Cloudtop that he made out of boredom. If you want to view the screenshots, you'll have to scroll down the page to the comments section where the author posted the links to three screens. That map is on Doom 3 Files.
| Friday, September 29, 2006 |
Outpost Of Doom II Update
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:51 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele updated his Outpost Of Doom II with the news that the second episode of Italian DooM isn't quite ready yet and we may have to wait until sometime in October to see Italian Doom - Episode 2: The Singularity released. Also he's posted up a review for Zero Tolerance by Dutch Devil and you can check out some screenshots right here.
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 |
Three Wads From Three Authors
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:45 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you can put a hit on Wads In Progress, there's three wads that have since been released. First of all there's Burning Fane, a Doom 2 singleplayer map. Next is Awakened Evil for Doom 2, singleplayer and Skulltag. Last but not least is a map called Traps that is designed for Doom, singleplayer and ZDoom.
| Wednesday, September 27, 2006 |
Doom On XBox 360
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:55 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you have an XBox 360 you can now play Doom single-player, 2-4-player coop and Deathmatch modes over Xbox Live.“Haul out the BFG and fire-up the chainsaw, DOOM delivers the heart-pounding thrills of the original experience to a new generation,” said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. “Now with Xbox Live Arcade, gamers can take the classic action online for over-the-top Deathmatch or team-up in co-op play.” I spotted the news on Worthplaying in this article.
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
How Goes The Great Boss Battle?
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:20 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Just a little update about what is going on with the Great Boss Battle Contest. So far they have 5 maps entered and a possible 3 more being worked on. Remember that the deadline is October 19th so there's still time to make a map or finish one, if you happen to be into doing that kinda stuffs.
| Monday, September 25, 2006 |
Origin Facility
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:04 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Origin Facility is a deathmatch level by Ice Weasel for Doom 3.This map is based on Boxy's Origin map for The Hidden source, and serves as all my inspiration for the level, so a big thanks to him. I made this because I figured it would be a nice present to the Hidden team for such a cracking mod on their behalf, a big thank you from me, if you will. That said, I hope you enjoy the map! Check out the Origin Facility.
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 |
Hard Attack
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:10 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Dammit, my ISP was down for most of the day, so I played Oblivion instead of digging for news and stuff. Anyhow, after I did get back on I realised that Dutch Devil mentioned (on the forums somewhere) that he released his Hard Attack level for Doom 2.The map is based on the original master level named attack and its completely made from scratch. Jumping allowed altough its not needed to complete the map but it shouldn't mess up gameplay either. Overall its not an hard map at all I think this map would please the less skilled players on UV. Ahhh, here are the screenshots, although I believe those are older screens. Anyhow, play the map and have fun.
| Saturday, September 23, 2006 |
Hellcore 2.0 Beta Testers
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:49 PM |
Category: DOOM |
The Hellcore site was updated and they're looking for some Beta testers, so if you want to help you can email Darkfyre. Also if you read this post on our forums (which is part of thread) you'll see that Hellcore 2.0 has been scaled back to 12 maps. You can also talk to Darkfyre in the thread if you want to help Beta test.
| Friday, September 22, 2006 |
Doom 3: Lost World III
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:53 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Kai Moosmann released a Doom 3, deathmatch level that is called Lost World III.My second Doom III-Map is a total conversion of the Quake III Arena map "Lost World" (q3dm13) for Doom III's multiplayer-mode. The reason why I picked Lost World is simple: It's my favorite Quake III Map ;) Altough Doom III doesn't have the fast paced multiplayer carnage that Quake III is showing, the map plays very well in 4 player-Deathmatch Map Factory got the goods.
| Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
It's Not A Pill
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:54 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I thought Map Factory was dead but I recently found a link that works, heh. Ummm anyways b0rg released a deathmatch level for Doom 3 that is called VIAVGA.viavga_dm3 is the spirtual successor to viavga_d3_bench. This map has been made to be more suitable for deathmatch and team deathmatch, and has been tweaked for more consistant performance as well as being enlarged to suit more players. It is still a bit of a crusher though and players will need reasonably fast PC's for smooth performance. This map will be ported to Quake 4 soon after it is released. Take some VIAVGA!
| Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
New Realm 667 Update
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:15 PM |
Category: General |
So I was looking at Doom sites again and happened to go onto Realm 667 where Tormentor667 added a new site related poll and mentions Knee Deep In ZDoom (still working on it, he is) and something about some hooligan who said some stuff about his Sapphire map for GZDoom. Yeah go visit Realm 667 to see what the hell is going on.
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
Two Reviews On Doom Wad Station
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:06 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on the Doom Wad Station they have some new reviews to check out. First of all there's a review of the FIFFY series of wads from 1994, then there's Psycho 2 for Doom 2. That stuff is all on Doom Wad Station.
| Monday, September 18, 2006 |
UAC Specialist Weapons MOD
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:47 AM |
Category: DOOM |
The UAC Specialist Weapons MOD for Doom 3 changes the machinegun and pistol with different skins and sounds.It does not turn them into super weapons though, balance is maintained. Check that out on Doom 3 Files (there's five screenshots to gawk at).
| Sunday, September 17, 2006 |
Inside id Software Video
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:47 PM |
Category: id Software |
I was over on PlanetQuake4 looking for some news to post on our Raven-Games site and I spotted that they put up an Inside id Software Video.A look inside the halls of id Software's offices in Mesquite, Texas. The video starts off showing the awards and magazines in their main hallway, then proceeds to the lobby and conference room which both house many id awards and memorabilia. You'll see original Doom models, the models used on the Team Arena box, and much more . The vid is several minutes long and is presented at a 1024 x 768 resolution.
| Saturday, September 16, 2006 |
PrBoom-Plus 2.4.6.1 Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:54 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Just got a message from entryway that PrBoom-Plus 2.4.6.1 was released. Check out the Changelog for the full list of changes and get the download off of sourceforge.
| Friday, September 15, 2006 |
Screenshots On The Megasphere
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:56 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Mr_Rocket of the Megasphere updated his site a couple days ago with the info that his NDCP2 map is pretty much done. He's posted some shots of the map plus some shots he taken in the latest Alpha version of Doom Legacy of a DM map he started for fun. Hit the Megasphere and get charged up.
Dreaming Up Doom Levels
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:55 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Tango posted over on The Spiffcave that he had this Doom dream and is going so far as to make a level out of it.At first, I wasn’t going to even try because I didn’t think I could do all that I wanted using Doom, but I decided oh well, it’ll probably be fun making it anyway (which it has been). Yeah so hit The Spiffcave and read more. Should be interesting to see this map...
| Thursday, September 14, 2006 |
Realm 667 Update
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:35 PM |
Category: DOOM |
There's a small update on Realm 667 where Tormentor667 put up a few more project sections in the "Doom Projects" area. Furthermore he mentions that The Ultimate Torment & Torture and Knee-Deep in ZDoom are still being worked on and are closer to release every day that passes. Time will tell on that deal of course. Hit Realm 667 for more info.
| Wednesday, September 13, 2006 |
Vae Victus 2 Unleashed
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:10 PM |
Category: DOOM |
alicechain posted on our forums in this particular thread that he's gone and released Vae Victus 2.Vae Victus II is an all new level set for Doom 2 utilizing new graphics and music. The episode consists of 7 levels of varying themes and difficulty. The first Vae Victus was an attempt to honor the traditional gameplay of Alien Vendetta and other classic megawads; however, VV2 is a more balanced approach that provides challenging battles without the swarms of roaming enemies. Downgrab Vae Victus 2 and hit the thread for screenshots.
| Tuesday, September 12, 2006 |
GZDoom 1.0.20
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:24 PM |
Category: DOOM |
GZDoom 1.0.20 is out now because Graf Zahl had to fix a texture problem people were having with the last release (1.0.19).
| Monday, September 11, 2006 |
Forever In The Hood
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:36 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Skadoomer sent in the news that he released the beta of Foreverhood 1.0 and is now working on Foreverhood 2.0. Along with the beta release you can downgrab some wallpapers, check out the new site design and jump on the new forums.
Downgrab Some Balls
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:56 AM |
Category: DOOM |
checkmate posted in this thread on our forums that he's released a level that goes by the name: Balls. The map is for Doom 2 and there's 2 versions, one for Risen 3D and anouther for ZDoom / GZDoom.I originally made this for Prboom+, the idea being that it would be playable in all Boom compatable ports. Unfortunately it turns out that that isn't possible. Variances in each port have forced me to 'tweak' it to work with a particular one. So after another month here are the results. There are no port specific features used beyond Boom. More info in the readme. There's also some screenshots if you go into this thread..
| Sunday, September 10, 2006 |
GZDoom 1.0.19 Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:36 PM |
Category: DOOM |
GZDoom 1.0.19 was released now that Graf Zahl has merged the latest ZDoom changes into the port and made the required adjustments. Go forth and downgrab the new GZDoom.
Risen 3D Rises No Longer
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:32 PM |
Category: Hosted_Ports |
Unfortunately the Risen 3D team has decided to terminate the project. If you don't have the latest version of the port, now would be time to download as they've posted that the download links will be taken down in a few days. So it looks like Risen3D v2.1.0 is the final and last version we'll ever see from the team. [edit] Site and links are all gone now. What a waste.
| Saturday, September 9, 2006 |
Seeking Musical Help
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:04 AM |
Category: General |
Doom Hacker is looking for some help with a RTS game based on Doom that's called Doom: The Battle For Mars in the form of a Midi artist.I'm currently looking for advanced person in making MIDI files for the game, means that he needs to know how to make mid files and of course have some talents with making good musics for the game. Take a look at Doom: The Battle For Mars.
| Friday, September 8, 2006 |
Damnation Awaits The Wicked Screenshots
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
ReX mentioned on Doom Nexus that he has some new screenshots for the eighth map in the Wicked series: Damnation Awaits the Wicked. ReX also mentions that the map is finished but is awaiting playtesting. So now we look at screens and wait...
Digging Up Some Death Valley Deathmatch
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:58 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I was digging around Doom 3 Files and spotted this decent looking Doom 3 Deathmatch level called Death Valley Research Center (1.2). There's six screenshots to ponder over before deciding on the downgrab. Might be worth getting for a weekend match, so check it out if you're in that kind of mood.
| Thursday, September 7, 2006 |
The Cause To Get The Heretic & HeXen Code GPL'd
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:43 AM |
Category: General |
This morning I opened a PM from SLydE concerning the attempt by the Doom Community to get the code for Heretic and Hexen GPL'd by Raven Software. SLydE points us to this Digg Story covering the subject. Also SLydE started this thread on our forums and he points us to this thread started by Quasar on Doomworld. To put it simply, so to speak, with the code GPL'd the various sourceports will be able to move forward at a better pace with support and such for said games. Furthermore there's also a petition online with 237+ signatures so far. So take time to discuss the subject or at least sign the petition.
| Wednesday, September 6, 2006 |
Augerstehung On Doom Wad Statiom
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:56 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on the Doom Wad Station you can check out Augerstehung which is a Doom 2, TC based on the world of Wolfenstein and made using Slige. You are the lone survivor of the Marine squadron sent in to eliminate a Neo-Nazi take-over in a nearby city; you have been given the task of eliminating the Nazi plans of Global Domination. Earlier, while fighting through a ravaged city taken over by Neo Nazis, You and your squad members found an unbelievable discovery within a Neo Nazi vault: The remnants of Hitler's Nazi Generals had escaped to different regions of the Earth to fulfill an ancient Prophecy of Germanic Origin rewritten in the texts of Leonardo Davinci. Augerstehung!
| Tuesday, September 5, 2006 |
Teknik Deathmatch Level Released
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:31 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you creep into the The Spiffcave you'll notice that Tango released a deathmatch map called Teknik that requires a Limit Removing port to play.A small deathmatch map I made in a day. The layout was drawn in a graphing notebook, just as an experiment. The layout was drawn in 30 minutes or so, and probably took another 45 minutes to make it in Doom Builder. Check out Teknik!
| Monday, September 4, 2006 |
ZTerrain 2.0 In Progress
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:08 AM |
Category: DOOM |
I'm currently expanding my Doom news search to sites that get overlooked. So it's come to my attention that Grubber over on GrubberSoft is working on ZTerrain 2.0.ZTerrain is command-line tool which generates terrain from heightmap (grayscale BMP) and stores it into WAD as ZDoom level. Then you can cut&paste it or only parts of it into your level. You can also test the generated wad itself, but before you do, you have to build nodes for it. I can't say I've heard of this program before and it certainly is cool. Last time I used something like this I was making terrain for Half-Life, which was a major pain in the ass to make terrain for manually. Anyhow check out ZTerrain.
| Sunday, September 3, 2006 |
Risen 3D v2.1.0 Released
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:12 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you put a hit on the Risen 3D site you'll notice that the port was updated to version 2.1.0. You can find the links to the download , plus the additional model packs right on the Risen 3D site. Also note there's a new launcher so you'll have a choice of which one to use. Thanks to Phoebus for pointing the news out.
Freedoom 0.5 Released
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:25 PM |
Category: General |
We have some more news to post about on this fine Sunday. Jon posted on the forum that Freedoom 0.5 was released (the open source IWAD project).0.5 (or, "half way there") has a major focus on updating graphics. We have new Baron, Revenant and Demon monster sprites, plus more sensible placeholders for the Pain Elemental, Arch-Vile, Cyberdemon and Spider Mastermind. Playing PWADs with the freedoom IWAD is no longer hampered by indistinguishable "sprite not done yet" boxes. This release includes FreeDM, the freedoom build system source archive and tweaks to resources. Grab the download off of the sourceforge site.
New Dark Mod Screens & Video
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:18 PM |
Category: DOOM |
A short journey to The Dark Mod site reveals a couple new screenshots and a video that showcases a map Gleeful is working on. So check that stuff out while I go munch on a hot pizza....
| Saturday, September 2, 2006 |
New ZDoom 2.1.5 Released & GZDoom Update Delayed
Posted
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Some Doom port news has popped up. ZDoom 2.1.5 was released yesterday and the new release includes new ACS and Decorate functions, more supported texture formats and other goodies. Check out the ZDoom site for the full list of newstuff, changes and fixes, plus get the download.
Also note if you were waiting for the next GZDoom (now that the new ZDoom is out) it's going to be delayed for a few weeks because Graf Zahl hurt his wrist in a cycling incedent. Hopefully Graf's wrist will be feeling better soon.
| Friday, September 1, 2006 |
Legacy 2.0 Progress
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:23 PM |
Category: Hosted_Ports |
Hurdler posted up on the Doom Legacy site that Legacy 2.0 is progressing quite well.There still remains lots of thing to do regarding the network and the hardware accelerated renderer, but you can already tests the new features with the released alpha version (see our forum for more information for now). Check out Doom Legacy and the Legacy Forum.
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