February 2005
| Monday, February 28, 2005 |
GameDaily Previews Resurrection Of Evil
Phoebus pointed out that GameDaily posted up thier version of a Doom 3, Resurrection Of Evil preview. Here is a byte out of what they posted:The story picks up two years after the disaster on Mars. The UAC receives a mysterious signal from a beacon at Site 1 and sends a team from Earth to investigate. You take on the role of a combat engineer with the task of finding the source of the beacon signal. The game starts out with a cut scene showing your character rushing into ancient ruins and finding the source of the signal: an ancient artifact created to open the link between hell and Mars as soon as it comes into contact with a human. Oops. This is where your trouble begins. Demons start flooding the ancient catacombs and you have to fight your way through them to reach the base (and your salvation). Yeah, so check out that preview right here.
| Sunday, February 27, 2005 |
Communication Outpost
Took a hike over to Doom 3 Files and spotted that sm0k3r released a Doom 3, Deathmatch level called Communication Outpost (1.0) that looks pretty nice from the 3 available screenshots.
| Saturday, February 26, 2005 |
Anouther Resurrection Of Evil Preview
Everybody seems to be doing a preview this week and Gamer's Depot has thier version of a hands-on preview for the Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil expansion. Here is a clip: Level design is among the first thing you’ll notice in ROE – the ability to explore new areas previously unseen in the original game has a nice appeal to it and the overall atmosphere – while still Doom – is a bit nicer. That is, they have a more “open feel” to them and are just dripping with “explore me” written all over them. Check out that preview.
| Friday, February 25, 2005 |
Resurrection Of Evil Trailer, Previews, Etc...
ActionTrip has a Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Hands-On preview that's all about thier singleplayer and multiplayer impressions. Furthermore Gamespy has a Resurrection of Evil preview and so does Gamehelper and so does Telefragged. If you want to read more previews on the expansion then hit Gamespot and then jump onto IGN for thier preview. Now if you want to see the latest trailer for ROE check out Fileshack (requires registration) where they have a Quicktime movie available that reveals around a minute and a half of gameplay footage. Now if you want to read an article where id Software’s Matt Hooper talks about creating the Doom 3 expansion then hit Gamezone. I think that's all for now... Ok here's more links for the trailer: Worthplaying, Gamer's Hell, Game Guru Mania, Doom3maps (German), 3D Gamers, and also Filerush has a torrent if you prefer that jobby.
Infected Telecom Stations Released
Oldanimal sent in the news that his simple website is ready and Infected Telecom Stations is now ready for download, which is a 11 level, single player episode for Doom 2. Expect to not too small/big levels, lots of monsters, not too much and tricky secrets. You won't get too much ammos, so kill some former humans and sergeants and use shotguns and the Gatling! Testers say, that the levels are hard, but it is not my opinion. It is fact, that they are harder than the original levels. Good hunting! Hit the Oldanimal site for the rest of the deal.
| Thursday, February 24, 2005 |
Wad2PDF 1.2 Released
Pate sent in the news that he's released version 1.2 of Wad2PDF which is a tool that converts the levels in a wad into PDF a file.Every level is drawn from a bird's eye perspective to its own page in the PDF. Floors are textured and things are drawn with their graphics. The new features in Wad2PDF include a stand-alone binary for Windows, more standards conforming PDF, several new command line parameters and various bug fixes. Check out Wad2PDF.
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 |
Final Version Of ZOOW: Alien Dimension Finished
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Category: DOOM Conversions |
I was just on Wads In Progress looking around when I spotted that Jow finished the final version of his ZOOW: 41i3n |)im3n5i0n, DOOM TC for the Doomsday Engine.After being in the detention cell for a couple rotations, something unusual happens. Almost all computer systems go fucked up with some kind of new computer virus. Some of the prisoners took advantage of this situation and started a riot. The player is part of this riot and he has some genetically engineered mutations. The soldiers and guards have been given an order to terminate all mutations, escaped lab creatures and stop the riot. Check out the ZOOW TC on WIP and get the download off the ZOOW Alien Dimension site.
| Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
Filefront Posted Up Dual Doom 3 Xbox Articles
Filefront has a Doom 3 Xbox Interview with id Software CEO, Todd Hollenshead and here is a snip from that article:Doom and Doom 2 were the single greatest influences on the development team, in terms of the experience we wanted to provide for players to play Doom 3. In echoes to the fact that a lot of the team, probably half or so, got their start as amateur developers helping create Doom or Doom 2. They also have up a Doom 3 Xbox Preview article so check that stuff out. Thanks to Ana for sending in the news.
| Monday, February 21, 2005 |
Doom 3 Expansion Interview
First of all if you follow the linkage in this news post you'll be treated to a storyline spoiler so be forewarned! Be Warned! Anyways due to roaming around Blues News I noticed that Computer Games Mag has an interview posted with Matt Hooper and Marty Stratton of id Software on the upcoming Doom 3 Expansion pack, Resurrection Of Evil. I quickly grabbed this quote and somehow avoided the spoiler myself: Hooper says that, in terms of gameplay, Resurrection of Evil is perhaps a little more intense than its predecessor, which had equal amounts of action, and slow but scary horror themes. Part of the reason for this is that the expansion will be much shorter. However, this doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot to do and see. For the complete interview go here.
| Sunday, February 20, 2005 |
Xerxes's Weapon Pack Update
Xerxes sent in the info that the last beta version of his weapon Pack are now available. He says that the reload animation, the grenade and the scope of the sniper are finished and you can use the scope with the middle mouse button. Downgram that off of Doomcity if you so desire.
| Saturday, February 19, 2005 |
Todd Hollenshead Interview
Gamespot has a Doom 3 developer interview posted up with Todd Hollenshead talking about the upcoming Xbox version of the game. Todd also talks about the future plans of id software and you can check that out right here. By the way that interview is in movie format.
| Friday, February 18, 2005 |
Epic War
It's been pretty 'meh' around here lately as I'm trying to get into some map designing and I'm half asleep. Meanwhile there doesn't seem to be much going on but a trip to Doom 3 Files reveals a Doom 3 Deathmatch level called Epic War that looks like it may be good for match or two (hell I don't know). There's not much to go by in the description and the map wasn't reviewed so it's up to you to figure out if it's worth downgrabbin' Epic War. Now I'm going to go slap some sectors around in Doom Builder.
| Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
Vilecore 2, Sign Of The Cross & Other Stuff
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Category: Hosted Site | Personal Projects |
Time to do my own news since I updated my site. Since the release of 11 Years Of Doom I've been busy working on a bunch of stuff including Vilecore II and a map I'm calling The 'O' of Corruption (not a remake or revamp of Doom 2's 'O' of Destruction). I also plan on working on a small to medium sized Doom Legacy episode (12+ maps) for Doom 2 (untitled) of which my previously released Blood Pentagram will be the entry level. I have a start on the 2nd map that's titled Sign Of The Cross and I have a large screenie on my main page from that level. Theres other info on The Megawad so check that out if you dare.
| Wednesday, February 16, 2005 |
New KDiZD Section on Realm 667
Tormentor667 says Hello Newdoom and there's some news concerning "KDiZD". He finally opened up a setion on the ZDoom project with lots of information including a list of features, new screenshots, promotional graphics, a history through the developement and some other nifty goodies (every 2 days some new stuff until the release). Hit Realm 667 and see what's going on with KDiZD!
| Tuesday, February 15, 2005 |
Rellik Discharged 100 Times!
Rellik sent word that he's updated Discharge and the site now has a grand total of 100 DM wads reviewed (covering a whopping 300 maps). The latest additions to the site include Halogen by Exl, and UDM3 by the UniDooM Clan (not including Rellik so it's ok for him to review it even tho he's a clan memeber... least thats what he says.) Shoot on over and Discharge some Doom.
| Monday, February 14, 2005 |
I Found A Crypt!
There's not a lot of info about the featured single player level currently on Doom 3 Files and all the description says is:A really well done singeplayer map for D3 Well there's two screenshots to view and the level is called Crypt. Get it while it's still warm or somethin'.
| Sunday, February 13, 2005 |
HeXen: Edge Of Chaos Interview
Taz from over at doom3.de informed me about a new exclusive interview with Justin Lassen who is responsible for the score and soundtrack for the Doom 3 mod, Hexen: Edge of Chaos. There's 2 versions of the interview and you can check out the English Version or have a read of the German Version. If you want to check up on the mod itself then hit the Hexen: Edge of Chaos site.
| Saturday, February 12, 2005 |
Doom3.Com Adds ROE Section
doom3.com updated to now include a section for the Resurrection Of Evil expansion pack. The new area on the site includes screenshots, news and other information about the game. Hit doom3.com and get psyched for the upcoming mission pack that is due out in the week of April the 4th. Thanks to PumpkinSmasher for sending in the news.
| Friday, February 11, 2005 |
Last Man Standing Beta 0.2
The team for the Last Man Standing mod for Doom 3 has released Beta 0.2 and here is a quote from thier update:Well here it is, our Beta 0.2 with new content including a bunch of new maps, and most importantly, Coop! Not only do we have our gameplay modes in there, but you can also play the Doom 3 SP levels though we don't officially support it. As a note, we really tried to bring back the feel of Doom 1&2 in our mod, we hope we were able to accomplish this. Check out that Last Man Standing mod and get into some Doom 3 Coop gaming! Thanks to Fatal for informing me about this news.
| Thursday, February 10, 2005 |
Foreverhood Progress
Skadoomer sent in an email to let us all know that there's been a lot of stuff happening with Foreverhood over the last few weeks. He's received help in the music department, namely Marc "Fanatic" Pullen, who Skadoomer says has written some truely unique pieces for the game. Also up on the site are some screenshots along with more info about whats going on with Foreverhood.
| Wednesday, February 9, 2005 |
ROE & Xbox Doom 3 In April!
Over on Yahoo! Finance they reported that both Activision and id software have confirmed the release date for Resurrection Of Evil. Doom 3 for the Xbox and Resurrection Of Evil for the PC will ship worldwide during the week of April 4th. For more info go right here.
| Tuesday, February 8, 2005 |
Fiend's Next Nightmare
Fiend finished his map that was previously 'in progress' on Wads In Progress. The level is a Doom 2, single player wad that requires a limit-removing source port to play and is called Next Nightmare. Check it out!
Doom 3 Expansion Delayed
I was trying to find something online and just noticed on Shack News that they reported the Doom 3 expansion pack as being delayed. Activision has announced that the add-on will now be available sometime in April. Beforehand they had Resurrection of Evil slated to be ready in March. Jump onto Gamespot for more info.
11 Years Of Doom Released!
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Category: Hosted Site | Personal Projects |
Yay! I finally got that crazy 11 Years of Doom level finished after an xtra day of playtesting, fiddling around and working on anouther map in-between doing all that other stuff. Crazyfried! The map was designed to celebrate Doom's 11th Birthday, which was back on December 10, 2004. I may be a bit late getting it done but I no longer like rushing to finish stuff. So anyhow go ahead visit The Megawad and downgrab my 11 Years Of Doom level if you want it. There's also some other info on there about stuff I'm doing. *goes for a beer*
| Saturday, February 5, 2005 |
Zephyr Screenshots
PumpkinSmasher updated Doom Zephyr with some screenshots and he's put Zephyr on Wads In Progress which you can find right here.
Wicked be the Ways of Men
Rex announced on our forum that he's finished the seventh map in his Wicked Series.This map is somewhat unique in that it features separate player "starts" at different points in the map, depending on the skill level group you choose. This means that you can play this map in at least three ways. Additional path choices are available as you progress through the map. Also, there are some areas that are only accessible to certain skill levels, and weapon placement and some traps are different for the different skill levels. Check out that map on Doom Nexus including 9 new screenshots and one download just in time for the weekend.
File Moving In Progress On Doom Wad Station
Sematary let us know that his file host took a sudden departure and now he's moving the site's files to a new host and he's now in the process of re-uploading the entire site to the new servers and he hopes to have that done in a few days.Aside from that, the new host is much more advanced than the last one and has full PERL, CGI and PHP capability including a few other letters I'm not even familiar with. ;-) I'll also be able to offer hosting with subdomains and ftp access as well as email addresses so the site is going to see some changes. More info will be posted on my site as the re-upload continues and I get a better idea of what I can do. So now you know whats up with the Doom Wad Station.
| Thursday, February 3, 2005 |
Pate's Wad2PDF Jobby
Pate just released a tool called Wad2PDF that takes Doom wad files and creates PDF files that contain bird's eye views of all the levels, plus the floors are properly texturized and things are drawn with their sprites. Note that Wad2PDF requires a Python installation and levels need version 3 gl nodes built with glBSP. If your interested check out this page.
| Wednesday, February 2, 2005 |
Facing Hell Revealed
I was using Google to look for some Doom 3 stuffage and found a Doom 3 mod site called Facing Hell that I've not seen before that I can remember.In FH, we continue the story of original Doom 3 and surprise the player with a deep story, that tells the truth about the origin of all evil and hell. The player will discover some interesting things about the UAC, their artefacts from the archeological excarvation on mars and the weird network of evil thoughts and research that leaded to where we are now: a neverending painful mission for the Doom Marine. Thier latest update talks about a finished monster that they say is an ancient demon called The Lord, who flys around and fires six fireballs. So check out the Facing Hell site.
| Tuesday, February 1, 2005 |
Station M
Over on Doom 3 Files I noticed that the featured map looks like a pretty neat deathmatch level designed by Method. The map is called Station M and is created for Deathmatch, Team DM, Tourney and Last Man Standing. You can check it out and or downgrab it right here.
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