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Stardate 20x7 does something along those lines in map02. There's a switch that you can hit pretty early on that locks you out of a soulsphere secret later on. That's probably not great design, but it fits in with the map's esoteric vibe and being a little cruel to the player for no reason sometimes is a thing that makes this game memorable imo :p

The Doom 1 is very strong with this one, I liked it a lot. The relentless, trap-riddled start is definitely my favorite part of the map, acquiring weapons is tricky and the ammo starvation pressures you to move forward in the subsequent encounters, which is great. I think it might be a bit too strict in places though? I found the plasma & rl secret and still barely got by, until reaching the computer room which flushes you with ammo. Having a few more shells & bullets in the walkway section would be good call imo. I also wish the dark area with the chainsaw secret & the upper area next to it just had stairs or a lift connecting them, all that teleporting around gets annoying after some time. This might just be me playing absent-minded, but I was totally stuck after finishing the computer room because I missed the switch that raises the walkway to the blue key. An easy solution here is not letting the player leave the computer room before raising the walkway at all. Aside from that I didn't encounter any issues, fun map :)

Important update for Tower of Babel: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qKDpyfqz1LpKbTvAoq2OcJe05bLIczFv/view?usp=sharing I'm only making a new post for this update because the previous version of E2M8 would consistently break. In the attempt to make the map vanilla-compatible I moved some teleport lines in such a way that would prevent the Cyber from teleporting away. That should be fixed now, I also added some cells, fixed a missing texture & removed a potential softlock

Uh, hi. Sorry for the last-second submit, I have no excuse aside from being wound up in a bunch of other projects :p This is a reimaging of E2M8, the attempt was to make the cyberdemon an intimidating foe again while also delivering an epic battle to cap off the episode. The result is a map that's half survival horror, half power fantasy, probably not everybody's cup of tea. I know this is technically slaughter-lite but it's an episode ender, so blegh. This was tested in ChocoRenderLimits, I hope no errors snuck in this time. Screenshots: wad: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qKDpyfqz1LpKbTvAoq2OcJe05bLIczFv/view?usp=sharing I'm thinking about giving these maps original names & midis, since that's what everybody seems to be doing. Guess I'll come up with something over the next few days.

Was extremely happy to see bythehour here, thanks so much <3

Would love to take a slot in the egypt episode! Are we shooting for any kind of difficulty curve?

not sure if that's an issue on my side but I can't view the pics you posted :/

aesthetics: - brown textures & blood: always a treat to look at but I feel like I've done this a thousand times by now so I'm usually trying to shake things up - that thing many ToD maps do where the light level on a staircase goes up and down and up and down... gradient lighting in general, thinking about it. I will usually make different areas in my maps have vastly different light levels even when there's no in-world justification for that kind of contrast, it just looks cool - curves, triangles, pentagons, heptagons... all kinds of underused shapes because I'm just sooo quirky and unorthodox - placing torches or other light sources in every corner that looks slightly bland, which luckily aren't usually that many. I don't like overdetailing everything with tons of linedefs and panels, so these are a great alternative - BORDER TEXTURES I LOVE BORDER TEXTURES gameplay: - chaingunner mobs, I think chaingunners are experiencing a new wave of being overhated - pop-up ambushes: I REALLY love these. They represent precisely the kind of "lol get fucked" meanness that makes Doom for me (besides they're just handy in a pinch, even for slaughtery fights) - relatively small arena with monsters teleporting in from the perimeter: you'd be surprised how many different encounters you can rig with this simple setup just by changing up the supplies you hand out, the arena's shape & the demons (I usually go with a lot of low-tier fodder with a few heavies mixed in - Barons can be nasty in a cramped arena) - "fetch the good gun" another one that's overhated. Placing a precious item in the middle of an otherwise unwelcoming room is literally Good Game Design, folks creative crutches are a good thing, I'd argue that they contribute a large part of what people consider a mapper's style, however it is also good to break up your mapping routine and try to bring in fresh ideas. Personally I only like to map when I have some impulse or idea and only use the crutches as binding material to connect the more unique parts of whatever map I'm making

This looks like the best worst thing ever. I'm tempted to give it a go.

I completely forgot about that lmao, I'm gonna think of something appropriately cryptic Thanks for the feedback though!

Here's an updated version of E4M2: - fixed a few slime trails - made the lava pit behind the BK door damaging - fixed the lowering platform at the end (the issue was actually a walk-over line in the middle of the platform that was supposed to lower) v2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pA5HKmhy4eBGDZjip4IpJ0MNa-djqKVs/view?usp=sharing

nice to see this out! hope you guys enjoy map09's final fight :D

@magicsofa don't wanna be annoying but somebody still has to test my e3m3 :^)

I'd like to try my hand at an E2M8 remake!

I'm still planning to finish my map, I'm just busy with a lot of other projects & irl-stuff at the moment. Thank you for your liniency :)

Sorry for the delay, had trouble with a weird bug where the game would crash when stepping on a certain sector. This is a pretty close reimagining of E4M2, full of tight squeezes and wonky Baron usage (just like in the original). I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out too hard for a Doom 1 cp, so I'm definitely open to feedback. This was tested in LZDoom and ChocoRenderLimits, enjoy! shots: (UPDATE: accidentally removed a soulsphere before I uploaded this, which makes the map unnecessarily cruel) v2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pA5HKmhy4eBGDZjip4IpJ0MNa-djqKVs/view?usp=sharing

This is a cool map but it needs some more work, it's honestly easier than the original E2M1. Some suggestions: - put in some blocking obstacles or just make the rooms smaller. Most of the areas are somewhat overscaled and there aren't enough monsters to fill the space - traps are fun, but also not very dangerous. Reducing the space and placing more monsters would help (Pinkies are great at pressuring the player for space) - I was able to run past everything from the slime room onward and head for the exit straightaway. It might help to make the path forward less linear, meaning you'd have to revisit areas and be more encouraged to take monsters out. Also there are way too many Pinkies in the slime room for just the shotgun, I don't think there's anything wrong with an early RL in this case. still, I like how this map looks and I think it has potential :)

@SilverMiner Cool stuff, I love the atmospheric lighting and natural, twisted aesthetic with the craggy cliffs and crumbling hell bases. The interconnectivity is great, though the combat feels more relaxed overall than in the original E3M2 and I feel like the ammo distribution is too generous (I was flushed with rockets after picking up the key by the wooden pillars and I never felt like I had to use them). I like the combination of open spaces and cramped passages and the huge clumps of foes are entertaining to blow apart :)

Here you go, a E3M3 remake / reimagining! When I think of Pandemonium, I think of the weird and abstract texture usage and the chaotic, overwhelming start by Doom 1 standards. I tried recreating that sense of never being safe while casting aside the labyrinthine layout and I'm happy with the result. This was tested in ChocoRenderLimits and I wasn't able to find any instances of visplane or drawsegs overflows. Enjoy :) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a1hG05mvo8bbeveEe_n_a_qmowd6Xjjj/view?usp=sharing Also @magicsofa I wanna redo E4M2 and I'm serious about it this time. I already mapped out a layout and the map should be done over the next few days.

Haven't been working on the stuff lately, but I'll set aside some time today, I'm not planning on abandoning my slots.

Cool to see some DM representation! Their albums usually leave me exhausted due to their incredible length, but I still love many of their songs.

This is difficult, it'd probably be easier for me to make a list of my 30 favorite albums. I can only listen to an album for so long before I start getting tired of it, so this is far from a definite "best of all time"-type of list, more so a "this is what I'm currently listening to the most"-list. Also not allowing myself to put multiple albums by the same band on here, otherwise King Gizz would probably make up at least 60% of this (their discography is so diverse, it's like listening to five different bands!). For the moment I'm gonna go with... 12 Bar Bruise - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Speaking in Toungues - Talking Heads Street Worms - Viagra Boys A Laughing Death in Meatspace - Tropical Fuck Storm Juju - Siouxsie and the Banshees

I like seeing the community come up with more intricate meanings for the different artifacts. For example I usually see a lot of blurspheres under sad or vent-like posts as a sign of compassion and sympathy, which is really sweet.

OHMy god!! ... I'm sorry

Got two of my maps displayed on a small non-profit art gallery of sorts, which is... pretty cool. Enjoy also my stupid ass signing them like a pretentious little git.