nicolas monti

Thanks man, I appreciate! I've already fixed that backpack secret on E1M8, that bug reminded me to those alpha spawning vats stairs which are to low. I had checked the map but somehow I accidentally lowered that ceiling to much. about your previous question, I wasn't teasing this mapset years ago, I focus one project at a time and finish it as soon as I can. I'm surprised about you rankings because I don't feel that much difference on gameplay from let's say Rupture and Solve et Coagula, that being said I can just remember every encounter and make a serious conclusion about it, the idea is to get just a tiny little better with every release, I don't know if I'm achieving that goal in any case. I've never though about a ranking except for my favourite mapset but I'll try one: #1: Favillesco, amalthea: my first alpha episode, every map feels like it has its own soul, it's simple, maps are not too big, it emanates that early 90s feeling, at least to me. favourite maps E4M4 and E4M6. #2: Mano laikas: sort of the same vein of Amalthea, but this time with other themes, the ones I like the most: E1, E2/alphaish plus some abstract ones, not too big maps, early wads feeling too. #3: Reticula Episode 1: very old-school, some hell levels here, I like the sky, it has personal midis, map09 is one of my favourites. #4: Doom Island: old school to the top, crappy texture combinations like startan and marble in the same room, lovely sky witch combines two old school skies and tree sprites from blood. One of my most unnoticed wads. As you see this is mostly a nostalgic list because 3 out of 4 are early works, my most definite influences are E1, E2, alphas and smiley head safari because it was the only pwad I played back in the mid 90s. This is crucial to understand why I map the way I do and I understand that many people just don't feel it. Some honourable mentions: Alpha centauri, because I went ambitious with lighting and back to 1994 because I really like the crazy smiley head safari-esque theme. EDIT: about Solve et Coagula, sorry, I didn't get to read you message, I've just uploaded the update, just moved that monster closet 8 units to the left.

Thanls for the feefback as usual, I really like cheese furniture although I didn't make use of it that much in this episode. The idea is to have it uploaded before the year ends, minor things are being corrected, some more bugs, the midis and done!

So you really did that diagonal shade with a lot of sectors, hood job, I've thought about doing that but never got the patience lol

E1M8 is ready, as the whole episode, some final testing and straight to Idgames https://www.mediafire.com/file/2r8wt458buc1vxz/silurian09.wad/file

I've tried myself reducing their hitbox, increasing their speed and raising their health with dehacked, they became an interesting enemy, the sprites actually allow for a hitbox reduction of about 33%, allowing them to work in narrower spaces.

making progress for the final map of my Silurian episode after a break

Not an issue at all, take it. I wasn't aware about the tutti fruttis because I was using DSDA, I'm curious about where those happen as well as the VPOs, I'm kind of trained in not using short textures where there are not supposed to be used. I'm sure it's an easy fix. I'm prone to VPOs because I like windows but changing their height a bit could fix the issue unless there is no way and one has to delete it.

This is 0.5 E1M11 (spawning vats) rendered by @Cacodemon187 and finished by me as I was asked for. I tried to pay respect to Tom Hall and Caco187 and at the same time to apply my own "aesthetic sensibilities" on it, I hope nobody gets upset on it lol, changes can be made. Some rearrangement of the portions which where left isolated on the north of the map where also reused and are organically integrated into the layout. https://www.mediafire.com/file/y5knn7r2rashpy3/05-E1M11-caco187-monti.wad/file

I just got to know I'm in the runner up section this year, I want to thank the community for that and for being part of my life for about 12 years.

Thanks man, I get the criticism, the truth is that I don't like big maps either so this one (E1M7) is the exception. The rest of the episode is on the regular side regarding size and combat. I just often reserve the seventh maps of the episodes for something more "monumental". on the darkness I have my monitor with the bright set to minimum, perhaps is a port thing, try not to use opengl or things like that (I'm an australopithecus concerning PC stuff). I think that lowering the enemy count would retrieve an empty map, it's difficult to get things spicy without revenants, archviles or pain elementals so I had to make use of quantity there, on the other side there are plenty of rockets and plasma to clean your way. I'll check the cyberdemon problem you mention, didn't happen to me, I'm using DSDA or something like that lol, that PRboom modified port. Thanks for paying attention to the sky! I'll see if I make the midis myself or just throw something retro from the 80's and 90's

E1M9: Arrayanes only one more to go https://www.mediafire.com/file/ovi0matlpdgow0x/silurian08.wad/file

E1M7 ready: Statu Quo the big one https://www.mediafire.com/file/39itb9uq9ar9u4o/silurian07.wad/file

E1M6 ready: Crew Expendable https://www.mediafire.com/file/wd9qts32vsw4q9y/silurian06.wad/file

Imposible en este momentro bro.. bueno https://www.mediafire.com/file/guyenxjrkstivvi/SOLVETCO.wad/file

I've just tested and the key lowered I presume that the problem can be caused by a linedef inside the pillar which is responsible in turn for opening the "cave". I'll try to emulate the problem so I can solve it. EDIT: found and solved, it was that linedef inside the pillar so I've fixed it in a cheap and funny way. Just reuploaded to Idgames, it'll take some days I guess