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May 2008
Co-Op Guns (1.0)
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:00 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Co-Op Guns (1.0) is a mod for Doom 3 that tweaks all the ummmmm guns and the mod has that name because the author (NasalHair) made if for his personal use with the Open Coop mod. For info on what this thing does hit the Co-Op Guns (1.0) page on Doom 3 Files.
Un-Released Tormentor Maps
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:55 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I was on Wads In Progress and noticed there's two maps listed as released, however there is no download link yet and it looks like they're part of some project called SMII.... whatever that is. The maps Facing Evil and Deathmatch Simplified are designed by Tormentor667 for Skulltag. At least you can look at the screens while we figure out what is going on...
Internet Doom Explorer 4.22
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:00 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Due to a trip to the Odamex site I see that Internet Doom Explorer was updated to version 4.22.- Support new ZDaemon 1.08.06 features:
- Invited servers.
- Alternative wads.
- Server voting.
- Changed ZDaemon dns names to *.zdaemon.org.
- Added voting setup for Skulltag servers.
- Added new Odamex launcher protocol features.
- Minor improvements and error fixes.
Go grab the new Internet Doom Explorer. You can read the changelog as well, depending on your mood. :p
Death Blooms Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:56 PM |
Category: Quake |
Jester of the J-Spot released a deathmatch level for Quake 2 that is called Death Blooms.Yes the J-Spot is alive. I even have a new map for the 2 or 3 people out there who actually still play custom Quake 2 maps. You know who you are! Sticking with the hmm series, the new one is called Death Blooms. Somewhat on the smaller side, should be good for 1v1 or small ffa. Hit the J-Spot!
Aberration Caves
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:04 PM |
Category: DOOM |
My LCD monitor died and now I'm on a tiny CRT that is bugging the hell out of me and I need to find some news and get off here before my retinas implode. So instead of looking at a bunch of dead sites, I jumped on /id Games to see if anybody uploaded anything decent recently and KennyJC released Aberration Caves, that is made for Doom 2 and ZDoom.Set in underground caves - this map uses Quake1 textures with a tech base theme with some temple thrown in. So there you go, some Doom to play with. There might be other recent files on /id Games but I'll leave you to find them. I'm off to rest my eyes!
Eight Years Of Tormentor
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:15 PM |
Category: DOOM |
According to Tormentor 667 Realm 667 is eight years old.About 8 years ago I started to create my very first version of Tormentor's Realm 667 with Geocities infamous "Page Builder" (some of you might have heard of this ancient relic in times before PHP and XHTML Winken) and today, exactly 8 years later, it is still online... if that's no reason to celebrate. Also Stronghold isn't done yet and there's a new section to the "Art & Design" area.
GZDoom 1.1.04 Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:56 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I just noticed that Graf Zahl released GZDoom 1.1.04 and just missed version 1.1.03, which had a fatal bug..... so if you grabbed 1.1.03 go get the new version. The update(s) also fixes up the FModEx sound code.
id Software Leaves ESA
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:10 AM |
Category: id Software |
Over on Game Politics they mentioned that id Software has left the ESA (Entertainment Software Association).id's departure follows those of Activision, Vivendi and LucasArts in recent weeks. You can read more on Game Politics.
Risen 3D v2.2.0 Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:31 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Risen 3D v2.2.0 has been released and here is a list of changes.- Improved analysis code, removing many of the errors that were in the previous release.
- New and revised code in several areas to help speed up rendering with improved stability.
- Scripting functionality has been extended, this has been used in DoomDragon.
- New grenade launcher option to replace the existing rocket launcher.
- Improved core effects for splashes, energy weapons and explosions.
- Launcher improvements including a drag and drop launch method as well as a user defined archive location.
- High resolution HUD in both scripted and unscripted maps.
- Vastly improved sound including a new scripted environmental reverb feature for custom maps.
- Support for Ogg Vorbis music, refer to the R3D_Docs\Help\R3D_OGGVorbis.txt.
- Many other improvements and tweaks way too numerous to mention.
Check out Risen 3D.
Wads No Longer In Progress
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 4:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Now that Wads In Progress is updated after a long hiatus, the following wads have appeared to be finished and released.That is all on Wads In Progress.
Marine Mized Gets Ringrazio'd
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:46 PM |
Category: DOOM |
MaRiNe Mized (v3) was released by MaRiNe for Doom 3. The map is made for multiplayer and is the third version of the level.I very ringrazio to have to me helped and hope that with he many are found well. I hope that, as it has made before, it puts these rows in filefront. Hello to all I hope that you take my rows. I think somebody's universal translator was walked on by a cyberdemon. I also just realized there's no screenshots of the map on Doom 3 Files.
Doom 2 Invasion Revealed
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:55 PM |
Category: DOOM |
rebelcrow83 posted this thread which revealed that he and Marcus are working on Doom 2 Invasion.The project will consist of 30 maps - For each map, Marcus and I have taken the most popular part or parts of each map and converted them to Invasion maps - Btw, this is for Skulltag 0.97D. You can go straight to this post to view screenshots of the project.
Play Some Destroyer
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:29 PM |
Category: Quake |
ShaDoW released a map for Quake 3: Arena that is called Destroyer.The map is made for Cpma tournament play. I was trying to implement some tricks, and some new layout ideas. The map should be done much more earlier, but I don’t have really much time nowadays to play with Radiant That map is on Map Factory. Not sure what Cpma stands for.... is it just me, or does the gaming community use way to many acronyms?
The Dark Mod Videos
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:07 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you take a look at The Dark Mod site you'll notice that they updated with the news that the AI can now use lifts and you can view a video of how that is working. Also you can view a video of some in-game rat action. Overall they're still working steady with progress on the combat system, prefabs and models. Read more and see those videos on The Dark Mod. For those who don't know, this mod is based on the Thief series and is being designed for Doom 3.
Stats On Singleplayer Quake Maps
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:20 PM |
Category: Quake |
Spirit over on Quaddicted posted up some graphs and stats on Quake singleplayer maps.A statistic like “Who made how many maps” is not available (yet) for two reasons: First there is no consistency on spelling and some mappers changed their handles, second there are too many team releases. It would be a lot of manual work. So anyways if you're interested in the stats of Quake maps released over the years, hit this spot. By the way if you have Doom or even Quake related news you can always send an email here or drop me a PM on the forum.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars 1.5 Patch Soon
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:20 PM |
Category: Quake |
Doom news is at an all time low, or so it seems. Anyhow the 1.5 patch for Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is expected to be out sometime next week.We're currently doing some last minute testing with id Software to track down a few issues that have turned up, but we don't anticipate this to take too much time. We really just want to make sure that all the issues we're aware of are actually addressed rather than pushing out an update with a big asterisk and a list of It'll-break-if-you do-this-ers attached to it. That's the news off of the Quake Wars site. Heh, I was just thinking, will they ever make an Enemy Territory: Doom Wars?
Doom 64: The Reckoning
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:00 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Steven Searle released Doom 64: The Reckoning which is a nine level mission pack for the Doom 64 TC. That wad is available thanks to /id Games. That's all for now!
Not Much Going On Yet
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:03 PM |
Category: Quake |
I don't see anything going on in the Doom community so here is a Quake 3: Arena map Xavier Ferrairo released that is called Not yet.This is my first Quake III map. I've a good experience to mapping QUake I maps with a total of 9 maps. Not Yet is my last creation and their name is for inexperience on QUake III. The map is based on the qw style. That map is on Map Factory.
Nexiuz 2.4.2
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:59 PM |
Category: Quake |
Zorn sent me an email message that Nexiuz 2.4.2 was released. Nexiuz is a 3d deathmatch game that is based on DarkPlaces of which is based on Quake. It has been in development since 2002 (Nexiuz that is) and you can read the full list of changes right here.
Cold Breath v0.7
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:55 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Dafama2K7 keeps showing up somehow. This time he took the olde Doom 3 mod Cold Breath and upped it to version 0.7.This mod makes several adjustments to your stock version of D3, such as: player, sounds, weapons, monsters and a few graphics elements. Its ultimate goal being "to make doom feel more like doom." For the list of changes hit the Cold Breath page over on Doom 3 Files.
Unpredictable 2.1 Patch
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:25 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Dafama2K7 is back again and this time he took the Unpredictable mod for Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil and updated it to version 2.1.- Fixed bugs in Grabber weapon.
- Updated with latest NG shaders.
- Updated with latest tweaked Chromatic Dispersion shaders.
- Enhanced BFG and Plasmagun weapons.
- Enhanced ZCommando Plasmagun and BFG fire rate and FX.
- Updated materials, particles and FX.
- Removed weird metallic thing in the weapons, beucase this mod doesn't look good with them.
By the way this is a 'patch' and you need the last full release of the Unpredictable mod for this to work. I tried to find that on Doom 3 Files but thier search jobby isn't working for me. heh.
Z-Hunter Screenshots
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:10 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Red Uk updated the Z-Hunter site today with the news that the screenshots were replaced on the site and 4 new ones were added.Progress is chugging along at a steady pace, you can expect a trailer real soon, and We are on target for a release this summer! Check out the Doom 3 mod, Z-Hunter.
Desolated Update
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:14 PM |
Category: DOOM |
davethefreak updated his Desolated - The Crying Fate site with the news that he added three screenshots to the site, his coder has the healthregeneration working and the release date is pushed back to december 2008 for the Doom 3 mod.I've decided to change the release to december 2008 for some simple reasons. First of all, the project became much bigger than planned.
To finish in about two months would mean releasing more kind of an alpha instead of a final mod. I made that mistake with Hell Island so I don't
wanna do that again. Second thing is, in two months I have to join the army for nine months. Therefore I'm gonna by myself a laptop to continue
working but I won't have time for it in the first six weeks, only afterwards. There's more info over on the Desolated - The Crying Fate site.
Happy Belated Birthday Wolf3d
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:06 AM |
Category: Wolfenstein |
I didn't realize that Wolfenstein 3d turned 16 back on the 5th.... nobody said anything... Due to a visit to Planet Rome.Ro I noticed that John Romero posted about the birthday in question.So here I sit, typing this update on my MacBook, an amazing Apple product, writing about a game I worked on 16 years ago which just happened to be a mere 3 years after I stopped writing for my first Apple love, the Apple II platform. It's been a long time between heavy use of Apple products but now is the time for me to fully switch back into Apple mode. I'm already addicted to my iPhone, Apple TV and MacBook. Next up: iMac and Mac Pro and I'm off and away - goodbye Microsoft. Have a look at the Wolf3d = 16 update John posted.
ZOMG Doom 4 Announced
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:50 PM |
Category: id Software |
OMFG! I was on Shack News just now looking at some Mass Effect news and when I changed to the main page I saw the Doom guy in the corner of my eye and THEN noticed the word Doom 4..... and I blinked and looked again. Holy crap I wasn't expecting that! id Software officially announced they're working on Doom 4!!!id Software today announced that it has begun production on Doom 4, and is now in the process of expanding its internal team of developers to work on the shooter sequel.
"Doom is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth," said id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead in a release.
"It's critical for id Software to have the best creative minds in-house to develop games that meet the standards synonymous with our titles." OMG I'm all excited n stuff!
Some AwesomeSauce On Your Demon Steak
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:58 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Dafama2K7 fixed up the AwesomeSauce mod to version 1.1, which includes .dds compressed textures, plus fixed and enhanced weapons particles, fx and lights. So yeah, get some AwesomeSauce... it's like HP Sauce for Doom 3.
Multiplay Some TOFMines
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:28 AM |
Category: DOOM |
There's a Doom 3, multiplayer map on Doom 3 Files that was designed by TomOnFIre which goes by the name TOFMines (v1.01).It´s quiet bright in most places, only few darker areas. There are narrow corridors and more open places, mostly caves, to keep the balance between open fights and getaway - chasing battles. There are at least three ways out of most rooms. Take a look at TOFMines (v1.01).
No id Software At E3
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:06 AM |
Category: id Software |
I was on Shack News and they report that some game companies won't be attending the E3 Media and Business Summit this year, which includes id Software. It turns out that Activision and Vivendi (soon to be merged) won't be attending and other companies have decided not to as well.Moreover, four other companies—id Software, NCSoft, Codemasters, and Her Entertainment—have also decided not to attend this year's E3, which is organized by the ESA, a group dedicated to the business and public affairs needs of game developers and publishers. The developers all seem to have other things going on with events n stuff and id Software has QuakeCon in August. Read more right here.
Odamex Exta Functionality
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:32 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Nes updated the Odamex site with some info about bans and exceptions with Revision 634 adding extra functionality for Odamex server operators.As of this revision, though, it will not write the ban and exception lists to any file, meaning that you'd have to either input them all yourself or use the "+exec" function and write the banlist separately into a file. There is much more to read on the Odamex site.
Tower Of Dal Gurak
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:09 PM |
Category: Quake |
One of my all time favorite games is Blade of Darkness and when I spotted the title of this Quake, singleplayer map, I had to have a closer look. The map is called Tower Of Dal Gurak and is a remake of the Blade of Darkness map, designed by spy. Check out Tower Of Dal Gurak over on Func_Msgboard.
Update On Paranoid
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:04 PM |
Category: DOOM |
ReX updated Doom Nexus with the info that work on Paranoid has been progressing. ReX says that Map03 is completed and he has additional ideas for map02 and 04. There's more but you can read all about it on Doom Nexus.
Total Control Review
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:45 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele did up a review for Total Control that was designed by Dutch Devil. You can view the screenshots and also Ismaele put a description for Dutch's Hard Attack map right here. That is all on Outpost Of Doom II.
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