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September 2008
| Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
Update On Last Man Standing
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:22 PM |
Category: DOOM |
calimer posted over on the Last Man Standing site with the info that thier code guy AO is now working for Splash Damage, the LMS theme is playable in Guitar Hero (includes video). Also there is some work going on behind the scenes and they plan to release daily LMS, Doom 3, Coop action vids for the next two months with a surprise at the end. So be sure to keep your eye on the Last Man Standing Clip Of The Day.Enjoy our first video as it includes something never seen yet in Doom 3, battle across water! Be sure to check back frequently as we will have more updates on LMS including on the upcoming mappack. There's a lot more info over there, so hit the Last Man Standing site to read it all.
| Monday, September 29, 2008 |
Megawad Compilation
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 9:19 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Nemesis let me know that he found this Doom Megawads Megapack on Filefront, that braincras put together, which is a compilation of many wads in one download (771mb).This is 271 megawads for Doom I and Doom II. (plus 12 for Heretic and Hexen) So go grab that if you're into big downloads or somethin'.
| Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
ReX Reveals New Screens
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 4:30 PM |
Category: DOOM |
ReX updated his fancy Doom Nexus site with some snazzy Paranoid screenshots.So I've finally completed the whole waste-water treatment area, and have started with the so-called High Security Holding Facility (a polite euphemism for the slammer). Hit Doom Nexus for a peek at those dark screenshots.
| Saturday, September 27, 2008 |
Rage Caught On Radar
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:09 PM |
Category: Rage |
A quick visit to Games Radar reveals a Rage Preview.The setting is definitely Earth, but a post-apocalyptic vision of our terran turf, many years after a catastrophic comet impact. Id aren’t keen to give away the whole picture just yet, but you’ll play a character from the past, part of a plan to rebuild society after the comet hit. Have a look at that on Games Radar.
Doom 3 To Doom 2 v0.7
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:32 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Nemesis pointed out this Doom 3 to Doom 2 mod over on Doom 3 Files. Apparently this mod was updated to v0.7 and makes Doom 3 play more like Doom 2.... which basically means more monsters and more frames per second. Might be worth a download but that's up to you...
| Friday, September 26, 2008 |
News Of Viles In The Core
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:02 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I updated The Megawad today with some basic info on my progress with Vilecore 2, my NDCP2 map and stuff. I'm finally getting back into the whole level design deal again after another long break... Hopefully I will stick with it a bit longer this time.
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
Pre-Weekend Wad Grab
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:26 PM |
Category: DOOM |
I noticed on /id Games that a couple recent wad uploads seem to be worth checking out.Well that's it for now. Hit /id Games for more fun and stuff.
| Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |
Tiger Skin Your Weapons
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:56 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you visit Doom 3 Files you can check out this Red Tiger Skin Weapons mod that stylezzzjasonxxx put together for Doom 3.Essentially, this mod will change all weapons by adding the Red Tiger Skins, except for the BFG, grenades, and the Rocket Launcher. The weapon characteristics have also been modified by stylezzzjasonxxx, which will add a bit more of the fun to these new skins! There's more info over there and screenshots so go have a look...
| Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
Demons Don't Like Punishment Grenades
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:29 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Now you can grab some Punishment Grenades off of Doom 3 Files thanks to stylezzzjasonxxx.The grenades are basically an on-contact explosive that is also trip activated, kind of like using proxy mines. He also decided to load the rocketlauncher with Napalm rockets, exploding into a fireball. Humm..... Load up on those Punishment Grenades.
| Monday, September 22, 2008 |
Updated Diaz
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 7:37 PM |
Category: DOOM |
It appears that WildWeasel has updated his Diaz weapons mod project again.- The new Lance Driver!
- New test subject graphics!
- TONS of fixes that I forget at the moment =P
- Added taunts for Hernandez (Marty found some for me... =P)
- Fixed rogue cyan pixels on the taunt.
- Combat boost now works in ZDoom R1240 (and later?).
So hit the Doom Armory for the latest Diaz thinghy.
| Sunday, September 21, 2008 |
Thunderpeak Review On The Outpost
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:45 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele may have retired from making maps but he's still reviewing. His latest review is for Thunderpeak by Björn Vader Ostmann, which is a map made for ZDoom. You can check out the review in the reviews section on his site and also take a look at the screenshots.
| Saturday, September 20, 2008 |
Update On The Dark Mod
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:09 PM |
Category: DOOM |
There is a new update on The Dark Mod site (Doom 3) with info on shouldering bodies, improved blackjacking, AI hearing, sound propagation, pushing behavior, cleaned up candles (includes short candle demonstration video).... plus some screenshots of a castle and also a non-team member made a small mission using the assets in the reviously released demo. So go forth in sneak mode and take a look at that update!
| Friday, September 19, 2008 |
Legend Of Doom
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
benny_jay released the first map in a planned set of singleplayer maps for Doom 3, so check out Legend of Doom | DEMO LEVEL (v1.0).Once you load up Legend of Doom | DEMO LEVEL, you will take on the persona of Sgt. Dyne, and you are in charge of a squad of three; General Patton IV has commanded that you and your company investigate a strange obelisk found at a dig site near the southern pole of Mars. Once your toothpaste, extra ammo and clean socks are packed, you are to report to the shuttle bay for immediate departure.Your company is sent there via space shuttle. He plans on releasing the levels one at a time and then combining them when they're all finished. That map is available thanks to Doom 3 Files.
| Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
No Content Cut From Rage
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:36 PM |
Category: Rage |
I'm not sure if I missed something, but Tim Willits explained that they decided to make 2 large wastelands instead of 5 small ones and then it was assumed some content got chopped from Rage, but that is not the case at all.During my talk today I mentioned that we originally wanted to have around 5 or 6 smaller wasteland environments but later decided instead to have 2 larger wastelands. Mostly because we were going to be shipping on two DVDs for the 360 and felt that it would play better with one large wasteland on each disc so there would be no loading between wastelands. Not loading levels while you drive around is a much better decision regardless of platform.
There was NO CONTENT removed from RAGE because of the 360--NONE AT ALL. Moving from multiple wastelands into fewer but larger wastelands was a far better decision and is actually giving us more gameplay in the game. So there you go... read more right here on Shack News.
| Wednesday, September 17, 2008 |
Ismaele Retires And You Can Downgrab His Last Maps
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 6:27 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele updated Outpost Of Doom II with the news that he has indeed retired as a wad designer.With this words and my very last maps for DM I officially leave the DooM Community as .WADster: I don't think I'll go back... I haven't got any more free time and, above all, I haven't got any more inspiration! I thank you for all solidarity messages I received, nevertheless I retire... as .WAD author. But I'll stay here as player and reviewer: I keep playing and reviewing. Also you can downgrab his last maps, Judas32, Outpost of Hell - DeathMatch and Blitz - DeathMatch.
| Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
Data Center Released
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Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:49 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Apparently Potnop released a set of six singleplayer maps for Doom 2 that is called Data Center, as can be seen in this thread on our forum.This is a six map level pack about a data center invaded by demons and you have to weed them out before they steal the UAC's secrets. The levels are filled with fun surprises that don't get old IMO. You can download Data Center thanks to /id games.
| Monday, September 15, 2008 |
One Wad No Longer In Progress
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:59 PM |
Category: DOOM |
A quick look on Wads In Progress reveals one map that is now finished since last time I posted about the site.Check out that map over on Wads In Progress.
| Sunday, September 14, 2008 |
Spork Reveals Dhume 64
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 2:14 PM |
Category: DOOM |
The place is called Spork-Chan and it was updated by he who calls himself Agent Spork. Apparently he is working on a singleplayer project called Dhume 64.Dhume 64 is a planned series of maps for Kaiser’s Doom64 EX port. As of right now I’m currently working on one map, which is near completion. More maps may come later. I won’t make any promises though. So there you go and I'm off to do other things.
| Saturday, September 13, 2008 |
Korax On Ultimate Quake Engine
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:44 PM |
Category: Quake |
Korax posted this thread on the Raven-Games forum concerning his Ultimate Quake Engine project. First up is this UQE Journal page and the newest info on there is at the top.The Ultimate Quake Engine is not to be confused with The Unofficial Quake Engine.Ultimate Quake Engine is a brand new from the ground-up engine I'm working on, designed in C#, that is a combination of all the skills and experience I've built up over the years regarding the Quake architecture. Ultimate Quake Engine will take the best features/ideas from NewHexen, UQE Hexen2 and Quake 3 Arena and put it all together in one modernized .NET/XNA based engine. So hit that Journal and the thread for more info.
| Friday, September 12, 2008 |
Check Out Some Theta Labs
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:19 AM |
Category: DOOM |
Today we have a singleplayer map for Doom 3 that was put together by djgrapes and this one is called Theta Labs.The background of Theta Labs (v1.0) is a simple one, an emergency call was received in the military centre, located at the UAC's Theta Research Labs; The scientists calling raised caution flags at the centre, which caused the military brass to decide to send in one of their own to find out exactly what is going on. You are sent in because of this, your mission is a simple one, you need to go in there and examine the facility and find out what happened, should you need to, your secondary mission is to liquidate everything that poses a danger. Take a crack at those Theta Labs over on Doom 3 Files.
| Thursday, September 11, 2008 |
Get Your Fragging For Free
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 5:07 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Over on Mod db they announced the release of Fragging Free, which is a Doom 3: Resurrection Of Evil mod.FF is a single-player mod for Doom3:ROE aiming to bring the classic gameplay to the maximum. Lots of action, 10+ new big maps, new monsters, new weapons, new soundtrack, advanced AI, power-ups and a well-balanced gameplay that will push your skills to their limit. Add the ability to drive a vehicle and to fight as a demon in 3rd-person perspective and you get a good idea of what is waiting for you :D Go get some Fragging Free for free. ;) Thanks to Nemesis for the link.
| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
The Hells Grammar School Project Joke Wad
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:03 PM |
Category: DOOM |
ghost put together a joke wad called The Hells Grammar School Project which is made for GZDoom and requires the Plutonia wad (Final Doom).You tried completing Doom II, but you failed miserably, so the marine corps sent you to a mysterious place called: The Hells Grammar School. It is a place where doomers become legends. Complete this game and you are officially a true doomer. Attempt to go through a day of school at the Hells Grammar School. You will be going through 4 periods: English, Information Technology, Maths and Sport. Play at your own risk... That map is available thanks to /id games.
| Tuesday, September 9, 2008 |
Quake Live Interview
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:39 AM |
Category: Quake |
There's a Interview with John Carmack & Marty Stratton over on Computer and Video Games where they mostly talk about Quake Live.In the beginning Quake Live will be completely ad-supported, it's not out of the question that eventually we'll have some kind of a premium service. But we don't know what it's going to be yet, and we're certainly going out with the completely free-to-play model. Read more of that Interview.
| Monday, September 8, 2008 |
Action Doom 2: Urban Brawl Unleashed
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:25 AM |
Category: DOOM |
The first thing I see this morning is Action Doom 2: Urban Brawl and it's all ready to be downgrabbed.Action Doom returns in the highly anticipated prequel, Urban Brawl... but you might not recognize it. Urban Brawl is a completely new experience from it's predecessor. The game features cell shading, Sin City inspired cut scenes, dozens of new enemies, 9 levels, different paths and game endings.... plus Doom 2 isn't required to play. Thanks to Nemesis for the link.
| Sunday, September 7, 2008 |
Still Workin' On Stronghold & Stuff
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 3:29 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Tormentor 667 updated his Realm 667 site with the info that he's working on Stronghold along with a group of other mappers.Many things have been changed and added since I released the last alpha relese (was around build 30 or so), but I promise, this is getting better and better, just be patient! If you want to see some more screenshots or other information, visit the thread at ZDoom.org for most recent information. Also Tormentor 667 has enhanced his homepage and there's a piece of art by Lucius Octavion on there. Hit Realm 667 because there's alot more info over there.
| Saturday, September 6, 2008 |
Raven Releases Heretic / Hexen Source Code Under GPL License
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:59 AM |
Category: General |
Aliotroph? told me about this late last night but didn't elaborate and this morning g6672D sent me this link on the forum posted by evilhomerdoomer. Due to the perseverance of Quasar (of Team Eternity) and the community at large, Raven Software has decided to finally release the Heretic / Hexen source code under the GPL license. This news arrives after Quasar got word from James Monroe of Raven in an email. Very cool news!
| Friday, September 5, 2008 |
Cast Your Vote In The Fan Fiction Map Contest
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 10:25 AM |
Category: DOOM |
The entries are in for the Fan Fiction Map Contest and Fatal has decided to go with a poll for the judging portion of the deal.The contest has entered the phase where we evaluate how well the mappers have succeeded. I'm keeping the maps anonymous for now, only revealing the story they're based on, and once the poll has been going on for a week or so, reveal who made which map. In the zip there are 5 (ONLY FIVE! You failed me, Newdoomians ) wads, with names containing their poll letter (from a to e) as well as the fan fiction they are based on , with the names corresponding the vote options. So grab the maps in this thread and remember to vote!
| Thursday, September 4, 2008 |
Singularity Project Closed / Lost Levels Released
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 12:43 PM |
Category: DOOM |
Ismaele updated Outpost Of Doom II on the 1st and on the 3rd ~ twice since I last checked. First of all, Italian DooM ~ Episode 2: The Singularity project is officially closed and he has released his maps in a pack called, Italian DooM - Lost levels.Now that the "Italian DooM - Episode 2: The Singularity" is officially closed, I can release my levels for it on their own: as promised, here is "Italian DooM - Lost levels", a pack including "IMPerious", "Arachnophobia II" and "DooM Castle", as well as the "Episode 2 Resource .WAD"; I have also published "Italian DooM - DeathMatch". You can grab that set of maps on his levels page and view the available screenshots.
| Wednesday, September 3, 2008 |
Paranoid Progress Update
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 1:40 PM |
Category: DOOM |
ReX has been busy with travel and has more work done on Paranoid.I have made considerable more progress on Paranoid, but the more I do the more I find I want to do. Map04 was originally designed to have a very small sewer area, leading to a prison complex, then canyons. The "small sewer area" has morphed into a gigantic water treatment complex, and thus I haven't yet gotten to the prison area (which I now will probably keep fairly small. I also got heavily into actual room-over-room mapping. Read more about ReX's latest update on Doom Nexus.
| Tuesday, September 2, 2008 |
Unholy Formula
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by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 8:58 AM |
Category: Quake |
Zihaben released a map for Quake 3: Arena that is called Unholy Formula.Best played with 5-6 players. Refer to "formula.mht" for storyline (open it with Internet Explorer). That map is on Map Factory.
| Monday, September 1, 2008 |
The Dark Mod Update
Posted
by
Darren 'Doom Dude' Finch
at 11:19 PM |
Category: DOOM |
If you hit The Dark Mod site you can view a video of animated sky boxes... which isn't new but I don't remember seeing it before. Also they say they have added a working conversation system for the AI to talk to each other, plus an objective editor.In other coding news, Ishtvan has started to physicalize player and AI weapons as the first step in our combat system. TDM combat will work slightly different than Thief. Press 'attack' and move the mouse in a direction to choose the attack. Right and left do slashes, down does an overhead attack, and up does a thrust attack. There is some more.... go over there to read it. Me tired... it got late.... need sleeps.
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