SIGIL v1.21 - New Romero megawad [released!]

[A Nobody]

17 hours ago, Can't play on Nightmare said:

 

I like trying all difficulties and see how different things feel.

 

By the way Sigil is the only megawad that I could learn the maps. But here I am. I even felt having to watch youtube for 2 maps once again.

 

Hope in my 3rd playing which will be with hurt me plenty, I wont feel having to watch youtube. Having hard time memorizing the maps.

 

I also see UV Fast as part of Doom. I add it as a difficulty. That is Heretic sytle 5th difficulty and Doom and Heretic are brothers (or sisters).

It's very nice.

[Redneckerz]

13 hours ago, Doomkid said:

As a kid I loved reading these kinds of player reviews of wads on various GeoCities sites with guestbooks or areas where players could e-mail reviews to the site owner and have them displayed. There was no standardisation or anything, just people playing in their own way and documenting their experiences. I’m actually kind of surprised we don’t see people using wad release threads for this kind of thing more often - seems like a great way to increase the chances that the creator will see how you went with their wad!

 

I also like that the new review section no longer has length limits. If we had that coupled with a properly-synced database, I’d definitely consider it the best of both worlds.

I agree. Those old sites (Specially old review sites) were quite a treasure trove of old information. Same goes for old DoomWorld sites with NEWS sections. Folks would talk at length about their new wad or their new programming skill.. and mention what the competition was doing.

 

Stuff like that is so rare these days, a true relic of the ages. But one i am glad for DoomWorld still proudly hosts.

[Can't play on Nightmare]

I wanna make comments of how I feel about Sigil with different difficulties.

 

Even UV isn't hard for Sigil. But I am now playing on UV Fast (my 5th playing), but UV Fast feels really hard. Fast monsters make the designs of the Sigil maps really hard.

 

In the beginning of map 1, when I killed all the imps on UV Fast, I only had 1 percent health. But on Normal UV, it was piece of cake, for instance.

Edited June 27, 2020 by Can't play on Nightmare

[Redneckerz]

Does life come at you at UV fast? If so, what's the difficulty spike?

 

In all seriousness your tendency to talk about WADS regarding difficulty is getting a bit stale. 

[Can't play on Nightmare]

On 6/27/2020 at 4:18 AM, Redneckerz said:

Does life come at you at UV fast? If so, what's the difficulty spike?

 

In all seriousness your tendency to talk about WADS regarding difficulty is getting a bit stale. 

 

I finished Sigil on UV Fast just now. But it was hard. I will accept that.

 

I didnt wanna record video because I died very much. Also maps take a hell lot longer than 10 mins. I am able to recorded 10 mins at max for one video.

 

Did I finish? Yes I did.

 

Making saves and loads are not against the rules as far as I am concered.

Edited July 5, 2020 by Can't play on Nightmare

[Final Verdict]

8 minutes ago, Can't play on Nightmare said:

 

I finished Sigil on UV Fast just now. But it was hard. I will accept that.

 

I didnt wanna record video because I died very much. Also maps take a hell lot longer than 10 min. I am able to recorded 10 min at max for one video.

 

Did I finish? Yes I did.

 

Making saves and loads are not against the rules as far as I am concered.

 

Until the last sentence I was convinced you were doing an self-imposed ironman thing. 

 

[ZeroTheEro]

3 minutes ago, Final Verdict said:

 

Until the last sentence I was convinced you were doing an self-imposed ironman thing. 

 

he still got a long way to even attempt that.

[Final Verdict]

4 minutes ago, ZeroTheEro said:

he still got a long way to even attempt that.

 

Ahh, fantastic....so he's one of those guys 'damn you all! Why can none of you just give me a pat on the head for this?' A unhealthy fixation with difficulty, far beyond us mere mortals who become mewling pools of gibberish if we dare gaze upon his visage. Ye gods...what have I unleashed?

 

Sarcasm aside, it's fine if he's just trying to test himself. However, if it is what I suspect (fixation with difficulty) then I'm probably going to regret this.

 

[Can't play on Nightmare]

What is wrong?

[ZeroTheEro]

18 minutes ago, Final Verdict said:

fixation with difficulty

 

Yes.

[Can't play on Nightmare]

50 minutes ago, Final Verdict said:

 

Ahh, fantastic....so he's one of those guys 'damn you all! Why can none of you just give me a pat on the head for this?' A unhealthy fixation with difficulty, far beyond us mere mortals who become mewling pools of gibberish if we dare gaze upon his visage. Ye gods...what have I unleashed?

 

Sarcasm aside, it's fine if he's just trying to test himself. However, if it is what I suspect (fixation with difficulty) then I'm probably going to regret this.

 

 

What is wrong?

 

I played and Finished Sigil in 5 difficulties.

 

1.)IYTYTD

2.)HNTR

3.)HMP

4.)UV

5.)UV Fast

[Final Verdict]

22 minutes ago, Can't play on Nightmare said:

 

What is wrong?

 

I played and Finished Sigil in 5 difficulties.

 

1.)IYTYTD

2.)HNTR

3.)HMP

4.)UV

5.)UV Fast

 

Nothing is wrong my good man. All is well. I just remembered that I need to be...elsewhere.

 

Congratulations, I tip my hat to you and I stand in awe of your dedication et-cetera, et-cetera.

 

[P41R47]

49 minutes ago, Can't play on Nightmare said:

 

What is wrong?

Nothing wrong, just people getting bored of you just talking about difficulty.

Have you tried to talk about other things around here?
Have you notice that since you signed in to doomworld all you did is talk about difficult settings?
Well, maybe an occasional post about other things here and there, but then you derail the topic with a comment about difficulty.

 

This is not to criticize you, just to let you know that we already understand that you like to play hard and master it.

But...

There are far more things in Doom than difficulty, pal!

[Chip]

5 minutes ago, P41R47 said:

This is not to criticize you, just to let you know that we already understand that you like to play hard and master it.

But...

There are far more things in Doom than difficulty, pal!

I second this. I usually only play on ITYTD (except for Deathless and Ep. 1 of Ultimate DOOM) and that doesn't make me bad. there is a lot to learn on these forums, and difficulty has never really been a big one. 

 

To stay on topic, I'd give Si6il like a 5/5! Deathmatch is so fun, and the map layouts allow you to get close games. Great job @Romero!

[dmslr]

@Can't play on Nightmare what did you like the most in Sigil? What can you say about its gameplay and aesthetics? Did you play it with the soundtrack by Buckethead?

[A Nobody]

Well Sigil's deathmatch maps are said to be bad.

Edited July 5, 2020 by The Strife Commando

[CyberDreams]

@Can't play on Nightmare This may not be the right topic to ask this question in but: I have a question for you. How exactly do you play Doom? As in, do you go for 100% kills, 100% secrets and items, ect?

 

How i play:

When i play i almost always try to get 100% kills and i usually try to find all of the secrets. If i do miss some secrets, it's okay. I don't care too much about 100% secrets as i'm not gonna spend an hour trying to find 'em all. I do try to pick up items that i see (or need) but i won't go back for missed ones. 

 

Some people don't kill every monster as they just want to finish the map (which i think is sort of dumb but w/e). I just don't like running through a map tbh. Sometimes i'll miss monsters if i miss secrets as they'll be hidden in them (obviously) or if i miss an area of a map (but i usually explore everything tbh).

 

@Can't play on Nightmare I was just wondering how you play Doom since you tend to brag about playing on UV Fast a lot. Also, how was SIGIL? Did you like the soundtrack?

[Can't play on Nightmare]

3 hours ago, CyberDreams said:

@Can't play on Nightmare This may not be the right topic to ask this question in but: I have a question for you. How exactly do you play Doom? As in, do you go for 100% kills, 100% secrets and items, ect?

 

How i play:

When i play i almost always try to get 100% kills and i usually try to find all of the secrets. If i do miss some secrets, it's okay. I don't care too much about 100% secrets as i'm not gonna spend an hour trying to find 'em all. I do try to pick up items that i see (or need) but i won't go back for missed ones. 

 

Some people don't kill every monster as they just want to finish the map (which i think is sort of dumb but w/e). I just don't like running through a map tbh. Sometimes i'll miss monsters if i miss secrets as they'll be hidden in them (obviously) or if i miss an area of a map (but i usually explore everything tbh).

 

@Can't play on Nightmare I was just wondering how you play Doom since you tend to brag about playing on UV Fast a lot. Also, how was SIGIL? Did you like the soundtrack?

 

I dont do 100% kills but I kill most of the enemies since they are in my way and attack me. Basically most of the enemies in maps. 

 

Sigil was harder than Doom with fast monsters. Fast monsters in Sigil made me die a lot but normal UV was still easy at least.

 

As for sountracks, soundtrack of map 2 is, I think, I liked most.

 

 

Edited July 9, 2020 by Can't play on Nightmare

[Can't play on Nightmare]

Sigil has only been an unofficial megawad I finished so far. And I also finished it 5 times with diffierent difficulties.

 

I start those Doom 2 megawads such as Scytle, Hell Reaveled, Alice but I just cannot my my way to exist in maps and having to watch youtube videos to get them are also boring me.

 

I choose the easiest difficulty when I first play a megawad because my only concern when I am new to it is finding my way to exist, which is actually very hard when it is your first time. You dont know where to go. And that bores you. I get stuck in maps.

 

Only solution is watching youtube videos for it.

 

Cyber Dreams has so far been the Doom 2 32 levels unofficial megawad that I got closest to finishing. I am in level 18.

Edited July 9, 2020 by Can't play on Nightmare

[Endless]

4 minutes ago, Can't play on Nightmare said:

Sigil has only been an unofficial megawad I finished so far. And I also finished it 5 times with diffierent difficulties.

You like difficulties a lot uh. That's some patience for doing it 5 times.

 

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Cyber Dreams has so far been the Doom 2 32 levels unofficial megawad I got closest to finishing. I am in level 18 so far. 

Well mate, if you are new to this deep and fascinating world of megawads, you should check this out. It may help you a lot both with your difficulty skills and navigation.

 

[Chip]

On 7/9/2020 at 2:16 AM, Can't play on Nightmare said:

Sigil has only been an unofficial megawad I finished so far.

technically, Sigil is not a Megawad, because a Megawad needs 15 levels in it to be Mega. It was fun, though, wasn't it?

[RottingZombie]

I played Sigil finally for the first time. It was pretty awesome. My favorite thing about it was the theme/atmosphere. I hated the level with the small ledge.. well, the one with the canyon and lost souls/cacos. Music was great (non buckethead version). I'll probably wait a while before playing it again; I've missed a lot of megawads in the last few years.

[Stabbey]

I played Sigil a few months ago. Ultra-Violence, using mid-level saves and continuous play. It was all right, although excessively dark, and the theme was pretty repetitive. I didn't care for the soundtrack.

[Chip]

53 minutes ago, Stabbey said:

and the theme was pretty repetitive.

I actually liked that about the WAD. it kind of made it feel like Duke to me, in that every level takes place immediately after the last. 

55 minutes ago, Stabbey said:

I didn't care for the soundtrack.

which one? I thought Jimmy's was good, I haven't listened to Bucketheads, and probably won't.

[Stabbey]

I didn't buy the soundtrack, so whatever came with the free version of Sigil.

[Can't play on Nightmare]

7 hours ago, Stabbey said:

I didn't buy the soundtrack, so whatever came with the free version of Sigil.

 

What's the difference?

Edited July 30, 2020 by Can't play on Nightmare

[DoomGater]

Buckethead is great but I look at his soundtrack as a piece of art in it's own right. It does not need Sigil to sound great.

"Romero One Mind Any Weapon" reallz is a killer tune.
Jimmy did a perfect job with his MIDIs, but -as it is 'only just a bunch of SMFs' it does not sound so superior as Buckehead's work.
But please don't get me wrong, we did a perfect job for a superoir game OST.
It is just two pair of shoes in different sizes...
It is about something a freeloader wouldn't acknowledge or value.

 

[amackert]

Last night is the first time I ran through Sigil start-to-finish since it came out. There's some very devious level design here and I appreciate that it makes the player work much more than most of the maps in Doom's four episodes. It wasn't as tough as I remember, probably due to some familiarity with it already, but it was still a welcome challenge. Enemy placement is smart and the secrets are quite enjoyable to seek out.

[seed]

14 hours ago, LiT_gam3r said:

I actually liked that about the WAD. it kind of made it feel like Duke to me, in that every level takes place immediately after the last. 

which one? I thought Jimmy's was good, I haven't listened to Bucketheads, and probably won't.

 

I think Jimmy's MIDIs are more fitting as well. Buckethead's music is good and all but it doesn't go hand in hand with the oppressive atmosphere and survival-esque nature of Sigil at all.

 

19 hours ago, LiT_gam3r said:

technically, Sigil is not a Megawad, because a Megawad needs 15 levels in it to be Mega. It was fun, though, wasn't it?

 

I think Romero said it's 9.

[TheNoob_Gamer]

20 hours ago, LiT_gam3r said:

technically, Sigil is not a Megawad, because a Megawad needs 15 levels in it to be Mega. It was fun, though, wasn't it?

9 SP maps + 9 DM maps = 18 maps = technically a megawad