GERMS [3 Episode Megawad for ZDoom] 4/8 UPDATE

[zVOITTO]

Hey Folks! GERMS is a wad project by 3 winner dudes, Arse, Jyrki, and Dogtori located in Finland. This is our first traditional map project as a team, and our goal is to create an atmospheric and challenging GzDoom/ Zandronum megawad, optimized for single and coop play. We have about 20 years of experience playing Doom, and it's many pwads, and it was high time to create something of our own.

 

LINK TO GERMS ZDOOM FORUM PAGE (with more screenshots and info): https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=65498

 

08/2021 GERMS V1E DOWNLOAD: GERMS_V1E.zip

 

 

 

 

**NEW in Version 1E

 

*4 NEW levels

    HYPERTENSION (MAP13)
    GERMYARD (MAP15)
    MIND OF THE GERM (MAP17)
    MYSTIC SINBALI (MAP23)

 

*GERMS_WEAPONS_V01
    *Separate wad for the GERMS weapons (for better compatibility)
    *Weapons created based on D64WEAPS.WAD (Full credits in CREDITS.TXT)
    *The weapons are still in alpha with some missing features ie. The Unmaker

*New INTERPIC and some graphics

*Fixes and adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 3, 2021 by zVOITTO
New version V1E

[LuciferSam86]

The maps look really good. I saw the trailer and there is some slaughter vibe in there, I think I'll give it a try soon.

[Suitepee]

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/466810679

 

I attempt to play through map 1 at 2:37:28 into this playtest livestream, but I decide to stop as I sensed this wad wasn't for me quite early on. It does seem to be a very creative (albeit seemingly highly dickish, even on HMP) wad though, so I do hope others will try it.

[DuckReconMajor]

Skill 1 attempt. I plan to modify the wad to make it even easier. Awesome music and atmosphere, I look forward to playing more.

 

 

[zVOITTO]

Added new screenshots from the 2 new levels

[Turin Turambar]

I'm starting to play this wad, and I think it's being criminally overlooked. Lots of interesting and creative combat encounters here.

 

Although I'm stuck at map 03, I don't see the red key anywhere...

[grrfield]

First of all this looks good, but you guys overdid yourself a bit. Each and every room or stage in the map has lava, pits, no really useful weapons and an shortage of ammo. Rethinking (easing) a lot of parts and you may find people to actually play it. I just got 6 people on my server and they just.... ran off.

 

Imho, good work, nice design, good ideas, but gameplay is just not up to par. But that is just me.

 

 

 

BTW, map01 can be entirely skipped by strafing off that tower onto the side of the map and hence just running into the exit (avoiding the vile).

[Turin Turambar]

What difficulty are you playing on? are you doing pistol start? if you don't say that, the post doesn't serve a lot. I'm not finding particular problems at HMP. The balance is a bit off (the first map is the hardest of the first four?) but it's worth it.

[zVOITTO]

Added a link to new version with 2 new maps 

[zVOITTO]

Major Update Version V1D Added

[zVOITTO]

 

Decino played the first map of the third episode of GERMS a while back. The map has seen some changes and fixes since then (mostly regarding balancing).