Doom Zero - launch (and celebrating 25 years of Doom II)

[DASI-I]

30 Sep 1995 2019 is the release of the long in development, DOOM ZERO. Why is it called Doom Zero? You'll have to play it to find out.
Released exactly 25 years after the release of Doom II (30 Sep 1994)
 

- Fully MS-DOS compatible! (minimum: Intel DX4 100MHz - recommended: Intel Pentium 60MHz)
- New Monster and Boss

- 30 new Levels (maybe 2 additional secret levels?)

- 4 Player Co-op

- New Graphics and Sounds (including SFX, music and sprites)

(WARNING!: Not compatible with any other mods, such as Brutal Doom, Beautiful Doom, etc. These will have the unfortunate effect of erasing the new content, such as the new Boss and Monster)

 

 

The goal of Doom Zero isn't just to reuse the basic mechanics of the original Doom 2 (find key, unlock door, exit level) but to create a variety of mechanics that makes traversing the levels more interesting whilst still staying within the confines of the limitations of the original Doom2.exe

 

 

The level designers at id Software, most notably John Romero, followed a few rules that Doom Zero tries to follow. To learn more check out this fantastic video on this topic:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHurafdCoQ

 

 

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Doom Zero is available as an Add-On in the official re-release of Ultimate Doom and Doom II: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300/DOOM_II/

Mod version download: https://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-zero/downloads

!!! WARNING !!!: Not compatible with any other mods, such as Brutal Doom, Beautiful Doom, etc. These will have the unfortunate effect of erasing the new content, such as the new Boss and Monster

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Please share and help publicize this project ^_^



and while you're at it, try out the HQMusic add-on in conjunction with Doom Zero
DOWNLOAD: https://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-zero/downloads


By the way, I'm making a game for anyone who is interested.

Join our discord for more Doom Zero or to see what else we've been working on.
https://discord.gg/tVm5T9Yrhw

Edited April 10, 2021 by DASI-I
Updating download link

[kknot5889]

Wow! Trailer looks great. Very excited to play this when it comes out.

[BabyGiggles]

loved the trailer for the wad

Edited January 17, 2021 by OneDoomedSpaceMarine

[Degree23]

8 hours ago, DASI-I said:

- Fully MS-DOS compatible! (minimum: Intel DX4 100MHz - recommended: Intel Pentium 60MHz)
 

 

Uh oh, guess I better start saving up for a new computer.

 

This does look amazing. Will it be playable in co-op?

[I_Punch_Demons]

And book marking this for later! This looks great.

[NightFright]

OMG I had almost forgotten about this. Almost TWO (!) years after the demo!

 

Well, this is moving right to the top of my must-play list. Vanilla goodness, guys.

Edited September 27, 2019 by NightFright

[DASI-I]

1 hour ago, Degree23 said:

 

Uh oh, guess I better start saving up for a new computer.

 

This does look amazing. Will it be playable in co-op?

I hear CompUSA has a great clearance deal on 486s :P
But yes, there will be 4 player co-op (I definitely need to add that little info. Thanks).

[GarrettChan]

Does this feature ZeroMaster as a boss? ;P

 

This looks great, and I can't wait to play it at the release. Thanks for the awesome map set.

Edited September 27, 2019 by GarrettChan

[molten_]

Hyped

[Mk7_Centipede]

should be 1 of 2 megawads ;)

 

Like Final Doom.

 

golly gosh this is solid.

Edited October 3, 2019 by Mk7_Centipede

[DASI-I]

Just polishing up the game. Making sure it doesn't have any major issues.

[FearTheReaper]

I wanted to replay S.T.R.A.I.N. again but it can wait, Doom Zero comes first now. ;p

[Grazza]

Are the levels created by a neural network using purely self-learning and zero previous knowledge of the game?

[DASI-I]

!Update!
Gonna have to postpone the game by 1 day. So it will come out October 1st. Apologies to those eager to try it but some last minute bugs that have reared their ugly heads need to be ironed out. Don't worry. It's almost 100% done ^_^

 

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[DoomedFox]

Take your time! Personally this has me hyped as im a giant sucker for vanilla style wads. 

[S0UL FLAME]

Any luck with fixing the bugs? Got really intrigued by the concept of mixing things up with vanilla limits.

[DASI-I]

25 minutes ago, S0UL FLAME said:

Any luck with fixing the bugs? Got really intrigued by the concept of mixing things up with vanilla limits.

 

Bugs are fixed :) But it's after midnight where I live, and I need to test the game first before uploading it. But Yes. It's done. Sorry that you guys don't get to play it tonight but after a quick run of the game tomorrow morning (just to make sure there aren't any bad surprises), expect to receive as soon as I figure out how to upload to /idgames/ :P

[AD_79]

Upload it somewhere else first (Dropbox, Google Drive, whatever) before idgames, especially as that takes a little while. It'll be better for responding to feedback and making changes if needed.

 

Should mention that I'm looking forward to this as well, it very much looks like my kind of thing!

Edited October 2, 2019 by AD_79

[FearTheReaper]

So, how long it is until now? It's technically 2nd Oct 2019 already. In any case I'll stick to the demo for a while. ;p

Edited October 2, 2019 by FearTheReaper

[DASI-I]

13 hours ago, AD_79 said:

Upload it somewhere else first (Dropbox, Google Drive, whatever) before idgames, especially as that takes a little while. It'll be better for responding to feedback and making changes if needed.

 

Should mention that I'm looking forward to this as well, it very much looks like my kind of thing!

 

Ok, will do.

[Linguica]

You can attach the file to a post too.

[HPZeta]

Looking forward to its release, I know you have been working hard on it :)

[Rathori]

Love the trailer, definitely gonna play it.

[Lizardcommando]

Color me intrigued. This looks really cool. I'll have to play this.

[Paul814]

I am highly interested in this!

[DASI-I]

Everyone! DOOM ZERO is released! (link in the first post)

 

Can I ask you guys a huge favor? This game has not received much in terms of game testing so please can I ask that you guys (preferably) record and upload to YouTube for analysis so that I can continue to improve it. Gameplay videos will go a long way to fixing bugs and refining the difficulty of the game. Thanks.

 

Hope you guys have fun!

Edited October 2, 2019 by DASI-I

[Loud Silence]

Thank You!

 

I'm first one downloading this. :P

[NightFright]

Second!
And wow... this must be my first pwad that requires a dehacked file and gives you VISUAL FEEDBACK INGAME if you don't load it. Well played!

Edited October 2, 2019 by NightFright

[kknot5889]

Here gameplay of the first two maps:

 

Spoiler

 

 

The video is commentated, so pretty much all of my thoughts and first reactions can be found there. Just finished E1M3 and I am very impressed so far. Very clever and creative design and good progression. I'll do a map or two a video (depending on the length) and post them here as I go along. 

 

Congrats on the release, @DASI-I! This is amazing so far.

[kknot5889]

E1M3

 

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