Cancelled Doom 3 mods?

[Arl]

On 9/1/2021 at 5:28 AM, Dexiaz said:

As far as I know the "Thief" TC can be considered as finished, it's just gets some rare patches from time to time with custom maps.

 

6 hours ago, kristus said:

The Dark Mod (Thief TC) is a standalone game these days afaik

 

 

Indeed, 

 

https://www.thedarkmod.com/main/

[maerendor]

On 5/10/2020 at 11:35 AM, Tetzlaff said:

Your post is funny, edited in 2020 you seems to remember better that Carmack himself Doom 3 destiny. Doom Chronicles was published -finished- as a total conversion of single player TO multiplayer, and servers were running for all to play for free almost until 2010. Actually it was published first in a german magazine, with double page review and distributed in exclusive one month in advance.  So your dates -as all the others in this forum- are 'outdated'... I kknow, 'cause I designed Bamfu Games logo and the mod logo. Bamfu still has the rights to free distribute the mod and supported other mods -same years- with AI, code, assets...

 

 

Here are some cancelled mods I remember:

 

- Recall to Hell: Very promising, but too ambitious. They wanted to let it take place on all planets of the solar system and so on. They had some talented people working on it and got some stuff done. There was an alpha released some years ago were you could take a look at some unfinished levels and models.

 

- Doom Chronicles: SP episode with computer controlled team mates. Short demo version was released. https://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-chronicles

 

- Doom 3 Fortress: Team Fortress mod for Doom 3 MP. Development switched over to Quake 4 when that game came out, then it died.

 

- Requiem Avenging Angel Mod: remake of the FPS of the same name from 1999. Switched to Quake 4, died.

 

- Sapphire Scar: A mod losely inspired by System Shock. https://www.moddb.com/mods/sapphire-scar

 

- Quake II Lost Marine: A remake of Quake 2. First 2 levels were finished and released as a demo, but there was planned to be more. https://www.moddb.com/mods/quake-ii-lost-marine

 

- The Dark Side of Io: SP campaign with new story and weapons. https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-dark-side-of-io

 

- Shadowing Hate: large scale mod with a cyberpunk setting. https://www.violationentertainment.com/dev_sh_i.html

 

 

[Tetzlaff]

@maerendor: I think your quotation is messed up.

 

So there is a newer, more complete version of Doom Chronicles available?

[Wadmodder Shalton]

Bumping this up to include another Russian bootleg Doom 3 mod Тайны станции Нью-Стар, which translates to "Mystery of New Star Station".

[Dexiaz]

6 hours ago, Wadmodder Shalton said:

Bumping this up to include another Russian bootleg Doom 3 mod Тайны станции Нью-Стар, which translates to "Mystery of New Star Station".

 

Well, this bootleg is counted as "released ", since people bought it back in a day on CD/DVDs.

 

I don't think it can be mentioned as "cancelled" mod in that case.

[Tetzlaff]

Any more info on "Mystery of New Star Station"? Is it cobbled together from stolen custom maps?

I found a Russian site that had some description sounding like an advertisment (after autotranslate), but not much actual info about the content.

 

[Dexiaz]

4 hours ago, Tetzlaff said:

Any more info on "Mystery of New Star Station"?

 

Back in the day, around 2005, I've seen such pirated CD. On backside of the box was a screenshot from the Doom movie, where is Dwayne Johnson firing from the BFG, which made me think it was based on the movie. But I'm not really sure about the image. And no, I didn't bought this, so I never played it.

 

BUT I do remember the text. I mean, I've found it right now, and this is what I've seen typed on the backside many years ago. I suppose you've found the same text. Lemme translate it in proper way (better than autotranslate, I believe):

 

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The action takes place in our solar system. The UAC Corporation, having lost contact with the "New Star" base, sends a Spec Ops team to find out the reasons for the communication failure. But the director of the corporation didn't say about the fact that the "New Star" is not just a biological research base, it is also targeted to do excavations to search for an ancient civilization ruins, which apparently led to a disaster. You are doomed. Shock and horror are your constant companions. Hope is long dead. Only the volleys of the faithful BFG illuminate the dark corridors of the colony, where are terrible creatures lurk, defiling the Nature with their existence. Shoot at everything that moves, because you have nothing to lose. Heady graphics quality with never-before-seen special effects are presented here. And also a new milestone in the development of online battles. Chilling independent addon to the most scarrier shooter of our time - Doom III, the plot of which is a logical continuation of the original game. This addon is made at a high professional level, with changes in the qualities of weapons and the strength of monsters. This campaign is not inferior in saturation to the exciting plot of the original game.

 

And I've found some playtrough on YT. I'm not sure it's everything (because it's separated), but still:

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does this look like a pack of stolen maps? I'm not really familiar with custom campaigns.

[Tetzlaff]

Thanks for the translation and the videos @Dexiaz. I play every Doom 3 custom map I can get my hands on and no, I don't recognize any stolen maps in these videos (like it was the case with other bootleg expansions I have seen). This actually looks like an original medium/good quality custom epsiode. I recognize some familiar bits and pieces of geometry though, perhabs copypasted from the stock Doom 3 levels, but done in a competent way.

 

On a different note, that strange habit of compulsive corpse gibbing the player exhibits in those videos is unpleasant...

Edited September 5, 2023 by Tetzlaff