Parallel Doomensions (demo) [Quake inspired wad/Boom format]

[4MaTC]

Greetings, to all of you!

 

We would like to present to you first (and hopefuly last) demo for upcoming community project called Parallel Doomensions.

 

What is Parallel Doomensions?

 

Parallel Doomensions is an upcoming quake 1 inspired project for doom in boom format using q1 textures, sounds and some custom monsters.

 

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At this state we decided to release a demo including 5 maps:

• MAP01 - Slippin' Through Gates by DJVCardMaster @DJVCardMaster
• MAP02 - The Rotunda by dt_ @dt_
• MAP03 - Grungy Grotto by @Egg Boy
• MAP04 - The Slits Of Woe by @4MaTC
• MAP05 - The Bleak Bastion by @Forli

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Also, there is optional addons:

PDmusic.wad - Awesome music composed by @PRIMEVAL and @Joseph Bullock (MrBin) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to use
PDSfx.wad - Some custom sounds that our team decided would fit new sprites and overall atmosphere of lovecraftian horror.
PDsprites.wad - Changes the default Doom Sprites to fit better with the Quake Inspired Levels...This goes for Weapons, Monsters (e.g. vore sprites replacing mancubus sprites) and Pickups.

 

Ports tested: PRBoom+, GZDoom 4.5

Freelook: for your consideration

Jumping/crouching: No

IWAD: Doom 2

Maps: MAP01-MAP05

New: monsters (from DotB) - scrag, shambler and spawn, in optional sprites there is a vore replacing mancubus; music; textures; sprites; sounds.

 

Screenshots (clickable):

Spoiler

 

Click HERE and enter the slipgate to parallel doomensions!

 

p.s. There are opened slots. If you love quake and/or want to map, you are welcomed to our discord

Edited April 15, 2021 by 4MaTC

[Endless]

This tickles me fancy. Love these textures!

[Korozive]

Sweet. Have 2 days off starting tomorrow night. This will be on the playlist for sure.

[Rudolph]

Very nice! The maps are well designed and the use of Quake textures almost make me forget they were not designed with Doom in mind. The Fiend's sounds also fit the Pinky surprisingly well! The music is great too; was it composed for the project?

 

Although I do not understand why the former humans use the Vore idle grunt as their active sound or why the Rocket Launcher is not using its Quake counterpart's sound effects. Also, if you are going to use the Nailgun sound effects, why not replace the Pistol and the Chaingun with the Nailgun and the Supernailgun? I believe sprite models for those two have been made, e.g. Descent Into Heresy.

Edited April 15, 2021 by Rudolph

[Joseph Bullock (MrBin)]

WE DID IT BOYSSS

Edited April 15, 2021 by Joseph Bullock (MrBin)

[Joseph Bullock (MrBin)]

@Rudolph To answer your question about the music, yes it was composed for this project by @PRIMEVAL and myself. I'm glad you enjoy it!

Edited April 15, 2021 by Joseph Bullock (MrBin)

[Rudolph]

34 minutes ago, Joseph Bullock (MrBin) said:

@Rudolph To answer your question about the music, yes it was composed for this project by @PRIMEVAL and myself. I'm glad you enjoy it!

Holy crap! You folks are committed to this project. :P

[Immorpher]

Wooo! I have been hearing chatter about this for a while, congrats!

[Remilia Scarlet]

WOO!  Quake!  I'll give this a try later today or tomorrow.

[Egg Boy]

wrong thread, sorry about that.

Edited April 15, 2021 by Egg Boy
wrong thread

[SilverMiner]

Glad to hear it's alive

[Biodegradable]

Good to see this project yet still lives!

[Pirx]

doom and quake in one game, what could be better.

[PRIMEVAL]

18 hours ago, Rudolph said:

Very nice! The maps are well designed and the use of Quake textures almost make me forget they were not designed with Doom in mind. The Fiend's sounds also fit the Pinky surprisingly well! The music is great too; was it composed for the project?

 

Although I do not understand why the former humans use the Vore idle grunt as their active sound or why the Rocket Launcher is not using its Quake counterpart's sound effects. Also, if you are going to use the Nailgun sound effects, why not replace the Pistol and the Chaingun with the Nailgun and the Supernailgun? I believe sprite models for those two have been made, e.g. Descent Into Heresy.

 

Vore is replacing the Mancubus (sprite set) and the Manc uses the Zombie Active sounds. Easily changed in ZDoom but this is for Boom, and I'm not smart enough to figure out how to have them not share it lol.

 

Rocket Launcher should be using the Quake rocket sound... that's odd, must have been overlooked. Oops. And the Nailgun sfx are from Dimension of the Boomed, they were never changed from that.

[cmdrads]

Having both ran this through gzdoom and DOS, and listened to the music on its own, I am extremely impressed!

[Forli]

On 4/15/2021 at 8:58 PM, PRIMEVAL said:

 

Vore is replacing the Mancubus (sprite set) and the Manc uses the Zombie Active sounds. Easily changed in ZDoom but this is for Boom, and I'm not smart enough to figure out how to have them not share it lol.

I used WhackEd4 to edit dehacked files and that lets you change the sounds of things.

Or you can write in the dehacked file directly "Alert sound = x" for example.

[PRIMEVAL]

On 4/17/2021 at 4:13 AM, Forli said:

I used WhackEd4 to edit dehacked files and that lets you change the sounds of things.

Or you can write in the dehacked file directly "Alert sound = x" for example.

You're hired.

[Rudolph]

Come to think of it, should the Vore not replace the Revenant instead of the Mancubus?

Edited May 4, 2021 by Rudolph

[4MaTC]

 

24 minutes ago, Rudolph said:

Come to think of it, should the Vore not replace the Revenant instead of the Mancubus?

Only because of the homing missile? Nah, rev is iconic to doom and is much more agile then vore

[Rudolph]

I would keep the Mancubus as is and replace the Arch-Vile with the Shambler.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Rudolph

[4MaTC]

We have shamblers too, it replaced ss soldier iirc :)

[Rudolph]

I think the Revenant's homing attack and agility fits the Vore better than the Mancubus' large hitbox, slow speed and inaccurate shots.

[PRIMEVAL]

Well, the Vore is slow with a big hitbox... :P

[Forli]

Would it not make more sense for the Vore to replace the Arachnotron? Since they are both spiderlike, and the Arachnotron's attacks kinda force the player to take cover as the Vore's does.

[PRIMEVAL]

Would look kinda weird, imo, how the Vore fires its projectiles. Rapid fire headbanging throwing plasma balls.