Safe Haven.

[Jimmy]

A map for GZDoom initially made for @Major Arlene's "Near Death Experiences" project, which later morphed into "Death's Dichotomy". Like the rest of the maps made for this project, it's an exploration of the idea of death and the afterlife.

 

"Safe Haven" is my interpretation of a safe place removed from the world of the living - it's not necessarily heaven, but a happy place nonetheless. All souls are welcome. Negative influences are buried here. Your stay may be temporary, or permanent - that's up to you.

 

Download "Safe Haven" (1.3MB):

GZDoom 4.5.0+ required. OpenGL highly recommended. Only tested in this port/build.

RC1

 

Name: Safe Haven
Map Format: UDMF
Ports Tested: GZDoom 4.5.0
IWAD: Doom 2
Map: MAP01
Music: MIDI of "Edward Scissorhands" theme by Danny Elfman / "Huline Temple" theme from Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny
Gameplay: Single play/co-op
Difficulty Settings: Yes
Multiplayer Placement: No
Build Time: A few days back in 2019
Requirements: Jumping/crouching/freelook all permitted.

 

Credits:

Spoiler

Textures:
SAFESKY1 by Mechadon, recolored by Jimmy
SAFESKY2 edited by Katamori
GRAVE* textures edited by Jimmy (original textures: Hexen)
CG* and C2* textures by Cage (source: cage_tex.wad and cage_tex2.wad), recolors by Jimmy
BSTONK2* from 32in24-15_tex.wad, recolored by Jimmy
FUZZ* textures by Fuzzball
GRTOP by scifista42, recolored by Jimmy (source: Grasstex)
HVROCK* textures edited by Jimmy
IKROCK* textures by Iikka Keranen (source: IK Pack)
LAVFALL1 sourced from gothictx.wad
N_VINE* textures by NiGHTMARE
PLGRAY edited by Jimmy (source: plutonia.wad)
SPROCK* textures edits by Jimmy
TANROC10 by NiGHTMARE (source: d2text.wad)
T6* textures by Tormentor667, at a guess
TM* textures all from perdgatx.wad by Jaws in Space (original textures: Tom Mustaine)
VINEWAL* from 32in24-15_tex.wad 
XFALL* recolored by Jimmy
ZIMMTAN* textures edited by Jimmy (original textures: Romero's unused resource dump)
Zoon recolors by Jimmy (original textures: Raven Software)
CYFALL* recolored by Jimmy

 

Flats:
CYAN* recolored by Jimmy
FLAT5_M/N recolored by NiGHTMARE (source: minipack.wad)
GRASS12/GRASS22 recolored by Jimmy
GRASS32 by Cage, recolored by Jimmy (source: cage_tex.wad)
NEWLAVA1-4 recolored by Jimmy
XWATER1-4 recolored by Jimmy

 

Actors:
Fire spouts by Jimmy
Bushes from Romero's 1993 resource dump, coded by Gothic (R667)
New green trees by Minigunner and osjclatchford (ZD forums), coded by Jimmy
New Strife-like trees by Yuyu3 (R667)

 

Screenshots:

 

Spoiler

 

 

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Stay safe.

Edited August 9, 2021 by Jimmy

[Major Arlene]

So glad to see this map released- it was a joy to play and explored a lot of great, unique themes. Thank you for this map, Jimmy <3

[Final Verdict]

A really nice looking map. I appreciate that it's different from the norm while still looking vanilla'ish.

 

Great work and best of luck in your future endeavours! 

[Jacek Bourne]

I like how this looks. I may take a closer look later.

[BanjoDave]

So cool. I enjoyed it immensely. Wish there was more.

[loveless]

great visuals! the opening felt like i was playing Croc or Spyro, then they both went to hell!

[dodex1000]

Changing the falling out of bounds from 0% damage to a small amount was a nice touch. Gets the idea across without making the player miserable during the platforming part.

[Jimmy]

10 hours ago, loveless said:

great visuals! the opening felt like i was playing Croc or Spyro, then they both went to hell!

 

It's funny, a good deal of the visual inspiration behind this map - at least at first - was from the first world of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. :)

[Soulless]

Loved the concept, reminded me of "Super Meat Boy" when you change from a regular level to the dark version.

The exploratory introduction was great. That rainbow looks amazing haha.

Had a very entertaining 22 minutes, Bravo!

[crusty_charlie]

I had a good run with this one, bite sized and challenging. I love that it introduces itself through a peaceful area so that when you actually take the trip into the Hell version, you have an idea of the layout but just have to survive the enemies that have been inserted into it. Excellent map!

[Clippy]

 

[Lizardcommando]

This was a nice sweet little map. Looks really nice too.

[loveless]

On 5/14/2021 at 2:38 AM, Jimmy said:

 

It's funny, a good deal of the visual inspiration behind this map - at least at first - was from the first world of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. :)

 

yes!!!!!

[Biodegradable]

"Those demonic bastards are gonna pay for ruining my Safe Haven." >:^/