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IronEagle Competition 40: Apokalypsis

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Pegleg   

Pegleg
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Welcome to a new month of the IronEagle competition! That's right, this is the ironman challenge that accepts everyone, no matter how much skill you have (or think you have). As long as you like Doom, and you want to try playing it saveless, you're welcome to the come to the party.

 

This month, participants will challenge themselves against Apokalypsis, an Episode 4 replacement created by @theJF and released in August 2015. The plot is never explicitly mentioned anywhere, so feel free to consider the plot of Apokalypsis to be you taking on the hordes of Hell, Ultimate Doom-style. It may not be the most original, but if it ain't broke, why fix it?

 

Participants must play these maps on complevel 3 or Doom(strict).

 

Apokalypsis starts at E4M1. Survival is completion of E4M8. There is one secret map, accessible from E4M2.

 

FYI, there is an extra map, E5M1. It has nothing to do with the rest of the mapset, but it can reached by using idclev in the ZDoom family of ports or from the command line (-warp 5 1) in Chocolate and PrBoom+ (I don't know about other ports). You won't get a bonus for playing it, but you can give it a try if you want.

 

Download Apokalypsis.

 

 

 

Congratulations to this month's winners (further details are in the post below).

 

UV: @Maribo (Runner-up: @Roofi)

HMP: @Goofy_1966 (Runner-up: n/a)

HNTR: @Andromeda (Runner-up: @Major Arlene)

 

 

Spoiler
  • Template for Chocolate:
    • -iwad doom.wad -file apokalyp.wad -skill <x> -warp 4 1 -record <IEapokalypsis>

 

  • Template for PRBoom+:
    • -iwad doom.wad -file apokalyp.wad -complevel 3 -skill <x> -warp 4 1 -record <IEapokalypsis>

 

  • Template for ZDoom:
    • -iwad doom.wad -file apokalypsis.wad  +compatmode 2 -skill <x> +map e4m1 -record <IEapokalypsis>
      • it is possible you may have to use +set skill <x> for GZDoom

 

  • <x> must be replaced by the skill level. 2 = HNTR, 3 = HMP, 4 = UV
  • <IEapokalypsis> would be replaced with whatever you decide to call your demo, if you're submitting a demo

 

 

Rules:

The rules are basically the same as they have been. Either demos or streams are permissible. If you are creating a demo, post the demo. If you are streaming, post a video of the stream. Even if streaming, you can still submit a demo, if you want to.


The basic rule is that you submit a demo/stream played at a particular difficulty level (HNTR, HMP, or UV) and you play without saving and reloading, ending your run when you die (or survive).

 

The following are allowed (but not required):

  • Freelook
  • Crosshair
  • Mods that are COSMETIC ONLY

 

The following are NOT allowed:

  • Crouching
  • Jumping
  • Mods that change ANY aspect of base gameplay, including (but not limited to) enemy behavior, enemy speed, player abilities, player speed, weapon damage, ammo, and enemy drops.

 

Further, more specific, rules are listed below:

Spoiler

 

  • Submissions (except for streams, as described below) must include a demo.
    • You may practice a mapset if you want, but these practice runs should not be submitted as your official entry, and your run would be Category 2, unless there are exceptional circumstances (such as described below).
  • A run must be done in a singular sitting with no saves. (With room for breaks. This will be addressed below.)
  • Streams and video runs are accepted provided you post a video of the stream/run or a link to the video.
    • If you post a video of the stream, you may post a demo if you want, but it is not mandatory. You may also post a demo if you, for some reason, do not want to post the video or a link.
  • Secret levels, if present, do not have to be completed for a survival run. If they are completed, they are extra credit.

 


Any port is accepted provided it will actually run the mapset. There is no preference.
 

Spoiler

Of course, if you want to try a limit-removing/Boom map in Chocolate Doom, be my guest. However, be aware that your run may be over rather quickly. Don't say you weren't warned.

 

Category System:

  • Category 1: Blind run. This explains itself. You have no knowledge of the wad and have not played/seen it before. I'm willing to be somewhat lenient with this Category.
    • For example, if you die early in Map 01, and then decide to play again for your run, you can still call it Category 1.
  • Category 2: Non-blind.
    • If you have played the wad before and/or possess significant foreknowledge, your run is non-blind. Basically, anything that is not Category 1 is Category 2.

 

If you're unhappy with your blind run, feel free to record a new run, and submit that run instead. (Just don't submit your first run.) If you want to submit your first run, no matter how you perform, by all means, go ahead and do it. You just shouldn't feel that you HAVE to submit a run you're dissatisfied with, just to preserve a "Category 1" status. If you want to go back and submit a second run, you're welcome to do so, but, at this time, it won't be counted.

 

 

Difficulty System:

You may submit a demo/stream for only one of HNTR, HMP, or UV. Choose only one, because subsequent submissions will be rejected (i.e., if you submit a HMP demo, the HNTR demo you then submit will be rejected). We're not using the 1CC rule set here. And your first submission is what counts.

 

Only runs from the same difficulty will be pitted against each other. Each difficulty will be graded separately.

 

 

Submission:

  • When you submit your run, please the include the following information:
  • The category (1 or 2)
  • The difficulty
  • If you survived or what map you died on
  • If you survived, whether you completed either of the secret maps
  • The time elapsed when you survived/died (even if it's only approximate)
  • How many kills you had on the map where you died
  • The port you used (if you included a demo)
  • A link to the stream/video (if you did a stream)

 

You may include a commentary about the maps or details about them, if you want to. If you do include specific information about the map (e.g. "The demon trap in Map 08 is rough"), please put it in a spoiler, so that people that want a completely blind experience won't be tipped off. In you're just putting in a general comment (e.g., "Pro tip: don't get hit"), then no need for a spoiler.

 

Attempting to max the maps is not necessary to win.
 

Ranking for this mapset will be determined by:

  • Survival (with 1 secret level)
  • Survival (with 0 secret levels)
  • Total time for survival
  • Map of death (in descending order: E4M8, E4M7, E4M6, E4M5, E4M4, E4M3, E4M9, E4M2, E4M1)
  • Total time at death
  • Kill count at death

 

If you die, please wait a few seconds before quitting.

 

 

Breaks:

Everyone gets tired. Sometimes people survive longer than they expected. Nature calls. Every now and then, there are family emergencies. Needing to take a break shouldn't necessarily end a promising run. While you should try to complete the run in a single setting, this isn't always possible. If you have to take a break, try to make it quick.

 

 

Happy Dooming!

 

 

 

Previous IronEagle Competitions

Spoiler

 

2018

  • 1 (Oct.): Scientist 2 (Winners -- UV: leodoom85   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Liberation)
  • 2 (Nov.): Vanguard (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Liberation)
  • 3 (Dec.): Crumpets (Winners -- UV: NoisyVelvet   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Pegleg)

 

 

2019

  • 4 (Feb.): Dark Covenant (Winners -- UV: kmc   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 5 (Mar.): Brood of Hatred (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: Crusader No Regret   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 6 (Apr.): Riot Control (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: Walter Confetti   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 7 (May): Scimitar (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: Crusader No Regret   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 8 (Jun.): Bauhaus (Winners -- UV: vdgg   HMP: Crusader No Regret   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 9 (Jul.): Bloody Steel (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 10 (Aug.): The Brotherhood of Ruin (Winners -- UV: leodoom85   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 11 (Sept.): Flashback to Hell (Winners -- UV: kmc/Bdubzzz   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 12 (Oct.): A Taste for Blood (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: n/a   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 13 (Nov.): Back to Basics (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz   HMP: Horus   HNTR: Pegleg)
  • 14 (Dec.): Whitemare (Winners -- UV: Bdubzzz & NaZa   HMP: Crusader No Regret   HNTR: Pegleg)

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

2022

Edited by Pegleg
EDIT 1: Added author. EDIT 2: Added monthly winners and runners up. EDIT 3: Added link to post below.
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BoxY   

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Category 1, UV, survived in 1:20:07.

ie-bx-apok.lmp

 

All I can say is that this guy REALLY likes pinkies and spectres, possibly to the point that it qualifies as some kind of sexual disorder. Pretty average stuff otherwise.

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Andromeda   

Andromeda
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Category: 1

Difficulty: HNTR

Survived (with 0 secret levels)

Time: 1:14:22

 

BoxY summed up the set rather well I reckon. Spent some time trying to figure out how to access the secret exit to no avail.

 

ie_andromeda_apokalyp.zip

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NaZa   

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ironeagle_feb22_naza.zip

 

Category 1, dead on E4M5.
UV difficulty. Reached E4M5 in 41:59; total time at death was 47:23. 70/193 kills, prBoom+ 2.5.1.4


Not sure how the thing I died on should be approached. At all. Probably should just be quick on the trigger I guess? BoxY & Maribo did it and hats off because that's just brutal. EDIT: That whole journey seems to be optional. That makes me feel quite woozy about my death.

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Maribo   

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Category: 2 (Played Map01 and part of Map02 before.)

Difficulty: UV

Survived, with 1 secret level. (My first survival in IronEagle / IronMan, I believe.)

Time: 1:44:40 (104:40)

ie40_maribo_apok.zip

 

If I see another pinky/spectre today, I am going to go ballistic.

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Roofi   

Roofi
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Survived in roughly 1h47 , Category 1, secret level included.

 

I'm usually not a fan of E4-themed Ultimate Doom but this one proved to be really solid !

 

DEMO

 

 

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PsychEyeball   

PsychEyeball
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Category 1

Difficulty: UV

Died on E4M4 (84/153 kills, dead at 33:34)

Secret level found!

Played on DSDA-Doom 0.23

 

I managed to cheat death by pinkies once, but alas, the barons had the last laugh. Apart from the pinky spam in some of the maps, this was a solid mapset. I definitely will go back and finish this one.

apokalypsis_psych.rar

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Pegleg   

Pegleg
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21 hours ago, theJF said:

Hey I remember this one!

A perfect opportunity to indulge two of my favourite things: nostalgia and narcissism.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1285292425

 

I died on E4M1. Not embarrassed at all.

Thanks Mr Pegleg for this trip down memory lane.

 

I'm glad you enjoyed your trip down memory lane. And your second playthrough ended at E4M5, so that was a strong showing.

 

I enjoyed the playthrough you streamed, along with your running commentary. Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to come back again sometime. We have a new one of these each month.

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Meowgi   

Meowgi
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IEapokalypsis_Meowgi.zip

Category 1 - UV

Died on E4M5 - 26:35 126/193
Played on DSDA-Doom 22.5 cl3

This is my first time trying an Iron man. Was pretty fun, but wtf with the progression on E4M5?

 

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SleepyVelvet   

SleepyVelvet
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Category: 1 (Blind)

Difficulty: UV

DEAD: E4M6

-Arrival: 72:04 (1h12m4s)

-Death: 87:00 (1h27m0s)

-Kills: 92/136

Coffees: 2

Pee Breaks: 1

Port: prboom-plus (2.3.1.5  2.5.1.3)

-Gamma: 0

 

Cause of death:

 

Who put the second cybie there...  Naughty mapper.

 

noisy_apokalyp_ironman.zip

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LadyMistDragon   

LadyMistDragon
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oops, just saw this needs to be on complevel 3, just delete this post please.

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Pegleg   

Pegleg
Posted (edited)
11 hours ago, LadyMistDragon said:

oops, just saw this needs to be on complevel 3, just delete this post please.

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You could always post it as Category 2 with the proper complevel. That would be an option.

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LadyMistDragon   

LadyMistDragon
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15 hours ago, Pegleg said:

 

You could always post it as Category 2 with the proper complevel. That would be an option.

Just saw this post - and I think I'm ahead of you

 

Category 2

Difficulty UV

Dead at E1m5 at around 1:02:00 (but finding the secret map) with 114/193 enemies killed,

Played with From Doom with Love, v2021.08.29

 

Dead mostly due to the slime and being very unsure how to get out of the loop I found myself in(the pinkies helped too). So much bumbling I miraculously recovered from. Basically like @Meowgi.  Nearly died in E4M9 because of the lack of health by the end I hate pinkies so much. At least the Cyberdemon in E4M3 didn't kill me this time. It's definitely easier than OG E4 in many aspects though.

apokdemo.zip

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4shockblast   

4shockblast
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E4M7, UV, cat 1. I kinda derailed at the end, quite a lot of jank in this wad and gameplay was pretty boring. Half the time I had no idea where I was going and finding progression somehow. I think I was doing a decent pace, though, too bad, but IDK what's on last map.

apokalyp_Ironeagle_shock.zip

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NightTerror   

NightTerror
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Category 2, UV, died in E4M6 with 109 kills (exited E4M5 at about 43 minutes, secret map completed)

 

This seemed like the typical mapset were finding secrets is easier than finding actual progression... spent about 10 minutes being lost, then I died stupidly as soon as I found progression. Shame.

 

 

ironeagle-nightteror-apokalypsis.zip

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Goofy_1966   

Goofy_1966
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https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1303516836

 

Cat 2 / HMP / E4M3 Cyberdemon Death (95/96 monsters killed)

 

Who does The Pale Horse come for... He came for Goofy.

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Pegleg   

Pegleg
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A hearty thank you to everyone who participated this month, and I hope to see you back for next month's IronEagle. Be sure to tell your friends and acquaintances, too.

 

Without further ado, here are the results for IronEagle 40.

 

UV

  1. Maribo (Survived+1)
  2. Roofi (Survived+1)
  3. mhrz (Survived)
  4. Master Medi (Survived)
  5. BoxY (Survived)
  6. dt_ (Survived)
  7. 4shockblast (E4M7)
  8. NightTerror (E4M6)
  9. NoisyVelvet (E4M6)
  10. Meowgi (E4M5)
  11. LadyMistDragon (E4M5)
  12. NaZa (E4M5)
  13. PsychEyeball (E4M4)
  14. Suitepee (E4M3)
  15. Spendoragon (E4M2)
  16. theJF (E4M1)

 

HMP

  1. Goofy_1966 (E4M3)

 

HNTR

  1. Andromeda (Survived)
  2. Major Arlene (E4M7)
  3. Pegleg (E4M4)
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