DBP45: Vrack Botanicals

[matador]

Vrack Botanicals is a ten-map Doom 2 episode for limit-removing ports brought to you by various members of the Doomer Boards, themed around Vrack-style bases, overgrown vegetation, and space marijuana. This month's project lead was 40oz. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the mapset and stay tuned next month for the next episode!

 

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Screenshots:

 

MAPLIST:

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MAP01: Kush Control by @40oz
MAP02: Xerak Station by @JadingTsunami
MAP03: Interstellar Vinery by @Fryuko
MAP04: Reasonably Upset Shrubs by Maxwell
MAP05: Spin Cycle by @40oz
MAP06: Cosmic Nightshade by @matador
MAP07: Weed's like, uhh, capitalist conspiracy to keep us down, man... by @NoisyVelvet
MAP08: Grow Op by @kvsari
MAP09: Weed Vault by @Chris Moyer
MAP10: Base Eclaire by @Redead-ITA

Previous Projects:

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2018:

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-Monuments of Mars -Circle of Caina -Forest Swords -Xenomorph Base -Coffin Curse -Vicarious Reality

2019:

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-The Merry Christmassy Doom Project -MINDBLOOD GENESIS -Legend of the Hidden Tech -Earth Ends -Lillywhite Lilith -Into The Storm -Alien Bastards! -After the Fall -Fuck Global Warming... This is Hell! -Cyb's Freaky Colonoscopy -Alone -Umbral Platinum -A Doomer Boards Christmas Carol

2020:

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-Dungeons and Demons -Occult Secrets of the Third Reich on Mars -Biotech is Godzilla -Evil Egypt -Spaceballs: The Sequel: The Quest For More DBP Maps -Dead But Dreaming -The City of Damned Children -10 Day Vacation -Fear and Loathing -Morbid Autumn -The Magnificent Five -Santa's Outback Bender

2021:

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-Tomatomania! -Rainy Days In Casablanca -Luminous Gloom -Stroggman's Tundra -Aquatic Wonder -AUGER;ZENITH -Chronicles of Ghost Town -Carnage Oasis -Funnelcake Apparitions -Hell Revealed III (Pt. 1) -Slime on Earth -Christmas In Inferno

2022:

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-Japanese Valentines -Vrack Botanicals

Sidequests:

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-Fall of Society

For (slightly) more DBP info, please check the Doom Wiki article!

 

[cannonball]

Neat, who doesn't like space themed techbases. 

MAP01: Kush Control by @40oz - Fair to say that the opening vista is very inviting. In general this is a little bit on the mixed side. I must confess that this map is probably on the easy side even without the SSG (As such it is questionable that it is given right off the bat). Still this was pleasant enough, I do like the area with the switch that opens up the red key, probably the most tense and atmospheric part (Though it is a map01 so don't expect to be riddled with bullets). An ok opener that is best at the start and end (red key approach onwards).

 

MAP02: Xerak Station by @JadingTsunami

An interesting little gimmick to this one where you have a choice of what key/weapon you want to grab to reach the end goal of the yellow key. This one is pretty serviceable, nothing spectacular but the combat on the whole was fairly entertaining. Not sure if it is possible to get 100% kills/secrets here. Not that it is a fundamental issue of course.

[Philnemba]

Vrack theme mapset = instant download for me :)

[adamastor]

Didn't expect to find it released so soon. Great work, as always, Doomers!

[JadingTsunami]

1 hour ago, cannonball said:

Not sure if it is possible to get 100% kills/secrets here. Not that it is a fundamental issue of course.

 

Yes, using either path one can achieve 100% kills and secrets.

[Jacek Bourne]

I always like the Vrack Aesthetic. I will take a look and likely enjoy the visuals.

[Krenium]

Can someone shed some light on what Vrack means? Google is not helping here

[Nefelibeta]

Just now, Krenium said:

Can someone shed some light on what Vrack means? Google is not helping here

Wrack but with a "v"?

[Krenium]

I think I might have found it: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Vrack

[Jacek Bourne]

35 minutes ago, Krenium said:

Can someone shed some light on what Vrack means? Google is not helping here

 

Vrack is a series of large techbase maps which increase in detail across each entry. They use a lot of silver and variations on silver textures. You should take a look at them for they are quite enjoyable.

[cannonball]

Made a little more progress.

I liked Map03, it felt quite quaint and neatly presented (A nice marriage of the dominant silver and the botanic greens). Wasn’t sure that the rocket launcher was necessary until I reached the exit. There was a pair of hell knights behind a door that felt unnecessary, but that is my only complaint. A very fine map.

Stopped on Map04 as it seems to be a rather lengthy number and skimmed through the rest, the whole package does look rather mixed with some maps looking pretty neat and some that are less so (To put it kindly). I will try to play fully through some more of these at some point.

Edited March 6, 2022 by cannonball

[Graf Zahl]

The more Vrack, the better.

[Mordeth]

I've just split the usual & expected DB drama to a separate thread.

[Death Bear]

 

 

[matador]

9 hours ago, cannonball said:

Made a little more progress.

I liked Map03, it felt quite quaint and neatly presented (A nice marriage of the dominant silver and the botanic greens). Wasn’t sure that the rocket launcher was necessary until I reached the exit. There was a pair of hell knights behind a door that felt unnecessary, but that is my only complaint. A very fine map.

Stopped on Map04 as it seems to be a rather lengthy number and skimmed through the rest, the whole package does look rather mixed with some maps looking pretty neat and some that are less so (To put it kindly). I will try to play fully through some more of these at some point.

Thanks for playing, I like reading these little write ups. Map 03 is interesting to me because its kind of an atypical map for Fryuko as he usually does longer and more set piece based stuff, so its cool to see him do something a bit out of the ordinary and pull it off so well. Very pretty map too. And yes, Map 04 is a long one - it, Map 08 and maybe Map 09 are the longer ones in the set.

[Pistoolkip]

Maps 1 & 2!
 

 

[Red Recluse]

Journey into blue surprise for doom marine.

[Pistoolkip]

Map 3 is my favourite, great blend of visuals and gameplay.

Map 5 has a great layout, giving the player a lot of manouverability in the central area