Deadline Announced! [Community Project] Pandora (Shovelware MegaWad) - All Slots Taken

[Gibbon]

Welcome to Pandora! A community project that aims to produce a modern megawad full of maps that 'would have' been considered as shovelware back in the mid-90's.

This is a very low-threshold CP.  As long as the map can be completed without cheats, then it can go in, let your wildest crazy-a** dreams come true!

 

Pandora is the shovelware challenge started by @Mr. Kong 

 

Story:

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Doomguy was on discord rehab with the Doomies Shovelware Crackfiend Society and this felt like a good idea at the time

 

IWAD - Doom2.WAD
Port - Vanilla (Must be able to run in DOS).  Use whatever you want for your own testing but keep DOS Vanilla limits in-mind.
Play: SP, DM and COOP

 

Mapping Regulations:

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- The level MUST be able to run in the original executable.

 

- The level must be able to be completed without cheats.

 

- OPTIONAL support for all difficulties and all play types (SP, DM and COOP) - EDITED 23.6

 

- MAP difficulty isn't a concern.  Bag it the way you want it, but try to be reasonable.

- You can have a custom midi, just keep the DOS limit in-mind (65kb)

 

- don't obsess over your map.  If you think it is ready then it is ready.  Misaligned textures etc..  are part of the charm (but don't overdo it).

 

- Custom Sounds, Text, Textures, Sprites etc...  ARE ALLOWED AS LONG AS THEY ARE TAKEN FROM REAL SHOVELWARE WADS.
 

 

Maplist (three were already done via discord chats, the rest are fair game):

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Map01 - Pandora - @xdude_gamer - complete
Map02 - @DynamiteKaitorn - Bricky Castle - COMPLETE
Map03 - @Paf - CHAINGUNNER - COMPLETE
Map04 - @Clippy - Bludgeonator - COMPLETE
Map05 - @Endless - Monument to Old - COMPLETE
Map06 - @ShadesMaster - Blood-Metal-Slime - COMPLETE
Map07 - @ScrappyMcDoogerton - Shred Impulse - COMPLETE
Map08 - @Roofi - LE BOUCHER - COMPLETE
Map09 - @Worriedidiot - COOLMAP.WAD - COMPLETE

Map10 - @thiccyosh - Transmission Received - COMPLETE
Map11 - @Walter confetti - Flies - COMPLETE
Map12 - @Walter confetti - The Ultimate Terrors! for Doom II - COMPLETE
Map13 - @Origamyde - ShovelwareORI - COMPLETE
Map14 - @Dark Pulse
Map15 - @Nikoxenos - Computer Server Cooling Station Depot - COMPLETE
Map16 - @knifeworld - Pandora's Outpost - COMPLETE
Map17 - @Luleta - MASONTROYADAMS - COMPLETE
Map18 - @Paf - Cyberdemon - COMPLETE
Map19 - @Thelokk - Il Cesso degli Dei - COMPLETE
Map20 - @Dusty_Rhodes - Get Diggin' - COMPLETE
Map21 - @Noiser - Lost in Geometry - COMPLETE
Map22 - @Shibainumaster - Sacrifight - COMPLETE
Map23 - @Large Cat - Plootonia - COMPLETE
Map24 - @Jaccident - The Long Forgotten Abyss - COMPLETE
Map25 - @Spineapple tea - Castle of Corpses - COMPLETE
Map26 - @lokbustam257 - Left in Hell - COMPLETE
Map27 - @Jark - RoseField - COMPLETE
Map28 - @Endless
Map29 - @Paf - archvile - COMPLETE
Map30 - @Gibbon - Shovel of Sin - COMPLETE
Map31 - @SilverMiner - Go get 'em! - COMPLETE 
Map32 - @Pistoolkip - Don't shoot! - COMPLETE

Map33 - @LadyMistDragon - In Living Colour - COMPLETE

Map34 - @NoisyVelvet - Wombat Nuzzle - COMPLETE 

Map35 - @Helm - Shawn In Hell - COMPLETE

 

1. If you make a map / update a map in your slot, post whatever you wish to keep us updated.

 

2. TITLEPIC/ENDOOM etc..  are all totally optional.  Since my graphics skills are that of a developer, I'm not making this mandatory.  However volunteers are welcome!  Credit will be for all not just for mappers.

 

3. Dehacked will be used for Levelnames only.

 

4. Base wad and DOS binary (version 3.0):

https://mega.nz/file/YEECjJCR#Tmwc8At5rJQC2tvUK6k9zOjju9ZppFHqpgP1oJqd5PQ

 

5. Deadline: July 1st 2022

 

Long live shovelware!

Edited June 24, 2022 by Gibbon
dos binary

[Thelokk]

MAP19 plz.

[Endless]

Oh woah. This is an unexpected and nice surprise cp! I'd say that, to me, at least, a shovelware WAD/compilation mostly represented a conjunction of badly executed potential and a magic of random discovery. I think that what also matters a lot is the vibe and presentation of the compilation, which mostly were downright lies but hey at least they looked cool back in the 90s lol

 

Also, MAP05 please!

[adamastor]

Now this made my day. Awesome to see it become "official".

 

Also, you could consider using that alternate title we thought at the time for it.

[Gibbon]

@Thelokk and @Endless - gotchhu both

@Mr. Kong - done :P

[Thelokk]

Side note: I am somewhat familiar with general DOS limitations (after all, that's what I played as a kid) but in more of a intuitive, 'uh, too much stuff on screen, it crashes' kind of way. Can I count on some assistance to make sure my level will comply? Will do my own testing ofc.

[Dubium]

MAP04 slot, please

[ScrappyMcDoogerton]

23 minutes ago, Gibbon said:

This is a very low-threshold CP.

 

Finally a CP tailored to my level of mapping skill I would like the map 07 please.

[adamastor]

10 minutes ago, Thelokk said:

Side note: I am somewhat familiar with general DOS limitations (after all, that's what I played as a kid) but in more of a intuitive, 'uh, too much stuff on screen, it crashes' kind of way. Can I count on some assistance to make sure my level will comply? Will do my own testing ofc.

I'm no mapper, but I think Chocorender limits might be a good tool for that.

 

Also, seeing as this CP was born from the minds of the Shovelware Society, I'd like to pitch in as a tester, if that's of any interest. Shovelware doesn't require a lot of testing, after all...

[Walter confetti]

YES! MY DREAM COMMUNITY PROJECT BECOME REALITY THANKS @Gibbon YOU ARE A KING.

 

And yeah, gimme MAP12 please. Any type of difficulty is acceptable, right?

Also more than one map is doable?

[Gibbon]

3 minutes ago, Walter confetti said:

YES! MY DREAM COMMUNITY PROJECT BECOME REALITY THANKS @Gibbon YOU ARE A KING.

 

And yeah, gimme MAP12 please. Any type of difficulty is acceptable, right?

Also more than one map is doable?

 

More than one slot is possible yes.

 

17 minutes ago, Thelokk said:

Side note: I am somewhat familiar with general DOS limitations (after all, that's what I played as a kid) but in more of a intuitive, 'uh, too much stuff on screen, it crashes' kind of way. Can I count on some assistance to make sure my level will comply? Will do my own testing ofc.

 

Aside from choco render limits, I will also test it and let you know what is wrong.

[Pixel Fiend]

Greetings, I'm signing up for submitting something genuinely very modest. MAP06 please.

Edited March 6, 2022 by game

[PasokonDeacon]

I'll pitch in for a MAP14 slot! More vanilla mapping is always good practice.

[Roofi]

The project looks very interesting. Is there a deadline?

 

I would like to make a low-quality 90's map for slot 08. :)

[Walter confetti]

Another question: map size is also optional? I mean, you can have a big or a small map no matter where is the slot? I have compilation PWADS reminiscences (especially for the WADPAK series) where these kind of things are the norm (like you can find a map with 100 monsters  and a test room with 10 monsters in the next map, that kind of stuff)...

[Gibbon]

6 minutes ago, Roofi said:

The project looks very interesting. Is there a deadline?

 

I would like to make a low-quality 90's map for slot 08. :)

 

Deadline is when it's ready (after all the maps are completed and there is a consensus that its done)

 

2 minutes ago, Walter confetti said:

Another question: map size is also optional? I mean, you can have a big or a small map no matter where is the slot? I have compilation PWADS reminiscences (especially for the WADPAK series) where these kind of things are the norm (like you can find a map with 100 monsters  and a test room with 10 monsters in the next map, that kind of stuff)...

 

If you want a large map for your slot or a small one, there is no issue.

 

I mean, my MAP02 has 2 cyberdemons in it... :)

 

@game @PasokonDeacon @Roofi - I gotchu!

Edited March 6, 2022 by Gibbon

[xScavengerWolfx]

Sounds like fun but i do have a question though. What map format do you want the mappers to use? 

[Gibbon]

3 minutes ago, xScavengerWolfx said:

Sounds like fun but i do have a question though. What map format do you want the mappers to use? 

Doom 2 format (vanilla)

[knifeworld]

Sounds fantastic! Sign me down for MAP16, please. :D

[Gibbon]

6 minutes ago, knifeworld said:

Sounds fantastic! Sign me down for MAP16, please. :D

Its yours

[xScavengerWolfx]

55 minutes ago, Gibbon said:

Doom 2 format (vanilla)

Ok just wanted to know. I would sign up but i'm waiting for a new mouse and i just finished a community project map as well. But i'll keep this post in mind when i feel like i want to do another community project map.

[Pixel Fiend]

MAP06 - Pulled Back

 

Please let me know if it works. I'll adjust it later.

PULLED BACK.zip

[thiccyosh]

Hmm, this looks interesting. I'll take map10.

 

I'll be the most Idgames archive 90s'-esk wad you'll ever see. D_e1m1 included.

Edited March 6, 2022 by thiccyosh
added a missing 'e'

[Worriedidiot]

This seems like something fun I could do.

I'll take MAP09 if that's ok.

[Biodegradable]

17 minutes ago, game said:

MAP06 - Pulled Back

 

Please let me know if it works. I'll adjust it later.

PULLED BACK.zip

 

I mean, it works, but all you've done here is take Entryway and The Crusher and glue them together with negligible edits. :^/

[Murdoch]

1 minute ago, Biodegradable said:

 

I mean, it works, but all you've done here is take Entryway and The Crusher and glue them together with negligible edits. :^/

 

So basically he's reached peak shovelware.

[Gibbon]

@game - I fixed the WAD for DOS (missing texture crashed it at startup), vanilla doesn't like that.

 

I mean, sure it works as Biodegradable said.  Maybe a central area with some originality would be good too.  A lot of shovelware pasted parts of DOOM / DOOM2 inside maps that some custom areas too. 

[Biodegradable]

3 minutes ago, Gibbon said:

A lot of shovelware pasted parts of DOOM / DOOM2 inside maps that some custom areas too. 

 

Would it not be more ideal for this project to simply channel the spirit of haphazardly made Shovel-ware maps from the 90s rather than blatantly parroting shitty shovelware practices?

[ReaperAA]

Never have I made a map before, but this looks like it will be fun for a newbie mapper to map for. I would like to have a E2 map (any except Map15 will work)

[Wavy]

This is an uh... interesting project.

 

I'll take MAP11.