[Release, UDMF] Eschatology 1: Decayed Faith (now at v1.1)

[Remilia Scarlet]

Basic Info

• Singleplayer only, one level
• Doom 2 IWAD
• Requires K8Vavoom - this will not work in other engines
• Additional mods are neither supported nor recommended
• README file (please be sure to read it ^_^)

 

Eschatology is a new series of single player maps where you play as a space marine named Evelyn who is unjustly stuck in Hell.  "Decayed Faith" is only the first map in the series, and takes place in a musty, decaying temple of death and rot.  Additional maps will come out as individual releases as they are finished.

 

Each map will draw influence from Lovecraft, Buddhist cosmology, industrial music, and my personal battle with mental health.  Gameplay is mostly Doom-like, but with my usual Quake influences thrown in as well.

 

Note: if you've never used K8Vavoom before, it comes with a few built-in modifications.  I highly recommend disabling the built-in headshot mod in the options.  The other two mods (gore mod and hitscan projectiles) are up to you ^_^

 

 

Story

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Eight years ago, Evelyn Walsh, a sergeant in the US Space Marine Corps, was stationed on Deimos when the demons first invaded. The carnage she saw was unreal, with friends and teammates slaughtered like lambs. Yet she fought on, trying desperately to quell the invasion.

 

During one particular attack, she was told to guard the rear while some of the other soldiers went into a storage warehouse. It was then that a ghost-like demon came up behind her. A few quick, silent swipes of a claw flew through the air, striking her on the head and torso, knocking her to the floor. She lay there groaning in pain and anxiety while a shadowy figure sniffed at its victim. Eventually, after toying with its victim, the demon left. Evelyn just laid there, cold and severely injured, trembling with fear. Slowly her vision faded to black. She feared this was the end.

 

~~~

 

I am cursed.

 

The demons carried me to Hell after I was knocked unconscious. They performed horrible rituals on me, cursing my soul to forever walk the realms of Hell.

 

Now I am dead. Not physically, but spiritually, mentally. My soul has been crushed with years of torment and pain.

 

I cannot escape this place. Countless times I've tried, yet I cannot find a way out of this Hell. Every time I think I've found a way, I am once again met with the experience of death, only to awaken once more so that the torture may continue.

 

Yet I still try. I still have fight in me. I still hope that each revival in a new realm will bring me closer to being freed from this cursed existence. A curse so wrongly imposed on my soul.

 

And the demons... the demons will pay. I will be the end of these wretched monsters. I will be the end of their world.

Links and Downloads

• Download: https://mega.nz/folder/MxMWDRIB#QOPIuiYqcRSnzNvAaqPCPw/file/dkcUwBKb (16 MB, SHA1: 948d40c3b31a8916ac29b691a3c823688b5109d8)
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More Screenshots

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Anticipated Questions

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Q: I thought Eschatology was going to be multiple levels?

A: Yes, originally it was.  Eschatology was going to be a map set, where there would be a hub plus 5-7 additional maps.  But due to various reasons, I ended up having to rethink exactly how I wanted the project to be structured.  Eschatology now follows the same structure as my other ongoing project "Freaky Panties", where individual maps are released one at a time, but they are all connected story-wise.  But unlike Freaky Panties, the story will be much more prevalent in Eschatology.  The story is still the same as I originally intended in the end.

 

Q: Reasons?

A: Probably 60% mental health, 30% wanting to divide my time up between projects better, and 10% just liking the "one map per release" format that I started with Freaky Panties a lot better.

 

Q: When does Eschatology 2 come out?

A: Believe it or not, probably about 7-10 days after posting this.  This is simply due to having some of the planned levels finished.

 

Q: Why is K8Vavoom required?  This won't run on GZDoom?
A: No, it will not run in GZDoom.  K8Vavoom was mainly chosen due to its lighting.  It also has certain features that GZDoom does not (real 3D polyobjects, new ACS functions, etc.) and the levels in Eschatology make use of said features.

 

Q: Will there be a GZDoom-compatible release?  (Or any other engine?)
A: No.

 

Q: Your site is down! D:

A: Yeah... one consequence of being poor.  Use the Catbox mirror to download it for now.  The site will be up again soon.

 

Changelog

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• v1.1: The opening story text can now be skipped through by pressing the use key.  Very small tweaks to the map.

 

My Other Releases

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Freaky Panties V: I Love Penguins

Freaky Panties IV: Hipsters and Bikinis

WMC04 (E1M1)

Kill

WMC03 (MAP03)

WMC02 (MAP12)
WMC01 (MAP06)

The Unending

Oops! All Greyboxes! (community project)

Halls of The Goat Child

Freaky Panties 2: Boxers or Briefs

Freaky Panties

Umbra of Fate

Shadows of The Nightmare Realm

Extreme Terror

One Doomed Marine

 

Edited February 13, 2024 by Remilia Scarlet
Update to v1.1

[holaareola]

Looks very cool, and one map releases fit very nicely into my life these days, but the main K8Vavoom download link is a dead click for me (curl gives a 301). I downloaded another one from the all builds page but on starting up I got a "Win 11 Preview not supported" error. I'm on plain old Windows 11 Home. @ketmar?

[LadyMistDragon]

Ketmar quit because of 'freedom of expression' issues or something. too bad because only people who actually care will pay attention to kbvavoom or something

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

34 minutes ago, LadyMistDragon said:

Ketmar quit because of 'freedom of expression' issues or something. too bad because only people who actually care will pay attention to kbvavoom or something

How brave, what a hero.

 

The maps here look nice so I'll see if I can get K8V running well with a controller. I'm a pretty big fan of your previous work @Remilia Scarlet, due to the atmosphere that is always on display. SotNR = 10/10

Edited June 13, 2022 by TheMagicMushroomMan

[Death Bear]

@Remilia Scarlet This is GREAT! I really enjoyed playing this. Unfortunately, my recording kind of quit on me. I'll try doing another playthrough soon. Took me about an hour and a half with saves to beat on UV. Highly recommend.

[Remilia Scarlet]

2 hours ago, holaareola said:

Looks very cool, and one map releases fit very nicely into my life these days, but the main K8Vavoom download link is a dead click for me (curl gives a 301). I downloaded another one from the all builds page but on starting up I got a "Win 11 Preview not supported" error. I'm on plain old Windows 11 Home. @ketmar?

Change the compatibility settings to Windows 8. That worked on my wife's laptop.

[Biodegradable]

Congratulations on your newest release, Rem!

[LadyMistDragon]

So I just finished this...took me some time to figure a particular marking could mark secret areas...also, getting out of the first water pool upon falling in was somewhat hard to figure too because the lift was in a corner and not so visual. The first Caco appearance was quite nasty for some reason. But I found all 5 secrets! But no secret messages...sadness

 

Edit: I forgot, you've got a gift for Cyberdemon placement that rivals Jim Flynn or John Romero. Although putting one in a tight space is normally ill--advised but yet you make it work!

Edited June 14, 2022 by LadyMistDragon
forgot about cyber discussion darn

[Remilia Scarlet]

Updated to v1.1!  This is a small update that lets you skip quickly through the intro story text, and has just very small tweaks to the map.  OP has the new link.

 

Eschatology 2 ended up being slightly delayed, but it's essentially finished now.  I am, however, waiting for a new K8Vavoom release before I release part 2, as it relies on some pending bug fixes.  So please be patient ^_^

 

On 6/13/2022 at 6:18 PM, LadyMistDragon said:

Edit: I forgot, you've got a gift for Cyberdemon placement that rivals Jim Flynn or John Romero. Although putting one in a tight space is normally ill--advised but yet you make it work!

Ahahaha thank you!  I think I missed this edit the first time around.  I've grown fond of using them not just as a "big scary monster, shoot it", but as something more.  I think my time in Quake and Doom 64 has been the influence for the mainly.

[LadyMistDragon]

On 7/20/2022 at 5:05 AM, Remilia Scarlet said:

 

Ahahaha thank you!  I think I missed this edit the first time around.  I've grown fond of using them not just as a "big scary monster, shoot it", but as something more.  I think my time in Quake and Doom 64 has been the influence for the mainly.

I could go for something manly right now.:)