Pharaoh's Wrath WAD project

[Casketkrusher]

Fellow DOOMERS!

 

I've started a new wad project for me to work on. I made some stuff in the past but I wasn't satisfied with it and I abandoned it. 

I've been working roughly 3 months on this so far. Created some new assets and textures myself which was a lot of work. Figuring out a lot of stuff actually.

And I've been happy with the results so far. In the past I only worked with vanilla Doom stuff so I had to go deep to figure all this SLADE stuff out.

 

This wad is set in Egypt, I'm highly inspired by PowerSlave/Exhumed so I used a lot of assets from the PC and PS1 version of the game, although with a twist of my own of course. I liked the idea of both Doom and PowerSlave to be combined so, I made some custom monster/weapons to fit the aesthetics, those are still in the vanilla zone so no crazy stuff. My goal is to make around 10 maps and a story as well and bring back more Powerslave/Exhumed enemies like the Kilmaat. But that's for the future.

 

Feel free to give it a playtest and tell me what you think. Would like to have some feedback on the bad and good things so I can work on those things, I'm still learning a lot about mapping.

 

Wad link Mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/1knkq9lap4xjthh/PharaohsWrathV5.zip/file

V5 4 Maps total

 

Additional info:

Port: GZDoom (only tested it with GZDoom).

Dynamic light: Yes (some areas are made around dynamic light support, otherwise could be pretty dark).
IWAD: Doom 2
Freelook and jumping: Yes (some areas are made with jumping in mind, although minor).

Mode: Singleplayer

 

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by Casketkrusher
Update the correct link.

[Magicana]

Saw your screenshots here and in the What are you Working on thread, this looks really good. I'll have to check it out when I've got a bit of time :).

[Casketkrusher]

3 hours ago, Magicana said:

Saw your screenshots here and in the What are you Working on thread, this looks really good. I'll have to check it out when I've got a bit of time :).

Hey Magicana, I've been working on it from time to time, it's hard for me to focus on one thing for a long time so it's a slow process. It's different than my other wad for sure and I think this is much better also design wise.  Still learning a lot though.

[ScrappyMcDoogerton]

Just finished the first map and it was a lot of fun. The level was fun to explore and the new enemies are a nice twist on the traditional Doom gameplay. Will definitely be playing more.

[Casketkrusher]

6 hours ago, ScrappyMcDoogerton said:

Just finished the first map and it was a lot of fun. The level was fun to explore and the new enemies are a nice twist on the traditional Doom gameplay. Will definitely be playing more.

Thanks man! Glad you liked it! 

Yeah, I'd like to keep some new enemies as vanilla as possible, nothing too crazy, but I'm happy with the results so far.

[Casketkrusher]

Latest map completed, set in a marsh/swamp environment. Also fixed some issues with the other maps.

Feel free to give it a playtest :)

[Casketkrusher]

Some more progress on the upcoming new map.

 

Also fixed some things on the first 3 maps.

[Billie Joe Shaver]

I know it's not from Powerslave necessarily, but you could rip the Golem and Nitrogolem from Heretic since they look like mummies

[Casketkrusher]

9 minutes ago, Billie Joe Shaver said:

I know it's not from Powerslave necessarily, but you could rip the Golem and Nitrogolem from Heretic since they look like mummies

I actually used a golem from Heretic. Basically acts like a Baron in this.

[Billie Joe Shaver]

Well you've hooked me, I love Egyptian/Exotic maps. Gonna download this right away

[Casketkrusher]

21 minutes ago, Billie Joe Shaver said:

Well you've hooked me, I love Egyptian/Exotic maps. Gonna download this right away

Me too! Definitely one of my favorite settings, hope you enjoy :)

[Billie Joe Shaver]

Hey, been messing around with level 1 off and on this afternoon and it’s awesome! Kicks my ass on UV and the custom enemies are wonderful. The golem trap in the yellow key pyramid is ice cold and the monster usage is great. I’d gladly play a Megawad of this 😎👍

[Casketkrusher]

12 minutes ago, Billie Joe Shaver said:

Hey, been messing around with level 1 off and on this afternoon and it’s awesome! Kicks my ass on UV and the custom enemies are wonderful. The golem trap in the yellow key pyramid is ice cold and the monster usage is great. I’d gladly play a Megawad of this 😎👍

Thanks man! Great to hear you enjoyed it! Yeah, that mummy is a nasty one for sure! And about a megawad, I am not sure if I am able to make something that big.

My goal with this is to make roughly 10 maps, but who knows what I'll do after that. I am now working on map 4 and I am really happy with how it turns out probably my best work so far. 

[Billie Joe Shaver]

got shown off on Draugrak’s YouTube Channel today bro! 

[Casketkrusher]

34 minutes ago, Billie Joe Shaver said:

got shown off on Draugrak’s YouTube Channel today bro! 

Dude that's sick! Thanks for linking me this video. I deffo have to fix some things on the first level for some reason he had to no clip in the pyramid.

[Billie Joe Shaver]

No problemo man, I think the No-Clip issue might’ve had to do with the size of his sprites cuz he uses an upscale mod most of the time. When I played vanilla GZDoom I did have some minor clipping issues with my Doomguy in that same spot but I just figured it was to test out the crouching feature lol. Very cool to see tho!!

[Casketkrusher]

I finished the 4th map. Slowly but steady making my way to the goal of 10 maps of my egyptian Powerslave/Exhumed inspired wad, this map started out rough, I had a whole idea in my head but in the end I wasn't satisfied so I deleted the whole city section and strated over. I still feel a bit sad about that section but who knows I'll revisit the idea again for another map. But in the end after working on it for so long and playtesting it I think I did a decent job, the map itself is the most challenging of them all, its not a large map but the challenge of working your way to the top of the pyramid makes up for it. 

 

Other things I changed in V4

Fixed some texture issues on the previous maps.

The little tunnel in MAP01 on the yellow skull key pyramid is now fixed. The tunnel was a bit too small to walk inside without jumping in or noclipping. 

Changed some enemy placements in the previous maps, made some 'silent' monsters now aggro.

Increased the mana drop rate when destroying pottery.