Abyssal Speedmapping Session 69 - RIP ASS (Complete!)

[Obsidian]

The thread before this one: remember, session 68 is at the end of this month!

 

 

Yes indeed, here we are. The Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions (acronymized as ASS) started way back when in the heady days of 2013, where the absolute schlub you see before you tried to reignite the mapping passions of the Abyss forums via the medium of frantically throwing linedefs at an editor over Skype: I may not have succeeded in that aspect, but considering I can look back at over sixty compilations of speedmaps over a span of nine years - all of them wearing that delightfully crude acronym - I think it's fair to say that something went right. It's something that couldn't have happened without the efforts of the Doom community: the individuals who stepped up to run the show when I was unable, the people who brought cheer and laughs to the many mapping calls held over the years and - of course - every single mapper who showed up and had a good time making their maps. And now, we find ourselves at session 69.

 

Nice.

This will indeed the the last Abyssal Speedmapping Session, at least in this iteration: maybe something will take its place in due time, maybe the spectre of its influence will linger over the community endeavors of the future, but the ASS as we know it today officially ends next month. It's been a wild ride, full of mishaps and memes, but everyone's gotta get off the ride sometime. Thanks again to everyone who helped make the sessions what they are today and I look forward to what comes next.

[Obsidian]

...

 

...oh yeah, the session! The last session is on the 10th of September at 2am Eastern Standard Time, with a second round 12 hours later...and then a third round 12 hours after that! And then a fourth 12 hours even further into the future! For the last session we've decided to go all out and have it span the entire weekend, with additional themes to supplement it along the way: maybe we can even get a megawad's worth of maps, ey? ;D As always, a Discord link will be supplied before the session hits.

 

Thank you and enjoy your final ASS.

Edited August 17, 2022 by Obsidian
Adjusted the time of the first round.

[Doomkid]

The end of a whole-ASS era!

[Dragonfly]

22 minutes ago, Obsidian said:

maybe we can even get a megawad's worth of maps, ey?

 

Pfft, shoot higher. Let's get two!

[Biodegradable]

Good on you for carrying the Abyssal torch for all these years, Obsidian. The community salutes you!

[Walter confetti]

Hope to make in time for the last ass!

[Fletcher`]

So shines a bright ass in a weary world

[Meowgi]

Let's goooo!

[TMD]

The End of Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
You can (not) shitpost.

Edited August 16, 2022 by TMD

[TheShep]

I'm not a mapper, and the video below was not made for this thread, but it is related.

 

 

[Obsidian]

Just a heads-up, I adjusted the time to be hopefully a bit more hospitable for everyone involved: things now kick of at 2am EST instead of 2pm. 👍

[Dusty_Rhodes]

Sad to see it go, over too soon in my case. It's been a blast, let's go out in a blaze of ASS!

[Obsidian]

As of this post we have exactly one week until ASS 69! Keep an eye out for the server link!

[Obsidian]

Holy shit, it's a server link! Temporary link, same as always: if it looks like you got booted, just use this link to get back in.

[Obsidian]

TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

[SleepyVelvet]

On 8/16/2022 at 6:17 AM, Obsidian said:

...

10th of September at 2am Eastern Standard Time, with a second round 12 hours later...and then a third round 12 hours after that! And then a fourth 12 hours even further into the future! For the last session we've decided to go all out and have it span the entire weekend, with additional themes to supplement it along the way: maybe we can even get a megawad's worth of maps, ey? ;D As always, a Discord link will be supplied before the session hits.

...

Oh thank God, it's 4 rounds.  I kinda want to make it for this one.

Edited September 10, 2022 by NoisyVelvet

[Obsidian]

One hour before it's showtime!

[Bdubzzz]

Is there a reason i keep getting kicked from the discord? 

[Obsidian]

6 minutes ago, Bdubzzz said:

Is there a reason i keep getting kicked from the discord? 

 

Like I said earlier, it's a temporary link that auto-kicks you when you go offline. You ain't banned or anything. 👍

[Bdubzzz]

Oh ok musta missed that ;p but anyway ill join again at time of the session

[Obsidian]

ROUND 1

FIGHT

 

Your fifteen minutes for resource gathering starts now! Here's the texture pack: it may or may not have some similarities to the texture pack used for Community Chest 4. :3

[Obsidian]

THEMES

 

-45 and 90 degree angles only

-Donut special

 

Your 2 hours start now!

[Obsidian]

FIFTEEN MINUTES FOR TESTING

[Obsidian]

Annnd time's up! MDevlin will be hosting Round 2, so be sure to keep an eye on this thread for when it goes down!

[MDevlin]

Session 2 begins in just under one hour!

[MDevlin]

30 minutes!

[MDevlin]

15 minutes for resource gathering!

[MDevlin]

Your 3rd Theme is Mandatory Romero's Head on a Stick usage

So all themes currently are:
 

-45 and 90 degree angles only

-Donut special

-Mandatory Romero's Head on a Stick usage

 

Mapping begins now! Good luck, everyone! May the ass be ever in your flavor!

[Walter confetti]

Just at the final minute!

 

last-ass.zip

 

Title: Special Donut

Build time: 30 minutes

Music: La Primavera - Antonio Vivaldi

Theme: Donut, Romero Head

Edited September 10, 2022 by Walter confetti

[SleepyVelvet]

Done (2 hours; 10 mins testing; 1 pee break)
Themes: Donuts; 45 Degree Angles; Romero Head.
Name: Right Buttcheek of the Forbidden One
Music: Just Dig (Lemmings)

 

noisy_ass69_m1.zip

 

 

couldn't figure out how to do anything clever with the Romero Head, so it's just a glorified exit switch, oh well.

Edited September 10, 2022 by NoisyVelvet