Abandon: Shadows of darkness: A three episode ultimate doom wad

[xScavengerWolfx]

Giving this a bump and a quick update: I am getting closer to finishing up the reworks of E1M2 and E1M3.

 

E1M2 is done and ready to shipped off for update.

 

E1M3 is currently under works at the moment, doing enemy placements and such.

 

I am also going to be going through E2 maps and E3 maps to make sure there's no bugs or soft locking issues with the maps.

 

The deadline i have set for the update is hopefully the second or third week of April. Once i have the update out i will have Night Fright handle the dehacking and what not.

 

I am also asking for a favor for this next part: If there is anyone that wants to make a TITLEPIC and a credit pic for this, it would mean a lot to me if i had a title pic for this instead of the Doom 2 DM pic i'm using at the moment. If you are interested let me know here. I check here to see if this thread hasn't died yet. 

 

So expect the update to be coming out either the second or the third week of April. Also there is an E4M2 and E4M9 but there currently in the works so when it comes out please ignore them since there not ready.

[xScavengerWolfx]

Quick bump and also i am happy to announce that both E1M2 and E1M3 remakes are finished and ready to be uploaded. I am still going to release it between the second or third week of April since i have to update the midi composers and do checks to make sure everything in episode 2 is fine but in the future i will be remaking some of the E2 maps, but that is future me to worry about.

 

So there's your quick update and again i want to release it between the second or third week of April so i can soule work on Episode 4 and get that done before the 2 year anniversary of my ultimate doom wad.

[xScavengerWolfx]

Release update 03/30/24:

 

Alright everyone E1M2 and E1M3 rework are finished and ready to be played! I decided to release it instead of waiting until April to do it. I also want to mention that E2M3 will be getting a reworked in the future but for now i added a teleporter in the exit area in case you miss getting the red key card (all the red key card is just for back tracking but again i will do a reworked of it in the future).

 

With that i will let @NightFrighthandle the dehacking stuff for it to run on Crispy Doom and what not. Also if you want night you can make a custom status bar, your more then welcome too or anyone in that matter but i only ask is since i run it through DSDA Doom for testing for bugs and stuff i want it to run on DSDA Doom if you can.

 

Anyways have fun with the reworked maps and Episode 4 is in the works but please ignore E4M2, it's a work in progress at the moment.

 

I also forgot to mention that E4M9 is in the works as well. I totally blanked on it sorry.

Edited March 31, 2024 by xScavengerWolfx

[xScavengerWolfx]

A quick bump / update: I have started working on episode 4 and i remade E4M1 it's much better now then before. Before E4M1 was a basic "i can make a map within a day" thing plus it was out of burnout hitting as well.

 

I also want to mention that i am open to feed back or an issues with the three episode maps as well. It would help me out if i got some feed back on them and what not. With that i hope your all enjoy the maps and if you have any questions let nightfright know if it has to do with crispy doom since there handling the dehacking stuff.

 

I am still looking for someone that wants to make a titlepic for this so i don't have to use the Doom 2 DM back drop for it.

[xScavengerWolfx]

Sorry for the two weeks of no update on what is going on with this project. I've been in a creative rut for the past two weeks and i am now finally getting back into the grove of mapping.

 

While i was taking a break for my mental health (and sanity) i went back through some of my maps in episode 2 and i think E2M3 is going to get a remake since for some weird reason and i notice this when i was watching someone play it that i force the player to get the red keycard in order to back track through out the level, so i added a teleporter near the exit in case you didn't have the red keycard. After watching that i figured "you know what, this map needs a rework". There are a few others i wanna do reworks on but i am holding off on that for now.

 

Now on to the big questions "When is episode 4 coming out?" and "Are you plan on making a squeal to this?". To answer these i will say that i plan on releasing episode 4 in October around the two year anniversary of this project which is October 9th. I also plan on making a final version of this and uploading it to Idgame archives. 

 

For the Squeal to this, the answer is yes but. Yes i am going to be making a Squeal to my first mega wad but i might actually ask around if people want to join in on it since i don't want to tackle a 32 map set to much work. I am still working out the kinks but the squeal is going to be maybe 18 (16 map plus 2 secret maps) since i don't wanna go full 32 maps for my first time.

 

I am going to be going back to work on the maps now, i just wanted to let everyone know that i'm still around. Just been lurking and checking on my post here as well.

[xScavengerWolfx]

Quick update: I am going to be changing stuff out for episode 4 like i changed the M_DOOM, i am plan on replacing the level names as well since i was messing around with the re coloring in Slade.

 

I am also plan on making an update to some of the maps in Episode 2 like E2M3 is one of them, i do not know what the other one's are going to be but once i finish doing episode 4 i will take a look and see which one(s) i wanna give the rework treatment.

 

I am doing an open invitation for anyone that wants to make a Titlepic, credits and end game pic for episode 4. If you want to help me with this, feel free to leave a comment here and once i have it all finished i will do a special thanks section of the post and giving credit for those who helped out. 

 

Alright that's it for me for now, i will give another update when i can.

[xScavengerWolfx]

Update 05/12/24:

 

I am going to make this short. A few things:

 

1. I am currently reworking E2M3 Snyster's Wrath.

 

2. I have changed the M_DOOM and other things so now it looks different. (you'll see what i mean when i update the wad again after doing E2M3).

 

3. I finished E4M2 so all i have to do now is place the enemies, weapons, health and all that as well.

 

4. I am still looking for feedback. I feel like at this point no one is providing feedback on this, and yes i understand people have a life outside of doom mapping and the internet and what not. But i feel like i'm taking a gamble at doing the maps and hoping i get some kind of feed back from them.

 

5. Finally i do not know what is going on with the crispy doom dehacking stuff, i think NightFright is busy with IRL stuff so until then i do not know at this time.

 

I am also bumping this so it dose not get lost in the dead thread category. 

[xScavengerWolfx]

Update: 05/21/24 - I am not happy right now, i am actually fucking pissed to no goddamn end right now!

 

I was working on E4M2 placement of enemies and stuff then all of the sudden right before i went to save my progress for the day, my power goes out. Two hours later i come back to see if it saved my last save and it erased....yes erased my entire mega wad file, i tried loading it in slade, empty. Tried loading the wad in DSDA Doom, nothing. Tried loading it in GZDoom, nothing!

 

I am far beyond pissed, i am really really really pissed that all my hard work went down the fucking drain because my power went out.

 

sorry for the cussing but goddamn i am pissed right now. I have to go back and remake the rest of E4M2 again plus the remake of E2M3. So i guess i have to move the deadline of episode 4 to when ever i get it finished. I wanted to have it done by the two year mark of the start of this progress but looks like it's not going to happen now.

 

So until then, i guess it's back to fixing what got lost from the power outage.

 

Update: So it turned out that not only i have to redo most of E4M2 but i have to redo E4M1 since i forgot i remade it. But as of right now E4M1 is finished, once i have E4M2 finished (hope my power don't go out again). I will upload the newer version of it. Thank you all for understanding i really want this to be a great solo wad and i am going to try my best not to rush things and get it out the door.

Edited May 22, 2024 by xScavengerWolfx

[xScavengerWolfx]

Quick update / bump in thread: So the last time i made a update was about how i lost most of my work for E4M2 and what not. Well i am happy to say that i have it half way done *yay emote here* i still plan on releasing a newer version of the wad once i get E4M2 finished for play testing and feed back.

 

I do have a new deadline for this which is sometime in 2025, the reason is because i want to take my time with E4 and do a rework on E2M3 as well. So expect a full release sometime in 2025.

 

I am still looking for feed back on my maps and i hate being that person but if you have any feed back or any bug issues please let me know.

[xScavengerWolfx]

Give this a quick bump and let you all know that i am still working on this at the moment.

 

But i do have good news: I finished E4M2 and E4M9. E4M9 is basically a short map just like OG E4M9 from Ultimate Doom. I am currently taking a break and once i get to doing the placements on both maps, i will upload them as a playable demo and feed back.

 

The full release date is still somewhere in 2025, I will talk more about it when the time comes.