Shareware Vats Speedmapping Session: FRESH -- /idgames release

[anotak]

https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/v-z/vats_1

 

 

Please pistol start. boom-compatible (tested in eternity, dsdadoom, gzd) for doom 2.

9 new maps made in 2 hours each by the Shareware Vats crew, some new mappers, some experienced.

 

MAP01: defiled_useless.wad by Ribonucleic Asshat
MAP02: Slimedog Millionaire by Agent JR
MAP03: global communication by anotak
MAP04: Sugarplum Faeries by zenby
MAP05: The Demons' Public Pool by juliette necro
MAP06: Make Like a Tree and Bark by Crash
MAP07: Late for Work by bza
MAP08: Grill Basket by Zan-zan-zawa-veia
MAP09: Vats All Folks by rd

 

https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/v-z/vats_1

Edited November 2, 2022 by anotak

[Catpho]

eye destroying visuals love it

[Obsidian]

Oooh, interesting! I should keep an eye out for when the next session starts. :D

[ETPC]

this is the true power of slime 

[MemeMind]

Bro got the Background World Visuals

[E.M.]

The visuals terrify me.

[Walter confetti]

Reminds me of Amorphous Euphoria, cool!

[Herr Dethnout]

Another Cacoward winner eh... Anybody?


 

Spoiler

This means that we gonna get a Doom Builder X update soon?

 

[nickxcom]

I had a great time and my girlfriend said she was getting a headache watching me play through it lol. Trippy visuals!

[Catpho]

quick comments for quick maps:

 

Slimedog Millionaire 

Additions to the underrated "casual BFG" map genre are always welcomed, as well as combining it with the damaging floor traversal genre. Would love to see a more developed version of this one.

 

The Demons' Public Pool

Betrays a certain inexperience (for mapping or for speedmapping i can't say) in visual apperance and the developed-ness of concepts, although plasma-ing through hordes is fun.

 

Grill Basket

Highlight of the set so far. It's incredible just how many ideas are packed in here in just 2 hours, both visually and gameplay-wise; I'm not sure I can cover them all right here. I'll settle for "pretty shadows" for now.

 

Vats All Folks

Texture vomit in a different direction, relying on subtle reddish/pinkish hues of busy m&m textures (bricks, flowers, etc.), rather than the usual "door & windows as structure" approach. Pretty neat. Combat is an experiment in using canyon shaped layouts as cover and as hindrance, adding a wrinkle to the variety of challenge-lite fights presented. My favorite fight was when the AVs were lowered in the chasm; quickly assessing where the cover was without the usual pillars was refreshing (edit:derp, I missed the pillars somehow. oh well). Second favorite fight was the one with the bull and his flunkies, where safety lies in turning enemies into friends. Really fun.

 

Music is all on point, except the stewboy track is too normal, i guess :D

Edited November 3, 2022 by Catpho

[Thelokk]

Top notch work, I really need to figure out how to get in on the grift.