gameplay mods that go well with map WADs

[NoahRules]

an issue i have with trying to find new WADs is that there's alot of great weapon mods but not alot of good map WADs to accompany them.

so what are some weapon mods and map WADs that go together like peanut butter and jelly

[Xaser]

Doom Delta works super-well with old-school Doom 1 WADs. Partially tooting my own horn here I guess but I just did a playthrough of No End in Sight with it and it worked crazy-well -- both projects have a similar "id-plus" vibe to 'em.

[Omniarch]

Final Doomer is a natural recommendation in your case, since each of its various loadouts are designed around a classic megawad, mechanically and stylistically.

 

17 minutes ago, Xaser said:

Partially tooting my own horn here I guess but I just did a playthrough of No End in Sight with it and it worked crazy-well -- both projects have a similar "id-plus" vibe to 'em.

Now I know how I'm going to justify enhance my [error: integer overflow]-th playthrough...

Edited July 13, 2023 by Omniarch

[ludicrous_peridot]

Well, since @Xaser already recommended DoomDelta, might I mention 

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/123800-v100-vesper-mbf21-showcase-mod/

 

Also have never got to play with this one, but it does look promising

 

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/95149-gameplay-mod-high-noon-drifter-v12-between-god-the-devil-and-a-500/
 

And finally Corruption Cards is something worth trying

 

Edited July 13, 2023 by ludicrous_peridot
Redacted as OP was mentioning weapon mods

[kalensar]

Just depends on what you're looking for. Universal mod compiling is what I do predominantly.

Brutal FreeDoom Exkalibured-= Fork

Its weapons and monster replacer and textures.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-freedoom-gzd/downloads/brutal-freedoom-exkalibered-fork

 

Brutal FreeDoom GZD v3-4x

Full replacer on everything. No maps
https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-freedoom-gzd/downloads/brutal-freedoom-gzd-v3-4x

 

Perfect Dark Brutal Doom Reloaded: PDBD3.0 ( weapons set only)

https://www.moddb.com/mods/kals-duke3d-weapons-mods/downloads/perfect-dark-brutal-doom-reloaded-pdbdv30

 

CV3 for Simon's Destiny
Full TC for Simons Destiny

https://www.moddb.com/mods/castlevania-3-for-simons-destiny-addon/downloads/cv3-for-simons-destiny-new-textures-and-gore

Simons Destiny required for Cv3

https://batandy.itch.io/simonsdestiny

 

YWBIND( GZD, ZDoom, Zandro)

Weapons, Monsters and textures. Basically Vanilla doom style but with reloading weapons. Features lots of 3D monsters and decorations
https://www.moddb.com/mods/kals-duke3d-weapons-mods/downloads/ywbind

 

DOZVX- Doomed Over Zelda vX

Weapons and Monsters replacer-- Zelda theme but Zero nintendo assets used. Works with both Doom iwads and Heretic.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/lttd-link-to-the-doom/downloads/dozvx-doomed-over-zelda-vx

 

Mapset: EDAY 2019 Vanilla

This Extermination Day 2019 which is the Brutal Doom campaign  but designed to be friendly to most mods.
https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom/downloads/eday-vanilla-for-vanilla-and-mods

Edited July 14, 2023 by kalensar
added info

[Daytime Waitress]

Hell Crusher's stylish and bombastic weaponry really fits the gritty-yet-sleek vibes of both Intergalactic Xenology and Violence. I haven't used that combo in absolutely ages, so thanks for the prompt, Noah!

Edited July 14, 2023 by Daytime Waitress

[tornado potato]

Hell Crusher is a very fun over the top overpowered weapon mod, thus it goes well with maps full of monsters. I have played it with Maps of Chaos, it was blissful mindless slaughter

[DRON12261]

On 7/13/2023 at 8:38 PM, NoahRules said:

an issue i have with trying to find new WADs is that there's alot of great weapon mods but not alot of good map WADs to accompany them.

so what are some weapon mods and map WADs that go together like peanut butter and jelly

Dusted Pandemonia is actually very well balanced on its own and plays great on the vast majority of wads. The only balance issues can be with some bosses at late-game level. Plus the mod itself also tries not to stylistically stray too far from Doom itself, which more often than not does not break the overall picture on the maps. This is one of the main reasons why I play often mostly with this mod (well, when I play with mods in general).
 

Another great mod is Nobody Told Me About id, which keeps the style of Doom, but brings in aesthetics from Build Engine games (Duke Nukem, Blood, Shadow Warrior).
 

Well worth mentioning is the classic Complex Doom (no addons), although it can have balance issues, it often goes just as well.

Edited July 20, 2023 by DRON12261

[CherubCorps]

Some good ones.

 

Valiant goes great with Lt Typhon or Pvt Stone.

 

Combined arms/Combined arms Gaiden with Mayhem 17 (Super mayhem).

 

GMOTA with the scythe series or Epic 2

 

Lithium with Good morning Phobos. 

 

Also, if you're looking for thematic type map sets, try the Doomer board and PUSS projects. Almost all these mapsets are highly specialized and gel with less than orthodox doom mods.

[eharper256]

Strangely enough, Walpurgis goes well with anything Hexen or Heretic. But in my experience, a vast majority of the DBP/DBK packs also work, along with Doom stuff like Legend of Heroes, Clandestine Castle Crashing, 10x10, Azazel's Second Descent, Lullaby, Goetia, etc.

[Somniac]

One of my old favourites was Dark7 with a SiN weapons mod. Those two went together perfectly IMO. The BFG replacement is hilarious because you can easily frag yourself by firing it while moving, and Chaingun replacement is hyper-fast. There's a solid SMG pistol replacement too!

 

IIRC this weapons mod is not widescreen, though I was playing it on whatever version of ZDoom existed in 07/08 which I'm fairly sure didn't support that anyway.