Doom 3 and marked secrets?

[natashanightmare]

Do you think Doom 3 would be better or worse with marked secrets?

[Tetzlaff]

With marked secret you mean a message on screen „You found a secret!“ and/or a mysterious soundclip playing when you enter a secret area?

 

Or a fully functional stats system that counts the % if secrets found?

[natashanightmare]

15 minutes ago, Tetzlaff said:

With marked secret you mean a message on screen „You found a secret!“ and/or a mysterious soundclip playing when you enter a secret area?

 

Or a fully functional stats system that counts the % if secrets found?

Any of those would count as marked secrets i think, personally i like a combination of those 3. As the game is i find it a tiny bit frustrating finding areas/items that obviously have been hidden but not getting told ''good job, you found a secret'' in any way shape or form. I still really love Doom 3 tho, currently going through that game for the first time :)

Edited August 25, 2023 by natashanightmare

[Tetzlaff]

I agree, marked and notified secrets are more rewarding and they would work well with the semi-realistic style of Doom 3.

 

Good thing is that you can create secrets like that easily in custom maps: use a target_tip to display a message like „You found secret area 1/3!“ and also connect the trigger_once with a custom secret found sound.

 

A full stats system is if course more complicated to code.

 

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by Tetzlaff