Let's Be Enemies [MBF21 + UMAPINFO]

[Maribo]

Let's Be Enemies is an MBF21-compatible miniwad, made very late into NaNoWADMo. These maps are an extension of the same philosophy found in I CANT GIVE YOU ANY THING, although I would describe these as being significantly less macroslaughter-inclined. HOMs, monocolor/minimalist textures, you get the deal. These were not intentional speedmaps, but I'd estimate that the longest base build time was about 3 hours, with the shortest being about an hour. Every map was tweaked pretty heavily after the base idea was complete. Inspirations come from things I love outside Doom, as per usual.

 

These maps were made for and tested in DSDA-Doom v0.26.2 and v0.27.0, in software rendering mode. I would not suggest playing these in a hardware renderer, as the methods used to produce HOMs may cause them to appear completely see-through, rather than showing the intended hall of mirrors effect.

 

There are no difficulty settings, though you are still welcome to IDDQD, IDCLIP, IDCLEVXX, and TNTEM as you wish.

 

Map List:

MAP01: Sometimes Memory Fails Me Sometimes

MAP02: WalkingToWinter

MAP03: Eye-Fucked Me

 

Teaser Screenshot:

Spoiler

 

Music + Other Credits (also available as a CREDITS lump in the WAD)

Spoiler

MUSIC + OTHER AUDIO:
Titlescreen: "NAP" by @baja blast rd.
Intermission: "5.mid" by rd

MAP01: "moi_re.mid" by @Ribbiks
MAP02: "SHWORD.MID" by ZZZV (@yakfak)
MAP03: "lov_2.mid" by Ribbiks

 

Intertext screens:
"D_BITE" = "bitelet1" by rd
"D_26" = "26.mid" by rd
"D_NECRO" = "Necrocosmic Alchemical Apparatus" by @AD_79

 

Player Sounds: taken from Diablo II // rebalanced by @Phoenyx

 

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Graphics:
Color palette: red ranges (16-47 // 176-191) taken from Sunlust, other modifications by Maribo
Status Bar: taken from Stardate 20X7 // widescreen version by @Chainie // number edits and other small tweaks by Maribo
Status Bar Face Replacements: @dashiefrickintyan
Pause Screen Graphic: @Petyan
Invulnerability Palette (unused in maps): Petya

 

Most text-related graphic replacements made with: Eevee's text generator:
https://c.eev.ee/doom-text-generator/ and tweaked by Maribo

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THANKS:

Xyzzy - infinite BFG setup

@Ravendesk - dehacked assistance
@Billa - playtesting
@Jizzwardo - playtesting
@Petyan - playtesting
@dashiefrickintyan - playtesting

 

 

[Not Jabba]

WAD/map titles by decade:

1990s: The title of my garage band's latest metal song is...

2000s: The title of my self-published book of poems about coming of age in a world full of metaphorical demons is...

 

2010s: The title of my latest solo indie prog electronica album is...

 

2020s: I rolled the roulette wheel of human existence again today and my current mood is...

 

[OverflowingMocha]

That was a very interesting and fun experience for sure. I really liked the midi choices especially. This is also a reminder for me that I should play ICGYA at some point. Nice work!

[Ravendesk]

Very neat, map 01 was by far the hardest. Having cramped fights where you can't see the arena, only feel, was very difficult. You start to manage it better overtime because you can feel/remember it, that was interesting. Loved the fog effect in 02 and absolutely loved the colour palette of 03. A nice touch that map 03 just brings you to the title screen.

 

Here are fdas (0.26.2): lbe-fdas.zip

 

[SleepyVelvet]

Umm... Here's some non-FDAs: nv_lbe.zip

 

I have a PUSS map due in a couple hours days, but my mind keeps going numb after I open the editor.  So decided to make my mind go numb playing this instead.

Edited October 30, 2023 by NoisyVelvet

[TheShep]

i played it, top part of this vod, at some pt i'll make a highlight. i did rage a bit but all good, still beat the wad. thank you.

 

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1963479009

 

[Phoenyx]

Beguiling and violent as always. Absolutely adore the atmosphere you weave with these maps in both this and ICGYA. Amazing work ^-^