Kreatura: New Doom2 episode: 8 maps available to play

[nicolas monti]

Well, the idea is the following: 9 maps with only 30 textures and 15 flats plus the new sky, very restrictive, let's see how it goes.

Textures employed: BIGDOOR1, BRNBIGC, BROWN1, BROWN144, BROWN96, BROWNWEL, COMP2, COMPOHSO, COMPTALL, COMPUTE1, CRATE2, CRATELIT, DOOR3, DOORBLU, DOORHI, DOORRED, DOORYEL, EXITDOOR, EXITSIGN, GRAY5, GRAYYALL, LITE96, LITEBLU3, METAL1, NUKEDGE1, PIPE2, SHAWN2, STONE2, SW1GRAY, TEKWALL1.

Flats employed: CEIL3_1, CEIL3_4, CEIL3_5, CONS1_1, FLAT1_1, FLAT10, FLAT14, FLAT22, FLAT5, FLOOR0_2, FLOOR0_3, FLOOR5_1, FLOOR6_2, NUKAGE1, TLITE6_1

 

Map01-08 available: https://www.mediafire.com/file/mszr2evehjwsxka/wa08d.wad/file

 

Map01: Fava genes

Map02: Valvularia

Map03: In vulnere lux
Map04: Gare du nord

Map05: Nimbus
Map06: Ouranophoneus

Map07: Bungalops

Map08: Erkenta pyapyo

 

 

 

 

Edited May 8 by nicolas monti

[watto3699]

Looks really well made, I'll give it a crack tonight.

[watto3699]

Really fun first map!

Pistol only for the first few minutes was a bit of a slog but the barrels made it manageable.

Keep it up, can't wait to see the rest.

[Walter confetti]

What a beautiful sky!

[nicolas monti]

22 hours ago, watto3699 said:

Really fun first map!

Pistol only for the first few minutes was a bit of a slog but the barrels made it manageable.

Keep it up, can't wait to see the rest.

 
Thanks man, all the weapons and bestiary will be added subsequently, with no much delay, and yes, lots of barrels in every map!

Edited January 17 by nicolas monti

[FEDEX]

Se viene Nico con otro set de calidad, bien ahi mi viejo 👍

[EmoLevelDesigner]

That music seems familiar. Might be a well-known song. Reminds me how back in the day there were some songs I heard for the first time as midis in Doom2 and Duke3d levels. Oh wait, after few hours of thinking I recognized it. It's "Rock me Amadeus"!

 

 

Overall it feels like trip back to the 90s. Abstract, short, simple but challenging vanilla-compatible level with interesting ideas in visuals and gameplay.

 

Cramped spaces and places where walls change textures instantly without use of any pillars/trims to smooth the transition make the place look somewhat strange.

 

Crowd of imps in the end is brutal, new sky is picturesque, but it's level of cartoonishness looks a bit too high even together with cartoonish visuals of Doom.

 

Took me a while to complete because of that imp crowd. Here are all my attempts to reach the end of the level:

https://odysee.com/@EmoLevelDesigner:e/DOOM2-New-Wad-by-nicolas-monti-All-attempts:7

 

Tactical use of explosive barrels allows to clean rooms quickly.

 

Medkits are scarce, demanding careful planning of getting through toxic waste without losing too much health.

 

There's some false visual guiding with health sphere: it hints you're supposed to jump through the window to it, which isn't the case.

 

Monster hidden in the pillar hints there's a secret in the starting room.

[nicolas monti]

On 1/16/2024 at 6:18 AM, Walter confetti said:

What a beautiful sky!

 

Thanks man, this is the original one:

 

Thanks @EmoLevelDesigner for the video, played as intended, the imp trap has some rape but doable!

@FEDEX gracias wachín, la textura del cielo ayuda, voy a aprovecharlo en cada mapa, entusiasmado con los próximos niveles y el gameplay con los archviles y los revenants.

Edited January 18 by nicolas monti

[dashlet]

as usual really fun stuff and interesting layout. I like it when maps can be sort of challenging while only using low tier demons and resource starvation (plus navigation been a hazard itself) which its something you are really good at. Recorded a demo using dsda doom for saves, because i was expecting getting destroyed by damaging floors or shotgunners. Interested to see ho w you continue this project :D

 

montiwad01.zip

Edited January 18 by dashlet

[FEDEX]

3 hours ago, nicolas monti said:

gracias wachín, la textura del cielo ayuda, voy a aprovecharlo en cada mapa, entusiasmado con los próximos niveles y el gameplay con los archviles y los revenants.

Estaba viendo las screensh. y la lava es infaltable en tus niveles, pero ese cielo con montañas la verdad me sorprendió! 

Que bueno que andes con una ráfaga de inspiración :) 

[Walter confetti]

On 1/16/2024 at 4:08 AM, nicolas monti said:

Textures employed: BIGDOOR1, BRNBIGC, BROWN1, BROWN144, BROWN96, BROWNWEL, COMP2, COMPOHSO, COMPTALL, COMPUTE1, CRATE2, CRATELIT, DOOR3, DOORBLU, DOORHI, DOORRED, DOORYEL, EXITDOOR, EXITSIGN, GRAY5, GRAYYALL, LITE96, LITEBLU3, METAL1, NUKEDGE1, PIPE2, SHAWN2, STONE2, SW1GRAY, TEKWALL1.

Flats employed: CEIL3_1, CEIL3_4, CEIL3_5, CONS1_1, FLAT1_1, FLAT10, FLAT14, FLAT22, FLAT5, FLOOR0_2, FLOOR0_3, FLOOR5_1, FLOOR6_2, NUKAGE1, TLITE6_1

Are this the chosen assets for all the mapset or just this map?

[Dubbag]

 

[nicolas monti]

Second map done

https://www.mediafire.com/file/osde82x8mk67e0m/wa02.wad/file




@dashlet Thanks man for the demo, I'm going to be busy with exams and holidays but after that I'll continue with the project.

@FEDEX Querrás decir ácido, si, la verdad es que me gusta visualmente, le da profundidad a los mapas, lo uso más por lo visual que como un medio para el gameplay.

@Walter confetti The limitation is for the entire episode, I'll have to go creative, the choices may look silly but these are the textures I find myself using most of the time, you can call it the Tom Hall pack as those are mostly alpha textures that made it into the final cut.

@Dubbag thanks man, I think I recognize your voices, have you made other videos of my maps in the past? the imp rape was funny, you reached that point very low in health, but doable. The proto version of the map had more imps in that trap but without the SS it was unfair.

[SpaceCat_2001]

Finally Sigil 7

[FEDEX]

Sisi acido quise decir, es verdad.. lava seria para la roja/naranja, pero vos usas casi siempre el verde (acido) . Suerte con los examenes, sigo de cerca este projecto

[Walter confetti]

7 hours ago, nicolas monti said:

The limitation is for the entire episode, I'll have to go creative, the choices may look silly but these are the textures I find myself using most of the time, you can call it the Tom Hall pack as those are mostly alpha textures that made it into the final cut.

Really interesting idea!

[nicolas monti]

Third map ready for playtesting!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/gji95ky59hbnid6/wa03.wad/file

 

[Firedust]

Kreator are a fantastic band!

[nicolas monti]

MAP04 ready for testing!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/6d5dnwxypmncprm/wa04.wad/file

 

[nicolas monti]

MAP05 Ready for testing!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/3riburthvodvln8/wa05.wad/file

 

[Gifty]

Can't wait to try this out, love all your maps!!

[nicolas monti]

On 1/27/2024 at 4:01 AM, Firedust said:

Kreator are a fantastic band!

Thanks man, I love metal but to tell the truth I choose the name after the latin name creatura, as I consider the wads 'creations' if you will

 

 

9 hours ago, Gifty said:

Can't wait to try this out, love all your maps!!

Thanks man, only four maps left! I don't know what happens with the search engine as this thread and its content is invisible to it, it's somehow detrimental if someone wants to look for it.

[nicolas monti]

Map06 "ouranophoneus" ready for testing!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/nun42pbz6xmpo7y/wa6b.wad/file


 

[DoomGuy2077]

I love that you used Rock Me Amadeus as the MIDI for MAP01. It reminds me of when a teacher of mine in highschool who would come to class hung over and put that movie on then put her head down on her desk and sleep. 

[nicolas monti]

Map07 available: Bungalops

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/iwfh05mvwql02fb/wa07b.wad/file

 

 

Edited March 30 by nicolas monti

[nicolas monti]

Map08 done!: erkenta pyapyo

 

https://www.mediafire.com/file/mszr2evehjwsxka/wa08d.wad/file

 

 

Edited May 8 by nicolas monti