The Caco Files - Over a hundred wads collecting dust in my hard drive!

[Cacodemon187]

Hello everybody! Today, March 3rd, marks my 5 year anniversary here on Doomworld. I've made a lotta maps these last handful of years, but only like 10% of them have actually been released.

I figured now's a good time as ever to release the rest of 'em onto the unsuspecting public :)

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These are...

 

        

 

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Screenshots:

Spoiler

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The Caco Files is an archive containing almost every map I've made since 2019 and haven't released officially, with a final tally of 141 wads.

There's lots of great maps and concepts present here, as well as lots of just footnotes. Think of this as a sort of 'wadography' illustrating my evolution as a mapper these last few years.

 

More importantly though, every map found in this archive is completely free for use!

If you like a particular project here, you're encouraged to remake it yourself or pick it up where I left off!

Note that I'm not completely abandoning everything here though; I might get back to working on some of these projects in the future, but even so you're welcome to give your own spin on any of the maps :)

 

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A couple things you oughta know before diving in:

 

• Every wad is accompanied by a textfile which lists the essentials you need to know to run the wad; such as IWAD needed, compatibility level, map slots, and other important info. Make sure to give 'em a quick look before playing.
• I claim no ownership of any assets used in the maps unless specified. I am only giving free reign over the maps; not the textures, music, sprites, or other assets included.
• I trust that, were you to work on these projects yourself, you'll give appropiate credit where it's due and that your version of the project will be done in good faith.
• If you have any questions about the provided files, feel free to shoot me a DM or ask here in the thread!

 

Now, with that out of the way...

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Name: The Caco Files
Total WAD Tally: 141
Compatibility: Check the textfiles.
Tested with: GZDoom 3.7.2, GZDoom 4.7.1, Skulltag, PrBoom+, ZDaemon, Crispy Doom, Chocolate Doom.
Timeframe: 2017 - January 2024
Credits: Textures, music and sounds taken from many, MANY sources. Check the textfiles for sources.

Have fun, and thank you all for these past five years. This community really means the world to me <3

Edited May 20 by Cacodemon187
i really hate doomworld's editor

[Arsinikk]

Coooool, I think? Most of the screenies aren't showing up on my end :/

 

(edit: images have been fixed now, looks very cool indeed)

Edited March 4 by Arsinikk

[Dusty_Rhodes]

Love the concept of just dumping everything. Mac Demarco released a 199 song album with a similar context recently. The screenshots look awesome!

[Naarok0fkor]

[Cacodemon187]

20 minutes ago, Naarok0fkor said:

THE TRUTH IS IN HERE

Took me a bit to catch the X-Files reference, thought it was part of an ARG or something 😅 

[Plerb]

I haven't looked at a whole lot of these yet but the map with the power lines and snow is INSANELY cool.

 

Releasing a collection of unfinished scraps is a great idea. I might do something like this myself in a few years once I've built up more of a backlog of WADs.

[Zesiir]

Oooh, I'm liking the looks of this. A grabbag of interesting Doom wads, don't mind if I do!

 

Looks like this'll take a while.

[Plerb]

It's also great that you're letting anyone build off of these maps. I might do a thing or two with these in the future!

[Timilyo80]

Might keep this archive in my back pocket in case I ever decide to make a Chillax knock-off out of it, just for fun and level design practice