Some good 32 map megawads you recommend?

[Andretti]

Or around the 20-30 range if 32 map megawads are very rare. Without episodes please. Similar to DOOM 2. I hate losing my stuff. I haven't played too many megawads so I most likely haven't played what you want to suggest. Just finished Auger Zenith. That was pretty good. I gave Going Down a try and stopped on map 2. Too hard for me. The levels also looked too boring.

 

Thank you for any suggestions.

[No-Man Baugh]

Despite the former being just a 20 map megawad, and the latter having an episodic format complete with forced death exits: I'm still recommending you to play

Rowdy Rudy 2: Powertrip and Valiant. They're too damn good

Edited May 6 by No-Man Baugh

[Andretti]

8 hours ago, No-Man Baugh said:

Despite the former being just a 20 map megawad, and the latter having an episodic format complete with forced death exits: I'm still recommending you to play

Rowdy Rudy 2: Powertrip and Valiant. They're too damn good

Thank you. I will give them a try.

[kalensar]

Oh boy! My favorite topic so I can regurgitate my list. =E Most of these are 32 maps.

 

1. Mars War-- Vanilla Doom compat-- 32 maps. Release date 1998

2. GMP(Good Morning Phobos)-- Boom compat-- last update was in 2020 iirc

3. EDay Vanilla 2019-- GZDoom, ZDoom, Zandronum

4. HellBound-- Boom Compat-- Date 2012

5. FreeDoom Phase 1 and Phase 2-- Dont overlook these. They are very good. 

6. Hell In Space-- This one gets overlooked imo, but its a solid megawad.

7. Doom 64 for Doom 2-- 

 

[Cadman]

Well, I am a little bias here...ahem.  How about Icarus and Eternal from TeamTNT?

 

 

Cadman - Member TeamTNT / Doom2 Grandmaster DHT5 Standards

[JackDBS]

Scythe and Scythe II. They get rather tough at the end, but their difficulty progression is really good.

[Helton342]

Going Down

[june gloom]

If you thought Going Down looked "too boring" then I genuinely don't know what you actually want.

[RoastDoom]

On 5/7/2024 at 5:44 AM, Andretti said:

I gave Going Down a try and stopped on map 2. Too hard for me. The levels also looked too boring.

 

I don't know how you can say the levels looked boring if you stopped on map 2?!

[TMMMS]

never heard of hell in space before it doesnt seem to be on doomworld or idgames

 

as for the op i would recommend

 

ichinichi

doom 2 the way id did

doom 2 reloaded

tnt revilution

plutonia 2

[NuMetalManiak]

On 5/6/2024 at 5:44 PM, Andretti said:

Without episodes please. Similar to DOOM 2. I hate losing my stuff.

So this narrows it down and prevents me from thinking of the Scythes or a large number of megawads, interesting. Most famous megawads have at least one death exit somewhere.

 

Requiem is a classic and not too difficult if that's what you're going for. Also experiences may vary but the Community Chests and NDCPs are a nice blend.

[kalensar]

45 minutes ago, TMMMS said:

never heard of hell in space before it doesnt seem to be on doomworld or idgames

 

Here it is, 

 

https://www.moddb.com/mods/hell-in-space/downloads/hell-is-space-v11

 

 

[TMMMS]

the lack of upload on idgames strikes me as odd but i played through map01 real quick and it looks legit

 

thanks for the recommendation

[kalensar]

Not everything is on IDGames. The 4 biggest hubs for Doom content are ModDB, allfearthesentinel.com, ZDoom Forum and DoomWorld. Theres also lots of material on Itchio and Game Banana as well. 

Edited May 8 by kalensar

[Christopher Brown]

I found Going Down's gameplay far too nerve-shredding for my taste but Mouldy's designs are absolutely brilliant, and there are plenty of unforgettable vistas along the way. It isn't a full megawad but I would highly recommend Mouldy's more recent wad Overboard. It's more accessible and light-hearted gameplay-wise and with lovely, tropical-themed visuals. That was one of the first WADs I played through after installing GZDoom and I'd still list it in my top ten.

As for the full replacement sets...well, Anomaly Report and Revolution! are technically 33 maps each, but I first encountered them as part of the Unity Port and they along with other add-ons like Harmony, Sigil, and Deathless ignited my wider interest in Doom mods thanks to the creative and inspired level designs. Doom Zero is also featured on the Unity Port and is quite fun if you can get past the new sound effects for some the demons that make them sound like they have a serious smoking problem. Scientist is a decent 20 level set on there as well, with a striking color scheme.

Outside of Unity, The Revenant Problem is a particular favorite of mine, if you like your Doom with a side of philosophy. Struggle: Antaresian Legacy is a gorgeous limit-removing set with a very unique take on a hellish realm in the last third, featuring the opposite color scheme from what you'd expect. And even though it's only ~20 levels, Lost Civilization is a fantastic adventure that manages a whole level set of large, gorgeous adventure maps without getting stale or becoming monotonous in its pacing.

Regarding older stuff, Memento Mori I and II are uneven but a lot of fun if you're looking for WADS that exhibit the spirit of raw creativity from the community's early days, and the best levels are just as entertaining as any high-quality release today. The Japanese Community Project is a more modern take on the basic idea, and its highlights are some of the most creative Doom levels I've played yet.

I hope this is useful. Enjoy! (And, if you still have any interest, at least watch some Going Down playthroughs on YouTube...trust me, there are images in the last third that I will never unsee, in the best way.)

Edited May 8 by Christopher Brown
minor pedantic grammar/wording edit

[Hayden49]

I really like these vanilla megawads:

Atonement
Anomaly Report

Requiem
Scythe 2
Moonblood
Revolution!
Alien Vendetta
Nostalgia 1
Nostalgia 2
In Spain Only
Doom The Way Id Did 2

[pcorf]

Some 32 map megawads (Doom 2)

 

Strain

Reverie

Community Chest series

Eternal Doom 3

Japan Community Project

Unholy Realms

Jenesis

AKELDAMA

Edited May 8 by pcorf

[RaRu Des2122]

Doom 2 Reloaded

Doom Zero

Doom Core & Reverie

Nostalgia 1 & 2

Anomaly Report

Thirty Years with Doom

NOVA 3

ICHINICHI
Eviternity (Eviternity 2, of course, but it inciudes 37 maps)

[DRON12261]

I'll just leave a list of megawads (but there are a few more just episode wads here) that I've separately enjoyed and may return to periodically.

Machete
Running Late
Running Late 2
Escape From Sunveil Starport
Arriving Early
Donuts
ADO2022
Perdition's Gate
Scythe
Scythe 2
Scythe X
Speed of Doom
Alien Vendetta
Sign of Torment
Moonblood
Deathless
Evil Returns
Akeldama
Hell's Bane
Arrokoth
TNT Revilution
TNT Resistance
TNT Renascence
Reverie
Plutonia 2
Plutonia Revisited Community Project
Plutonia Revisited Community Project 2
Cydonia
Doom 2: 25 Years on Eatrh
Nostalgia
Nostalgia 2
Eviternity
Eviternity 2
Heartland
Valiant
Ancient Aliens
Lunatic
Vanguard
Lunar Catastrophe
No End in Sight
Demonfear
Moonlight District
Outbreak of Evil
Beta Labs
No Sleep for the Dead
Flesharmonic
Epic 2
Ichinichi
ZPack

[roadworx]

14 hours ago, JackDBS said:

Scythe and Scythe II. They get rather tough at the end, but their difficulty progression is really good.

2 hours ago, Hayden49 said:

Moonblood

Scythe 2

Alien Vendetta

5 hours ago, TMMMS said:

plutonia 2

54 minutes ago, RaRu Des2122 said:

Eviternity (Eviternity 2, of course, but it inciudes 37 maps)

in today's episode of "people suggest wads that are very clearly contrary to what op asked for", this shit

 

op, i suggest avoiding these as they're either quite hard, contain episodes, or both.

[Shepardus]

If you're using GZDoom, the Inventory Keeper mod allows you to keep your stuff across death exits.

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

9 minutes ago, roadworx said:

in today's episode of "people suggest wads that are very clearly contrary to what op asked for", this shit

 

op, i suggest avoiding these as they're either quite hard, contain episodes, or both.

I'm surprised it took so long for someone to point this out.

 

OP, I'd recommend a mapset called Heretic (HERETIC.WAD). It's pretty different than DOOM 2, but it's great anyway. Just be warned that the last two episodes are very hard and somewhat shitty, but it's balanced pretty well because you lose all your stuff after every episode. It has around 45 maps.

 

Spoiler

If you liked Auger Zenith, why not just check out other DPB sets?

 

[Stroopwafel]

Read the thread so maybe I missed this being recommended before, so sorry if I'm repeating, but I would recommend Anomaly Report. 

It was released on the steam port as well. Pretty fun and slightly harder than Doom 2. 

[june gloom]

6 hours ago, kalensar said:

AllEarthSentinel.net

This is a thing? I keep seeing links to this and it always turns up a dead link. I thought it was a defunct site.

[Shepardus]

2 minutes ago, june gloom said:

This is a thing? I keep seeing links to this and it always turns up a dead link. I thought it was a defunct site.

That should be https://allfearthesentinel.com/, aka The Sentinel's Playground. They changed their domain from .net to .com last year.

[kalensar]

7 minutes ago, june gloom said:

This is a thing? I keep seeing links to this and it always turns up a dead link. I thought it was a defunct site.

I misspelled it.

 

https://allfearthesentinel.com/zandronum/wads.php

[TMMMS]

plutonia 2 isnt that hard come on sure its a sequel to plutonia but its much more manageable than going down

 

anyway tnt goes boom is cool and so is the recently released realm of chaos 25th anniversary

 

avoid perditions gate however if you think going down looks boring

 

Edited May 8 by TMMMS

[LegendaryEevee]

@Andretti 1. Eviternity  //  2. Ancient Aliens  //  3. Revolution!  Best 3 I have ever played that actually kept my interest the whole way through.  Top Tier MegaWADS in my opinion.  

[JackDBS]

10 hours ago, roadworx said:

in today's episode of "people suggest wads that are very clearly contrary to what op asked for", this shit

 

op, i suggest avoiding these as they're either quite hard, contain episodes, or both.

They’re good megawads. If OP ain’t good at doom he can just turn the difficulty down.

[Lizardcommando]

Memento Mori, Memento Mori 2, Requiem, Revolution!, Anomaly Report, Doom Zero, Valiant, Fragport.

 

Also, if the difficulty is too tough for you for these megawads, there's no shame in lowering the difficulty settings.