Solace Dreams - (Version 1.6.4) SOME progress.

[Ermin]

Solace Dreams is a stand alone total conversion mod, made to run exclusively for GzDoom using such features like dynamic lighting and most importantly animated voxels. It takes inspiration from games like Silent Hill and Darksouls and combines them both to make what you see here. You play as Yuna, a school girl who must face off against a large variety of enemies & bosses in all kinds of unique locations. It has a estimated game play length of 2+hours and infinite replayability with new game plus, with added features like boss rush mode and survival.

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STORY
The story telling is very vague with only subtle hints to give the player a small insight into the world your about to play in. Each stage yields notes which describe the events that took place within that particular level. Can you solve the mystery behind each of the demented levels you are about to venture.

GAME PLAY

This is a slow paced run and gun style shooter, that focuses heavily on its boss battles and level exploration. The game incorporates silent hills inventory system and dark souls difficult boss battles, to create a exciting and challenging experience. The game at first is pretty linear introducing the player to the mechanics but then is entirely open world by the last half, so players experiencing difficulty or a shortage of items/ammo will be able to backtrack and switch stages.

 

IMPORTANT NOTES
Just a few things you need to know before you get started.

-Customize your controls to comfortably fit you.
-Pressing H (or key of your choice) will make interactive objects shine, useful for scouting items in dark or large areas.

-Manual saving has been disabled, use the in game camera locations scattered through the game to save. At least 1 can be found on each stage.
-Picking up a item, then pressing your assigned key will make the dialog disappear, this also applies for the diary entry.

-Its recommenced you play in full screen 1920x1080 forced 4:3.

-Bosses are Invincible until there health bar appears.

 

SOLACE DREAMS 1.6.4 : Dropbox

SOLACE DREAMS 1.6.4 : Moddb

SOUNDTRACK 1.0 : Dropbox. Credits Below

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Here is the full soundtrack for the game, i have credited those in bold and underlined music ive taken which is subject to change in the future.
1 - Main Theme (Ermin)

2 - Main Theme (Unused) (Pepperoni)

3 - Intro sequence (Jimes)

4 - Classroom Hub (Jimes / Pepperoni Remix)

5 - Darkest Dungeon (Exterior) (Pepperoni)

6 - Darkest Dungeon (Exterior - Unused) (Jimes)

7 - Darkest Dungeon (Interior) (Pepperoni)

8 - Darkest Dungeon (Secret) (Dungeon Keeper)

9 - Darkest Dungeon (Boss) (Pepperoni)

10 - School (Interior) (Pepperoni)

11 - School (Boss) (Pepperoni)

12 - Theme Park (Exterior) (Pepperoni)

13 - Theme Park (Wultzer - Unused) (Pepperoni)

14 - Theme Park (Boss) (Ermin)

15 - Nightclub (Ermin Cover - Unused / Will.i.Am)

16 - Nightclub (Pepperoni)

17 - Nightclub (Boss) (Ermin Cover / Ladygaga)

18 - Hospital (Interior) (Pepperoni)

19 - Hospital (Womb) (Ermin)

20 - Hospital (Secret) (Ermin Cover / Theme Hospital)

21 - Hospital (Boss) (Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3)

22 - Caverns (Interior) (Ermin)

23 - Caverns (Secret) (Ermin Cover / Minecraft)

24 - Caverns (Boss) (John Wick)

25 - Theatre (Ermin)

26 - Theatre (Puzzle) (Ermin)

27 - Theatre (Boss) (Akala - Shakespeare)

28 - Matrix (Exterior) (Jimes)

29 - Matrix (Interior) (Jimes)

30 - Matrix (Boss) (Ermin + Jimes)

31 - Matrix (Boss - Unused) (Ermin)

32 - Matrix (Boss - Unused2) (Pepperoni)

33 - ChessBoard (??????)

34 - ChessBoard (Boss) (??????)

35 - The Pit (Amnesia : Dark decent)

36 - The Pit (Boss) (Amnesia : Dark decent)

37 - Pearly Gates (Death parade)

38 - Pearly Gates (Boss) (Ermin)

39 - Underworld (Ermin)

40 - Underworld (Boss) (??????)

41 - Secret Boss (Ghost in the shell)

42 - Survival (Pepperoni)

43 - Gallery (Jimes / Pepperoni Remix)

44 - Ending (Ermin)

45 - Victory (Pepperoni)

46 - Gameover (Pepperoni)

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BENCHMARK
Due to the nature of extreme voxel use in this mod, some stages may be unplayable for most players running the game on a less than optimal hardware. in this case use these commands found on this post to bypass any particular stage you are having difficulties with, please note that some key items can only be found on certain stages. Here is the benchmark required to play the mod smoothly... 4ghz CPU & 4gb Graphics card. Dont even attempt to play this mod unless you have said requirements.

 

Extract the game from zip and run the launcher. Have fun!

FANART COLLECTION : Dropbox. Drawn By Doomkrakken

 

Below is a step by step episodic walk through with a written guide of the game including all latest features and updated info. 

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TIPS
Each stage can be taken in any order. It is advised to explore each location fully before fighting any major boss, the strategy is just a guide for the individual stages. Try to conserve ammo and health as much as possible. Use knife & handgun for smaller enemies, Uzi & Shotgun for hordes and bosses. Keep your health at least 85% at all times, some bosses deal massive damage. Dont play this like doom guns a blazin', be cautious and approach this game like you would dark souls. Take your time and immerse yourself.

 

KEY

❇️ - Indicates to the player a tip or some important info.

🔵 - Each step to take in guide.

🌕 - A Secret.

⛔️ - WARNING! Take note.

😈 - Difficulty Hard.

😄 - Difficulty Easy.

 

INTRO
Waking up in complete darkness, scared and alone.
Yuna must find her way out of this nightmare, will she ever find her salvation?

PART 1 - ClassRoom Hub

🔵Proceed to the desk under the light and pick up your diary.

   ❇️The diary displays objectives for the current realm your in.

🔵Interact with the newly spawned chalk board, then use the camera on the desk beside the chalk board.
   ❇️The camera is the games method of saving. SAVE OFTEN.
🔵Interact with the class room register on the table.
   ❇️The register displays what levels have been completed.
🔵Pick up the key on Ali's Diary at the back of the class on the desk next to yours, then exit out the southern door.

   ❇️Scattered Diary's are the games form of level selection. Simply interact with a diary to pick up the key then exit out the only door in this room.

   ❇️The eastern door is reserved for custom made mods from players.

   ❇️The western door is the gallery which is unlocked upon completing the game.

PART 2 - Darkest Dungeon - Ali's Nightmare

🔵Proceed down the path and enter the double doors.
   ❇️Take note of all the separate pieces of armour you come across including the giant great sword at the beginning.
🔵Walk down the corridor and pick up the knife & some pain killers on the table.
   ❇️Your first weapon the knuckle knife is a short ranged weak but quick striking melee weapon. Great for 1 on 1 combat.

   ❇️Pain killers restores 25% health.
🔵Walk down the stairs to a new but similar room. Save at the camera and pick up the First aid kit then take the left door.
   ❇️First aid kit restores 50% health.
🔵Walk to the cross road and take the left path through the door to a big room with large wine barrels. Investigate and pick up the key on a barrel in the corner of the room.

🔵Back track to the save point, then enter then opposite room, The Prison.
🔵Use the lever in the eastern section of the prison to access the cells picking up the next key found on a bed in one of the cells.
   🌕 SECRET (Dungeon Keeper) - In the prison find the cell with the bed sheets pinned to the wall, walk through the sheets to reveal the reference and first aid. Continue following the path and you will eventually find the dungeon heart. Speak with the mistress to gain her as a companion.

   ❇️The mistress is a weak companion with weak attributes. She is useful for distracting enemies. She will teleport to you when you walk to far from her.
🔵Back track to the cross roads with all the armour statues and take the right path this time and enter through the door.
🔵Activate the wheel mechanism here and back track to the save point.
🔵The closed gate should now be open for you to enter.
   ❇️You will spring a trap here, dont worry just keep your distance and the gate behind you should open before any serious damaged is done.
🔵Enter the double doors into the large courtyard. Here you will see a large figure in the distance, interact with it to discover your next objective.
🔵Now retrace your steps to all the pieces of armour you have seen scattered about the dungeon. Once all pieces have been collected head back to the figure.
🔵Once all pieces have been placed try to go back out the gate to engage in your first boss fight.

BOSSES - Ali

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Obsessed with medieval history.  Feels empty, cold, and hardened, more so with each passing day of his life... like he's becoming a shell of himself.  He's probably feeling jaded and bitter because of all the bad in the world, and probably wishes the world were more like medieval times, because there was at least honour then...

HEALTH - 500
SKILL SET - Ground Smash / Charge / Blade Wave / Doppelgänger

STRENGTH - Hard hitting / Summoner

WEAKNESSES - Slow moving / Slow attacking / No ranged weapons

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😄

This boss can be very tricky right at the start with only your rusty knuckle knife. The key to this fight is simply evading his attacks and picking the best time to strike. A move to be very careful of is his Blade wave, dealing random based ranged damage if hit directly, when he pulls back to swing, quickly run behind him and slash away. And finally keep your distance when you see him getting ready to charge at you. Do not simply run backwards as this is very slow, face away from him and try and out run him. When his health reaches 25%, he will summon 2 invincible and untouchable clones of himself that are only capable of doing ground smash. Just keep your distance and wait for the right moment to strike. Eventually he'll go down and you will be free to leave.

🔵After beating the boss the "mysteriously locked" door where you found the boots will now be open. Get the key inside and open the locked door where the helmet was.
  ❇️Here you will find ammo and a upgrade perk for your knife. (These upgrade perks are extremely useful for upcoming fights.)

🔵Once your done here head back to the classroom hub.

PART 3 - School - Lee's Nightmare

🔵Once you return back to the Class Room hub, Pick up Lee's Key and enter the door to the next stage.
🔵You will notice you can barely see a thing, in this stage you will be in complete darkness, the first thing we need to do is find a torch.

🔵Enter the staff room to your left, pick up the torch and pistol by the table near the window, save and exit.

   ❇️The pistol is a great weapon for ranged combat against weaker monsters, however useless against bosses.
   ❇️The Torch is a useful item to reveal dark areas, can be turned on and off with your assigned key.

🔵Now enter room 107 and pick up the key to room 112 upstairs, head there now.

🔵Pick up the key for the basement avoiding the monsters, when you arrive downstairs activate the water system at the end of the hall.

🔵This will grant you access to 2 keys hidden in the toilets, head there now.

🔵Pick up Courtyard key in the girls toilet closest to the window, this will grant you access to the boss of this stage.
🔵Then pick up the Mystery key in the mens toilet in the corner cubicle.
   🌕 SECRET (GTA 5 / Silent Hill) - Now head to room 115, here you will find a lot of handy pink ups and the pistol upgrade perk which fires a additional bullet per shot free of charge.

🔵Head to the start of this area and save before fighting the boss, once your ready head on through the door opposite the starting door to the courtyard.

BOSSES - Lee

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Obsessed with weight training, afraid of being weak... he wants to at least look intimidating.  Could possibly be bullied.

HEALTH - 1000
SKILL SET - Multi Ground Smash / Shockwave Barrage / Shockwaves / Shockwave Tsunami

STRENGTH - Hard hitting / Small arena / Melee crusher

WEAKNESSES - Slow moving

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😄😄

This boss is not to hard if you have come properly prepared. Make sure you keep your distance and never engage in close combat, his Ground slams have average range with massive damage output. Evade incoming shock waves making sure to stay clear of the streams as they explode. This dont deal much damage but if your caught between streams then you may suffer heavy damage. Once he is defeated head back to the Class room hub and on to the next stage.

 

PART 4 - Theme park - Laura's Nightmare

🔵Once you return back to the Class Room hub, Pick up Laura's Key and enter the door to the next stage.
🔵You will enter into a large open area, take note of the vending machine.

   ❇️The vending machine provides Yuna with infinite number of energy drinks which doubles her movement speed, 3 can be held at 1 time.
   ❇️It is important that you start stocking up on ammo for the up coming bosses.
🔵Enter the Dodgems for a tricky game of dodge ball with explosive carts.
🔵Once that's done proceed left into the second half of this area to find some Buck shells and Sawed off shot gun at the Shooting Gallery.
   ❇️The Sawed off shotgun is the strongest but slowest weapon in the game. Best used for boss fights.
🔵As soon as you pick up the shotgun Killer clowns will spawn over the entire area. Use the knife to dispose of these enemies.
🔵Once you dispose of the clowns, continue to shoot out the ballon targets in the shooting gallery with your pistol and claim your prize.
🔵Next proceed to the opposite side of the park to the next shooting gallery.
   ❇️On the way back you will trigger the second part of the Dodgems game.
🔵Shoot out the ballon targets in the second shooting gallery and claim the mirror maze key ("Alice Looking glass" ride).
🔵Enter the mirror maze and find your way to the boss. (should not be to difficult.)

   ❇️You will find a hidden perk upgrade for your shotgun in the maze so look around.

BOSSES - Laura

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Obsessed with outer beauty, and neglects her inner self... so she feels dead inside.  Loves being showered with compliments.  She is incredibly vain and shallow, and doesn't see the monster inside until it reveals itself in her warped form.  Sometimes feels like she's trapped within an infinite loop, like she's going through the motions, and she feels that others' opinions of her are reflective of herself (which would be symbolized by the hall of mirrors).  She is easily affected by what others tell her, whether they be people or inanimate objects such as mirrors (though the mirrors don't say anything... she just interprets it in her own head).  If it's harmful to her, it'll affect her greatly (like how even slight force can permanently damage a porcelain doll).  She loves theme parks, which is why her world is rendered as a theme park.  She manifests as a beautifully dressed woman with a horribly disfigured face, and her flesh and bone is made of clear glass... so she kind of looks like a weird porcelain doll.  She'd be clear because she's a shallow and weak-minded individual.  The mirrors represent others' opinions, and how they can easily be shattered.

HEALTH - 400 / 500 / 600 / 700
SKILL SET - Stab / Mirror Phase

STRENGTH - Fast moving / Small arena

WEAKNESSES - No projectiles

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😄
At first glace this don't seem to difficult until you get to the 3 and last stage of this fight. She will start strafing and using her phase shift to teleport near you and strike. More importantly on the last stage you must constantly be moving and shooting, she will chase you relentlessly with increased damage.
🔵Once she is defeated wait a minute and the floor will smash revealing your exit out of this arena.

🔵Head straight to the purple door out of the maze, and on to the next level.
 

PART 5 - Nightclub- Victoria's Nightmare

⛔️WARNING: This is a very flashy stage so anyone that suffers from epilepsy may want to skip this boss entirely. Type "Give map_5_complete" in the console.

🔵Move to the end of the corridor killing the cyberpunk Mage and Picking up the Uzi and saving your game. Continue through the door when your ready.
   ❇️The Uzi is a excellent weapon for ranged type enemies which you will encounter a lot of here.
🔵This next area can be very difficult, my advise is to quickly kill the Thug in the center behind the bar then the one on the right before doing anything.
🔵Simply make your way up the stairs to the top and pick up the key on the Chair at the very end.

   ❇️Make sure to scan for items, there are plenty in this area.
🔵Make your way back down, Save and enter the Boss stage.

   ❇️Hug right of the path to find a secret path way to the upgrade perk for your Uzi.
BOSSES - Victoria

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Obsessed with partying and dance music.  Doesn't care about school.  Wishes to become a popstar so that she can make her life into one giant party and have the money to support said lifestyle.  Seen with the latest fashion accessories... music players, headphones, purses, shoes... and is the popular kid.  Manifests as a cyborg popstar surrounded by adoring fans -- women with destructive glowsticks and men with SMGs.

HEALTH - 3000
SKILL SET - Guard / Ground Slam / Land mines / Missile Barrage / Gatling Gun

STRENGTH - Projectiles / Melee crusher

WEAKNESSES - Slow moving / Large arena

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😄😄

This battle can go either way depending on what she does during combat. Her main attack is her Gatling gun which you will want to avoid by side strafing while shooting at her. Avoid going close to her during this phase as she will cancel in to a homing ground slam that does massive damage. When she uses her homing missile barrage again simply side step out the way to avoid damage, the rockets will blow up the surrounding speakers that will deal minor damage to her. Her final attack is the landmines which can be a problem during the last third of her health, launching 8 bouncing mines randomly across the map. Like everything else just evade and continue to shoot at her, its quite straight forward really. Once she has been defeated head back to the classroom hub.

PART 6 - Hospital Ward - Faith's Nightmare

🔵Follow the sounds of the screaming to a room with a woman, speak with the woman to initiate the first in game dialog. The player is given a Choice...

   ❇️You can either choose to kill her right there and then completing the stage, but missing out on the rewards from the mysteriously shut door. Or fight the beast within...

   🌕 SECRET (Theme Hospital) - Opposite the room with the screaming women, you will find a secret room with a few items in.
🔵If you choose to save her then use the syringe on the bed.

   ❇️The game will warn you now that there is no turning back once you enter, so be sure to stock up on supplies.
🔵Once you have entered the fleshy interior, proceed down the hall to a large opening with 2 passages.
🔵Enter both sides destroying the egg sacks, that will activate the closest floating white and red blood cells to fight you.

🔵After destroying both Egg sacks, enter the large hall, the boss fight will then commence.

BOSSES - Zygo

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A timid girl who was raped.  Not entirely known if she became pregnant, but she had to prepare for it anyway.  With each passing day, her fear grew.  And it didn't always concern the baby.  She told no one of her rape, so she held it all in.  The voices of fear would only grow louder in her head: What if Mom and Dad found out?  What would they say?  Why didn't I tell anyone sooner?  What will we do about the baby, when it comes about?  These questions and more would plague her and dominate her thoughts.  And so her fear grew and festered.  In her world, Faith's fear and guilt manifested itself as a deformed fetus who would destroy her from the inside... the type that was basically little more than a parasite that needed to be removed, else both she and the baby would die.

HEALTH - 5000
SKILL SET - Vomit / Blood Cell Spawner / Ground Slam

STRENGTH - Multiple parts / Small arena / Summoner

WEAKNESSES - No moving / Stagger

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😄

As soon as the fight begins start by taking out the 4 wobbly intestine tubes, these things will continue to spawn Red blood cell Enemies. After those are out of the way you can then start by killing the annoying hand that keeps stomping you, Destroying these parts will deal a overall massive damage to the boss. Then you can finally proceed to take down the main head, this can be troublesome as his vomit attack is a very wide radius attack an will deal little damage over a wide area. You can stop his vomit attack by simply making him stagger by shooting at him with your UZI. Once he is defeated you will be transported back out to the Hospital ward. Exit this area back to the main Classroom Hub.

 

PART 7 - Matrix - Karl's Nightmare

⛔️WARNING: This is a very flashy stage so anyone that suffers from epilepsy may want to skip this boss entirely. Type "Give map_10_complete" in the console.
🔵When entering this stage you will see only a phone booth followed by its ringing, answer the phone to assemble the stage.

🔵Board the train once it stops through the door centered at the station.

🔵Inside the train head to the back until you notice the first flashing white square/Glitch.

   🌕 SECRET (Final Fantasy 7) - Backtrack to find a secret kart and talk to Barret that is at the back of the carriage.

🔵Continue to the back of the train until you come to a crossroad, follow the left path to the boss area.

🔵When you are prepared enter the arena, pick up the final weapon of the game to start the boss fight.

   ❇️The Lightning rifle is the second strongest weapon in the game, with rapid fire homing projectiles. Its only downfall is that it has limited BUT, slow regenerating ammo.

BOSS - Karl

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Obsessed with technology.  Massive control freak.  Destroys whatever he cannot control.  Manifests as some sort of cyborg embedded within a machine, controlling all that happens within this matrix.

HEALTH - 3500

SKILL SET - Laser gun / Laser Gatlin / Laser Shotgun / Laser Beam / Homing mine

STRENGTH - Projectiles / Summoner / Small arena

WEAKNESSES - No moving

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😄

This boss is very difficult, do not draw out this battle as you can be overwhelmed easily. At 3000 health he will only attack with small laser cannons relatively easy to dodge. At 2500 he will summon the Gatling gun which has a high inaccurate spread but equal damage. At 2000 his Shotgun will summon with a massive spread but low damage output. Then at 1500 is where it gets hard, his ultimate laser cannon will spawn, blasting a beam trapping you on one side of the arena. It is possible to shootout these turrets before they can fire but its easier to just try and kill Karl as quick as possible. Finally at 1000 health, he will start spawning Homing mines which emit a sound when coming into range. Once the boss is down head back to the Classroom hub.

🔵You will notice now that 4 more books have been unlocked, this is Tier 3 the final stretch of the game. Here bosses will be increasingly difficult, so be prepared.

 

PART 8 - Theatre - Thalias & Melpomene's Nightmare

🔵Upon entering this level you will first notice a massive theater stage right in front of you, proceed to approach and enter up on the stage from the left entrance.
🔵Stage lights will suddenly turn on and your combatants will introduce them self's briefly. Humor them for a minute then proceed to solve the riddles.

   ❇️ANSWER 1 - Left button.

   ❇️ANSWER 2 - Clown 9 from the left towards the audience.

   ❇️ANSWER 3 - There is no correct answer, this simply starts to boss fight.

BOSSES - Melpomene & Thalia

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Obsessed with theater and drama.  Also liars and partners in crime.  Not liars like Nicole, but rather more akin to cheaters and thieves.  Their drama classes helped them achieve their goals.  They also loved playing mind games.  This is why they play a game with you before your battle with them, and end it with an impossible question.  They manifest as twisted personifications of comedy and tragedy.

HEALTH - 1500 / 1000
MELPOMENE SKILL SET - Strike / Slam / Double Slam/ Razor Beam / Wide Razor Beam

THALIA SKILL SET - Rapid Slash / Razor Claw Beam / Dual Razor Claw Beam

STRENGTH - Projectiles / Melee crusher / Fast moving

WEAKNESSES - Stagger / Slow moving

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😄😄

Together these 2 can be tough, Thalia the smaller boss should be the first to kill. She will continuously run after you randomly shooting Razor beams and dodging, just make sure to run and gun while avoid all incoming beams and avoiding Melpomene's heavy strikes. After she is down you can now turn your attention to the big girl Melpomene. She is quite easy to take down, just make sure to keep your distance as her beams and strikes deal massive damage. Once she has 1/3 health remaining all her attacks will upgrade to much stronger version. She will eventually go down and you will be free to exit after taking your well earned reward. Head back to the class room hub when your done here.

 

PART 9 - Caverns - Nicole's Nightmare

🔵Pick up Nicole's key and enter the door to the next stage.
   ❇️Items are scattered all over this stage so it is advised you explore.

   ❇️Some egg sacks here will hatch when you approach near them.

   ❇️The lightning rifle is super useful here.

🔵Just take the northern path on this floor and follow the left wall, you will eventually find the secret and eventually the exit.

   🌕 SECRET (Minecraft) - Loads of items and developer notes.

🔵Once your reach the second floor of the maze, take the south eastern wall and follow the right wall to the upper level.

🔵Save, pick up the items and prepare to fight the boss.

BOSSES - Nicole

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Gossiper and liar extraordinaire.  Also happens to suffer from arachnophobia.  Manifests as a giant spider monster, because she spun massive webs of lies (and, well, she's afraid of spiders).

HEALTH - 3000
SKILL SET - Stomp / 8 legged stomp / Body Slam / Razor Claw / Scream / Jump / Birth Spiderling

STRENGTH - Stagger Proof / Summoner / Hard hitter

WEAKNESSES - Slow attacking / Large arena

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😄

This boss can be very complicated with all the eggs and spiders running around after you. The best strategy is to circle around the pit and shoot off any spiderlings while  avoiding the eggs before killing the queen. Just make sure to keep your distance from the queen and watch out for her scream and jump which will do major damage. She will eventually go down and you will be free to exit.

 

PART 11 - Checkerboard - Rory's Nightmare

🔵Pick up all surrounding items as soon as you enter. Then speak with the reaper here to access the shop.

   ❇️In exchange for some health you can gain ammunition for any of the weapons your currently holding.
     Take note as this will no longer be possible once the boss here has been defeated.

🔵Head up the stairs and on to the chessboard to start the boss battle.

BOSS - Rory

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Chessmaster and strategist extraordinaire.  A child prodigy.  But he was obsessed with winning.  He cared about nothing but winning.  And he hated no-win situations.  He would see his way around them though, and turn the game in his favor.  His world wound up manifesting itself as a no-win situation... a barren land with next to nothing in it.  Just about when he decides to accept defeat... he finds he's able to control the stone of which his entire world is composed of.  He then finds out he doesn't need water, or food, or air... or even flesh.  While it withers away, he creates a gigantic chess board, fine-tuning each piece to perfection, and plays against himself.

HEALTH - 3000+

SKILL SET - Tackle / Beam / Slam / Shield

STRENGTH - Multipart / Summoner / Small arena / Hordes / Timer

WEAKNESSES - Low Health / Slow moving

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😈

This boss is no joke, you will be against the time on this stage as the longer you take to kill the enemy the more you will be up against. Arm yourself with the shotgun and take out the pawns as quick as you can manage while avoiding there tackle. Next up will be the knights, then the castles followed by the bishops. Bishops will fire a projectile while chasing you so be careful, the queens have all previously seen abilities making them the strongest. Once all pieces have been defeated its time to take out the kings. Each king will summon a spinning shield with a small opening for you to attack through, they will also continue to fire projectiles to keep you off balance. 2 full shotgun blasts should take out the kings. Once your done here head back to the Class hub and pick the next book.

 

PART 12 - The Pit - Dylan's Nightmare

🔵When entering this stage you must first take the left path, the bridge here has collapsed so walk around or dash across over to the other side.

🔵Activate the switch here then drop down to the water and up the stairs back on the platform.

🔵Head back to the pit and follow the path to the left to the next section. Again activate the switch here and repeat the process for the next section.
🔵Once all 3 switches have been activated the boss will emerge from the pit.

BOSS - Dylan

Spoiler

A glutton with a massive eating disorder.  He is afraid of going hungry, because of his massive appetite, and he almost never feels satisfied.  His fear of going hungry translated into the piles of dirty meat all over the place in his world, with nothing palatable in sight.  But once he found it was good to eat, he ate to his heart's content (so he kept eating, because he was eternally unsatisfied).  He continued to eat, but always sought more... so now he's manifested as that giant gassy ball of lard that sits in the middle of the pit, fed by the butchers that handle the meat.

HEALTH - 3000

SKILL SET - Slam / Poison Gas

STRENGTH - Small arena / Hard hitting

WEAKNESSES - Slow attacking / No moving

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😄

This boss is straight forward, avoid his slam and continue to attack. A direct hit from his attack will do 80% damage, and his poison gas will do continues damage over one section of the arena. Just make sure to heal up when necessary. Once the boss is down head back to the classroom hub.

 

PART 13 - Pearly Gates - Lawrence's Nightmare

🔵Make sure to save before continue as the boss is right up ahead, when your ready continue up the stairs.

BOSS - Lawrence

Spoiler

Zealot, crusader, holier-than-thou attitude.  A blind-faith believer in God.  Rather than expand the kingdom of God with love, he chooses to combat others and suffocate them with banter and slander, bragging about how much better he is than everyone else simply because God is on his side, and that no one else is worthy to walk in his footsteps because of that fact.  As a result, he pushes everyone away.

HEALTH - 3000

SKILL SET - Strike / Cross Slash / Heavenly Quake

STRENGTH - Small arena / Hard hitting / Fast Moving / No stagger

WEAKNESSES - None

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😈

This boss is again straight forward, maintain your distance while continuing to shoot. His cross slash ability has a wide area of attack and his melee is relatively strong. Once half his health has been depleted he will then start to use his heavenly quake which launches beams up from the ground, simply listen out for them while dodging. Once the boss is down head back to the classroom hub.

 

PART 14 - Underworld - Rachel's Nightmar

🔵As this is most probably the last book in the game it would be wise to back track and collect any items you may have missed, this will be your last chance.
🔵As you enter the stage follow the rocky path avoiding the lava and picking up all items along the way.

🔵Once your enter the arena you will notice the path behind as sunk in to the lava, prepare yourself.

BOSS - Rachel

Spoiler

Demonologist and practitioner of Wicca.  At least, that's what it seemed like on the outside.  In truth, she was a rebellious rich girl, who only appeared to practice these things because she felt alone and neglected, most especially by her parents... as though no one cared for her.  She figured that the quickest way to grab anyone's attention was to appear to go the opposite way from how she was raised, so she started dressing herself in Gothic clothing, listening to metal, and wearing all sorts of occult-themed jewelry... all to her parents' dismay.  They could never figure out what had caused her to go this route, but that was because they were too busy doing everything but raising their only child.

 

Rachel felt guilty doing what she did, but she did it anyway, just so she could get attention from her parents.  She would disturb the peace, she would stay out late, she would smoke, she would get piercings, and break every rule her parents set for her, until they all but gave up.  She got into fights, vandalized, and stirred up all sorts of trouble.  She even got a questionable tattoo, though they forced her to remove it.  If it grabbed her parents' attention, then she'd do it.  No matter how negatively anyone viewed her for it.

HEALTH - 3000

SKILL SET - Air Strike / Lava Blast / Meteor Shower / Self destruct / Teleport

STRENGTH - Hard hitting / No stagger / Summoner

WEAKNESSES - None

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😈

During this fight be cautious of the Earthworms surrounding the arena, they will constantly shoot projectiles and re summon when killed. Maintain a far distance from the boss as she will self destruct which will most probably kill you within close proximity. Other than those important factors just avoid any incoming projectiles and watch out for the meteor shower and air strike. Once she has been defeated head back to the classroom hub.

 

PART 14 - New Game +

🔵Once all bosses from all books have been defeated, entering the class room hub will initiate the final cut scene.

🔵The game will then reset, but this time you will have access to all books from the start with all your collected items and weapons.

🔵Take note of the 3 new books you have access to now. 2 found in each corner of the room and 1 on your desk, be cautious as this next boss fight is extremely hard.

 

PART 15 - The Void

🔵Pick up the key from your desk and enter the door. Here you will face off against yourself. This is probably the most hardest fight in the game so bring as much ammo and health as possible.

BOSS - Spirit Yuna

Spoiler

Introverted loner.  Feels like too much is wrong with the world, and sees it in her classmates.  Afraid to reach out to anybody, because she's afraid of disappointment.  Wants to help, but is afraid of being rejected.  She feels like an observer, watching life pass her by.  So she usually just keeps to her studies, to make sure she can do the best she can do.  After the incident, when she discovers that she has the ability to visit the other students in their respective realms, something urges her to go on.  But that same feeling urges her to be relentless and aggressive when fighting against them.  Once she's done with each dimension, she discovers that this feeling was actually her own suppressed desire to help, corrupted by her own anger and frustration at the fact that she suppressed that desire in the first place out of fear.  It had become jaded and bitter, and desired to overshadow Yuna, to take this opportunity to claw itself to the top, to dominate Yuna's thoughts.  This manifests itself as the Doppelganger of the Void.  Dark Yuna.  Aggressive, relentless, merciless, fearless... she hunts Yuna down in the twisted Escherian world that is the Void, this dark section of her own mind.  Until Yuna fights back.  And she fights for survival.  And quells this rampant construct.  As Dark Yuna lies dying in her arms, Yuna takes a look into the void that is the Doppelganger's eyes and sees fear.  She consoles the Doppelganger as she passes, taking pity on her.

HEALTH - 3000

SKILL SET - Knuckle Knife / Pistol / Uzi / Sawnoff Shotgun / Lightning Rifle

STRENGTH - Hard hitting / Small Arena / Small Cover / Hitscan attacks

WEAKNESSES - Slow moving

🔥COMBAT GUIDE🔥 Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😈

Spirit Yuna will have all your weapons with infinite ammo, making this fight very hard with her hit scan attacks. Use the door in the center of the arena for cover. Goodluck!

🔵After defeating Spirit Yuna you will receive a new item, Doppelganger.

     ❇️Doppelganger is the best item in the game, summoning 4 spirit Yuna's that will fight for you individually wielding a weapon from your inventory.

 

PART 16 - Art Gallery

🔵On completion of the game, you will now have access to the gallery mode. Here you can view every Enemy and Boss in the game, when persistently interacted with emit all the sounds they make along with there walk animation cycle.

 

PART 17 - Boss Rush Mode

Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😈

🔵The next book to look for is the new Boss Rush Diary, here you can face off against all the bosses in the game in order of difficulty.

🔵Once you reach the end, the game will start from the beginning again (NG+), now having access to the final upgrade (UZI) in the game.

 

PART 18 - Survival Mode

Difficulty 😈😈😈😈😈

🔵This book can be found on the opposite side of the Boss rush diary, here you will enter a small arena were you will be faced against hordes of continuously spawning enemies and bosses. During this mode you will earn points and gain health and ammo periodically, Bosses have been adjusted and balanced for this mode. A scoreboard can be found below of all player results.

Spoiler

PLAYER NAME  --------    SCORE
ERMIN★             --------        8200

 

 

Spoiler

Here is a list of my other mods.
Survive - (A game play mod of survival.)
Solace Dreams 2 - (A story about a guy trapped in limbo, forced to save or sacrifice his classmates.)

 

Here is a outdated review of Solace Dreams 1.1 by Icarus.
All issues he describes has been fixed in latest updates.

 

I take credit for the story, codes, SOME of the textures, some of the voices, all the voxels and 40% of the music.

The game was developed by me Ermin over the course of 6months. The script was then proofread and edited by my good friend DoomKrakken who also made some fanart for the game too. Both me and Pepperoni developed a lot of the in game music along with some of the sound effects. You can download the full album for free, up top labelled Soundtrack which will also include credits with a list of supporting producers.

 

This is a free to play game, i'm giving everybody access to use my custom content with no permission required. Feel free to mod and edit the assets as much as you like and give a little mention to me in your credits, no profit is to be made from my custom content whatsoever. Some assets (textures) were taken (from google) without permission, if you are the author of one or more of the said textures, music or other items and would like me to remove said assets then please contact me. If you can provide proof that the said item is truly yours with a legal documentation to your name, and you can further prove that its effecting your sales then i will remove said content. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 15, 2021 by Ermin
Final polish

[baja blast rd.]

 

That is a big file. A heads-up: don't bundle things like source ports with your wads. Indicate that it requires GZDoom version whatever and provide a link to download it from where it's officially hosted. Some people might already have it. GZDoom isn't big enough to account for most of that 100 megs, so I'd also wonder what else you might have bundled (mp3s? Brutal Doom?). Also, many people will be hesitant to download such a big file from a first-time poster with no screenshots provided and not much info about what the mod is or does. 

 

Edited April 1, 2017 by rdwpa

[Merry Widow]

Well, I believe I you an apology, so here it is.Sorry.:D

Edited April 14, 2017 by grouchbag

[Count651]

Don't suppose you could provide some screenshots?

[Ermin]

this comment has been moved to top post

 

 

Edited February 27, 2018 by Ermi
added more details

[Liberation]

Ok, I had a quick look round. Got some interesting ideas going and the resources look nice and all but the first map is very dull.

 

I see what your trying todo, coding and model wise it seems excellent, I wish I could make stuff like that!

 

However its just going to be a slow chugger with the main character being a school girl, that can fire uzis and use knifes etc... That in my book is lame, its uncreative, un-immersive as well and a general put off for me.

 

If your happy with where its going, then keep going! You make mods etc for yourself first, others second, I'm sure people out there will enjoy this, especially if you get the levels more action orientated, however its not for me, so all the best sir!

 

I don't mind playing as female or male characters for the record! 

Edited April 2, 2017 by Liberation
Due to horrific grammar

[Ermin]

On 4/2/2017 at 3:39 PM, Liberation said:

-the first map is very dull.

thanks for your input good sir, i understand this might not be for all players. it was intended to start off very slow to welcome the playing to the mechanics and play style of the game. but really its gona be a boss fighter (10? bosses) with just a few enemies to compliment the levels. each boss of course being progressively harder similar to dark souls mixed in with a bit of silent hill 3.

this is definitely no fast paced action doom game. im going for the opposite approach.
Thanks for your comment man.

Edited September 13, 2017 by Ermin

[Liberation]

Just saying it, how it is. Did you want me to bullshit you?

 

I made multiple comments, some positive some negative, considering its a 100mb key hunt I thought I was being fair (except the comment on the character, that's my personal taste) but whatever..

 

 

[Tango]

5 hours ago, Liberation said:

Just saying it, how it is. Did you want me to bullshit you?

 

I made multiple comments, some positive some negative, considering its a 100mb key hunt I thought I was being fair (except the comment on the character, that's my personal taste) but whatever..

 

 

Am I missing something? It didn't sound like he was offended but was genuinely thanking you for the input

[Liberation]

13 minutes ago, Tango said:

Am I missing something? It didn't sound like he was offended but was genuinely thanking you for the input

Perhaps I did take that the wrong way

 

Apologies @Ermin for being grouchy, good luck with your project.

[Count651]

Very impressive. I'm pretty amazed and what you've managed to do with Doom. Unfortunately it gave my computer its first BSOD somehow.

[Ermin]

UPDATE 0.3

fairground complete.
new boss and enemies added.
(some things still need adjusting but its all functioning correctly so far)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2wyolwyqbk68mt7/ErminMod.7z?dl=0

 

use idkfa AFTER picking up the shotgun.
shells have not been placed yet for boss fight.

 

some may experience lag on fairground stage. this is currently being fixed. sorry for inconvenience
using IDCLEV cheat may ruin some scripts for some levels.

Edited June 10, 2017 by Ermin
Lag has now been reduced slightly. weaker computers may still suffer.

[Ermin]

Forgot to mension in post level 99 is a test level for users to move around and explore, all items and weapons in the game can be picked up here.
some things may still be buggy since alot has changed since then.

Edited June 10, 2017 by Ermin
(outdated - Removed level in latest update)

[Ermin]

Heres more images of the fair ground stage. Enjoy

[Weavaloid]

Nice to see you again, Zygo. I thought you'd never come back. I'll check this project out! (y)

[Ermin]

Up coming nightclub boss fight in version 0.4
New stage coming soon stay tuned. (Out dated image)

Edited June 10, 2017 by Ermin
(Out dated image)

[dew]

On 6/8/2017 at 9:11 PM, Weavaloid said:

Nice to see you again, Zygo. I thought you'd never come back. I'll check this project out! (y)

Registered just to make one post

Joined: 06-17

 

Things that make you go hmm...

[Doomkid]

Well, this certainly looks unique and interesting. I'll reserve judgement for the time being since this is incomplete but I'm curious how it will turn out!

[Csonicgo]

Edit: I was mistaken. A very small shrine this isn't.

Edited June 11, 2017 by Csonicgo

[Ermin]

On 6/10/2017 at 4:09 PM, dew said:

Registered just to make one post

Joined: 06-17

 

Things that make you go hmm...

Hes an old friend, helped me out years ago with resources ect. Hes a good guy, he done a lets play of my old Possest wad.

 

Edited August 12, 2017 by Ermin

[Ermin]

Update 0.3.6
Strategy guide added to top post along with enemies and bosses.
Added 2 new enemies. (Cyberpunk Mage & Cyberthug)
NightClub 90% complete. Currently working on boss fight.

Next release Estimated on the 18th with full playable nightclub in version 0.4.

More to come stay tuned.

[Ermin]

A first impression of the nightclub boss idle pose and design. giant arm and mounted minigun/cannon.
(i take no credit for the digital illustration only the voxel - based off cyberpunk image found on google)

Ive also added a donations tab to my paypal account if you wish to support me in development.
Remember this stuff takes alot of time, it would provide a massive incentive to continue and improve.
As a reward for your payments any persons that donates the most before completion of the mod will have there own specific level built in the game complete to there own specifications with there own enemies and boss designs. Thank you!

DONATE
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ErminioLucente/1?yours=true

[Dragonfly]

So what you're saying is you'll do a load of design work if I donate $0.01? Sounds good to me!

 

The few screenshots that have been posted look great by the way, keep it up!

[Ermin]

21 minutes ago, Dragonfly said:

So what you're saying is you'll do a load of design work if I donate $0.01? Sounds good to me!

 

The few screenshots that have been posted look great by the way, keep it up!

Thankyou! And yes indeed. Towards the end of the project the winner (the person who donates the most) will have there own level designed with as much detail as the doom engine and i can handle. all you will have to do is simply write up and draw specific details of what you want an consider it done. The dead line is to the point i complete the project, with the winners bonus level being last. Or simply donate nothing an enjoy the game once its complete :)

Edit: Sorry i was not specific. That is just one small level with about 2 or 3 types of enemies and one major boss battle.
       Similar to the current theme of the game.

Edited June 13, 2017 by Ermin

[Weavaloid]

On 10-6-2017 at 5:09 PM, dew said:

Registered just to make one post

Joined: 06-17

 

Things that make you go hmm...

Ermin and I have been friends for a long time now and I never could've bothered making an forum account untill now.

People that make you go hmm....

 

 

[Dragonfly]

I'm not saying that I doubt you, couldn't care less if I was honest, but to be fair to dew it's not been unheard of for some poeple around here to pop on a newly made account and compliment themselves in attempt to boost their appearance.

[Ermin]

Version 0.4 Update
-Nightclub items and story notes added.
-Victoria Boss fight and stage complete.
-Minor Fixes to previous stages.
-Weapon updates.
-Sprite updates.
-Overall file size lowered by 50mb! (Currently 110mb)
-Massive update to site Strategy adding new images and guide info. CONTAINS SPOILERS

Version 0.4 will be released on site some time tomorrow if your curious to play, but will effect your overall experience when final product is complete.

If any body has any opinions on the project or things they would like to see in up coming updates please dont hesitate to post.

Version 0.4.5 Coming Soon!
What to expect in upcoming update...
-New horror themed school stage and enemies.
-New music and items.
-Intro Sequence FINALY!

Edited June 16, 2017 by Ermin

[Ermin]

Upcoming 0.4.5 Teaser
Prepare for the upcoming school stage.
Fight in complete darkness with your head light and pistol.
Challenge the muscle bound boss in the school courtyard and much more.

Estimated completion date 30th June

[Ermin]

Added new effects. Dust particles on some light sources. (Torch/Windows)

[Ermin]

0.4.2
Children of the night added. Boss coming soon.
deadly fiends that continuously phase in and out stalking there prey.
(Based on silent hills armless man)

Other fixes include reduced dust particles which killed frames.

Edited June 29, 2017 by Ermin