beast

Amateur map maker, Programmer, Cat lover

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== MY MAPS ==
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Gamma Station, a medium exploratory single-player map, tech-base theme with hellish elements.

forum thread | idgames entry

> A bad feeling runs down your spine as you scale over the perimeter
> wall, entering the base. Nobody answered the doorbell, and comms are
> down too. You were hoping the base partially survived the demon
> onslaught, hoping for a bunk bed and a hot meal. You prepare to make
> your way into each of the three underground structures. Demons beware,
> hot lead is the only meal you bastards are going to get!

Reverberation Station, Single player tech-base with Hell seeping through the walls. Pack an extra shotgun.

forum thread | reverbstat.wad.zip

• Alpha
• Passage of dark
• Charlie - urban/hellish 
• Delta - tech-base

Other Contributions

• Eureka Level Editor Documentation

Doom Mapping Experience Project

Learning to make Doom maps - Setting goals, getting things done

Goals

• level design
• detailing and texture use
• monster placement
• Tools
• Stock doom.wad, doom2.wad or a Freedoom compatible WAD
• Eureka Doom editor
• Compatibility levels 2 and 9
• PrBoom and Chocolate Doom

Limits

• To ensure fewer distractions from the process I invoke these limitations:
• No custom textures.
• No DM support.

Focus

• Avoid too much symmetry
• Proliferant floor and ceiling height changes
• A height change warrants a texture change
• Changing textures between neighbouring walls warrants an intermediary texture
• Texture doorways even if there is no door
• Prefer monster closets over teleport traps
• Plenty of contrast via light and textures
• Hide monster closets by flagging the linedef as "secret"
• Face enemies where you expect the player to enter
• Do not overpopulate ammo and health bonuses
• Limit the number of doors the player has to open, mostly only when necessary
• More windows between rooms