ABSCISSION - Dark, Atmospheric Doom II Megawad [32 Vanilla Maps] Now On IdGames!

[Snaxalotl]

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Abscission is a dark and moody 32-map vanilla megawad with an original ambient/noise soundtrack composed by me.
Each map loosely follows the style of the original iwad levels, but with distinct and new layouts rather than being a remake. Visuals are classic since I stuck to stock textures other than custom skies.
The difficulty is slightly above average - expect difficult fights that don't become tedious or frustrating.

I hope you have as much fun playing this as I did making it! :>

Play Information:

 

Name: Abscission (AB.wad)

IWAD: Doom 2

Compatibility: Vanilla

Ports Tested: Chocolate Doom, Woof, Eternity (Will work in any sourceport as it is vanilla compatible)

Map slots: MAPS 01-32

Gameplay: single-player, coop

Difficulty Settings: Yes

Requirements: no jumping/crouching

Thanks to @sandwedge, and @Doomkid for playtesting!

Enjoy <3

Edited June 11, 2023 by Snaxalotl
Final Release

[RataUnderground]

Hooray! I'm gonna play this today after work, and despite the languaje barrier, I'm gonna try my best to give feedback to you.

[Firedust]

Round 2 of Laxalotl vs Wilster Bonkers

 

I'm all up for it

[saski]

Nice mapset very vanilla-isch. love it! But a Megawad sould also be playable coop IMHO. Could you add playerstarts and also avoid coop traps in your maps please?

[Snaxalotl]

1 hour ago, saski said:

Nice mapset very vanilla-isch. love it! But a Megawad sould also be playable coop IMHO. Could you add playerstarts and also avoid coop traps in your maps please?

I planned on adding coop and deathmatch later on once more maps were complete but since its already a request I have updated the wad with coop support.

[Wilster_Wonkels]

SAbscission

[Gifty]

Stock texture megawads with original music are my favorite kind, bring it onnn!

[RataUnderground]

A very well done remake of the first seven maps of Doom II. I was having fun until map six happen D: . The maps itself are a little navigation confusing, maybe thats me but I often don't know intuitively where to go next. Too many closed doors.

There are some missing textures in map six, check that.
 

 

[LVENdead]

No pressure but these are some solid maps and this is a very tantalizing way to start the WAD. There is some fantastic gameplay construction in this set of maps so far, and the atmosphere really elevates this into its own thing. I did come across quite a few unpegged textures and possible straggling remnant textures of flood filling/blocking out portions of the construction, so there are definitely a few things to tidy up on most of the maps so far. Resource distribution felt pretty spot on for the type of gameplay this is going for, although some folks will definitely complain about the famine of ammo on UV. Map 6 was actually pretty tough and provided a lot of good tension. This has got the beginnings of something awesome.

 

 

[KneeDeepintheSludgemetal]

The feel of the first map from start to finish reminds me of how i felt starting out TNT waaay back when I first played. Second map was fun too! Great start so far, just wanted to get on and say that. 

[Captain Keen]

Awesome. Played the first 3 maps! Good stuff.

 

Also Snax you changed your avatar image, it’s no longer animated. Does Wilster know??

[thelamp]

A great start both visually and in terms of gameplay! The brooding, ambient soundtrack and the simple, but effective lighting makes it a much moodier, atmospheric experience compared to the original levels. It's also deadlier than the originals, primarily by putting a bigger demand on the player to split their focus in order to avoid damage. Sometimes this means enemies at multiple angles, sometimes just keeping track of where one's feet are~ I look forward to seeing more!

 

 

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by thelamp

[LadyMistDragon]

Mmmmmm.......abscission...

[Sectorslayer]

You’re dropping vanilla WADs like mad!
Possessed by the mapping demons. 😈

Good stuff!

[Snaxalotl]

On 11/22/2022 at 6:46 PM, LVENdead said:

No pressure but these are some solid maps and this is a very tantalizing way to start the WAD. There is some fantastic gameplay construction in this set of maps so far, and the atmosphere really elevates this into its own thing. I did come across quite a few unpegged textures and possible straggling remnant textures of flood filling/blocking out portions of the construction, so there are definitely a few things to tidy up on most of the maps so far. Resource distribution felt pretty spot on for the type of gameplay this is going for, although some folks will definitely complain about the famine of ammo on UV. Map 6 was actually pretty tough and provided a lot of good tension. This has got the beginnings of something awesome.

 

 

 

I always appreciated when minor mistakes are pointed out, your playthrough wad tremendously helpful and as a result many minor cosmetic fixes have been made. Thanks again :>

[Snaxalotl]

On 11/23/2022 at 1:07 AM, Captain Keen said:

Also Snax you changed your avatar image, it’s no longer animated. Does Wilster know??

 

Wister always knows when my profile pic changes, he keeps a watchful eye

[Snaxalotl]

On 11/23/2022 at 1:40 AM, thelamp said:

A great start both visually and in terms of gameplay! The brooding, ambient soundtrack and the simple, but effective lighting makes it a much moodier, atmospheric experience compared to the original levels. It's also deadlier than the originals, primarily by putting a bigger demand on the player to split their focus in order to avoid damage. Sometimes this means enemies at multiple angles, sometimes just keeping track of where one's feet are~ I look forward to seeing more!

 

 

 

Thanks for the high praise! There are more maps to be released very soon :>

[adamastor]

Just found out about this WIP vanilla WAD and had a go at it. Great reimagining of the original Hell on Earth, Snaxalotl! The aesthetics are simple, old-school, with some great custom skies, and the gameplay is always a little tougher than regular Doom II, but with a few tricks in store for the unprepared.
Anyway, it's looking pretty promising, and I'll have to try out Stickney Installation as well.

 

I also recorded a demo for each map on Choco 3.0.0, with the -strictdemos command, so you should be able to see them in vanilla as well: Abscission_demos.7z.

They all end with 100% kills, except map06, which ended in death as I was having a really hard time seeing in that particular level. Hope they're useful.

Edited November 25, 2022 by adamastor

[sandwedge]

Had a great time playing these on stream last time!  The Crusher really stood out to me as a pretty awesome re-imagining, with cool lighting and the level opening up around you.  Looks to be continuing what was so great about Stickney - strong inspiration from the original levels but moodier, harder and making areas that sucked in the original better.  Look forward to more!

 

 

[joepallai]

Started playing this and was really enjoying it.   I did get stuck in the secret holding the backpack on Level 3 (needs a way out or just have it lower only).   Great pace and lighting; and I'm loving the re-imagining going on here.  Will end up finishing this over the weekend and look forward to seeing more.

[Breezeep]

Always nice to see your stuff! Fun little mapset with some neat callbacks to the original Doom 2's levels. Looking forward to see where you go with this.

[Somniac]

This is some cool stuff. I really like the dismal, gloomy atmosphere and the maps have the IWAD style down to a T, feeling familiar but also new thanks to the darker atmosphere.

 

I actually recorded a demo (in Chocolate Doom), I've never done it before but this WAD seemed a good candidate. It'll get up to some point in MAP03 before crashing, I must have hit the vanilla demo limit there:

 

abscission.lmp

 

 

The soundtrack is quite unnerving sounding in OPL - I think not everyone likes OPL compared to MIDI, but I felt like it enhanced things. I did get a bit lost in MAP02 for a moment but that was more me forgetting where the red bars were - the layouts and pacing are spot on, kind of stuff I wish I could do. You make it look easy!

 

 

 

[Snaxalotl]

17 hours ago, joepallai said:

Started playing this and was really enjoying it.   I did get stuck in the secret holding the backpack on Level 3 (needs a way out or just have it lower only).   Great pace and lighting; and I'm loving the re-imagining going on here.  Will end up finishing this over the weekend and look forward to seeing more.

Which sourceport and compatibility level did you play in? The sector with the backpack is less than 56 units tall so its supposed to return to the floor after the players head bumps the ceiling, and it functions correctly whenever I test it.

[Snaxalotl]

8 hours ago, Somniac said:

This is some cool stuff. I really like the dismal, gloomy atmosphere and the maps have the IWAD style down to a T, feeling familiar but also new thanks to the darker atmosphere.

 

I actually recorded a demo (in Chocolate Doom), I've never done it before but this WAD seemed a good candidate. It'll get up to some point in MAP03 before crashing, I must have hit the vanilla demo limit there:

 

abscission.lmp

 

 

The soundtrack is quite unnerving sounding in OPL - I think not everyone likes OPL compared to MIDI, but I felt like it enhanced things. I did get a bit lost in MAP02 for a moment but that was more me forgetting where the red bars were - the layouts and pacing are spot on, kind of stuff I wish I could do. You make it look easy!

 

 

 

I'm glad my midis still hold up in OPL, I was worried the dark droning/ambient tracks would be a little lost in translation due to the limitations.

[joepallai]

13 hours ago, Snaxalotl said:

Which sourceport and compatibility level did you play in? The sector with the backpack is less than 56 units tall so its supposed to return to the floor after the players head bumps the ceiling, and it functions correctly whenever I test it.

 Chocolate Doom using the default settings through GZDB 

[Clippy]

surprise we goin live!!

 

[Dusty_Rhodes]

Looks sick Snax!

[Snaxalotl]

The rest of Episode 1 has been released for Abscission! Maps 8-11 are complete.

Here is another link incase you don't want to scroll up: https://www.mediafire.com/file/4xq1ifc35a792co/Abscission.zip/file

I hope you all enjoy! :>

[thelamp]

More dark moody maps! Really liked the architecture of map10, tho I kinda made things hard on myself by trying to kill the cyber with the ssg in a situation where it is very much not a good idea to do that.

 

 

[Captain Keen]

Love the new maps, Snax! Lots of fun, great new takes on the original maps. Lots of replay value here.