DEUS VULT II: The First Edition
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= Version 2008-02-25c =
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C O N T E N T:
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. INSTALLATION
2.1 Quick and Easy Install
2.2 Differing Versions of DVII
2.3 Compatibility
3. STORYLINE
4. GAMEPLAY
4.1 Single Player
4.2 Cooperative
4.3 No Deathmatch
5. DEMO RECORDING
5.1 Single Player Demo Recording
5.2 Cooperative Demo Recording
5.3 Demo Recording with PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta
5.4 Demo Recording with ZDoom 2.2.0
5.4.1: ZDoom 2.2.0 Single Player Demo-recording
5.4.2: ZDoom 2.2.0 Co-op Demo-recording
6. NOVELTIES
6.1 New Weapons
6.1.1 Dual Pistols
6.1.2 Sauron's Gauntlets
6.2 New Monsters
6.2.1 Hell Cleric
6.2.2 Flying Balrog
7. LEVEL INFORMATION
8. BUGS
9. AUTHOR INFORMATION
9.1 Self-Input
9.2 Favorite Games
9.3 Random Thoughts on Mapping
10. CREDIT
10.1 Acknowledgements
10.2 Special Thanks
10.3 Doomers and their projects that influenced DVII
11. LEGAL STUFF
11.1 Original Resources
11.2 Modified Resources
11.3 Borrowed Resources
11.4 Usage of Resources
12. QUICK OVERVIEW
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[1] INTRODUCTION
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A Doom2 modification made by a Doomer.
The first edition of the sequel to the original Deus Vult. Heavily
emphasizes co-op play and demo recording. Offers a wide variety of gameplay
spanning nine levels, including gun n' run maps, slaughterfests, and tight
survival maps. From small techbases to hellish cathedrals, Deus Vult
II's levels are diverse in architecture as they are in gameplay, and offer
a little bit of everything for the entire family.
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[2] INSTALLATION
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2.1 Quick and Easy Install
2.2 Differing Versions of DVII
2.3 Compatibility
You need a sourceport to run Deus Vult II, the two main
sourceports to use for this mod are either PrBoom-Plus or ZDoom.
To download PrBoom-Plus, visit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/prboom-plus
To download ZDoom, visit
http://zdoom.org/
To download GZDoom, visit
http://grafzahl.drdteam.org/
Furthermore, you need Doom2.wad to run DVII properly. Doom2.wad is a
file found in your Doom2 directory after installing a licensed copy of Doom2
into your computer. The sourceport will need to run Doom2.wad in
conjunction with DVII-1i.wad or DVII-1u.wad to execute this mod.
If you have any questions regarding installation, feel free to email
DVII's author at
[email protected]
[2.1 Quick and Easy Install]
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1) Download the sourceport zDoom at
http://www.Zdoom.org (or GZDoom at
http://grafzahl.drdteam.org). It is recommended that you run DVII
with the provided sourceports in DVII-1i.zip / DVII-1u.zip.
2) Extract the desired sourceport to a new folder, and place 'DOOM2.WAD' in
that newly created folder.
4) Drag "DVII-1i.wad" or "DVII-1U.wad" into the same location of the zDoom
folder.
5) Drop and Drag the "DVII-1i.wad" or "DVII-1U.wad" onto the "Zdoom.exe" or
"gzdoom.exe" file.
6) The game will then automatically start with Deus Vult II.
Enjoy!
Note: DOOM2.WAD is found in your DOOM2 Directory. If you do not have it,
you may purchase it from either
http://www.idsoftware.com or
http://www.steampowered.com. For more information, visit
http://www.doomworld.com.
[2.2 Differing Versions of DVII]
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There are two versions of DVII: First Edition floating around the net,
differing only in terms of music distribution. Demo playback and levelwise,
they are all identical. The breakdown of the specific differences
in each version...
DVII-1i.wad: The Idgames Archive Edition of DVII, music for Map12
and Map22 are different from DVII-1u. The MP3 files that are
present in DVII are free SPC music files converted to MP3s.
The music in this version meet the conditions of files
uploaded to the Idgames Archive.
DVII-1u.wad: The Ultimate Edition of DVII, this version has the ideal
soundtracks for Map12 and Map22 in MP3s. It makes a
HUGE difference in terms of ingame atmosphere. This is the
best and preferred version of DVII in the author's eyes.
DVII-1u.wad can be obtained by specifically emailing the
author (
[email protected]) requesting a copy of such,
or downloaded wherever available.
[2.3 Compatibility]
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DVII uses Boom-Compatible features in its maps.
DVII has been proven to run on PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta, GZDoom 1.1.10 and
ZDoom 2.2.0. I can't account for DVII on any other versions of those ports,
or any other ports for that matter.
ZDoom 2.2.0 runs DVII with MP3s, and shows no bugs, if you are playing DVII
for the first time, THIS is the port to use.
GZDoom 1.1.10 basically runs DVII as solidly as ZDoom 2.2.0, but with
accelerated hardware, you can get smoother framerates out of this port
than say, ZDoom.(depending on the circumstances). This is a great port
to run Deus Vult II in as well.
PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta will run DVII without crashing, thanks to Entryway's
last minute advice, this is the port of choice for demo-recording.
If newer ports of PrBoom-Plus runs DVII with less bugs and slimetrails than
2.4.8.3-Beta, then let those ports replace PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta as the
DVII demo-recording sourceport.
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[3] STORYLINE
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After saving Mars from Hell's demonic invasion, you and your buddies
went back to Earth and found it overrun with the same hellspawns. Most of
humanity including your family and friends are safely evacuated to distant
reaches of space while the world's military fights the demons on Earth.
With nobody to save and a planet full of baddies, the only assignment for
your platoon is to clean house!
You will fight through rivers, dams, valleys, mountains, hills, outposts,
and even your backyard... you will do as you have done on Mars... kick some
demonic butt... then, you will take the fight off Earth and bring it into
their own backyard... it's time! RAWRGGGH!!!
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[4] GAMEPLAY
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4.1 Single Player
4.2 Cooperative
4.3 No Deathmatch
Deus Vult II's gameplay focuses on subjecting the player to a variety of
combat scenarios across different environments. In order to survive, the
player must fight or evade enemies and reach the exit point of each map.
If you are playing Doom on a sourceport with additional options that promote
ingame behaviors that were not part of original Doom, like jumping,
freelook, finite actor heights, etc... that may affect DVII's gameplay
negatively, and may even get your player to become stuck.
If you don't care about the stuff related to ingame behavior as mentioned
above, just follow this one rule for Pete's sake: NO JUMPING OR CROUCHING!
Thanks to ZDoom's powerful Mapinfo, you don't need to worry about
compatability problems. We decided to leave infinitely tall actors
alone regarding this, as some people do not want this limitation.
[4.1 Single Player]
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Deus Vult II's single player gameplay have been adjusted and balanced to be
completable from pistol start up to the Ultra-Violence skill setting.
When played as a series of level, the start of many DVII levels will prove
laughably easy as the player accumulate extra health, ammo, and weaponry
from the previous level(s). If the player wants to challenge himself,
begin all maps from pistol start.
Description of DVII difficulty settings:
I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE: Skill 1 is for newcomers to Doom. If you can read
this, Brent and Jonathan, choose this skill on your
first time through DVII.
HEY, NOT TOO ROUGH: Skill 2 and lower are for newbies and novice Doomers.
Play on this skill setting when you want to scrutinize
the architecture of the levels without getting a rocket
in the face.
HURT ME PLENTY: Skill 3 is calibrated for veteran Doomers who wants
challenging, but non-frustrating play through DVII. The
enemy lineup on this skill level is far more resistant than
Skill 2, so you need to have decent First Person Shooter
experience before starting out the game on HMP.
ULTRA VIOLENCE: On skill 4, most of DVII will be about the same difficulty
as Alien Vendetta's third episode on UV. It will be hard,
and veteran Doomers looking for a death challenge will be
pleased with the later levels. DVII isn't unfair on UV, but
be warned now and again that some of the later Hell areas
will pit you against insane opposition as you've never seen
the likes.
NIGHTMARE: DVII have not been tested on skill 5. Nightmare-Speed looks
favorable on some maps but has yet to be demonstrated. As far as
Nightmare-Max goes, it probably won't be fair, in fact, I'm sure
you'll die trying, play it at your own risk.
The general difficulty progression for all skill levels (except Nightmare)
increases gently with every level... then Hell is introduced. The Hell levels
are hard, probably exponentially harder than the previous levels in terms
of fireight intensity. The DVII difficulty slope turns into an
asymptote the moment you reach the first hell maps. Basically, the Hell
levels on HURT ME PLENTY and ULTRA VIOLENCE will stop most players dead.
Have fun!
There are two exits for each level. A conventional exit and a suicide exit.
The suicide exit will allow for a faster speedrun, but you'll have to
find it first, and convince one of the monsters to let you under!
Happy hunting!
All levels can be exitable without dying from
pistol start on Skill 4 in single-player mode.
[4.2 Cooperative]
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In addition to a single-player, cooperative is an imperative for DVII.
Not only for two player, but three and four player cooperative as well.
The DVII levels contain mechanisms that allows for supplementation
of ammo exclusively into player 3 and 4 should they be present in co-op,
without interfering with the 2-player coop ammo/health balance.
In other words, DVII's two-player co-op is gameplay-balanced to a fine
bpoint, but should there be a 3rd or 4th player present, they will gain
health and ammo bonuses right from the start without having to touch any
ingame items.
On Skill 4 (Ultra-Violence) and Skill 5 (Nightmare), Cooperative Mode will
feature monsters that would otherwise not be present in single player.
Beware.
All levels can be exitable without either players dying with
pistol start on Skill 4 in two-player cooperative.
[4.3 No Deathmatch]
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All levels of DVII are geared towards single and cooperative play.
However, there are some source ports like Legacy that support X>4 player
cooperative by spawning the extra players into Deathmatch Starts.
In which case, the Deathmatch Starts can accomodate the extra players
in such ports.
There are four deathmatch starts per level, but no other DM provision.
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[5] DEMO RECORDING
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5.1 Single Player Demo Recording
5.2 Cooperative Demo Recording
5.3 Demo Recording with PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta
5.4 Demo Recording with ZDoom 2.2.0
5.4.1: ZDoom 2.2.0 Single Player Demo-recording
5.4.2: ZDoom 2.2.0 Co-op Demo-recording
5.4.3: ZDoom compat and dmflags breakdown
Both PrBoom-Plus and ZDoom are acceptable as official demo recording
ports for DVII. The following sections will define the conditions
accompanying official DVII demo-recording...
[5.1 Single Player Demo Recording]
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Both PrBoom-Plus and ZDoom are acceptable as official demo recording ports
for DVII's single player demo recording, provided they follow the
conditions set by 5.3 & 5.4 and their corresponding subsections.
The Automap cheat (IDDT) is acceptable in DVII single player demo-recording.
[5.2 Cooperative Demo Recording]
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Both PrBoom-Plus and ZDoom are acceptable as official demo recording ports
for DVII's cooperative player demo recording, provided they follow the
conditions set by 5.3 & 5.4 and their corresponding subsections.
[5.3 Demo Recording with PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta]
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If you plan on recording demos for DVII with PrBoom-Plus, make sure the
following is in the .cfg:
<default_compatibility_level 9>
..Without the brackets.
"Otherwise pain and suffering
lie ahead. (This is the complevel that emulates Boom 2.02.
The complevels aren't a minor thing - they make a massive
difference to how things behave in-game.)" - Graham Burgess [Grazza]
Command Line for launching PrBoom-Plus with single player conditions:
prboom-plus complevel 9 -file <filename> -skill # -record <DemoName>
-longtic
On -file <filename>, the <filename> should be replaced with DVII-1i,
or DVII-1u, depending on the version that you have, but without the
<> brackets.
On -skill #, set this to the skill for recording.
1 = I'm Too Young To Die
2 = Hey Not Too Rough
3 = Hurt me plenty
4 = Ultra Violence
5 = Nightmare
On -record <DemoName>, the <DemoName> should be replaced with whatever
name you want your demo to be, and there should be no <> brackets.
On -longtic, this command is optional, but it does make your mouse
movement less problematic in PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta. In Vanilla Doom, if
you were recording, the way the tics were saved to the demo file changed
the accuracy of the mouse turning: small mouse movements didn't do anything
and normal movements were more jumpy. Longtic allievates this problem.
[5.4 Demo Recording with ZDoom 2.2.0]
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ZDoom is a great sourceport and is perfectly acceptable as a demo-recording
port for DVII. There are, however, many behaviors in ZDoom that deviate
from original Doom behavior, such as the option to jump, crouch, or even
set actors to be finitely tall. Such things should be minimized through
adjusting compatibility and dmflags.
Basically, any option in ZDoom that promote behaviors which were not
originally in Boom 2.02 should be disabled when it comes to DVII demo
recording.
The following subsections 5.4.1 and 5.4.2 define the official
parameters of ZDoom demo recording in single and cooperative mode.
5.4.1: ZDoom 2.2.0 Single Player Demo-recording
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Mike's Input on ZDoom 2.2.0 single player demo recording
for DVII:
With the exception of infinitely tall actors, all compatability options
are maintained by a mapinfo lump.
So you only need to worry about this option. The rest are taken care of.
When recording demos in singleplayer, use this command line:
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
zdoom.exe -file <filename> +compatflags 16501 +dmflags 267059200
+dmflags2 32768 -skill # -record <DemoName>
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The dmflags and dmflags2 will set zdoom to run with the gameplay
settings to as close as possible to boom. There is no mouselook,
jumping, or crouching.
On -file <filename>, the <filename> should be replaced with DVII-1i,
or DVII-1u, depending on the version that you have, but without the
<> brackets.
On -skill #, set this to the skill for recording.
1 = I'm Too Young To Die
2 = Hey Not Too Rough
3 = Hurt me plenty
4 = Ultra Violence
5 = Nightmare (insane kudos to anybody who pulls a
run of map20 or map21 on NM)
Skill is 4 is the ideal level for demo recording.
On -record <DemoName>, the <DemoName> should be replaced with whatever
name you want your demo to be, and there should be no <> brackets.
5.4.2: ZDoom 2.2.0 Co-op Demo-recording
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Mike's Input on ZDoom 2.2.0 co-op demo recording for DVII:
Unfortunately, it is simply impractical to play PrBoom online, therefore
the Coop demos are performed only on ZDoom 2.2.0 (unless theres a team
of lan coop demo recorders).
The variables required for coop demo recording:
compatflags 16501
dmflags 267059200
dmflags2 32768
teamplay true
teamdamage 1
These settings enable Friendlyfire, and as stated in the previous
section, there is no mouselook, jumping, or crouching.
Command Line for launching ZDoom with co-op conditions:
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zdoom.exe -file <filename> +compatflags 16501 +dmflags 267059200
+dmflags2 32768 +teamplay true +teamdamage 1 -host # -skill #
-record <DemoName>
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
On -file <filename>, the <filename> should be replaced with DVII-1i,
or DVII-1u, depending on the version that you have, but without the
<> brackets.
On -host #, set the # to the number of people who will be playing
(including the host).
On -skill #, set this to the skill for recording.
1 = I'm Too Young To Die
2 = Hey Not Too Rough
3 = Hurt me plenty
4 = Ultra Violence
5 = Nightmare
Skill 4 is the idela level for demo recording.
On -record <DemoName>, the <DemoName> should be replaced with whatever
name you want your demo to be, and there should be no <> brackets.
5.4.3: ZDoom compatability flags breakdown
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Ideally, the flags should always be set as:
compatflags 16501
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Find Shortest Textures Like Doom: Yes
Use Buggier Stair Building: No
Limit Pain Elementals' Lost Souls: Yes
Don't Let Others Hear Your Pickups: No
Actors Are Infinitely Tall: Yes
Criplle Sound For Silent BFG Trick: Yes
Enable Wall Running: Yes
Spawn Item Drops On The Floor: No
All Special Lines Can Block Use <USE>: No
Disable Boom Door LighT Effect: No
Raven Scrollers use Original Speed: No
Use Original Sound Target Handling: No
DEH HealtH Settings LIke Doom2.exe: No
Self Ref. Sectors Don't BLock Shots: No
Monsters Get Stuck Over Dropoffs: Yes
Boom Scrollers Are Additive: No
Interpolate Monster Movement: Yes
Again, these flags (except infinitely tall actors) are managed
by the MAPINFO, so it is recommended that these settings be left alone.
As far as dmflags go, just make sure crouch, jumping, and whatever
else deviates from boom 2.02 behavior is disabled.
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[6] NOVELTIES
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6.1 New Weapons
6.1.1 Dual Pistols
6.1.2 Sauron's Gauntlets
6.2 New Monsters
6.2.1 Hell Cleric
6.2.2 Flying Balrog
With respect to Doom2, Deus Vult II feature novel gameplay elements such
as new weapons and monsters.
[6.1] New Weapons
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Deus Vult II feature two new weapons that are fun to use, but at the same
time, appropriate to the gameplay balance. The Dual Pistols give a more
powerful, dynamic start to the level. While Sauron's Gaunlets represent
the ultimate melee weapon, giving the player a third melee option that's
fun to use as it is deadly.
6.1.1: Dual Pistols
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With the inummerable odds stacked against you and your platoon, you need all
the firepower you can get. One pistol gets you by, two of them will
double your chances of surviving what's around the next corner...
The Dual Pistols are your default weapons when starting out the game
on all difficulties.
The Dual Pistols discharge two bullets per firing command (given that your
ammo count is greater than 1), has faster response time than the single
Doom2 pistol and firing rate is approximately 3 times as fast... effectively
giving this default weapon approximately as much stopping power as the
shotgun.
It should be noted that the shotgun generally inflicts a higher rate
of damage than the Dual Pistols, and the chaingun's rate of fire is still
faster. Nonetheless, the Dual Pistols are excellent for stunning individual
enemies in their track with their constant barrage of hot lead.
6.1.2: Sauron's Gauntlets
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An artifact of the Dark Lord himself. Through his terrible powers, Sauron
poured his cruelty, his malice, and his will to dominate all life into
these gauntlets. Many have said that Sauron's gauntlets were destroyed when
the Dark Lord fell in his last battle, but legends of old persisted that
evil lives on... that this artifact is guarded in hell, awaiting its
master's return...
Sauron's Gauntlets are melee weapons that strike the enemy continuously
with death rays at close range. All but the strongest bestiaries can be
taken down under the power of this amazing artifact without much
resistance.
[6.2] New Monsters
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DVII feature two new bestiaries: The Hell Cleric and the Flying Balrog.
The Hell Cleric is added as a fodder and anti-melee unit. DVII called
for an in-between monster that's tougher than an imp, but not as resistant
as a revenant or hell knight... a bestiary that saps the player's health
quickly but can be killed with a single supershotgun blast. Hence the
Cleric was introduced into DVII.
The Flying Balrog, or Red Baron, is added as a flying sub-boss unit. DVII
called for an extremely dangerous unit that can be killed with a single,
precise BFG blast, hence the Flying Balrog was added.
6.2.1 Hell Cleric
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Hit Point = 200
Speed = 12
Reaction Time = 5
Pain Chance = 5/255
Height = 64
Mass = 200
Created from the lost souls of the strongest warriors entering damnation of
Hell, the Hell Cleric is a warrior spirit entrapped in casings of armor.
Wielding maces, second to none in hand-to-hand combat, ruthless as they are
fast, these stealthy warriors are the Praetorian Guards of the Devil.
The Hell Cleric is silent as he does not generate alert sounds when on the
prowl. The cleric's reaction time, movement, and especially melee speed, is
lightning quick. Even with a beserk, the player does not have a favorable
chance in melee against these warriors; their rate of attack is ungodly
fast.
The Hell Cleric's pain chance is less than 2%, making him unlikely to flinch
upon taking damage.
The Hell Cleric has a favorable chance of killing a revenant in
single-combat. Quite a feat considering that the revenant possess
150% more hitpoints than this armored lost soul.
The Hell Cleric's weakness is his low hit point, which gives him a good
chance of being killed with a single super shotgun blast and an almost 100%
chance of being killed with a single direct rocket hit. Despite his
quick melee, his ranged triple fireball attack is easy to dodge from afar
as they move rather slowly.
6.2.2 Flying Balrog
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Hit Point = 1500
Speed = 8
Reaction Time = 5
Pain Chance = 30/255
Height = unknown
Mass = 400
Lord of shadow and flames, originating from the unknown depths of ancient
Hell. Shrouded by embers and darkness, the Balrog takes the physical form
of a fiery death satyr. Rumor whispers that the Balrog is the avatar of the
Devil himself. Whatever this creature may be, death and destruction follow
in its wake.
The Flying Balrog is a deadly creature that can destroy a healthy player in
full armor with a single volley of fireballs. Quick to attack upon sight of
target, this agressive creature wastes no time incinerating its victim.
A pair of Flying Balrogs can bring a cyberdemon down with impunity.
Slow moving, the Balrog's sluggish pace allows you some time to take cover
and snipe him. Possessing 1.5 times the health of a Baron of Hell, the
Flying Balrog can take serious punishment yet can still be killed by a
single close-ranged BFG blast.
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[7] LEVEL INFORMATION
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Map01
Level Name : Entryway Pass
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : December 30, 2007
Inspiration : Hoover.wad
AV Map04 - Seclusion
Doom2 Map23 - Barrels O' Fun
Scythe's Episode 1
Hellcore Map04 - Brickyard
Byelomorye Dam from Goldeneye 007 (N64)
Description : A road pass ascending into a fjord. rest areas
include several infested facilities. Time to
clean house, move out!
Author's Comment : A speedmap, done in fifteen hours over three days.
One of the smaller Scythe-scaled maps of DVII.
Dense in weaker monsters, barrel chain reactions,
infighting, and plenty of health and ammo, this
map is built for fast-paced carnage.
This level's monster lineup was inspired by AV
Map04. Having only weaker fodder to mow down,
the gameplay is fast moving with plenty of
opportunities for massacres.
If you're looking for a Scythe E1-like level,
you'll love this map.
Tester Input [Mike] : I love small scythe-like maps like this.
They play so well and take virtually no time at
all to play.
I liked the dam with a bunch of zombie men on
it.
Just watch out for those barrels in the blue room.
They are stacked by 5, so they are extremely
lethal.
Fun Facts : The SS Nightmare is a direct copy from AV Map03,
I wanted DVII to have symbolic link to Alien
Vendetta, so there it is!
The road fight leading to the Photon Decay
Detection Unit building is inspired by the
Highway of Death in the 1991 Gulf War.
The Blue Key Room is a tribute to Ander Johnsen's
AV Map26's circular slaughterpool.
Map02
Level Name : Mutagen
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : Summer 2004
Inspirations : Vrack3.wad
AV Map31 - Killer Colors
AV Map03 - Cargo Depot
Description : A Research Facility in the middle of a reservoir.
Author's Comment : Right after the original DV was finished, I
played scythe's first episode and thought about
its unbelievable gameplay flow. I sketched out
some
Originally designed to be a four-minute
scythe-ish speedmap, Mutagen accumulated some
extra details and compartments over the years
that makes it less of a speedrun than a classical
ten-minute map. Though you can exit in less than
two minutes if you know your route.
The architecture of Mutagen is highly centralized.
with gameplay pathways that weave in and out of
the main building but never too far from the
centroid of the level.
Tester Input [Mike] : This map has been through at least five
iterations that were fully acceptable maps. But
Huy is a picky bastard. Thanks to that, the level
flows unbelievably well, the monsters placement
is solid, and even after playing it for what must
be the two hundredth time, I'm still not sick of
it.
A fairly easy map, but it's a fun one.
Fun Facts : The Blue Area is a tribute to AV Map31 - Killer
Colors.
The descending elevator at the end of the level
is a tribute to Hell Revealed's Map31 - The
Descent.
The SS Nightmare can fit snugly into the lake.
It has been tried.
Map03
Level Name : Crouching Demon, Hidden Archvile
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : February 2008
Inspiration : Grove.wad
HR Map26 - The Afterlife
Scythe II Map04 - The Cellar
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Description : The foothills of Mt. Fuji have been overrun by
the demonic forces, you know what to do... ready?
Author's Comment : Ya know, I haven't seen an Asian-themed map for
Doom, so I'm going to make one... because damnit,
Deus Vult II needs an Asian level!
I read up on Edo Architecture and found in
practice that its design simplicity suited the
Doom engine perfectly, with its orthogonal wood
and panel design. All I had to do was find the
suitable wood and leather textures, modify it,
and out came this Asian graphic set for DVII.
Another huge influence that was the basis for this
map is B.P.R.D's Grove.wad, the forest that
covered Grove was a brilliant idea on B.P.R.D's
part: with some sprite replacement and
Dehacked work, creating a deciduous forest is
possible in Doom. I carried this forest idea over
to DVII and based Map03 on it.
Ammo and health are generous in this level;
foraging in the woods should give the player more
stuff than he'll ever need.
Instead of having monster closets, the
monsters now "ambush" the player by jumping out
from the thickets, and it worked quite well... In
some of the darker areas of the forests, it can be
downright creepy.
The Chessboards are gameplay motifs first seen in
Naggay Hiv's HR26. The player can now participate
in Wizard's Chess in the forest with monsters =)
Like Grove.wad, this map will lag the hell out of
underpowered CPUs due to the number of tree
sprites present, and even the the Dual Core
systems will buckle under the thousand-odd trees
in the forest. Strangely enough, when tested under
GZDoom 1.1.10, this map ran smoother than it did
in ZDoom 2.2.0. Even PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta was able to
handle mass amounts of sprite and maintain
maximum framerates. Note that I was using a Core
2 Duo processor when testing this map out. In any
case, try out the different ports and see which
ones give you the smoothest play for this map!
Tester Input [Mike] : This map beckons the usage of GZDoom. It is the
only practical way to get a good Framerate.
This is the first Asian themed map I've ever seen
in Doom.
The jungle here is full of traps. Grabbing that
seemingly innocent power up or clip of ammo
may be dangerous, so be on the lookout when forging
for supplies.
You require two of the three keys to exit this
place, the yellow on a Go-Board, and the others on
separate chess boards. If you feel you are a mighty
chess player at this point, you could also
challenge the master himself.
If you are clever, you may be able to get out of
a fight or two.
The chess board with the Red Key and the Blue Armor
in particular is skippable, If you run towards the
edge of the invisable wall where the key/armor is,
you can get it. I would say theres about a 1/20
chance though, and thats if you know how. So don't
be surprised if you never get it.
I love the yin yang in the structure. The white
part has a brightness of 255, and the black 0.
So as you kill monsters warping through, some are
very bright, and others completely dark.
If your getting blood-thirsty, you could also
dive into the valley. There is plenty of killing
to be done down there.
Also, bruce lee owns your face.
Fun Facts : In case you can't tell what each type of monster
represent on the Chessboard, here is the cheat
sheet...
Imp - White Pawn
Demon - Black Pawn
Hell Knight - Knight
Revenant - Bishop
Chaingunner - Rook
Baron of Hell - Queen
SkullKey - White King
Blue Armor - Black King
Cacodemon - Bobby Fischer Pawn
Archvile - Bobby Fischer King
I considered the idea of making the Archvile
represent the Queen on the Chessboard, but seeing
how two of these Archies would fuck up the
difficulty curve, that and having to hear Mike
curse my name from several states away, I settled
for Barons as Queens... EDIT: Actually that was
an old paragraph entry... The newly added Bobby
Fischer secret now has Archies on the board, not
too hard to beat with adequate cover if you ask
me.
The Chessboard at the northernmost area of the
level containing the blue key, carries the Chess
Opening Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack. A razor
sharp yet dynamically balanced line of the
Sicilian Defense that encourages agressive play
on both sides. The Sicilian has always been my
black response to the Kingside opening, and the
Yugoslav attack has always been my favorite line
in Chess... Karpov-Korchnoi 1974.
The formation on the Go Board was an actual game
of Go played by Brent Cleary (a non-Doomer friend
of mine) versus myself. We agreed not to put our
stones on the edge of the board because it would
affect Doom's gameplay negatively. After a couple
of moves, we stopped and tested our Go game
formation in the ZDoom engine... He was the Bull
Demon, I was the imp...
The layout of the level was modeled after a
biological cell, with the phospholipid bilayer
being the the double-rock barrier. Notice the
cytoplasm swirling around the cell!
Map12
Level Name : Minas Morgul
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : February 2008
Inspiration : The Lord of the Rings (Movie)
AV Map18 - Toxic Touch
AV Map29 - Fire Walk with Me
AV Map31 - Killer Colours
Grove.wad
Alhambra Granada
Dome of the Rock
Description : The greenish shroud of death and decay emanates
from a lair nestled deep within the valleys of
Morgul. Go and shut down this source of poison.
Author's Comment : The latest DVII map before the First Edition
release.
The Minas Morgul scene from the Return of the
is one of the most awesome scene from the Lord
of the Rings--or in any movie for that matters.
With its ethereal green glow and sharp, sinister
corrupted Numenorean architecture, I knew since
Christmas of 2003 that Minas Morgul had to be
translated into a Doom mod.
I'm satisfied with the faithfulness of the
entrance of Minas Morgul is to its movie
counterpart. The secret stairways is somewhat
implied with the green crystal cave leading up to
the BFG.
The interior of Minas Morgul was never
explicitly shown in the movie, it was only
through the Return of the King scene with the
Witch King donning his battle helmet were some
interior features of the evil fortress revealed.
In that brief scene, I saw some torches and metal
barricades. Piecing together a glimpse from ROTK
and the overall mordor architecture, I was able to
improvise an interior of Minas Morgul to fit its
exterior.
As DVII's first real slaughtermap, The gameplay is
inspired by Andy Johnsen's AV Map18, with the huge
firefights coupled with a large excess of health
and ammo, giving the player enough resources to
play agressively through this level.
With the green theme comes the BFG, but since
this level is early in the megawad, I didn't want
to murder the player with ultra-tough challenges.
Instead, they'll be treated to several fights
in which hordes of weaker enemies get dominated
by splash damage weapons.
Tester Input [Mike] : This map is pretty much an intermission. It looks
as though it could be one hell of a slaughter fest,
but it isn't. Huy resisted. :P
This map is fairly simple and short. It shows that
800 monsters can be dealt with in a very short
amount of time.
The only part to watch out for is the start. You
MUST get that SSG before the specrtres overrun you.
Most players should be able to handle this map
with relative ease.
Fun Facts : MSN Messenger transcript between Mike and Belial.
2008-02-16:
[19:54] Belial: is it just me or does map12s
gameplay seem really rushed and
subpar in quality :P
[19:55] Mike: it's pretty much set up the the way
he wants it
[19:55] Mike: so I dunno
[19:55] Mike: I don't think it needs a huge fight
[19:55] Belial: the hk horde at the exit seemed
kind of ridiculous to me
[19:56] Mike: I plow in, get the invuln, and just
kill 'em all
[19:57] Mike: but yeah i get that rushed feeling
as well
[19:57] Mike: I like the map though
[19:57] Belial: still feels weird, i wouldve
expected stuff to pop in around
the central room, like maybe cybers
or archies in the cages with some
support
[19:58] Mike: I was thinking maybe he could at
least make an extra fight as a secret
Map13
Level Name : Eagle's Nest
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : Summer 2004
Inspiration : Jurassic Park 2's High Ptera
Contra's Jungle & Waterfall Level
AV Map20 - Mishri Halek
AV Map23 - Blood Sacrifice
HR Map26 - The Afterlife
Action DooM Map02
Description : A trail up a mountainside with castle on top.
Beware of hell-possessed wildlife that awaits
you eagerly along the way!
Author's Comment : My second creation in the DVII series.
I like climbing great heights in the Cascade
Range of the Pacific Northwest, and wanted to
express it in this map, I would've had forests
made of tree sprites covering the surrounding
backdrop, but this idea would sink framerates
to unplayable.
Vegetation is influenced by
Scuba Steve's Action DooM Map02, which had a
pretty awesome Contra retro feel to it. Actually,
the first open area of AD Map02 was the inspiration
for this map's sheer cliffs as well.
The green halo for the map was pretty much a spur
of the moment invention, which links the mountain
section with a ghoulish hall of the dead...
The map is geared towards tight-quarter, conserve
ammo gameplay, but prepare for a slight
slaughterfest upon entering the green halo. There
are also two huge, completely optional secret
fights if you want HR-styled slugfests. You could
pretty much finish the level without killing even
half the monsters present.
I thought this map was loads of fun for
cooperative, and teaches a lesson or two about
itchy trigger fingers!
And thanks to Richie and Mike, who supplied me
with countless demos of Eagle's Nest that helped
with the gameplay tweaks.
Tester Input [Mike] : Climbing a mountain. Honestly I didn't think
something like this was feasible with Doom's
limitations. It's fun to scale this mountain,
but if you fall it can be a little frustrating.
If you make it to the top before you fall off,
theres an elevator at the bottom to make the trip
less aggravating. But be warned, in cooperative,
there is an archvile on the loose. If he catches
you while your on that lift, theres no running.
Nothing to fear in the singleplayer though. Those
revenant fireballs are nowhere near fast enough
to catch you on that lift.
For me the biggest pain in this level was that
pesky cyberdemon in the tower. If your sneaky
though, you can manage to get the barons in front
of him to waste most of his health away, (I once
managed to get them to kill it!) then just pick
him off with the single barrel shotgun at a safe
distance.
Other than that, this map is pretty easy and
linear. Most mistakes are forgiven here.
However if you have more bloodlust, there are
two secrets to satisfy you: The Hell Knight
siege on the cliff side, and the (literally)
copied and pasted.. well.. thats all I'll say
for now.
Fun Facts : This map was supposed to be scrapped, but with
Derek Braun's and Mike's insistence, it stays.
Mike: This map is great, so go die in a fire huy!
An area from the original DV is stashed away
somewhere deep within the level... It's really
obnoxious once you find it... heheheh.
Map19
Level Name : Stargate
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : Summer 2006
Inspiration : Vrack3.wad
Scythe Map19 - AD
Equinox Map04
Equinox Map09
Stargate (Movie)
Description : A complex space station with an
Egyptian Stargate.
Author's Comment : My third creation in the DVII series.
This map is probably my greatest effort in
DVII in terms of time spent mapping and modifying
textures. Not sure whether DV or Stargate took
more of my time, probably the first option.
I'm 99% satisfied with how this map turned out.
The starting point was derived from Vrack2.
Some architectural motifs such as the Medikit
alcoves in the green zone, or lift system, were
taken from Scythe Map19 (or just the tech of
Scythe's E2 in general).
Many of the decorations like the DVII logo, was
derived from Vrack3, same goes for the the highly
partitioned yet densely connected layout of this
map.
To help the player navigate the level, color
coding and distinct sector names were
incorporated into the map. Also added were several
landmarks to orient the player. Still no guarantee
that you won't get lost though!
Stargate's layout is nonlinear, but the gameplay
pathways are fairly straightforward. Co-op is
an adventure here, especially near the end
when all hell breaks loose!
Tester Input [Mike] : This map is more or less the Vrack4 that wasn't.
The detail is simply top notch.
Fairly linear and straight forward.
When dealing with that cyberdemon by the red
section, I like to get those barons to do my
dirty work. If you can maniplate them right, you
can get the cyberdemon cornered, and, well,
gang raped.
Other than that there really isn't much else to
say about this map. It's fantastic.
Fun Facts : Fredrik Johansson, creator of Vrack3 approved
of my efforts, and remarked that [stargate] looks
like what he would have done had he constructed
Vrack4.
The blue biological tanks pays homage to Equinox
Map04's ending bio laboratory.
The yellow swirly laser installation pays homage
to the seven-star Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. I wanna stay there someday,
if I could afford it!
Map20
Level Name : Desert Temple
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : December 2007
Inspiration : AV Map05 - Crimson Tide
AV Map11 - Nemesis
Av Map20 - Mishri Halek
Scythe II Map08 - Grave Robbers
Chord3.wad
ChordG.wad
Doom Raider - Crypt of the Vile
The Acropolis of Athens
The Getty Center
Lawrence of Arabia (the movie),
The Mummy (the movie)
Description : An Egyptian Temple on a desert plateau.
Author's Comment : My sixth creation in the DVII series.
My answer to all three of the mentioned AV maps
rolled into one level... with Chord gameplay!
The layout of Desert Temple takes after AV Map05,
with the atrium, upper balcony, and various rooms
laid out in similar manner to said map.
The mountain climb, Egyptian theme, and manner of
lighting, was inspired by Av Map20, the greatest
Egyptian map ever made, 'nuff said.
The presentation of Desert Temple (starting area,
clifface climb, temple at the top) was inspired
by AV Map11.
I thought the Stargate level needed a definite
follow-up, so I made this map.
Malcolm Sailor's Chord series had a huge
influence on this map's gameplay. I wanted
the player to count their bullets in this round.
A slight departure from the rest of DVII that
encourages Rambo-styled firefights.
Tester Input [Mike] : This map focuses on tight gameplay. The intention
of the author is to play from a pistol start, as
you are given just enough ammo to get by,
although it isn't as unfair as chord at times.
..The only problem is that coming from map19
will make this map a sinch, since you'll have
plenty of ammo..
When you reach the temple, you have to decide
what you value more: Bullets, or shells.
If the latter, open the mancubus secret. You'll
exhaust pretty much all your ammo, but you'll
have more shells in the end.
The tomb with the Imps and Hell Knights..
I have no desire to go down there. Only doing
a UV-MAX would get me to. Maybe in ZDoom, where
melee is just plain easy to do.. but in Boom,
not a chance in hell.
Converve ammo whenever possible, and only grab
that coffin medkit if you're feeling brave.
As awesome as this map plays, I didn't find it
much of an answer to AV Map05. Not only does
it play completely different, I can't find any
resemeblemce. I don't stop and think about AV
even once when playing this map.
Fun Facts : The map was constructed and completed in less
than fourty hours.
The drawing of a man and woman dancing is only
half mine, the other half is co-drawn by a
friend.
The boat behind the entry stargate pays homage
to Equinox Map01's semi-hidden entrypoint.
The two barons of hell near the end pays homage
the two barons of hell near the start of ChordG!
There is an unofficial secret with
a dirty message somewhere within the level...
Map21
Level Name : The Unholy Cathedral
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : Summer 2007
Inspiration : The Paris Cathedral (Notre Dame)
AV Map29 - Fire Walk with Me
Chord3.wad
HR Map28 - Top Hell
Scythe2 Map27 - The Afterlife II
The Suzzallo Library of UW-Seattle
Description : A demonic cathedral embedded into the clifface of
Hell. Dark, with gloomy red flames and monumental
altars. Guarded by hordes of demons in their
elements.
Blacken Nine of Sixteen Red Pentagrams on the
floor to access the main pipe organ, and prepare
for one hell of a fight.
Author's Comment : My fourth creation in the DVII series.
After the completion of the first cathedral in
the original Deus Vult, I thought about
the creation of an even more complex cathedral.
Before I began construction, I went on vacation
in France and toured the Notre Dame Cathedral
during Summer 2005, and was able to obtain a
tour guide's blueprint of the cathedral itself.
Summer 2006, after completing Map13
(Stargate) I immediately went to work on DVII's
Cathedral. Custom sprites and textures were made
specifically for this map, including candles and
flamewalls. I looked at architecture books and
found church stuff that aided my design.
Construction included architectural
features that you would typically see in a real
church, including aisles, apses, nave, ambulatory,
chapels, cloister, and crypts.
The map layout is geared towards nonlinear
gameplay, with multiple entries, connections, and
optional routes. The architecture of the level
allows for mixture of tight-quarters as well
as open combat. You can pretty much create your
own route here, making for some really creative
firefights. You could choose roughly three
gameplay paths from the beginning and branch out
from there:
Easy Path: Easy compared to the other two paths.
Grab the shotty, go up, and meet
increasingly difficult lineups of
monsters.
Tough Path: Made to play like Malcolm Sailor's
Chord series, the library will
introduce close quarter fights with
tight health and ammo provisions.
Don't worry about finding the enemy;
they're hunting you.
Slaughter Path: Remember the Revenant Curve?
Introducing The Mancubus Curve.
Good luck!
There are plenty of shortcuts here; even the main
lobby fight can be accessed right away and can be
avoidable if you know what to do. The ways that
this map can be played is very much open to the
player's decision.
Despite not being a slaughtermap
(for the most part), the Unholy Cathedral carries
some psychotically heavy resistance near the end,
notably the main altar fight and the fishmouth.
Hope you enjoy those fights as much as I enjoyed
making them!
Tester Input [Mike] : More complex and demanding of your hardware than
even map05 of the original Deus Vult. Thank god
I got a new PC last year.
You can take pretty much any route as you like,
so long as you touch nine of the sixteen
pentagrams.
I prefer the easy path. Grab the shotgun, (and
rocket launcher if your sneaky enough) and by the
end of that route you'll have plenty of
provisions take on the library with little
trouble.
Only two of three keys are requird, and only one
of which you get a say in. Grabbing the yellow
key means you get to deal with a mancubus curve,
and potentially the tower of babel.
After touching six pentagrams, the snake mouth
will open. A fairly easy and straight forward
fight, but don't fuck around with those
balrogs. They will cut through 200/200 like
a laser-cut knife through hot butter. Once the
fight is over, the blue key appears.
The main hallway fight is really intense. It all
comes down to grabbing the invulns at the right
time. This fight eats DVmap03 alive.
If you go through the trouble of touching all
sixteen pentagrams, you'll find a nice treat
at the end.
Fun Facts : At 51 thousand sidedefs, this map is more complex
than Map05 of the original DV.
The School of Athens painting was chosen as the
player's entrance to this Unholy Cathedral,
representing the philosophers' inquiry into evil.
Jacques-Louis David's Oath of Horatii painting
was chosen for the Shotgun chapel, as the morally
complex story behind the Horatii is fit for the
oasis of ambiguous good in the (mostly evil)
Unholy Cathedral.
The Archvile placement on the first floor of the
East Library was inspired by the Archvile
placement near the starting area of Chord3.
DISCLAIMER: The crosses that are not upside down
has nothing to do with Christianity; they're
crucifixes of Hell. Don't send fundamentalist hate
mail in my direction because of this, thank you.
The crosses that are upside-down reinforces the
unholy theme of the Cathedral. Once again, avoid
the urge to send me hate mail, thanks.
The highest point reachable (when jumping is
disabled) in the cathedral is not the Tower of
Babel, rather, it is the secret pentagram in the
Machiavelli Library.
Layout: The Olympic Torch, need I say more?
Despite being red and hellish. There is no fluid
lava in this level... you can check everywhere,
this map is dry as a bone!
Map22
Level Name : You shall Not Pass!
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : January 2008
Inspiration : Scythe Map28 - Run From It
1Monster Map24 - The One God
Doom2 Map29 - The Living End
HR Map24 - Post Mortem
HR2 Map29 - Hell's Cauldron
The Lord of the Rings (Movie)
Description : You have plunged into the hallowed depths of the
Mines of Khazad Doom and awakened the ancient
evil only known as The Balrogs. Evil has
awakened... Run...
Author's Comment : A long speedrunning map.
Difficulty on UV is murder,
and you have Mike to thank for this.
My cousin attempted mapping back in 2004 and one
of his first maps involved replicating the Balrog
chase from the Fellowship of the Ring. I wasn't
impressed by the quality of the map, as it was a
bunch of steep angled staircases with hundreds of
imps. Nonetheless, I saw potential in this idea
of a Balrog chase, so I made DVII Map22.
The Balrog chase from the Fellowship of the Ring
is among the most jawdropping scene from that
movie. First it was buildup of this unworldly,
demonic light emanating from one end of Moria,
then it was the trek across deteriorating
staircases and platforms while dodging orcish
attacks, then it was the Balrogs rising out of the
flames and challenging Gandalf... You shall not
pass! It's time Balrog Chase gets translated into
Doom.
DVII Map22 is a speedrunning map along the lines
of Erik Alm's Scythe Map28 and Ichor's 1Monster
Map24. As much as I like speedrunning, those maps
have a strict time limit that result in the
player being killed after a set amount of time has
elapsed, which restricts the gameplay option for
the player. I also didn't like the idea of being
killed by some invisible force, one second you're
fine, the next some invisible crusher squashes
you without given warning; it would have been nice
to see some sign that you're about to die.
In DVII Map22, the signal that the player is
running out of time and about to die is expressed
by hordes of Balrogs hurling fireballs. The
Balrogs acts as a dynamic death timer, zeroing
in on the player's position and forcing him to
progress or die.
This Balrog "timer" is dynamic in the sense that
if you dodge well or smart enough to lure
the Balrog away from your intended path, you can
buy yourself extra time in the chase.
In co-op, the team can buy extra time by having
one player stay back and distract the Balrogs,
while the point person progress with less time
pressure, thereby incurring less mishaps.
In terms of fight choreography, this map feature
some of the sharpest, tightest fight in DVII. On
UV, the megasphere area with the bull demons and
archies is a good demonstration of dynamic
pressure working against you in a fight, with
the bull demons forcing the player to take cover
inside the cave (since being outside and exposed to
the Balrogs is not a good idea), the player sees
a powerup and out comes two archviles, putting
another wave of pressure on the player, all of
awhile the Balrogs slowly moves in... and I didn't
even have to resort to hordes of revenants this
time around :)
The problem with most large underground hell maps,
including the original DV Map02, is that the large
surface area of the maps makes the ceiling, even
very high ceilings, appear flat and
warehouse-like. That architectural problem is
solved in this map by throwing in silhouettes of
gothic-like definition of the ceiling. The cave
surfaces are represented by a bunch of decrepit
rock formation that seems broken in... The sheets
of fingered rocks defined the extent of the
ceiling's height, while the darkness above
suggests that the ceiling continues to rise into
infinity. I took my favorite element of DV Map02,
the cavern ascention to the BFG, and made it into
a whole level, as seen here.
You will have the opportunity to use Sauron's
Gauntlet in this map, and this is where this new
weapon really shines... In fact, it's probably
a lifesaver in a few fights. Have fun!
Tester Input [Mike] : As far as underground hell-holes go, this is the
best looking one I've ever seen. Though I find
that the starting area is kind of bland. Sure, you
see it for a very small amount of time, but thats
besides the point. If there was a huge fight with
imps and pinky demons coming out of the columns,
it would be nice.
The premise of this map is that you have 24
Balrogs chasing you down, and you must navigate
this hellish cavern to escape their wrath.
First time players have no chance of survival, and
I don't think casual doomers will have the will
to keep trying. This map just doesn't target those
kind of players.
What makes this map either challenging or downright
punishing comes down to your decision between speed
or killing everything. Many of the enemies can be
skipped.
The only real option for speed running is to
avoid as many monsters as you can. The only ones
I highly recommend you don't skip are the two
archviles guarding the box of rockets. Those guys
will chase your ass down.
If you have atleast 150 health, another viable
option is to ignore the megasphere, and plow
through the pinky demons with your plasma rifle.
The trade off is that you don't need the rockets,
therefore you can save time by not dealing with
three mancubuses.
All in all, this is a good map, but it has limited
replay-ability. I may produce a speed demo down the
road, but a UV-Max just won't happen from the likes
of me.
It took anima over 200 tries to produce a demo
that he was satisified with. It took me less than
50 tries before I.. well.. check out the fun
facts. :)
But seriously, before I asked for the difficulty
to be increased, this map was just plain too
fucking easy. I'm happier that it's brutal and
devasting, and not a tame tiger. So yes, those
twenty-eight more monsters ARE necessary, Huy.
Fun Facts : Many parts of this level, including the starting
pillared hallway, were created while looking at
screen captures from the Fellowship of the Ring
Extended DVD edition.
"uhg fuck this, I don't care anymore. this map is
FUCKING STUPID, and I'm not trying anymore. YES,
I give up, FUCK THIS SHIT" omg your rude Mike,
who was the one that requested twenty-eight more
monsters than was necessary? I rest my case.
Map22 is also known as The DVII Exam, it's going
to test your Dooming skills to its limit...
Mike: Not to mention your sanity.
Map23
Level Name : Hell's Vendetta
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : December 2007
Inspiration : HR Map18 - Hard Attack
HR Map28 - Top Hell
HR2 Map32 - Playground
Scythe Map26 - Fear
AV Map32 - No Guts, No Glory
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Paul's Cathedral
Description : A basilica filled with baddies. Pack your BFG.
Author's Comment : My fifth creation in the DVII series.
One day, Mike whined, bitched, and moaned that
DVII doesn't have a real "slaughtermap" like
the original DV, so I shutted him up with this
megaslaughter arena.
With over 2700 monsters on UV packed into an area
one-third the size of the original DV, this map
is borderline Nuts.
Despite the monster count, Hell's Vendetta
isn't a joke, it's serious business. The map is
balanced through rigorous testing, stuff removed,
stuff added, playtest, playtest, playtest. Because
of DVII's gametesters' hard-on for this map, ahem,
Belial, the playtesting put into this map is
excellent. As a result, the map appears
overwhelmingly difficult at first, but with keen
attention, you can exploit the more subtle
weaknesses in the enemy lineup to perform some
incredible runs with massive carnage.
The layout is oversized and simplistic to direct
mass amounts of monsters at the player, no matter
where they are on the map. Can't run, can't hide.
The biggest drawback to most slaughtermaps is
that once intensity of the fight peaks, mopping
up is a real chore. Hell's Vendetta is no
exception, but I tried to minimize mopping by
having most of the enemies mobile so they can seek
you out, making it faster to UV-Max.
If you are gutsy enough, you can perform a "circle
around the world" run that wakes up a significant
amount of monsters from all wings and have them
tear each other apart. It's difficult but can be
done, and once you complete the circle, you can
be pretty creative with the routes from there on
out.
A last note to point out in this level is that on
skill 3 or above, if you played too defensively
and tried to ward off the main arena's monsters
using all 400 rockets from the red key area
(East Cleric wing) before triggering the Cleric
army issuing from the Red Morgul, it will render
the fight against that Cleric army impossible, and
the only way you can exit the level under this
circumstance is the death exit sector in the lava
lake... try setting up this scenario yourself if
you think I'm wrong. This odd scenario has
happened before with one of the later testers
(after Hell Vendetta's been finalized), so I need
to address it.
Tester Input [Mike] : Big (or at least wide open) and the hallways are
all symmetrical. The three fights for getting the
keys are pretty interesting though. I love the
cyberdemon corridor fight, and the use of clerics
in this map.
Somewhat non-linear. You can go anyway you wish,
just don't provoke more than you can swallow.
Heh, I only mentioned once that there wasn't a
slaughter map once.. I'd say roughly 12 hours
later is when Huy sent me the next build with a
layout of the map set down.
This guy does more actions per minute in
Doom Builder than most people do in Starcraft.
Fun Facts : Hell's Vendetta was created and finished in less
than twenty-four hours over the period of five
days.
More time and effort was spent playtesting this
level than constructing it.
The western cyberdemon wing with the yellow key
was designed so it somewhat resembles a Starcraft
Scourge on the automap.
The central exit structure pays tribute to the
Baldacchino of St. Peter's Basilica, belonging to
the works of my favorite architect,
Gianlorenzo Bernini.
In case you haven't figured out the theme behind
each of the wings' grouping of mural villains...
Six O'clock Left - Starcraft
Six O'clock Right - First Person Shooters
Nine O'clock Lower - Star Wars Sith Lords
Nine O'clock Upper - Star Wars Miscellany
Twelve O'clock Left - Nintendo / Rareware
Twelve O'Clock Right - Nintendo
Three O'Clock Upper - Tolkien Mythology
Three O'Clock Under - Lord of the Rings
Central Area - Warcraft III
My favorite megawads include Hell Revealed and
Alien Vendetta, um, you figure it out :)
Map31
Level Name : The Manliest Fight EVER
Author : Huy Pham
Editor Used : Doom Builder 1.68, Deepsea 11.82, XWE
Finished : February 20th, 2008
Inspiration : HR Map19 - Everything Dies
AV Map07 - Stronghold
HR2 Map32 - Playground
Description : The combined forces of Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris,
Che Guevara, and even Crambo are challenging you
to a fight... get ready for the manliest brawl
yet!
Author's Comment : A speedmapping job. Created, tested, and finished
in six hours during one day.
The level's theme is all about manliness, why
with the pillbox-like buildings, rock walls,
#MS NIGHTMARE, and four of the toughest dudes
evAR. You start off in What appears to be
gladiatorial arena that eventually opens up to a
beachfront complete with the #MS NIGHTMARE cargo
ship floating in the distance.
The level architecture, when viewed from the
beachfront, looks like a Normandy-beach styled
bunker, which just makes the level's manly theme
all the manlier.
Like HR Map19, the physical level doesn't have
any provisions, and you're given all the health
and ammunition at the start, play wisely!
It's hard, you'll die. You might succeed... iono.
Cooperative mode in this level is a complete
success, I'd even go as far to say that this is
one of the best co-op maps in DVII, and that's
saying A LOT!
Tester Input [Mike] : What we have here is pretty standard slaughter
map, with 4 badasses in it. It plays fairly well,
and if you know how to get the invuln it will
be fun.
As far as creativity goes, there is only the
process by which you get the invuln (pressing 4
switches) and the fact that you start the map
fully loaded on ammo and health, but there isn't
a scrap laying around on the map.
The best way to play this is with a friend,
as the symmetrical nature of this map beckons
for it (much like map23).
Fun Facts : I created this map while waiting for Mike to
revise the DVII textfile. What a wait eh?
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[8] BUGS
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All Maps from DVII have been tested in ZDoom 2.2.0 with virtually zero bugs,
so if you are a non-demo recorder, ZDoom 2.2.0 is the source port for DVII,
and even if you are one... ZDoom is the port of choice for playing
DVII when you're not recording.
There was originally a laundry list of DVII bugs related to PrBoom-Plus
2.4.8.1, but since Entryway's introduction of his latest
PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Test, that list is effectively eliminated. PrBoom-Plus
is now the God of Demo-Recording.
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[9] AUTHOR INFORMATION
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9.1 Self-Input
9.2 Favorite Games
9.3 Random Thoughts on Mapping
Some stuff about me that's more or less irrelevant to DVII, but should be
written down for all the hardcore Doom geeks who are still reading this
textfile ;)
[9.1 Self Input]
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Doomworld Account : Doom Marine
NewDoom Account : Doom Marine
ZDoom.org Account : Doom Marine
FreeChess Account : Tetranode
Mod DB Account : Tetranode
Wikipedia Account : Tetranode
AIM Account : BusyBeaverHP
ICQ Account : BusyBeaverHP, ICQ# 482557955
GMail/GTalk Account :
[email protected]
Contact Email :
[email protected]
Roughly 1800 hours of my life have been poured into this project. I don't
think I have a soul anymore...
True when written in Winter 2008, some stuff about me:
Activities : School, Skiing, Snowboarding, Singing
Interests : Family, friends, kendo, architecture, chess, computers,
(outside of Doom) mathematics, drawing, music, engineering, physics,
the humanities, meteorology, astronomy, anthropology,
biology, neuroscience, genetics, snowboarding, skiing,
volunteering...
Favorite Music : If the song is good, I'll listen! ... Actually, I'll
listen anyways! ... No wait, as long as it doesn't hurt
my ears!
Bocelli, Brightman, Groban... classical music!
Favorite TV Shows : I don't watch TV anymore, lame huh?
... But I do like South Park, The Chappelle Show, Jon
Stewart, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel,
PBS, and the Science Channel
Favorite Movies : A Beautiful Mind, Austin Powers, Crash, Gladiator,
Goldeneye 007, Idiocracy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding,
Starship Troopers, Surf Ninjas, Y Tu Mama Tambien,
Adam Sandler movies, and those awesome Star Wars and
Lord of the Rings trilogies
Favorite Books : CARD - Ender's Game
FISCHER - Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
GOLEMAN - Social Intelligence
KIDDER - Mountains Beyond Mountains
KRISHNAMURTI - Think on these Things
LAO-TZU - Tao Te Ching
LEE - Tao of Jeet Kune Do
MUSASHI - The Book of Five Rings
ROBBINS - The Overachievers
SEIRAWAN - Winning Chess Brilliances
SEIRAWAN - Winning Chess Endings
SEIRAWAN - Winning Chess Tactics
TOLKIEN - The Lord of the Rings
TOLKIEN - The Silmarillion
Favorite Quotes : "Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of
fear." - Mark Twain
"Intelligence is sexier than a miniskirt." - Josh Oakley
"Don't anticipate. Be cool." - Rod Nobuto Omoto
"How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines
a good deed in a naughty world." - William Shakespeare
"Some people see things as they are and say why. I dream
things that never were and say why not?" - RFK
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious
triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to
rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor
suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that
knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
"Every act of conscious learning requires the
willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem.
That is why young children, before they are aware of
their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why
older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot
learn at all." - Thomas Szasz
"You probably wouldn't worry about what people think of
you if you could know how seldom they do."
- Olin Miller
"Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but
always plainly; for the end of speech is not
ostentation, but to be understood." - William Penn
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
- Leonardo Da Vinci
WORK INFO
Employer : WebbSki
Position : Snowboarding Instructor
Time Period : February 2007 - Present
Employer : Amgen
Position : Amgen Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemist Jr.
Time Period : June 2007 - August 2007
Description : Multi-Drug Resistance (MDR), Cellular Efflux,
Blood-Brain Barrier, Genetics, Enaminone
Anticonvulsants...
Employer : Tukwila Elementary / Cascade View Elementary
Position : Chess, 3rd Grade, & Math Tutor
Time Period : February 2002 - June 2003
Employer : King County Parks Recreation
Position : Lifeguard
Time Period : June 2001 - January 2003
- UW-Seattle student to apply for Neurobiology in Autumn '08
- Pre-Medical academic track
- Amgen Biotechnology Scholar, Summer 2007
- Snowboarding Instructor
- Inactive Chess Player [USCF provisional = 1860]
- Blood Donor
- Choir Tenor
As of Winter '08, I live on the UW campus, attend classes during weekday,
work during the weekend up in Snoqualmie Pass teaching 'lil kids
snowboarding.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (BASED ON HACKER ETHIC)
IN THE CONTEXT OF DOOM
I believe that access to anything (i.e. tools and information) that furthers
the intellectual development of the individual should be completely
unrestricted. Furthermore, I believe that unlimited access to such things can
free the individual's intellectual abilities from many socio-economic
constraints; a talented programmer in India can explore his/her potential
just as well as any programmer in the Western world, provided the resources
that Freedom of Information brings.
Freedom of information in the context of Doom Modification, it is a virtue
to be generous with your work and their resources. If you created something
like a texture or map, allow it to be used in future projects. Try not to go
around and limit others from using what you've made, after your work is done,
leave it be, move on, don't clutch onto your work and render it dead with
copyrights and self-important permission to do this and that, don't make it
hard on others because of ego; let it grow by giving it away so others can
develop it... after all, John Carmack was generous enough to give away
Doom's source code, from which we are able to evolve Doom as a nonprofit
community through many sourceports and projects that kept Doom fresh through
the test of time and made it all the more beautiful in the end.
[9.2 Favorite Games]
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..'Cause you know, DV and DVII's ideas gotta come from somewhere:
NES:
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- Contra
- Duck Hunt
- Jackal
- Legend of Kage
- Life Force
- Super Mario 3
- Wild Gunmen
A huge fan of co-op games, I got my early start from my dad, who
played Contra and Jackal with me since I was five years old. Single
player is nice, but having a buddy to beat the game with you cranks
up the fun factor exponentially. Co-op is the gameplay foundation of DVII.
SNES:
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- Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, & 3
- Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continue
- Killer Instinct
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Super BomberMan
- Super Street Fighter II
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World II: Yoshi's Island
- Tetris Attack
Donkey Kong Country's art direction had a huge influence on how I color
my stuff, like having a dominant color for every area, and that probably
carried over to DV and DVII. Props to Rareware!
N64:
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- Banjo Kazooie
- Conker's Bad Fur Day
- Goldeneye 007
- Legend of Zelda 64: Ocarina of Time
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Party 3
- Perfect Dark
- Starfox 64
- Super Mario 64
- Super Smash Bros.
- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
- Turok II: Seeds of Evil
Banjo Kazooie's art direction is phenomenal, I couldn't get enough of that
Click Clock Wood level at the end. Rareware during the N64 era is totally
on fire!
Next to Age of Empires and Doom, I've probably played Goldeneye
more than any other games. Got the invincibility cheat run down
to 1:25. Oh, and racked 2003 kills on Starfox 64, top that!
WII:
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- Mario Party 8
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Trauma Center: New Blood
Basically, the Wii is an excellent social gaming console.
X360:
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- Halo 3
I highly respect the Halo series for its implementation of co-op.
PC:
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- Age of Empires
- Age of Empires II
- Chessmaster 10th Edition
- Desktop Tower Defense
- Doom
- FEAR Combat (the multiplayer component of FEAR only)
- Fritz 7
- Half-Life 2
- Quake 4
- Sim City 2000 and 3000
- Starcraft
- Warcraft III
- Wolfenstein 3D
I've played Doom since '95, but only since 2003 have I played it seriously
and started mapping.
Miscellaneous:
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- Checkers
- Chess
- Guesstures
- Monopoly
- Risk
Picked up my first pawn when I was 16, won my first four rated games with
classical tournament time control. A year after that, age 17, got awarded
a WA state all-star medal for an undefeated season. The same year, won a
silver medal at the Washington High School State Team Championship...
undefeated in that tournament with a 4.5/5.0 score.
Currently inactive in Chess with a USCF provisional rating of 1860(P9).
Chess had a huge influence on my thought process, and this carried over
to creating DVII. The order and method of building an attack and defense
in Chess affected the way many of the DVII maps were laid out.
Certain concepts in Chess like balanced position, Zwischenzug, Zugzwang,
interposition, space control, pressure, discovered attack, and forced
combination were considered and applied when choreographing DVII fights.
Furthermore, the chess games that I played in the past were very much
part of my thought when I constructed DVII's maps. Recalling
the Ruy Lopez, Maroczy's Bind, King's Indian, Sicilian Dragon, Queen's
Gambit Declined, and the Hedgehog Defense, I constructed Doom Maps with
Chess in mind. Many of the maps' layouts are pervaded by dynamically
balanced designs that is learned through studying dynamic balance in Chess.
Map20 of DVII is a strong example of the Chess influence, with the natural,
non-teleport monsters traps that simply springs from the map's sneaky
layout. The Beserk trap on the uppermost level of Map20 is a reflection of
a forced combination, with low health, the player is compelled to pick up
the stimpack, entering the trap full of imps, grabbing the beserk as a
counterattack, and then confronting the counter-counterattacking hell
knight. In the yellow key complex, the two barons of hell were placed like
two rooks on open files, firing down the corridor and putting pressure on
the player's position and enducing him to make a mistake. The final archvile
after taking the blue armor was placed in a way that parallels the black
fianchettoed bishop in the Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack opening, firing
down the most crucial control point in the room.
The intense analytical process bred from studying and playing Chess built a
strong foundation for Doom Mapping. Each monster is a Chess Piece waiting
to be placed in the correct position on the mapping board. As a Chess
player engage in deep thought before executing a complex maneuver
over the board, a Doom Mapper (should) ponder deeply about how a firefight
will unfold in his level, as this will lead to better map layout, and
ultimately, better gameplay.
Wanna get better at choreographing Doom monster fights? Play Chess, play
lots of Chess... RIP Bobby Fischer.
[9.3 Random thoughts on mapping]
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+ Make sure to communicate ideas explicitly with the player,
for example, when expressing a laboratory, make sure
computers, lasers, and biological tanks are present. Like
writing and other media of communication, better to show it
than to declare it on your textfile!
+ A dominant color theme will turn an otherwise good looking map
beautiful.
+ The music has got to match the environment, it shows good taste
and once again reinforces the communication of the level's theme
to the player. Example: AV Map30: Point Dreadful.
+ If one's eyes were nuanced enough to see the subtle tone and shading of
Fredrik's tech, one would recognize that Vrack3's art direction is genius.
+ WTF is green marble doing with redrock? They need to stop designing
levels like that. There is no Christmas theme in hell.
RED or BLACK marble goes with REDROCK.
+ In Hell, you cannot run out of black and red.
+ With black textures and flats, you can get away with many mapping crimes,
like flat ceilings for example. If you don't believe me, check out the
Minas Morgul map.
+ The secret to making a good hell map? Absorbing Alien Vendetta's Map29,
remember its lighting, monster placement, and most importantly, its shape.
+ Yes, the looks of the level do affect gameplay, because the ingame
atmosphere is a part of gameplay... how much a part of the gameplay is the
atmosphere? How much do you feel it should be?
+ Windows are multipliers of details.
+ Altitude, whether at the top of a mountain or under the basement of a
tomb, is a good indicator of level progression. Use it liberally.
+ Skyboxes? No no, fully-scaled, 360-degree backgrounds are better!
+ Why would I want to go through rooms connected by a bunch of hallways?
I don't get it.
+ There is a difference between level progression and leading the player
through a maze. Level progression happens when you tell a story with
architecture, leading the player through a maze is when the story gets
boring with nonsense... I hope you can tell a good story.
+ It's not so hard to close off the levels with four walls that has nothing
behind them, but the mapper who has done so has missed his chance of
showing the player a beautiful vista that reinforces the atmosphere
of the level.
+ Easy it is to make a level difficult, but could I trick someone else into
playing it?
+ I don't care what anyone else thinks, the default Doom/Doom2 pistol isn't
fun to use in the slightest bit, not even if had a different look, not
even when it had a different sound, not in ANY fight, not under any
circumstance.
+ Having the player start off with the default Doom/Doom2 pistol and asking
them to kill enemies with it... pisses me off.
+ Good traps must not only surprise the player, they must be logical
as well. Don't just trap the player, trap him in with a tomb and a
skeleton to boot.
+ The best placement of the exploding barrel, ever, is located at the start
of Ander Johnsen's AV Map02: Rusty Rage. [I'd have to agree with Mike
on this]
+ Enemies popping out of walls and coffins are far scarier, thus more
effective, than teleporting peeps.
+ Cyberdemons are only scary when you don't give the player enough
ammo and space to deal with them. Not enough space is scarier though.
+ You can beat an archvile to death with your bare fist, all the funner
with beserk.
+ The megasphere isn't there for you to grab like supermarket grocery,
it belongs to the monsters and they want it back. Did I mention that the
monsters have sharp claws and hurl fireballs?
+ Finding a secret gives me that same feeling when I find an extra coin
in the phone booth.
+ What makes or break gameplay? Movement of the player. When the player
feels good moving about in his virtual environment without even fighting
the enemies, that builds a foundation towards good gameplay. A strong
example of this concept in action is Super Mario 64, where the player's
movement feels good no matter where they are or what they're doing; Mario
could be romping around the castle courtyard doing triple jumps and that
in itself is already entertaining.
+ Proportions in a level is very important to player's movement and enemy
contact. If a given space is too big, enemy contact will feel loose and
sloppy; the baron of hell can be rendered harmless as a lampost with too
much open spaces. If a given space is too cramped, the player's movement
is restricted, and he will continually bump into things, making player
movement an exercise in frustration rather than smooth play. Like all
aspects of map design, moderation here is key. Good examples of level
proportions include John Romero's maps, Anders Johnsen's maps, Kim Malde's
maps, Erik Alm's maps, Kama Sutra, vrack3, and even ChordG.
+ The above statement still holds true in the face of some supposedly
open maps, like Epic Map05, where extremely large open areas are
moderated by islands of fights in smaller spaces.
+ PV = nRT... where P = Pressure of Opposition
V = Area of a given space
n = Number of monsters
R = Mean monster movement speed
T = Average area controlled per monsters
+ One of the biggest violators of player movement are 8-unit posts that
sticks out the wall... or even eight-unit posts... Period.
Get rid of them; they are hurting gameplay.
+ If details get in the way of player's movement, put them on the ceiling,
like vrack2b.
+ Spending lots of time detailing that chapel room is nice, but that won't
determine the optimal number of revenants to insert into that area.
+ What is dynamic space? A room, hallway, area, etc. that drastically
alters the general vector and elevation of the player's movement.
+ What is beautiful space? A room, hallway, area, etc. in which the player
feels good moving about.
+ What is beautiful dynamic space? Good map design.
+ Exhaustive playtesting is the only theoretically sound way to
ensure that your map is fun. Game Law.
+ A bad gametester will tell you that "your map stinks."
+ A good gametester will tell you that "your map stinks, and here's why..."
+ A good gametester will never deem your map flawless.
+ Belial's, Brian's, and Mike's bitchings are worth their weight in mapping
gold.
+ If your testers tell you that a particular fight isn't fun, quit being
defensive and remove the perpetrating monster(s).
+ If your testers tell you that a particular fight is too easy, you know
what to do...
+ There is no fucking way I can vertically align those fucking BRIK_06J
textures in the fucking Suzzallo Library, Belial... JUST BE QUIET
ALREADY! =p
+ Listen to your gametesters, they are the canaries to your mapping
mine shaft.
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[10] CREDIT
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10.1 Acknowledgements
10.2 Special Thanks
10.3 List of Doomers who influenced DVII
Like all game mods, Deus Vult II wasn't made by some gaming wizard with
a magical wave of his wand. Rather, it was hours of labor build upon the
ideas and works of past programmers, artists, and gamers alike. There's Id
Sofware, Pascal vd Heiden, Jack Vermeulen, creators of Adobe Photoshop, the
Doomworld community, and even my parents... if I were to include everyone
who directly and indirectly contributed to DVII in such a trend, the list
would be too exhaustive to read. Instead of giving credit to
everyone and their village, the following sections mention those whom I feel
is relevant to accredit within the context of the Dooming Community.
[10.1 Acknowledgements]
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B.P.R.D
- creator of DVII's bio-tank textures
Csabo
- Creator of XWE
Andrey Budko
- Programmer of PrBoom+
Fredrik Johansson
- Creator of Vrack3.wad
- Creator of the level Stargate's soundtrack
- Creator of the level Stargate's wall & computer textures
Graf Zahl
- Programmer of GZDoom
Id Software
- Created Doom/Doom2
Jack Vermeulen [Deep]
- Creator of DeepSea
Kristus
- Creator of some tech textures
Nanami
- Creator of the Flying Balrog Sprite
Pascal vd Heiden [CodeImp]
- Creator of Doom Builder
Randy Heit
- Programmer of ZDoom
Simon O'Callaghan
- Creator of many Egyptian Textures found in Desert Temple
[10.2 Special Thanks]
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+ MIKE ESSLER / MIKE REINER for:
01) Years of DVII testing
02) Countless hours of co-op testing
03) Archiving numerous builds of DVII
04) Sparking creation of Hell's Vendetta
05) Not leaking DVII betas to the public :p
06) Being a good sport and putting up with my jest in Map20 :D
07) Being a good sport and putting up with me :D
08) Coming up with the idea for Sauron's Gauntlet
09) Being DVII's technical support
10) Organizing the release content of DVII-1i.zip/DVII-1u.zip
Mike is essentially the backbone of DVII. His technical knowledge allowed
me to test DVII under some ridiculous situations, like bypassing my
university's firewall. Between the hundreds of hours of voicechat and
thousands of instant messages and scores of emails, DVII became a
continually evolving project open to rigorous inspection. Mike pretty much
reported back the tiniest error on the map, the gameplay sticking points,
glitches, and many other anomalies that would have went unnoticed without
a second opinion.
Due to many of his ideas and suggestions, like Sauron's Gaunlets and
Hell's Vendetta, DVII underwent drastic changes... in the most wonderful
way.
Mike is a notorious archivist, having scores of old DVII builds burned
away on DVDs. I have instructed Mike during the development of DVII to
release the latest build in the event of my death. Thankfully that
protocol has never been necessary ^_^.
Mike also served as a frequent middleman between the rest of the testers
and I, relaying back the issues brought up by Belial and Anima while I
was in class or at work.
Mike was the creator of batch files, installation instructions, demo
recording instructions and file organization structure of
DVII-1i.zip/DVII-1u.zip.
I don't know how many times the words "bastard," "asshole," "faggot,"
and various obscenities were exchanged during the countless hours of
conversation between Mike and I, but one thing is certain: in DVII, the
Mapper and Tester communicated until we know each other's eating and
sleeping habits. This comfortable working relationship allowed for open
rapport and report on the project in depth. Because of Mike's excellent
communication, DVII isn't a basement laboratory experiment by some mad
scientist, it is a mod subjected to thousands of trials with brutally
candid feedback; if something sucks, even a just little, I'll hear it no
sooner than a thunderclap, and I'm certain it will show in the gameplay.
Hats off to the main tester!
+ RICHIE "RAGNEW" AGNEW for:
1) Early DVII testing
2) My cheering section :)
Richie was the main tester for the original Deus Vult, and when DVII was
first conceived in 2004, he tested the hell out of it.
Richie's early DVII testing gave several of the earlier maps like Mutagen
and Eagle's Nest a good polishing. I'd also like to thank him for his
constant encouragement and enthusiasm that drove my effort. Honestly,
many of the earlier maps for DVII was just to impress Richie and only
Richie... and for this, he is a huge part of DVII!
+ DEREK BRAUN for:
1) Early DVII testing
2) Earlier contributions to DVII (including a map that never was)
Derek was once a mapper for DVII, but later on became a cooperative tester
for many of DVII's map, especially Stargate. Derek is a cool guy, he's
pretty laid back, and was the one who introduced me to the Doom megawad
Kama Sutra, to which we frequently co-oped in the past. To his doing, Kama
Sutra's gameplay elements were eventually picked up and merged into DVII.
Derek, I hope you make good HL2 maps, because I'm hopping aboard soon!
+ PRZEMYS3AW "BELIAL" WODA for:
1) Playtesting the near-final version of DVII
2) Pointing out improvements in Map23, especially the cleric fight
3) Bug-catching
4) Crazy-ass dooming skills, I mean, who the hell UV-max DV Map04 in less
than 11 minutes?
5) Advocation of extreme difficulty increase in many maps
5) Providing UV-Max demos for DVII
One of the testers who jumped onto the DVII playtesting bandwagon in
December of 2007. Belial probably understand the DVII maps better than I
understand it myself. Ripping into the secrets faster than I could hide
them, Belial's playtesting of DVII was brief but provided potent insight
into the gameplay dynamic of the maps he touched upon.
Hell's Vendetta gameplay would probably be loose as a goose if it weren't
for Belial's grievances on how easy the earlier versions were in terms of
enemy count and health distribution.
Looking at Belial's demos, I'd have to say his Dooming skills are insanely
good, no... Godlike. Belial literally tears into the hell levels like a
child into Christmas gift wrap. In his UV-MAXes, his ingame movements
are extremely quick and precise, and takes the viewer on a first-rate
rampage through the most violent parts of DVII. Maps that were supposed to
take hours to complete were taken apart in a matter of fifteen minutes by
Belial. To simply put, Belial is my current Doom God.
Thanks to Belial's testing of DVII, the later maps on UV will get really
nasty with extra hot sauce :)
+ BRIAN "ANIMA ZERO" NESSER for:
1) Playtesting the near-final version of DVII
2) Bug-catching
3) Difficulty Moderation in many maps
4) Providing UV-Max Demos for DVII
5) Passing The DVII Exam
One of the testers who jumped onto the DVII playtesting bandwagon in
December of 2007. Anima served as the moderator of DVII's difficulty
alongside Belial. Anima's grievances on the eight cyberdemons on the
West wing of Hell's Vendetta led to toning down on that particular part of
the map, which currently unleashes six (instead of eight) cybers on the
player's ass. A nice contribution, since DVII's extreme difficulty
called for normalization at times.
Anima also discovered some neat shortcuts for many of the maps, including
the acid-plunge teleport leap of faith for Eagle's Nest.
Anima's runs improved as he recorded more and more demos for DVII, with
his ultimate achievement resulting in a sub-six minute UV-Max for the
insanely difficult Map22, which earned him the honor of being the first
Doomer to pass The DVII Exam!
+ FREDRIK JOHANSSON for:
1) Creating Vrack3 MIDI soundtrack
2) Creating Vrack3, a huge influence to my Stargate Map
3) Creating those wonderful tech textures, without Vrack3,
Stargate would probably not exist. Way to pioneer new Doom
themes, Fredrik!
Fredrik was not directly involved in the development or testing of DVII,
but his works have influenced many of the design concepts of my mod that
he HAS to be mentioned in my list of personal thank yous.
Fredrik's Vrack3 was the basis for Stargate, and many of Vrack3's complex
conveyor belt-based triggers were studied and applied to DVII's maps.
Vrack3's design proportions were also scrutinized down to the last unit
as well. In fact, when I was developing stargate, I'd have Vrack3 opened
side-by-side in Doom Builder just to compare corridor widths.
Fredrik's textures from Vrack3 also aided DVII's tech levels in a huge
way, as its architecture benefitted from motifs such as laser grids,
railings, metals, computers, and many other installations that would have
been nonexistent without Fredrik's discoveries.
+ HUBERT VU for:
1) DVII cooperative testing
2) Coming up with the idea for the Balrog Chase
3) Initiated the usage of Boom Triggers in DVII
My tricky cousin deserves credit for trying to break DVII's
cooperative mode, to which this prick suceeded by using the most
cheesy and perverse gameplay tactics.
When encountering a trap, Hubert basically tries to weasel his way out of
the fight by standing inside closing doors, whizzing past teleporting
enemies, and finding cheap, impenetrable alcoves for cover. Many times
over, his cheapo tactics would result in permanently barricaded areas that
prevented any legitimate progression and ultimately break cooperative
mode.
His tricky style of play is a blessing in disguise, as it exposed many
game-breaking moments in cooperative DVII that were eventually fixed.
The Balrog Chase was originally his idea as well, but I being his older
(and wiser) cousin made sure that it was executed correctly, as seen in
Map22.
Actually, Hubert isn't as bad as the above passages suggest. He's actually
quite brilliant in pushing the extrema of the levels' gameplay mechanic, a
potential speedrunner who doesn't play enough Doom...
It was Hubert who first suggested the usage of Boom triggers back in 2005,
and ran me through it, I was impressed enough and applied them to DVII
from that point on. Who knows what DVII would've been like without
Hubert... The Balrog Chase would've likely been non-existent, and DVII
would still be using vanilla-Doom compatible triggers... heh.
+ ANDREY "ENTRYWAY" BUDKO for:
1) Creating the PrBoom sourceport
2) Last minute help with DVII compatibility with sourceport
3) Last minute Tech support
Andrey came in at the last minute and helped me include a stellar version
of PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Test as part of the DVII release. His last minute
tech support ensured that DVII received the highest degree of
compatibility. The UV-Max demos will live forever thanks to him and
PrBoom+ :)
[10.3 Doomers and their projects that influenced DVII]
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Adolf "Gusta" Vojta
- Kama Sutra
Alexander "Eternal" S. (AKA Deadall)
- Epic.wad
Anders Johnsen
- Alien Vendetta
Anthony Soto
- AV Map06: Hillside Siege
B.P.R.D
- Equinox
- Fritter.wad
- Grove.wad
- Nuts2.wad
- Nuts3.wad
Brad "Vorpal" Spencer
- Hellcore
Daniel "Tormentor667" Gimmer
- City of the Damned
- Ultimate Torment and Torture
Devon "Darkfyre" West
- Hellcore
Epsi
- Ruma
Erik Alm
- One Bloody Night Episode 1
- Scythe
- Scythe II
Fredrik Johansson
- Vrack2b.wad
- Vrack3.wad
Haggay Niv
- Hell Revealed
Ichor
- 1Monster Map24: The One God
Jakub "Method" Razak
- Kama Sutra
Jonas Feragen
- Hell Revealed II
Kim "Mutator" Malde
- Alien Vendetta
Kristian Aro
- Brotherhood of Ruin
Lee Szymanski
- AV Map06: Hillside Siege
Malcolm Sailor
- ChordG.wad
- Chord3.wad
Martin Aalen Hunsager
- Alien Vendetta
Mattias Berggren
- Alien Vendetta
Michael Reed
- Hoover Dam
Robert "Fusion" Babor
- Hellcore
Roger Ritenour
- Phobos
Russell Pearson
- Doom Raider: Crypt of the Vile
Ryathaen
- 1Monster Map22: Triad of the Minds
Stephen "Scuba Steve" Browning
- Action DooM
TeamTNT
- The Plutonia Experiment
Yonatan Donner
- Hell Revealed
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[11] LEGAL STUFF
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11.1 Original Resources
11.2 Modified Resources
11.3 Borrowed Resources
11.4 Usage of Resources
A follower of Hacker Ethics, I'm not too big on protection of resources,
paperwork, and those uncool things, but I do believe in acknowledgement
and lots of them. The following sections describe the sources of my
resources.
[11.1 Original Resources]
-------------------------
Original Resources pertain to stuff that I made from scratch, or
contributed enough effort into modifying the resource(s) to call my own.
- CANDLE SPRITES: are made by me in Adobe Photoshop CS2 9.0! I always
thought the default black candles look like some sort of tech light, and
wasn't very convincing. And for my hell theme, red candles were called
for, so I made large red candles that can't be mistaken for anything else
but candles, even when seen from far away.
Anyways, if you PLAN on using this candle for your mod, it would make me
happy if you GIVE ME CREDIT for it... I hope my red candle will replace
that little black Doom candle in the future!
- STARGATE: Made from scrap SHAWN0 metal that got melted into a donut mold.
Seriously though, you'll have to see the stargate yourself. I
wouldn't have made it if I didn't enjoy looking at it :)
Made with Adobe Photoshop
- The following illustrations are hidden away ingame inside easter egg
secrets are 100% original and is my work (with exception where applies),
they include...
CITRIC ACID CYCLE DIAGRAM: After my biotechnology research in Howard
Summer 2007 University of Washington DC, I
Adobe Illustrator prepared to transition from the field of
architecture into molecular sciences, this
diagram was one of my "practice" model for
remembering and understanding the citric
acid cycle, one of the major metabolic
pathways of the cells of aerobic organism.
EXPLODED CELL PHONE DIAGRAM: My final project for ARCH-210. The bottom
Winter 2007 part of the phone was totally made up and
Mechanical Pencil looked nothing like the real thing; I
temporarily lost my cell phone and had to
improvise something fast. It was drawn with
a mechanical pencil and ruler, hardcore
eh?
KENDOKA ILLUSTRATION: My last project related to architecture, The Kendoka
Spring 2007 was inspired by a similar illustration on
Mechanical Pencil Wikipedia by Ningyou. It also conveyed a nonverbal
Adobe Illustrator message on how I feel about the UW's architecture
Adobe Photoshop program after being subjected through the stupid
and tedious prerequisites! Get back! GET BACK!!!
The Kendoka is first seen in the the dojo of Map03,
and reappear as a high resolution mural in the
secret of Eagle's Nest as well.
CACTUS ILLUSTRATION: ARCH-210 project. I like it, drawn from scratch,
Winter 2007 prickly, green, fits the limited Doom Pallette,
Colored Pencils 'nuff said.
SOME BLOCK STRUCTURE ILLUSTRATION: Part of a project that involves
Spring 2007 embodying an idea through a structure.
Mechanical Pencil My idea was Prometheus' Torch. Drawn
Adobe Photoshop by hand and colored in Photoshop.
DANCING COUPLE DRAWING: This drawing was created by myself and a friend of
Spring 2007 mine. I was responsible for the man, and her for
Mechanical Pencil the woman. We implemented many of our features
into the subjects we were drawing. Notice that
in the earlier drafts, the man's hand is all over
the woman. I had loads of fun making this one ;)
MASTER CHIEF MEETS MARIO DRAWING: Made for co-tournament of Super Smash
Fall 2007 Melee and Halo3. Imitates Michaelangelo
Permanent Markers with the Finger of God and Adam. Was
extremely popular with the crowd.
This drawing is mostly mine; the hands
of Mario and Master Chief was drawn by
the same friend who helped me with the
Dancing Couple drawing. She was also
responsible for coloring the posters as
well, which explains the blonde hair
on Mario; she doesn't play video games
much. Mario's hair is brown, Ingrid!
- The SUZZALLO LIBRARY PHOTOS: Found in the secret basement of the Unholy
Fall 2006 Cathedral, I took those and darn it, they are
35mm B&W Film mine! My professor thought I did a pretty
good job with the photos and gave me an A
for his 400-level Architecture Class.
- VARIOUS BANNERS: In the Unholy Cathedral, stuff like the leatherized
portrait of Dante Alighieri, are originals from me, some
of which are in-game, some of which are in the texture
resource.
- PLANET HELL: The planet you see inside the stargate exit of Map20 is a
Modification of a satellite photograph of the Jovian moon,
Io. I modified its surface, color content, and shading to
the point that it resembles a boiling, roiling Mars.
- INTERPIC, TITLESCREEN, CREDIT, DVII AVATAR, and so forth.
This list isn't all-inclusive; I probably made a bunch more stuff in DVII
and forgot to claim them as mine... in which case, meh.
[11.2 Modified Resources]
-------------------------
Modified Resources includes recolored textures, sprites, online images made
into grahics, and so forth.
- The Eye of Sauron
- The Sauron Statue
- The Witch King Statue
- The Angel Statue
- The classical paintings in the cathedral
- BioLab textures from Equinox
- The gazillion textures that got resized
- The bajillion textures that got recolored into Red, Green, Blue,
and Yellow
This list isn't all-inclusive, because I'm a scatterbrain.
[11.3 Borrowed Resources]
-------------------------
- Afterglow's Textures
- Alien Vendetta Textures
- Blood Textures
- B.P.R.D's Textures
- Doom Raider: Crypt of the Vile's Textures
- Duke Nukem Textures
- Equinox Textures
- Fredrik Johansson's Textures from Vrack3
- Hexen Textures & Sprites
- Quake Textures
- Quake III Textures
- Renaissance Paintings
- Witchaven Textures & Sprites
This list isn't all-inclusive, since I tend to borrow stuff and forget
their source(s).
[11.4 Usage of Resources]
-------------------------
"Authors MAY use the contents of this file as a base for modification or
reuse. Permissions have been obtained from original authors for any of
their resources modified or included in this file."
..What this essentially means is that you already have full permission to
take DVII's resources apart unrestrictively without asking. I support your
endeavor and both the text and I give you full consent to use DVII's
resources in your project to the fullest extent.
Share DVII's resources, modify them if you want, and give credit when
they're due. Don't make a profit out of them, be nice, you know the basics.
DVII doubles as a handy resource pack for your own usage :)
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[12] QUICK OVERVIEW
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Primary purpose : Single + co-op play
Title : Deus Vult II
Filename : DVII.wad
Author : Huy Pham
Email Address :
[email protected]
* What is included *
New levels : Yes
Sounds : Yes
Music : Yes
Graphics : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch : Yes, exists as a lump inside DVII.WAD
* Additional Requirements *
Other files required : Doom2.wad
Other executables req. : A Sourceport
Sourceport Requirements : 32768 Limit-Removal, Boom-Compatible
* Play Information *
Game : Doom II
Recommended Sourceports : ZDoom 2.2.0, GZDoom 1.1.0, PrBoom-Plus 2.4.8.3-Beta
Single Player : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player : As important as single-player
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : NOT designed for; starts only
Other game styles : None
Difficulty Settings : Adjustable for Skills 1, 2, 3, & 4
Map01 : Entryway Pass
Map02 : Mutagen
Map03 : Crouchin Demon, Hidden Archvile
Map12 : Minas Morgul
Map13 : Eagle's Nest
Map19 : Stargate
Map20 : Desert Temple
Map21 : The Unholy Cathedral
Map22 : You Shall Not Pass!
Map23 : Hell's Vendetta
Map31 : The Manliest Fight Ever
* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors MAY use the contents of this file as a base for modification or
reuse. Permissions have been obtained from original authors for any of
their resources modified or included in this file.
You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with no
modifications. You may play with yourself as long as you want. You may
distribute this file in any electronic format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as
long as you include this file intact. I have received permission from the
original authors to poke my special place, repeatedly. I have received
permission from the original authors of any modified or included content in
this file to allow further distribution.
Textfile co-created by Huy Pham & Mike Essler
* Where to get the file that this text file describes *
The Usual:
ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/ and mirrors
