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Re: Doom round-up

From ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject Re: Doom round-up
Newsgroups comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, alt.games.doom
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Date 2023-05-19 02:14 +0000

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What about mine from the 90s? http://zimage.com/~ant/antfarm/files/doom2/j2doom/j2doom.html

CCed alt.games.doom newgroup. ;)

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Because what would c.s.i.p.g.action be without some discussion about
> Doom mods? Here are a few I've picked up over the past few weeks:


> * Super Ultra Modern Doom
> https://github.com/sultim-t/prboom-plus-rt/releases
> Classic Doom... but with ray-tracing! Generally, I'm not that
> impressed with ray-tracing (it often seems a solution in search of a
> problem, since old-school rendering methods usually produce effects
> that look as good with a heck of a lot less processing required) but
> I'll give this effort a pass. The new lighting often results in a
> too-dark game but when everything comes together 'just right', it can
> be quite impressive. Still, I'm mostly playing this just to show off
> the capabilities of my new video card.


> * Doom messin' with your head
> https://www.doomworld.com/vb/thread/134292
> What looks like a simple tribute mod to a deceased friend turns a lot
> weirder the longer you play. It seems uncomplicated at first but keep
> at it (hint, keep playing even after it returns you to the regular
> doom maps!) and you soon realize things have gotten really strange.
> With an incredible grip on map-making techniques and multiple endings,
> there's a lot more to this mod than you might think.


> * Doom 3 Done Fast
> https://www.moddb.com/mods/runners-doom-3/news/runners-doom-3-v141-releasedurgent-for-doom32004-users
> I've since come to appreciate "Doom 3's" languid pacing, but when it
> was first released my biggest complaint was how it didn't feel like
> the Doom games I was used to. This mod fixes that, upping the speed of
> both the player and the monsters. It's not quite up to Quake 3's pace,
> but it's still a lot faster. Had "Doom 3" released with these
> mechanics, I think it would have been better received.


> * The Darkest Doom
> https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/130478-the-thing-you-can%E2%80%99t-defeat-ultimate-doom-wad-for-gzdoom-8-maps/
> Doom-guy takes on the one thing he can't defeat: dementia. This
> somewhat depressing mod represents the slow decline of a person in
> dementia, as even the most familiar things in life gradually become
> unrecognizable. It starts slow - wait, didn't those health pickups
> used to be armor? - and gradually builds up until the game becomes
> unplayable. It does require a good conversance with the original Doom
> maps though; you need to be able to recognize the changes to feel the
> mod's impact.


> Enjoy these, and add any more Doom WADs/mods to the list that have
> caught your eye.
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  Re: Doom round-up Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2023-05-18 09:20 -0500
    Re: Doom round-up Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2023-05-18 11:12 -0400
      Re: Doom round-up Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2023-05-19 10:01 -0500
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            Re: Doom round-up Ivan Shmakov <ivan@siamics.netNOSPAM.invalid> - 2023-05-20 18:57 +0000
  Re: Doom round-up ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-05-19 02:14 +0000
    Re: Doom round-up "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> - 2023-05-21 07:03 -0600
      Re: Doom round-up Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2023-05-21 10:19 -0400
      Re: Doom round-up ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-05-21 23:34 +0000
        Re: Doom round-up Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2023-05-22 10:44 -0400
          Re: Doom round-up Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> - 2023-05-22 11:04 -0500
            Re: Doom round-up Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2023-05-22 12:10 -0400
              Re: Doom round-up ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-05-22 17:55 +0000
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                Re: Doom round-up ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-05-23 16:18 +0000
                Re: Doom round-up Luc Lan <swimm3r@gmail.com> - 2023-05-23 22:42 +0300
                Re: Doom round-up ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-05-23 23:19 +0000
                Re: Doom round-up Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> - 2023-05-23 19:27 -0400
                Re: Doom round-up Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2023-05-24 11:00 -0400
                Re: Doom round-up ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2023-05-25 02:01 +0000
  Re: Doom round-up Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2023-06-18 10:28 -0400

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