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SonidoSpeed said:
also, i had to play it in skulltag. possibly from my lack of know-how from the doom engines maybe but i tried to execute it with gl/prboom, however it will not start due to

gl: 4 errors

pr: 75 errors

all textures. even in ST it said it had a incomplete BSP tree. maybe you can help.

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taking into consideration most of the vantage points of most monsters can easily cause many nervous misfires, and even when you do stock carefully, the chore of herding the Hell knights in for accurate shots becomes tedious.

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Mithran Denizen said:
I've considered both of these points before you brought them up, but for the most part, I think I've already settled on the way they are. As RjY alludes, I could type out an essay about why I've set up the red door and key in their current positions, but I'll try to keep it succint: suffice to say that both are intended to be entirely optional, with the red door allowing an alternate (and potentially safer) route to the exit for players who have decided to explore the (likewise optional) southern sections.

Locking the exit with a red door is an interesting idea, but I set out to make a map that could be quickly exited, and doing so would detract from that. I also like having a number of areas which are totally unneeded for a quick run, but which a player could explore if they were motivated to, and so I don't want to force the player to go through the tunnels around the red key just to complete the map.


I am more open to tweaking the ammo balance, though I'd still rather not at this point. Ammunition is meant to be somewhat scarce on UV, as this is quite simply the way I like my maps. My intent is that if you don't keep moving through the map to collect more, you'll start to run dry quickly. I made sure that there is still more than enough to max the level, of course, though some of it may require a little exploration to find (as do most of the monsters, anyway). There is also a reasonably accessible berserk pack that can be used to dispatch the hordes of imps and demons without much effort, as an extra bonus.

Aside from that, you can also try a lower skill setting if you want more ammo. Somewhere during revision I think I decided to balance it a bit more generously on HMP and below as an alternative, since I anticipated that some players might gripe about the scarcity that I personally enjoy.

I do appreciate the input, though, and I'd be interested in hearing some other opinions about the ammo balance and placement, since most of the testers didn't really mention the ammo situation one way or the other, as far as I can recall. If the majority view is that it's indeed too stingy, then it'd probably be best to go against my instincts and add some spare shells and bullets in a few places.

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