Da Will

Done with these settings:

 

- PRBoom+ 2.5.1.5. complevel 4.

- Ultra Violence.

- Pistol start combined with a pistol start mindset.

- No saves.

 

Pretty good Plutonia-inspired set, containing both regular style and some artistic/experimental maps. A few of the levels aren't afraid to play around with very dark lighting, or go entirely off the rails with the visuals (like in map06). The map order is a bit strange if viewed from a continuous perspective, with some generous weapons and resources in the early maps and scarcity/low-key combat in the later half of the wad. Using the regular shotgun against Barons/Mancs/Cacos is not entirely uncommon. Some of the layouts are very interesting and provide a more adventurous and non-linear experience. 3/5

 

Highlights: maps 03, 06, 08, 10

A few really good maps supported by a bunch of alright ones. Visuals are mostly Plutonia-inspired, with the occasional veering into Shores of Hell type mish-mash architecture. Difficulty is about on par with DOOM2.wad I think. Overall, a rather pedestrian affair, although the standout maps are certainly worth the time.

Done with these settings: 

 

- GLBoom+ 2.5.1.4. complevel 9.

- Hurt Me Plenty.

- Continuous combined with a pistol start mindset.

- Saves every 10 minutes or so.

 

Fun mapset. Some good level designs in different shapes and length. Aesthetically, generally pleasing, using the Plutonia resources to create a sense of iwad-ness in several maps, specially with the vines texture. As a sort of community mapset, it's a mixed bag in this aspect, you can see squar-y shaped corridors with metal bars in the corners in maps from the same author, or multi-shaped layouts a la Plutonia, and even one map with more than three themes, kind of an odd in many ways. Well, maps are not always very good looking according to my tastes, and if you do some exploration/backtrack you might find visuals bugs (as HOMs), for example in map 09 in the crushers room, which looks horrible. In regards to details, expect extreme darkness in some maps, mostly as a plus feature to interesting gameplay. Anyway, if one midi sticks to my mind is the one in map 02, the rest are ok but this one is super neat, although not the best one for that map. First level has "The Imp's Song", one of my all time favs.

 

You can also expect a bit of Plutonia gameplay here, but it's mostly concentrated in the first map. It's a mixed bag in terms of combat too, the variety is pleasing to me, and you get incidental combat in the majority mixed with a few teleporting enemies here and there. Tight quarters with enemies is very present, specially in darkness. Progression is what rubbed me wrong way in some maps. While I appreciate non-linearity, I can also be fond to linearity if there's always a way to get back to previous areas, in case I missed a secret or decided to skip it for later. That's not the case here, and I found myself having to idclip near the exit, to look for those skipped secrets. It could be a matter of preferences, I simply don't agree with that design choice. Whatever... also expect some confusing switch-hunts, particularly in maps 03 and 05, but this something I am fond of (uh, preferences part 2 :P). 

 

Returning to the secrets topic, no complains, except for a couple that I could not find in the last map, and I think one of them is unreachable. There's a troll secret in map 06, well, there could be something else if you keep an eye...

 

My favourite map is 01, (hey, first time a starter is one of my favs!), and also maps 03, 05, 08 are in the list. Map 10 could also be if it weren't for those secrets, but on the very very very positive side there's no IoS! The others are ok and so so. 

 

Overall, fans of Plutonia might find a couple of gems here, although I still recommend it for varied easy-medium gameplay. And don't forget this runs with PLUTONIA.WAD, using PrBoom+ complevel 9. My rate is 7/10. 

Nice map designs and items placement with enjoyable and challenging gameplay without being frustrating. An all around good wad.

interesting, so this is where [B0S] started.

Excellent set, good gameplay and music. 5/5

Very good job! 4/5. The best maps in my opinion - 1,3,8,10 i didn't like 2,7 - they are very weak!

Meh.

Another really good mapset this early in 2009.Good gameplay & plentiful health/ammo make this fun to play.A worthwhile download with good re-play value. I give this a 4.5[5]/5 based on how pissed off I get when I die.[The more I like it,the more P.O.'ed I get] I got ROYALLY PISSED a few times!-d.d.koop

Good job! It's really interesting wad for classic loveres.

Excellent! The maps are very good, sometimes too hard but that's the challenge. Note that this is for plutonia so don't complain if you get checker walls. One flaw though is that you just randomly placed ammo inside short hallways, I found myself picking a box of shells while having 98 shells more than once. :/ Besides for that one, well worth the download. 4.5(5)/5 - Moti

Nice Wad, 5/5. First Map is best, 3 is too looooooong.

Good job. Several maps are made in plutonia-style. Several like doom2-style maps.

Excellent set. Cheers! 5/5

Mixed bag but some maps are definitely fine. Nice music also. 3,5+/5 in sum. Worth at all for the good/v.good maps.

First map is good, next maps is bad. Many copypast in 2nd and 7th maps, in 4th map awful lag with block monsters line, in 10th map lag with lattice texture... Only 2 stars.

Map 03 is THE BEST!

map03 == (map01 + map02 + map04..map10) * 10 4 stars

A fantastic set of 10 levels for Plutonia. You guys have real talent! The level design is precise, and the gameplay is challenging, but fast and tight. Good ammo and health placement throughout. A strong 4/5. recommended.

Great wad i like it -David

Cool gameplay!

map03 and map10 are excellent

Nice job, guys! I mark it with 5

4/5, no 5/5 because you need plutonia wad to play it, and I have it but it's unfair to the people who don't have it.

It needs complevel 9. Awesome set, 5/5.