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50 Monsters

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50 Monsters is a project I started back in 2014 when I was just really getting into mapping. It got a bit out of hand in the second half of development, and as such the final product is fairly inconsistent in terms of overall quality. Still, though, it was a good learning experience and I enjoyed creating it.


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Percy T

  

Amazing levels, however I had to stop playing halfway through because I was annoyed by the poor choice of monsters in certain segments (revenant+mancubus everywhere, too many archvilles, chaingunner snipers, etc.). The first 10 maps were very good, but it quickly turned into slaughtermap hell starting in map 11. Some better choices with monster placement and this would be an easy 5 stars.

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DoomShark

  

- Designer has the bad habit of silently spawn monsters (especially Revs) right behind you while you are busy

fighting the hordes in front of you.

- Too many deadly traps

- You'll find yourself saving/loading A LOT because you die a lot.

- Many gamers will find this hard to play and an unenjoyable experience.

- Map design is good but maps are small.

 

 

 

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seed

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Many enemies roam free around here. Or are they few?

 

50 Monsters has been finished, played through the Eternity Engine 4.00.00 Voluspa on HMP difficulty. So fast, almost like it was never here, so let's see what do we have here.

 

50 Monsters is a 32-level (+2 bonus) megawad consisting of short, compact, and gameplay based maps with a few puzzles but without much exploration involved, similar to Plutonia and the early levels of Scythe overall. The gameplay takes place almost exclusively on techbases, with a more hellish and natural level thrown in from time to time. It comes with new music, background menu, end level stats screen, intermission screen, textures, and enemies, with a few returning from Scythe and Valiant.

 

The difficulty curve is mostly the traditional kind, starting easy and gradually getting more difficult as one progresses, with a spike every now and then. The final levels in particular can have a rather rough start as they require the player rather fast, or get blown away. After all is said and done the journey ends with a short map that features mid-tier and high-tier monsters, introducing 50 Monster's main boss enemy, a flying demon rather similar to the Cacodemon but with far more devastating attacks.

 

Although the maps are generally good, there are a few stinkers, most notably MAP31. The main problem of that map is the texturing of certain assets, namely the crushers in the starting area, which look like the starry sky. This can make the exit out of the starting room pretty frustrating as it can be difficult to estimate the position of the crusher since it can't be clearly seen, taking unnecessary damage in the process. Otherwise, the map in itself is alright, and a very good candidate for speedrunning, but could have been even better if it wasn't for some bizarre design choices.

 

There's not much else to add to it, as from the very first level it makes its point clear, and the formula never changes for its entirety. A good, short, and fun megawad that could be beaten in one sitting if one has the time, considering the maps are short and straight-to-the point. The first few levels might not be impressive, but this works in its favor as it does get better down the road, so it's not necessarily a drawback, and remains pretty consistent, apart from a few difficulty spikes.

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trrobin

  
A nice idea and well executed. It reminds me at times of "Swift Death" but with more breathing room. Good stuff.

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Nems

  
I was pleasantly surprised by this. I wasn't (and still ain't) a fan of the DeHacked stuff in it but it wasn't a large, distracting pain in the ass like Valiant was with its DeHacked stuff. Definitely a keeper, this megaWAD.

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NuMetalManiak

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balance is one of the absolute hardest things to do in a Doom wad and the dirty answer almost everyone tries when answering that question is to simply add more monsters. this isn't gonna cut it in most cases, and 50 Monsters is an example of that. how would you actually make a challenging map with only 50 monsters, or perhaps make 32-ish maps with 50 monsters challenging and make it seem like a megawad that goes along like any other one? as it turns out, that's what we get here, layouts are made so that they manage the most out of each of the monsters, and supplies are accordingly balanced. combine that with a few dehacked assets, like the cybruiser and afrit inclusions, the new overlord bosses that make up MAP30 (real tough shit here, but this is the last level after all). overall it manages to do wonders, and the levels themselves are not overtly long or annoying. only things i'm not a fan of are the usage of the SS-chaingunner swap, which makes it so they don't drop chainguns. never liked it in the first place if we're being honest here. and the other being MAP31 which can roll eyes with the crushers and possibly the secrets too.

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Zalewa

  
Consistent quality maps with smooth difficulty curve. Somehow, somewhen I have played all maps between 16 and 32 before (maybe except 31). Good for an evening or two.

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JagDogger2525

  
Great maps with great 50 monster-limit

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Bellaco

  
Excellent, ... A whole new concept of making maps.

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AnonimVio

  
Yeah it's good, ok, cool, fun, nice, etc.

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Jimmy

  
Stellar maps in here, all use the monster limit very effectively. Latter third definitely gets aggressively difficult, but overall gameplay is top-notch and well-balanced. Also cool thematic mixups like snowy cliffs and creepy voids. Check this out for sure.

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    • By Mizuki_Jun10 · Posted
      It turned out to be a surprise for me because I didn't expect it to be such a fun level, when he said he wanted a lot of monsters in his level I didn't imagine that amount of monsters, but it was definitely fun.   I consider it a very good map, for its time, for a first map made by him, for a very humble map.   But overall I don't consider it a great or extraordinary experience, I don't see myself revisiting Crusher, but I can't call it Average because what he did is super interesting.   And it's a long level, which I also didn't expect, but to be more precise, the exploration is interesting, the layout was a little diverse, and the action on the map kept me focused and entertained, some rooms had poorly aligned textures and didn't seem to have been looked at at the last minute, which is a bit strange because he said he spent a lot of time developing the map, but I imagine why since at that time there wasn't an "Ultimate DOOM Builder" with automatic texture alignment, or maybe there was one automatic alignment?   And the maze everyone mentioned was annoying, yes I admit it lasted a lot longer than it should have, and I feel like it could have been shortened in Wad's release, it made the level feel longer than it is too, but I don't feel so much that the level it got worse because of it.   The positioning of enemies isn't that great, but they make you take cautious measures at times, but at times I was like... "It could be better..."   But that's it, it's a good level, it hasn't aged well, it could be better, but I feel like it would be unfair to call this level average, it's a level that I enjoyed, did things that weren't that common at the time, and seemed to use of resources that at the time many used wrongly, I don't feel like I wasted my time. I deserve to see more from the mapper.... (If he released something after that of course...)
    • By Mizuki_Jun10 · Posted
      Surprising even, one of the newest community maps out there, 1994, wow, but it's still a bad map, the encounters are interesting, the layout is the most superior aspect here, but it still doesn't support the technical errors that even for 1994 were already guaranteed by the original DOOM maps. Weird textures, lack of variety, lack of a more interesting design than platforms going down or going up in the dark, some moments were really fun like the dark cave itself, but the fun lasts very little, with spaces that are too tight, and a shallow exploration.
    • By Mizuki_Jun10 · Posted
      I love Quake, it's my favorite Shooter, and I totally forgive the lack of detail and technical refinement that Mapper concluded here, but I have to say that even though the map is still recognizable compared to the classic E1M1 from Quake... The map just doesn't have such a refined texturing, a good light variation, and many of the areas don't even carry the classic Quake identity, as the best example: The part where we get the Nailgun, there aren't even monsters and an encounter with Zombiemans in that room , there is very little positive to consider here unfortunately, but it was a bit fun in some parts. Either way, there are a lot of negative things that make it impossible to ignore while playing the level, a horrible map, how sad.
    • By Mizuki_Jun10 · Posted
      Normally I would define these two maps as maps with interesting premises whose execution does not positively complement the result, Chicken.wad has such a simple layout that it is disappointing at first sight, which keeps you at a higher height than Cyberdemons that you They wait in sectors that flash between dark and very light, I can only be direct in saying that although the battle between the Cyberdemons is fun, the map doesn't present you with anything other than that, and it is even impossible to cross the other side of the bridge endless to eliminate the rest of Cyberdemons. Completing Chicken (Even though Chicken doesn't have an exit on his map.).   Let's go to Gangstar.wad, you can see a somewhat open space, different from the previous experience, but with the classic theme of a UAC warehouse style E2M2 from DOOM, but the boxes here are a little distorted? (Perhaps spacetime begged the mappers not to finish the maps so it distorted the map space causing this visual curse.) As much as the open spaces of the map are fun to navigate, the fun is short-lived with several of the structures being distorted. carrying with them ill-adjusted texturing. Clearly a superior map to the previous one, but unfortunately still poor, the repetitiveness of the texturing, plus a bland design and several other missing details, make this map yet another disappointment unfortunately.   The verdict is that both maps are completely disposable, I would love for the mappers to continue with their work after such complicated work, so they would at least be able to build more and improve the quality of their design work.
    • By Devalaous · Posted
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