Post Your Doom Picture (Part 2)

At least it's pretty @Agent6

Haha, i find that Stardate 20x7 (or Stardate sequel in the name and purple only) is up to the usual Ribbiks quality. It is a bit different in gameplay compared to 20x6 tho, so that could bother some people like you @Agent6 :P. At least can we agree that the maps are big screenshot baits?

1 hour ago, Catpho said:

Haha, i find that Stardate 20x7 (or Stardate sequel in the name and purple only) is up to the usual Ribbiks quality. It is a bit different in gameplay compared to 20x6 tho, so that could bother some people like you @Agent6 :P. At least can we agree that the maps are big screenshot baits?

More like very different, and quality in terms of aesthetics only, otherwise there's nothing else that makes the experience enjoyable. There's some interesting puzzles, but even the layout is confusing. And I doubt even skilled players would enjoy this...

1 hour ago, Bridgeburner56 said:

At least it's pretty @Agent6

Too bad that's the only positive aspect of the wad, + some of the puzzles.

@Bridgeburner56 did you plan to release a demo with a few maps? Other people can make feedback and this helps which way you need to choose.

18 hours ago, Aquila Chrysaetos said:

Still haven't finished MAP05 of the RDC D2INO.

It's still really good, though.

18 hours ago, Aquila Chrysaetos said:

I got stuck after that last shot. I couldn't figure out how to open the door to the hall just before the warehouse and the blue card room.

I don't remember eighter. :D Think I should re-play my map again.

2 minutes ago, Dragonfly said:

"pic"

That is one unsettling skull face. Darn those hell textures intrigue me. Is that a lava ceiling!?

2 minutes ago, Catpho said:

Is that a lava ceiling!?

It is!

Lava on the ceiling lets you know that this place is different to the world you know, and logic may seem to be defied... Or, I could cut the bullshit and say the real reason - I needed a light source to make the room look a _lot_ better. I didn't want to put anything like torches of a lavafall which would affect player movement, and I didn't want to use tech-themed lights as they'd be off-theme.

Just finished Doomkid's Shovelware wad.

It was a good wad.

I died a few times toward the end, so I had to play the area behind the red doors so many times I could probably do it blindfolded at this point.

It took too long for me to figure out what I was supposed to do in the Gotcha room, it was only when I realized that the area behind the cross was hollow that I figured out what to do.

I missed a lot of things in the map, too, like the yellow key.

18 hours ago, Grazza said:

 

Real in-game screenshot.

 

In terms of "ugly screenshots" so far... we have a winner. The glitch screenshot was interesting, but not ugly. The mini Startan was carefully calculated and the mashed potatoes of ugly screenshots while this screenshot is ugly and real.

5 hours ago, GoatLord said:

From my E1M7-inspired map in progress...

This is not a very big deal, but you could try aligning these panels differently to make the copypasting less obvious.

Varied alignment also works well with stairs, for example you might find that this looks more natural than this (no clearly repeating pattern on the steps).

Would those panels not be lined up IRL? I agree with stairs etc but those panels? Seems odd to intentionally 'twist' their positioning.

5 hours ago, Dragonfly said:

 

It is!

 

Lava on the ceiling lets you know that this place is different to the world you know, and logic may seem to be defied... Or, I could cut the bullshit and say the real reason - I needed a light source to make the room look a _lot_ better. I didn't want to put anything like torches of a lavafall which would affect player movement, and I didn't want to use tech-themed lights as they'd be off-theme.

I know how that feel lol

I've been also using lava as light source. Two other solutions I've found would be make open ceilings or, fuck that, I'll add some light ceiling because yes lol

Hmm, well if they have to be in same spots I would at least try to use different parts of COMPUTE1 to break up the texturing. But it's a relatively minor issue.

On 5/22/2018 at 10:51 AM, geo said:

In terms of "ugly screenshots" so far... we have a winner. The glitch screenshot was interesting, but not ugly. The mini Startan was carefully calculated and the mashed potatoes of ugly screenshots while this screenshot is ugly and real.

I'm glad you "like" it. The composition took a little work, in terms of what HUD crap I had displaying on screen, when I peeked at the automap and when I took the screenshot so there was still redness but a good deal of HOM while retaining a certain balance. I was inspired mostly by Picasso's Guernica.

A sky opening would have been my default solution but this is very noticeably underground!

https://i.imgur.com/hqkf833.mp4

56 minutes ago, Deadwing said:

 

I know how that feel lol

I've been also using lava as light source. Two other solutions I've found would be make open ceilings or, fuck that, I'll add some light ceiling because yes lol

There is a lack of hell appropriate light sources it feels like, even using realm 667. I've just been using different coloured torches or been making other things glow arbitrarily (evil eyes, skull rocks etc). 

6 hours ago, Catpho said:

That is one unsettling skull face. Darn those hell textures intrigue me. Is that a lava ceiling!?

I love that face. Is that for public usage @Dragonfly? Also, that is an enticing video. Are you making a standalone level or is part of a larger project?

4 minutes ago, Bridgeburner56 said:

There is a lack of hell appropriate light sources it feels like, even using realm 667.

Spoilered because lots of images.

https://realm667.com/index.php/en/prop-stop-mainmenu-163-64831/light-sources-mainmenu-166-58239

These seem appropriately hellish, or close to it.

Also, there's this:

That doesn't look hellish to me, but I thought it was cool and wanted to share.

I suffer the same problem when trying to choose things from Realm667, because the aesthetic I'm going for is alien to Doom, frankly.

Epic 2 has more matches, probably because Egyptian/equivalent thereof aesthetic is part of it.

2 minutes ago, Aquila Chrysaetos said:

Spoilered because lots of images.

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https://realm667.com/index.php/en/prop-stop-mainmenu-163-64831/light-sources-mainmenu-166-58239

These seem appropriately hellish, or close to it.

Also, there's this:

That doesn't look hellish to me, but I thought it was cool and wanted to share.

I suffer the same problem when trying to choose things from Realm667, because the aesthetic I'm going for is alien to Doom, frankly.

Epic 2 has more matches, probably because Egyptian/equivalent thereof aesthetic is part of it.

I have gone through those ones and they often don't 'feel' right. I've got the multicoloured candelabras (which are nice) but all the hanging lights I've tried seemed a bit off for some reason. I should probably have another look and put them all in a 'lighting showroom' and judge them properly. Get the interior designer involved. Rack up

some consultancy fees. Plenty of money in the budget.

7 hours ago, riderr3 said:

@Bridgeburner56 did you plan to release a demo with a few maps? Other people can make feedback and this helps which way you need to choose.

 

Indeed I am. First release is scheduled for the end of June and I'm aiming for 4 maps. They will be exitable and tested for level breaking bugs but I will be encouraging all forms of feedback. The release schedule is on the main thread in the first post.

1 minute ago, Bridgeburner56 said:

I've got the multicoloured candelabras (which are nice) but all the hanging lights I've tried seemed a bit off for some reason.

Well, hanging lights are stupid, anyway. You don't need them.

The new colored torches and candelbra things are my favorites.

I thought you might like that marble torch thing and the lava cauldron, I thought those were pretty cool.

Course, you could go the Dragonfly way and stick lava in the ceiling because lava adds awesome all the time.

@Aquila Chrysaetos

I'll try the marble and lava cauldron for sure. The lava ceiling trick is actually what I did in the crazy lighting room (central oval areas). Defying physics = evil

4 hours ago, Grazza said:

I'm glad you "like" it. The composition took a little work, in terms of what HUD crap I had displaying on screen, when I peaked at the automap and when I took the screenshot so there was still redness but a good deal of HOM while retaining a certain balance. I was inspired mostly by Picasso's Guernica.

Psh... like it? I used a shadow orb to hide from it. :-)

@geo, take this to hide.

4 hours ago, Bridgeburner56 said:

I love that face. Is that for public usage @Dragonfly?

It's from my texture set which will be released publicly for Doom's 25th birthday. Until then, some select people have access so that the textures can be accompanied with some nice levels demonstrating good use.

2 hours ago, ukiro said:

 

It's from my texture set which will be released publicly for Doom's 25th birthday. Until then, some select people have access so that the textures can be accompanied with some nice levels demonstrating good use.

Coolness. I look forward to the public release.