Alexagon Posted May 20, 2019 My friend has interest in trying Doom but he doesn't care much for the traditional style of maps, what with getting lost and backtracking etc. He hates the idea of going through a convoluted level and running around all over the place and sometimes getting lost. He also doesn't like the idea of 20-30 minute maps. He didn't play through much of Doom 2016 for thi8s reason, even though that was more linear than usual. Anything he can try that might fit his preferences? Doesn't necessarily have the be a megawad, a shorter mapset would suffice. 0 Share this post Link to post
TheNoob_Gamer Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Linear Doom. Spoiler On a more serious note: Congestion 1024. 2 Share this post Link to post
Kira Posted May 20, 2019 If I remember correctly, Requiem can be very linear. 0 Share this post Link to post
snapshot Posted May 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Alexagon said: He didn't play through much of Doom 2016 for thi8s reason Can't imagine how he got lost in there, when there's bright green lights and a compass telling you exactly where to go next. 4 Share this post Link to post
xvertigox Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Here is a wad generated by Oblige 7.7 (and ObAddon) with linearity set to 100% @TheNoob_Gamer 2 Share this post Link to post
baja blast rd. Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) This is less about linearity and more about stringiness vs. compactness. Throw in Lunatic, Vanguard, Unholy Realms, TVR, and Deathless (latter is for Ultimate Doom). If you don't mind custom enemies, 50 Monsters. On HNTR, try out Sunlust; on HMP, try out Doom 404. Old school classics like Scythe and Scythe 2 are worth mixing in as long as you're ready to drop down when encountering the difficulty spikes in the map-twenties. 4 Share this post Link to post
joepallai Posted May 20, 2019 Demonfear--nice small maps that take 3 - 10 minutes apiece and aren't necessarily easy (well maybe by today's standard they are). Still worth it. Scythe 1 Share this post Link to post
ElfishMender894 Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) well there's a few options Linear DOOM Any doom wads from 2000 to 2003 (most maps i played around from that time where more story based) there's also a COD WAD that SGTMkIV showed off a few years back and anyones first Doom WADs hope this helped! :D 0 Share this post Link to post
Bauul Posted May 20, 2019 Hard to get too lost in Confinement 256 too (excluding the very last map). 3 Share this post Link to post
pcorf Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) WOS is so linear you'd never want to go back! DOWNLOAD 5 Share this post Link to post
Maximum Matt Posted May 20, 2019 Lock him in a room with Final Doom loaded up on an old 486 and tell him not to come out til he's beaten it on UV 0 Share this post Link to post
Kira Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Maximum Matt said: Lock him in a room with Final Doom loaded up on an old 486 and tell him not to come out til he's beaten it on UV Honestly if he has troubles navigating in Plutonia he's done for. Except maybe for two/three late maps. 2 Share this post Link to post
Alexagon Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Kira said: Honestly if he has troubles navigating in Plutonia he's done for. Except maybe for two/three late maps. It's not that he has troubles with it, he just finds it tedious and a bit stressful at times. 0 Share this post Link to post
TheNoob_Gamer Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 5:43 PM, xvertigox said: @TheNoob_Gamer Don't forget the HoE variant ;) 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted May 22, 2019 Shorter maps offer fewer chances to get lost or frustrated, even if they aren't especially linear, so some of the suggestions here might be relevant. 0 Share this post Link to post
Capellan Posted May 22, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 10:32 PM, joepallai said: Demonfear--nice small maps that take 3 - 10 minutes apiece and aren't necessarily easy (well maybe by today's standard they are). Still worth it. I'd much rather he played Doom 404 instead. :) Also small maps, and they're rather a lot better. Significantly harder, but that's what difficulty settings are for. 2 Share this post Link to post
joepallai Posted May 22, 2019 I need to play/finish 404. I really liked what I was seeing in the first few maps. 0 Share this post Link to post