[CP] Eternal MIDI Pack - A community MIDI replacement for Eternal Doom III

MAP01: Genesis
Theme: Techbase/Spaceship
Eternal starts you out exploring a cool space ship. It's a very run & gun start and needs an especially explosive MIDI to get the player pumped up.

 

MAP02: Tower of Hell
Theme: Techbase/Caves
This map introduces you to the kind of dark ambience prevalent through the whole wad. And also to the best switch texture ever made. It needs a more atmospheric MIDI to go with it.

 

MAP03: Inter-Base
Theme: Techbase
This is where Eternal Doom starts picking up. MAP03 is the first creation by @theDia, most of whose maps are notable for more creative gameplay and combat scenarios. Inter-Base is fast, full of traps and in need of an energetic synth-heavy MIDI.

 

MAP04: Nucleus
Theme: Techbase/Sewer
The first map by @Soundblock, MAP04 is the real intruduction to what makes Eternal Doom so speacial. Nucleus is massive for its map slot and filled to brim with creative set pieces... while managing to make a dark dank sewer look good. The original MIDI unfortunately doesn't leave much to work with, but what the map really needs is a musical masterpiece.

 

MAP05: Time Gate
Theme: Techbase
Another Soundblock map, this one lets you finally travel to the past (if you pick the correct gate). It's a lot more ominous than the last one, which should be reflected in the MIDI.

 

MAP06: Pathos
Theme: Medieval
The first glance of the Middle Ages is... a bit underwheling. But it gives the player a first taste of the kind of atmosphere of Eternal Doom's medieval maps, which should be reflected in the MIDI - it should be atmospheric and mostly orchestral.

 

MAP07: The Abbey
Theme: Medieval
The Abbey has an unusual atmosphere, it's a lot brighter than other maps around this chapter. I think Eris Falling's style would fit particularly well here.

 

MAP08: Woodhead
Theme: Wood?
This map has an unusual visual theme, but it's another Dia's map, so expect some creative cyberdemon usage. The midi should once again be more orchestral, but fast and punchy.

 

MAP09: Forlorn Fortress
Theme: Castle
The first map by @ChrisC, his levels are notable for high attention to a sense of scale and also to atmosphere, usually a dreary one, which is the case for this map too. Something slow and a bit unsettling would probably fit here.

 

MAP10: Crimson Tide
Theme: Castle
Despite being made by different authors, MAP10 is very similar in tone to the previous one. Its MIDI should also be slow and atmospheric.

 

MAP11: Dawn of the Dead
Theme: Medieval

Eternal Doom I's penultimate level; I've always felt like it serves as a sort of a calm before the storm. It's atmosphere is brighter than in the rest of Chris Couleur's maps for the wad and beside the ending doesn't do much to threaten you, so the MIDI should probably be light orchestral.

 

MAP12: Darkdome
Theme: Castle
The finale to Eternal Doom I is a big one, it's placed 9th on the list of 100 most memorable maps of all time and for a good reason - this map is truly grandiose and with a memorable gimmick, which I'm not going to spoil. The MIDI needs to be epic, orchestral and foreboding.

 

MAP13: Drop 'Em!
Theme: Intermission
This map is... odd. The only reason it exists is to transition into the second batch of of maps added in Eternal Doom II and also to make you pistol-start the next map. The original midi here is only 9 seconds long, but it really doesn't need to be much longer, as the map doesn't take more than a minute to finish, which is why it's exempt from the 4 minute rule.

 

MAP14: Pistol Only
Theme: Medieval

It takes a special kind of audacity to try to improve upon the work of a classical composer like Bach, but unfortunately it's exactly what this map needs. It's another of Dia's creations and, as the name implies, it's one of the first Tyson maps, which the baroque Bach simply isn't a very good fit for. This map needs something a lot punchier.

 

MAP15: Celebration of Evil
Theme: Medieval
Grand but empty, MAP15 places a bet on ambience again and so should the MIDI. The original MIDI is reminiscent of the Terminator 2 theme, but doesn't leave all that much to work with in terms of motifs, so you'll have to get especially creative with this slot.

 

MAP31: Monster Mansion
Theme: Modern house

Enter Jim Flynn, arguably one of the most creative mappers of his era who made some of the most sadistic maps in the entire megawad. His puzzle maps hit like a truck with combat and puzzles that will definitely turn away anyone not prepared for Flynn's brand of gameplay. The accompanying MIDI should be something jazzy, maybe even taking inspiration from Rise of the Triad soundtrack.

 

MAP32: Halls of Disarray
Theme: Catacombs
Originally placed in the MAP15 slot in the second release, Halls of Disarray are... linear and largely forgettable, but they do serve as a nice breather after Monster Mansion, so I think its MIDI should be on the brighter, easier-on-the-ears side.

 

MAP16: Guardstation
Theme: Medieval
MAP16 doesn't really look like much of a guardstation, instead it's more like a mishmash of Adam Landefeld's ideas stapled together. The result makes for a rather unassuming but fun level that could use a more atmospheric orchestral MIDI to ease you back into the regular medieval levels after maps 31 and 32.

 

MAP17: The Crypt
Theme: Medieval/Graveyard
Another Dia map, and one with much better visuals than his previous entries. It still has Dia's brand of fun fast-paced encounters, but the graveyard setting gives the map an ominous feel. To be honest I've never felt like the original MIDI with its oriental themes really fit this map very well, despite being arguably one of the best tracks on the original soundtrack.

 

MAP18: Stands
Theme: Techbase
Sudden techbase themes. I don't know the story behind the placement of this map, but it is dark, crammed and in need of a more synth-heavy foreboding MIDI.

 

MAP19: Warheros
Theme: Castle

To a lot of people this is the most memorable Chris Couleur map, and it's easy to see why - it's a grand looming fortress with a lot of open areas that look like they should probably trigger the visplane overflow and a lot of exploration to be had. It really needs an epic orchestral MIDI to go with it.

 

MAP20: Silures
Theme: Flooded castle
This is it. This is peak Eternal Doom. Meet Bob Evans, if you thought Jim Flynn's puzzles were sadistic, Bob is here to give you an entirely new meaning of the word. Silures isn't your usual Doom level, it is a huge batshit insane puzzle box for you to attempt to crack, and you're not going to have any fun with it unless you forget you're playing Doom for a bit, embrace the madness, and play a 90's adventure game for a couple hours. The MIDI for this map needs to be long, experimental and with an almost otherworldly feel to it, because this map is an experience you won't soon forget.

 

MAP21: Fire and Stone
Theme: Medieval
If you're dedicated enough to continue after Silures, MAP21 is here to greet you with a much appreciated simplicity. The music should be on the brighter side here as well.

 

MAP22: The Seeker
Theme: Castle
Another Chris Couleur creation and arguably one of his longest for the wad, MAP22 takes yo uon an adventuare around another fortress, though with a lighter theme than Warheros, so the MIDI should be another orchestral theme, but again on the brighter side.

 

MAP23: Time Gate II
Theme: Techbase
Dia's sequel to MAP05, instead of the point being gaining access to the titular time gate, this map takes you on an adventure throughout time periods. If there's a map that needs a MIDI with an adventurous vibe, it's this one.

 

MAP24: Rainbow Bridge
Theme: Castle
Chris Couleur spices up his usual theme of sprawling fortresses by giving you one that'S a lot more... vertical. Iz's a lot more confusing to navigate than his usual maps thanks to that, but it sure maakes it memorable. I'm not sure how exactly a MIDI can convey the feel of flight, but if you do, it's exactly what this map could use. Also the slot os very similar to MAP15 in that the original MIDI doesn't leave you with much of a motif to work with, so you need to get very creative.

 

MAP25: Beginner's End
Theme: Modern building
Jim Flynn strikes back, and with no loss of creativity. In one map you get to disarm demonic security measures, rob a bank, raid a laboratory and escape the angry demonic opposition through a window onto the street. The MIDI should really feel like you're pulling off a heist and everything is being stacked against you.

 

MAP26: No Parking
Theme: Modern city street/Park
Unfortunately this is the last Jimy Flynn map, but he leaves with a banger. These city streets will both challenge you with some of the toughest fights Eternal Doom has to offer, and have you scratching your head at Jim's riddles. It also originally contains a MIDI unlike any other one on the soundtrack - a bluesy rock one. That's why this is the only exception to the no guitar rule, you're allowed to shred here and you should fully use that opportunity.

 

MAP27: Paldorian
Theme: Techbase
Paldorian is mean. It's dark, very crammed, filled with nasty traps and hard to figure out. The MIDI should really make you feel like you've found yourself in a place you're not welcome in.

 

MAP28: Timeslip
Theme: Techbase
The last time travelling map, and it packs a punch despite its relatively small size. It's also one of the hardest maps in the wad to navigate. Its MIDI should be upbeat and fit the higher monster density that MAP28 offers.

 

MAP29: Dominion
Theme: Castle
The last Chris Couleur creation serves a similar purpose to Dawn of the Dead, it's a moment of relative peace before the big showdown - Dominion is filled with open spaces and doesn't really want to threaten you much. The MIDI should really pump you up for the finale.

 

MAP30: Excalibur
Theme: Castle
Did I describe Silures as peak Eternal Doom? Well, that was a lie, Bob Evans is back and he brings Silures' bigger and meaner brother. This map seriously takes an entire afternoon to finish blind, but every single cryptic way to progress feels so incredibly rewarding that Excalibur is honestly one of my personal favourite maps of all time.

But since the map is so huge and takes so long to finish, the MIDI for it is going to be special - nobody can claim this slot, but anyone can contribute to it by making a movement, all of which are going to be then combined into a suite.

Regular guidelines still apply to each movement.

 

MAP33: CyberSweeper
Theme: Medieval minesweeper
A bonus map by Jim Flynn - literally Minesweeper with cyberdemons. Nothing more, nothing less. The original MIDI is going to be exceptionally hard to work with because it's entirely ambient, but if someone can pull it off...

 

MAP34: Credits
Theme: Credits map
A credits map that was originally at the end of Eternal Doom II. Its original MIDI is a combination of various previous ones, and that's the way the new one should be handled too, that's why the slot can't be claimed for an original MIDI.