NaZa Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) May, 2022 The yearly leader board Standard Leaderboard [1] MAP29: NightTerror - Not only is NightTerror Good at Doom, they're also Fast at Doom. Too fast, even. (DNF) [1] MAP29: Master Medi - Thought being one with the spectres would help against the mancubus. Sadly... [1] MAP29: Beginner - I won't rub salt on the wound, but damn, that was such a foxy duo of revenants. [1] MAP28: Bdubzzz - Abandons the quest for the blue skull and goes firewalking. The problem is, Bdubzzz was bound for eternity. [1] MAP28: ginc - I fainted when you shot rockets at point blank through a blazing door. The fiery death pales in comparison. [1] MAP28: dt_ - That's a shame; I had money on you making it all the way. Third different inescapable pit on MAP28 found. [1] MAP26: KirieNatsuyuko - Very entertaining run sadly ends to a Tricks and Traps-esque setup. [1] MAP20: LadyMistDragon - That darned crate turret imp was the real Gateway to death. Though, beautiful rocket strafe. [1] MAP19: Luleta - Decides not to cheese the trap with BFG, but instead finds out a pair of cacos are wide enough to cosplay as pinkies. [1] MAP17: Vince Vega - Even Better at Doom than NightTerror! Not even I saw a demon down there. Fabulous death. [1] MAP16: head_cannon - Great run on the fringes of the Top 10 undone by losing a hide-and-seek with revenants. [1] MAP16: Austinado - BFG-ing a spiderdemon at 2% HP? Heart-in-mouth stuff. Got away with that, yet next map... [2] MAP32: NaZa - Hunted. Caught. [1] MAP14: mhrz - Was on for a decent result, and then decided to follow Andromeda. What's the worst that could've happened? (DNF) [1] MAP14: Maribo - *in DJ Khaledese* And another one. (DNF) [1] MAP14: PsychEyeball - Actually DECLINES the softlock - nice! Should've kept running at the end and avoided doing a VV, though... [1] MAP14: Suitepee - Reads about the DNF before the run began. Surely, he cannot fall for it. (DNF) [2] MAP14: Andromeda - Goes secret searching behind a wooden wall. Got disappointed. (DNF) [1] MAP13: SharkyChip - Strong debut - that's a lot of ground covered. Nice to see courage with the attempted 2-shot, as well. [1] MAP13: DisgruntledPorcupine - It all went downhill really quickly. Was crossing my fingers for a 1 HP survival but the bullet was quicker. [2] MAP11: Anima Zero - What a rollercoaster of emotions. Courage followed by panic followed by nonchalance. GJ ANIMA. [1] MAP08: NoisyVelvet - NoisyVelvet falls into a NoisyPit carrying a NoisyWeapon. Doesn't get out. Poetic. [1] MAP06: SilentD00mer - Got caught napping. [1] MAP05: Endless - RIDDLED... though by actually living demons. Thosee Men in Red surely got their aiming from the MiB. (-cl 21) [1] MAP05: SCF - Spends a long time searching for the red key only to get PULVERIZED. [1] MAP05: Pseudonaut - Only three seconds slower than SCF - they were brothers in death, though. SMUSHED. [1] MAP05: Sr_Ludicolo - Hopefully your spirit isn't CRUSHED due to this unfortunate debut death! [1] MAP03: BoxY - Flanked and blinded with their own blood. [2] MAP03: cannonball - Feels like watching BoxY. Is this the same demo? [1] MAP03: Spendoragon - I bet the chaingunners were glad when they saw you wielding the SSG... actually, that sounds ironic. [1] MAP03: Crusader No Regret - Decides to play along with the zombiemen and surprisingly gets killed by them for doing so. [1] MAP01: Pegleg - On the 25th hour comes the icing on the cake... if we were in Australia. Nightmare shotgunners are to blame. Prepared Leaderboard [#] MAP28: NaZa - I could poetically see the switch which I failed to retrace my steps to - that's the real irony here. What is the Doomworld Ironman League? The DWIronman League is a monthly competition in which participants aim to survive for as many levels as possible in the given map set, preferably in one sitting. Click the spoiler tag at the bottom of the post for a detailed list of rules. Players of all levels of ability are welcome. It could change the way you play Doom! In May 2022 the DWIronman League dies to The Rebirth (-complevel 2) by @Vader. During my tenure as an Ironman host (both permanent and interim), I've not chosen a single megaWAD barring Hell Revealed, which was a special choice due to the 50th challenge. The reason partly is because there wasn't much "casually" paced megaWADs like TVR! which aren't that difficult but can definitely bite you if you let your guard down and if you lose concentration. After a somewhat small number of maps (24 total so far this year), and little time spent on them in the last few months, an endurance challenge should ideally present itself to go back to the Ironman "endurance" roots, so here it is. The Rebirth by Vader is quite a gloomy WAD with a few bits here and there that can spell Doom for you, though of course without Rebirth in an Ironman setting. As with TVR!, there's also a great MIDI Pack made by @Jimmy et al. which makes each level have a unique track, but doesn't replace any of Vader's original tracks (barring MAP30, to my knowledge). That's enough blabber - try not to die and make it through all 30 maps! Essential Info Doom II: Hell on Earth (doom2.wad) Compatibility level 2, or "Doom (strict)" for ZDoom derivative ports. 30+2 maps Time estimate: 3+ hours SOFTLOCK ON MAP14! From two windows in the map, you'll be able to see a "balcony" with a few shotgunners and a cell pack. You may jump onto said balcony, but DO NOT TRY TO JUMP ACROSS THE FENCES/WOODEN WALLS (which you can do from that window/balcony). One of them has an impassable linedef, but the other one doesn't, and it's inescapable. Here's an image for easier understanding: https://i.imgur.com/L3QsNY9.png HEARTBREAKING SOFTLOCK ON MAP29! In the northernmost reaches of the map, after the red key door, there is a room you have to enter, visible here on automap: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/929475889471848471/972924702647517224/unknown.png. There's an arachnotron directly opposite you in a turret position, it's quite a visible room. Anyway, before you even enter the room, WAIT UNTIL THE DOOR FULLY OPENS. Then enter, and it should close behind you. After that, WAIT UNTIL IT FULLY CLOSES BEFORE FLIPPING ANY SWITCHES OR OPENING FURTHER DOORS. This is because an one-time switch opens the door back up. Even if the entry door is closing, the switch is still triggerable because it corresponds to two separate sectors. As a result, this room and switch setup is very fragile unless you take it extremely slowly and cautiously. Also, NEVER RETURN TO THAT ROOM LATER, because the door is not openable from the inside due to that. That's not the only softlock on this map, though. Before it takes any souls, when you raise a path to the grand entrance in the very beginning of the map, try to not fall off said path. One side has a teleporter, the other hasn't. And it's not a lift either. > Download The Rebirth > Download The Rebirth MIDI Pack prboom-plus.exe -iwad doom2.wad -file Rebirth1.wad -complevel 2 -skill 4 -record demo_name.lmp -warp Rules: Spoiler There are two competitions: Standard and Prepared: To compete successfully in the Standard competition: your first play of the selected WAD(s) constitutes your one and only attempt for the month. To compete successfully in the Prepared competition: your one and only attempt for the month is determined BY YOU immediately before play and may follow any prior number of active (playing the set) preparation that is strictly for practice/inspection purposes only. You cannot compete in the Standard competition after submitting a run to the Prepared competition. You may submit the first of your practice attempts to the Standard competition. UV only (excepting 1CC format), continuous recording. No pistol-starting each level. Demos (PrBoom+, GLBoom, Eternity or Chocolate), stream highlights and video recordings are the only accepted proofs. You must link to these runs in the thread. No additional WADs may be loaded. No inspection of the WAD(s)'s content in an editor if you are submitting a Standard run. No cheat codes and no features that result in behavior beyond what is possible in the intended source port (e.g. freelook, jumping and crouching in a boom set). This includes dynamic lights and brightmaps. If streaming or recording videos using an advanced source port with compatibility options, you must display these settings on-screen before your run. In ZDoom derivative ports, "Doom/Boom(strict)" will suffice. If you choose to stream/record your run for video rather than provide a demo and you die before completing a single level, either on the first map of a set OR because a single level was selected for the month, you must display the number of monsters killed/remaining in the level before you quit. You do not have to play the secret levels in order to register a complete run. However, a player who finishes the game having completed more secret levels than his/her competitors will rank higher than them. You cannot load a game having progressed past the save point. You cannot consult Doom Builder during your run to check for map details. If the recording of your official run is interrupted due to technical difficulties, you are not permitted a second attempt. Any surviving recording may be used to register a DNF result. Accidentally restarting a level before a death exit takes you to the tally screen will disqualify your run. If you are competing in the Standard competition, you are required to affix one of three numbers to your run informing the League of your degree of familiarity with the map/set played. Note that your evaluation should only take into consideration the content covered in your run (e.g. if you remember only one part of a level in a set you haven't played before but never reach that level, you should list your run as a [1] instead of [2]): This is a blind run. If I have played or watched any of the level/set being played before, I cannot remember any details that would offer a reasonable advantage over truly blind players. * This is not a blind run. I have familiarity with the set - played the level/set before, or watched it being played, and can remember some details that would offer a reasonable advantage over blind players. This is not a blind run. I have passively prepared for the competition - watched the level/set being played via stream, demo or video after it was announced as this month's challenge. * "Reasonable" in this instance asks you to consider whether the details in question are worth committing to memory. As in, you would thank the person who gave you this information with a straight face and not expect to be laughed at for being an utter berk. Previous threads: Hide contents 2016 Spoiler 07 - Jenesis (winner: Demon of the Well) 08 - Crusades (winner: Ribbiks) 09 - Nilla Doom (winner: Demon of the Well) 10 - Khorus' Speedy Shit (winner: WH-Wilou84) 11 - Perdition's Gate (winner: WH-Wilou84) 12 - UAC Ultra (winner: PjSpartacus) 2017 Spoiler 01 - Jade Earth (winner: Demon of the Well) 02 - Legacy of Heroes (winner: Roofi) 03 - Back to Saturn X E1 (winner: dew) 04 - Mapgame (winner: ClonedPickle) 05 - Vae Vactus 1 & 2 (winner: Demon of the Well) 06 - Disturbia (winner: Ancalagon) 07 - Insertion (winner: Veinen) 08 - Unholy Realms (winner: Demon of the Well) 09 - Osiris (winner: Demon of the Well) 10 - Endgame & Endpoint (winner: Veinen) 11 - Oscillation (winner: Ancalagon) 12 - Doom the Way id Did (winner: kmc) 2018 Spoiler 01 - Combat Shock 2 (winner: Killer5) 02 - Coffee Break E1 (winner: Eris) 03 - Warlock's Hearth (winner: Demon of the Well) 04 - 50 Monsters (winner: WH-Wilou84) 05 - Double Impact (winner: RjY) 06 - Rush (winner: WH-Wilou84) 07 - The Darkening E1 & E2 (winner: Veinen) 08 - The Plutonia Experiment (winner: Zero-Master) 09 - Community Chest 4 - MAP19: Interstellar Sickness and MAP20: Shaman's Device (winner: leodoom85) 10 - Doom 64 for Doom II (winner: Roofi) 11 - TNT: Renascence & TNT: Resistance (winner: an_mutt) 12 - Ultimate Doom the Way id Did (winner: an_mutt) 2019 Spoiler 01 - Hellfire: Dreams (winner: Beginner) 02 - THT: Threnody - MAP10: Fomalhaut (winner: Scotty) 03 - Stardate 20X6 (winner: WH-Wilou84) 04 - Base Ganymede: Complete (winner: Vince Vega) 05 - The DWIronman League died waiting for SIGIL (winner: John Romero) 06 - SIGIL (winner: leodoom85) 07 - Vanguard & Lunatic (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Pegleg) 08 - 2017 Collection (winner: an_mutt - prep winner: Vince Vega) 09 - Revolution! (winner: NaZa - prep winner: Pegleg) 10 - Monster Hunter Part I & Part II (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Pegleg) 11 - Abcess (winner: Demon of the Well - prep winner: Steve D?) 12 - Scythe (winner: Spectre01 - prep winner: Arbys550) 2020 Spoiler 01 - Hellscape (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Archi) 02 - No Sleep for the Dead (winner: Ancalagon - prep winner: Anima Zero) 03 - Baker's Dozen (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Pegleg) 04 - Occult Secrets of the Third Reich & Biotech is Godzilla (winner: joe-ilya - prep winner: Horus) 05 - Bloody Rust (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: dt_) 06 - Vrack 1, 2 and 3 (winner: ReaperAA - prep winner: Bashe) 07 - Running Late 2 (winner: Roofi - prep winner: Pegleg) 08 - Epic (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Daerik) 09 - Hell Revealed (winner: Roofi - prep winner: Crusader No Regret) 10 - Dark Resolution 2008 (winner: Roofi - prep winner: Austinado) 11 - 2002: A Doom Odyssey: 10th Anniversary Edition Episode 3 (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Pegleg) 12 - Eviternity (winner: Daerik - prep winner: Pegleg) 2021 Spoiler 01 - Sawdust (winner: Daerik - prep winner: an_mutt) 02 - Alien Vendetta (winner: Demonologist - prep winner: Anima Zero) 03 - Criticality & Miasma (winner: Daerik - prep winner: Crusader No Regret) 04 - World Orifice (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Killer5) 05 - Violence (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: ScrappyMcDoogerton) 06 - Firebox (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: 4shockblast) 07 - Scythe 2 (winner: Arbys550 - prep winner: an_mutt) 08 - Resurgence (winner: Beginner - prep winner: Suitepee) 09 - The Eye (winner: galileo31dos01 - prep winner: an_mutt) 10 - Glaive & Glaive 2 (winner: Veinen - prep winner: Tezur0) 11 - Sunlust (winner: Daerik - prep winner: nobody) 12 - H2H-XMas (winner: Daerik - prep winner: 4shockblast) 2022 Spoiler 01 - Realm of Shades (winner: mhrz - prep winner: Pegleg) 02 - Return to Hadron E1 (winner: NightTerror - prep winner: Maribo) 03 - Syringe (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: SCF) 04 - Jägermörder 1 and 2 (winner: Bdubzzz - prep winner: Maribo) Edited June 13, 2022 by NaZa : updated leaderboard 19 Share this post Link to post
SCF Posted May 1, 2022 Category 1, died on map 5 with 57/73 kills. DWIL-05-22_Rebirth_SCF.zip Words cannot express how cheated I feel. 6 Share this post Link to post
Pseudonaut Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Category 1, died on map05. Exited map04 at 22:10. Spoiler Seemingly died in the same place as SCF. There are going to be a lot of people who die in this exact room. Blind players don't stand much of a chance this month. Ok, it doesn't deal that much damage, but it's still bullshit. reironman-pseudonaut.zip Edited May 1, 2022 by Pseudonaut 6 Share this post Link to post
NaZa Posted May 1, 2022 That's encouraging... I haven't done much scouting work (to not compromise a cat 2 too much, though it's always guaranteed) except on a few later maps for 30 seconds, 01 and 07. The fact I seemingly missed a death-spot map is mildly concerning. I plan on supplying a run in 2 hours from now so I'll make a deduction based off of that. Hopefully it's not that unfair. 3 Share this post Link to post
SCF Posted May 1, 2022 It was definitely a nasty surprise, especially since the wad had been pretty mild up to that point. It's avoidable, but you'd have to see it coming or react very quickly. Spoiler Checking the demo, I had 100 health and green armor and still died, so that's pretty significant damage. 4 Share this post Link to post
Bdubzzz Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Wanted to do the ironman early this month :p Cat 1 ( pretty sure anyway, maybe ive seen a demo of this wad? idk. ) Dead on Map 28. Reached map 28 in 3:01:58. DWIronman-rebirth-Dubzzz.zip 9 Share this post Link to post
Vince Vega Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Pseudonaut said: Ok, it doesn't deal that much damage, but it's still bullshit. I've got 100 down to 2% if I guessed the place correctly. Category I, ded on MAP17 with 26/80 kilz. Total time is 2h36:46, time on MAP17 is 3:10 (-> exited MAP16 at 2h33:36). Did MAP31&32, pathetic in my case. Substracted 64% from my health with the Rocket Launcher, coz why not? Especially when you're trying to hit the Revenant at the balcony, but the svper-trve-real-3D-FPS game decides to "help" you to aim at the Pinkie underneath you, so that you eat your own rocket and your brain catches a Rocket-jump Express airlines ride. Nice. I like the curve at MAP... uhm, 13, 15? When the WAD is like "Chillin', pal? Now eat some Revenant ass". dvvrebir.zip 6 Share this post Link to post
Andromeda Posted May 1, 2022 Category: 2 Softlocked on: MAP14 Kills: 74/125 Time: 1:28:30 Looked like a secret, was a softlock instead :P im_andromeda_rebirth.zip 6 Share this post Link to post
cannonball Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) Category 2 Dead Map03 Comments; I just played Microslaughter and Haste for goodness sake!!! rebirthcb.zip Edited May 2, 2022 by cannonball : Reuploaded zip file with the actual lmp file. 10 Share this post Link to post
mhrz Posted May 1, 2022 Cat 1 softlocked on map14 this wad sucks IM_Rebirth_mhrz.zip 8 Share this post Link to post
ClumsyCryptid Posted May 2, 2022 This is on my 'To play' list. I'll bump it to the top and provide a run sometime this month. Work got very short staffed and I'm working more than I have as of late. Someone should make note of the potential soft lock on Map 14 it seems. 2 Share this post Link to post
NaZa Posted May 2, 2022 (edited) Got scared of an archvile (after a duo decimated me early on in the level) and fell into quite a narrow corner pit on MAP32. At least it had a damaging floor... Category 2, reached MAP32 at around 1h14min. Shame, seems like I was 20 minutes up on Bdubzzz. Oh well, you live and learn. Quite happy with this one. The more I got through E1 the more I started to remember from that playthrough up until the middle of MAP09 three years ago. MAP14 softlock will be documented in the OP in about half an hour when I update it with obituaries. I also still have to add 3 obits to April, will get around to doing that. dwironman_may22_naza.zip Edited May 2, 2022 by NaZa 5 Share this post Link to post
BoxY Posted May 2, 2022 Cat 1, dead on map03 at 6:05 with 45/112. Can't believe something so trivial killed me but hey, that's doom. dwim-bx-rebirth.lmp 5 Share this post Link to post
Maribo Posted May 3, 2022 Category: 1 Softlocked on: Map14 Kills: 51/125 Time: ~77:30 (1:17:30) into softlock, 75:12 (1:15:12) entering Map14. dwiron_rebirth_maribo.zip Sucks man, this run was going well. 7 Share this post Link to post
PsychEyeball Posted May 3, 2022 Category 1 Died on MAP14 at 1:23:40 Kills: 105/125 AUTOAIM YOU FUCKER WHAT HAVE YOU DONE psych_rebirth.rar 6 Share this post Link to post
Anima Zero Posted May 3, 2022 Category 2, died on map 11 because I'm a smartpants that jumps down to a trio of arachnotrons and get sandwiched in a corner with a barrel and not having my plasma gun out. Capital! DWIronman_Rebirth_AnimaZero.zip 4 Share this post Link to post
SilentD00mer Posted May 6, 2022 Category 1 Died on map06 Kills: 6/17 Very stupid way to die, actually. Apparently I was too confuse to see the progression of the map, I ended up being killed when running back to activate the lift. I was too nervous to think and I made many mistakes (and it seems like I can't use a shotgun anymore, judging by the shoots missed) >:( Maybe I could survive longer than that, but my nerves are not helping at all. :( About The Rebirth: the maps look very good to explore and I'd like to play the whole wad. I'm impressed by the appearance of some monsters, they kinda make you uncomfortable, this is a very nice detail :D IM_Rebirth_SilentD00mer.zip 4 Share this post Link to post
NightTerror Posted May 8, 2022 Category 1, softlocked on map 29 with 94/142 kills, exited map 28 at 2:37:42 rebirth-ironman-nightterror.zip 5 Share this post Link to post
NaZa Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) With that, a quarter of the entries so far this month succumbed to softlocks. My bad. That one will also be documented in the OP, and obits will get added today. No worries, sorry to keep you waiting that long. Edited May 8, 2022 by NaZa 1 Share this post Link to post
SharkyChip Posted May 8, 2022 Category 1, died on map13 with 55/94 kills. Exited map12 at 57:45 Spoiler Honestly, I didn't think I'd make it this far when I started. There were some close calls but I ultimately died to overconfidence by attempting to 2-shot the cyberdemon with the BFG. Anyway, this is my first time participating, and I had a lot of fun! DWIL0522_Rebirth_SharkyChip.rar 5 Share this post Link to post
NaZa Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) Leaderboard updated. @NightTerror currently in the lead, getting ever so close to the exit. However, there's probably solace in the fact that NightTerror would likely have won April had they not accidentally boarded a lift going up in the very end of the map, so that's a nice UNO reverse card, if anything. Admirable run by @Vince Vega whom I'm glad to see back in form, same with @mhrz. Also noticed I haven't yet congratulated the winner last month - well done @Bdubzzz! That makes it two in a row - and by quite some margin. An incredible result also by @LadyMistDragon and also by @ginc who is actually the runner with the highest average score so far (barring Bdubzzz), which is quite noteworthy. Glad to see there could be some nice competition for the top spots by the end of the year. Also glad to see @Maribo win the prepared category, considering they're still one of two runners that have survived a challenge twice this year. A lot of first time survivals as well which I've already praised in the thread itself. As for the yearly standings, Bdubzzz jumped into the lead as mhrz slipped from 1st all the way to 7th, sadly. Maribo keeps their 2nd place while this dude who happens to call himself NaZa somehow managed to barely scrape into the Top 3 but with @Anima Zero (who is yet to survive this year, but consistently places well) quite close behind. Beginner closes the Top 5 while @Pseudonaut, after the worst possible start to the year, flies into the Top 10, capitalizing on @NoisyVelvet's misfortune. Won't call you out again, Noisy, I promise now. The 11th placed runner, @DisgruntledPorcupine, is quite a ways behind 10th placed @Suitepee, so the Top 10 is unlikely to change this month... but is it? We'll see. There's 23 days remaining and 32 maps to beat. 5 Share this post Link to post
Suitepee Posted May 8, 2022 https://youtu.be/_ZzFEt0YrCc Standard run (I had played this previously a few years ago, but didn't remember much from it) that starts at around 5:09. Died on map 14 due to THAT softlock. (70/125 monsters killed) Even though I roughly knew about it beforehand from the OP, I was so busy getting into the groove whilst playing this that I didn't pay heed to this knowledge when the time came. How the heck did that softlock not get fixed? 4 Share this post Link to post
Luleta Posted May 11, 2022 category 1 reached map 19 at 1:33:58 died with 53/97 kills in map19 this is the first time i record a demo that goes over 1 hour o_O Spoiler cuddled to death by cacos, i didn't want them to have my big freakin' toy :( dwiron_rebirth_luleta.zip 4 Share this post Link to post
SleepyVelvet Posted May 13, 2022 DEAD: MAP08 Category 1 (blind) Time of Arrival: 40:20 Kills: 28/81 Time of Death: 41:55 noisy_rebirth_ironman.zip Poor choice of jumping in there, poor choice of weapon too, and poor choice of not realizing there were a couple extra specters in there too. Cool maps. 6 Share this post Link to post
Austinado Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) DEAD: MAP16 (Included secret maps 31 and 32) Category 1 Kills: 37/100 Had fun... 3 Share this post Link to post
KirieNatsuyuko Posted May 17, 2022 Category 1 Died: Map 26 (Secret maps cleared) Kills: 26/107 Final time: ~4.5 hours I died Exactly how I expected to, in some dumb, inglorious fashion /ᐠ. ̫ .ᐟ\ DWIronman Rebirth Kirie.zip 4 Share this post Link to post
LadyMistDragon Posted May 17, 2022 (edited) Category 1: Died: Map 20 at 02:59:59 Kills 110/140 Of course it was a Cyberdemon. The only guys who hate me more are Revenants. I guess that's what I get for taking their lunch money too many times. And another trollish Invulnerbility in the map? Fer god's sake At between 1:10:00 and 1:40:00 or something like that, it's paused for an hour and a half because I was out for a while. It's fine though, as the following 5 minutes aren't really that interesting, just finishing up Map 12: Home? Other notes: I think I recognize only 1 track from the Rebirth Pack, I guess there is a reason why, but anything's better than default music, as a rule. Early on, I had 69 bullets. Nice! There was a point in a map I forget (it has a blue key door on the right or in front in a square near the start, I think) where I ran into literal ghost pinkies. I didn't think normal ghost monsters faded in and out. I don't believe that Mancubus in Map 31 of Eternal Doom was flickering. Interesting that concident and I experience that exact same bug though) On two different occasions, I faced down Cyberdemons in other maps before the third one got me. I had less room in the other case Vader likes to group chaingunners together. The plasma sound replacement sounds like something that appeared in the Sam Ketmar map "Assault on Moonbase Cresta." Poor taste, I must say. I just can't believe how easily I stumbled into my first BFG. Notice where I observed the spot where the softlock on map 14 is for a second or two, smiling Can you tell I wanted to die in Map 20? Unfortunately, there was too much health. If I'd found one more Megasphere/Soulsphere.... And speaking of "Gateway," I do NOT know how I was able to grab that first Invulnerbility. I would've been a goner right then if I hadn't I don't think "Cyberdemons" are a huge spoiler. Your reflexes are important fighting them. No need to get into murders of Revenants that nearly killed me at least once. Or the occasional Arch-vile. lmd_ironbirth.zip Edited May 18, 2022 by LadyMistDragon : some extra info about the softlock like 20 minutes before this is updated, and something else more important relating to a possible pause (I dunno if that stuff shows up in demos), added something I'd forgotten earlier 5 Share this post Link to post
Master Medi Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) Category 1, died on map 29 with 42 kills, exited map 28 at 3:26:27 RebirthIronmanMedi.zip PS: If you watch my demo and you see random moments where I stopped was because I lowered the volume to 0 when I had to fight arachnotrons (plasma sfx was completely broken) Spoiler https://clips.twitch.tv/HorribleClearFlamingoBabyRage-HfU1QuDu-1--iDq_ Edited May 19, 2022 by Master Medi : added reason for randomly stopping 7 Share this post Link to post
NaZa Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) dwironman_may22_nazaprep.zip Have a prepared run... guess how it ends? Technically in the same way as Bdubzzz, died on MAP28 in the pit opposite the blue door (which is inescapable), but by attempting a "clever little skip", or so I thought. You see, there's this barrier behind the blue door I was unaware of, I thought it was just a door which you can immediately get through. Turns out it's not. After wondering what toggles it, I saw a switch had risen in a part of the level you can ironically see from said point (the game laughing in your face!), I knew I pretty much fucked myself, as the pit below is inescapable and I couldn't return back to the level. Oh well. Decided to drop into it and rocket myself. I deserve that after 2 and a half hours. Playing it safe works better than attempting skips... EDIT: Just to add that it seems the ending (25-30) stretch of this WAD is doomed. 3/5 people (4/6 if you count this) runners that have made it this far died to either inescapable pits or softlocks. All 3 (4) technically to unique ones. And it stings... EDIT 2: To clarify, my only preparation was watching others' runs. No active practice was made. Thus, technically, this would be a standard category 3 run but since it's my second attempt it's going on the Prepared Leaderboard. Edited May 19, 2022 by NaZa : doom. badum tss. 5 Share this post Link to post
