Csonicgo Posted October 28, 2010 Three months ago I started work on a dedicated DOS game machine, with early-mid 90s technology (SB16, 200 MHz Pentium MMX+, etc etc) and a copy of the original Doom. When I was playing through Episode 2, I noticed something weird about lost souls. I can't remember accurately what happened, but I think I was firing a plasma gun at a pack of the bastards, and one decided to charge at me. But, he met a plasma bullet on the way. Instead of being hit, the fucker pulled a Neo and dodged the bullet! I'm pretty sure I saw the thing sidestep for a couple feet and then took another charge at me. Needless to say, I got slammed back a bit. I've always been under the assumption that Lost souls were "dumb". Yet they seem to be the weirdest enemy on each version of doom I've played. But this creeps me out. I'll probably never see it again, so I can't really verify any of this. 0 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted October 28, 2010 Csonicgo said:I can't remember accurately what happened, but I think I was firing a plasma gun at a pack of the bastards, and one decided to charge at me. But, he met a plasma bullet on the way. Instead of being hit, the fucker pulled a Neo and dodged the bullet! I'm pretty sure I saw the thing sidestep for a couple feet and then took another charge at me. Needless to say, I got slammed back a bit. What version of the exe were you using? There was code for lost souls dodging projectiles that has been pulled out. According to the wiki, it happens in v1.666. 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted October 28, 2010 So it does happen? I'm pretty sure this was v1.1 or v1.2. It's been patched from the originals, and I don't have that old copy anymore. 0 Share this post Link to post
Stupid Bunny Posted October 28, 2010 That...is really cool. I had no idea such code ever existed. 0 Share this post Link to post
Quasar Posted October 28, 2010 StupidBunny said:That...is really cool. I had no idea such code ever existed. I didn't know anything about this either... 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted October 28, 2010 Did that lost soul also say "aaaaaaaahhh" when sidestepping?Gez said:What version of the exe were you using? There was code for lost souls dodging projectiles that has been pulled out. According to the wiki, it happens in v1.666. Wow. Can it be emulated in ZDoom? 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted October 28, 2010 printz said:Did that lost soul also say "aaaaaaaahhh" when sidestepping? I honestly can't remember. It happened so fast. I did try to get the Lost souls to do that behavior again, but I couldn't get it to work. 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted October 28, 2010 printz said:"aaaaaaaahhh" http://i39.tinypic.com/64gx3q.png 0 Share this post Link to post
D_GARG Posted October 30, 2010 Lets get that code :D ! anyone know how to get it anyway? 0 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted October 30, 2010 D_GARG said:Lets get that code :D ! anyone know how to get it anyway? I do. You need a time machine and the key to the id software office ca. 1994. Go back to August 1994, sneak in, turn on Carmack's computer, zip up the source code and copy it on some floppy discs, then go back to your TARDIS and share it with us. See? Easy. Alternatively, you can learn disassembly and use HexRays to reverse-engineer the exe. 0 Share this post Link to post
Stupid Bunny Posted October 30, 2010 40oz said:Mindfuck Wait...what is this? I'm mesmerized... 0 Share this post Link to post
Alfonzo Posted October 30, 2010 Well obviously it's a strand of DNA made up of hundreds upon thousands of screaming Suicide Bombers. What, didn't you get the memo? 40oz has explosive DNA. 0 Share this post Link to post
Gez Posted October 30, 2010 The actual source of the picture is, as people who noticed the message in the corner may have guessed, KeksDose. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sigvatr Posted October 30, 2010 excuse me sir allow me to quickly dig through a 700 page thread to find a relevant post 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted October 31, 2010 Gez posted that image in the "Post your Doom Picture" thread a while ago. It was referring to the "aaaah" noise printz described which reminded me of the unforgettable screaming of the Suicide Bomber Zombie from Realm667.com. There was another picture in that thread that showed more suicide zombies not in that crazy helix pattern but I couldn't find it so I posted this one instead. Joke explained. Comedic value deducted. st.alfonzo said:40oz has explosive DNA. In addition to explosive diarrhea. 0/10 0 Share this post Link to post
PaganRaven Posted November 3, 2010 Imagine if pain elementals spat dodging lost souls. 0 Share this post Link to post
D_GARG Posted November 3, 2010 PRIMEVAL said:Imagine if Pain Elementals dodged. imagnine it both pain elementals and lost souls dodged, NOT ONLY PROJECTILES BUT HITSCANNERS, ZOMG THE ZERGLINGS!!!!! 0 Share this post Link to post
PRIMEVAL Posted November 3, 2010 Imagine if CyberDemons dodged. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU 0 Share this post Link to post
Mattfrie1 Posted November 3, 2010 40oz said:It was referring to the "aaaah" noise printz described which reminded me of the unforgettable screaming of the Suicide Bomber Zombie from Realm667.com Holy shit, I just downloaded that for the first time and I'm dying laughing. 0 Share this post Link to post