Doom Episode - 1 Remaster (Demo available)

[StalkerBlade]

(PLEASE READ REQUIREMENTS BEFORE PLAYING)

 

Replay the classic Doom maps from episode 1, but this time with far more detailed environments and a fresh coat of paint!

 

Each map was carefully created to maintain the gameplay of the classics. I also fixed some of the issues I've always had with the originals by re-executing some of the ideas the id team came up with in the 90's; giving it a more modern touch while keeping everything intact.

 

 

screenshots of finished maps (subject to change):

 

E1M1

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E1M4

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E1M5

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E1M8

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E1M9

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Requirements:

 

• DYNAMIC LIGHTS AND SHADOW MAPS MUST BE ENABLED. Otherwise, you won't be able to see, and the lighting will look incorrect and extremely ugly without shadow mapping turned on.
• Latest version of GZDoom (this was designed ONLY FOR GZDOOM. compatibility is not guaranteed for other source ports)
• Doom2.wad
• A decent GPU should get the job done. These were made on an older GPU without any trouble, so they shouldn't cause too many issues.
• While not required, it's strongly recommended that you enable "dark sector lighting".

 

 

While only tested with a few mods (Brutal Doom, Smooth Doom, etc), they should be compatible with most other gameplay mods.

You can download the demo here: Episode 1 Remaster

 

Feedback is appreciated.

Edited October 3, 2021 by StalkerBlade

[tamara mochaccina]

Doom in the source engine. Looks super neat!

[Fiendzy]

Classic doom 3 : Classic edition?

[cambreaKer]

those maps look great, but i don't like the "hd" textures, they just look out of place for me.

[DavidN]

These look incredible! Looking forward to playing them :)

[ZALGO]

The environments look amazing, but I kinda wish the enemies could have some form of respriting to not stand out so much. It's weird having such detailed environments but still have the old 1993 sprites.

[tamara mochaccina]

@ZALGO

https://www.moddb.com/games/doom/addons/vanilla-doom-3d-models-for-doom-i-ii

[Rosh Fragger]

Looks absolutely amazing!! Can't wait to play the maps and record some gameplay

[elden4]

super awesome!! make it compatible with smooth doom!! please!!

[StalkerBlade]

On 2/10/2020 at 2:41 PM, cambreaKer said:

those maps look great, but i don't like the "hd" textures, they just look out of place for me.

I thought they looked kind of off at first too, but I got used to them pretty fast. It might not look like it, but they can get pretty crusty when you have the texture filters off.

 

On 2/10/2020 at 4:17 PM, ZALGO said:

The environments look amazing, but I kinda wish the enemies could have some form of respriting to not stand out so much. It's weird having such detailed environments but still have the old 1993 sprites.

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/99021-doom-neural-upscale-2x-v-10/

 

;^)

 

There's also this if you like quake 2.

 

16 hours ago, elden4 said:

super awesome!! make it compatible with smooth doom!! please!!

It will be; It should be compatible with most gameplay mods.

[StalkerBlade]

E1M8's done.

 

This one was fun to do; I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I added a few more Spectre's to the boss fight because I thought it was a little too easy. This map wasn't made with multiplayer in mind, so it's possible that the end section might break when there's more than one player in the map.

[StalkerBlade]

E1M1's finished.

Also replaced the nukage textures with something new. I might also need some play testers soon to try out what I have so far...

[Fiendzy]

awww I'm gonna miss those classic Liquid textures :c

[eviltechno]

great stuff

[Mirphy]

reminds me of that doom 2 re-build-t but slightly grittier. gonna be looking forward to this

[YeOldeFellerNoob]

Hope you all say good-bye to my PC when this is finished.

[StalkerBlade]

It actually runs fairly smooth..most of the time... I have a pretty old GPU and manage to run it with dynamic lights, shadow maps, and low AO while still getting ~50-40 fps.

[holaareola]

E1M8 looks astoundingly good. So atmospheric.  Is that just lighting or is there some kind of screen filter giving everything that reddened, arid look?

[StalkerBlade]

It's just sector lighting with a slight red-ish white color. It's also my favorite map in the set so far, as far as atmosphere goes.

[StalkerBlade]

Small tease of E1M5.

I'm going to take a bit of a risk with this one because I've always had mixed feelings about this map. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty fun level to play through and all, but there's something I've never liked about it...The music. I never thought it fit the map at all and makes the pacing feel extremely sluggish, especially after exiting a map like E1M4. I get that it's trying to be "spooky", but it just feels more awkward than anything and that's why I'm changing it to something I think fits it more. It would've been more fitting if they'd used it in one of the Hell maps, if you ask me.

[Impboy4]

You can always use SilentZorah's remix of E1M5 if you feel like it needs more umph in upbeat action.

[Faceman2000]

The Doom medley of Suspense, Dark Halls, and Demon's from Adrian's Pen that's in Double Impact could work too! Keep up the great work, I'm looking forward to playing this!

[StalkerBlade]

After giving myself some time to tweak and refine some of the other maps and finish E1M5, a demo is now available for download. I do plan on changing some things in a few of the maps later on, but I'd like to know what you think of it so far.

[Doomenator]

I played a little bit of this together with Xim's GZDoom3 for Classic Doom. The levels are perfectly combined with the mod, so 10\10.

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[FEDEX]

Hi @StalkerBlade can you check the download link please? Thx

[thestarrover]

@FEDEXTry This (Source https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=73129)

[FEDEX]

Thanks @thestarrover :)

[Rex705]

Very nice can't wait to see more!

 

 

Edited September 5, 2021 by Rex705

[StalkerBlade]

On 8/31/2021 at 8:11 AM, FEDEX said:

Hi @StalkerBlade can you check the download link please? Thx

Damn, I forgot to update it...I got it fixed now, sorry about that everyone