PATHOGEN.wad - An episode in isolation

[Crunchynut44]

                                            

Since I've been stuck in my apartment for the last 6 days, I had this great beer induced idea to whip up an Ultimate Doom episode. So, here's PATHOGEN.wad

 

Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rz2sxg5o48itl7t/PATHOGEN.wad?dl=0

 

Replaces: Ultimate Doom Episode 1

Compatibility: Limit Removing

Tested With: PrBoom+ & Zandronum

Build Time: 6 days

Difficulties: Yes

Multiplayer Starts: Yes

 

Thanks Nue for the speedy work on the graphics, textures were pinched from CC4 and Jimmys Zoon texture packs (also where the misty sky came from). New palette is ReaperAAs excellent Coldpal colour palette. 

 

*SCREENSHOTS*

Spoiler

 

 

Edited March 23, 2020 by Crunchynut44

[Caleb13]

Nice little episode, surprisingly good for what are essentially speedmaps. It was a while since I played some Doom 1 maps that required using the melee weapons. I encountered some problem in GZdoom 4.3.3, though:

 

E1M3: missing textures on linedefs 165 and 302.

 

And some GZdoom logs:

 

Spoiler

E1M1 - Hangar

Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 113
Unknown middle texture 'A_GROCK' on first side of linedef 550
Unknown middle texture 'A_GROCK' on first side of linedef 551
 

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E1M2 - Nuclear Plant

Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 36
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 39
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 42
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 348
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 407
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 410
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 413
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 416
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 419
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 422
 

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E1M3 - Toxin Refinery

Unknown middle texture 'A_MIDBAR' on first side of linedef 165
Unknown middle texture 'A_MIDBAR' on second side of linedef 165
Unknown bottom texture 'A_GROCK' on first side of linedef 425
Unknown top texture 'A_GROCK' on first side of linedef 644
Unknown bottom texture 'A_GROCK' on first side of linedef 644
]nextmap

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E1M4 - Command Control

Unknown bottom texture 'A_GROCK' on first side of linedef 119
 

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E1M5 - Phobos Lab

Unknown top texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 10
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 10
Unknown top texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 48
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 48
Unknown top texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 49
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 49
Unknown top texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 52
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SPBROW' on first side of linedef 52
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 521
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 527
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on first side of linedef 1070
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1276
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1276
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1540
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1544
 

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E1M6 - Central Processing

Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 313
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 331
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 332
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 636
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 636
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 637
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 637
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 638
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 638
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 639
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 639
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 640
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 640
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 641
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 641
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 642
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 642
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 643
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 643
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 792
Missing texture 'A_SUPPOR' is used 17 more times
 

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E1M7 - Computer Station

Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 434
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1003
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1138
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1184
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1967
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1968
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1969
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1970
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1971
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1972
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1973
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on second side of linedef 1974
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1975
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1976
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1977
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 1978
 

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E1M8 - Phobos Anomaly

Unknown top texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1193
Unknown bottom texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1193
Unknown top texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1196
Unknown top texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1199
Unknown top texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1202
Unknown top texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1205
Unknown top texture 'A_LAVAF2' on first side of linedef 1208
 

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E1M9 - Military Base

Unknown top texture 'A_MTRIM' on first side of linedef 61
Unknown bottom texture 'A_GROCK3' on second side of linedef 491
Unknown top texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 699
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SUPPOR' on first side of linedef 699
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on second side of linedef 751
Unknown bottom texture 'A_SAFTEY' on first side of linedef 784
Unknown bottom texture 'A_GROCK3' on first side of linedef 881

 

Edited March 22, 2020 by Caleb13

[tourniquet]

Hi, this looked like a perfect pastime for a lazy sunday afternoon, so i fired it up and just had a blast. Flippin impressive work for only 6 days in both the looks and gameplay. Starts out pretty gentle but quickly the maps show more and more teeth, good stuff. I've recorded some FDA's in case you're interested.

 

Misc thoughts:

-E1M5 was the only map were i had some troubles with low ammo, perhaps due to the lack of a chainsaw (unless i missed it) like in the previous maps

-E1M5's Berserk cage trap is great however fairly cheesable with pre-knowledge, perhaps add a second teleport so you can't block the monsters from entering

-E1M6 i don't mind chainsaw gameplay but i felt like there were a few too many pinkies near the start, maybe a berserk would have been a better option instead

 

[Crunchynut44]

@Caleb13 Thanks for playing, mind putting that post under a spoiler tag? That would be great.

 

@tourniquet Thanks heaps for playing, cant wait to check those out tonight!

 

Well ill change those accordingly when I watch your demos, I didnt want the player stuck and forced to use the chainsaw, so you feedback is much appreciated there.

 

[nrofl]

Wanna say thanks again for letting me work on this with you! Its amazing to see an episode like this whipped up in 6 days. Great work!

[Crunchynut44]

Updated the WAD to have Nues doomguy facemask, as well as some game play fixes based off Tourniquets feedback. Really loving the new and Covid free Doomguy, thanks Nue!

 

[Hellbent]

I tip my mask to you, sir. Very fine work.

[boatboat]

wow, this episode is really really nice but my favorite moment thusfar is the teleport on map 5 that puts you in a cage match with a baron super cool stuff

[Senor500]

I could not sleep, so I played this. Suddenly it's 2 am oh God.

This is good, very well done, and it being on Doom 1 makes it sort of special, you know? I loved it.

[Veinen]

Really fun mapset, the quality of the maps is super impressive for such a short build time. Well done! My FDAs for the newest version are attached, if you're interested.

 

FDA_pathogen_Veinen.zip

[Crunchynut44]

Thanks everyone, you are all too kind!

 

@Veinen Going to watch them right now, much appreciated!!

[nervewar]

This is a great set of maps!! Didn't quite beat it last night, the difficulty was ramping up there towards the end (which is awesome). A solid way to spend your quarantine time I'd say, bravo!

[NightFright]

I just finished this and had a blast with it. Outstanding level quality for a speedmapping project. Considering the global lockdown will still be in effect for quite a while, maybe another episode or two may be in order...

[Crunchynut44]

15 hours ago, NightFright said:

I just finished this and had a blast with it. Outstanding level quality for a speedmapping project. Considering the global lockdown will still be in effect for quite a while, maybe another episode or two may be in order...

Don't tempt me. I'm back at work though, but if full lockdown is initiated thats probably going to happen.

[DaemonHeadGames]

I don't have anything that wasn't already said. This was a solid mapset and I really enjoyed it.

 

The secrets were well made and the enemy/item placement was good. The little facemask DoomGuy was also a neat touch!

 

Yeah, just solid!

[MissMelee]

That was pretty fun. The final boss seems kinda easy because you can just get the Barons to infight it and take a lot of its health down, although the sporadic teleporting can be annoying. I like that the secrets by and large weren't obtuse or anything. Making good Doom secrets is harder than it would seem from most of the wads I've played.

[NightFright]

I didn't have to fight the boss at all actually, suddenly it was just dead before I was even finished with the barons... xD Anyway, a very enjoyable experience. I also liked that many slime pools actually had no damage floors. With mask you are protected, I guess...

[Mr. Meanor]

Dude, just played this this morning, and I really liked it. Would I recommend? YES. This wad deserves an episode 2. I really liked it. 

[Crunchynut44]

Thanks for playing everyone, regarding the boss fight its a bit of a mixed bag sometimes I cant get the barons to infight what so ever sometimes I dont even have to try. I like the fight though, when it works.

 

I've just uploaded this so hopefully it gets accepted, im kind of retarded so I probably did something wrong but we will see! Ive made some very minor changes such as fixing the bugs Caleb13 pointed out, and other small changes. I did however leave it mostly untouched as I want the 6 days work to stand on its own, adding polish to the levels would take away from that in my opinion.

 

Anyway, thanks for all the kind words! If I end up in lockdown I will most likely make another episode or 2, in saying that 1 episode was a huge mental toll in of itself. I guess we will see.

 

Cheers!

[Spowmtom]

Amazing wad!

[Rex705]

Nice looking maps this will be fun. Here is my video of the first 2 maps.

 

 

[Salt-Man Z]

Playing on continuous HMP and having a blast so far. Just finished E1M9, which was a lot of fun!

 

One thing I love about your maps is shots like this, where there's all sorts of layers going on. So very cool:

 

[Terminus]

Superb stuff!

A very memorable wad with a recognizable "disease spread" theme going on.

I very much enjoyed it. Hardly ever do E1 wads put me on edge, but this was such a fun wad to breeze through and I even died a couple of times.

 

Thank you for this, hoping to see more.

[Crunchynut44]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, really appreciate it and glad you've all had a good time playing it so far.

 

It hasn't been uploaded yet so I have a feeling ive done something wrong, ill try again tonight. Hopefully it will be up on idgames soon!

 

Thanks again

[tourniquet]

Looks like it got rejected due to containing unmodified resources, though after looking at the wad i'm not entirely sure whats the problem. SFALL seems to be the only unmodified IWAD texture. Idgames uploads are a lot stricter nowadays. In case of doubt you could try contacting the maintainers. 

[ketmar]

yep, SFALL* and TEXTURE2 lumps are identical to vanilla (i checked with my wadcheck tool). i believe that SFALL is what caused the rejection.

[Obsidian]

Currently at E1M6. Superb stuff so far, only 2 things I noted:

• E1M3 seems to be missing textures...somewhere. The only reason I know is because I checked the console.
• I noticed that the map names haven't been changed in the automap. I whipped up a quick DeHackEd patch here (vanilla compatible if you're wondering about some of the name differences) if you want to include it.

[Beelzethoth]

Just ripped through the first two levels. This is really awesome! Can’t wait to fuck up the rest of this after work 🤘🏻

[ironicmoustache]

Thoroughly enjoyed the WAD. Blasted through it on UV pistol starts in one sitting, everything felt just right and it was overall a blast to play. Loved E1M9 and E1M7 particularly, but all the maps are solid and quite memorable. Great work!

[Biodegradable]

Holy fucking shit, this is a phenomenal wad, Crunchy. Pistol started on Ultra-Violence and you nailed my arse to the wall with that final boss fight. My hands are left raw after that battle, my god. Amazing stuff, mate.