Terminus Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) Hello everyone! I'm back! Whoa hold up son, who are you? Some of you may already know me from the Hellforge Discord, my Twitch Channel or just from seeing me posting on the forum randomly. I'm Terminus, or Moti, however you feel confident calling me. Been Dooming for about 20 years and I've experienced most of what Doom has to deliver - Mapping, Co-op, the Competitive Scene and finally Playtesting. I have a long history of thorough playtesting of various wads from the community, such as Mapwich 1 and 2, Refracted Reality, Eviternity and Technicolor Antrichrist Box, and some wads that aren't even out yet! Recently I signed up for the official stickied thread of Doomworld's Official Playtester List, and now it's time to live up for that title. How's this gonna go? I'm gonna be doing a stream every week or two in which I will play a montage of various WADs that you guys will send me over in order to playtest. It can be a single map, episode, or even a Megawad*! It can be either an early WIP Alpha or an RC1 - I could both help find bugs and issues, and give plenty of thorough gameplay tips and personal input. Just please make sure your map is in a playable state, and has an available exit. If you don't want me to play your map on a stream but still want me to playtest it, that's perfectly fine - I will play it on Single player and then hand you a text file with all the notes I took during my playthrough. In the text file there will be a screenshot album link, with numerical reference next to the notes regarding which screenshot I'm talking about. Attaching an example of said textfile. For streams, I will record VODs and drop timestamps both here and on your Doomworld thread if there is one. My preferences and how to reach me! - My Twitch Channel is MotiTerminus. I stream usually at the weekend, mostly around 5 PM GMT / 12 PM EST, but times may vary. * VODs on Twitch usually last two weeks, so after that I make sure to upload the VODs to my YouTube channel in case you missed the stream. Stream summaries can be found on my YouTube channel up to the 13th session. (Most of) The rest of them will be uploaded as soon as I can get to it. - My main source port of choice is GZDoom 4.7.1. I may use other source ports if that's required, but I have a couple of exceptions being Eternity Engine and Crispy Doom. - I will play your wad in Ultra-Violence difficulty, unless specified otherwise. - If your wad has more than one map, I pistol start every single map, unless a continuous play is required. Please specify that before hand! - Please specify the required IWAD and Source Port for your map/set when you link it. - IMPORTANT: PLEASE do not include copyrighted music in your maps. This can get nasty with some DMCA claims from Twitch, resulting in muted clips or on a worse case, my channel getting banned. If your map has copyrighted music, let me know ahead of time so I can mute/idmus into something else. Sending me the WADs can be done either by dropping it here in the thread or via DM. You could also hit me up on Discord, at Terminus#4882. Currently on a short break of unknown duration. Next stream ETA will be announced when I return. Submissions are still open! Current Playlist: Not Started Yet: Twelve Easy Pieces (formerly Constraining Order), by Thelokk Till Death, by MAN_WITH_GUN In Progress: Azazel's Second Descent, by Bloodbath Giraffe [18/22] Astroverse, by Astro X [8/20] The Chase, by spd7693 [8/9] Solar Struggle, by ViolentBeetle et al [21/28] Perpetual Powers, by Lorenz0 [10/21] 5 Minutes to Kill, by RiviTheWarlock [9/22] Feel free to send me more wads, either here on this thread or on a DM/Discord! *Maps will be played in no specific order, and priority will be given to any mapper who's gonna be present in the stream. *As for long episodes/megawads, they will be divided into several streams, as to not cut away from the time I need to give to other people's maps. *February 28 Update: I am no longer taking submissions that contain more than 11 maps for the time being, as I have a lot of backlog to try and catch up to. I will of course let ya'll know when I can reopen them. Single map/short episode submissions are still very much welcome :) If you have any questions, please let me know! Hope to see you all at the stream! Session 22 - January 1st 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1249818818 [Youtube link eventually] WADs that were played are the following: (30 Monsters Challenge Map), by Bloodbath Giraffe [1/1] - Map playtested, timestamped at 00:14:16. GRAVED, by Womneare [9/27] - Maps 01 thru 09 were played. Timestamped at 00:30:13. Hell Frontier Episode 2, by ViolentBeetle [2/3] - Maps 12 and 14 were played. Timestamped at 01:24:47. Bloodflow, by Alfredo [21/24] - Maps 19 thru 21 were played. Timestamped at 02:00:16. Wasting a Pain Elemental (Booked map27), by Bloodbath Giraffe - Map playtested. Timestamped at 03:08:38. Session 23 - January 8th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1257112946 WADs that were played are the following: Bloodflow, by Alfredo [24/24] - Maps 22 thru 24 were played. Timestamped at 00:12:15. Re-Doom, by Shawny [8/8] - Maps 06 and 09 were played. Timestamped at 01:28:40. Untitled Techbase Episode, by ApprihensivSoul [3/6] - Maps 01 thru 03 were played. Timestamped at 02:10:52. Hell Frontier Episode 2, by ViolentBeetle [3/3] - Map 18 was playtested. Timestamped at 03:07:23. Enigmatic, by Jacek Bourne [1/1] - Map playtested, timestamped at 03:19:00. Session 24 - January 15th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1264561589 WADs that were played are the following: Skirmish, by Argent Agent [10/20] - Maps 01 thru 10 were played. Timestamped at 00:09:27. One Room Arena, by Btyb88 - Map playtested, timestamped at 01:21:58. Shades of Azure, by Dunn & Dunn [6/12] - Maps 01 thru 06 were played. Timestamped at 01:41:09. Astroverse, by Astro X [4/20] - Maps 01 thru 04 were played. Timestamped at 02:50:25. Session 25 - January 22nd 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1272313517 WADs that were played are the following: Astroverse, by Astro X [8/20] - Maps 05 thru 08 were played. Timestamped at 00:11:40. GRAVED, by Womneare [18/27] - Maps 10 thru 18 + 31 were played. Timestamped at 01:25:04. Plague Tower Siege, by sectrslayr - Map playtested, timestamped at 02:31:23. Skirmish, by Argent Agent [15/20] - Maps 11 thru 15 were played. Timestamped at 02:49:00. Session 26 - January 29th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1280153447 WADs that were played are the following: Untitled Techbase Episode, by ApprihensivSoul [5/6] - Maps 04 and 05 were played. Timestamped at 00:08:00. Shades of Azure, by Dunn & Dunn [12/12] - Maps 07 thru 10 + 31 were played. Map32 was played beforehand. Timestamped at 01:26:52. Hell Frontier Episode 2, by ViolentBeetle [4/4] - Map 13 was playtested. Timestamped at 02:07:10. Re-Doom 2, by Shawny [9/9] - Map 11 was playtested. Timestamped at 02:19:20. The Chase, by spd7693 [3/9] - Maps 01, 05 and 06 were playtested. Timestamped at 02:38:40. Session 27 - February 6th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1289252951 WADs that were played are the following: Untitled Techbase Episode, by ApprihensivSoul [6/6] - Map 06 was played. Actual timestamp is at around 00:39:45, as there were sadly some technical issues to be dealt with for the first half-hour or so of the stream. GRAVED, by Womneare [27/27] - Maps 19 thru 27 were played. Timestamped at 01:29:19. Doomworld Project, by noob_killer012345678 - Map playtested, timestamped at 02:40:10. The Chase, by spd7693 [6/9] - Maps 09, 15 and 32 were played. Timestamped at 02:48:10. Pizzeria of Peril, by Clippy - Map playtested, timestamped at 04:01:55. Session 28 - February 12th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1295845231 WADs that were played are the following: Skirmish, by Argent Agent [20/20] - Maps 16 thru 20 were played. Timestamped at 00:11:56. Solar Struggle, by ViolentBeetle et al [6/28] - E1M1 thru E1M8 were played. E1M2, E1M5 and E1M9 are missing from the wad, so 6 maps total. Timestamped at 01:23:33. Perpetual Powers, by Lorenz0 [5/21] - Maps 01 thru 05 were played. Timestamped at 02:27:15. Session 29 - February 19th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1303320872 WADs that were played are the following: Azazel's Second Descent, by Bloodbath Giraffe [18/22] - Maps 16 thru 18 were played. Timestamped at 00:08:46. PUSS 13 E1M8, by MAN_WITH_GUN - Map playtested, timestamped at 01:51:27. Nukage Treatment Pool & Dead In 5 Minutes, by Stabbey [1/2] - First map playtested, timestamped at 02:13:04. Solar Struggle, by ViolentBeetle et al [9/28] - E2M1 thru E2M4 were played. E2M2 is missing from the wad, so it was excluded. Timestamped at 02:57:36. Session 30 - March 5th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1416259257 WADs that were played are the following: Solar Struggle, by ViolentBeetle et al [14/28] - E2M5 thru E2M9 were played. Timestamped at 00:13:12. Nukage Treatment Pool & Dead In 5 Minutes, by Stabbey [2/2] - Second map playtested, timestamped at 01:25:55. The Chase, by spd7693 [6/9] - Map16 was played Map29 was partially tested, had to pause in the middle as the map is very large. Timestamped at 01:40:46. Asmodeus Cursed Sanctuary, by Delisk - Map playtested, timestamped at 02:28:00. Bloodflow, by Alfredo [25/25] - Map25 was playtested as requested. Timestamped at 02:53:50. Session 31 - March 14th 2022: Spoiler VOD Links (damn you internet hiccup): 1 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1425507013 2 - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1425630668 WADs that were played are the following: 901wad, by Wayfy - Both maps playtested, timestamped at 00:11:10. The Chase, by spd7693 [6/9] - The rest of Map29 was playtested, timestamped at 00:34:36. Perpetual Powers, by Lorenz0 [5/21] - Maps 06 thru 10 were playtested, timestamped at 01:31:45 and continues into VOD 2. Cantankerous Crater of Cataclysmic Calamity!, by Clippy - Map playtested, timestamped at 00:30:45 on VOD 2. Session 32 - March 19th 2022: Spoiler VOD Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1430529484 WADs that were played are the following: Solar Struggle, by ViolentBeetle et al [21/28] - Episode 3 was played. E3M3 and E3M9 are incomplete, so these were excluded. Timestamped at 00:11:19. More Tricks and Traps Than You Require, by Stabbey - Map playtested, timestamped at 01:45:00. Snake, by CblBOPOTKA - Map playtested, timestamped at 02:49:30. 5 Minutes to Kill, by RiviTheWarlock [9/22] - Maps 01 thru 09 were playtested, timestamped at 03:55:20. Edited May 11, 2022 by Terminus 26 Share this post Link to post
Alfredo Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) I'd like to be first in line for a playtesting stream :) First 9 levels are playable. UV is prefered but other difficulties do exist! 1 Share this post Link to post
KeaganDunn Posted January 17, 2021 A 2-map "demo" of a relatively-difficult mapset I've been making. All the information is in the thread - download v2. Feel free to play on GZDoom on Ultra-Violence. I definitely recommend giving it a shot on UV, but don't be ashamed to lower the difficulty if you have to. Already had 5 playtesters (one not in the thread), and I'm looking to see your thoughts as well! I'll try to attend the streams. Or just download it right here: https://doomshack.org/uploads/Bloodbath demo v2.zip 1 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 17, 2021 6 hours ago, Razgriz said: Bourgeois SP :D :D It's really interesting to see a modern day Deathmatch focused megawad with a fully functional Singleplayer campaign as well. Since this is the first full megawad on the list, I'm gonna split the playthrough for the upcoming 3 streams, so while it will take me a little time to get through it I hope you guys don't mind. :) As for everyone else that sent me their wads - Thank you so much! They're all on the list and I will do my best to go through all of them on Saturday. If this gets big enough I might even do the streams on a weekly basis instead of bi-weekly, so keep them coming! 1 Share this post Link to post
Suitepee Posted January 17, 2021 Another playtesting stream thread? Excellent. 2 Share this post Link to post
purist Posted January 17, 2021 @Terminus This thread comes at an opportune time for me. I'm looking for feedback on my WIP megawad Visions of Hell. If you'd like to give it a whirl please see the link to the thread with more info below. HMP is recommended for a first play as UV can be a bit rough blind but feel free to try it if you want a challenge. 1 Share this post Link to post
ViolentBeetle Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Hellevator was a community speedmapping project developed in late 2020 and is currently undergoing final round of bug testing. I'd like to submit it here as well. 1 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 17, 2021 5 hours ago, purist said: @Terminus This thread comes at an opportune time for me. I'm looking for feedback on my WIP megawad Visions of Hell. If you'd like to give it a whirl please see the link to the thread with more info below. HMP is recommended for a first play as UV can be a bit rough blind but feel free to try it if you want a challenge. Would you like me to emphasize testing the third episode, or go all the way from map01? 3 hours ago, ViolentBeetle said: Hellevator was a community speedmapping project developed in late 2020 and is currently undergoing final round of bug testing. I'd like to submit it here as well. Sweet, I've had this in my backlog for a while and I wouldn't mind trying it out on stream. As mentioned before, Megawads will be split into different streams as to not take away from other people's time. Thank you everyone for your cooperation with the thread! I think I have more than enough wads for the upcoming Saturday stream, haha. I will try to get to as many projects as possible, but I will devote the next few Saturdays to playtesting streams, so if I end up missing your wad - there's always next week! Do keep em coming :P 0 Share this post Link to post
purist Posted January 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, Terminus said: Would you like me to emphasize testing the third episode, or go all the way from map01? Well the early maps (except the replaced MAP08) have all been tested before but the full WAD is open to feedback so if you are short on time I'd prefer you to prioritise MAP08 then MAP12 - MAP15 but if you have time to run through 15 levels by all means have at it :-) 1 Share this post Link to post
ThatWeNGuy Posted January 18, 2021 A 3-maps mapset I made during 2020 NaNoWADMo. 1 Share this post Link to post
Chief Smokey Posted January 18, 2021 19 maps, best experienced played continuous but does support pistol starts. To be played in GZDoom with the Doom II iwad and dynamic lights enabled. 0 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Chief Smokey said: 19 maps, best experienced played continuous but does support pistol starts. To be played in GZDoom with the Doom II iwad and dynamic lights enabled. I've played this wad a couple months ago, actually! If you'd like I could drop you a text file with a brief review on a DM. As for everything else, added to the list. 1 Share this post Link to post
Chief Smokey Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, Terminus said: I've played this wad a couple months ago, actually! If you'd like I could drop you a text file with a brief review on a DM. Oh well how about that. I'll take a text file review, sure. Here's my replacement submission, unless of course you've also played this recently. To be played with GZDoom and the Doom II iwad. 1 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 19, 2021 8 hours ago, Chief Smokey said: Oh well how about that. I'll take a text file review, sure. Here's my replacement submission, unless of course you've also played this recently. To be played with GZDoom and the Doom II iwad. I have not played this map yet, it's been sitting on my backlog for a couple weeks :P I'll add it to the list! 0 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 23, 2021 We are live! First playtesting stream begins right now! Hope to see you all there :D http://twitch.tv/motiterminus 0 Share this post Link to post
Clippy Posted January 24, 2021 10 hours ago, Terminus said: We are live! First playtesting stream begins right now! Hope to see you all there :D http://twitch.tv/motiterminus Good stuff, is there a way to tell which maps you've played? I'm new at computers 0 Share this post Link to post
KeaganDunn Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Clippy said: Good stuff, is there a way to tell which maps you've played? I'm new at computers Click "twitch" on the bottom right 1 Share this post Link to post
Clippy Posted January 24, 2021 31 minutes ago, Dunn & Dunn said: Click "twitch" on the bottom right hmmmm I'm only 36 but I feel like an old man in these instances. I only heard of twitch when I joined this forum, still no idea how to navigate it or see the list of maps played to even know what's going on Maybe I'm a lost cause but thanks anyway :) 0 Share this post Link to post
KeaganDunn Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Clippy said: hmmmm I'm only 36 but I feel like an old man in these instances. I only heard of twitch when I joined this forum, still no idea how to navigate it or see the list of maps played to even know what's going on Maybe I'm a lost cause but thanks anyway :) Oh, no worries. XD I directed you to a "Twitch VOD" of today's stream. I'm surprised, though; your voice sounds much younger than 36. As George Carlin said at one point to himself - you're getting older, not old. XD 1 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 24, 2021 Oh crap, I'm sorry that I didn't commentate after the stream. The link to the VOD is now on the first post, with time stamps of which WAD was played at what point in the video. I will do the same for the next stream as well! Thank you all for your participation, yesterday's stream was great and I'm definitely going to keep this going! The next playtesting stream is scheduled to Saturday, January 30th. If I haven't played your wad yet, chances are I'll get to it on this next one! And if your map/set is not on the list yet, feel free to send it over! 2 Share this post Link to post
ViolentBeetle Posted January 25, 2021 My personal project is now officially a Doom 2 episode, so I'd like to show it to you 1 Share this post Link to post
LVENdead Posted January 25, 2021 Would love to see your playthru of my map, Aspect of Daedalus It's a single map, all difficulties incorporated, will probably take about 35-45 minutes for a first run. 1 Share this post Link to post
ViolentBeetle Posted January 28, 2021 If you get around Hell Frontier this week, make sure to grab the most recent version of the wad. It's been sneakily updated after the request. 2 Share this post Link to post
Terminus Posted January 30, 2021 We are Live once again! Continuing on with the list, full steam ahead! See you there :D http://twitch.tv/motiterminus 0 Share this post Link to post
MAN_WITH_GUN Posted January 30, 2021 Here's my speedmap. Info: * Map Name: Processing Plant. * IWAD: Doom 2 * Map Author: Man With a Gun (MWG) * Custom Music: Kyle Dobson - Waves of Intrigue. * Source Port Tested on: PrBoom (complevel 9) * Custom Sky: Yes. * Build Time: 8hrs. *Gameplay Time: 10-15 min. *Map balance: Could be a harsh. Download: PP Coop bugfix.zip 1 Share this post Link to post
Clippy Posted January 30, 2021 Well that was a treat - here's another map for ya, feel the burn! It's a hot map and mostly brown, pretend it's 1994 - all details inside the link I would say 45-an hour gameplay but after seeing how fast you are maybe 20 mins to a half hour lol Keep up the good work 1 Share this post Link to post
Kyukon Posted January 30, 2021 Heyo, here's Lunar Outpost, details; IWAD: TNT Source Port Tested on: GZDOOM + Zandronum Gameplay Time: About 2-3 hours for the whole 10 levels if aiming for close to UVMAX blind pistol starts. However, low percentage can be done very quickly. Difficulty: Starts off casual, ramps up to moderate, with some moments to catch your breath. Details: Maps 2-7 were originally made as my first maps to get some friends who only played Doom 2016 and Eternal into classic Doom, but I decided to make 1,8,9, and 10 afterward. 1 Share this post Link to post