PANDORA 64 ANNOUNCED! LOST LEVELS NOW AVAILABLE (DEADLINE....probably 3 Mths) BONUS MAPS AVAILABLE

[LadyMistDragon]

Ok, while some of us wait for Pandora to get added to /idgames, Gibbon is actually now overseeing a sequel based on, you guessed it, Doom 64. "But Lady!" you cry. "Doom 64 never had a level editor!"

 

"Oh", I say in reply. "That's just too bad. Because there should have been!"

 

This is for those forgotten days when you'd trade maps with your friends as ways to frag the crap out of each other. This is for those days when you played a map made by some kid at school and you quit in disgust because the clown though one room stuffed with Barons was the most fun you could possibly have. This is for the days where a Doom 64 "community" simply did not exist.

 

This is PANDORA 64! (Aubrey Hodges' title score plays)

 

To claim a map, please join our discord at the following link and we'll get you sorted! https://discord.gg/zEFBqwBbCv

 

And if you want to take a look at the guidelines before joining, read them below!

 

 

How to get started mapping for it?

1. Get the N64 ROM (if you ever owned it in the past, then it is legal to do so)

2. Buy the Remaster from Nightdive 3.

Get DoomBuilder64: https://github.com/thekovic/DoomBuilder64/releases

4.Make Awesome Shit!

5.You may need a source port. Pandora 64 will support 2 source ports. 1. Official Remaster 2. Mine (Gibbon) Doom 64 EX-Plus: https://github.com/atsb/Doom64EX-Plus/releases/tag/3.3.0 The Doom64 community on discord has pretty much all moved to EX-Plus from EX. So it is the new continuation of it. It may feel a little jank using DoomBuilder64 as it is based on the original DoomBuilder 2, so no snapping to positions automatically etc.. Deadline? Some point in January, the date hasn't quite been pinned down yet)

Guidelines are pretty few but here goes

 

1. Only vanilla assets are allowed. This is intended to be a project comprised of custom maps that would have existed concurrent to the original Doom 64 release so we're trying to retain an authentic feel.

2. Make sure your map is finish able. It doesn't matter if you leave out doors or whatever or if you throw in 50 Barons and 25 Cyberdemons but you have to leave some maneuverability room to ensure anyone can complete it.

3. Don't worry too much about standards otherwise - this is a shovelware collection and as such, untextured secrets, stupid puzzles and cheap enemy placement are A-OK. Just make sure to follow guidelines 2 and there shouldn't be any problems!

4. No more than 3 2 maps (currently) per partcipant are allowed. This is to ensure that other people aren't scared off if they see lots of people claiming multiple spots. Nah, take as many as you want!

5. Custom skies are fine, and also, you can use up to 10 custom textures.

 

Slots:

Map 01 - Gibbon

Map 02 - @Walter confetti

Map 03 - @Immorpher & @NewHouse

Map 04 - @Dark Pulse (for right now that is)

Map 05 - @R0rque.

Map 06 -  R0rque

Map 07 - @Amaguq

Map 08 - @Jetx_121

Map 09 - @SuyaSS

Map 10 - @taufan99

Map 11 - @the_kovic

Map 12 - @DukeOfDoom

Map 13 - @knifeworld

Map 14 - @psyren

Map 15 - @Jetx_121

Map 16 - @Gerardo194 and @Chris194

Map 17 - @Immorpher

Map 18 - LadyMistDragon

Map 19 - @United VirusX

Map 20 - @United VirusX

Map 21 - @Dusty_Rhodes

Map 22 -United Virus X & Immorpher

Map 23 - @BlueThunder

Map 24 - SuyaSS

Map 25 - @DoodlesGDX

Map 26 - @HOLE

Map 27 - @styd051

Map 28 -

Map 29 - Walter

Map 30 - Immorpher and Chaos Query

Map 31 - @Gerardo194 and @Chris194

Map 32 - @Jetx_121

Map 33 - 

Map 34 - MindM

Map 35 - Shovelwarer

Map 36 - Gibbon

Map 37 - Gibbon

Map 38- Gibbon

Map 39 - Gibbon

Map 40 - Gibbon

Edited February 17 by LadyMistDragon

[Immorpher]

Yes more Doom 64 stuff!!

This is a guide for a previous project which may be helpful in getting people involved with Doom 64 mapping. It's a bit messy but we've been writing compatibility tips as we go along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h7bbxzU1xEHg2gSbi_GDlV1VOqTQpzfecNon5Q_wv5w/

I strongly recommend that people test with the Doom 64 Remaster (either Steam or GOG version) as they are building their maps. Its far easier to get Doom 64 Remaster maps working fine EX+ than visa-versa.

Although Doom 64 has its own special MIDI set up, we've been chugging away and making custom MIDIs for it. Here's a bunch of custom MIDIs for you to use and I put MP3s so you can preview what they sound like. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b96qzg6r4sow4uz/AAArv5qzvMQIQxLXEzAJr40Fa?dl=0

[sbw37]

just a quick question for you guys, are the new enemies that team gec has created going to be used as well? (if theyre willing to allow the community to use the assets) i think that would be totally awesome to have new enemies that the original d64 didnt have. and i possibly might have a taker for my map ideas (3). its not set in stone, but if so itll be exciting to see it be wielded into existence. if not, and yall are dead set on me doing it myself..i suppose i could try to learn the builder program. not to be negative though i just dont see myself learning and becoming an expert programmer by the time the deadline ends let alone achieve what i want to see happen with just the first two maps sadly...just being honest

[LadyMistDragon]

12 minutes ago, sbw37 said:

just a quick question for you guys, are the new enemies that team gec has created going to be used as well? (if theyre willing to allow the community to use the assets) i think that would be totally awesome to have new enemies that the original d64 didnt have. and i possibly might have a taker for my map ideas (3). its not set in stone, but if so itll be exciting to see it be wielded into existence. if not, and yall are dead set on me doing it myself..i suppose i could try to learn the builder program. not to be negative though i just dont see myself learning and becoming an expert programmer by the time the deadline ends let alone achieve what i want to see happen with just the first two maps sadly...just being honest

The project will only use vanilla assets, so that's a no

 

Just added some guidelines since Gibbon may have neglected that bit in the original Discord announcement. Mostly inspired by those from the first Pandora.

Edited July 12, 2022 by LadyMistDragon

[KeaganDunn]

About a year ago I tried diving into making Doom 64 maps, but the Doom Builder 2-esque interface definitely halted me from experimenting further. 

 

Will join the Discord server and hopefully try my hand at it again! With 12 months, anything can happen...

 

[United VirusX]

Sign me up for map 20

[Walter confetti]

Good luck with the project, i remember some complicated stuff about ROMs to convert in wad format to be playable with the Doom64Ex port, this still need to be done with the newer plus version?

[AtomicFrog]

Give me a map slot and I'll see if I can throw something together. 

[LadyMistDragon]

2 hours ago, AtomicFrog said:

Give me a map slot and I'll see if I can throw something together. 

would you mind an earlier slow like 3?

[AtomicFrog]

Yeah sure. So these maps are to be played in succession I take it. 
I can make a half decent 3rd map if you like.
Do you have a theme basis though?
If the maps are not random themes then I take it a 3rd map will be Phobos themed?

 

[Immorpher]

15 hours ago, KeaganDunn said:

Will join the Discord server and hopefully try my hand at it again! With 12 months, anything can happen...

I am on the discord too and I will be happy to help people along with Doom Builder 64. :)

Edited July 12, 2022 by Immorpher

[LadyMistDragon]

3 hours ago, AtomicFrog said:

If the maps are not random themes then I take it a 3rd map will be Phobos themed?

 

You can make it in literally whatever theme you want. This is not a collection about continuity

 

[Dusty_Rhodes]

Love seeing how far our little community - within - a - community has come. The club is going strong and we're getting a second cp. Love to see it everyone!

[LadyMistDragon]

Just a little monthly bump to make sure if anyone else is still interested in the project! We still have 22 slots to fill!

[Immorpher]

@United VirusX and I claim a collab on map 22.

[Dark Pulse]

Pandora 64? The idea is definitely intriguing to me, and the deadline is far enough out that I'll happily join up on this one as well.

 

Unsure about what map slot I'd like though. Probably one of the earlier ones, considering I actually love techbase themes.

 

I'd say give me Slot 4 for now, since I like techbase (I know that this isn't attempting to follow the thematic progression of the original). It's flexible if need be, but I'd like to try to craft a map with a secret exit as well as a normal one.

 

And I promise it won't be a maze map this time. I can't even do the same gag anyway due to lack of several very important monster types. :P

 

If for some reason the slots don't fill up and I don't get too bored with the idea, I might even do a few more.

Edited August 15, 2022 by Dark Pulse

[Gerardo194]

May I discuss this to a bro of mine if we can pick a slot? 

[LadyMistDragon]

6 hours ago, Gerardo194 said:

May I discuss this to a bro of mine if we can pick a slot? 

Go right ahead!

 

[Nevander]

Hey look an opportunity to make a 64 map. Sign me up for map 6.

[Gerardo194]

Hello again, my bro @Chris194and I want map 16.please.

@sbw37we will use the map ideas you shared with us btw.

Thanks Lady!

EDIT: will there be fun and secret levels using the same map slot as Doom64 or will this be as Doom2 only 31 and 32 be secret maps? 

[Amaguq]

Wow! This is nice! A friend of mine told me about this, and besides I'm a total beginner about Doom mapping I would like to join in. May I ask a slot please? Map 08 or Map 07, any available.

[LadyMistDragon]

@Nevander, @Gerardo194 @Chris194 and @Amaguq you're all being added as we speak! Congratulations!

 

and Gerardo, I'll have to ask Gibbon about that stuff. I don't think he actually thought that far.

[Gerardo194]

Thanks a lot Lady.. Also add us for map 31 when you have time. I will wait for you after inquiring this with Gibbon. Good night.

[Jetx_121]

i always have a mess of ideas for maps... soooo :D

sign me up for map 08, 15, and 32 for now please

[LadyMistDragon]

Just added you @Jetx_121!

 

and @Gerardo194, Gibbon said secret maps will be like Doom 64. Go right ahead!

[SuyaSSS]

I would like to do Map09

 

[LadyMistDragon]

2 hours ago, SuyaSS said:

I would like to do Map09

 

You got it!:)

[LadyMistDragon]

Ok, before the year ends, just one more bump before we're too occupied with the holidays to care. We still have around 10 slots available! I know @Endless, @Luleta, and @KeaganDunn were interested in this project. If there's anyone else who'd like a crack at this (and perhaps, literally) speak up! Although at this stage, let's try to keep this to no more than 2 per person, just in case someone else wants a slot.

[NaliSeed]

I don't suppose this is compatible with Doom 64 CE. ☹️

[NightFright]

They said in the beginning, Remaster or EX Plus. CE would require a separate version. Maybe someone will make it once the project is released.