TARGET: The Tei Tenga Troubles - WIP Ultimate Doom Megawad (vanilla-compatible) [6/36]

[Kam Tovalski]

                                                                                 

 

Hello. We haven't seen for a while, but I return with a brand-new megawad, again, for Ultimate Doom. This is TARGET: The Tei Tenga Troubles, which is supposed to be as a first entry to the 'TARGET' series and the only one, which is made in Doom 1. The latter megawads: Earth Liberation and Elevator to the Core will be Doom 2 - based games. But let's return to 'TTTT'.

 

                                                                         

 

As the names implies, the action takes place on Tei-Tenga planet/moon. The UAC HQ lost a contact with one of the bases and you are sent to investigate an object from afar. Unfortunately, while air reconnaissance, Tei-Tenga's Defence System has been activated and your flying unit has been severely damaged. This is where the game starts. You will trespass through plenty of bases, just to realise they are more and more possesed by infernal forces that took the chance and entered to our time and space via 'wrongly functioning transportation devices'

 

There will be 4 episodes in this megawad:

 

Episode 1: Experiment Failure

E1M1: Hard Landing (changed)
E1M2: Base C (changed)
E1M3: Runway Runaway (UV-only yet)
E1M4: Base A (UV-only yet)
E1M5: R.A.T.S. (UV-only yet)
E1M6: Crazy Computers
E1M7: Excavation Procedure
E1M8: Tei Tenga Defence System

E1M9: UACU Futurion (UV-only yet)

 

Episode 2: Innermost Realm

 

Episode 3: New Tei's Order

 

Episode 4: Explosive Odyssey

 

Used MIDI:

E1M1 - Unnamed MIDI by Jon Landis

E1M2 - "SUPFNORD.MID" by Lee Jackson

E1M3 - "Demons took my sandwich" by Kam Tovalski

E1M9 - "Space Hopper" by Proxyon (covered/arranged by Kam Tovalski)

E1M4 - "Some Gunmeister" by Kam Tovalski

E1M5 - "Slow Fear" by Kam Tovalski

 

Intro  - Unknown MIDI taken from "megawad.wad" by Nathan Lineback (E1M6)
Intermission  - an unnamed MIDI made by Kam Tovalski

 

E1M1: Hard Landing - more an introduction than a map, it starts just after falling on a abandomned territory. Then you find some minor base.

 

 

E1M2: Base C - first of two levels in the subcomplex Base C

 

E1M3: Runway Runaway - last level, that happens in Base C complex. This is a part with hangars, computed area and the take-off line. It's a spacious level, but with most monsters hidden in closets. Find red and yellow keys to obtain blue one, that gives you access to final outdoor area. There is a secret exit as well.
HINT: Some monsters will approach to you through lifts, they are a bit slow, so you can leave them behind to give them time to go entirely a floor down.

 

 

E1M9: UACU Futurion - You get into the large airplane 'Futurion'. It doesn't matter, where its destination is, you know that it flies above Base A complex - your next stop. Go through decks, find keys that opens the backdoor, where you can jump out the unit. Just watch out for some bigger pilots!

 

 

E1M4: "Base A" - This is entry level in the Base A, whare you will spend most of time in Ep. 1. This is also the place where Tei Tenga defence system is maintained.

 

 

E1M5 - R.A.T.S.: Base A has preety substantial sewer section, with design inspired by one of existing UAC bases on other planet system. You'll traverse through lakes of nukage, watching out for radiation suit not running out and keeping monsters away. You can find there a place with explosive goodies, but also with much more explosive threat.

 

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Dropbox link to a wadfile with all maps: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fbszm1etiqxdwf6/TARGET.wad?dl=0

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***All maps tested and screenshots taken through Chocolate Doom 3.0.1.***

 

Edited January 22 by Kam Tovalski

[Captain Keen]

Looks cool! Love seeing these Doom 1 wads.

[Firedust]

2022 the year of Ultimate Doom megawads.

[KneeDeepintheSludgemetal]

All the Doom megawads! Woohoo! We should compile them all into one great 2022 giant Gigawad! 2022wadandotherwads. Because we already got that one called 2022 like 2 weeks ago. Which was also fire!

[Kam Tovalski]

6 hours ago, Firedust said:

2022 the year of Ultimate Doom megawads.

I am not a speedmapper and might be tight on free time soon, so maybe it'll be done in 2023 haha

[Kam Tovalski]

E1M3 "Runway Runaway" is out! (See the top post)
E1M2 "Base C" has all difficulties adjusted.
 

[Firedust]

Cool screenshots, definitely nailing that classic feel thus far.

[Kam Tovalski]

UPDATE: E1M9 'UACU Futurion' is out, see the top post ;)

[NightFright]

Outstanding. More food for my Woof/Crispy ports. Gimme those pixels already!

[Kam Tovalski]

@NightFright, just to mention:

On 10/7/2022 at 9:26 PM, Kam Tovalski said:

All maps tested and screenshots taken through Chocolate Doom 3.0.1.

[NightFright]

For me 200p is just too tiresome to look at these days, but even in double res, vanilla maps like these can still be fully enjoyed IMO.

[Kam Tovalski]

E1M4 is out! Check the top post out!

 

[scwiba]

Hey Kam! I recorded a playthrough of all the available maps so far. (Spoiler: I thought they were great.) Youtube seems to still be processing the HD version but I don't think it matters for a Doom video. Also lmao that I got a copyright claim for some of the music.

 

 

[Kam Tovalski]

Thanks @scwiba, gotta watch it soon. About the claim, I guess it was E1M9 track, even tho I arranged it myself haha. Sorry for issues.

[scwiba]

10 minutes ago, Kam Tovalski said:

About the claim, I guess it was E1M9 track, even tho I arranged it myself haha. Sorry for issues.

Oh no worries. I don't monetize videos so pretty sure it doesn't have any effect.

[Kam Tovalski]

1 hour ago, scwiba said:

Hey Kam! I recorded a playthrough of all the available maps so far. (Spoiler: I thought they were great.) Youtube seems to still be processing the HD version but I don't think it matters for a Doom video. Also lmao that I got a copyright claim for some of the music.

 

 

Alright, I watched this playtest and thank you for this in-view. You are right - I would like to make the classic-styled megawad, with difficulty level around Doom 1, but kinda my way, with some story going in extras. Thus, I make weapons appearance set in a wider time: Rocket Launcher is at E1M9 for the first time. Generally, I try to keep the sequence: new weapom in a hard secret, new weapon in an easy secret, non-secret weapon. Chaingun and RL will be more accessible within Ep. 1. Also, I need to make ammo just a little less tight, especially bullets. haha.

[Kam Tovalski]

E1M5: 'R.A.T.S.' is out!

[SleepyCat]

Thanks for that, the difficulty and complexity dramatically ramp up from the first couple of very gentle levels which was a nice progression, managed to find the secret level and some of the secrets on my playthrough and looking forward to seeing more :)

[Kam Tovalski]

UPDATE:
Changes related to E1M1 and E1M2:
- E1M1 has a way diffrent second half.
- E1M2 has been changed totally in order to make it more classic and less confusing.

[Kam Tovalski]

Another update (sorry for spamming :D )
- E1M2 has a diffrent MIDI track
- E1M5 - 1/4 of the map has been removed, so you don't need 12+ minutes to complete it