[MBF21 Community project] Paint-It Doom. Get creative with simple colors... again! But now with Ancient Aliens palette [Unlimited slots!] [Deadline is May 1st]

[ViolentBeetle]

tl;dr we are doing sequel to DIY, but I changed the name because I don't want to feel like I must maintain all its choices

 

Note: We aren't capped here by a particular number, so there's no need to claim slots we can have as many maps as possible (Or at least I think we can have 99)

Here's the progress

 

So, this is the community project, open for all participants. Your mission, should you accept it, is to to make a map using only solid colors. We are using Ancient Aliens palette this time and I think I covered all necessary colors, but feel free to request expansions within reason. The rules:

1. Use the solid colors to make the maps geometry. Do not use the textures or flats from original Doom 2 (Most will be misspaletted anyway)
2. There are several variants of textures available with different height to help you create railings, as well as some grates that can be used as midtextures. It was a bit of a chore to create color variants for all, so I did only a few, if you really need more, feel free to request
3. There are skies that are meant to be used with the maps. Best way to do it is to create UMAPINFO. Preferably, don't use skies as textures on the map. You can make your own sky, but make sure it's in the same style (that is, has limited palette)
4. Map needs a name and preferably a midi. I can help you with the latter. Please credit your midis.
5. Maps should be tested in DSDA-Doom or similar port on complevel 21. If I see you doing something that only works correctly in GZDoom, consequences will never be the same.
6. Be creative, and put effort into mapping. This project is meant to be free for all, but sufficiently low effort maps might be rejected.
7. Please make sure your map can offer 100% kills and secrets. If you have monsters that are not meant to be fought, crush them or turn floor under them into monster-killing floor. Also add difficulties
8. Thanks to UMAPINFO we are not constricted by map count, so restrictions. Just make a map and submit.
9. The current cap is two submissions per person. This might be amended later.
10. Soft deadline is May 1st. Individual extensions might be possible if your map is close to completion. Broad extension might be possible if we are low on maps or I am hit with sudden fit of procrastination.

 

Please also keep in mind the following:

1. This is a community project that will likely have a lot of maps in it. While long maps aren't banned, shorter maps are overall preferable
2. I need to be able to actually beat the map. MAP30 and MAP32 of the original DIY are examples of maps I can't beat, so go below that
3. This is not a platforming wad, so don't have platforming that is too hard (It's fine in small doses)
4. This isn't a slaughter wad. If your idea of a good map involves holding down BFG trigger and gobbling up dozens of megaspheres, perhaps a different project would be more fitting for you. That doesn't mean I don't want challenging maps but I prefer challenge to come from smart monster placement and resource management, and not applying fluid dynamics to the map. Fighting a couple dozen non-boss monsters is not a slaughter in my book.
5. Above all, the map should be fun.

 

Attached is the archive with two wads. pid-resource.wad is the textures. pid-sprites are simply sprite conversion of sprites, menu graphics and the like. For now, I don't want to change sprites, can't really make something that would work for my liking. Some graphics like the menu and status bar might be changed later.

 

Good luck.

 

pid-resources-2.zip

Edited April 1 by ViolentBeetle

[Meowgi]

How do you make a fun map if you can't make it challenging, have platforming, or have slaughter (For legal reasons, this statement is a joke).

Sign me up tentatively I guess.

[ViolentBeetle]

Just now, Meowgi said:

How do you make a fun map if you can't make it challenging, have platforming, or have slaughter (For legal reasons, this statement is a joke).

You can make it challenging, just not so challenging I can't beat it. I'll have to beat it so I know it works.

Good luck, hope you'll bring something out.

[dashiefrickintyan]

i'll try to make something playable. can make some graphics too if needed heh

[Meowgi]

Just now, ViolentBeetle said:

You can make it challenging, just not so challenging I can't beat it. I'll have to beat it so I know it works.

Good luck, hope you'll bring something out.

 

Just so I can get an idea of maps you can beat, what maps have you beaten?

 

Do you consider Scythe 2 too difficult?
Do you consider mid-late sunlust too difficult?
Do you consider something like Crumpets too difficult?

Just trying to get an idea of what you can beat before I make a map and get told to nerf it because you can't beat it ;)

[ViolentBeetle]

4 minutes ago, dashiefrickintyan said:

i'll try to make something playable. can make some graphics too if needed heh

Oh yes, we will need the usual - TITLEPIC, INTERPIC but I prefer to discuss it after we get a few maps.

[ViolentBeetle]

17 minutes ago, Meowgi said:

Do you consider Scythe 2 too difficult?
Do you consider mid-late sunlust too difficult?

I kinda fell off the classic-playing wad and didn't make it to those. I should remedy this, before I become Garth Marenghi of Doom mapping.

You can look up my previous projects like Hellevator or Skulltiverse, some of the later maps (Specifically 27 and 28 in both) are fairly challenging for me but it's a safe zone as I was able to beat them. Or like I referenced, I could beat the entirety of DIY beside MAP30 and MAP32.

Edited August 29, 2023 by ViolentBeetle

[TJG1289]

This seems cool! Idk if I have the experience to make something for this type of project, but considering the deadline is Dec. 1, I can fool around with the resources and see if I can make anything. I'm not going to commit just yet, but I would like to make something!

[ViolentBeetle]

There's no limit to how many submissions we can have (Practical limit might be 99, I'm not sure) so no need to stake any kind of claim.

[Rancid Sam]

1 hour ago, ViolentBeetle said:

consequences will never be the same.

I fukken love you VB.

[SilentD00mer]

Do you accept submitions from not very experienced mappers? The idea of the project seems very cool and the deadline seems manageable... Maybe I can make something for this project?

[ViolentBeetle]

2 minutes ago, SilentD00mer said:

Do you accept submitions from not very experienced mappers? The idea of the project seems very cool and the deadline seems manageable... Maybe I can make something for this project?

Yes, the bar is fairly low. As long as it's functional and reasonably fun, even if it might be rough around edges, should be acceptable.

[Astar]

Do we need new music? I could try to make a new one :)

[SilentD00mer]

2 minutes ago, ViolentBeetle said:

Yes, the bar is fairly low. As long as it's functional and reasonably fun, even if it might be rough around edges, should be acceptable.

Nice! 

Well, the music will take some time though, I have no experience making the music

[ViolentBeetle]

6 minutes ago, SilentD00mer said:

Nice! 

Well, the music will take some time though, I have no experience making the music

I never meant you need to make new music, just pick something that you think best suits your submissions.

 

11 minutes ago, Astar said:

Do we need new music? I could try to make a new one :)

We could probably use an intermission track. And the title track. And maybe text track too. In this order.

I guess you can always make music for someone's map, if you both feel like it.

[Astar]

Great! I would be glad to make music for someone here.

 

[Treehouseminis]

Sign me up.  Sounds like a fun project, I like minimalist design in doom.

[Moustachio]

Sign me up too.

[Heretic926]

Oooh, sounds interesting. Although I'm basically drowning in work on other CP's, I'd like to make a map for this one.

[Mr. Alexander]

I'm interested, but I would be coming in as a totally new mapper. I've only messed around a little in UDB without actually finishing anything. This would at least give me a deadline to finish something by, though.

[Raith138]

Can I grab a slot?

[BeachThunder]

Nooooo, not another community project. I was gonna take it easy on Doom mapping, but I have to sign up for this.

[ViolentBeetle]

3 hours ago, Raith138 said:

Can I grab a slot?

There is no slots, just make a submissions, and I will arrange it in more logical progression in the end.

 

I also added an item to the rule I forgot to do yesterday, please make sure your map can have 100% kills and secrets. If monsters aren't meant to be fought, make sure they are killed in the end.

[BeachThunder]

What's up with the colour names?

 

[ViolentBeetle]

2 minutes ago, BeachThunder said:

What's up with the colour names?

 

This is how this looks for me:

I think what might be happening if you load DOOM2 last and original palette overwrote the correct one.

[Raith138]

I will not be able to map for 2 weeks so I meant can I get a spot reserved.

If not then I will just hope there is slots left.

[ViolentBeetle]

54 minutes ago, Raith138 said:

I will not be able to map for 2 weeks so I meant can I get a spot reserved. 

Feel free to map whenever, there's no limited slots this time.

[Treehouseminis]

I'm already have textures, midi, and map name picked out.  Got a color theme I'm pretty stoked on.  

[DRON12261]

Seems this project is a good excuse for relaxed and simple mapping after work, where you don't have to concentrate on fine-tuning your magnum opus). Maybe I'll take a little break from my projects and make a small and nice map here.

[DRON12261]

A little teaser of the map, some of which I managed to make tonight. And I'd like to take MAP01, or MAP02 if you take MAP01, @ViolentBeetle.