BluePineapple72 Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) ~~~~~~~~~ I WANT TO BELIEVE ~~~~~~~~~ Hey folks! Got a beta here! Over the next few weeks maps will be updated to fix any found bugs, add some visual polish, and to ensure beatability/balance. Three maps do not have MIDIs yet and some levels need sky transfers added. A UMAPINFO has not been implemented as of BETA 1. 3 maps need to be finished: one is mine. MAP01 Intro Map (unfinished) - @Death Bear MAP02 They Watch - @raddicted MAP03 All Your PUSS are Belong to Us - @DynamiteKaitorn MAP04 To Serve Man - @DFF MAP05 Beef Impact - @muumi MAP06 Forest Factory - @CBM MAP07 Unidentified Parking Lot - @Scionox MAP08 Beyond the Event Horizon - @LateNightPerson MAP09 Circles part 1 - Death Bear MAP10 Circles part 2 - Death Bear MAP11 Circles part 3 - Death Bear MAP12 Launch Base - Muumi MAP13 Gas Station - @LGmaire MAP14 Swamp Things - @Blexor MAP15 Home Invaders - @NecrumWarrior MAP16 Abducted - Scionox MAP17 The Phantasmic Operahouse - Late Night Person MAP18 96 Quite Bitter Beings @myolden MAP19 Arrival @Silhouette 03 MAP20 Bogus Backcountry - @Egregor MAP21 Scared in Small Town Square - Egregor MAP22 AREA 69 - Nevada Research Facility - Egregor MAP23 I Saw Drones - @SirPootis MAP24 The Exhibit - A Worrisome Warlock MAP25 Ol' Caves - @Chuckles_troll MAP26 Secrets Revealed - Scionox MAP27 Moo 2 It - @Peccatum Mihzamiz MAP28 Attack of the Giant Heads - NecrumWarriorMAP29 Extraterrestrial Harvest - BluePineapple72 Spoiler Greetings and Salutations earthlings! I’ve just plunged my green spindly fingers into this hoomahn’s brain and have started using it as a vessel to type messages to you… FROM OUTER SPACE! I’ve even gotten one of my other alien pals to hijack some bear to co-lead this INVASION FROM THE VASTNESS OF... OUTER SPACE! THE HORROR! THE HORROR! We’re coming for your leaders and bureaucracies you filthy Hoomahns! Right after we take over this here speedmapping series that is. We’re gonna start our invasion of your pathetic world by commandeering this so-called “Tricking and Tearing” sub-series you Hoo-Mahns have mapped for once or thrice before and we’re going to transmogrify it the only way we (the aliens) know how! AT WARPSPEED! Unlike you disgusting Hoo-Mahns who require petulant things such as gasoline and sexual validation, we (special thanks to @Egregor, @Lina, @muumi, @Peccatum Mihzamiz, @LGmaire, anyone I missed) aliens were able to provide for ourselves a handsome resource pack with which we can conquer worlds! Including yours! See how pitiful and dull all of your earthly browns and greens are in contrast to our vibrant dark pinks and bright pinks? Being the naturalists that we are, there are a few different species of cow in the pack (right cow and left cow) in addition to an exploding "Evil Cow!" We’ve even replaced your precious Commander Keen with one of our spawnling’s eggs (which will be important for gameplay gimmickry). Since you’re gonna get comfortable with these Ancient Alien textures you might as well get comfortable with these new rules your new masters are putting in place. 6 Hour Map Timer - You have 6 hours to brush out the layout and map design of your level. I’ll accept detailing overhauls after you post your level, but I won’t accept startan boxes and super barebones initial submissions that you intend to detail later. At 6 hours you should have a pretty good idea of what your final level should look like, but changes may come whether they may be in visuals or in balancing (see PUSS mapping guidelines below) Format Information: We’re working in Boom format with Doom 2. That means your level must be beatable without jumping/crouching and mouselook disabled. Make sure that your level works in PRBoom comp-level 9. INVASION! - This month’s theme is ALIEN INVASION! Aesthetically, your level must focus on the contrasting texture sets of the eclectic Earthy textures, comprised of textures from Redneck Rampage, Blood, Lost Civilization and more, against Skillsaw’s famous Ancient Aliens texture pack. The mapset will take place in good ‘ole fashioned small-town USA where farmer Joe and his buddies who work at the nearby diner and gas station live. Make great use of the wilderness textures to help sell the next rule… THE HORROR! THE HORROR! - Given it’s the Halloween month, the gameplay and ‘mapfeel’ of your map should evoke more of an atmospheric and creepy vibe. Maps must be set at night or at sunset with lots of (BOO!) surprise enemies and a general atmosphere of dread. Given too we have a bunch of kooky alien textures, let the rule above about contrasting map elements allow you to homage corny alien movies from the 60s with their cardboard sets and puppet stringed man-eaters. I’ll also ask that you pick an appropriate midi too. EGGS! The objective of your map must be to purge the infestation. How? Commander keen is now an egg! Your map must have at minimum two Keen Eggs, and something within your map must have a door (could be on a voodoo track) with tag 666 attached to it that you need to kill all of the keen-eggs in order to progress. Hard 100 monster limit. Ooh! What a doozy! There’s a lot you can do without that many enemies. This is also a ‘no slaughter’ rule. Survival horror! Make health/ammo a commodity the player has to search for. Don’t necessarily starve them of ammo, but be very conscious about resource placement in that players are gonna be worried about the alien shotgunner around the corner. Will be something I’ll help you iron out during playtesting. Co-Op Starts are mandatory. Difficulty settings will also be mandatory. However, a caveat is that I’ll allow you to submit a level without difficulty settings provided that you send a version with them later. I’ll also add that balancing a level’s difficulty settings won’t knock your timer down. OPTIONAL - Build a UFO that you can board! OPTIONAL - Non Linear level! Since you have to root out an infestation, might as well make the player work for it and look for them eggs eh? Try placing a bunch of branching paths the player has to take in order to complete their task. Even better if it loops back in on itself, allowing for multiple different ways to beat the level. Maps are due to Death Bear and I either in this thread or my discord on Sunday October 29th 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. Your mapping time can be nonconsecutive. Your timer will only go down when you are mapping (actively placing lines, things, adjusting visuals etc.). Speedmaps will be under the honor rule. Neither you nor I can prove if a map went over the time limit or not, but trained eyes can see what is and is not a speedmap. If you cheat, people will notice. Any time in Slade used to give a custom sky, midi, etc. is outside of your mapping time. I would recommend spending some time looking over the texture pack before you begin mapping, so that you don’t waste time scrolling. Once your time is up, before you submit your map if you haven’t beaten your map, please spend time to verify that your level is beatable. I break this rule all the time and the community hates me for it. Speedmapping? Infinite detailing? The time limit for PUSS projects is to light a fire under the mapper’s ass, inspiring you to make something awesome in a short amount of time. It is meant to help hone efficiency and prevent scope creep or magnum opus syndrome. With your 6 hour time limit, you should develop a map that you’d be content to submit to a speedmapping project, as if there was no extra detailing time. It should have all major areas, follow all rules, and have gameplay implemented. Future updates can be used to develop on detailing, add non-playable area detailing, apply feedback, balance gameplay, and polish progression and atmosphere. TLDR; layout, general gameplay, and visuals in 6 hours - visual refinement/detailing/monster balancing in however long it needs. Map submissions must include a builder screenshot of the layout you came up with after 6 hours and then a screenshot of the map you refined from it. I'm OK with you submitting a map before you refine it if you need feedback/suggestions. Here is an example from PUSS 22: There is no cap to how many maps you can submit to these events. Any bug fixing/map changes are due to me 1 week after I upload the final playthrough video of the last submission. For submissions, please post in this format: Map Name: [ X ] Author: [ X ] Music: [ Song + Author ] Sky: [ X ] Difficulty Settings: [ X ] Build Time: [ X ] Comments: [X] Screenshots: IMPORTANT LINKS: TRICKING & TEARING @ WARPSPEED - Resource Pack (PUSS31_TT4.wad) ADDITIONAL LINKS:Midi Site Link MegathreadJames Paddock MusicDoomkid MIDI packTristan Clark MIDI pack - Fun fact! Old PUSS threads used to have Clark's last name spelled with an e! @Tristan pinged me about it and I had forgotten to fix it for months harhar! Far off the coast of the Zorglonian megacluster is a starsystem of mappers on a collision course for Earth! We welcome mappers from the furthest edges of the gamma quadrant to the bending arms of the Alpha! Even if you're just getting your Identified Flying Object off the ground, The Pineapple Under the Sea exists to help ferment an infestation of mapper-itis! Got ideas or questions you wanna bounce around about this project? Want to learn how to invade a planet? Feel free to touch down and ask away! Pineapple Under the Sea Speedmapping on Doomwiki PUSS SERIES IV: PUSS XXX: Quick N’ Dirty PUSS SERIES III: Spoiler PUSS XXIX: Hot Soapy Water PUSS XXVIII: Quoth the Raven PUSS XXVII: Perpetual Torment PUSS XXVI: Clandestine Castle Crashing 2 PUSS XXV: LUNACY PUSS XXIV: Lover's Quarrel PUSS XXIII: Mappin' Round the Doommas Tree PUSS XXII: The Chilling Winds of Dis PUSS XXI: TRICK & TEAR THE LIVING DEAD PUSS XX: HELL YEAH! PUSS SERIES II: Spoiler PUSS XIX: Dead Mappers Tell No Tales PUSS XVIII: Rowdy Rudy in...Revenge of the Speeddemons PUSS XVII: Pandemonium Speed Weeks PUSS XVI: Pac-Man Doom PUSS XV: Mysterious Mayan Madness PUSS XIV: 12 MORE Days of Doommas PUSS XIII: TH1RT3EN PUSS XII: Trick and Tear 2 PUSS XI: Anniversary Under the Sea PUSS SERIES I: Spoiler PUSS X: The Summer of Slaughter PUSS IX: Mapping at Warpspeed PUSS VIII: Speed Squared PUSS VII: Rowdy Rudy in... March of the Speeddemons! PUSS VI: Imperfect Hatred PUSS V: Clandestine Castle Crashing PUSS IV: 12 Days of Doommas PUSS III: Boss Battle Bonanza PUSS II: TRICK & TEAR I PUSS I: September Under the Sea ADDITIONAL EVENTS: @MemeMind's Musical Mapping @ViolentBeetle's Solar Struggle ViolentBeetle's Skulltiverse ViolentBeetle's Hellevator Hot Potato Line in the Sand Edited November 13, 2023 by BluePineapple72 : Beta 2.2 33 Share this post Link to post
Death Bear Posted October 1, 2023 We are honored to be co-running this event while under control of this large furry animal. It's time to take over this pitiful planet...and to set the record straight on who and what we actually are...as opposed to those foolish paper mâché monstrosities that some of your leaders are passing off as us. The sky IS falling! Prepare yourself, hoo-mahns! The time has finally come! 7 Share this post Link to post
MemeMind Posted October 1, 2023 I AM disappointed in you PUSS! ANOTHER Alien themed wad????? YOU guys have NO originality!!!! Spoiler Sarcasm 2 Share this post Link to post
Bloo Posted October 1, 2023 Any chance I could help with some midis for this project? 5 Share this post Link to post
BluePineapple72 Posted October 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Bloo said: Any chance I could help with some midis for this project? Absolutely! What did you have in mind? 3 Share this post Link to post
Bloo Posted October 1, 2023 Just now, BluePineapple72 said: Absolutely! What did you have in mind? I've just been in a composing mood so whatever is available for me to do honestly. 3 Share this post Link to post
Blexor Posted October 1, 2023 This is the first Trick & Tear event that I've been present for, so I'd definitely like to try and contribute something for it. Also in general I'd like to contribute to more of these events going forward. Since Dis, I've skipped over a number of them for one reason or another, and looking back I kind of regret that. Let's see if I can't make at least one map for each event over the next year. Anyway, I've been looking at the resource pack since last night and I think I have a level 'theme' figured out. I'll start sketching a rough layout tonight or tomorrow and hopefully hit the editor sometime within the next few days. 4 Share this post Link to post
Death Bear Posted October 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Blexor said: This is the first Trick & Tear event that I've been present for, so I'd definitely like to try and contribute something for it. Also in general I'd like to contribute to more of these events going forward. Since Dis, I've skipped over a number of them for one reason or another, and looking back I kind of regret that. Let's see if I can't make at least one map for each event over the next year. Anyway, I've been looking at the resource pack since last night and I think I have a level 'theme' figured out. I'll start sketching a rough layout tonight or tomorrow and hopefully hit the editor sometime within the next few days. Great to hear, Blexor! Look forward to it! 3 Share this post Link to post
Egregor Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) Edited October 3, 2023 by Egregor 11 Share this post Link to post
Raith138 Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) I will see if I can cook something up... Also, is there a texture to be used for keen doors? It would help for consistency and would make it obvious where to go to when you kill the eggs. Edited October 3, 2023 by Raith138 2 Share this post Link to post
Peccatum Mihzamiz Posted October 4, 2023 10 hours ago, Raith138 said: I will see if I can cook something up... Also, is there a texture to be used for keen doors? It would help for consistency and would make it obvious where to go to when you kill the eggs. Looking forward to your map(s)! We do not have a unified texture for keen doors or anything like that. Different mappers will probably come up with unique scenarios, which will result in a nice and possibly eclectic set. I can imagine that some mappers will want progression towards the eggs to more obvious than others. I do not think that not having an overarching door set will take away from the experience. If you feel like it, I think you are welcome to make a custom texture, advertisting the location of the eggs. Please let us know if you have any other thoughts on this :) 1 Share this post Link to post
DynamiteKaitorn Posted October 4, 2023 Map Name: All your PUSS are belong to us!Author: Heich AKA DynamiteKaitornMusic: Forbidden Area - Castlevania: Aria Of SorrowSky: the default RSKY1 of the resource packDifficulty Settings: Yes - some enemies don't appear on the other difficultiesBuild Time: 4 hours 30 minutesComments: Wasn't fully sure how to make it spoooopy so I kinda just went with a mild halloween vibe.Screenshots: Spoiler Pumplekinsies UwU Oi! Get offa ma farm! >:( It's meal time... :o Pipes ahoy! Don't faaaaalll! ;) https://www.mediafire.com/file/okpj3bw6h98zcku/All_Your_PUSS_Are_Belong_To_Us.zip/file 7 Share this post Link to post
Suitepee Posted October 8, 2023 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNZ_iu5tD2U Just thought of this as a random suggestion for the intro midi to this mapset. Seemed like it could be useful for something Doom-related. 2 Share this post Link to post
BluePineapple72 Posted October 8, 2023 3 week warning for mapping! I've also updated the resource pack to version 2. Has some minor changes. I'll need to adjust the Keen egg to not be stuck to the ceiling. Map with him as if he is on the ground. 3 Share this post Link to post
NeilForshaw Posted October 8, 2023 3 hours ago, BluePineapple72 said: 3 week warning for mapping! I've also updated the resource pack to version 2. Has some minor changes. I'll need to adjust the Keen egg to not be stuck to the ceiling. Map with him as if he is on the ground. Ahh cool. I was wondering about the keen egg :s 1 Share this post Link to post
BluePineapple72 Posted October 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, NeilForshaw said: Ahh cool. I was wondering about the keen egg :s I'll likely put out an update tonight after work since it is fairly important to have the egg on the ground for you mappers. I just forgot to throw it into this latest resource update. Likewise I forgot to add the second submission by @DynamiteKaitorn. Map02 by @raddicted is in the current resource file however. 0 Share this post Link to post
BluePineapple72 Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Howdy folks, just updated the resource pack with some new stuffs. Mainly some thing fixes like some unblocking obstacles. V3 Download This is also a two week warning for the event closure. Get those maps in! 3 Share this post Link to post
muumi Posted October 17, 2023 Map Name: Beef Impact Author: Muumi Music: Paleblood Waltz by AD_79 Sky: mship from resource Difficulty Settings: yes Build Time: around ~4 hours Comments: spooky farmhouse with lots of terrifying cows Download 10 Share this post Link to post
Scionox Posted October 19, 2023 Map Name: Unidentified Parking Lot Author: Scionox Music: "Overlooked Hotel" from Blood Sky: RA_SKY1 from the pack(sky transfer) Difficulty Settings: Implemented Build Time: 6 hours for map + however much time(didnt count) for polish/balance after Comments: Survival horror-ish+resource management and combat puzzle elements Screenshots: Spoiler Download: UnidentifiedParkingLot.zip(Incl. pre-polish version) 7 Share this post Link to post
LateNightPerson Posted October 22, 2023 Map Name: Beyond The Event Horizon Author: Late Night Person Music: "Lost Communications" (Original Composition) Sky: default Difficulty Settings: yes Build Time: 5 3/4 hours Comments: Kinda rushed parts of it, you can clearly tell where it was rushed lol. Spooky techbase map that ends with a hell maze with a teleporting cyberdemon. Where you're going, you won't need eyes to see. Fun fact: there is only a single, hidden medkit on uv. Have fun surviving! eventhorizon.zip 4 Share this post Link to post
Peccatum Mihzamiz Posted October 22, 2023 I playtested most of the submissions up until now. The VOD is up over here. 4 Share this post Link to post
BluePineapple72 Posted October 25, 2023 FOUR DAY WARNING FOR SUBMISSIONS!!! 2 Share this post Link to post
muumi Posted October 25, 2023 Download Map Name: Launch Base Author: Muumi Music: Monolithic Creatures by Velvetic Sky: from resource Difficulty Settings: Yes Co-op Starts: Yes Build Time: ~about 5.5 hours Comments: Towering alien base. They are preparing something big here. 3 Share this post Link to post
DreadWanderer Posted October 25, 2023 Hot damn, Zorglo is back baby!!!! 3 Share this post Link to post
Blexor Posted October 27, 2023 Map Name: Swamp Things (t&t@ws_blex_v1.0.zip) Author: Blexor Music: "Maridia ~ Sandy Desert" from Super Metroid Sky: RSKY1 Difficulty Settings: Yes Build Time: Yes (But more seriously: 6hrs for base layout, probably about another 6-10 hrs for initial testing/fixing, And almost certainly another 15-20 hrs for re-texturing, detailing and general clean-up) Comments: A spooky ol' romp through the swamp. Find and destroy 5 alien eggs to dissolve the bio-matter blocking the way to the UFO. Board that sucker and find a switch to overheat the engines, but be aware: Those pissed-off martians probably won't let you leave so easily. Capturing the atmosphere on this one was a little bit tricky but I'm generally happy with how it turned out. I leaned into under-powering the player to try and amp up that 'dread' feeling. Before secrets, you can only acquire the single-barrel shotty, chaingun, and chainsaw. Ammo and health I made a bit tight as well, and while I myself can finish the map without running out completely, others might find UV a little too scant. I encourage players to respect Mr. Eager Beaver. Wasn't sure amount the midi choice, at first. I mean I love me some Soupa Meatroid, but I only put it in there as a "this will do for now" pick. Over time, though, it kind of grew on me. I used my incredible midi-editing skills (joke) to make it loop better, as it originally faded-out. Final thing to note: There are technically 7 secrets on this map, but 2 of them I left unmarked since they're missable. You can progress to a point where it is no longer possible to acquire them (at least not without some creative arch-vile kiting), and since I thought I'd be kind to 100%-ers, they're not tagged. Unless you're fixing to get 100% of the items, too, and uh... if that's the case then I guess you're f'd. Screenshots: Spoiler Here the map at exactly 6 hours in: And here's what the map looks like now: 6 Share this post Link to post
SleepyVelvet Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 12:00 AM, BluePineapple72 said: Format Information: We’re working in Boom format with Doom 2. That means your level must be beatable without jumping/crouching and mouselook disabled. Make sure that your level works in PRBoom comp-level 9. I recall some of the previous PUSS's I've checked out being UDMF and sorts. I operate in the boom-osphere, so if Boom is the case sometimes, I'll have to keep close tabs on these in the future as to not miss out. 1 Share this post Link to post
NecrumWarrior Posted October 27, 2023 I finally wrapped up work on this map. This month was pretty busy for me so I expect this may be the only map I submit. A real shame because this texture pack is fun. Map Name: Home Invaders Author: NecrumWarrior Music: Lost in Place by Lippeth Sky: SKYAA_03 Difficulty Settings: Partially implemented Build Time: 5 hours 45 minutes Comments: This map leans heavily into using Boom's silent teleport to simulate floor-over-floor, but I also made the transition very obvious as a way to play up the B-movie aspect. I am pretty happy with it, but it needs some detail work. Download: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3rc5pl77zrpd2zh8vojz5/INVADERS.wad?rlkey=uiwmu51y9pyzd4cd5rb2m3vgh&dl=0 Screenshots: I do have another idea though, if I can find the time. 8 Share this post Link to post
BluePineapple72 Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, NoisyVelvet said: I recall some of the previous PUSS's I've checked out being UDMF and sorts. I operate in the boom-osphere, so if Boom is the case sometimes, I'll have to keep close tabs on these in the future as to not miss out. Have a gander at our Doomwiki, you’ll see a good number of our PUSS events are Boom compat. Majority of our Series III events are boom (September 2022-August 2023). I enjoy Speedmapping in boom more and compiling is easier, so it’s likely to be the format we’re gonna be making the most events with in the foreseeable future. 1 Share this post Link to post
Scionox Posted October 27, 2023 Map Name: Abducted Author: Scionox Music: "Floghorn" by Lee Jackson Sky: RA_SKY1 from the pack(sky transfer) Difficulty Settings: Implemented Build Time: 6 hours for map + however much time(didnt count) for polish/balance after Comments: Tight shotgun combat w/ some survival horror elements Screenshots: Spoiler Download: Abducted.zip(incl. pre-polish ver.) 6 Share this post Link to post
myolden Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) Map Name: 96 Quite Bitter Beings Author: myolden Music: Paint the Town Red by Jimmy Sky: SKYTT49 Difficulty Settings: Yes Build Time: 5 hours 30 minutes Comments: Spooky farmhouse. I plan on doing some more detailing but I wanted to get this submitted before the deadline. Screenshots: Spoiler 96 Quite Bitter Beings.zip Edited October 27, 2023 by myolden 7 Share this post Link to post
