Veinen

Map09 UV-max in 0:19 3264k09-019.zip Map16 UV-max in 0:20 3264k16-020.zip Map25 UV-max in 0:14 3264k25-014.zip

Map04 UV-max in 0:16 3264k04-016.zip Map05 UV-max in 0:14 3264k05-014.zip Map07 UV-max in 0:18 3264k07-018.zip Map08 UV-max in 0:08 3264k08-008.zip

Map03 UV-max in 0:11 3264k03-011.zip

Map27 UV-max in 0:09 3264k27-009.zip

Played through this today (on UV), some really fun and fast-paced stuff you have here! Lots of bloodletting with some moderately mean traps here and there but still very manageable even in a blind playthrough. Great layouts as well, the way the maps open up is pretty neat. I believe I may have found one small thing to fix; a softlock (I think?) early on in map01, see attached demo (DSDA doom) for demonstration. ps. sorry for the nauseatingly janky movement in the demo, I'm still trying to get used to DSDA doom's mouse sensitivity which is rather different from prboom+ that I'm so used to. Caff_01_softlock.zip

Just played through this and enjoyed it a lot. Lovely Scythe-like medium sized levels with good action, neat aesthetics and definite old school vibes. Not very tough overall but the third episode does start turning the heat a little bit with Rev, AV and Cyber density increasing noticeably. Also liked your style with secrets and how accessible they all were, quite easy to find most of them if you just pay a little bit of attention and use the automap for clues. Great work! I recorded FDA demos for each map (attached), if such are of interest. Played on UV with glboom+ 2.5.1.3. FDA_nostalgia_01-32.zip

Category 1 finished (map15) in 44:46. Tried to play fast, which moderately well I guess. Backfired a bit in a few maps where I just got confused and lost due to not paying enough attention in certain areas. Last map had me sweating a bit until I finally found the way. DWIronman_Intime_Veinen.zip

Here's my effort, category 1 and dead on map10 with 191 kills. I've played very little doom all year so surprised to get even this far. Fatigue and stupidity killed me in the end, which was to be expected. Seems like a fun mapset though, one of the many I'm sure that I have missed in my inactivity. DWIronman_Vigor_Veinen.zip

I finished RC1 a while ago but forgot to post. Had a really good time with this overall, I have always liked your mapping style a lot and this classic & chill version is no different in that. Very much easygoing as advertised and that was exactly what I needed after a few months of zero dooming. Excellent stuff as always! Attached are my UV FDAs for RC1, dunno if they are of any use at this point though. Recorded with prboom+ 2.5.1.3. FDA_AR_RC1_01-32.zip

@valkiriforce Quick heads up: map02 has a tag 0 linedef (574) with W1 Door Open Stay action, which completely breaks the map if you happen to cross it (at least in prboom+ 2.5.1.3). Not exactly in the main path but secret hunters might stumble upon it. FDA attached for evidence. Also sector 97 as secret in the same map seems like a mistake. FDA_AR_RC1_02.zip

Really good exploration-heavy map with a festive theme. The "realistic" style is very well done and there are a lot of little details to love, especially all the doomcute stuff and of course the BFG factory part. I admit skipping the op's objective description but I got enough hint from the exit gate to understand what needed to be done, although I was briefly confused as to what to do when I completed the first area. The map is not particularly difficult, mostly just incidental combat with plenty of supplies, but it's fine and I suppose fitting for this stealthy delivery mission. I feel like I went through the map in a kind of a backwards order since I went to the factory floor section first which is the most heavily populated area and has the most threatening encounter in the map. Wouldn't call that an issue and I think it fits the theme to have an open layout, just a little unexpected to have something of a climax combat-wise so early. Enjoyed this very much, so thanks and well done! My FDA in the attachment, recorded with glboom+ on UV. FDA_drlzoros.zip

Damn these tricky speedrunners and their filthy speedrunning tricks! Seriously though, nice route improvement. I remember looking at that map in an editor and noting those unfortunate linedefs at the beginning that block better route options but trying the linedef skip didn't really even cross my mind. "Tricks" aren't really something I tend to actively look for in max routes but I guess that needs to change huh...

I agree with this (and the rest of the complevel stuff in KD's post) and it's the principle I have been generally following myself when doing demos. Obviously the provided complevel is the preferred one but if it leads to issues which can be solved by using another compatibility setting, then I think switching to the other complevel should be the baseline way to go. More often than not that'll be perfectly reasonable and doesn't really change the maps in any meaningful way (and no, I don't consider slightly annoying boom monster behavior as meaningful). Ultimately it should be a case by case evaluation of course since there are probably cases where switching complevels does fundamentally change some other part of the map (e.g. trivializing some encounter due to boom ledges, insane lost soul flooding of some area) but I mean, reporting and discussion is encouraged if the runner has any doubts.

dac3 UV-max in 5:20 dac3-520.zip

Category 1, UV, survived in a leisurely paced 70:12 with no deaths in deathpits or otherwise. Pretty fun mapset, though to say this retains just some of Doom 2's feel might be an understatement... DWIE_wicked0_Veinen.zip