GERMS UPDATE *13/04*

[zVOITTO]

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Archive Maintainer : Thanks for maintaining
Update to : None
Advanced engine needed : GZDoom, Zandronum
Primary purpose : Single + coop play
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Title : GERMS
Filename : GERMS V1C.wad
Release date : 13.4.2019
Author : Arse & Jyrki
Email Address : HAVIOVOITTO@gmail.com
Other Files By Author : CMPHM (https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/level ... /a-c/cmphm)

Description : A strange structure resembling a huge meatgrinder has risen from the ground. There's somekind of a glowing orb floating on top of it... IT'S A FREE MEGASPHERE! BETTER GRAB MY RUNNING SHOES AND JUMP IN! Aw Geez... There went to the germs.



A map pack made by a couple of Finnish Doom lunatics containing *15* maps, custom monsters, textures, revenants, music and weapons. Lots of blood, flesh, metal and marble painside. The plan is to have 32 playable maps in the future, and updates are coming soon™(and frequently?)

NOTICE: The maps are designed with standard Doom movement in mind, so disable jumping and crouching for the intended experience and challenge. Also some of the levels are dark on purpose, and we would recommend playing with the "Dark" or "Doom" sector lighting modes.

**NEW in Version 1C**

-2 NEW MAPS (MAP10 and MAP11) See gallery and comments for screenshots!

-NEW *SECRET WEAPON*!

-COMPLETELY NEW MAP ORDER!

-NEW TITLEPIC AND MENU EFFECTS

-TITLEMAP ADDED

-A MEGATON OF ADJUSTMENTS AND FIXES

-THE SECRET LEVEL MAP31 HAS FINALLY BEEN REVAMPED:



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The loading screens finally work as intended in multiplayer

Meat grinder conveyer belt has been added and fine tuned to near perfection

Crushers have been added!

Sara holds a secret.. Or two

GERMS V1c MEGA DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/we4TAYhR#DX9Ii3H7tvklZ-CQEq85_ic1tsymH0tEp-5mLHg5K3M

OLD VERSIONS:

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V1 MEGA DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/#!EbhV3YTA!ym3_OY5VH3e2s0BlaGFkNNTvdN4mAGqJB2FsGlc8xO4
V1a MEGA DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/#!Ue5nnSSL!t85qsuRFQ6L-4TPY-MKEpYBW5LH7KFXgbUjBRG6afl0
V1b (MAP05 missing yellow key on HMP): https://mega.nz/#!ADQWyAIA!1DNk4q6_rc6WxUGpSdFyA8qaaVXNKjEWl4H7q4QeYGE
V1b fix MEGA DOWNLOAD https://mega.nz/#!pSJ2ySDD!BOdoschQ5YLo-HKgiUWZt1XiqU0mssbaM3K6lyGU5jw

Any and all feedback, reviews and criticisms are appreciated!


Additional Credits to : id Software
Terry
3D Realms
Hellboy: Asylum seeker : HIMARK.wav, HIMARK2.wav, HB2_3.mp3, HB3_3.mp3
War II: Das Schlachtfeld : WARDIE, WARWALK, WARWIN
Dingaling Production - Devil's Bath Boys -LISA the Painful Soundtrack - (BUY THE SOUNDTRACK at https://widdly2diddly.bandcamp.com/releases)
Epic2.wad: DSITEMUP
Duke Nukem 3d: D_GEEZ, D_CALL, ITSGREEN (From DN3D Prototype)
MOSQ*: Markku
q1tex.wad (Quake texture pack): Derek "Afterglow" Mac Donald (https://www.doomworld.com/afterglow/)
boxoskies-v3: Mechadon (https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/9 ... ore-skies/)
AVGN
Mark "m0ds" Lovegrove - DANGER LOOP
DrDoctor - DRDOCTOR'S TEXTURE PACK
BLOOD : BLOOD004, BLOOD005

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* What is included *

New levels : 15
Sounds : Yes
Music : Yes
Graphics : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch : No
Demos : No
Other : No
Other files required : None


* Play Information *

Game : Doom 2
Map # : 1-15, 31
Single Player : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player : Designed for
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No
Other game styles : None
Difficulty Settings : Yes


* Construction *
Base : New from scratch
Build Time : 11 months
Maps by: : Map02,-03, -04, -07, -08, -09, -11, -13 by Arse, Map01, 05, 06, -10, -12, -14, -31 by Jyrki
Editor(s) used : GZDoom Builder, Slade 3, XWE, GIMP 2
Tested With : GZDoom v4.1.3, Zandronum 3.0

PICTURE GALLERY

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[MFG38]

Screenshots are looking cool. Will give this a spin at some point.

[zVOITTO]

Thanks! Any feedback is appreciated

[Rachael]

Wow - agreed on the screenshots. I see some very impressive ones there! Lots of detail.

[Mysterious Haruko]

Hey, screenshots are impressive in architecture case, but default skies don't do much of justice for set in my opinion. Something more oppressive, mystical or gloomy would be nice here as sky textures. But I don't want influence you that much. I'll give a run soon, if I won't forget.

[zVOITTO]

*NEW* TRAILER FOR GERMS

[Grumpy Tengu]

Looked at the screenshots and thought it looked cool, gave it a go. I dont know who this is supposed to be for except maybe masochists. Difficulty is fine and dandy but this feels like you get punished for every step you advance and get bombarded with monsters. I tested on UV cause thats what i always play on and i lost motivation to keep on after like 10 minutes. Cant even give you constructive criticism cause i see these kind of maps all the time and i really dislike them. Always feels to me like someone wants to prove he is the biggest the baddest creator of them all by making their map this difficult and thats not the point its supposed to be fun above anything else..difficulty can be fun but within reason of course... so in short not my type of maps

[zVOITTO]

NEW Screenshots:

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map05 - Dying Floor:

map11 - Insane Cancer:

[KILLER2]

Looked at the screenshots and thought it looked cool, gave it a go. I dont know who this is supposed to be for except maybe masochists. Difficulty is fine and dandy but this feels like you get punished for every step you advance and get bombarded with monsters. I tested on UV cause thats what i always play on and i lost motivation to keep on after like 10 minutes. Cant even give you constructive criticism cause i see these kind of maps all the time and i really dislike them. Always feels to me like someone wants to prove he is the biggest the baddest creator of them all by making their map this difficult and thats not the point its supposed to be fun above anything else..difficulty can be fun but within reason of course... so in short not my type of maps

I mean there's literally two difficulty levels easier than UV but why try anything else that might work when you can just give a bad review on the internet, amirite?

[zVOITTO]

Looked at the screenshots and thought it looked cool, gave it a go. I dont know who this is supposed to be for except maybe masochists. Difficulty is fine and dandy but this feels like you get punished for every step you advance and get bombarded with monsters. I tested on UV cause thats what i always play on and i lost motivation to keep on after like 10 minutes. Cant even give you constructive criticism cause i see these kind of maps all the time and i really dislike them. Always feels to me like someone wants to prove he is the biggest the baddest creator of them all by making their map this difficult and thats not the point its supposed to be fun above anything else..difficulty can be fun but within reason of course... so in short not my type of maps

I mean there's literally two difficulty levels easier than UV but why try anything else that might work when you can just give a bad review on the internet, amirite?

Both of you are right. I believe Grumpy played the V1 release of GERMS, where UV is the equilavent of V1a and V1b:s Masochism Difficulty. In the current version (v1b) UV should reflect more to Doom 2's UV, or maybe Plutonia, because it is still pretty hard

[Turin Turambar]

Where is the yellow key in map05? I'm totally stuck on the map

[zVOITTO]

Where is the yellow key in map05? I'm totally stuck on the map

Are you playing on Hurt Me Plenty? Just looked at the Yellow keycard on Map05, and noticed that it's missing the Skill 2 (HMP) flag! Sorry about that! I recommend to just spawn the keycard in your inventory in the console with "give yellowcard", until we'll post a fixed version SOON™

Where the keycard should be:

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The Yellow card should be southwest in the map on top of a pillar, that is lowered by pressing a switch on the southeast part of the map where the keycard should be visible. [imgur] https://imgur.com/JDOCjNo [/imgur]

[Turin Turambar]

Yes, I'm playing on HMP. I'm no masochist

Ok, thanks for the reply. Happy to beta test it.

[Turin Turambar]

And advice: I would say map 01 is the hardest one from the first five maps. I would change the order so the easier ones are played before.

[zVOITTO]

And advice: I would say map 01 is the hardest one from the first five maps. I would change the order so the easier ones are played before.

Thanks for the feedback! The map order most likely will change as more maps are made. Two new maps are well on their way already