Colourful Hell 1.01 fix fix tweak tweak

[4thcharacter]

I'm actually writing my own complete with some tidbits like damagetypes and notable item drops. And most importantly, strategy. But the progress has been slowed down lately. I'm now on the Mancubus group. Also, that guide is heavily related to DoomRL and a personal project of mine.

Well then. I'm working on one more related to Legendoom and the Omni-shield minimod.

Since it will be given to some select few I guess it's good to write your own if you want to since mine's closely related to DoomRL (some monsters from there are included), still I try to make it generalized as possible.

[Hege Cactus]

Go right a head with the beastiaries!

Those are very welcome, I once made a mini one myself back in the day, but it was pretty non serious and only was useful for the weaknesses part, not to mention its pretty outdated now.

[Spaceman333]

Can larger monsters gib too? (barons, fatsos, spiders, bosses, etc)

Not yet, Fatsos have had seperated deaths for a while tho, but I will aim to improve it soon.
I'll aim to add HK & Barons gibbing, spider gibs, fatso improvement and cybie gibbing in the next patch, I am unsure on spidermastermind tho.

Black & white tier bosses dont have gibbing and probably won't cause they are powerful enough that killing them alone should be satisfying enough.

Sweet, I'm excited for the full spectrum of gibs to be added for this mod.
The satisfying feeling that gibs add to the gameplay is so significant that previously I had mostly overlooked this mod until I saw gibs being added to it too.

Is there any chance for making non-gibbed corpses to be made shootable and gibbable too?
(Or a crush state that would gib ungibbed corpses if a door slams on top of them?)

It would be super satisfying to take down a black & white tier monsters, then blast their corpse into gibs to cement the player's victory over them, especially as a satisfying moment of revenge if they had almost managed to kill the player prior.

[Machine-Reaper]

Is there any chance for making non-gibbed corpses to be made shootable and gibbable too?
(Or a crush state that would gib ungibbed corpses if a door slams on top of them?)

It would be super satisfying to take down a black & white tier monsters, then blast their corpse into gibs to cement the player's victory over them, especially as a satisfying moment of revenge if they had almost managed to kill the player prior.

That would be going Brutal Doom over them and I don't think this mod would support that.

[dljosef]

And my recommended weapon effects from Legendoom.

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Legendoom Effects (As of V1.6)

Note: This will not cover the effects that deal 3X damage to certain enemies, with one exception.

Legend:

F - Fist
BF - Berserk Fist
CS - Chainsaw
P - Pistol
SG - Shotgun
SSG - Super Shotgun
CG - Chaingun
RL - Rocket Launcher
PR - Plasma Rifle
BFG - BFG 9000

-Common-

Determined: With the weapon out, you take half damage when not attacking.
Best Weapon: N/A
Personal
Comment: It's only really useful for those maps with damaging floors. But that's just me.

Violent: Gibs enemies killed with this weapon, dealing a small bit of radius damage to, and terrorizing, nearby enemies.
Best Weapon: Shotgun, SSG
Comment: A great weapon for early in the game where you aren't facing much in the way of monsters. Particularly for where monsters are bunched up together.

Kinetic: Weapons don't explode, but deal impact damage
Best Weapon: RL
Comment: Wouldn't really recommend it unless for those levels where you have to avoid damaging yourself in tight spaces.

Penetrating: Projectiles rip through enemies with lowered damage.
Best Weapon: PR
Comment: It works best on those really big enemies. Even spider masterminds don't really last long against a penetrating plasma rifle.

Sustained: Powerups have +50% of original length. Stacks.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: It's especially handy for certain powerups like invulnerability spheres. Good luck getting more than at least three.

Spiritual: Health and Armor bonuses give +1 more. Stacks.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: It's best for Colourful Hell, since a lot of the enemies will be dropping those health/armor bonuses.

Tricky: Projectiles bounce off surfaces.
Best Weapon: RL, PR
Comment: Mouselook is recommended to make the most use of this effect.

Raging: Triple damage when Berserk is active
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: If you happen to have a mod where you have a good chance of encountering monsters that can drop berserk packs (Colourful Hell being a prime candidate), this weapon is a godsend. Especially for the shotguns.

Unknown: Infinite ammo while invisibility is active
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Blur spheres are rather rare. However, if you are running a mod that would grant you an invisibility spell, it counts as having the blur sphere active. If you have the BFG with this effect, go nuts.

Hoarder: You gain extra ammo of a given weapon's current type.
Best Weapon: Your fave weapon, really.
Comment: If you love having a lot of ammo, especially the rocket launcher, you can't go wrong with this effect.

Survivor: +100% extra health from healing items. Stacks.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Really helps if you're trying to conserve those health packs.


-Uncommon-

Unlikely: 33% chance to not consume ammo per shot.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Not too reliable an effect, IMO, but it can help for early on when there aren't better effects. Hoarder is still better.

Berserker's: More damage the lower your health is.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Only use this if you really want to live on the edge. Hitscanners will be your nightmare with this.

Chargeup: Store multiple attacks to unleash them at once.
Best Weapon: Any (Your preference, really)
Comment: It isn't too bad with the pistol and shotguns. However, it's overkill with the rocket launcher.

Efficient: Uses half ammo per shot.
Best Weapon: SSG and BFG only
Comment: It's actually a pretty nice effect for saving ammo, if you use the SSG a lot.

Cluster: Shots explode into smaller, weaker shots
Best Weapon: RL, PR
Comment: Could be very useful for those areas with a lot of enemies. Rocket launcher means the projectiles will be dealing less splash damage to you and other enemies.

Medic: Healing items effect all players.
Comment: It's Multiplayer-only.

Optional: Weapons fire weaker shots without ammo.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Not too bad a replacement for melee, especially the bfg.

Painful: Attacks always make enemies flinch.
Best Weapon: CS, CH
Comment: The rapid-fire weapons are the best ways to make use of stunlocking non-legendary enemies.

Energetic: Twice as many BFG Rays
Best Weapons: BFG Only
Comment: If you really wanna one-shot those big enemies up close, accept no substitutes.

Shockwave: BFG shots explode instead of emitting rays
Best Weapons: BFG Only
Comment: Speaks for itself.

Hunting: Slower fire rate, but higher damage and knockback
Best Weapons: Any
Comment: I prefer the chaingun and either of the two shotguns with this effect.


-Rare-

Improbable: Shots have 66% chance of not consuming ammo
Best Weapons: Any, mostly CG
Comment: Considering you use the CG, this is a step up from the other effect.

Seeker: Shots home in on enemies
Best Weapon: RL, PR
Comment: Should the time come to fight the Icon of Sin-type bosses, find a different weapon effect if you don't want your rockets veering off-target.

Killstreaker: Killing enemies gives a short, extendable speed boost
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: None too useful an effect IMO, but...

Nuclear: Less damage, infinite ammo
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Essentially the same as if you took the optional effect.

Lucky: A chance of dealing a max-damage 5X strength attack.
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Can't go wrong with lucky shotguns for mad crits, or a berserk-amped lucky fist.

Desperate: When attacking below 26% health, you gain moments of invincibility
Best Weapon: Fist, CG
Comment: A high-risk effect, to be frank. And superfluous if you have the omni-shield mod.

Whittling: Applies a stacking damage resistance debuff with each hit
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Rapid-fire weapons stack the effect's length.

Shaman: Powerups effect all players
Comment: Multiplayer only.

Accelerator: Instant-hitting attacks
Best Weapon: RL, BFG
Comment: Essentially hitscan projectile weapons? Yes please. A plasma rifle with this effect ain't half bad either.

Explosive: Shots explode for small radius damage
Best Weapon: SG, SSG
Comment: Explosive hitscan weapons is a solid choice for if you really wanna deal more damage to groups of enemies or the beefy enemies.

High Explosive: Explosions are twice as big
Best Weapon: RL Only
Comment: Not really a bad choice for wide-open areas. In closed spaces, this could easily get you killed.

Shaped Charge: Explosions don't damage the owner.
Best Weapon: RL Only
Comment: Best for up-close usage of the rocket, or if you just don't want to worry about damaging yourself.

Vidmaster's: Explosions do full damage over their whole radius
Best Weapon: RL Only
Comment: Misusing this will kill you quickly.

Rapid: Twice the firing rate
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: Even a rapid-fire pistol isn't too bad for early in a run.

Marksman's: Always max damage for each hit
Best Weapon: Any, preferably either SG
Comment: A berserk fist dealing the max damage with this effect type isn't half bad, either.

Sniper: 100% Accuracy
Best Weapon: Either SG for the damage
Comment: A sniper chaingun's also nice for when you really don't feel like tapping it. The flavor text for this speaks for itself in the SSG's case.

Extended: Longer range
Best Weapon: F and CS, only.
Comment: I'd recommend a berserk fist with this effect if you find dancing with hell barons and hell knights a little too risky.

CQC: Triple damage, but with much less accuracy
Best Weapon: SSG
Comment: If you really must gain triple damage with this, the SSG will do just fine. A CQC shotgun is okay to. Anything else is a waste of time.


-Epic-

Impossible: 50% chance of gaining ammo instead
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: If you can make use of this effect, that's great. Otherwise, IMO, there are better ones.

Heroic: Triple damage to bosses
Best Weapon: Any, BF with Omnishield mod
Comment: This will really help in Colourful Hell when you fight those black and white-tier bosses, especially with the fist if you have the omnishield mod.

Murderous: Gives an extendable 3x damage buff with each kill.
Best Weapon: SSG
Comment: Really works for when you want to kill a lot of enemies. The SSG is the most consistent for this. An SG works very well, too.

Unstoppable: Gives an extendable 50% damage resistance buff for each kill
Best Weapons: Any
Comment: Not my favorite, since I'm more of the type to kill enemies quickly.

Irradiated: Projectiles fire irradiated pulses that deal AOE damage constantly.
Best Weapons: PR
Comment: Quite the ass-kicking weapons for large groups of enemies.

Bloodthirsty: Killing enemies gives health bonuses
Best Weapons: SG, SSG
Comment: For the weaker enemies, of course. RL and BFG may not work as well.

Plasmatic: Fires plasma blasts
Best Weapons: Any
Comment: Certain enemies in Colourful Hell have plasma resistance. Keep that in mind.

Persistent: Each shot does a stacking DoT debuff (5 dmg/sec) on enemies upon hit.
Best Weapons: Either SG, CG, PR
Comment: The CG's great for long-range sniping to wear down the really beefy enemies. The shotguns for those up-close encounters with the Colourful Hell bosses (Provided you made good to stock up on those omnishields) is also very good. (Especially the SSG, if all pellets connect.)

Triple Threat: Three shots in a spread
Best Weapon: BFG
Comment: How's this for an upgrade to the BFG? PR and the SSG with this effect are also really good. RL is three times as likely to get you killed.

Twin Shot: Two shots for the price of one
Best Weapon: Any
Comment: At least you won't have to worry about the spread problem with the RL.

[Slax]

Black shotgunners. Black shotgunners. Black shotgunners.
Please let them be in a big room so I can just run past them. ARRRRGH! IT HURTS!

(Don't get me wrong. I don't mind KILLYOUINTHEFACE enemies.)

[dljosef]

The Omni-shield mod REALLY helps with the really nasty encounters. (Especially those really nasty enemies like the white archvile)

Anyways, the White Chaingunner enemy was really annoying in the "Can't get anywhere near 'em" fashion. And I found that her minions spawns tend to get stuck in walls and outside of the map.

[Ryuhi]

bees tend to be either obnoxiously hard to deal with in open areas, or a cakewalk to a half dozen free backpacks in enclosed areas. Since some mods have more DoT effects to help with crowd control, it would be nice if they played nicer with such and maybe had a higher pain chance to go along with them

I only mention this for people who pair the mod with Guncaster, Trailblazer, ProjectMSX, or any other mods with rapid fire suppression weapons.

[ErrantMasa]

One run's RNG went insane with giving me black shotgunners (I think 3-4 times in the episode).

I've also once rolled black zombie+black shotgunner+white shotgunner (praise be to Saint Benellus!) on e1m1 (with DoomRLA)!

[Jojo_195]

How do I kill the white archvile? Do I have to shoot him normally or kill all his ghosts? does he spawn infinite ghosts? can he resurrect ghosts of imps as ghosts again?

[Overlord]

How do I kill the white archvile? Do I have to shoot him normally or kill all his ghosts? does he spawn infinite ghosts? can he resurrect ghosts of imps as ghosts again?

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[namsan]

New gibs are just great.
But I realized... they are fading too fast.
If gibs touch ground, they will disappear like nothing happened.
Can you make gibs persistent, or remain for 30-60 seconds?
I love to watch colorful messy aftermath.

[bowserknight]

Hey there, just wanted to say I really love this wad! Also, I'll be doing a full playthrough of "1monster.wad" with this activated and will post it on youtube. So far it's very fun but the very first map was actually the hardest for now lol, it just has the weak Zombies but there's also almost no room to hide, no other weapons than the pistol and very little health. It's really hard to survive the stronger versions... especially the red Zombie can be pretty unfair, in my opinion the Berserk pack should drop everytime you kill him, not just a random chance. Unless you manage to not get hit by him at all, you'll need any health you can get.

[Ryuhi]

Hey there, just wanted to say I really love this wad! Also, I'll be doing a full playthrough of "1monster.wad" with this activated and will post it on youtube. So far it's very fun but the very first map was actually the hardest for now lol, it just has the weak Zombies but there's also almost no room to hide, no other weapons than the pistol and very little health. It's really hard to survive the stronger versions... especially the red Zombie can be pretty unfair, in my opinion the Berserk pack should drop everytime you kill him, not just a random chance. Unless you manage to not get hit by him at all, you'll need any health you can get.

mods like these usually arent made with other specific gameplay mods in mind, if you want to modify it to work better with another mod, making a patch file in slade with your changes is usually the best way

that said it DOES work really well with a lot of them, like trailblazer and high noon drifter

[bowserknight]

mods like these usually arent made with other specific gameplay mods in mind, if you want to modify it to work better with another mod, making a patch file in slade with your changes is usually the best way

that said it DOES work really well with a lot of them, like trailblazer and high noon drifter

1monster isn't a gameplay mod, it's just maps where there's only 1 type of enemy in each map (map01 only has Zombie, map02 Imps...) and I think that actually works very well with Colourful Hell, don't know why it shouldn't. It makes that wad actually more interesting. But yeah I admit, giving the red Zombies a guaranteed Berserk would make it a little too easy.

If anyone's interested, I've already done the first few maps, just gotta upload them. Too bad the bosses are practically impossible on the first maps.

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