Temple of the Lizard Men Remake: GOLD EDITION RELEASED!

For Total Conversions and projects that don't otherwise fall under the other categories.
Forum rules
The Projects forums are only for projects. If you are asking questions about a project, either find that project's thread, or start a thread in the General section instead.

Got a cool project idea but nothing else? Put it in the project ideas thread instead!

Projects for any Doom-based engine (especially 3DGE) are perfectly acceptable here too.

Please read the full rules for more details.
User avatar
Alando1
Posts: 224
Joined: Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:46 pm
Location: New York, USA

Temple of the Lizard Men Remake: GOLD EDITION RELEASED!

Post by Alando1 »

Hello, everyone! Would you believe Temple of the Lizard Men will be officially 10 years old by June 23rd of this year? Man, I feel old. The very first Temple of the Lizard Men was released back in 2009. Since I've been updating and fixing the older wads, TOTLM1 hasn't received as much TLC as the others have. Even though I created an update patch to fix some of the problems from the original, I felt it didn't do it much justice. It was time to revamp the first TOTLM and give it the love it deserves.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the Temple of the Lizard Men Remake! This project celebrates 10 years of the series. For some time, some of the most die-hard fans of the series (you know who you are) had requested to play as a lizard man. Initially, I was thinking of doing something like this in TOTLM5 but I felt it wouldn't work. Then I thought, "You know, this would work in a remake of the first TOTLM." As the wad series evolved and improved over time, I can't help but think of all those who gave tremendous love and support to the projects. Not just the fans but to those who had helped shape the wads into what they are today.

First giving a shout-out to Mega Doomer who had inspired and motivated me to continue this series. He had taught me how to make levels fun, challenging, and balanced. Next are those who had helped with beta testing and contributing other cool and helpful things to the series. Those fine people are Tormentor667, RSL, grouchbag, Janus3003, Redead-ITA, Carrascado, Jimmy (for the fonts), and Blue Shadow (for helping to fix the boss HP bar in TOTLM4). (If I missed anybody, I credit you, too)

Additional love and shout-outs to those on YouTube: Larzuk06, LightningBoltForever, Jeff C., Biologic Weapon, Planterota, and many more!
Lastly, much love to all of you in the Doom Community!

Without further ado, please enjoy the gameplay video and also be sure to check out a special project I've been working on at the bottom of the post.

-Alando1

***Temple of the Lizard Men Remake Now Available!***
***GOLD EDITION RELEASED!***

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/d8dttd50 ... slgzu&dl=0
Special thanks to Janus3003 and Jeff C. for helping with this project :)


**TOTLM1 REMAKE GOLD CHANGELOG**

- Tweaked and cleaned up some levels
- Added a new secret level which can be accessed via MAP01 - Can you find it?


Old Video:

https://youtu.be/grNGYa1asdo?si=x49fwE1yr8hiOSGm
Last edited by Alando1 on Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:29 pm, edited 5 times in total.
User avatar
Amuscaria
Posts: 6628
Joined: Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:59 pm
Location: Growing from mycelium near you.

Re: Temple of the Lizard Men 10 Year Anniversary Remake

Post by Amuscaria »

Had a blast with TLM3. Screens looks great. Looking forward to this. :)
User avatar
MFG38
Posts: 414
Joined: Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:26 am
Graphics Processor: nVidia (Modern GZDoom)
Location: Finland
Contact:

Re: Temple of the Lizard Men 10 Year Anniversary Remake

Post by MFG38 »

Ooh, looking forward to this one!

Also, there's a Temple of the Lizard Men 4? :woh: How did I miss that one?!
User avatar
grouchbag
Posts: 579
Joined: Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:48 am

Re: Temple of the Lizard Men 10 Year Anniversary Remake

Post by grouchbag »

I enjoyed all of them very much. :D
User avatar
UnbornDecay25
Posts: 128
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:51 am

Re: Temple of the Lizard Men 10 Year Anniversary Remake

Post by UnbornDecay25 »

This looks awesome. Just one question, will you be able to select the original class as well as this new Lizard Man class?
User avatar
Rex705
Posts: 220
Joined: Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:49 pm
Contact:

Re: Temple of the Lizard Men 10 Year Anniversary Remake

Post by Rex705 »

It's finally here yay!
User avatar
Alando1
Posts: 224
Joined: Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:46 pm
Location: New York, USA

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by Alando1 »

Hey guys! The Temple of the Lizard 10 Year Anniversary Remake has been released!!! Download is available! I would like to give a special thanks to Janus3003 and Jeff C. for helping with this mini-project. I, too, would like to thank everyone who had supported the series all these years. Enjoy! :)

-Alando1

@UnbornDecay25 - Sorry it took almost a full month to reply to your question - The player will only be playing as a lizard man in this remake.
User avatar
Redead-ITA
Posts: 439
Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2015 8:06 am
Location: At the Pizza Tower
Contact:

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by Redead-ITA »

I will be having fun with this, thanks for sharing i will check it out!
User avatar
MFG38
Posts: 414
Joined: Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:26 am
Graphics Processor: nVidia (Modern GZDoom)
Location: Finland
Contact:

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by MFG38 »

Downloading this right now! :D
User avatar
Janus3003
Posts: 57
Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:08 pm
Location: USA

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by Janus3003 »

Congrats on another release! Thanks for letting me participate with beta testing and artwork!
Blue Shadow
Posts: 4949
Joined: Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:59 am

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by Blue Shadow »

It was a good game, but it's not my favorite TOTLM game by any means. The main reason being is that it is too Doom-y for my liking, which I imagine was the intended idea from this remake. I'd give it 7/10 as a rating.

Looking forward to TOTLM5. Keep up the good work, sir.
User avatar
MFG38
Posts: 414
Joined: Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:26 am
Graphics Processor: nVidia (Modern GZDoom)
Location: Finland
Contact:

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by MFG38 »

Just finished a playthrough, and I've gotta say that I rather enjoyed this. The levels, while not visually mind-blowing, were well-designed overall, and I never found myself stuck wandering around aimlessly. The gameplay was pretty fun. My only major complaint is the enemy gauntlet before the minotaur boss - never been a fan of those - and the minotaur boss itself, which made the final boss feel almost like a joke by comparison.
User avatar
Alando1
Posts: 224
Joined: Mon Apr 15, 2013 6:46 pm
Location: New York, USA

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by Alando1 »

Hey guys. Sorry it took me a super long time to reply to your critiques.

@Blue Shadow & MFG38 - I happy to hear you guys enjoyed the wad. I do admit I did make it a little more Doom-y than what one would usually see in a TOTLM game. I had a feeling that there might have been an imbalance between the Helltaur and the Inferno Demon. It always seems like I can't seem to get the bosses in the right order of difficulty... :( Fear not, though. In TOTLM5, the final boss will be a massive challenge and will be harder than the Helltaur. I don't want to spoil too much but I assure you, it will be challenging :)

Thank you guys for the feedback :)

-Alando1
User avatar
Captain J
 
 
Posts: 16890
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:20 am
Location: An ancient Escape Shuttle(No longer active here anymore)
Contact:

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by Captain J »

Good ol' Temple of the Lizard men series. Although i haven't played the whole series, but used to intrigue me to play deeply. I apologize, but i'm certainly having fun with the first game. and it's remade even! So far the game is quite great and very new. Storyline and the plot are detailed and impressive enough to sink your eyes into!
Spoiler: here's my feedback for the 1st remake game, if interested.
And that's about it. I might try the sequels later. I used to enjoy your old mods like alando guns, so yeah. I'm your big fan!
FiremanMontag
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:00 am

Re: RELEASED! - Temple of the Lizard Men 10yr Anniversary Re

Post by FiremanMontag »

I may be late to the party, but it's great to see more Lizardmen stuff! I can't even say how many times I've replayed the first TotLM wad and they've all been pretty good so far. Can't wait to give this one a spin.
Post Reply

Return to “TCs, Full Games, and Other Projects”