Thank you everyone for the kind words! To be honest, I was expecting a more... unfavorable response, so it's nice to know that maybe I'm being a bit hard on myself.
Beezle wrote:Hey just wanted to say I really liked this map, very well done for a first map. Even though it fit into the theme of the map, I kinda found the underwater part annoying, fighting all those cacodemons and imps in an underwater environment. Other than that, great job!
When I first started making the map, I wanted the underwater part to be much more expansive; unfortunately, I hit a few snags with that plan: 1, I suck at making natural terrain, and 2, the underwater movement was a bit less fun than I assumed it would be. As a result, I cut down the underwater part to be more tolerable since I didn't want to entirely sacrifice my original vision for the map.
rockthemike13 wrote:
Just curious, where did you get the squid baron sprite? Did you make that? I haven't seen it before. Genuinely curious and not being a credit stickler or any thing, if it was you it looks amazing.
Do you plan on making more? I'm totally interested if you are.
I did not make the baron sprite, no. It's easy to miss, but I wrote in the OP that credits are inside the .wad (alongside my real name, I guess you can dox me now!)-- The baron sprite specifically is made by Dr. Doctor. You can find it on Realm667 as "Deep one"; I merely took the sprites and repurposed them to replace the normal baron instead of being its own enemy. (By the way, if that's not cool with someone, please tell me and I can simply remove the sprites from the wad. I was in a hurry during the contest so I never thought to ask for permission, but I assumed it was fine since it's on r667.)
As for making more maps, I would certainly love to! However, whether I can actually bring myself to complete one without the pressure of a contest or not is another question entirely.
I'm surprised nobody has commented on how it devolves into a mindless slaughter at the end-- That's my least favorite part of the map, but I was running out of time and ideas so I just rushed something to cap it off.