[WIP] In Pursuit of Greed Mod (Working Title)

[Cyantusk]

Hey guys! Howdy?

I just wanted to show you guys something I'm working on for some time: it's a mod based in a not so known game called “In Pursuit of Greed” (IPOG). The game had its flaws but had interesting design and engine improvements, and it was technically incomplete, so why not improve/make it fun for Doom as a mod?

Requires GZDoom or LZDoom to run and Doom 2 IWAD.

NOTE 1: For some reason, GZDoom 4.3.0+ and LZDoom 3.85 bug some decorate coding (apparently the NOTONAUTOMAP flag, but I'm not sure if that's the only problem), so DON'T use these versions for this mod!

NOTE 2: I wanted to do a total conversion of this mod, but I'm not a Doom mapper (yet), so if someone can help me with that, I'll be thankful!



Gameplay Demos

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Pre-Version 1.0




Version 1.1

Screenshots

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Gameplay screenshots:










Help / Info screenshots:

Lore

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After successfully stealing items of interest from various regions of the fallen Sengzhac Empire and escaping in your ship, you are attacked by the last defenses of Mt. Kaal's Jump Base. The attack damages your ship’s warp system just before it opens the portal, making it enter a strange dimension where demons are present and all your eliminated foes are back to life.

You and your ship’s crew understand now that everyone is stuck in this hostile territory. The only way out is to fight new and old enemies and steal precious items from them. Only then you may leave this place alive with your crew…

Features

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- All IPOG characters added, each one with unique attributes, but keeping the classic Doom's gameplay!
- IPOG weapons with both primary and secondary fires!
- All IPOG inventory items are added and functional! Some were changed, and have unique power effects!
- Polished special effects!
- Custom skill levels!
- Custom help screens! Press F1 in-game to view them (or click on 'Read This!' in the main menu)!
- Enemies and Bonus Items may spawn in a random position of the map, like in IPOG (Enemies spawning can be disabled with a flag)!
- Exit Nexus may also spawn in the map after picking up a Bonus Item and fulfilling certain conditions (reach a score limit and no boss present in the map)!
- Compatible with map packs (if they don't depend on class mods or change vanilla Doom too much)!
- Custom armor system! They are shield armor now (100% damage resistance). Shield armor can also be accumulated up to 250 points!
- Custom scoring system!
- Custom weapon upgrade system! Each weapon upgrade lasts until the player dies!
- There's also a secret weapon in the mod!
- 10 Custom made powerups!
- Custom flags to personalize user gameplay as they wish!
- [Addon Pack] 36 enemies from IPOG, including 21 custom ones!

Downloads

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If you want to help me test new features before releases, feel free to download the latest development version on the main pages of each project

Development versions:
IPOG Classes: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... master.zip
IPOG Enemies: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogenemies ... master.zip
Heretic Patch: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... master.zip
Experimental Retribution Mode: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... master.zip

Latest Release versions:
IPOG Classes (Main Mod): https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... es-1.1.zip
IPOG Enemies: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogenemies ... es-1.1.zip
Heretic Patch (use this when you are playing with Heretic): https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... ch-1.1.zip
Experimental Retribution Mode: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... on-1.1.zip

Changelogs

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IPOG Classes: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses/-/releases/1.1
IPOG Enemies: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogenemies/-/releases/1.1
Heretic Patch: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... leases/1.1
Retribution Mode: https://gitlab.com/ipog-mod/ipogclasses ... leases/1.1

File order usage examples

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#1: Base mod only
IPOGClasses

#2: Base mod with Addon Enemies Pack
IPOGClasses
IPOGEnemies

#3: Base mod with Addon Enemies Pack and a Mappack
[mappack]
IPOGClasses
IPOGEnemies

#4: Base mod with Heretic
IPOGClasses
IPOGClasses_HereticPatch

#5: Base mod with Addon Enemies Pack and Heretic
IPOGClasses
IPOGClasses_HereticPatch
IPOGEnemies

#6: Base mod with Retribution Mode
IPOGClasses
IPOGRetribution

#7: Base mod with Retribution Mode and a Mappack
[mappack]
IPOGClasses
IPOGRetribution

#8: Base mod with Addon Enemies Pack, Retribution Mode, and a Mappack
[mappack]
IPOGClasses
IPOGEnemies
IPOGRetribution

Custom CVars

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IMPORTANT: Players should enable these CVars for better gameplay experience:

compat_missileclip 1: for projectiles to pass thru decorations
hud_showscore 1: to show score in the HUD


* Base Mod CVar(s)

- IPOG_EnemyPortalEnabled <0|1>: Enables / Disables Enemy Portals, which spawn more enemies periodically.

- IPOG_RandomItemStart <0|1>: After joining the match, players begin with a single item chosen at random, which can be: Medical Tube, Shield Recharge, Grenade, Proximity Mine, Time Bomb, Decoy, InstaWall, or Eye of Enlightenment.

- IPOG_Greed <0|1>: When players pick up the Bonus Item, all enemies currently on the map will become fast for a short time.

- IPOG_JewelDrops <0|1>: Jewels give points and are spawned on the map and after killing enemies.

- IPOG_AmmoDrops <0|1>: Small ammo amounts are spawned on the map and after killing enemies.

- IPOG_WelfareDrops <0|1>: Small health or shield amounts are spawned on the map and after killing enemies.

- IPOG_NexusClearance <0|1>: When the Exit Nexus spawns, it prevents the spawning of Bonus Items and enemies from Enemy Portals.

- IPOG_ClearStart <0|1>: The player starts with pistol and melee after map changes.

- IPOG_DangerBonusItem <0|1>: After picking up the Bonus Item, the next enemy portal's wave spawns only better foes (non-bosses still).


* Enemy Addon Pack CVar(s)

- IPOG_Spawn: Spawns a set of foes according to its value:

0: Random Variants: It spawns foes from all sets.
1: Desarian Orbital Penal Colony variants: A riot is in progress, so Prisoners may hurt and alert enemies to attack them!
2: City Temple of Ristanak variants: No event mechanic is happening, but that doesn't mean it'll be easier!
3: Mt. Kaal's Jump Base variants: Probes may be patrolling the map, meaning they may alert nearby enemies if they notice you!


* Retribution Mode CVar(s)

- IPOG_Retribution: (EXPERIMENTAL) New Gamemode: Retribution. Red Enemy Portals are activated on DM starts, and the only way out is via Exit Nexus. It's only compatible with maps with DM starts. Server hosts should enable kill all monsters to exit and disable monsters, using:

sv_killallmonsters 1
sv_nomonsters 1

Skill levels

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Brainless:
- Ammo from map spawned ammo sources increased by 50%
- Ammo from dropped ammo sources decreased by 15%
- Ammo when double ammo is enabled increased by 100%
- Monsters are less aggressive
- Monsters are slower
- Monsters will always infight
- Maps have reduced monsters' amount by a lot
- The map30-like boss is easier
- Players get 50% less damage from all sources
- Players get +25 HP and +25 AP boost for every map start (250 max for both)
- Players begin with 50% extra ammo

Average:
- Ammo from map spawned ammo sources increased by 25%
- Ammo from dropped ammo sources decreased by 30%
- Ammo when double ammo is enabled increased by 100%
- Monsters are a bit aggressive
- Monsters are slow
- Maps have reduced monsters' amount
- The map30-like boss is easier
- Players get 25% less damage from all sources
- Players begin with 25% extra ammo

Aggressive:
- Ammo from map spawned ammo sources is normal
- Ammo from dropped ammo sources decreased by 45%
- Ammo when double ammo is enabled increased by 50%
- Monsters are a bit more aggressive
- Monsters' amount in maps is normal
- Maps have normal monsters' amount
- It's the default skill level

Psychotic:
- Ammo from map spawned ammo sources is normal
- Ammo from dropped ammo sources decreased by 60%
- Ammo when double ammo is enabled increased by 50%
- Monsters are somewhat aggressive
- Maps have increased monsters' amount

Suicidal:
- Ammo from map spawned ammo sources is normal
- Ammo from dropped ammo sources decreased by 75%
- Ammo when double ammo is enabled increased by 50%
- Monsters are very aggressive
- Maps have increased monsters' amount by a lot

Demon Spawn:
- Ammo from map spawned ammo sources is normal
- Ammo from dropped ammo sources decreased by 90%
- Double ammo has no effect
- Monsters are absurdly aggressive
- Maps have increased monsters' amount by a lot
- Monsters will not infight
- Disabled mutators by default: Random Item Start, Ammo Drops, Jewel Drops, Welfare Drops, and Weapon Drops
- Enabled mutators by default: Greed and Danger Bonus Item

And here is a file with the most important project decisions made in the mod (I thought that could be interesting so the development is open in all senses for the community!):

https://mega.nz/file/sGYQRJ5I#P0Sm-TadB ... 7fxiblqfaQ

Feel free to send constructive feedback and/or suggestions! I enjoy receiving them because it makes me grow as a person and as a professional, and this process allows me to do more things with quality for you.

If you found any issue, you may send it to the project’s GitLab group (don't worry if you don't know where to place it, they can be rearranged):

https://gitlab.com/groups/ipog-mod/-/issues

NEW: And here is the IPOG Mod Encyclopedia: https://ipog-mod.gitlab.io/

If there's something wrong with the mod or the post, please tell me so I can fix it! I'm still learning to do and publish mods. It's the first time I post here, so I'm not sure if all rules are fulfilled (yes I've read them all).

Thank you for your attention! Have fun!

[Artman2004]

Pretty good.

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Commenting here so i can mark this to download after work. I can already congratulate you for having the guts to go TC

[Cyantusk]

I'm not sure if I should also post the Ultimate Doom Patch, since it contains sounds and sprites from Doom 2 monsters. What you guys think?

[Blue Shadow]

NOTE 1: For some reason, GZDoom 4.3.0+ and LZDoom 3.85 bug some decorate coding (apparently the NOTONAUTOMAP flag, but I'm not sure if that's the only problem), so DON'T use these versions for this mod!

I'd suggest making a bug report to hopefully address whatever issue you're having there, instead of instructing players to stick to old versions of the engine.

[Captain J]

In pursuit of greed... The most aesthetic and spacy FPS i have ever seen. But for some reason i haven't seen weapon mods based on this game!

Since you made Heretic patch as well, how about Strife one? Might be hard, but gonna be worth it.

EDIT: So i played it for a several minutes. Big bosses were rather hard to fight and you somehow you simply could cheat the whole level if you pickup some special item spawned somewhere.

And what happened to enemy ammo and weapon drop? They don't drop anything at all.

[Cyantusk]

I'd suggest making a bug report to hopefully address whatever issue you're having there, instead of instructing players to stick to old versions of the engine.

Oh, my mistake! I completely forgot to do that! I think I even searched about this bug in the issues! I'll do it right away!

So, to learn, what should I've done? Report the issue, wait for its fix, and then release the mod?

Since you made Heretic patch as well, how about Strife one? Might be hard, but gonna be worth it.

That should be interesting indeed, but maybe the mod's style doesn't fit for Strife. Also, I don't know how popular that game is, and I don't find myself playing Strife often.

So i played it for a several minutes. Big bosses were rather hard to fight and you somehow you simply could cheat the whole level if you pickup some special item spawned somewhere.

About the big bosses: It's intentional, they should be challenging, but people are giving me feedback about it, and I agree they need nerfs. They'll still be challenging but more balanced. At the moment, I'm working on it, but I need to playtest more to be sure if the changes are enough.

About the special item: Are you referring to the Bonus Item? This mechanic is similar to what happens in IPOG: Players have to take the Primary Item and reach the score limit to exit the level. Since I've made this mechanic in Doom, I had to change it a bit, so the conditions are:

1) If they reach the score limit
2) If there's no boss present on the map (like Arachnotron, Fatso, Baron, Spider Mastermind and Cyberdemon variants)

That way, players can still explore the maps, and no boss fight is lost (except if they spawn via ACS, I couldn't find a solution for it).

And what happened to enemy ammo and weapon drop? They don't drop anything at all.

In IPOG, enemies don't drop pickups. Since this mod had the original idea of being a TC, I replicated this pattern. But, it also has the possibility of enemies not dropping ammo because they didn't have time to implement this feature, and I may have overlooked this detail. If you want, you can enable ammo drops with the CVar "ipog_ammodrops 1", and play up to Skill 4 (all except "Demon Spawn"). Keep in mind the last skill level disables this CVar since its purpose is to be challenging.

But, if you still think the enemies should drop pickups, I can rebalance this part of the mod, no problem! I only need more opinions from more people.

Thank you all for your feedback! They are much appreciated!

[Captain J]

Maybe add the toggle option that makes the enemy drop ammo or something? That would be nice.

[Cyantusk]

Some questions:

What if this toggle option allows enemies to drop weapons only since there's already an ammo drop CVar?

Which weapons should be allowed to drop with this new feature?

Which enemies should drop which weapons?

In "Demon Spawn" skill level, should this CVar be disabled?

[Cyantusk]

My thoughts for these questions are:

What if this toggle option allows enemies to drop weapons only since there's already an ammo drop CVar?

I think there's no need for more ammo drops with this new CVar.

Which weapons should be allowed to drop with this new feature?

I think slots 2, 3, and 4 (respectively, Plasma Spreadgun, Flame Thrower, and Heavy Chaingun).

Which enemies should drop which weapons?

Maybe these:

Slot 2: Trooper, Sorceress, and KMan
Slot 3: Trooper3, Berserker, and KMan3
Slot 4: Trooper2, Prophetess, and KMan2

These enemies replace Zombieman, Shotgunguy, Chaingunguy, DoomImp, Demon, and Spectre variants. It'll have more weapon drops compared to vanilla Doom, with 9 enemies from 3 spawn sets dropping weapons, but it should be better for the players.

In "Demon Spawn" skill level, should this CVar be disabled?

I think yes because that skill level is supposed to be challenging.


What do you guys think about it?

[Magicalmage]

Curious, did Ipog weapons have alt-fires in the source game or is that a new feature for the TC?

[Cyantusk]

Curious, did Ipog weapons have alt-fires in the source game or is that a new feature for the TC?

That's a new feature of the mod (it isn't technically a TC since it hasn't a custom map pack yet).

[Cyantusk]

Version 1.1 was released with various bug fixes and improvements. Have fun!

[JohnnyTheWolf]

I do not know if this mod is being worked on, but I reckon "In Pursuit of Doom" would be a good title.

[Cyantusk]

I do not know if this mod is being worked on, but I reckon "In Pursuit of Doom" would be a good title.

Yes, it's still being worked on! That's a nice suggestion! Thank you for it!