Gehenna (New episode for The Ultimate Doom - Limit removing)

[enkeli33]

Dear Zdoom community,

I would like to introduce my new project I have just finished. A new episode for the first Doom (The Ultimate Doom) called Gehenna.

Gehenna is a single episode for the first Doom (The Ultimate Doom (1995)) containing 9 new maps (8 + 1 secret). I tried to make the maps in the classical vanilla Romero/Petersen style (but I slipped to my own style many times anyway). Also I didn't add any new graphics (except TITLEPIC and couple of others) and I used only stock textures and stock music. The point of this megawad is to pay respect to the very first Doom and demonstrate it's still a fun game even without new assets and advanced Gzdoom effects. Maybe a little bit inspired by the "No End In Sight" and "Doom the Way id Did" megawads. 

Info:

Name: Gehenna
Map Format: Limit-Removing
IWAD: The Ultimate Doom (DOOM.EXE)
Map(s): E1M1-E1M9
Music: n/a
Gameplay: Single Play
Difficulty Settings: Yes
Multiplayer Placement: Yes
Build Time: 1 year
Textures: n/a
Requirements: No jumping needed, no crouching needed, no freelook needed
Editor: Ultimate Doom Builder, Slade, Affinity Designer (for TITLEPIC)

List of maps:

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1) Retro Nation
2) High Voltage
3) Of Crates and Men
4) Knock! Knock!
5) Welcome to Utopia
6) Break a Leg
7) Baptized in Blood
8) Embrace Eternity
9) Fireblu Terror (Secret)

Trailer:


Screenshots:

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Recommended ports:

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Gehenna is Vanilla Doom, Limit-removing

++ Chocolate-Doom ++

Maps E1M2, E1M4 simply don't work at all. They don't even launch. For M4 it's caused by exceeding the limit of scrolling walls (64).
E1M6 crashes after the first few steps due to visplane limits, and other maps contain many texture bleeding bugs.
Despite my megawad being in vanilla format, I don't recommend using this port!

++ Crispy-Doom ++

Works like a charm. No issue

++ prBoom+ ++

Works like a charm. No issue

++ Gzdoom ++

Works like a charm. No issue

++ Eternity ++

Works like a charm. No issue

++ Doomsday aka jDoom ++

Some of the floor textures are missing completely (the engine doesn't render them for some reason),
some light effects are not visible and bigger spaces make the framerate drop (so basically, most of the M06 is slow).
Despite that, it's playable and possible to beat.

++ Vavoom ++

Mostly works fine, but some places are probably too difficult to render, so the framerate drops here.
M6 is rather slow for most of the time. Couple of textures have an incorrect offset
and enemies often get stuck in decorations.

++ Brutal Doom ++

No issues, except some of the framerate issues from time to time.

Found a bug?

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If you find a bug, contact me on enkeli33 [@] gmail dot com. Thanks

Download:

https://liquiddoom.net/upload/files/gehenna.zip

About me:

https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Matthias_(enkeli33)

[kalensar]

NIce! Good to see Doom 1 get some love.

[ritaremton]

hi! i'm intrigued by the montage and screenshots. looks like a great mapset. congratulations on the release

[Voltcom9]

Well shit son, this is exactly how I enjoy Dooming.

Limit Removing, Ultimate Doom, excellence

I'll be downloading this and likely playing the hell out of this over the weekend!
Thanks for sharing this!

[Nems]

This was an absolute blast to play. <3 I really like large, open spaces and this mapset featured a lot of them.

[kalensar]

Just gonna give my belated short review.

This Episode is FIRE!!! A+++ It does everything right! Absolute blast to play. I think I left a review on Doom World. But for anyone else that sees it here. Get it! Is feels like an official Episode in it's own way.

[enkeli33]

This was an absolute blast to play. <3 I really like large, open spaces and this mapset featured a lot of them.

That's strage... many people tell me the opposite "I hate the ridicously huge spaces!"

Glad you like it!

[enkeli33]

Just gonna give my belated short review.

This Episode is FIRE!!! A+++ It does everything right! Absolute blast to play. I think I left a review on Doom World. But for anyone else that sees it here. Get it! Is feels like an official Episode in it's own way.

Great... I am happy you enjoy it