[v1.0.2] Always Sometimes Nightmares

[MFG38]

INTRODUCTION

Always Sometimes Nightmares (or ASNM for short) is a small GZDoom gameplay mod with a simple premise: spawning Nightmare variants of the familiar monsters. Inspired by the Nightmare Imps and Demons in Doom 64, the mod aims simply to provide a small degree of variety and extra challenge by turning some demons in a given map into slightly more lethal versions of themselves.

REQUIREMENTS AND COMPATIBILITY

ASNM requires GZDoom 4.5.0 at a minimum to run. Due to being implemented in ZScript rather than DECORATE/ACS, the mod works *ONLY* in GZDoom (maybe also LZDoom, but that's untested). Please don't try to run the mod in Zandronum and then come complaining that it doesn't work when it was never planned in the first place.

ASNM is confirmed to be compatible with all commercial Doom IWADs (doom.wad, doom2.wad, plutonia.wad, tnt.wad). Compatibility with any other IWADs is neither guaranteed nor planned. The mod should be compatible with most gameplay mods, but running other monster randomizers on top of ASNM may present issues. For this reason, combining ASNM with other monster randomizer mods is *NOT* recommended.

TECHNICAL/GAMEPLAY DETAILS

ASNM does the monster replacing upon loading a map. The chance of spawning a Nightmare variant of a monster is controlled by the asnm_spawnchance cvar. Valid values for the cvar are 0-10, with 0 translating to "never spawn Nightmare monsters" and 10 to "always spawn Nightmare monsters" (default value is 3).

The cvar can be adjusted by going to GZDoom's options menu and adjusting the slider at the bottom of the menu (under "ASNM Settings") or by typing "asnm_spawnchance #" in the console, where # is an integer value between 0 and 10. Note that changes made to the cvar do not take effect immediately; the current map needs to be reloaded for any changes to take effect.

Nightmare monsters are distinguishable from their non-Nightmare counterparts by their purple/indigo (or, in the case of Nightmare Spectres, darkish gray) color. Below is a list of monsters with Nightmare variants included in ASNM, along with descriptions of the changes made to each monster's Nightmare variant:

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NIGHTMARE ARACHNOTRON: Stares at the target for a shorter period of time before starting to shoot. Also has a 50% faster fire rate.

NIGHTMARE ARCHVILE: Has 100 extra hit points and attacks slightly more frequently.

NIGHTMARE BARON: Acts similarly to a regular Baron on Nightmare difficulty. Throws faster fireballs.

NIGHTMARE CACODEMON: Acts similarly to a regular Cacodemon on Nightmare difficulty. Spits faster fireballs.

NIGHTMARE DEMON: Acts similarly to a regular Demon on Nightmare difficulty. Moves around twice as fast and has a faster attack.

NIGHTMARE HELL KNIGHT: Acts similarly to a regular Hell Knight on Nightmare difficulty. Throws faster fireballs.

NIGHTMARE IMP: Acts similarly to a regular Imp on Nightmare difficulty. Throws faster fireballs.

NIGHTMARE LOST SOUL: Moves and attacks with 50% more speed.

NIGHTMARE MANCUBUS: Has 20% more health.

NIGHTMARE PAIN ELEMENTAL: Spawns Nightmare Lost Souls.

NIGHTMARE REVENANT: Has a faster melee attack and fires rockets instantly without the 10-tic telegraph.

NIGHTMARE SPECTRE: Acts similarly to a regular Spectre on Nightmare difficulty. Moves around twice as fast and has a faster attack.

DOWNLOAD LINKS

Direct: see attachment
ModDB: https://www.moddb.com/mods/always-somet ... /downloads
GitHub: https://github.com/MFG38/asnm/releases/tag/v1.0.2

OTHER LINKS

GitHub repository: https://github.com/MFG38/asnm

[r&r]

be nice if this mod had a universal friendly compatibility version
like also works for heretic, hexen, strife and other fan mods and wads.

[MFG38]

be nice if this mod had a universal friendly compatibility version
like also works for heretic, hexen, strife and other fan mods and wads.

That is unfortunately not in my plans for this mod.