Abysm X: Dance of Blood - Action RPG TC - Release 1.0 is HERE - ITS FINALLY DONE

[jazzmaster9]

Jazzmaster Presents


Abysm X: Dance of Blood is an action adventure GZDoom Total Conversion for Doom 2 inspired by games such as Diablo, Dark Souls and Strife. Explore three other worldly dimensions on the quest to slay the Maniacal Vampire Lord Malachi, slaughtering demons along the way with various medieval weapons and Spells.

Before Playing be sure you have atleast GZDoom V.4.14.3 and to Read the User Manual.
Also I recommend to not load this alongside other mods so that things don't break unexpectedly.

The Story:
For Decades, the Small Kingdom of Dorian has been terrorized by a ruthless Vampire lord Malachi and his minions from hell, kidnapping and feasting upon its citizens. One such victim was the King's Firstborn, who was taken from his own Castle in the dead of night.
Thus, the King put forth a bounty to anyone who can slay the Vampire Lord and avenge his son. Many have entered Castle Malachi to claim the king's reward, but none have returned.

Margaret sets forth on her quest to slay the Vampire lord and rid the world of his evil.

Will you be the one to claim the King's Bounty and survive Malachi's Dance of Blood?


This Mod Features:

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- A Central Hub where the Archstones and their Keeper. as well as NPCs who will provide aid help you along the way.


- Three Worlds for you to explore and fight through. Each world is ruled by a Vampire Lord that must be defeated.


- Inventory System where you will have Access to Various Spells and Powerups.
- Attributes and Character level progression to enhance your player's Damage output and survivability.

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Screenshots:

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[jazzmaster9]

Minor update Uploaded:
- Texture alignment fixes in certain Maps
- Retexturing in certain Maps

[Jah_Ith_Ber]

The game is great so far. The only "Issues", and I use the word lightly, are the non capitalizations of the intro text, items, and some of the map names. Other than that, I'm super grateful you came out with another banger in the series.

[Enjay]

I'm genuinely surprised that there aren't more comments on this one. The game is a piece of class. It looks stunning, it plays well, it's innovative. It's a really good game.

[Jah_Ith_Ber]

I'm genuinely surprised that there aren't more comments on this one. The game is a piece of class. It looks stunning, it plays well, it's innovative. It's a really good game.

Right? I thought the comments were locked or something.

[jazzmaster9]

Update Uploaded (this is now considered Beta v2):
- Made the switch in World 1-2: Azure Armory, that's necessary for progression, more visible and noticeable as an important switch
- General Aesthetic changes to World 1-2: Azure Armory
- Fixed a potential skip for World 2-2: Iron Casket
- Spelling/Grammar correction for the opening Instructions regarding crafting ammo.

[jazzmaster9]

Beta version 3 Uploaded:
- Increased Melee Attack Range for Arming Sword and Heavy Axe
- New hint indicators for Secret Dungeons
- Fixed incorrect scripting in Castle Malachi, Halls regarding the Boss Lock-in Door
- Added Dialogue text regarding Attributes and their function
- Additional Dialogue regarding the Archstones

[jazzmaster9]

Update Uploaded:
- Fixed Dialogue for Mage Gideon when upgrading the Sorcerer's version of the Amethyst Wand.

[jazzmaster9]

Hello, I know its been a month without any big updates so apologies for the inactivity, but expecting to have a Release Candidate by mid March.
Right now im just back porting some improvements from Abysm 2 1.4 to Abysm X (back porting to the sequel? its complicated but trust me it makes sense) mostly with the UI and weapon code. expect more news soon-ish

Please continue sending your feedback and suggestions 'cuz they will be addressed in RC1

[jazzmaster9]

First Release Candidate uploaded:
- Inventory now prompt's if you have no Rings equipped
- Texture Alignment changes

[Kappes Buur]

I started several times to play this map set, loaded it into a map editor etc, but no matter what I did to increase the brightness, it just is too dark



which dampened my enthusiasm drastically.

[jazzmaster9]

I started several times to play this map set, loaded it into a map editor etc, but no matter what I did to increase the brightness, it just is too dark



which dampened my enthusiasm drastically.

for this map in particular, there is an invisible 3d floor above the entire level to destroy/remove any projectiles. though its flagged to not have any lighting effects below, that may the culprit.
It doesn't look this dark on my end or the testers, it can also be lighting options with G/UZdoom

[Fyshtako12]

Just finished the mod, 4.5h play time. Absolutely brilliant overall, on par with Abysm 2 but feels very different (Demon's Souls inspired this time, whew!)
Really the only complaint was the very end:

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the boss being dead, then you backtrack to the previous room and the npc has zero dialog, even if you go back to the mirror dimension no-one acknowledges you've won, then you kind of just walk through the first level which I had forgotten the layout for so it felt a bit awkward.. I think adding a few lines of dialog might really tie the end together, even if its just the lady that takes you to the boss after you kill it, before you backtrack to end the game!

[jazzmaster9]

Release Candidate 2 Uploaded:

- Health for Defiler increased from 650 - 800
- Defiler now has unique stun animation when taking fire damage
- Mites now inflict Fire damage upon explosion
- Adjusted Elemental resistances for Various enemies and bosses

[jazzmaster9]

Everyone mark your calendars!
Release v1.0 of Abysm X: Dance of Blood will be released next week. July 11 (GMT+8 to be specific)

Thank you all so much for those who provided feedback and suggestions, and who were patient enough the rocky and staggered development.

Art: SpookyJamil