[Project] "Knee-Deep in ZDoom"

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:02 am

Suggestion for a titlemap:

Have a camera float around lots of action between monsters and marines in e1m1 or some other better looking map.

Or not

Risen · Post by **Risen** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:06 am

Torm: Very nice, but it isn't palletized, is it? I fear it'll destroy it when it is.

Hmm... making it move... it would be possible, but also one hell of a lot of work to have it split up like that.

Post by **Kirby** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:19 am

Nmn wrote:
Nmn wrote:
Sorry, but I'm a bit green in this stuff, besides I got other things to worry about so if anyone explained me how can I access Krillancello's FTP (I fail to do it using Netscape) what stuff I need, where to obtain it, etc. Thanks in advance.
help?

do you use mac? If not, then do a google for a program called SmartFTP which allows you to access such FTP servers like Krillancello's. If not windows, then go to http://www.download.com , set the os in the search to mac and Search for FTP. You should come up with a program that lets you access remote FTP servers.

Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:27 am

How about an intepretation of the manual's story as a TITLEMAP. That would be sweet.

Spoiler: For those of you who don't know the story
You're a marine, one of Earth's toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action. Three years ago you assaulted a superior officer for ordering his soldiers to fire upon civilians. He and his body cast were shipped to Pearl Harbor, while you were transferred to Mars, home of the Union Aerospace Corporation.
The UAC is a multi-planetary conglomerate with radioactive waste facilities on Mars and its two moons, Phobos and Deimos. With no action for fifty million miles, your day consisted of suckin' dust and watchin' restricted flicks in the rec room. For the last four years the military, UAC's biggest supplier, has used the remote facilities on Phobos and Deimos to conduct various secret projects, including research on inter-dimensional space travel. So far they have been able to open gateways between Phobos and Deimos, throwing a few gadgets into one and watching them come out the other. Recently however, the Gateways have grown dangerously unstable. Military "volunteers" entering them have either disappeared or been stricken with a strange form of insanitybabbling vulgarities, bludgeoning anything that breathes, and finally suffering an untimely death of full-body explosion. Matching heads with torsos to send home to the folks became a full-time job. Latest military reports state that the research is suffering a small set-back, but everything is under control. A few hours ago, Mars received a garbled message from Phobos. "We require immediate military support. Something fraggin' evil is coming out of the Gateways! Computer systems have gone
berserk!" The rest was incoherent. Soon afterwards, Deimos simply vanished from the sky. Since then, attempts to establish contact with either moon have been unsuccessful. You and your buddies, the only combat troop for fifty million miles were sent up pronto to Phobos. You were ordered to secure the perimeter of the base while the rest of the team went inside. For several hours, your radio picked up the sounds of combat: guns firing, men yelling orders, screams, bones cracking, then finally, silence. Seems your buddies are dead.

It's Up To You. Things aren't looking too good. You'll never navigate off the planet on your own. Plus, all the heavy weapons have been taken by the assault team leaving you with only a pistol. If only you could get your hands around a plasma rifle or even a shotgun you could take a few down on your way out. Whatever killed your buddies deserves a couple of pellets in the forehead. Securing your helmet, you exit the landing pod. Hopefully you can find more substantial firepower somewhere within the station. As you walk through the main entrance of the base, you hear animal-like growls echoing throughout the distant corridors. They know you're here. There's no turning back now.

Nmn · Post by **Nmn** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:28 am

TheDarkArchon wrote:How about an intepretation of the manual's story as a TITLEMAP. That would be sweet.

There was something like that in Gooberman's Doom Chronicles (oh the irony...) an intro would be nice. Then again-isn't this all "kill and run"?

Tormentor667 · Post by **Tormentor667** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:03 pm

@Risen - No problem about that, with some help of Adobe Photoshops filters during palettizing, the titlepic will still look great

Already used that with "EDIV"'s title and worked fine!

@others - cutty's idea of an alternative TITLEMAP sounds interesting

Maybe several marines, battling their way over a Phobos field of rock, stones and canyons towards an UAC installation, or even the hangar

Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:25 pm

Nmn wrote:
TheDarkArchon wrote:How about an intepretation of the manual's story as a TITLEMAP. That would be sweet.
There was something like that in Gooberman's Doom Chronicles (oh the irony...) an intro would be nice. Then again-isn't this all "kill and run"?

It was Doom Arcade, but that used a demo recorded in ZDoom 1.23 and a special map set up for it.

Ninja_of_DooM · Post by **Ninja_of_DooM** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:39 pm

Tormentor667 wrote:@others - cutty's idea of an alternative TITLEMAP sounds interesting Maybe several marines, battling their way over a Phobos field of rock, stones and canyons towards an UAC installation, or even the hangar

I made a fairly basic titlemap for my new wad showing a scene from inside the cathedral. Nothing fancy, just a moving camera script and some text credits.

Post by **Bio Hazard** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:57 pm

NMN: i did all the scripting and graphics work for that site. the text and pictures are Etsuko's. thats my first PHP site i have ever written and its all from scratch (thanks a lot to risen)

Torm: oooh, thats a nice TITLEPIC. making it move would be a peice of cake using skyboxes

All: i need sounds and ambient hums for places (like a really deep droning hum, i need one of those pretty bad for the M( and the titlemap)

Risen · Post by **Risen** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:03 pm

Bio Hazard wrote:making it move would be a peice of cake using skyboxes

Good call. That could really look sweet.

Post by **Bio Hazard** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:36 am

ill try to make it if i can get the PSD from torm. i had a few more ideas

torm: give me the PSD for it

impClaw · Post by **impClaw** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:06 am

Can't you make the wad start with a movie where you see the story...

Post by **Chris** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:14 am

Could have it start with the "Knee-Deep In ZDoom" title (I hope it's spelled out, the abreviation looks poor, IMO), then fade to an intro story (scripted) a few moments later.

Post by **Bio Hazard** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:26 am

i know what im going to do already

Tormentor667 · Post by **Tormentor667** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:34 pm

@BioHazard - Send me an email to tormentor667@arcor DOT de and I will reply with the PSD