The City of the Damned : Apocalypse | Remaster | v2.0 | Oct, 31st 2023

[Ichor]

You both were probably playing the outdated Remaster build that Torm posted shortly before I joined the team. That's fine, I appreciate all the feedback so far. I agree that the gameplay design of the original (be it 2007 version, or early Remaster build) is lacking in a lot of areas, which was why I chose to step in to see what could be done to improve it while still retaining the atmosphere of the original.

I downloaded the remaster yesterday from the link in the first post. Is there another link for a newer version somewhere?

[Nash]

Link in the first post is from 2007.

The last "stable remaster" is https://www.mediafire.com/file/dl1dasr5 ... 4.zip/file

DISCLAIMER: this is before I committed a lot of optimization work so even this build is janky compared to what it is in the latest in-development build.

I will not recommend the latest bleeding edge build from Github because it's currently undergoing heavy rework (although there are a LOT of improvements - way way way more than the stable remaster build - it is also not presentable. Such is the way of mod development )

[Ichor]

Ok, after playing through part of the new, new version, I see that it has definitely improved over the 2007 version. However, there is one thing that took a severe nosedive, and that is the weather effects. The longer the weather effects remain active, the stronger the lag becomes. By the time I got to the black hellhounds, the I was measuring the frames by seconds per frame, so I shut the effects off (having to restart the map as a result). This was not a problem in the 2007 version, where it was smooth all the way through even with the weather effects on. I didn't even know you could turn them off until it became unplayable due to the lag.

Also this:

[Nash]

However, there is one thing that took a severe nosedive, and that is the weather effects.

And again, this is all fixed in the bleeding edge master repo. The weather effects are ultra-optimized now (have been for a few weeks now), and you could even turn it on and off without restarting the level.

Trust me, I have done a lot of backend work to improve every aspect of this project. :)

Yes, the state of the Remaster builds shortly before I joined was terrible, performance-wise. This was the reason I stepped in. Don't think I would let any imperfections slide - Torm knows my internal quality control for this project is borderline obsessive. ;)

As I've said however, we were in the middle of some heavy reworking so it's not in a presentable state yet. I hope to put out a dev diary video soon showing everyone the exciting new things for the final version of the remaster.

[Ichor]

There might be a way to softlock the game, though it could be that I missed something. I picked up the safe key, but I can't open the safe (the ! is also not blue). It might be due to getting the safe key before reading the text about the stolen diamond, but I'm not sure.

[sinisterseed]

Heh, I am glad to hear that significant progress has been made since. This makes me more optimistic and willing to actually finish it the next time I play it, because as of that old remaster, it was unfun and tedious. Really left me with a nasty taste in my mouth... So I'll definitely wait for a more stable build first to see how much it has improved since. The old remaster was so bad in many respects that it felt like it needed a significant overhaul to be made actually good, but thankfully it looks like that's exactly what it's getting .

[Gothic]

There might be a way to softlock the game, though it could be that I missed something. I picked up the safe key, but I can't open the safe (the ! is also not blue). It might be due to getting the safe key before reading the text about the stolen diamond, but I'm not sure.

That softlock is also fixed in the Github version.

[Tormentor667]

First post updated with features, new screenshots, new description and a release date.

[Ron_Dallas]

I play. And skip translation book part. Brought all 3 items to the center and boss has been spawned. One from Blood. After i took the book, translate things and get 3 items - actually spawned boss with other sprites.
Also - get sirens in endgame screen.

P.S. I played firs version all the time, and not recognize that, lol
P.S.2. It`s my first time to play The City of the Damned : Apocalypse, so i like it

[ActionAlligator]

Hey, I never played the original but this remaster looks really interesting to me. Will subscribe and eagerly await release date, man

[Tormentor667]

Just as a small reminder: The clock is ticking and the remaster release will be ready in less than 24 hours. For those who are looking forward to it, you can already check the ModDB page on https://www.moddb.com/mods/the-city-of- ... apocalypse for some more information, screenshots, a small video and other interesting information. We are looking forward to your feedback Enjoy the show and have a spooky Halloween evening tomorrow!

[Tormentor667]

It’s out

[Nash]

The actual download link (in this case, to the ModDB page) is not on the first post.

More over, probably should bring the actual download link to more attention (large font or something).

Also TBH just hide the 2007 link in a spoiler or something. Don't want people to actually download the 2007 version on their first attempt.

[Ozymandias81]

Also the file tcotd2.pk3 contains the file nashgore.pk3 inside it... Anyway I am very happy for this release, it has been cool to return a bit into modding after what I have been into these last 2 years. Happy spooky Halloween everyone (oh and btw there is already freedoom2.wad inside the zip file, so you don't need Doom2.wad to run the game - yeah I barely had the time to test it sorry).

[Nash]

Also the file tcotd2.pk3 contains the file nashgore.pk3 inside it

WTF and how TF is that file inside there? It didn't exist at all during development! I thought everything was automated with batch files?