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Once every 700 human years, a warrior, skillful in the art of battle, is born to fight evil.
But the universes have collided.
It's up to you to find how, and take on this adventure with your favorite character!
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Happy new year!
Welcome to my 15th mod, and 23rd contribution to the forums overall.
Stray Jackals is a multi-class mod where past, present and future meet,
and each class has different playstyles that change the way you approach your maps.
Learn more about it in the following sections, and download the mod to have some fun!
Also, it wouldn't be a Cosmobytetm mod, if it didn't had compatibility with Hexen, Heretic and Chex Quest!
Try it with all kinds of maps and monster mods out there!
Spoiler: C L A S S E S
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Barbarian
In the very beginning, circles, rings, dragons and kings commanded legions of brave warriors to
protect the realms and the land from dark monsters and evil forces.
The Barbarian wields the strongest blades, bows and true magic in order to crush its enemies,
albeit being the slowest of all classes, and lacking on the range attacks.
Each weapon has an altfire or sometimes, a Super Altfire (Accessible with the 'User 1' key!)
avaiable to use if you have 100 health or more, and mana works as your ammo pool.
Look out for the colors on your weapon to learn what mana your weapon uses!
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Desperado
Ever since the invention of powder, times started to be written by men with guns, instead of lineages and
leaderships. The whistle of a gun could stop an entire platoon of honorable, but disarmed men.
The Desperado knows how to begin and end fights by holding to his trusty bullet and dynamite partners in the most objective way.
Since most of his gameplay is standard shooting, you might feel emcumbered by bosses at some point,
but you can rely on dynamites, akimbos and coin tosses (more about it below) to even the odds.
To access your akimbos faster, you can press the 'User 1' key!
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Technomancer
One day, far ahead into the future, technology will be indistinguishable from magic,
even for those who can keep track of it. Knowledge is power, and can also be the doom of our own kind.
The Technomancer makes use of fast defensive and offensive artifacts to help him, such as companions,
electron blasters and even pieces from past centuries, but at the cost of a lower power.
When using this class, you'll have access to not only an akimbo weapon, but also a fighting module
downloaded directly into your cortex with the marvels of chip implants
(and a "KungFuForDummiesGuide.pdf" you found somewhere in the internet).
By pressing the 'User 1', 'User 2', 'User 3' and 'User 4' keys, you can combo
your punches and kicks all the way to beat the bad guys. You are even more dangerous with the
"Black Coffee" powerup!
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Spoiler: U S E F U L T I P S
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S L O T M A C H I N E S
Whenever you find a secret, a Slot Machine will spawn in the beginning of the map.
Interact with it as you would do with a door and get your chance to win an ammo prize!
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C O I N T O S S
When playing with the Desperado class, you start with three coin tosses,
located on your slot 6. Call a game of Heads or Tails. If you win, a random buff will affect your next shot!
More coins can be found in Backpack spots, or you can refill all your coins once you complete a stage.
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A M M O A N D B A C K P A C K S
The ammo limit for all weapons is 99. While it might seem something frightening,
keep in mind that all your weapons are pretty effective and you'll rarely encounter yourself in a situation where
you can run out of ammo for all of them.
Backpacks, instead of giving all kinds of ammo or expanding your ammo limits as usual, contain useful tools or weapons
for each class, as to balance the lack of ammo pickups.
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B L A C K C O F F E E
Instead of the usual Blursphere, you'll find this charming and
tasty coffee cup. Once you drink of it, you'll feel speed blazing through your veins.
In other words, the Black Coffee powerup affects your movement speed AND, in many cases,
the delay of your weapons, turning melee and boring shooting into something way faster!
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S T A T U S B A R
If you haven't turned this off in the Mod Options by now, you'll notice that one of your HUD options
has this colorful bar laying in the bottom right corner.
Each letter corresponds to a powerup, while the bar below corresponds to the timer. If you have two or more
active, the bar is organized in a way so the powerup with less active time (invulnerability in this case) will be displayed first,
so it won't affect other powerups.
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W I L L O' T H E W I S P
Instead of the usual nightvision powerup, this little shiny bug will keep you company for
around 45 seconds while lighting where you are. Keep an eye on your status bar
so you won't be left unprepared when he goes away!
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Spoiler: A D D O N SWhat are you waiting for?
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Yamaha Overdrive
This mod by Cubebert adds a lot of
SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive songs to Doom, and it's one of the main reasons this mod
adopted a retrogaming aesthetic choice.
Download Yamaha Overdrive!
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Monster Packs
Looking for something different to fight? Vanilla zombies and imps are not cool enough?
The following thread will get you scrolling through many different monster packs to combine this mod with,
and some of them were made by me as well!
Numerous Monster packs!
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Super Nintendo Secret Sounds
An old contribution i've made to the forums. If you wish to inject more nostalgia
to your game, this will be a good choice.
Download Super Nintendo Secret Sounds!
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Ultra and Tetra SNES Jukeboxes
Just like the Yamaha Overdrive pack, both these packs made by Cryomundus and Tetraflora add Super Nintendo tracks to the game
instead of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive ones. Pick your favorite and have fun!
Download DOOM SNES Jukebox - Tetrapack!
Download DOOM SNES Jukebox - Ultrapack!
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Universal Damage Numbers
This incredible mod made by Xaser adds that little RPG feeling for the mod, displaying a number
that corresponds to the damage you cause in monsters. Also compatible with all sorts of IWADS.
Download DamNums!
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Gun Bonsai
A Cacoward winner, and also a great addition to your gameplays.
Gun Bonsai adds a leveling system for your weapons, as well as skills that you can choose from.
Expands the replay value to unthinkable results.
Download Gun Bonsai!
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War Trophies
You wish to keep track of all your records, killed monsters,
and even add a ranking system to your most used weapons,
All in a cute card on your screen?
Look no further. War Trophies got you covered. Highly recommended.
Download War Trophies!
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