[hexen][single][gzdoom] Oracle: the God of Time

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You, the glorious son of an ancient people of wizards and warriors, like all the inhabitants of the capital of your kingdom, worship the God of Time on His Altar, where the Oracle, the marvelous creation of the mighty magicians, gives blessings, gifts and clues to everyone who will honor the God of Time with his... time. But years and centuries have passed. The people of the realm, immersed in luxury and gratification, began to forget their God. Less and less they came to the Altar, less and less time was devoted to the One who had never asked for more from his flock.

So one day, taking advantage of the citizens' lack of attention, a dark sorcerer and demon captured the Altar. He infiltrated the secrets of the Oracle, and now the Oracle began to lie to the people, it gave him evil and suffering instead of the gifts.

When several of your brothers defected to the demon’s side, the wizards and warriors gathered and attempted to retake the Altar. But the demon hid it from the humans, taking it to the Eternal Forest. It’s an ancient place out of our world, full of enchantments and mirages. It was even said that the Forest was flooded. But you, the only one who found a loophole in there, managed to sneak in to try and figure out how to defeat the demon and dispel the darkness. Let’s hope the Oracle prompts...
It seems one of the traitors managed to get in there after you...

oracleoftimegod.wad

Hexen, GZDoom, Map01

Report bugs here.

Good luck =)

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[hezenbezen]

Wad file updated - some bugs removed, and the overall game balance improved.

The description coming soon.

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First, an update came out.
Oracle: the God of Time by hezenbezen, v1.2

• Added more traps and bonuses
• Thunderstorm changed to realistic (over 20 different thunder sounds!)
• The game balance is now smoother and more user-friendly
• All bugs are fixed

Description

A stand-and-play map.
If you don't like spoilers, then all you need to know is that the map gameplay is based on a kind of slot machine. By pressing the button, you see a combination of symbols. Depending on it, you get resources, bonuses or enemies, or something worse. As you mine the oracle answers, you progress through the main quest. The surrounding conditions change, challenges come, which may require all the skill of an experienced doomer. In the end, you face the main antagonist, and after defeating him and all of his servants, you can leave the map.
The oracle's answers greatly affect the passage. Each game is different. Most likely, this time you did not get a lot that will turn out next time.

And now - a detailed description.

I repeat, if you want to experience all the sharpness and freshness of your impressions - DO NOT READ further.

The principles of passing the map.

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1. There's no too much resources. Any resource bulk will run out for sure. If you think that you already have a lot of artifacts and mana, soon you will probably find yourself seeking of what remains at the battlefield to survive.
2. If nothing happens and it seems that you already know what will happen in advance - do not flatter yourself. Most likely, the following answer from the oracle will shock you.
3. If you decide that you have fallen into a trap and there is no way out of it - most likely there is one. You just need some more skill of an experienced doomer (not cheats, ha ha)
4. Sometimes you just have to run !!! (And save!)

Stages of the game.

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1. You are in the closed temple of the God of Time until the 1st triple.
2. 1st triple opens access to the rest of the map - a huge forest lake, spreading into the darkness. A thunderstorm begins.
3. About a 11th triple, you see a message from the God of Time - and an additional slot is added to the oracle.
4. About a 22th triple, it becomes windy, and with each triple, the walls of the Temple raise for a while. Sometimes it gives a short respite, and sometimes it becomes a trap.
5. About 27th triple, the spirits of the Eternal Forest cease to fall asleep.
6. After one of the penultimate triples, constant rafale begins in the temple.
7. The last triple - the oracle stops working, the main antagonist wakes up.
8. After the death of the antagonist and all the monsters, the exit opens.
There are intermediate stages associated with the atmosphere, as well as a gradual change in some parameters with each trip.
Until the 10th triple, the game may seem protracted: nothing serious happens, only the accumulation of resources. However, after the 10th, more and more serious and unexpected events happen, and what has been accumulated is being expended faster than you might expect.
All the gameplay lasts about 1-3 hours, depending on your luck and behavior. The second half or more slips away

Oracle symbol combinations.

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There are 5 + 1 characters in total.
Fighter picture
Mana Glyph
Green Mosaic Fragment
Spawner's face
Head of the beast
From the 3rd stage of the game, a demon face in flame is added

2 * fighter = replenishment
2 * mana = mana
2 * green mosaic = artifact (flechette, disc of repulsion, mystic ambient incant)
2 * spawner = strike (shelling the oracle zone)
2 * beast = monster (one of the common, increasing difficulty while triple counter raises)

3 * fighter = relief (armor artifacts and mystic urn)
3 * mana = weapon (including one of the 4th weapon fragments. Unique parts until you get all the collection)
3 * mosaic = wizardry (one of the "advanced" artifacts)
3 * spawner = demolition (large bombardment of the entire temple)
3 * beast = trouble (squad of monsters or boss. No bosses until you get an usable weapon part)
After the death of Heresiarch, the oracle console changes, becomes more convenient, and the oracle works faster. But you are no longer protected from the back.

Combinations with extra slot
2 * demon - one of the following scenarios (some of the oracle's answers are reduced here):
hand of chaos = with equal probability one of the combinations of main symbols will be triggered (i.e. rarer triples are just as likely as doubles). When the triples scenario is triggered, the story counter does not work (in order to get closer to the end of the game, you need to get exactly the triples as such)
spirits of eternal forest = spawns monsters in the forest. Actually, this scenario toggles spawning, except in the late game phase
a gift from spirits = some resources spawn in the forest
a sacrifice to the God of Time = delayed launch of the hand of chaos (always unexpected)
signs are hidden = from this moment until the script drops out again (i.e. toggling), the oracle symbols are not shown (the scripts are still being processed)
breath of abyss = be careful: the floor falls around the building, and although you can't see it, you can fall there. Lasts about a minute
guardian blessing = Maulotaur appears, similar to the one summoned through the artifact. One is friendly
demon disturbed = various monsters appear throughout the forest

3 * demon = jumanjee (a disaster; cannot be revealed. They will come for you)))
At fact, this and the final stage are that you should keep your artifacts for as far as possible.

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Please redownload the file who took it before this moment. It was 6 o'clock after dreamless night of coding, so just get now the file in play, not test mode