Nightmare Logic III v1.3 (April 2nd, 2024)

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

December, 16. 1944.

A Polish man sits behind his desk somewhere in Germany.

He's waiting on a hotel room until the time comes for another phase of the Chess championship being held in town.
That's only one of his purposes.

A thin folder comes under the door, followed by two knocks and fast steps going across the corridor.
He knows what it is, and sighs.

No one needed to be as smart as a Chess player to know that the war raging outside those walls, was about to be over. The Russians did their final moves, leaving every single nazi general in check.

But the folder unveiled a dossier of individuals, as well as photographic proof of a rogue operation led by the Luftwaffe as a last ditch in the war. Hundreds of planes preparing resources to be loaded with chemical agents and launching them across Europe.

So now he has two missions: Stop the operation while its time and escape behind enemy lines alive.

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Welcome to my 16th mod, and 24th contribution to the forums overall.

In this new mission of the Nightmare Logic series of mods, you'll take on the role of a Polish spy blazing through WW2, with the quality you know, the mod size you know, and with guaranteed support for Hexen and Heretic, as always.

Have fun!

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Slot 1 - Shovel

Not the ideal weapon for a close quarters operation.
But you had it at hand as a tool and decided it was good enough.
Maybe you'll find something better along the way?
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Slot 2 - VIS Radom 35

Outstanding Polish pistol. You managed to get your hands in a model made before the factory started to sabotage production, so they could avoid making quality weapons for the nazis.

Fires 8+1 shots of 9x19mm Luger.
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Slot 3 - 1897 Trenchgun

A name that makes german soldiers tremble to this day.
6 shots of 12ga buckshot ready to fire and forget.
By the end of the war, even german soldiers started to put their hands on them.
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Slot 3 - Luftwaffe Drilling M30

Survivalist SxS shotgun made by the germans. The main gimmick of this weapon is having a third barrel capable of firing the powerful 9.3x74mmR caliber. This one, however, was modified to fire 7.92x57 Mauser.

Do not underestimate it; this single shot can prove useful
in last ditch situations.
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Slot 4 - STEN MKII

Cheap, reliable, lightweight, and emblematic.
This British weapon fires 32 rounds of 9x19mm Luger at 600rpm.
Use it to supress fire against your enemies.
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Slot 5 - PIAT

Another British weapon. PIAT stands for "Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank", and uses the HEAT projectile system to take down bigger threats.
The low ammo capacity makes up for a high damage output. Use it wisely.
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Slot 6 - Karabinner 98k

Standard infantry german rifle. Great precision and output damage, although low in capacity and firing time, due to the bolt-action system.

Fires 5 shots of 7.92x57mm Mauser.
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Slot 7 - Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (Model 2)

The newest piece of equipment in german battlefield.
This is yet another rifle capable of firing the 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber in 20-round magazines. Unlike the Kar98k, this battle rifle has full-auto capability and some models even have scopes avaiable.
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Slot 8 - Maschinengewehr 42

A gun with lots of nicknames and morbid associations.
The staple of WW2.

To obtain this weapon, you'll need to
finish five maps by killing all the monsters.

Fires from your 7.92x57mm ammo reserve without the need to reload. Better if used against bosses and bullet sponges.
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Type 97 Grenades

Grenades have no slot in this game, they can only be accessed with your "User 1" key.
Stay away from the explosion and use them wisely, because you can only carry a few!

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As you might have noticed, there are many references to chess in this game! The reason is (if you haven't read the lore), that your character is a spy disguised as a professional chess player, using this as an alibi to enter enemy lines.

So, it'll be pretty normal to find some items referencing this famous game along the way. To help even further, icons representing the powerups will be displayed on the top right corner.

Here's what things do:


Invulnerability

"Like a King who rules, you are guarded."

Replaces invulnerability powerups. Gives you invulnerability for all kinds of attacks for 45 seconds.
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Triple Damage

"Like a Queen usurping the crown, you are mightful."

Replaces Berserk. Gives you triple the amount of power for 60 seconds! Use it wisely.
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Radiation Protection

"Like the Rook defending the land, you become resistant."

Replaces Radiation Suit. Protects player from all hazardous environments for 90 seconds.
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Light Amplification

"Like the Bishop who lights the dark, you unveil your path."

Replaces light-revealing items. Lights your environment for 60 seconds.
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Local Area Map

"Like a Knight exploring new ways, you learn yours."

Replaces map items. Reveals the entire map for the level.
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Invisibility

"Like a Pawn among many, you become invisible."

Replaces invisibility items. Player becomes invisible to enemy presence for 60 seconds.
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Fear Totem

"Like the Archbishop, your very presence causes fear."

Replaces Chainsaw. Enemies become afraid of the player and run from battle for 30 seconds.
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Magic Flight

"Like the diplomatic Chancellor, you soar high across the land."

Replaces Flight powerups (Heretic and Hexen). Player can fly for either 60 seconds (Heretic) or indefinitely for the chapter (Hexen).
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Playing on Rheingold for GZDoom.


The player found a secret stash containing one of the most powerful weapons avaiable, along with a powerup!

Download it now! (849 kbs)

Also, if you are really feeling on a WW2 vibe to play this, i recommend the following monster packs:

Kriegsland Enemies
Bratwurst Recooked
ww-Nazis Monster pack!

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Blyskawica by ZikShadow!
This smg was used by Polish soldiers in the war and replaces the STEN.

NL3 Extra Weapons!
This pack adds two more weapons to Nightmare Logic III: the MP40 and the StG-44! They're both balanced to avoid making any weapon obsolete. Have fun!!!

[LossForWords]

Excellent, congrats on the release.

Now, time to put these pickelhaubes on checkmate.

[kalensar]

Ahahahaha. Killer!

[Jeimuzu73]

Nice, it feels a lot like a remake of WW's Nazis! mod but in your style. Quick question - why are there no difficulties?

[Matt Eldrydge]

I am a Matt and this mod is very goode

Nice, it feels a lot like a remake of WW's Nazis! mod but in your style. Quick question - why are there no difficulties?

Might be a reference to the OG Nightmare Logic, which pushes you into ultraviolence whether you like it or not. You can bypass this if you load a monster mod with new difficulties, though - DRLA monsters comes to mind.

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Yes, exactly, it's a way of putting you straight into action and all three mods have this... feature(?)

[The Philosopher]

Excellent as always, i also really like the addition of the FG42 in any mod, so definitely a plus

[Death_Ripper666]

I was just playing two Nightmare Logic mods and then this pop up as soon as i logged on last night! Give it a shot! Not sure if i want to play like survival horror or slow pace WWII fps from the early 00s.

Also, where to get the custom Kriegsland Textures?

[Crazy_Deer]

so far so good, only real issue i think is running, it feels a little wonky. It might be because I have running on by default though

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

I was just playing two Nightmare Logic mods and then this pop up as soon as i logged on last night! Give it a shot! Not sure if i want to play like survival horror or slow pace WWII fps from the early 00s.

Also, where to get the custom Kriegsland Textures?

I wasn't planning to release them since they're in an incomplete state. But oh, what the hell. Here you go!

so far so good, only real issue i think is running, it feels a little wonky. It might be because I have running on by default though

Yeah, code is a bit different from NL2, but i hope that doesn't ruin your experience!

[OverDriver05]

Is the Weapon Zoom key even working in every Nightmare Logic mod?

I've tried it, but it wasn't working. Is this a bug of some sort?

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Works for weapons with scopes, such as the Kar98k.
There's no bug.

[SadCack]

I'm guessing that adding ADS for all weapons would be a ton of work and change the feel of the gameplay?

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

Not only a ton of work, would require new sprites, more code and would ruin the minimalism of the mod.

Speaking of minimalism, i might release an update today, i'm preparing lots of good things to go with it.

[Dr_Cosmobyte]

As i promised, the mod is updated! You might have noticed that i also created an "Addons" section to put the first contribution to the mod; ZikShadow has swapped the STEN sprites for a Blyskawica, a Polish SMG used in WW2.

As for the mod itself, you can expect a few cool things such as better animations, more player armor and better shotgun and Kar98k handling. Here's the changelog:

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V1.1
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-Improved Kar98k's bolt animations, thanks to ZikShadow.
-Increased STEN's sprite magwell size, thanks to ZikShadow.
-Removed an error in the MG42 dryfire state.
-Fixed a bug where the STEN couldn't reload with 31 rounds.
-Fixed the STEN mag being the wrong one.
-Improved reloading animations for the VIS, STEN and the FG42.
-1897 reloading and pumping speed were increased.
-Centered muzzleflashes for the STEN and the FG42.
-Renamed the Fear powerup to "Fear Totem" in game.
-Kar98k was sped up and firing animation was a bit enhanced.
-Reduced enemies's aggresiveness factor.
-Added ammo counters to the automap.
-New grenade sprites by LossForWords.
-FG42 muzzleflash size increased.
-Casings slightly edited.
-Shotgun can be tap-fired to simulate slamfire.
-Armor pickup amounts increased.
-FG42 bolt cocking sped up.

Have fun!