nova.wad
nova.wad is a PWAD featuring 32 maps (MAP01, MAP02, MAP03, MAP04, MAP05, and more)
Filenames
nova.wad, NOVA.wad
Size
21.81 MB
MD5
23594e96e16b31fc2fa8ffa6e4d5c673
SHA-1
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SHA-256
d3dc7d0ae15201d175ec67418c7aa835890847504560ef1653fb728a057f671d
WAD Type
PWAD
IWAD
Unknown
Engines
Boom
Lumps
443
Maps
MAP01, MAP02, MAP03, MAP04, MAP05, MAP06, MAP07, MAP08, MAP09, MAP10, MAP11, MAP12, MAP13, MAP14, MAP15, MAP16, MAP17, MAP18, MAP19, MAP20, MAP21, MAP22, MAP23, MAP24, MAP25, MAP26, MAP27, MAP28, MAP29, MAP30, MAP31, MAP32
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C O N T E N T:
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1. INTRODUCTION 3. LEVEL INFORMATION
1.1 Compatibility 3.1 Map List
1.2 Resources 3.2 Map Info
1.3 MIDI Music
4. AUTHOR INFORMATION
2. INSTALLATION
5. SPECIAL THANKS
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[1] INTRODUCTION
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The project that would eventually become known as NOVA: The Birth had its
humble beginnings as the brainchild of Doomworld member kildeth, who came up
with its initial concept during November 2011. It was intended as a
collaboration project for those who were new to the Doom mapping community,
as kildeth himself was at the time. Over a period of more than two years,
the project grew into 32-map megawad in limit removing format (complevel 2),
using only stock Doom 2 textures. In that time, there were plenty of
submissions, many willing to participate, and more than a few who dropped
out or mysteriously disappeared. In the end though, the project in the eyes
of all parties involved, was a success. The maps contained within varied in
quality, from the mediocre and gaudy to the breathtakingly scenic. Despite
all the testing, there may still be occasional bugs and glitches present,
but let's face it, we were (and some of us, still are) a team of newbs who
had little experience at mapmaking for a Doom megawad - most of us didn't
know any better as we were constantly figuring everything out as we went
along.
It took us quite some time to complete the 32 maps necessary for full
megawad release, but we eventually made it, tying the map sequence up in a
rather loose plot to go with the story screens of NOVA, adding some graphics
and fancy skies, and then finally calling it a day. It certainly was quite
the experience.
Hope you enjoy playing this, and if you don't, well, YOU TRIED.
- Getsu Fune and kildeth.
[1.1 Compatibility]
This wad was designed for limit-removing ports. All maps have been tested
in various ports, but usually PrBoom+ on -complevel 2.
[1.2 Resources]
Only stock Doom 2 textures were used. However, EvilNed was kind enough to
donate skies of his own to the mapset, so credit goes to him for that.
[1.3 Midi Music]
Comes from various sources, see [3.2 map info].
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[2] INSTALLATION
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Drag 'n' drop onto your source port of choice. Or feel free to use the
command line prompt, if that's your bag.
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[3] LEVEL INFORMATION
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[3.1 Map List]
MAP01: Outpost - PRIMEVAL
MAP02: Administration Center - Jaws In Space
MAP03: Water Treatment Plant - mrthejoshmon
MAP04: Factory Factor - EvilNed
MAP05: Hazard Facility - kildeth
MAP06: Sewage Processing - Arjak
MAP07: Service Station Sick - EvilNed
MAP08: Compound - mrthejoshmon
MAP09: Suspend - Fuzzyfireball
MAP10: Hell's Furnace - EvilNed
MAP11: Phobus Anomaly - Phobus
MAP12: Incubator - mrthejoshmon
MAP13: Warehouse District - sgt dopey
MAP14: Man Cub Up - EvilNed
MAP15: The Prisoner - Cannonball
MAP16: Teleportarium - Paul D
MAP17: Sewer City - EvilNed
MAP18: Power Core - cannonball
MAP19: Bad Blood - mouldy
MAP20: Castle Bloodletting - Arjak
MAP21: Beta Base - joe-ilya
MAP22: Broken Confluence Point - Getsu Fune
MAP23: Immaterium - Paul D
MAP24: Ring of Gyges - Stygian
MAP25: Vile Arterium - mouldy, Death Egg, dobu gabu maru
MAP26: Hell's Playground - joe-ilya
MAP27: Sensorium - kildeth
MAP28: The Seventh Circle - mouldy
MAP29: Extorta Nova - fiend-o-hell
MAP30: Megiddo - kildeth, dobu gabu maru, cannonball, mouldy and Arjak
MAP31: Iron Exuviae - dobu gabu maru
MAP32: Riptide - Getsu Fune
[3.2 Map Info]
-=-=-=--=-=|Map01|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Outpost
Author: PRIMEVAL
Music Track: "Pumped Up" by PRIMEVAL, slightly ripping off Fight's song
"Into the Pit"
Author's Comments: A quick and simple tech-base map that kicks off with a
bit of action. Originally it was going to be the starter map for a megawad I
wanted to make with custom textures, but I scrapped the idea with only this
map finished. I didn't want to release such a small map by itself,
especially one with custom textures, but when I heard about Nova, I quickly
removed any custom textures used and donated it as stock, happy to have
finally given it a purpose.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map02|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Administration Center
Author: Jaws In Space
Music Track: "brace2.mid" by Paul D, based off of "Brace Yourself" by Jochen
Miller
Author's Comments: This is the 6th map I've posted to Doomworld, uploaded on
March 1st of 2013. At that time Nova was in a slump with nothing happening
to it so it was going to be released with about 20 finished levels. I was
actually busy with my first submission to the Switcheroom project so I
basically took a day off from that & threw this thing together in about 6
hours. After that I became a lot more involved with Switcheroom & also
finishing up maps for the Monochrome Mapping Project, so I kind of abandoned
this map until mid October 2013. The secret outdoor area wasn't added until
the very end of October. Even though it's not that great, I can't say I'm
disappointed with this level. It's got a lot of stuff in it that comes from
the pre Doomworld days, such as the zombie on the blood fountain in the hub
room, a fancy desk & awesome toilets. It's also got new designs that I've
learned to use more after the disastrous Monochrome Mapping Project, such as
thinner doors, curved walls & better use of lighting. Adding the outside
area was going to be an attempt to mask the hub spoke layout of this map. I
was going to expand it through secrets to where the exterior would
completely wrap around the interior, but I simply ran out of time before I
could implement this properly. Several people have commented on how some of
the areas in this map seem inspired by TNT, which I think is funny because
I've never played TNT. I still have a lot to learn about making maps for
Doom so I'll definitely be there for Nova 2.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map03|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Water Treatment Plant
Author: mrthejoshmon
Music Track: "Going Too Far" by nub_hat
Author's Comments: This map used to be an attempt at vanilla mapping, of
course I went over the visplane limit and crashed the game. This is also
MAP01 of my (as of now WIP) Megawad: Thy PrBoom Maps (used to be Thy Vanilla
Maps, changed for obvious reasons). This map pays homage to both MAP01 and
MAP04 of TNT: Evilution as TNT is my favorite IWAD, the starting room is a
replica (to some degree) of the switch room in TNT MAP01 and the tunnels are
a replica (also to some degree) of the tunnels in MAP04. This would actually
lead to Incubator, but not in this megawad ;)
-=-=-=--=-=|Map04|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Factory Factor
Author: EvilNed
Music Track: "Flatstomper" by nub_hat
Author's Comments: One of my first maps. Heavily inspired by TNT, which I
used to play a lot when I was younger. This map was started in the spring of
2010, so it's taken roughly 4 years to be finished.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map05|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Hazard Facility
Author: kildeth
Music Track: Midi version of "She Is My Sin" by Nightwish, midi
composer unknown
Author's Comments: This was the very first map of mine that I was ever to
see through to completion. I had dabbled in various Doom map editors over
the years but nothing seemed to come together in a big way, until I joined
Doomworld forums and took interest in a project known as 'Doom the Way ID
Did' and decided to contribute a map that would later become 'Hazard
Facility'. I did not stay in that project for very long and decided to start
my own megawad project consisting of works from other newbie mappers. That
project of course became Nova: The Birth and the rest was history.
Hazard Facility itself is a diverse map that takes inspiration from John
Romero's works in the Doom episode 'Knee Deep in the Dead', having
originally been targeted for 'Doom the Way ID Did' and containing all of the
excitement a newbie mapper should have about their first work. Overall, I am
very proud of what I created and think 'Hazard Facility' holds up very well
as a mapping debut from myself.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map06|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Sewage Processing
Author: Arjak
Music Track: Midi version of "Slaying the Dreamer" by Nightwish, midi
composer unknown
Author's Comments: This was only the second map I've ever done, after Caves
of Hell (coh_v2.wad). Caves was a learning experience for me, and it showed,
with its mishmash of themes, odd structure, and weird design in general.
With Sewage Processing, which was the first map I made for this project, I
tried to have a focused techbase theme, play with lighting a bit more, and
create balanced encounters that flowed through the level. I do feel that I
got a little lazy on this one, as the end comes somewhat abruptly with not
much of a payoff and I didn't use all of my ideas for this level. I probably
could've made it a bit longer, but my laziness won in the end, and what you
see is what you get.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map07|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Service Station Sick
Author: EvilNed
Music Track: "Escape Pod Theme" from Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen,
midi sequence by Joseph Collins.
Author's Comments: I don't know what inspired me when I made this map. This
was more of a "I'll start drawing and see where I end up" kind of deal. It
sort of shows as well. This map was started in the spring of 2010, so it's
taken roughly 4 years to be finished.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map08|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Compound
Author: mrthejoshmon
Music Track: Original midi composition by nub_hat
Author's Comments: This map is one of the few "good" maps I have ever made,
it takes place in an old storage compound that had been taken over by the
demons during an invasion. This is also MAP03 of my (as of now WIP) megawad:
Thy PrBoom Maps and would come after Incubator. With this map I wanted the
player to explore an old but not quite so abandoned compound, the gloomy
outdoors and pitch black warehouse are key elements that remind the player
that this is an old and dreary place.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map09|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Suspend
Author: Fuzzyfireball
Music Track: Midi version of "The Kinslayer" by Nightwish, midi
composer unknown
kildeth's Comments: Unfortunately Fuzzyfireball disappeared early on in the
project's creation and thus could not be contacted when it came time to
writing a blurb for their map in this textfile. :(
Guess I'll just have to fill in for them. 'Suspend' is a long snake-like
level and one of the first three maps to be created and compiled for the
first Nova demo. At the time this project was simply named 'The Newbie
Megawad Project' and no-one knew where it would eventually be headed. I was
very impressed at this map when I first saw it and still have fond memories
of playing it now. I was responsible for choosing its soundtrack off a
website with a set of Nightwish midi's, which is also where several other
Nova maps get their soundtracks from. The map itself, despite being linear
is quite fun and challenging and fits in well with later Nova contributions.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map10|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Hell's Furnace
Author: EvilNed
Music Track: "Grinder" from Red Alert 2, midi credits go to Hazvex
Author's Comments: Another TNT inspired map. I deliberately tried making a
map with a theme, or a central thematic point, much like many maps of Doom 2
had. So it's sort of a Doom 2 / TNT mashup. Hope you like it. This map was
started in the spring of 2010, so it's taken roughly 4 years to be finished.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map11|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Phobus Anomaly
Author: Phobus
Music Track: "Hellfire" from Soul Calibur II, midi composer unknown
Author's Comments: Whilst I'm aware that a project aimed at giving newbies
their first showcase in a big megaWAD isn't really appropriate for me, I've
always loved community projects where there's no pretension and that
people's work can be accepted even with flaws and so felt compelled to make
a contribution. The result is me cutting loose in a non-linear, vanilla-
compatible little base map with no real cohesion to theme and a hellish
battle at the end. I kept it short and simple so I could get away with
having some bite in the set piece battles, going for that arcade-y
experience I enjoy so much in Doom. I chose the name because the map seems
unusual in my body of work and me being in Nova also seems unlikely... Plus
it was an easy pun!
-=-=-=--=-=|Map12|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Incubator
Author: mrthejoshmon
Music Track: "Kitchen Ace (and Taking Names)" by Bobby Prince (E1M4 of Doom)
Author's Comments: This is my first real tech base map, I don't like making
tech base levels. This map is also MAP02 of my (as of now WIP) megawad: Thy
PrBoom Maps and was a direct follow up to the map "WTP".
After you stepped on the teleport you realized that the UAC has a strange
interest in plants, but not just ordinary plants, they like half dead
plants. You have no idea what this strange collection is for (and you don't
want to find out) but going through is the only way out. I wanted this map
to be a straight up action packed blast through a tech base environment, the
incubator idea just came out of the complete blue. This map has gone through
6 different versions just for project NOVA, I hope it was worth it and I
hope you have fun!
-=-=-=--=-=|Map13|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Warehouse District
Author: sgt dopey
Music Track: Midi version of "Feel for You" by Nightwish, midi
composer unknown
kildeth's Comments: Unfortunately we were unable to reach sgt dopey before
Nova's release, and thus this map has gone without a written commentary by
its own author. Pity, as it is a decent map with a mix of urban cityscape
and storage facility type themes.
I chose the midi for this one as well, another Nightwish song, this time
from the album 'Century Child'. I feel the midi I chose was appropriate,
although maybe slightly too short considering the map's length. I remember
the soundtrack playing over a few times the last time I attempted this map,
but otherwise, all is good.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map14|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Man Cub Up
Author: EvilNed
Music Track: "Sangy2.mid" by Paul D (midi transcript from "Final
Liberation", composed by The Samsara Project)
Author's Comments: Another map designed around a theme, which I think I'm
quite fond of. This time, the theme was Mancubus and lots of slime. I also
decided at a very early stage to make this a sort of non-linear map. There's
some exploration to be done here, should one want too. This map was started
in the spring of 2010, so it's taken roughly 4 years to be finished.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map15|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: The Prisoner
Author: cannonball
Music Track: Vile Flesh Map07/Map28 music by Gwyn "GMan" Williams
Author's Comments: This was a very early map of mine, early 2012, maybe
earlier??? This map has taken a lot of abuse, firstly from Paul D back in
it's first incarnation and rightly so, due to gameplay issues. The second
was later on in a pre-beta test which actually involved other issues with my
mapping at the time.
Hello Tarnsman :)
Overall I'm pretty hapy with the map now, given that the map has had major
overhauls but somehow the original layout and skeleton is still visible.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map16|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Teleportarium
Author: Paul D
Music Track: Original midi composition by nub_hat
Author's Comments: This map really didn't start out as much, and since I am
so new to mapmaking I didn't go into it with an overall thematic concept or
much sense of cohesion. I had the idea for entering a fortified bunker-
looking base, but didn't think much as to what would happen next. The rest
of the map ended up being a patchwork of rooms that I would add over the
next few months, and the original version of this map was much shorter.
Looking back on it, I would like to have made it a bit more open and
interconnected, and the room-door-room design of it seems like it kind of
stifled gameplay a bit. My favorite Doom 2 map was actually Tricks and
Traps, so I guess that's where I got that from. I think the best thing I did
was add the teleportation gimmick if you decide to grab the blue key and try
to make a run for it instead of fighting in that room. It was my first
complete original map.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map17|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Sewer City
Author: EvilNed
Music Track: Level 1: Cargo Hold from "Cyril Cyberpunk", midi sequenced by
Zero Prophet
Author's Comments: In some ways, my magnum opus of Nova I guess. Started
working on this much later than the other maps of mine, and it turned out to
be one massive map. I didn't set out to make a massive, epic map, it just
turned out that way. Out of all my maps for this project, I'm still most
proud of Map10 and Map14, as they are more concise and action packed.
There's a few moments in this map I'm kinda proud of, however, such as the
subterranean dark city part where arachnotrons and revenants are at your
throat from behind the crushers. My experiment here was to make it as
difficult as I could. I added lots of monsters and tweaked this area a lot.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map18|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Power Core
Author: cannonball
Music Track: "Circle of Fire" by David "Tolwyn" Shaw (MM2 Map28)
Author's Comments: I made a map which has the exact same level progression
as Map15 by complete accident... heh.
This was made later on to replace a previous map I made for the project
(Map21 of sparta.wad). Fair to say this had less drastic changes and most
were based on people playing through the map, and noting down certain flaws
which I didn't pick up at the time. Maybe I should have made a hell level. :P
-=-=-=--=-=|Map19|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Bad Blood
Author: mouldy
Music Track: Original midi composition by nub_hat
Author's Comments: This was my first doom map and was basically something I
did to get the hang of using Doom Builder. I spent more time working on the
scenery than thinking about the gameplay so navigation is awkward in places,
and because I was trying out a lot of visual things its a fairly disparate
collection of areas, but it was a good learning exercise.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map20|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Castle Bloodletting
Author: Arjak
Music Track: Original midi composition by nub_hat
Author's Comments: My third full map, and the one I'm most proud of so far.
It definitely came closer to my original vision than any of my previous
works, and I feel that for my experience level, it is quite solid. To be
honest, I suck at detailing, and I feel that the gameplay and flow are the
real stars here. I worked really hard on balancing, creating better secrets
(Sewage Processing's secrets were WAY too obvious), and trying to give the
map character and an epic feel.
At first, I didn't care for nub_hat's music track because I saw this map as
very action oriented and deserving of something faster and punchier, but it
grew on me and now I love it for the atmospheric qualities it gives this
map. A map CAN be both action-packed and atmospheric, after all. Originally,
this map was supposed to be longer, with a part where you'd teleport up to
the ramparts of the castle and fight your way around, but that idea was
scrapped due to my laziness and inexperience. The map as it is ends with the
teleporter that would've originally taken you up to the ramparts. Besides
that though, the map was all I could've hoped for. I tend to not plan my
maps in advance, and instead just make it up as I go, but with this one, I
actually tried to at least come up with a general outline of what I wanted.
I think it shows, and I hope you enjoy playing this one as much as I did
creating it.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map21|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Beta Base
Author: joe-ilya
Music Track: "Push On the Gas" by Sam Woodman (HR2 Map01)
Author's Comments: Back when I was a kid and played random Mario ROM hacks,
I didn't know how to map very well for Super Mario World. I had some ideas
in my head, but never could map for SMW because it was far more complicated
than you think, I mean it.
So after I found Doom, I was playing it so much I wanted to make my own
maps, so then an idea popped in my head and I decided to call it Doom0; the
maps were all about being with just one weapon. When I finished those, I
tried to make a normal map and I didn't finish it, then I found this project
for newbies. I decided to remake the map into a base with hell around it,
and what I got:
Bad reviews, but that's okay because I know it's cheesy and random, so I
don't wonder.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map22|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Broken Confluence Point
Author: Getsu Fune
Music Track: Descent Level 6 (Mercury Solar Lab) composed by
Parallax Software
Author's Comments: I played CC4 Map24 and had the idea to make a small map
that replicates that style, a base ramshackled by Hell's forces, yes, even
the barrel explosions included. It will have the player going from techbase
to hell, and back, and around again. Dobu had a hand with a number of thing
placements, this is my mapping Achilles' heel AFAIK, and his stuff helps.
Small, but rather tight on supplies. A lot of newb mistakes, like 1x1 grid
bullshit, wrong brightness levels, and other stuff. The ending may provide a
quick scare in the dark. On the bright side, I seem to have the 3D bridges
working already, but they're only in the deathmatch portion of the map. I
may just retool the ENTIRE damn map in the future, getting rid of all the
shit stuff and further expanding on it ;).
-=-=-=--=-=|Map23|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Immaterium
Author: Paul D
Music Track: "Ordos Mentat Theme" from Dune 2 by Frank Klepacki and Dwight
Okahara
Author's Comments: I originally had many more plans for this map, but I got
bogged down in actually making it, and I actually lost a few drafts of it
with hard drive reformats and stuff. The concept was actually fairly hard to
get to work properly in complevel 2, and although it was interesting to
learn the limits of roughly vanilla, I think I'll stick to boom compatible
and zdoom in the future.
I think the map is conceptually strong and has an interesting theme - I
don't actually like the whole "stone and wood" hell theme, preferring the
more psychedelic "distorted version of reality" type of hell, where the
lines between the material and immaterial world are jumbled. I don't think I
managed to accomplish particularly compelling gameplay, but oh well. It was
during making this map that I regretfully got kind of burnt out on the whole
Doom scene, but I am looking to get back into the thick of things soon.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map24|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Ring of Gyges
Author: Stygian
Music Track: "Ring of Gyges" by nub_hat
Author's Comments: This is a terrestrial/hell-themed map with many large
outdoor areas and places to explore. Although it is possible to complete
the map very quickly, initial playthroughs can be slow and tedious due to a
high monster count and heavy use of monster-blocking lines.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map25|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Vile Arterium
Author: mouldy, based on a map by Death Egg and with some support from
dobu gabu maru
Music Track: Midi version of "Rebellion in Dreamland" by Gamma Ray, midi
composer unknown
dobu's Comments: I did a large amount of gameplay tweaking here, switching
around enemies and throwing in a handful of traps (the revenant warp-in is
mouldy's doing; don't blame me!) This was all based on Death Egg's original
arrangement of baddies, but I tried my best at making sure each pathway is
clogged with nasties and running ahead gets you punished (well, runners
easily found ways around that). Hopefully my layout does the map justice.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map26|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Hell's Playground
Author: joe-ilya
Music Track: "Becoming" by Pantera, midi composer unknown
Author's Comments: I decided to make another map, but this time it takes
inspiration from WOS.wad's Map10: Playground of Caesar. It has the same concept:
Challenge in every room, like Super Mario.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map27|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Sensorium
Author: kildeth, based on a map by AlwaysDoomed
Music Track: Midi version of "Sensorium" by Epica, midi composer unknown
Author's Comments: Once 'Hazard Facility' had been mostly completed to my
own satisfaction, I wanted to start on something really big and epic to
expand my mapping ability and challenge myself. The result was 'Sensorium';
a map originally created from a rather boxy and featureless ZDoom work by
Alwaysdoomed. I went at the piece room by room, expanding the entire level
several times in the process and making the necessary adjustments as I added
more and more detail and height variation in an attempt to make the most
awesome map possible. The creation of 'Sensorium' was not without its toll
though, there were times where I would be burnt out for months as I chipped
away at the map in increments, never feeling quite satisfied and always
wanting to get everything just perfect. Eventually though, it all began to
come together, and now finally, the map is here and complete. As with
'Hazard Facility', I am also very proud of how this map turned out, and
think it to be a fitting tribute to the Epica song 'Sensorium', from which
this map takes its inspiration and midi from.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map28|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: The Seventh Circle
Author: mouldy, based on a map by PRIMEVAL
Music Track: Original midi composition by mouldy
Author's Comments: This started life as a scrap map from Primeval, which I
turned into an orgy of destruction. The idea was to set the player running
for their life and fighting all the way, with a gratuitous amount of killing
and complex pathways that allowed for multiple routes for both player and
monsters. The 2 keys are entirely optional, but it will hurt if you don't
get them. I also made the music for this map.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map29|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Extorta Nova
Author: fiend-o-hell, based on a map by Memfis
Music Track: "Castle Cimmeria" theme from the Lands Of Lore: Throne of Chaos
soundtrack, Composed by Frank Klepacki, Paul S. Mudra & Dwight K. Okahara,
midi arranged by Paul D
Author's Comments: 'Extorta Nova' is a map inspired by my other map
'ExtortaMontra', which is in turn from my standalone project. The former
borrows its namesake and many of its elements from the latter. Since this
was meant to be an end map, be prepared for extreme difficulty...
-=-=-=--=-=|Map30|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Megiddo
Author: kildeth, dobu gabu maru, cannonball, mouldy and Arjak
Music Track: Midi version of "Silent Screams" by Rob Halford, midi arranged
by Paul D
dobu's Comments: The name "Megiddo" comes from the Tel in Israel, more
commonly known in Greek as "Armageddon" (a battleground in the end times,
according to the Book of Revelation). I chose this largely because using
"Armageddon" feels a bit trite, and I have a large fascination for Abrahamic
theology.
If you are to blame anyone for the nightmare experienced in trying to max
kills in this map, it can probably be me. I had this idea around
Slaughterfest 2013 to have every author contribute an arena to encapsulate
the project. I suggested a trimmed down version of this to the NOVA project
(5 authors instead of every author) and it was well received. I went ahead
to create the central room and final battle (which was stolen from an
abandoned map of mine initially intended for the Panophobia project). Due to
the length of each of our sections I believe cannonball suggested needing 3
keys to finish the map instead of completing all 5 portions, and it worked
out for the best that way.
My section (top right) was a bit roundabout in its conception. While working
on a map ultimately removed from the project (Immundum), I struggled with
fitting the hell arena in the linedef-heavy monstrosity I had created.
Considering that I might have to cut that section, I moved it over to be
included in my slice of Megiddo. Squeezing out some more lines in Immundum
allowed me to keep the hell arena, and so I got the gnarly idea to also keep
it for Megiddo as the intro to my vision of hell. Wondering where to go from
there, I got another idea to revisit prior areas in the megawad as a sort of
homage, attempting at first to include every map until I realized how
overambitious that was... so I reduced it to one area per author. I liked
how it worked out in the end, allowing me to tinker with various rooms and
enemy placement akin to my work in Vile Arterium.
While my Immundum section had to be scrapped since the wad was withdrawn, I
opted to reuse the furnace battle from Iron Exuviae and make it decisively
more cruel as it's completely optional to tackle.
cannonball's Comments: I made a section loosely based around the types of
Doom 2 maps I had been making at the time (note the similarity to the end of
Map15 of D2INO). I wanted a large slaughter arena but had to plan on using
monster closets as of course teleport ambushes would fail miserably here. It
took 2 attempts but I think it turned out well on the difficulty front,
maybe not so on the time to beat front. As an aside I would like to give
major credit to dobu gabu maru for the idea for this map, I think it's a
pretty decent one :)
kildeth's Comments: After finishing work on Map27: 'Sensorium', I was given
the option to work on a final piece for NOVA: The Birth's grand finale.
Being the one to start the whole project in the first place, I couldn't
forgive myself had I turned the opportunity down, so away I went with some
leftover inspiration and a half-baked set of ideas as to what I was going to
make, and put together a small map featuring a pyramid and a lava river.
What happened next was rather unfortunate at the time as I accidentally
deleted my work and couldn't retrieve it. I didn't give up though, and went
with my original plan to make something many magnitudes greater than the
first work, whilst still being based around the lava river and pyramid idea.
I'm still not sure what I think of my contribution to 'Megiddo', to me it
feels slightly rushed in comparison to the meticulous work I performed on
'Hazard Facility' and 'Sensorium', but given some time and distance from the
project, I'm sure I'll grow to appreciate it just as much and am very proud
of my work here also, which is more than I could say of my original
(deleted) plan. :P
Arjak's Comments: To be honest, I'm disappointed with this piece. I didn't
know how long to make it because all I knew about Megiddo was the concept,
that several mappers would each make a section of the map. With a supposed
deadline coming up (which we missed), no guidelines on length, and my
general laziness, I decided to keep it short, and the result is lackluster.
I wanted to make something amazing and striking, but my fear of it being too
long compared to the rest of the level made me cut down on my idea a lot.
Well, it turned out to be one of the shortest and easiest sections. It's one
of those maps where I wish I could go back and redo it with more time
available, because I really like the concept of a map taking place inside a
volcano.
mouldy's Comments: My Megiddo section is blue and a bit of a bastard. There
are 3 alternative routes to the exit switch, originally I made it so you had
to do all 3, but it was taking too long so I simplified it. The ethos behind
the design was a mixture of constant threat and awkward cover. I also
learned that teleport traps don't work very well on map 30, hence the
bolted-on monster closets.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map31|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Iron Exuviae
Author: dobu gabu maru
Music Track: "ohno.mid" by Paul D
Author's Comments: Iron Exuviae (initially titled "Seance") was created for
the Doomworld Mega Project 2012 as an offhand attempt to see if I could
create a single "cool" room. The plan was to have no monsters and just let
the journey be the experience, largely because the project was a haven for
oddball entries. As 2012 came and went my project sat in the recesses of my
HD, gathering the binary analog to dust. While mapping for my NOVA entries I
decided "what the hell" and worked on the wad some more, eventually
submitting it as a secret map.
My feelings are quite mixed on it. Inspired by Pottus I attempted to map
using 45 degree angles but SURPRISE! It doesn't really work unless you stick
to the grid, so I returned to x and y axes halfway through. The puzzles I
tried my hand at are somewhat obscure but it was worth a shot as I'm
unlikely to do so in my other works. The central chamber, while perhaps
striking upon first glance, is the same structures copy and pasted eight
times which removes some of the genuineness. I'm most content with the
fights as they provide a good level of challenge but allow plenty of leeway
in maneuverability, prompting the player to mess around a bit. It's
unfortunate in retrospect that my "unique" contribution to NOVA is a map I
initially designed as a throwaway, but it is what it is.
-=-=-=--=-=|Map32|=-=-=--=-=-
Level Name: Riptide
Author: Getsu Fune
Music Track: World 3: Under the Ocean theme from Super Monkey Ball (GCN),
midi credits to Matthew Seldon
Author's Comments: I really wasn't sure about this map for several reasons.
One, I joined the project late and it seems that all they wanted were E3
maps at the time. And two, I wanted it to be a part of a (since scrapped)
project of my own. But it got accepted mainly because there wasn't a Map32
yet and I basically went "fuck it" with the supplies on the whole. Also, the
theme is pretty darn atmospheric, not many people make aqua-themed stuff.
Yep, and this one is almost entirely chainsaw and pistol oriented, unless
you find the secret shotgun, but then again I still don't give enough ammo.
Continuous players probably won't have a problem if they have plenty of
ammo, but they're still gonna lose lots of it ;).
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[4] AUTHOR INFORMATION
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Author : Collin "Arjak" Pierce
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : coh_v2.wad
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Author : Matt "cannonball" Powell
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : cbspeed.wad, cbpandemonium.wad, sparta.wad, wtbhnn.wad,
ragstron.wad, mayhem2012.wad (maps 10, 11),
conC.E.R.N.ed.wad, sf2012.wad (maps 01, 05, 09, 10, 20,
22), Map01 of DMP2012.wad.
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Author : dobu gabu maru
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : Pesha.wad
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Author : EvilNed
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : E1M3 in HYMN, E4M9 in Switcheroo, CCore.wad.
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Author : fiend-o-hell
Email address : n/a
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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Author : Fuzzyfireball
Email address : n/a
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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Author : Getsu Fune
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : 32in24-13 Map40, pier.wad, "Aquafresh Crescents" in
SF2013, "Courtyards of Bodycount" in Five Rooms of
Doom, DMP2013 MAP03.
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Author : Jaws In Space
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : Maps 3, 6, 7, 11, 16 & 19 from the Monochrome Mapping
Project.
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Author : joe-ilya
Email address : Ilyadude1999@gmail
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : Doom0alpha.wad, doom0.wad, Map20 & Map14 from
100linet.wad.
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Author : Michael "kildeth" Kilderry
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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Author : mouldy
Email address : n/a
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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Author : mrthejoshmon
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : www.youtube.com/user/mrthejoshmon
Other files by me : wastes.wad, AIRBSE.wad, WTP.wad, Inc_v4.wad, Term.wad,
Temp.wad, Comp.wad, WOOO.wad.
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Author : Paul D
Email address : n/a
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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Author : James "Phobus" Cresswell
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : www.phobus.serbegame.com/doom/
Other files by me : Scourge (ph_scrge.zip), White Light (ph_wl.zip),
Warpzone (ph_wz.zip), Scars of the Wounded Prey
(ph_quik1.zip), Too Much Brown Texture Pack demo room
(2mbrown.zip), zctcmaps Map05 (zctc.zip), Twisted Joke
(ph_dac.zip), Community Chest 3 Map18 (cchest3.zip),
Justice - Infernal Mechanics (ph_quik3.zip), ZPack -
Random Maps for ZDoom E1M2, E2M1, E2M0 (zpack.zip),
Coils of the Twisted Tale (ph_quik2.zip), Ten Community
Project Map05, Map16 (TCP.zip), Virus Episode 1
"Shareware Demo Release" (ph_virus.zip), Tiny Pack 1 -
"Tiny Chances of Survival" (ph_tp1.zip), Claws of the
Enraged Beast (ph_quik4.zip), The Mouth of Death
(ph_mod.zip), Phobus' Fragments of DAC2009
(ph_dac2.zip), White Light: 2010 Edition (ph_wlx.zip),
Small Dark Twisted Computer Lab (ph_quik5.zip),
Doom 2 Unleashed Map10 (pc_cp.zip), Plutonia Revisited
Community Project Map14 (prcp.zip), Tactical Chainsaw,
Stocked Player and Pistol Start Enforcer (ph_stuff.zip),
1994 Tune-up Community Project Map16 (1994tu.zip),
32in24-11: Occupy Doomworld Map25, Map40 (32in2411.zip),
Doom The Way id Did E3M6 (DTWiD.zip), Blood Red
(ph_quik6.zip), MAYhem 2012 Map01, Map06
(MAYhem2012.zip), Community Chest 4 Map03, Map07, Map13
(cchest4.zip), Phobus Pre-'13 Grab Bag (ph_pre13.zip),
Escalation I: The Breach (ph_e0050.zip),ZDoom Community
Map Project: Take #2 (zdcmp2.zip).
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Author : PRIMEVAL
Email Address : [email protected]
Webpage : http://www.reverbnation.com/tenebraeaeternus
Other files by me : Music for Reverie (reverie.wad), Unholy Realms
(ur_final.wad), Plutonia Revisited Community Project
(PRCP.wad), PsychoPhobia, Arcadia Demade (arcadia.wad),
Alkylation (alk-ep1.wad), Flashback to Hell
(FTH666.wad), Hadephobia (h_phobia.wad).
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Author : sgt Dopey
Email address : n/a
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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Author : Stygian
Email address : [email protected]
Webpage : n/a
Other files by me : n/a
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[5] SPECIAL THANKS
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Special thanks to: Firstly, you, for playing and/or reading these textfiles.
nub_hat for music compositions.
Whoever made those Nightwish midis, they can be found here:
http://freemidi.org/directory-770.
EvilNed for awesome skies.
kildeth for various graphics.
dobu gabu maru, Getsu Fune, and kildeth for story screen
blurbs.
cannonball for creating demos.
Snakes for offering advice and assistance to mappers very
early in the project's development.
nub_hat and Paul D for some sweet midis.
Everyone who did extensive beta-playtesting of the mapset,
including Demon of the Well, plums, Veinen and several of
our own mappers. Also marineController for spotting lots of
errors in our maps!
plums and dobu for fixing bugs for the 1.1 update.
Vermil, Veinen, Suitepee, Cannonball, Caleb13, and nub_hat,
for bug reports.
Getsu Fune for taking the time to write this textfile and
the other one.
Jaws In Space for testing the maps in Coop and DM, and for
implementing Deathmatch to Maps 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 16, 21,
23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 & adjusting Deathmatch on Maps
3, 6, 8, 9 & 20.
And finally, kildeth (again!) for starting the project
idea, even though dobu took over the majority of the
project whenever you were absent :P.
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