Project Ideas

[Cruduxy]

wad where 2 teams have to race each other to deactivating a forcefield in the middle of the map, steal a valuable object in its center and then rush like crazy to their drop point to score, each drop point has 5 switches around it that when pressed will drop an object and lower the team score..

[adamclare87]

Two ideas going at the moment, one in progress, one a concept;

1) DOOM:ONE, my mod in progress, each episode is one single level, (A la memorial.wad) With a few added extras (Mainly where I was learning map building, scripting etc) and then the new aim of the project to give a total overhaul of all the levels.

2) Samsara SP map, create a 7-8 level wad in the style of Hexen, (Central hub, levels with puzzles in leading a finale.)

With this I'm thinking along the lines of basing the hub using Seven Portals from Hexen, then having a themed/best of style level for each game represented in Samsara. For example the Doom level could contain the start room from Hangar, leading into, for example, the nuclear plant start room, then onto another well recognised area. Think along the lines of z1m10 of Knee Deep in Zdoom, but true to the original level style. Each of these will be more puzzle based though and open the next area on Seven Portals. The final "level" would be a boos level involving moving through the bosses of each game in a sequence, with their representative arenas.

Thats my thoughts anyways, not sure if something like that is in progress?

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Heh, I love the idea of a samsara mapset, but as I've found, good luck getting resources from Marathon and Quake.

[Ænima]

Heh, I love the idea of a samsara mapset, but as I've found, good luck getting resources from Marathon and Quake.

Quake is easy, just open the .PAK with XWE.


Marathon ... errr ... not sure ...

[Reaku]

Got an idea for ZDoom wars to make a set of map pieces that could be used to make your very own game boards, like individual squares with different environment parts, ranging from outdoor fields, forests, castles, mountains, caves, and towns, within reason, each square would have some way to get up on them, but some would be impassable due to it's structure and environment.
Sadly, I don't think it would get used at all, ZDoom wars is very big anymore.

:EDIT:
Forgot to put down, this idea came from me watching a Langrisser 1 play through recently.

[adamclare87]

Heh, I love the idea of a samsara mapset, but as I've found, good luck getting resources from Marathon and Quake.

Quake is easy, just open the .PAK with XWE.


Marathon ... errr ... not sure ...

Where there is a will... There is a way!!!

EDIT - good start... http://quadropolis.us/node/1991

[adamclare87]

Sorry for the double post, however I've spent an hour tonight playing with the idea of Samsara SP mapset, heres what I've cobbled together quickly.

It's far from "clean" so ignore the HOM's etc haha!


(P.s. Still better than RootPain!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jsaj_MF ... ure=gp-n-y

[Captain Kupo]

Your project looks incredibly promising, Adam.
How big do you plan on making it (how many levels in each game section, how big are the levels, etc)? Do you plan on making original levels or ones based on amalgamations of memorable areas from the different games?
Any plans on adding a part for Unreal for when 849 is added ? Are there even resources available for Unreal enemies/textures?

[AkumaKing]

I Need People to help me with a Project PM Me if u wanna help
Project type: Open world zombie survival Mod

Need: A Spriter ,coder ,tester and more

SK8, didn't you mention this idea to me via PM's? I already said I'd do the code for ya. Afterwards though, I'll move on to a project that I've been planning for a while now which will require lots of work, and I do mean lots.

Anyways, yeah, if he can't sprite it might be best for someone to join in. I can't sprite either and am only useful for making scripts. I suppose my best quality always has been learning languages and using them(may it be computer or human).

[adamclare87]

Your project looks incredibly promising, Adam.
How big do you plan on making it (how many levels in each game section, how big are the levels, etc)? Do you plan on making original levels or ones based on amalgamations of memorable areas from the different games?
Any plans on adding a part for Unreal for when 849 is added ? Are there even resources available for Unreal enemies/textures?

At the moment, Im just working on the hub level, get my foot in the door and learning about using .pk3's (Want to use the models for quake / unreal enemies... keep it as true to form as possible. The Hub will be a memorable area from each game at the moment (Including Unreal!)

Speaking of Unreal, it shouldn't be *too* difficult to rip the textures from the game (Which I still have a copy of!!) Enemies on the other hand could be a problem... however If I can find a way to convert the models to.... quake style then I can always write some form of DECORATE to make them work... that's the hardest part!!!

The longer term plan is each indiviual level will be more an amalgamation of memorable bits... but different in there will be puzzles and stuff to solve to open each game. That's how I'm laying it out in my mind at the moment!

[Ijon Tichy]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12077541/Samsa ... v0.15a.pk3

might wanna ask shadowlink if it's cool to continue this, and if it is, there's half your work done

[adamclare87]

That looks like its going to be really useful for the Chex enemies! At the moment they only warp out so that will be VERY handy!! Only problem it looks like its missing a LOT of sprites for them, as well as the Duke, marathon and quake enemies!

Will get on and ask them if its OK to use some of this shortly, would help supplement my current Chex decorate! Thanks for the pointer Ijon!!

[cool2000m]

I have a two-part project idea:

1. Brutal Scoredoom
I really loved scoredoom, and above all else it's ability to make the announcer react to single player campaigns and react to every monster killed, but it doesn't support modern mods, so it's rather pointless.

AND IF THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE:
2. Single-player announcer (like scoredoom)
I usually only play coop or single player, and this would work wonders for me. If I could just get that silly announcer to work in single player, or even the "multiplayer" console command in single player this would be very awesome for me.

[Unholypimpin]

I had an idea of a wad where you play as a small aerial fighter that must clear out a series of mining operations across the solar system. The mines themselves would be full of flying demons and each map you must destroy the core of each mine to ensure that the infestation doesn't spread to other mines.
The catch to destroying the core is like 40 seconds after its destroyed you must find the map exit or else you will die.

The maps would be more or less 3D to make full use of the fact that the player is flying.

I made a little test wad that features 3 weapons that you can switch between and use. The hud sprite changes to the weapon your using, although you never actually see the weapon other than it on a computer panel on your ship.

Here is a screenshot.
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If anyone would like to test out the wad, then pm me.

This is mainly just a small test wad I made to see if some of the features could work out. I'm not sure as of yet if I will actually develop this any further.

[adamclare87]

All I can think of is descent... Which is an AWESOME idea! Would love to that developed!!

[HexaDoken]

Well it's not really surprising that you think of descent considering that the HUD from the screenshot is directly ripped from there.

[adamclare87]

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Quick video of the progress on the Samsara themed SP map. 6 Opening areas done, (7 if you include the part finished 7 Portals.)

[HexaDoken]

I hope it won't be completely like this in the end, because as of right now, it's basically chunks of various levels directly ripped from the original game with minor edits here and there.

Wolfenstein part needs less ceiling height and less floor and ceiling textures.

[Captain Kupo]

Hexa, i think the point of the hub teleporter areas are to just be rips of those areas.

[adamclare87]

Hexa, i think the point of the hub teleporter areas are to just be rips of those areas.

Exactly this at the moment, good opportunity to build the resources required and get the textures/ sprites ripped from the games where I legally can! (I.e. Shareware versions of games)


The levels themselves will be a mix of memorable areas and custom content. Still going to be a slow time project as I have a LOT on this year. Will open a thread when I have finished the Hub area more than likely.