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Oh! Are you a fellow Heretic enjoyer? Nice! It was one of my first FPS games, and I thought it was really awesome.
Yo is that your channel? Cool gameplay
ye tysm I kinda dreamed about being a doom-tuber for a good 15min lmfao
that'll be rad a f. Maybe a crispy doom deathmatch to start very vanilla? Idk what the current best multiplayer sourceport is tho :P I would host myself but my ISP sucks ass xd
im super down for this
It's Good, it's DOOM, i really enjoyed it myself.
I wasn't able to get Doom Eternal until like 8 months after launch. It's one of my all time favorites. The gameplay loop is so satisfying once you get into it. I would say it's leagues above 2016, although I love that game too. The gameplay is almost like chess, you have your smaller demons that run around and try to catch you off guard, your bigger demons like the Caco or Pinky that keep you on your toes but aren't too difficult, your super demons like the Cyberdemon (he's a regular enemy in that one) or the Marauder that force you to adapt to whats happening while keeping in mind the rest of the playing field, they can make or break a run, and the Bosses that are some of the best in the genre. The game is all about using your arsenal to your advantage, it isn't like Classic Doom where say the Super Shotty replaces the regular one, every weapon has it's uses and weaknesses. I can't speak for console as when I played I played on an old DVR Xbox One and it was blurry and tough to control. I played through it like 18 times on PC though. I still every once in a while try to go back and run it through on Ultra Nightmare. Farthest I've got there is level 6 before dying. The game is hard but rewarding once you figure out the loop.
I have a vague memory of some masterpost of the 3 most important ones from my previous life as a doomworld lurker. I think it said Odamex was the best vanilla-friendly / boom-compatible one and Zandronum (previously Skulltag) was the best one based on Zdoom. It also mentioned ZDaemon but I don't know what that one's about.
yeah zandronum with foomseeker is still the main one
Zandronum is my go to.
Def not unpopular. DOOM 64 is magnificent in all regards and I think that's consensus even though most prefer DOOM 2. Actually my favorite DOOM game of all time. The map puzzles feel so much more alive, the atmosphere is drenched in fear, the enemy designs are really nicely redone. No Archvile, thank God for that.
Usually the consensus is that Doom 1 is the best over 2.
It's quite a rare take but I cannot disagree with it at all.
my absolute favorite custom WAD of all time, is Auger;Zenith. Cyberpunk themed, vanilla compatible Doom goodness, with extremely creative stages, good combat and BANGIN' midi soundtracks.
Top tier wad. I love how vanilla it still is in most aspects.
I also prefer playing wads on vanilla-like sourceports over ZDoom tech. Yeah, those mods are cool, but the wads were designed and planned for vanilla mechanics and whatever other modifications they themselves baked into the wad.
This is one of the reasons why Brutal Doom cannot replace the original game, the maps are not made with the newer balance in mind.
Thanks. I think there should be a proper tag for non-Decorate wads (maybe 1994 wads? It's generally a pejorative term for newbies in mapping).
Oh yeah, worth noting also about the new Doom1+2 collection and it's mod browser, a friend of mine called ElfAlchemist has been curating several wads uploaded there, particularly his own version of a "Complete" Master Levels pack, adding in other levels from each of the creators that contextualize the previously included maps with more stuff. Definitely recommend checking that one out.
DSDA replaced PrBoom+, I love having it next to Crispy Doom (Chocolate when I'm feeling courageous).
You should play Dimensions.
Probably, Ashes 2063. It's a great mod if you're into some exploration and scavenging. It also has a decent story, too.
