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Advanced engine needed  : Limit-removing, UMAPINFO compatable
Primary purpose         : Single play
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Title                   : Forsaken Compound
Filename                : COMPOUND.WAD
Release date            : 10 April 2024
Author                  : Ivymagnapinna
Email Address           : [redacted]
Other Files By Author   : bloodworks.zip
Misc. Author Info       : i'm 2 feet deep in the sludge right now

Description             : A 1-episode wad for Doom 1 set in a tech complex integrating itself into Hell. 
			  There's blood in the pipes, flesh in the machinery, and the walls won't take their 
			  eyes off you. Balanced with both continuous play and pistol starts in mind. 
			  Gameplay is slaughtery in some parts, simple and atmosphere/puzzle-oriented in others, 
			  I'd say it's definitely harder than your average Knee Deep in the Dead-style wad. 
			  I aimed for a sense of difficulty progression and progression through locations/themes, 
			  but I've got no story for any of these maps. Use your imagination.

Additional Credits to   : Custom palette: Dir
			  Custom music: Lippeth, Dragonfly, Cammy, L.A. Sieben, Snaxolotl, Jimmy,
					Varis Alpha, Tristan Clark, Xulgonoth, decino, Lee Jackson
			  Custom sfx: DOOM 64, DOOM 3
			  Playtesting: fefor, ilker, Hayden49
			  Big thanks to the people of The Entryway discord server
			  for supporting and showing interest in my project!
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* What is included *

New levels              : 9
Sounds                  : Yes
Music                   : Yes
Graphics                : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : No
Demos                   : No
Other                   : UMAPINFO lump
Other files required    : DOOM.WAD IWAD, if that wasn't obvious


* Play Information *

Game                    : DOOM
Map #                   : E1M1 - E1M9
Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Player starts only
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : No
Other game styles       : N/A
Difficulty Settings     : Yes


* Construction *

Base                    : DOOM
Build Time              : worked on for ~4 months, on and off
Editor(s) used          : Ultimate Doom Builder, SLADE, Krita
Known Bugs              : possible softlock and unintended switch press in E1M5, possible to trigger
			  the all-ghosts bug in E1M9 (use -cl9 if you really wanna be safe)
May Not Run With        : anything not limit-removing or incompatible with UPMAPINFO
Tested With             : PrBoom+, DSDA-Doom


* Maps *

E1M1: Bloodworks
Music: Lippeth - Lost in Place (Plutonia midi pack)
My first map posted to Doomworld, reused here, since at the time I had already planned
on this whole project but had no idea if I could finish it, so I just wanted to get my
foot in the door. The DOOM 64 sfx were a newer addition and I think they fit this 
one especially well.

E1M2: Weeping Willow
Music: L.A. Sieben - Agony Rhapsody (TNT:Evilution)
I like how I did the atmosphere here, but not that interesting aside.

E1M3: Dread Experiment
Music: Snaxolotl - Fallen Monuments (Stickney Installation)
Started off as my take on Deimos Lab and evolved from there. A bit of The Chasm
in there as well. This is the one I'm proudest of, I'll likely do another take
on this texture theme in the future.

E1M9: Cybertemple
Music: Jimmy - Tower of Fire (Plutonia midi pack)
Fun BFG spam and what I think are pretty distinct visuals.

E1M4: Dead Man's Station
Music: Viscra Maelstrom - This is my Boomstick (.MID the way Id Did)
Dead Zone, Ultimate Doom edition. The IWAD textures limit I set on myself
means my natural  rockscapes are pretty monotone. SP_ROCK1 forever!

E1M5: Excavating Evil
Music: Tristan Clark - Reaching Deeper (TNT:Revilution)
Please take a moment to appreciate the MARBFACES with the funny eyes, I worked hard on those.

E1M6: G.R.I.N.D.E.R.
Music: Xulgonoth & Cammy - Bipolar Boogie (AV midi Pack)
If you can think of something for that to stand for, let me know.
Visuals are heavily based off DUSK's E2M4: The Infernal Machine and
the opening area's layout is reused from a scrapped Doom 2 map of mine.

E1M7: Hellmouth
Music: decino - Shhh, The Shadows are Near (AV midi pack)
Mainly inspired by Ichinichi's MAP05, I tried to take its texture theme and 
create more of a narrative with it. I always liked how the original E1 slows
down into an easier but more atmospheric conclusion, so I tried to do the same.

E1M8: So Below
Music: Lee Jackson - Plasma (Duke Nukem 3D)
This ended up being a burnout map for me, and I'm lucky that only
happened right at the end of the project. Kind of an excercise in trying 
to make the most surreal thing out of stock textures without it being 
ugly as sin. Whole initial area is based off another scrapped Doom 2 map of mine 
that I recreated from memory here, and the final area is a recreation of a
dream I had.


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