Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod)

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 4:02:47 GMT -5

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Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 4:02:47 GMT -5

A Heretic/Hexen inspired DOOM and DOOM II mod for EDGE-Classic 1.34 or later. Brings a more medieval/fantasy style to the game with new weapons, monsters, items and graphics.

VERSION 1.1
www.mediafire.com/file/vn1kqy082zq98zv/Heathen_v11.wad/file

ORIGINAL THREAD
www.tdgmods.net/smf/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=2598&p=4334#p4334

OLD SCREENSHOTS (using INVADERS.WAD) outdated as f*#k

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ITEMS

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Apple

+1% health, up to 200%.

Blue Potion

+10% health, up to 100%.

Green potion

+25% health, up to 100%.

Wonder potion

+100% health, up to 200%.

Life Essence

+5% health, up to 200%. Occasionally spawned from fallen enemies.

Crusader Shield

Basic armor, saves 50% damage.

Talisman of Shielding

Magical armor, saves 75% damage and regenerates. Lasts until end of level.

Ankh of Life

Restores health to a 100% and doubles the amount you recieve from potions. Lasts until end of level.

Genie

Grants you three wishes from a selection of 8 items.

Ring of the Owl

Allows user to see clearly in the dark.

Ritual Dagger

Increased strength for a limited amount of time.

Boots of Resistance

Immunity towards harmful surfaces for a limited amount of time.

Elven Cloak

Partial invisibility for a limited amount of time.

All Seeing Eye

The power to see over great distances (full map).

Ring of Warding

Limited regenerating health.

CREDITS

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CREATURES

Crimson Disciple - Raven Software, Huy Pham, idGamer
Huntsman - Raven Software, Ghastly(?)
Cultist - Raven Software, Eriance
Shadow - Vader
Golem - Raven Software
Scimitar - Neoworm
Hierophant, Fallen, Nightshade - Eriance
Death Knight - Raven Software, Eriance
Satyr - Id Software, Vader
Pyro Succubus - YuraoftheHairFan, Espi, Ebola, Vader
Infernal Spider - Monolith, Icytux, Tormentor667
Imp Warlord - Id Software, Raven Software, Espi
Flesh Wizard - Freedoom
Magma Serpent- Raven Software, Fury3
Fallen - Eriance
Chicken - Raven Software (non gib death by David G.)

ARSENAL

Spiked Gauntlets - Raven Software, Neoworm
Vorpal Blade - Raven Software, Eriance
Ethereal Crossbow - Neoworm
Gryphon Claw - Raven Software, Neoworm
Timon's Axe - Raven Software, Neoworm
Hammer of Retribution - Raven Software, Neoworm
Dragon Sword - Raven Software, CeeJay
Firemace - Raven Software

EQUIPMENT

Ring of the Owl, Ring of Warding - Black Isle Studios
All Seeing Eye - darokin (deviantart)
Ankh of Life - Raven Software, Blue Shadow
Ritual Dagger - Bloax, Infirnex
Apple - Mor'ladim, MagicWazard
Potions - Neoworm
Mana - Raven Software, Neoworm
Crusader Shield - MagicWazard
Talisman - Raven Software, Blue Shadow
Genie - SNK
Elven Cloak - Monolith Productions
Boots of Resitance - Raven Software

Last Edit: Aug 9, 2023 13:14:33 GMT -5 by ceejay

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 7:17:17 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 7:17:17 GMT -5

Well, I've loaded DBP29: morbid autumn with this mod, can't kill a shadow in the first level, it moves annoyingly fast, is probably immune to crossbow (?) and kills me fast if I approach it in melee. Is there a manual or something to see enemy stats?

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 7:23:59 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 7:23:59 GMT -5

It also seems like dumbing down the difficulty when trying this is a good idea, cause it seems to be challenge oriented dammit.

...Ah fuck, got killed on ITYTD even. I dunno what the hell to play it with then, if DBPs are too hard for it.

P.S. Although perhaps DBP29 actually has a hard first map... I now recall I was surprised at its difficulty upon release. Will experiment some more, maybe other maps more sensible.

Last Edit: Jun 30, 2021 7:57:43 GMT -5 by Deleted

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 8:39:15 GMT -5

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Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 8:39:15 GMT -5

These are "ghost enemies", who can be identified by their semi-transparency. They are immune to non-magical attacks (aka physical attacks). It is a feature lifted directly from Heretic. Every weapon has at least one attack that will harm them (all weapons have primary and secondary attacks).

There are actually only two regular enemies in the ghost class along with any enemy resurrected by the Flesh Wizard.

Last Edit: Jun 30, 2021 8:49:05 GMT -5 by ceejay

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 8:55:14 GMT -5

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Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 8:55:14 GMT -5

The mod is designed deliberately to have more depth and complexity with the combat.

Majority of the enemies have the same HP as the ones they replace, and I tried to have their attacks match the original with how much damage they deal but many of them are far more extravagant and eloborate in behaviour than their Doom counterparts making it a little tricky with some cases.

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 10:02:13 GMT -5

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Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 10:02:13 GMT -5

I also tried this with Morbid Autumn. Thematically, they appear like they were made for each other. But Morbid autumn does have a lot of gameplay events that were designed with Doom's 'dumb' AI behavior in mind, so you can get grilled pretty badly. I couldn't get past my MAP02, which is a very easy map for me with standard doom weapons and monsters. The new weapons and items are fantastic but these enemies are really hard to fight with them. It would be cool to have the option to play this with just the weapons and not the new monsters so that I can get a good feel for how well the weapons work, then advance into the upgraded monster classes after I've gotten enough practice.

Last Edit: Jun 30, 2021 10:03:30 GMT -5 by 40oz

ceejay Doomer Posts: 44	Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 10:07:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 10:07:14 GMT -5 I actually had the plan of seperating the two components (weapons+items and enemies), but laziness and lack of motivation got in the way. I may still get around to doing it, but I make no promises.

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 11:19:41 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 11:19:41 GMT -5

Yeah, the mod looks fantastic and combat is visceral, but all enemies are tougher than original counterparts, their missiles are all faster and hard to dodge. In its current state the mod will likely appeal only to challenge seekers, at least when paired with modern Doom levels, whereas it could have been entertaining broader audience.

I wonder how separating weapons/items and monsters would work. They really are thematically made for each other. Perhaps we could think of alternate way to promote this work. If someone on this forum can recommend an easy Doom wad that will go thematically well with this and remain easy enough, please post about it here. Let's gather some recommendations for wads that can be played by casual players with this mod.

ceejay Doomer Posts: 44	Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 11:46:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 11:46:39 GMT -5 Wonder no more. It hasn't been thoroughly tested yet but here is a quickly made weapons and items only version. www.mediafire.com/file/oti7llglpvqbwgj/Heathen_weap_only.wad/file
	Last Edit: Jun 30, 2021 11:54:12 GMT -5 by ceejay

40oz diRTbAg Posts: 5,536	Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 12:00:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 12:00:44 GMT -5 ceejay oh HELL YES, can't wait to try this!

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 12:28:17 GMT -5

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Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 12:28:17 GMT -5

Oh yeah, this is it...! This is the sauce! Thank you for this CeeJay, this plays beautifully in Morbid Autumn. Its still a little harder than standard doom because these magic weapons take a little bit to learn. It didn't occur to me how much mana i was wasting with timon's axe. It does more damage with increased range it seems! That changes how I play Doom with this now.

If you find the secrets, MAP01 has all the weapons except BFG and chainsaw so it's a great playground for this mod. Only snag I found so far is that shotgunners drop crossbows and chaingunners drop dragon claws, which may or may not be intended. It still plays fine. Thanks for this!!!

ceejay Doomer Posts: 44	Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 12:36:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 12:36:35 GMT -5 No, that is not intended. Thank you for pointing it out, it was one of the things I missed.

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 13:46:32 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 13:46:32 GMT -5

Meanwhile, I managed to survive map09 of Morbid Autumn with original, although I skipped a lot of monsters after I ran out of ammo. The trick was that there is a lot of room to dodge projectiles/monsters in that map, of course it would still be a lot difficult without foreknowledge, but at least that map was more survivable than others.

Glad we have a separate mod for weapons/items only already. Downloaded and will play soon.

40oz diRTbAg Posts: 5,536	Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 14:44:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 14:44:43 GMT -5 Sorry, one more thing: dead monster decorations placed on the map appear as question marks in game. Otherwise, it's silky smooth.

ceejay Doomer Posts: 44	Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Jun 30, 2021 15:05:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 15:05:20 GMT -5 Strange, I have to look into that. EDIT: I know why, I'll have that fixed. EDIT 2: Done, please re-download.
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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Aug 9, 2023 12:33:15 GMT -5

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Post by ceejay on Aug 9, 2023 12:33:15 GMT -5

Version 1.1 unleashed.

Tons and tons of fixes, improvements, replacements, new features, etc.

Most noteworthy additions include an inventory system and expanded enemy immunity/weakness/resistance.

As before ghost enemies (transparent) are unaffected by physical attacks but now non-magical enemies are weak towards magical attacks while highly-magical enemies are resistant to physical attacks.

Requires EDGE-Classic 1.34 or later.

Last Edit: Aug 9, 2023 13:14:54 GMT -5 by ceejay

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Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod) Aug 9, 2023 14:18:33 GMT -5

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Post by dasho on Aug 9, 2023 14:18:33 GMT -5

I should add that you may need to bind keys for Previous/Next/Use Inventory. They are unbound by default because the traditional keys for navigating inventory (left and right brackets) were used by EDGE's Action 1 and Action 2 buttons before EDGE-Classic introduced a proper inventory system.

Last Edit: Aug 9, 2023 14:18:51 GMT -5 by dasho

Heathen v1.1 (gameplay mod)

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 4:02:47 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 7:17:17 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 7:23:59 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 8:39:15 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 8:55:14 GMT -5

Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 10:02:13 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 10:07:14 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 11:19:41 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 11:46:39 GMT -5

Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 12:00:44 GMT -5

Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 12:28:17 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 12:36:35 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2021 13:46:32 GMT -5

Post by 40oz on Jun 30, 2021 14:44:43 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Jun 30, 2021 15:05:20 GMT -5

Post by ceejay on Aug 9, 2023 12:33:15 GMT -5

Post by dasho on Aug 9, 2023 14:18:33 GMT -5