Doom: Gore Prisons

If people feel like doing that, they can. But I started this project without that requirement, and I don't want to add new rules.

Mappers, what are your thoughts?

I did that with Doom II Redux. I enjoy that too, don't get me wrong. I just envisioned this as more arcade feeling, each level being independent of the others, each mapper free to do as they please, with progression and gradually getting more Hellish being the only common denominator.

But if you talk to the mappers of 10 and 12 and they agree to do as you wish, that's on you guys.

I am very happy with those.

Your map is your creation man. Whatever you want, just follow the rules for your mapslot. Outside of those rules, do as you wish.

Well your screenshots look promising. I can't wait to try it out.

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SP_CUNT1 in action:

Sarais and DanielHDay, I have a few suggestions if you don't mind:

1. Color Schemes -- In my opinion, maps tend to look best when the general choices in textures fit in the same color category. In a few of your screenshots I see red, gray, brown, green, black, pink, etc. all in the same room, which tend to clash with the visual harmony of the room. I think you'll definitely have a better looking map if you stick with one dominant color throughout the majority of your map, with little trickles of some contrasting color to make it pop. I think this is what some of the more popular mapsets like Valiant and Sunlust do to make their maps look so good. Also keep in mind that darker lighting can have a way of blending tan textures into brown, and gray textures into black, etc. so using lighting effectively can help make your map look nicer too. Just be careful because if everything is too dark, the monsters will be harder to see.

2. Texture Alignments -- In a few of your screenshots I can see a few things that look a little jarring to me. Some of the textures have borders that stretch horizontally. These types of textures look best when these borders are flush with the corners with the floors and ceilings, rather than repeating on a large flat surface. This goes for some of the bricks you have too. In a few screenshots I can see that there are bricks that simply cut off, like the architect who built this place sliced them perfectly with a buzzsaw. This looks kinda strange. A lot of these bricks and borders have conventenient dimensions like 8, 16, and 32. The reason they are designed this way is so that mappers would design their architecture in such a way that these borders "fit" like puzzle pieces on to the surfaces to give them a more 3D appearance. When they're not used in this way, they look a little out of place.

3. "Busy" textures -- I see a lot of textures being used that have a lot of junk on them, like pipes, skulls, cracks, and slime and other stuff on them. These are great textures but they're better when they are used tastefully. When they are used pretty heavily, the patterns on the texture has some noticeable 'tiling' which makes the repeating features a bit more apparent which takes away from their naturally occuring effect. There are 'smoother' textures that resemble general walls that have fewer noticeable features on them. They are best for large or elongated surfaces so their repeating patterns aren't as apparent. You generally want to save these busy textures for smaller and more intimate places where there is more attention to detail so you can get the best look from them.

I like how cohesive sarais’ screens look. It’s a little busy but seems to fit. Maybe keep the light level in the outdoor area but use the wall brightness specials in ZDoom to see the colour better.

Yes. Honestly I don’t know why you dudes insist on Doom 2 format, but it is what it is.