Music too! (Can't jump high enough). Interestingly, there are no overlaps between the filenames of each wad, and the music in Edaymusic.wad does seem to be replacement music for Doom 2, and yet different to the same named tracks within the DoomMetalVol5.wad. (TV: Gridlock) In a linear sense, it lasted for at least 400 years. Browse staff picks, author features, and more. The other areas with blue and red key are just a joke compared with this one. 1. 5. Steamy blood damage rule is broken by blue skull key blood sewers. When looking at the mapinfo file in the EdayPreBetaX.pk3, it references the EDMU## filenames which are only present in the older music file (e.g. 3. However, the tracks inside the Edaymusic.wad file use the same lump names for Doom II. Oddly placed palmtree on the wall near the shotgun, shellbox, and imps after the spider mastermind fight. 1. The final boss was nuts in the starter pack on black metal and still is now without all the new weapons (since I was pistol starting). Old Wolfenstein Secret exit still counts as a secret, but with no normal way to access it, you can never get credit for it. Console complains about missing texture "COMPPAN3". The first 2 min of gameplay of this pre release it seems like got improved by a whole lot compared to starter pack (I know there was another pre release inbetween, but didn't try it despite having downloaded it), For people that don't want to wait for a fix. Ending scene uses D_BUNNY, dunno if this is intentional, or a result of loading with Doom Metal Vol. 1. Inconsistent stairs on Dis, simple stuff. Just feels weird. (other hopefully is that my save game will still load). Don't know all secrets sure, but do miss the bfg in tight spots later on in the city... bruh i cant find the fricking download button. The mapinfo in Extermination Day doesn't refer to those filenames at all. When fans first met the Empire in A New Hope, they established themselves as evil quite quickly by putting the Death Star to good use.Specifically, they blew up the planet of Alderaan. 6. List of bugs I've found so far: (I'll update as I find / notice them), 1. Out of curiosity, does anyone know how to get around this bug? We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. 6. The music from the first map was already different in Hell on Earth starter pack. Red Light District is the same (EDAY41 with next set to EDAY41) and Peak of the Gods is also the same (EDAY31 with next set to EDAY31). Went everywhere on the map, killed everything I found, only got 224 of 239. Oftimes can't be bothered to go all through mars maps to get back to earth but as I say. 3. On that same note, the first fall after the RL Secret, is a little too far and results in fall damage. Can anyone please tell me how to fix this so I can enjoy these amazing maps. From starting position: back right of river slit needs bloodfall texture (its rock instead), back left bloodfall slit has HoM effect, also HoM effect on rockface under the bridge that leads to the exit. Adds realistic gore, dismemberments, headshots, executions, lightning effects, particles, makes enemies smarter and harder, makes gun louder and beefier, and adds epic new boss battles. Narrow Blue key door can be opened, but you can't pass the invisible wall, either coming in or going out. Since 2015, the organizers of MDF have produced California Deathfest (Oakland 2015-2018, Los Angeles 2019-present), Quebec Deathfest (Montreal 2018-present), Netherlands Deathfest ⦠Oddly placed light sprite in the tunnel across from the blown out bridge. So come on! The Weaver Option is a Worm/Warhammer 40,000 crossover fic by Antony444. All Rights Reserved. Inside the front door area of the stronghold, behind the right hand door, the step is too high requiring the player to jump up the first step. 9 - Brutal Submission; 10 - Freedom's Test; 11 - Proximity; 12 - Downfall; 13 - Triple Threat; 14 - Chemical KO; 15 - Villain Unleashed; 16 - Fresh Recruits; 17 - Extermination; 18 - Game Over; S2 - ⦠Console complains unknown type 21011 at 5696, -4448. eday16 one of the blue doors appears to have an invisible barrier, also the red door seems to open without a key, it's not marked as red door on the map though. Here's an older build of the musicpack that works with the current pre-release of extermination day: Wad-archive.com. 1. i fixed it now and you can also read extra info at the edit <: But matixx0987 sense the sarcasm in the text! BFG9000 is almost useless against the Annihilator. This death is even more cruel than dying to a straight hit by a rocket. I asked on the other eday thread but it's a fair enough a question, is there a bfg in any of the earth maps? A new megasphere is nice but personally I think a second plasma gun is needed here. End area (container / crate yard) Blue Armor requires rocket jump to access (could jump to it regular previously) Dunno if this is intentional or not. So come on! For some reason when you die to a dog you explode into pieces and guts. Map loops to EDAY31 (same map) on exit, as previously mentioned. 1. He is the elder adoptive brother of Kendra Mason. If playing the Starter Pack would be redundant I'll just stick to Extermination Day. 1. So it really appears that it contains the wrong files, not mixed up ones or with them renamed. Dont make me Noclip into more places! (Stuff like "Something opened nearby..." or "Something moved in a chimney somewhere...". Candle in ceiling at super shotgun secret. Finally finished EdayTest001. 1. So Edaymusic.wad appears to be a new replacement music pack for Doom 2, not for Extermination Day. (Linedef 1653). I dont want to step on Sergent Mark's feet. It is the biggest of its kind in North America. Also there's mandatory fall damage before that in the pinky room and after you grab the final megasphere. I'm loving these levels. Area where reactor core access is / behind blue key door appears to be intended to have shiny floors like EDAY03 / EDAY09's opening area, unfortunately it seems to be broken resulting in a (very) slightly performance killing lowlevel "hall of mirrors" / afterimage effect. Maybe at least add as much ammo as there were in the starter pack and some guns. Even then it keps spawning enemies so this is not completely cheating - you only avoid its attacks not the monsters it spawns. definition of - senses, usage, synonyms, thesaurus. Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation. 34440 VINE ST WILLOWICK, OH 44095-5114 +1 (855) 210-1412. It's the oldschool gloves and the marked cropping problem. I would of like to see if the loop would break but for some strange unknown reason Gzdoom 3.7.2 isnt letting me cheat (no real biggy) but i cant just noclip to the end of the level and see if its a pera loop, or try level warp. 2. - Extermination Day - Pirate Doom (More to come!) 2. The definitive gameplay enhancement mod for the GZDoom and Zandronum engines. Only registered members can share their thoughts. Especially since there isn't anything to kill on the way back... 1. I'm just wondering if I am aloud to upload it for other to download it. I guess this is what I find when I get stuck long enough at a certain section. 1. At least the reward for finding a secret is worth suffering and the level itself is entirely optional. 7. End arena has a see through gap / slit in the lower left area near the entry cave to the arena. This small issue is related to the RC8 itself, but I haven't found that forum. Going through the mapinfo file, the following seem to have incorrect values for either next or secretnext: map EDAY04 "Life Support Facility" (secretnext should be EDAY05)map EDAY13 lookup "Dead Cargo" (next should be EDAY14)map EDAY31 lookup "Peak of the Gods" (both next and secretnext should be EDAY32)map EDAY41 lookup "Red Light District" (next should be EDAY42). COMIC ARCHIVE. Having the other marines fighting with me is driving me nuts! I have just finished extermination day (EdayTest001) with rc9 on black metal playing all levels normally without pistol starting (except for the last one due to map 31 being stuck in an endless loop) and here is some feedback (without repeating what was already said). Edit: Fixed other maps too and made ending at wolfenstein (the last "normal" level will get you into secret ones and broken secret is fixed so it dont loop), Ah but did you change the loop for the other two maps? Console complains about Unknown script 56 when IoS rises up, I assume this was to change the music to finalbat. 1. Bathroom and film projector area vents can be broken, but doesn't show that you actually have. ;-), 1. Thanks for sharing. 1. The new Edaymusic.wad has less files, all named for the Doom 2 music filenames, and the tracks are new. by the way just use "@
" and hit enter to confirm when you type it otherwise it will be typing name still. This is unlike The air base and Downtown assault where using tanks is optional since enough ammo is given to you. © Indie Merchandising LLC. I didn't immediately get the hint that I was supposed to jump from truck to truck. Having faced ⦠(a fix for this would be to treat them like armless pinkies, awarding the kill for blowing them in half.). There are at least four paintings stacked on top of each other in the armor bonus library secret, they can be seen from the side. Armor is a bit sparse. The definitive gameplay enhancement mod for the GZDoom and Zandronum engines. You might want to deal with the height of the ending arena access, as it causes unnecessary falling damage...infact, maybe you should move the rocket launcher, rockets and megasphere to the arena floor here too... 8. Console complains about missing textures (DOPUNK4, COMPUTE1, ADEL_F36, CR64SLGB), Linedefs 10, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 268, 269, 270, 352, 945, 947, 950, 952, 1141, 1142, 4448, 7318, 7319. Killing demons is what I want to do, not other characters to do. 2. HoM texture in the sewer channel to the right, after you exit the first building and are about to cross the first bridge. 3. Chaingun Marine at the front of the trailer truck near the burger joint doesn't do anything. The Last Great Time War, (TV: Gridlock) also known as the Pa-Jass Vortan in Dalek (PROSE: The Slyther of Shoreditch) or "The War to End All Wars", (TV: The Day of the Doctor) was the temporal war fought between the Time Lords and the Daleks "for the sake of all creation". There is one ammo pile with a backpack near a friendly tank at the castle siege area, marines drop clips and mancubi drop cannons but thats's it. 10. Brutal Doom is a gameplay mod that was created in 2010 by Sergeant Mark IV.It is compatible with Doom, The Ultimate Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth, Final Doom, TNT: Evilution, Plutonia and other custom WADs. Arcade demolition to movie theater room should probably have a raised step or floor so that you can have a shortcut back to the arcade from the theater like in Duke3D. I was about to wait until finale release of extermination day (after finishing the maps until map 15 from starter pack) Now I seen BD21 RC8 released at the same day as the new pre release version of Exterminationday, so I though nevermind, lets try. (the one with two rocket boxes). I ask as sometimes I just fancy playing the city maps and simply console cheat to map 12 or whatever to play through that 'episode' big fan of the city stuff but not as keen on hellmaps as a rule. Small amount of inappropriate use of rock textures in the lava (at the base where the lava stream hits the ground) near the lava falls teleporter. Oh what in the shit was error I just found. When I noclip in there I found out there was just an Invisible wall blocking the entrance..... then MORE invisible walls blocking the portal to the next level! Hitscanners are all over the map and there is almost no way to avoid taking damage unless you pixel shoot them around corners. Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation. - Some maps may still suffer lots of changes.- Actual final boss battle is still not (but at least the placeholder battle works now with modern Brutal Doom versions, unlike the March 2018 Build)- Soundtrack is still distributed separately to save filesize and requires edaymusic.wad(http://www.mediafire.com/file/dkgubqjxug4xvzc/Edaymusic.wad)The main highlights of this version:- The highway section after Industrial District and the boss battle with the gatekeeper have been split into their own individual levels (regular maps goes from Eday01 to Eday32, and secret maps from Eday40 to Eday42).- Many new areas added in almost all maps.- A special new secret area on Twisted Neighborhood. ), map EDAY31 lookup "Peak of the Gods" (both next and secretnext should be EDAY32 as at the moment they are EDAY31 causing a neverending loop of this level), map EDAY41 lookup "Red Light District" (next should be EDAY42 rather than EDAY41 which causes a loop of this level unless a secret exit is found). Agree with Nefaz below, fall damage in Yellow Skull Key building should probably be dealt with somehow, especially incase the player decides to return here for left over ammo or something. 3. Meanwhile, Rong Xia is a man of outstanding looks and talent, searching for the mystery behind his family's extermination and the truth of his birth identity. I've played through doom 1 and 2 using project brutality 3.0 and was able to disable the marines in the settings, but this doesn't work in ED. So it really appears that it contains the wrong files, not mixed up ones or with them renamed. Not really a bug, but you might want to slightly redesign the blue key area to make the impaled bodies accessible for the goodies they drop. A radsuit would be a good idea for accessing those armor bonuses, and the lower lava channel rocket launcher secret. Members of the Order do not fear death. Discuss the topic "Extermination Day Beta 001 Download" in the Bug Reporting (Extermination Day) Brutal Doom General. 2. Maybe a green vest somewhere in the middle or climbing the rocks into the tower elevator? Brutal Doom has been in active development since 2010. (The Apartment building nearest the burger joint with the chainlink fence and parking lot.). 2. 1. This room is still pretty cheap. (It's the one that goes upstairs, rather than the passage that goes down to the small courtyard.). Sure, but cba comparing each file with the ones from edaymusicdec09.wad, just to find out which files are used for which map. 2. 2. well i dont know how to edit maps pretty much so i cant remove it. Bathroom area where blue armor is hidden seems impossible to get out of. Missing texture "NATUR04G", some checkerboard surfaces can be seen, console complains...Lots? Elbow Lightpole just outside of the red key door leading to exit is pointed the wrong direction and clips through the wallframe instead, 4. The option is to disable the replacing of the soul spheres with marines, but it seems that in ED the added marines are not replacing the soul spheres but are just added so the menu option doesn't work. 2. You might want to add some quake style messages for the dead tree and the dresser / switch chain that unlocks the shotvolver as hints for people. The items on the roofs of the trucks are kind of difficult to see when you're next to them. Maps - Doom 2 the way ID Did The Rebirth Eviternity Scythe2 Compendium (Gaming experience may vary) (More maps to come, I gotta find more time to actually play the game...) Extras - Pirate Doom patch for GC Official. Got 100% kills and secrets, but only got 85% items. 9. I mean, why'd you wanna leave the red light district? Only got 134 / 139 kills. I'm in love with Extermination Day, but I have a problem thats ruining the experience. 4. He's...a little cheesy too? Console complains lines 7506, 7650 have no first side. I guess he just didn't have time to fix it himself yet. It can also be combined with its official, optional starter pack (known as Extermination Day), a set of new levels for Doom II specifically designed to ⦠Marine Captain's dialog seems...a little odd? Ban Hua decides to use this to help her family avoid doom. 5. Powell's is an independent bookstore based in Portland, Oregon. One day, she accidentally finds out that she has the ability to tell the future through dreams. Like placing an item on the hood of every truck instead of just the first one, since the player is going to land on each one anyway. Lower level terraces (left side of the upper level bridge) don't block the player like they should, so everybody watch those illusory handrails. while you were at it Kappa. Edaymusic.wad contains files with Doom 2's music filenames, such as D_RUNNIN, D_ADRIAN, D_STALKS, etc. That should help a lot of people. (also says DOPUNK4 is used 434 more times.). Another elbow lightpole outside and further down the ramparts also appears to be oriented in the wrong direction. Just minor issue, could be fixed very easily. All it does is play the Doom 2 Title Screen music over and over. I don't think I'm supposed to be able to go there. Maybe I'm just dumb, but it took me a while to find the way over the first roadblock. 1. The issue with the music file appears to be that it contains the wrong files. 2. However, the older edaymusicdec09.wad contains filenames EDMU01, EDMU02, EDMU03, etc. The Order of Death's Vigil represents the last connection to the nearly lost art of necromancy, precious knowledge passed down to its members from their grandmaster, Uroboruuk. Adds realistic gore, dismemberments, headshots, executions, lightning effects, particles, makes enemies smarter and harder, makes gun louder and beefier, and adds epic new boss battles. Recommended Mods: Music - Touhou-style music for GC and GCV Xeotroid's Music packs! But I have to admit I think the full release will be stunning coming from starter pack. Backside of the Dungeon torture room chair can trap the player with no way of getting out. k yeah just posted in the RC8 thread accidently about a few of the errors some have mentioned here. I have just finished Dead Cargo twice and got on the third loop before stopping. 3. The previously mentioned map loop to EDAY41 when using the normal exit. Inappropriate rock textures in falling lava stream near lava channel rocket launcher secret. Never found the two extra monsters. Tree next to a wall (left side) in the start area is just a little too close to the wall and thus clips through from certain view angles. Only got 183 / 185 kills. Ive just updated the coded. Some texture inconsistencies in the pillars of the arena blood pool building. 1. (Or, alternatively, by climbing the rock formation with the stalagmites and trees near the beginning skullpile...Damn, thats a cool secret =D). Hopefully my overly verbose buglist isn't too annoying and will prove helpful. The mapinfo in Extermination Day doesn't refer to those filenames at all. 7. (can only access normally after the spider mastermind). The tracks for Eday are supposed to be named EDMU, according to the Eday Dec 9 music wad file. 3. Maps 11 and 12 both say "ALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSE" at their beginning. My version, with Hookers and Blackjack! 1. Having the other marines running around shooting and killing demons completely breaks the flow for me. So guess just using edaymusicdec09.wad is fine for testing until Mark fixed it himself. 1. 1. 1. There is an empty bottle floating in the sky near where the cyberdemon gets airstriked. 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