(This is not a Dark Mod mission. Also, I am not the author.)
A terrific (and scary) castle themed map.
Readme File:
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Author : Adam "The Evil Artist" Nichols
Email : evilartist64208[AT]msn.com
Description : Single-player map for Doom 3
Special Thanks : id Software, the Doom3World.org community
UPDATES AND CHANGES:
(If you find anything that seems wrong with this level, please contact
me at my email)
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---Instructions---
1) Unzip the evilartist001.zip to your DOOM3 base directory.
2) Bring down the console.
3) Type: map ghouse
4) Kill everything that moves!
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---Prologue---
It appeared from out of the mist.
"Every century, it materializes under the full moon" says the
inhabitants of a secluded European village. They say that a dreadful
king of demons inhabits this mystical castle and that his curse is what
allows this fortress to return every 100 years.
"Nothing but superstitious fairy tales." That's what people would have
thought the last time this anomaly appeared. But things have changed.
Two decades ago, Mankind was nearly exterminated by an army of pure
evil. This "curse" would not go unnoticed this time!
Mankind needed to act quickly. They did not waste time sending in a
recon team to gather intel. Instead, a strike team was immediately
dispatched to neutralize whatever threat is lurking inside that
mysterious stronghold. After all, we don't want them(whatever is in
there) to make the first move. It's too risky.
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Hello, Marine! You've been assigned to this crummy job. Your squad
has set up camp in a secured Gatehouse at the castle's main entrance.
Service lights, beds, and supply crates cover the floors and walls
of this ancient brick structure.
The past few days has been nonstop killing of any and all demons that
lurk in the dark corridors of these looming structures. Most of the
squad have ventured deep into the heart of the castle. Only a handful of
marines, including yourself, was left to guard the entrance and dungeon
perimeter, just in case the demons try to trap you all inside from the
only way out.
For the past few hours, you have sat out in the brisk canyon just shy of
the drawbridge, listening to the radio chatter of gunfire and growls.
Guard duty sucks.
Suddenly, you hear pistols firing off in the Gatehouse nearby. It
was supposed to be secure! Get the hell back in there and help
your squadmates! If these monsters are ever allowed to leave the
premises, Humanity can once again become endangered. The source of this
threat must be eliminated. Your mission is simple: kill without
question. This place needs to be cleaned up before it becomes
another Hell-Portal.
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---Map Information---
Build Time : About 8 months
Requirements : DOOM 3 Retail & patch 1.3
Map Name : The Gatehouse
Game Mode : Single Player
New Textures : Yes (just about everything, except for the Doom 3 decals)
New Models : Yes
New Sounds : Yes (most from findsounds.com and edited in Goldwave)
New Music : No
Play Length : about 20-30 mins.
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---Super Special Thanks---
To my sister Sarah, who not only supports my decision to someday make
games for a living, but was kind enough to help test the map.
Thanks to both eVolution and bladeghost from the Doom3World forums for
helping me find some suitable ambient sounds. I just barely found the
right amount of sounds to breathe life into the atmosphere, save that I
had to do a little editing in Goldwave, which is NOT my specialty. XD
To www.findsounds.com for providing the sound effects.
To the entire Doom3World community.
* I hope I didn't leave anyone out. I apologize to anyone that I have
forgotten to thank.
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---Copyright Information--- **PLEASE READ ALL OF IT**
Please, do not copy my map into any of your mods or map packs. Do not
use it as a base for new maps, either. Please make your own work.
You can, however, use the custom textures, models, particles, and sounds
to your liking without contacting me for permission. All I ask of you
is to credit my name in any documentation included along with the
release of your new medieval map. Also, when making a new map using my
custom assets, do NOT include them with your pk4. Instead, provide a URL
link to where the Gatehouse will be hosted so that people can download
all the required custom media from there. I just want to avoid any
hassle or confusion.
Do not use my map or any of my custom assets for profit.
Do not use any of the sound effects I have obtained from findsounds.com
FOR PROFIT without contacting their website's moderators first.
Websites may distribute this file via internet only if the
'evilartist001.txt' document and 'evilartist001.pk4' file included are
intact and unaltered. If you wish to distribute my work any other way,
please contact me at the email above for permission.
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Have any feedback? You can contact me at my email address. Please try to
limit it to just map design critique. I'm not an expert at making
textures, static models, or sound design. This will become apparent once
you play through my map. XD
April 2, 2008
*Whew*
niiiice!
Love the medievil theme. Narrow spaces all the way through, pretty much, wich makes combat fun (closeup). Well chosen/placed enemies and ambient sounds too.
Would have loved to discover more of the castle itself :)
This is absolutely outsanding! Reminds me of the adventure games. It's ambient is awesome! Nice job 5/5 :D
One of the best Singleplayer levels I have played, great lighting, detailing, and the combat is well thought out making good use of narrow spaces and well placed monsters.
Excellent build and design, I really loved the aesthetic, ambiance, and progression. The encounters are well placed, the pace is great, and there's a fair number of doors and pathways to explore. I was hoping there was more to this map than the playable area, particularly a path that heads deeper in, towards those towering ruins in the background.
There was one thing, in the room where I pick up the gatehouse key from the fountain, the cutscene zooms in on a decorative object rather than the key itself. Also the exit door is bugged and didn't activate for me, when I'm supposed to open the gate with the gatehouse key. I have Doom 3 v1.3.1 and used Absolute HD v1.6 with this map.
This is a 10/10, very well done, I hope to see more of these someday.