POOM: Miasma Massacre - Sixx Level Demo 0.06.01 file

PATCHNOTES

Version naming convention:
X. YY. ZZ
X-> Final Version yes or no / 0 or 1
Y-> Number of campaign levels or Major Updates
Z-> Minor updates

We plan to release the mod in sixx-level packs / steps:
6 -> 12 -> 18 -> 27 (last pack including all maps / the full mod)

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>0.06.00 (unpatched sixx level demo)
Nothing to add, no updates so far.

Current Version:
>0.06.01 (minor update for the sixx level demo)
Adjusted in Gape's WAD:
+Bass weapon sprite offset adjusted
+Subtle red fog added to some levels
+Spritescale adjustment (KObaby, CIAhat & SpinelGem)
+Loot adjustment
+Forced billboard effects on some small actors
Adjusted in Animaterr's WAD:
+Misplaced Secret in E1M5 removed
+Removed Red Key Softlock in E1M4)

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00 - Overview of POOM: Miasma Massacre
Genres: Partial Conversion, Shitpost (& Megawad if we ever complete this)

>Table of Contents:
01 - Requirements & How to run POOM: Miasma Massacre
02 - Recommended Settings
03 - Speedrunning & Gameplay
04 - Log Discord Server & Feedback

The main dudes of Slidd Software:
>Figging Gape
>Animaterr Man

Detailed credits in this .PK3-file's manual.
Installation guide in this readme.txt.
General information on the mod's features and lore also in the manual.
Check the manual.

Long live the BVB Army!

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01 - Installation for Windows...

>Requirements:
1. GZDoom (tested in Version g4.9.0)
2. A Doom 1 WAD (1.9 or Ultimate Doom work best!),
suboptimal but works: Freedoom Phase 1
3. A Decryption-App like 7-ZIP to extract the files & and a PC
(https://www.7-zip.org/download.html)

>How to install GZDOOM:
1.0 Download the latest GZDoom version from: Zdoom.org
2.0 Dump the files from the ZIP-Archive into a random directory.
3.0 Download a doom.wad (1.9) or the latest freedoom1.wad.
4.0 Drag the doom.wad/freedoom.wad into your GZDOOM directory.

>How to run POOM: Miasma Massacre:
5.0 Drag the poom.pk3 into your GZDOOM directory.
5.1 (optional) Also drag the gzdoom_portable.ini into the directory,
as it contains our optimal graphic settings
(it's preferred by GZDOOM compared to the user.ini).
6.0 Drag poom.pk3 into the gzdoom.exe (IT JUST WORKS !!!)
6.1 (optional) If you have multiple doom games in your gzdoom directory:
Select DOOM or Freedoom Phase 1. POOM: MM won't work with any other doom
engine game.

(If you want additional information on the game:
look into the "manual" directory.)

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>ATTENTION!

Due to technical quirks of GZDOOM
we advise you to use the following settings
to get the intended POOM experience.
(Some of the below are necessary, otherwise the mod may break.)

>Recommended Settings:

1. RENDER MODE: Hardware Accelerated
2. CLASSIC TRANSPARENCY: Vanilla (Forced)
3. TEXTURE FILTER MODE: 'None(trilinear)'
4. Anisotropic Filter 16x
5. ROCKET TRAILS: Sprites
6. BLOOD TYPE: Sprites
7. BULLET PUFF TYPE: Sprites
8. Compatibility Mode: Default
9. Particle Style: Square

The POOM download includes a "portable"-ini file which contains the above
mentioned settings and will be picked instead of yours or the default
ini-file/settings. We highly recommend using it!
Just place it into your GZ install directory.

>Recommended GZDOOM Launcher settings:

1. Disable all "Extra Graphics" (Lights, Brightmaps, Widescreen).

2. From our experience the VULKAN Render Option offers a more stable experience
than the default OpenGL. Though it seems anything but OpenGL can crash
low-end machines.

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>Speedrunning (requirements) & Gameplay:

1. ALLOW JUMP: Default(coded to be OFF)
2. ALLOW CROUCH: Default(coded to be OFF)
3. But... ALLOW FREELOOK: Default (standard GZD setting ON) !!!

Completing the mod is not possible without freelook.
(We also added a custom "BVB"-Crosshair.)
In contrary the maps were not designed with jumping & crouching in mind
so we disabled it. (Let jumping on/default though,
as the turd-throwing-mechanics rely on it [explanation below]).

Pressing the jump-key (default: SPACE) makes Andy poop out
& throw a log (infinite amount and minimal damage.)
If you possess yellow logs from Steven though, Andy throws them instead.
(Steven-Logs are powerful magic grenades and
are effected by the angle they hit the ground with.)

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04

>DISCORD LINK to the the log server: Discord.gg
(if outdated: there is bound to be a new one under animaterr man's videos)

We're looking for feedback on our Poom Demo so we can work on the full version
more efficiently. Feel free to state your constructive criticism in our server.
Seeing a playthrough of the demo with someone taking it apart sounds fun too.

We really, really like this mod. We hope you do as well.