New Release: Doom

e5frog · Post by **e5frog** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 5:34 pm

I just tried this and wasn't expecting much but I must say this is a really cool game! I'm really impressed!

Great job, looking forward to the next version.

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:05 am

Thanks for the kind words

Progress continues:
* player can pick stuff up
* player can take damage (armor works) and die
* added switches (and special edges) to end levels, and open doors
* keycards work. locked doors have a coloured doorjamb
* fixed some ai and collision bugs (still a couple remaining)
* map advancement is in place
* added acid pools, which don't yet do damage
* added map names
** end level summary screen (kills, secrets, items, time)
** text screens for credits, help, end level, end game
** ai projectiles

Todo:
* optimizations
* finish e1m2, map out e1m3-e1m8
* bug fixes
* optimizations
* transparent walls (gratings)
* ai tuning
* difficulty levels
* other weapons! (oops, nearly forgot)

I think I'm over the hump on this project. I'm enjoying seeing each new feature falling into place. Release date: when it's done!

**NEW!

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:55 pm

Progress report:
* E1M2 needed much more map space(almost double!), so I had to cut the music down to a 30 second loop.

* Completed map summary screen with real data:

I still haven't added swappable weapons.
Some optimisations next I think.

tokra · Post by **tokra** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:21 pm

Great to see the progress! I download the .zip from the github every few days and am always amazed.

If I remember correctly each level in doom had different music anways, so if you have a smaller map shouldn't it be possible to have longer music? I assume both are loaded on the fly from disc?

Out of curiosity: How much of the program is Assembler and how much is C? Wondering if and how much the tedious work of converting the C-routines to hand-optimized Assembler would gain speed and free space.

e5frog · Post by **e5frog** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:53 pm

I went into a place where the wall is open but I can't pass, very strange.

Im in the corner just to the upper left of the center in that map, if I back out and go around that r - shaped in the middel block I can't get through from the opposite side either, what's up?

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:56 pm

Good to see someone is giving it a bashing!

tokra:
You are right, they are loaded from disk. However, for speed and sanity I keep the map data structures aligned to the same addresses from map to map. I also redistributed some of the music memory to textures and sound effects. Oh, and the work of converting a track is high - several hours - so I'm not sure I'll have individual tracks per level.

It's probably 80% C and 20% assembly right now. Assembly seems to reduce the size by about 30%, so I'd like to work over most of the C eventually, but realistically, there are two or three routines I have my eye on that will help with performance most.

e5frog:
Yes, I noticed that edge (and its partner on the other side). I haven't looked into it yet though. Hopefully it's something simple!

Diddl · Post by **Diddl** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:36 am

Maybe we need a memory expansion (512K) for Doom-20?

darkatx · Post by **darkatx** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:54 am

Just a line Jeff wrote from the Berzerk MMX thread...

Yeah, I never thought I would play a VIC game with voice effects. This is profound. I'm starting to feel spoiled. Whatever is requested seems to come to fruition in this community! What should I request next? Polygon FPS? I'm starting to think there's nothing this little machine cannot do (with the right programmer, of course).

I thought of this quote immediately after this thread popped up - just keep resonating in my skull

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:55 pm

It pains me to say I'll probably have to put this project on hold for a few weeks while I sort out real life!

e5frog · Post by **e5frog** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:04 pm

Worth waiting for, and it's already impressive - even the shareware message is included when you're trying to select a different level.

nbla000 · Post by **nbla000** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:47 am

Kweepa wrote:Good to see someone is giving it a bashing!

Hi Kweepa, I just tried your Vic Doom with my Mega-Cart on real hardware and I must say WOOOOW !!!

It does not require a 3D accelerator for the VIC

Very impressive work !

Post by **joshuadenmark** » Wed May 11, 2011 12:02 pm

Hi Kweepa

Any news about Doom 20?

Kweepa · Post by **Kweepa** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:39 am

No news, but I did make this video of it in action:
http://youtu.be/i8ZTfhZURow

darkatx · Post by **darkatx** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:24 am

All I can say is WOW!

Just WOW!

Witzo · Post by **Witzo** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:33 am

Kweepa wrote:No news, but I did make this video of it in action:
http://youtu.be/i8ZTfhZURow

==> copied to my Google Plus.