Doom 1: Mayhem - 17.6.1994 - Vanilla & Hard Doom - 100% on Ultra-Violence - (34)
1Doom Classic video #34
(17.6.1994)
(Links, secrets and more information at the bottom of the description)
Hello. Going back in time with creation dates of wads, as we dive properly into the PC Zone Doom level competition finalist -package. Few authors in the package are unknown, like this one remained unknown.
Often the level can be found with a search on google, leading into database of some sort and revealing the author or the level having been uploaded separately, but not this one.
This one wasn't bad. Good bit of action in it and it loops quite well too, when you get find those keys.
• Visuals aren't that impressing, but there's a bit of variety going on, while not approaching it too randomly. Simple, but works decently.
• I would like to also point out the red sector by lifts to activate lift, that didn't have a button for it. This was a good way to use trigger lines for players, as they'd know, where to activate it.
• Difficulty overall felt quite easy. I was quite sloppy on this run, but it didn't really pose that much a danger at any point. Few of the encounters are sort of half-traps, which aren't dangerous or intimidating. At most, you might get hit few times, but you should be able to patch yourself up just fine.
• Ammo and health balance is plentiful. You also get a BFG9k in this level, which you don't really need, but you can possibly use that to take care of the bigger group at the exit. It might be that you get that BFG9k, when the exit is already available, tho.
• Secrets have been done quite decently too. You get clues for them or you can find the entrance by thinking the possible spots to try opening, and often it worked. And if you didn't find something, you'd get a non-secret Automap in the level as well.
...However, it wasn't all without issues.
• There are 2 cyberdemons in the level that you can't kill in vanilla-mode. You need to have mouse-aim enabled to kill those. On Hard Doom they don't spawn, because there's no space for them to spawn.
Similarly, few other monsters didn't spawn for the same reason.
• You can get stuck in the level, if you don't press switch to open way to Blue Key behind barred area, when you go through it for the 1st time. Bars will rise again, but you don't be able to bring them down the 2nd time.
Overall, pretty good one to play, but make sure you hit the switches behind metal bars, or you'll most likely get stuck wandering in the level for nothing.
Information:
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Author: ( Unknown )
Date: 17 June 1994
Title: Mayhem
File: MAYHEM.WAD
Map: E1M1 - Mayhem
• Enemies: 260
• Items: 12
• Secrets: 5
Port: GzDoom
Skill: Ultra-Violence
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Vanilla Doom: 2:04
1) ................................ 3:27
2) ............................... 3:53
Yellow Key * 5:09
Red Key * 5:52 + Chaingun
Plasma Gun 6:55
3) ............................... 9:47
Blue Key * 10:10 ... longer timestamp on this, to avoid not showing switches.
4) ............................... 10:57
Rocket Launcher 11:39
5) ............................... 12:24
Berserk 15:03
BFG9k 15:54
Hard Doom: 23:55
Quad Shotgun * 24:20 ...dropped
2) ............................... 24:40
Sonic Railgun * 25:05 ...dropped
1) .............................. 26:05
Yellow Key * 27:35
Red Key * 28:28 + Chaingun
Plasma Gun 29:19
Blue Key * 32:00 ... longer timestamp on this, to avoid not showing switches.
4) ............................... 32:26
Rocket Launcher 32:35
3) ............................... 32:55
5) ............................... 34:00
Berserk 41:05
BFG9k 41:10
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Referenced secrets:
1) SS, Chainsaw
2) Mega-armor
3) Cells, Medkit
4) Shells, Medkit, 4x Hp, 4x Armor
5) Green Armor, Stimpack
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Links:
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Mayhem
• ( https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom/a-c/ace_dwf )
Hard Doom:
• ( https://www.moddb.com/mods/hard-doom)
Playlists:
• Year 1994 ... ( • Classic Doom 1 & 2 Custom WADs from -... )
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