• FreeRoam Doom add-on

    From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to All on Wed Nov 18 07:47:00 2020
    (I just started playing DOOM 1 for the millionth time, looking forward
    to trying this mod out...)


    https://gamerant.com/doom-1-2-open-world-mod/

    "FreeRoam" Doom 1 & 2 Mod Makes Game Open-World
    A modder has changed up the first two Doom games in a big way,
    connecting their levels to create large open-world maps for players to
    explore.

    Few games have been remixed by fans as much as the original Doom.
    While there¬ÇÖs a well-recorded history of Doom being made playable
    through unconventional means like pregnancy tests and inside other
    video games, plenty of modders have taken a different approach and
    focused on applying more modern game design ideas to the 1993 shooter.
    Case in point, the latest of these mods has turned Doom and its sequel
    into open-world games.

    This reimagining comes courtesy of a modder known as ddadd, who
    released a Freeroam pack for Doom 2 this week after releasing
    one for Doom 1 back in September. Like the name suggests, these mods
    remove the linear structuring of the Doom games levels as well as
    the menus that separate them in the official versions, giving longtime
    fans a brand new way to explore these classic demon-infested locales.

    Both feature plenty of new terrain linking all of the original
    locations together and secret pathways to discover, though ddadd notes
    that the open world is better in the Doom 2 pack than in Doom 1, with
    hills, lakes, and other bits of varied terrain. What's more,
    in addition to new ways to enter levels, the Freeroam packs provide a
    few other new features, including merchants that players can trade
    with for items and weapons and new bosses to fight.


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  • From Charles Pierson@2:221/6.21 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Nov 18 11:59:10 2020
    Hello, Kurt Weiske.
    On 11/18/20 7:47 AM you wrote:

    (I just started playing DOOM 1 for the millionth time, looking
    forward to trying this mod out...) https://gamerant.com/doom-1-2-open-world-mod/

    That sounds interesting. So it basically combines all levels into one mass level? Or am I oversimplifying in my head?

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  • From Richard Falken@1:123/115 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Nov 18 16:56:13 2020
    Re: FreeRoam Doom add-on
    By: Kurt Weiske to All on Wed Nov 18 2020 07:47 am

    https://gamerant.com/doom-1-2-open-world-mod/

    "FreeRoam" Doom 1 & 2 Mod Makes Game Open-World
    A modder has changed up the first two Doom games in a big way,
    connecting their levels to create large open-world maps for players to explore.

    It must be like Doom turned into Hexen.

    Sounds great. I have to check that one out.
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  • From Richard Miles@1:3634/24 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Nov 18 18:33:36 2020
    On 18 Nov 2020, Kurt Weiske said the following...

    "FreeRoam" Doom 1 & 2 Mod Makes Game Open-World
    A modder has changed up the first two Doom games in a big way,
    connecting their levels to create large open-world maps for players to explore.

    That came across my news feed this morning. Looks interesting. If I get any time off in the near future I may check it out.

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  • From Dennis Katsonis@1:124/5016 to Richard Miles on Sun Nov 22 21:36:00 2020
    Richard Miles wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

    On 18 Nov 2020, Kurt Weiske said the following...

    "FreeRoam" Doom 1 & 2 Mod Makes Game Open-World
    A modder has changed up the first two Doom games in a big way,
    connecting their levels to create large open-world maps for players to explore.

    That came across my news feed this morning. Looks interesting. If I get any time off in the near future I may check it out.

    Downloading it now to have a look. Never heard of it, but seems quite interesting.


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