Hello once again, fellow Doomers!
While the path to version 0.65 was a long one, progress to v0.66 has been steady. Things have come together pretty well since we released the last update, and we’re pleased to bring you v0.66a9, denoting this version’s main addition.
Map 09 - Sewage Processing
If you’re wondering what happened to 7 and 8, don’t worry. Map 7 is still in the works, however this Secret Level was born because the concept of a flooded level has always stoked something in us. There is just something innately frightening about an underwater environment.
The concept here, then, is a level that begins underwater. The Sewage Processing facility has flooded, and you’ll need to navigate the murky waters in order to get through. However, if you have been paying attention to our maps, particularly Map 2 and 4, you might have noticed there is a secret feature included. The large flooded areas can be drained.
This is also true of Map 9, and when you do so, that is where the bulk of your combat will happen. It is a gloomy and frightening trip, taking inspiration from Doom II’s Waste Tunnels.
Being a secret level, you can expect a good degree of challenge. This level will test you, and it’s going to make you feel uneasy the entire way through. But, there is light at the end of the sludgy tunnel. In this map, you will find the Armor Enhancer, a new Powerup that will make your armor 100% effective.
This does mean that it will drain faster, but it will also keep you alive. So, there is a good reason to go through the muck to obtain it.
Once you exit the map, you will be taken back to Map 4, the Fuel Refinery.
Below, you’ll find a list of other changes included in this update.
New Additions
- Map 09 - Sewage Processing!
- This new Secret map can be accessed from Map 3.
- New Monsters added.
- Cacomancer - This support variant of the Cacodemon will buff and resurrect its comrades.
- Hellduke - This Cyberdemon variant will pose a significant threat with its strong missile and grenade attacks.
- Drog - this monster tries to run from you, whilst dropping mines behind it.
- Gross Elemental - This abhorrent thing pukes green acid vomit and spawns hoards of maggots!
Fixes
- In map04, replaced the “Behemoth” monsters back with regular Mancubi. The Behemoths were a bit much for that hallway they were in.
Improvements
- New PowerUp: Armor Enhancer
- This PowerUp makes Armor 100% efficient.
- If you have the MegaPower Armor and the Damage Absorb Powerup, there is a 10% chance projectiles will be reflected back at their shooters.
- Gave the Security Bot a small bit of a facelift. He’s sporting new graphics now.
- Added some ammo pickups to some of the maps, in particular, map01.
Map Changes
- Map 01 - Executive Complex
- Added a “Block Monster” line in the morgue, to better help direct the Zombie Fodder monsters toward the player.
- Map 02 - Resources Reclamation
- Fixed a bug that was allowing Polyobjects to protrude through some walls.
- Map 03 - Skyway
- Completed the secret exit to map09, Sewage Processing.
- Map 04 - Fuel Refinery
- Changed out Behemoth for Mancubi. See above.
- New monster added - the Cacomancer.
Thank you all for the continued support! It’s great to know people enjoy our work and are along for the ride as we continue to evolve and get better.
That’s it for now. Lock and load!
PS: GZDoom Released version 4.12.1 today. We haven't had a chance to test this yet, so the full pack still includes 4.11. Just a weird case of things happening at the same time.
