27/04/2025 22:48 - - - I have been really quiet on this website as of late for some reason, April is almost over and yet I haven't given any updates which is a shame on my part. To begin with, I decided to remove the demo files from my YouTube channel because 1. They weren't recorded in good quality, Youtube video compression be damned! 2. Recording the demos with the OPL3 music isn't the best choice now that I think of it, because they sounded very quiet, which is an issue for me. Additionally, using an SC-55 soundfont just makes most MIDI's better in my opinion, I have alot of nostalgia for the OPL3 soundtrack because that's how I played Doom for the first time and used it after for a long time, but I think it's best if I just start using an soundfont since a large chunk of MIDI's aren't written for OPL3 or it's derivatives.
As for the Doom side of the things, the level that's supposed to be worked on (yes, I still haven't thought of a name for it) is close to release, I just need to add an Deathmatch area for it, even if no one ever uses it! :P Besides, most of my time playing Doom is being allocated on a much more ambitious project called Torment Of Screams, which will hopefully one day see the light of day in the future. Yes you heard me right, after ditching it initially right before I left Doom temporarily, I decided to revive the team effort of Knor964 and help him finish it. I guess I am destined to finish this megawad before I could rest. Dusting off UDB after not using it for a year and looking at some of my surviving TOS layouts from late 2023 / early 2024 is a strange feeling I've never experienced before - it makes me wonder what took me so long to whip them out, because when I came back to design levels, it's almost like I can think of more layouts than one or two years ago, maybe a year off Doom did me some good after all... Anyway, some screenshots of my level from Torment Of Screams - MAP04: "Poison Grotto":
Do you like what you're seeing? If you do, whether you want to make levels for TOS or just help playtest it, feel free to hop on in the Discord server! - link
12/04/2025 00:57 - - - After a brief silence on this site, I must confess that I haven't done much Doom wise. The level I said I was working on? Haven't touched it since I shared screenshots. It was originally meant to be part of a three level mapset, but I think I'll release it as an standalone instead. Also got a new mouse couple of days ago, a 65 gram one! :) Feels very nice to use compared to my Bluetooth mouse, which had an pesky habit of disconnecting when it wasn't used after a few seconds. Should record a few demos with it maybe... Speaking of demos, My first three demos are up on my YouTube channel, check it out here.