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DoomRL => Requests For Features => Topic started by: Zephyre Syx on October 27, 2005, 05:35

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Zephyre Syx on October 27, 2005, 05:35

Now that the floors of hell will be deeper'n'eva on a harder difficulty, why not more level types to enjoy on the way down (and limiting most type if played on a easier level).

Now I don't remember much of doom myself, because it's been a while so some support of some ideas will really be helpful(and I'm cheating by looking at a doom strategy guide).

Hell's jail type - Much I mention on the previous forum, it's not really a literal jail(from hell, heh) but monsters are in small rooms behind bars, shooting at you (which the impassible bars can be shown as a colon).

Chapel type - okey, my brain died at this point and I don't really know if their is such a thing.  But it's like a special level but the level is generated in a structured building.  (Oh god, it's a bad idea already).  But I was thinking about those nice dead trees I be seeing in the final part of doom.  Maybe just trees about and single room buildings about.

Void - this is my own.  Blank spaces are bottomless void.  To fall off into the void is by force (and not just walling into it).  So wielding a shotgun is recommended for quick work on grounded monsters.  Be prepared to run to solid ground when you see cacodemons floating over it and you are in a two space wide bridge-like platform }=).

That's all from me for now.

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on October 27, 2005, 17:32

My, how I love such posts -- packed full of ideas :-).

Quoting: Zephyre Syx

Hell's jail type

Unfortunately the AI is too stupid to handle tiles that you can see/shoot through, and not walk through -- but after I redesin the AI it could be frustrating fun :-).

Quoting: Zephyre Syx

Chapel type

Kheh, like the City-type level with less buildings and adding tree's right? F***, the Dungeon Generator needs a rewrite too :-/

Quoting: Zephyre Syx

Void

This one I like the best :-D. Also needs an improved AI, but I wonder that if Doom would go the campaign way, this could be a transitional level type between different buildings in hell :-D

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: JimmyJ on October 28, 2005, 04:42

All good ideas, glad to ehar more DoomRL improvements are on foot

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Thomas on October 29, 2005, 03:14

Hell's maze:

Like maze of rooms but a lot more confusing. No doors, just teleporters.

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on October 29, 2005, 03:44

Quoting: Thomas

Like maze of rooms but a lot more confusing. No doors, just teleporters.

This could get annoying as... well, "Hell" :-P. I think a standard maze-type level would be more playable. My maze I mean, many twisted passages and no rooms :-).

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: jake250 on October 29, 2005, 04:59

Quoting: Kornel Kisielewicz

This could get annoying as... well, "Hell" :-P

Indeed, load of teleporters are the most annoying things I ever saw (some game frustrate me SO MUCH with teleports)

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on October 29, 2005, 05:14

Quoting: jake250

Indeed, load of teleporters are the most annoying things I ever saw (some game frustrate me SO MUCH with teleports)

Reminds me of Dungeon Master *grin*

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: JimmyJ on October 29, 2005, 22:30

Wipe that grin off your face, it really was HELL!

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Obscillesk on November 21, 2005, 22:24

Hmm Maze isn't really difficult with a healthy number of rockets, maybe add in an indestructable wall type?

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: JimmyJ on November 22, 2005, 02:55

What do you mean its not hard? You can you know? There isn't a maze yet :-P

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Obscillesk on November 22, 2005, 20:34

Well think about it, how hard is a maze that you can demolish the walls of?

Toss a couple of imps in there and that maze quickle becomes a bunch of scattered corridors

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: jake250 on November 22, 2005, 20:47

Destroyable walls make the maze nothing but obstacle to break through with your rocket. If the walls can't be destroyed, then it gives the maze a goal in itself.

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: vdeogmer on December 09, 2005, 00:17

And how about the maze being unmapped?

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: LAN fan on December 09, 2005, 03:32

Being unmapped as in the walls disappear when they're no longer in sight?  That could be very interesting, but perhaps make computer maps drop after all the enemies are cleared - otherwise some people might get stuck on it for too long (since you can only save and close the game when you're on the stairs).  You'll need quite a few maps, though.  So long as they can't be picked up it shouldn't be exploitable.

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: Kornel Kisielewicz on December 09, 2005, 04:35

I'm afraid that might drasticaly reduce the pace of the game and get boring :-(

Title: Level Type additions
Post by: JimmyJ on December 10, 2005, 02:14

I agree, it would just be annoying :P