NOVA: The Birth

NOVA: The Birth is a limit-removing megawad released in 2014. It was made by members of the Doomworld community who were new or inexperienced with mapping at the time.

The project was founded in late 2011 by Michael Kilderry (kildeth), who himself was new to mapping. Kilderry led the project through most of its development, although late in development dobu gabu maru stepped in as a second leader. Dobu would later replace Kilderry as the sole leader of NOVA II: New Dawn.

The project was uploaded to the idgames archive on 22 February, 2014. Reception of the WAD was generally very positive.

Levels

 * by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL)
 * by Micah Petersen (Jaws in Space)
 * by mrthejoshmon
 * by EvilNed
 * by Michael Kilderry (kildeth)
 * by Collin Pierce (Arjak)
 * by EvilNed
 * by mrthejoshmon
 * by FuzzyFireball
 * by EvilNed
 * by James Cresswell (Phobus)
 * by mrthejoshmon
 * by Daniel Townsend (sgt Dopey)
 * by EvilNed
 * by Matt Powell (cannonball)
 * by Paul D
 * by EvilNed
 * by Matt Powell (cannonball)
 * by Cyriak Harris (mouldy)
 * by Collin Pierce (Arjak)
 * by Ilya Lazarev (joe-ilya)
 * by Nate Riley (Getsu Fune)
 * by Paul D
 * by Stygian
 * by mouldy, Death Egg and dobu gabu maru
 * by Ilya Lazarev (joe-ilya)
 * by Michael Kilderry (kildeth) and AlwaysDoomed
 * by Cyriak Harris (mouldy) and John Weekley (PRIMEVAL)
 * by Paul Stasiuk (fiend-o-hell) and Memfis
 * by kildeth, dobu gabu maru, cannonball, mouldy, and Arjak
 * by dobu gabu maru
 * by Nate Riley (Getsu Fune)

Soundtrack

 * MAP01: "Pumped Up" by John Weekley (PRIMEVAL)
 * MAP02: "brace2.mid" by Paul D, based on "Brace Yourself" by Jochen Miller
 * MAP03: "Going Too Far" by nub_hat
 * MAP04: "Flatstomper" by nub_hat
 * MAP05: MIDI rendition of "She Is My Sin" by Nightwish
 * MAP06: MIDI rendition of "Slaying the Dreamer" by Nightwish
 * MAP07: MIDI rendition by Joseph Collins of "Escape Pod Theme" from Might and Magic V
 * MAP08: untitled by nub_hat
 * MAP09: MIDI rendition of "The Kinslayer" by Nightwish
 * MAP10: MIDI rendition by Hazvex of "Grinder" from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
 * MAP11: MIDI rendition of "Hellfire" from Soulcalibur II
 * MAP12: "Kitchen Ace (and Taking Names)" by Robert Prince (from Doom)
 * MAP13: MIDI rendition of "Feel for You" by Nightwish
 * MAP14: "Sangy2.mid" by Paul D (transcribed from Final Liberation)
 * MAP15: Vile Flesh MAP07/28 music by Gwyn Williams
 * MAP16: untitled by nub_hat
 * MAP17: MIDI rendition by Zero Prophet of Level 1 theme from Cyril Cyberpunk
 * MAP18: "Circle of Fire" by David Shaw (Tolwyn) (from Memento Mori II)
 * MAP19: untitled by nub_hat
 * MAP20: untitled by nub_hat
 * MAP21: "Push on the Gas" by Sam Woodman (from Hell Revealed II)
 * MAP22: Level 6 theme from Descent
 * MAP23: Ordos Mentat theme by Frank Klepacki and Dwight Okahara (from Dune 2)
 * MAP24: "Ring of Gyges" by nub_hat
 * MAP25: MIDI rendition of "Rebellion in Dreamland" by Gamma Ray
 * MAP26: MIDI rendition by James Paddock of "Rock my Emotions" by Kitsune²
 * MAP27: MIDI rendition of "Sensorium" by Epica
 * MAP28: untitled by Cyriak Harris (mouldy)
 * MAP29: Surge MAP15/29 music
 * MAP30: MIDI rendition by Paul D of "Silent Screams" by Rob Halford
 * MAP31: "Quickfast" by Paul D
 * MAP32: MIDI rendition by Matthew Seldon of World 3 theme from Super Monkey Ball
 * Title screen:
 * Intermission screen:
 * Text screen: