DBP37: AUGER;ZENITH

AUGER;ZENITH is a Doom II megawad for limit removing ports by various authors from the Doomer Boards Community, led by SuperCupcakeTactics. It contains 22 new single player levels, as well as a total texture conversion which replaces most of the in-game textures (and some SFX) with custom ones designed to create a heavy aesthetic. However, the appearance and behavior of monsters is generally identical to vanilla Doom II. The WAD is part of the ongoing Doomer Boards Projects series, being item #37.

The megawad was announced in the Doomworld forums on July 4, 2021 and was uploaded to /idgames archive on July 26, 2021. It was named as one of the runners up at the 2021 Cacowards.

Plot
--- Neo Shotkon City 2198 A.D. ---

In the recesses of cyberspace, a maelstrom of evil blood infected the pneumatic tubes of global biocomputing. The dark consciousness recruited every semblance of artificial intelligence lost within seas of metadata, each spanning across decades of technological and societal struggle since the 21st century. Each node resonating with ethereal desires, conduits of unknowing interaction between beings of differing worlds. This technology opened the door to monsters familiar only to itself: Demonic natures attracting one another, wishing for a new home, yearning for their own creators. The Motherboard is lonely no more.

Levels

 * by SuperCupcakeTactics
 * by 40oz
 * by Matador
 * by Joe-ilya
 * by SuperCupcakeTactics and Redead-ITA
 * by Lunch Lunch
 * by Fryuko
 * by Valkiriforce
 * by Washing Machine Enthusiasts
 * by Chris Moyer
 * by JadingTsunami
 * by 40oz
 * by Lunch Lunch
 * by JadingTsunami
 * by SuperCupcakeTactics
 * by Peerdolius
 * by SuperCupcakeTactics
 * by Fryuko
 * by 40oz
 * by 40oz
 * by SuperCupcakeTactics
 * by SuperCupcakeTactics and JadingTsunami (epilogue map)

Soundtrack

 * MAP01: "One Night in Neo Kobe City" from  (3:09)
 * MAP02: MIDI rendition of "Resonance" by HOME, sequenced by Astolfo Alter (3:07)
 * MAP03: "Sonic CD Stardust Speedway House Mix" (2:49)
 * MAP04: "Gene Gadget Zone: Act 1" from  (3:19)
 * MAP05:  Stage 1 (4:40)
 * MAP06: "Crystalline" by Psyrus (2:51)
 * MAP07: "Whirlwind" from  (2:15)
 * MAP08: MIDI rendition of "Parking Block" from , sequenced by Robert Hansson (3:19)
 * MAP09: "CORE" from  by Toby Fox (2:45)
 * MAP10:  theme (3:15)
 * MAP11:  Stage 4-1 (2:04)


 * MAP12: "Demons On The Prey" by Bobby Prince (2:30)
 * MAP13: "Floating Museum" from  (4:42)
 * MAP14: "Dreamer" from Streets of Rage 2 Stage 3 (2:15)
 * MAP15: "Rave On" from  (4:26)
 * MAP16: MIDI rendition of "Max Man" from Streets of Rage 2, sequenced by José Felix (3:48)
 * MAP17: "Cybernetic" by Psyrus (3:18)
 * MAP18: MIDI rendition of "Moon Beach" from Streets of Rage Stage 3, sequenced by Darkmind (4:53)
 * MAP19: "Electric Toothbrush" from  (4:13)
 * MAP20: Streets of Rage 2 Stage 1 (3:00)


 * MAP21: "Final Boss" from Ninja Warriors (3:15)
 * MAP22: "Twilight of Neo Kobe City" from Snatcher (4:26)


 * Title Music: "End of the Dark" from  (2:09)
 * Intermission Music: "Image of a Hero" from  (3:04)
 * Text Screen Music: "Innocent Girl" from Snatcher (1:31)
 * "Victory" Music: "No Way!" from  (0:41)

Built-in demos
This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are:

Trivia

 * As a heavily cyberpunk-themed wad, AUGER;ZENITH makes multiple heavy references to cyberpunk and sci-fi cultural works including, , , , , and many others.
 * The WAD has a unique "Victory" music track. The only way to encounter it is to complete MAP22 (the epilogue map), at which point it will play while an intermission cheekily telling the player "Thank you for playing! Again!", and then the player will be warped back to MAP01.