Demon Eclipse

Demon Eclipse is a Doom II mod for GZDoom currently being worked on by Eriance. The mod is intended to be a retelling of the original Doom experience through the eyes of another Marine.

Demon Eclipse Originally meant to be 4 episodes long, Demon Eclipse has been shortened to 3 for more focus and consistency. 3 new episodes is being planned for a possible sequel that will change many of Doom's dynamics. For this reason, the 4th episode was removed from the original package.

New multiplayer oriented support is also being worked one. This package uses the new DE weapons and items to enhance the original coop and competitive multiplayer modes. Several weapons from DE are DM- and CTF-only, as with some items.

The Story So Far
Just a few months ago, you were a proud sergeant within the military. Your life took a turn for the worst when your convoy ran over a mine and you ended up in the hospital, barely alive. But you’re tough, you made it through and recovered eventually. However, when you went back, they told you were no longer fit enough to be in command.

Thanks to your past accomplishments, the military decided to cut you some slack. They referred you to the UAC, a global corporation that is the leader in technology research and currently runs the show on Mars. The UAC is known to have a contract with the military and supplies them with the latest prototype weapons; some of which you've used before. They recently constructed a series of facilities on the outskirts of the desert to "cut down on research costs". Who knows why they built the thing?

You landed yourself a job as a security guard. Driving around the UAC compound 50 times was an usual day's worth of work. You were bored out of your mind and felt that your life has ended at the age of 30... then the incident happened, and your life was once again changed forever.

From out of nowhere, a distress call came from Mars, where the UAC was doing its most shadowy research - Something about demons invading through portals and all sorts of mumble-jumble. Mars was apparently under attack by an unknown force and the UAC wasn't ready to lose the red planet for anything. They gathered up a group of the toughest marines and decided to take the place back from whatever attacked them. It was also an opportune time to test out their new gateway system that linked the two planets.

Just as the gateways connected, and the marines were about to go through, a giant spider-like creature stepped through. It ripped the marines and scientists in front of it apart with his two massive auto-cannons while causing massive destruction from what seemed to be a BFG 9000. A horde of strange creatures followed it through the gate and reeked terror on the unsuspecting marines. The creatures quickly took over the gateway control facility and fanned out to the nearby compounds quickly. Many were slain only to have their corpses somehow reanimated.

You were on your 10th loop around the UAC compound when you got radio distress calls for back up. You did what you knew how to do best - kick ass. You fought you way through to the command station to see what was going on.

News of the incident reached out fast and the UAC compound was locked down within a matter of hours. All roads to and from the site was shut off and anyone trying to go in or out was shot on sight. When you made it to the command station, you learned of the gateway and the beasts running through it. You didn't know what to make of it. Then you heard from the military about the quarantine policy and it involved nukes.

You didn't survive the mine just to be killed by military's own nukes now. The only way out was through that gateway. You don’t know where it would take you, or if you were even survive long enough to get to it. But anything is better than being turned into radioactive vapor. You gather all the ammunition you could find and prepared for the fight of your life...

What's New
Demon Eclipse Offers a wide range of new material, including a lot of custom graphics new maps, sounds and music, as well as a new Doom experience.

Originally meant to be a custom resource wad, Demon Eclipse has evolved into a large mega-wad project. It features a large arsenal of remade as well as completely new weapons

Weapon Information
Demon Eclipse aims to preserve as much of the original doom gameplay early on as possible. For this reason, the first episode has the same weapons as the original Doom, which 1 secret weapon added in. However, all later weapons from the other episodes are completely new, designed to fit into the environment they were designed for.


 * Episode 1: Episode 1 weapons are re-sprited versions of the original Doom Arsenal. They behave almost identically to the original arsenal with some minor adjustments. A Secret weapon, a "Automatic Shotgun" as been added in later betas.


 * Episode 2: Episode 2 weapons resemble that of Heretic; dark magical weapons found within the Pandemonium Fortress. A "Doomsphere" (DE version, Skulltag) can "power-up" each weapon, changing their behavior and greatly boosting their power for a limited amount of time.


 * Episode 3: Episode 3 weapons builds on the concepts of those found in Episode 2, as each has a power-up mode from the Doomsphere. However, each weapon can also be "upgraded" by finding a number of specialized items. Each weapon as 1 or more items that can be collected to upgrade it, unlocking a secondary attack or special function. Both modes are powered-up by the Doomsphere.

Monster Information
DE also offers a large bestiary of new monsters, each designed for the new maps. Many of the monsters were recycled and/or inspired from the old Hellstorm mod. Some monsters were removed, some added, and others modified as the mod progressed. Below is a list and a brief description of their behavior.


 * Normal: As in the original Doom, some monsters are much more common than others. In DE, these "normal" monsters are commonplace and have no special defenses (with few exceptions).


 * Mid-Boss: These monsters are more common than the often unique bosses and are significantly weaker. However, they have a powerful attacks and are much more rare than normal monsters. Many have a multitude of attacks and elemental and splash-damage resistances.


 * Boss: The Most Powerful monsters in DE. There are only 1 of each of these, usually found at the end for the stage or episode. These creatures represent the toughest the world of DE has to offer, and comes with multiple attacks and other special abilities.


 * Extra: Extra monsters aren't actually part of DE, instead they were remade monsters from the abandoned mod, Hellstorm. They only appear in the "Hellstorm" map.

Normal Monsters


 * Abomination
 * Abyssal Crawler
 * Arachnogoon
 * Bloodfiend
 * Castor
 * Corpulent
 * Cybruiser
 * Death Incarnate
 * Devil
 * Draug
 * Fallen
 * Guardian
 * Hades Sphere
 * Hellhound
 * Hellion
 * Ignist
 * Inferno
 * Lurker
 * Mite
 * Nightmare
 * Nightshade
 * Phantom
 * Reaper
 * Sentinel
 * Stalker
 * Stygian Hornet
 * Stygian Larva
 * Vulgar
 * Watcher
 * Wicked
 * Wraith

Mid-boss Monsters


 * Abyssal Defiler
 * Archon of Hell
 * Deathknight
 * Diabolist
 * Hades Elemental
 * Hellforge Apprentice
 * Hierophant
 * Soul Harvester

Boss Monsters


 * Annhilator
 * Arachnokaiser
 * Demolisher
 * Hellforge Smith
 * Lich
 * Moloch of Abaddon
 * Overlord
 * Pitlord
 * Stygian Queen
 * Tarasque

Extra Monsters


 * Anagorak Cultist
 * Anagorak Priest
 * Anagorak Disciple
 * Archon of Hell (Hellstorm)
 * Dark Avatar
 * Ghoul (Hellstorm)
 * Lesser Demonknight

Episode Infomation
DE is split into 4 episodes, each designed to have its own theme. Each episode have 6 normal maps and 1 secret map.

Ep-1: "Doorway to Abaddon"
Episode 1 is where it all begins. Your goal is to fight your way to the gateway before the nukes fall. You don't know where it would take you, but you hope it's mars.

Overview


 * Ep-1 uses the Doom E1 feel, with the green UAC facilities and lots of nukage pools. Episode 1 features no new weapons but does offer three new monsters (Cybruiser, Demolisher, and Annihilator). The goal of Episode 1 was to give the E1 feel of the original Doom while utilizing GZdoom's more advanced features.

List of Maps


 * Map01: "Command Station"
 * Map02: "Waste Processor"
 * Map03: "The Reactor"
 * Map04: "Gateway Control"
 * Map05: "Abyssal Lair"
 * Map06: "The Core"
 * Map41: "The Refinery" (secret)

Ep-2: "The Pandemonium Fortress"
After you kill the "Core" on Mars during Ep-1, it thrusts you into the abyss before it dies. When you wake up, you find yourself in hell once again. Things couldn't get any worse, could they? Your goal in Episode 2 is to blast through 6 Hellish fortresses and kill the Hellforge smith that lords over it.

Overview


 * DE Ep-2 uses the "hellish fortress" feel, present in many maps of the original Doom's second episode. In Ep-2 you face a large number of new monsters which are much tougher than the ones you're used to in Ep-1. To combat them, a brand-new arsenal of "hell-weapons" are available for you to find. Episode 2 is much harder than Episode 1 in many respects, and is meant for more experienced Doomers. Episode 2 also offers new power-ups and items for the player.

List of Maps


 * Map07: "Reservoir of Fire"
 * Map08: "Devil's Cavern"
 * Map09: "The Dungeon"
 * Map10: "Hellkeep"
 * Map11: "Tower of Suffering"
 * Map12: "The Hellforge"
 * Map42: "Hellstorm" (secret)

Ep-3: "Planes of Despair"
After killing the Hellsmith in Ep-2, a portal opens for you. You thought it would take you home, but instead it takes you even deeper into the bowels of Hell. You find yourself in a dark temple, of sorts, with 5 portals. You're not sure where each would take you, but you take your chances.

Overview
 * In Ep-3, the player is offered an experience like that of Hexen. The episode is split between 6 maps, linked by the 5 Portals. Each portal takes you to a "plane" of hell where it's a unique world with unique monsters, environments, and other dangers. Like Episode 2, there will be a completely new set of weapons and items. Unlike Episode 2, however, Episode 3 has a set of inventory items like those found in Heretic and Hexen. Your goal of this episode is to collect the six parts of the "Unmaker", which would allow you to enter the the inner sanctums.

List of Maps


 * Map13: "Throne of Chaos"
 * Map14: "Acheron"
 * Map15: "City of the Damned"
 * Map16: "Hades Spire"
 * Map17: "Necropolis"
 * Map18: "Tartarus"
 * Map43: "Purgatory" (secret)

Ep-4: "The Red Abyss"
Finally, after killing the Moloch of Abaddon, you made it to Mars. It seems that years have passed since you were thrown into the pits of Hell. The Martian facilities are nothing by dark tunnels littered with the bodies of countless demons and of the marines that tried to defend against them. Somehow, you feel as if you're in for a big fight once again.

Overview
 * Ep-4 is an attempt at creating the Doom 3 feel with Doom II all the while preserving the simplistic gameplay found with the original game. Ep-4 focuses on atmosphere and is meant to challenge the most experienced doomers. Once again, a set of new monsters will make their appearance along with some new weapons to kill them with. Your goal in Episode 4 is to fight your way through Mars, Phobos, Deimos, and Hell, so that you could return to earth.

List of Maps


 * Map19: "Barracks"
 * Map20: "Armory"
 * Map21: "Shuttle Bay"
 * Map22: "Phobos"
 * Map23: "Deimos"
 * Map24: "Cargo Bay"
 * Map44: "Arachnophobia" (secret)

Items and Power-Ups Information
In DE, the player will have access to powerful new power ups. There will be power-up spheres, new armors and health items, as well as inventory items. Some items have powerful effects that could mean life or death.

Spheres

 * Carnage:
 * This Item multiplies your damage dealt by 400%, lasting 45 seconds. (Similar to Skulltag's "doomsphere")


 * Chrono:
 * This is item freezes time while allow you to move. Lasts 10 seconds. (Similar to Skulltag's "time-freezer")


 * Defender:
 * This item cuts your damage taken by 75%, lasting 45 seconds.


 * Demon-Sight:
 * This item allows you to see in dark areas as well as making all monsters glow, including invisible ones. Lasts 60 seconds.


 * Doom:
 * This item powers-up your hell-weapons, making them much more powerful. Lasts 60 seconds. (Similar to Heretic's "Tome of Power")


 * Gigasphere:
 * This item gives you 300 health and 300 Giga-armor points.


 * Hell:
 * This item makes you immune to most environmental and splash damage. It reduces the elemental damage based on where you pick it up. Lasts until map ends or you die.
 * Pandemonium Fortress: -75% fire damage taken.
 * Acheron: -75% poison damage taken.
 * City of the Damned: -50% Bone and Blood damage taken.
 * Hades Spire: -75% lightning damage taken.
 * Necropolis: -50% Soul and Ice damage taken.
 * Tartarus: -75% fire damage taken.
 * Non-Hell: -33% all elemental damage taken.


 * Phantom:
 * This item makes you ethereal, making most projectiles fly through you with no effect. You still take melee and splash damage, as well as damage from soul-element attacks. Lasts 60 seconds. (Similar to Heretic's "Shadow-sphere")


 * Phobos:
 * This item makes monsters fear you, forcing them run away and attack much less. Lasts 50 seconds.


 * Regeneration:
 * This item regenerates your health 1hp per second until you hit 100 hp. Lasts until map ends or you die.


 * Turbo:
 * This item greatly boosts your speed and your ability to jump. Lasts 60 seconds.

Health and Armor

 * Blood Bonus:
 * Gives 5 HP; up to 200.


 * Bone Armor:
 * Gives 100 armor; armor reduces damage by 50%.


 * Demon Shield:
 * Gives 100 armor bonus.


 * Ghost Shield:
 * Gives 50 armor bonus.


 * Giga-Armor:
 * Gives 300 armor bonus; armor reduces damage by 90%.


 * Giga-Armor Bonus:
 * Gives 10 armor bonus.


 * Life-Force:
 * Replenishes 20 HP.


 * Life-Seed:
 * Replenishes 100 HP.


 * Mega-Armor Bonus:
 * Gives 5 armor bonus.


 * Plate Shield:
 * Gives 25 armor bonus; armor reduces damage by 50%.


 * Soul Bonus:
 * Gives 10 HP; up to 200.

Ammo
Hell Ammo
 * Blood:
 * Bone:
 * Frost:
 * Hellfire:
 * Lightning:
 * Soul:
 * Venom:
 * Combined:

UAC Ammo
 * Capsule:
 * Copper Slug:
 * Homing-Rocket:
 * Nail: