DBK01: Dungeon Synths

DBK01: Dungeon Synths is an episode for Doom II designed for ZDoom-compatible source ports. Created by veteran members of the Doomer Boards Projects led by Big Ol' Billy, it is the first installment in the DBK series. Released in July 2021, the mapset is themed around a combination of medieval design with, synth-inspired visuals. It includes new sounds, music and textures.

The episode received an honorable mention at the 2021 Cacowards.

Custom monsters

 * Painball (20 hp)


 * Cultist (50 hp)
 * The cultist replaces the Wolfenstein SS.


 * Scrag (100 hp)


 * DBK marine (10000 hp)

In addition to the custom monsters defined above, the zombieman, shotgun guy and heavy weapon dude all received new sprites that are quite different from the stock Doom II sprites and several other monsters received more minor sprite edits. However, the statistics and names for these monsters were not changed, barring the lost soul which has its health reduced to 50 hit points.

Levels

 * by Big Ol' Billy
 * by BearInThaWoods
 * by Jack Stewart (Jaxxoon R)
 * by Big Ol' Billy
 * by Jack Stewart (Jaxxoon R) and Glen McColl (glenzinho)
 * by Big Ol' Billy
 * by Glen McColl (glenzinho)
 * by Fenes Octavian (DooM_RO)
 * by Big Ol' Billy
 * MAP10: Digital Bards Krew (credits map) by 4MaTC and Big Ol' Billy

Soundtrack
All music edited and rearranged for OB-Xd synth by Big Ol' Billy.
 * MAP01: "Flower Garden" and "Underground Water Tunnel" from 
 * MAP02: "Rose's Theme" from 
 * MAP03: "Helena Prison" from The Legend of Dragoon
 * MAP04: "Castle" from The Legend of Dragoon
 * MAP05: "Heim Rada" from Dark Chronicle
 * MAP06: "Vicissitudes of Fortune" from 
 * MAP07: "Tree Spirit Jurak" from Dark Chronicle
 * MAP08: "Prepare for Battle" from The Legend of Dragoon
 * MAP09: "Lohan" from The Legend of Dragoon
 * MAP10: "Seles" from The Legend of Dragoon
 * Title screen: "Ogre Road" from 
 * Intermission: "Swamp Battle" from The Legend of Dragoon

Trivia

 *  is a subgenre of electronic music that merges with . It employs ambient sounds inspired by medieval settings, tabletop role-playing games and fantasy videogames and literature.