Cacowards

The Cacowards are a yearly feature in Doomworld, released on Doom's birthday. The series started in 2004 with the so-called 11th installment, which was an attempt to replicate the success of the previous year's 10 Years of Doom celebration, more precisely the Top 100 WADs of All Time and Top 10 Infamous WADs articles.

Apart from the regular Cacowards, there are additional Cacowards granted each year:
 * Best Multiplayer (Best DM Level until 2007 and Best Multiplayer Level until 2011,) honoring the best multiplayer WAD of the year.
 * Best Gameplay Mod, presented to the best gameplay modification of the year. The first such award was given in 2011.
 * The Mordeth Award, recognizing whichever WAD of the year has taken the longest time to develop and release, in honor of Mordeth's notoriously protracted development schedule.
 * The Mapper of the Year, awarded to the best level designer of the year.

There were two other annual awards: Worst Wad, dishonoring the worst WAD of the year, and the Mockaward, given to the best joke WAD of the year, in honor of Mockery. Both awards were officially retired in 2011, the former because it was considered "sort of dumb" to reward people for uploading low-quality work, and the latter because of the apparent death of joke WADs worth considering for an award.

As of December 10, 2011, the series has had its 18th (actually 8th) installment released.

Mike Lightner (Mancubus II) produced the logos for the feature, and Stephen Browning (Scuba Steve) was responsible for the content, although Dean Joseph (deathz0r) joined him for the 14th installment. Patrick Pineda and Darknation assisted with the 15th installment. The 16th installment saw writing contributions from Pineda, hobbs, and esselfortium. After the 17th installment, Browning stepped down as the host of the Cacowards, and was succeeded by hobbs beginning with the 18th.

Winners

 * Action Doom - Stephen Browning (Scuba Steve) and company
 * Decade - Russell Pearson
 * RTC-3057 - Team Future
 * Grove - B.P.R.D
 * Tremor - Ross Mathieson (zarkyb)
 * Chosen - LilWhiteMouse
 * Phobos Revisited - ReX Claussen
 * Hell Revealed II - Various Authors
 * Community Chest 2 - Various Authors
 * ZDoom Community Map - Various Authors

Runners Up

 * Super Sonic Doom - Stephen Clark (The Ultimate DooMer)
 * Deus Vult - Huy Pham (Doom Marine)
 * Massmas - Mike Watson (Cyb)

Honorable Mention

 * Daedalus: Alien Defense - TeamTNT

Best DM level

 * 8-Bit DM - G0dCells

Worst Wad

 * Doom: Rampage Edition - "Doom Rampage"

Mordeth Award

 * Hellcore - Various Authors

Mockaward

 * Doomworld Forums 3 - Anonymous

Mapper of the Year

 * B.P.R.D

Winners

 * Simplicity - Matthew McGee (Agent Spork)
 * Scythe 2 - Erik Alm
 * HedRox - Rodrigo Acevedo
 * Suspended in Dusk - Esa Repo (Espi)
 * Kama Sutra - Adolf Vojta (Gusta) and Jakub Razak (_MethoD_)
 * Congestion 1024 - Various Authors
 * Hi-Tech Hell 2 - Alien Tech - Simo Malinen
 * Temple of Chaos 2 - Warped Reality - Matthew McGee (Agent Spork)
 * Crimson Canyon - Jeffrey Graham (psyren)
 * Total Control - Dutch Devil

Runners Up

 * For Whom the Bell Tolls - didy
 * Altar of Evil - Dutch Devil

What the Hell!?

 * Happy Time Circus - Ray Schmitz (shitbag)

Best DM level

 * Nimrod: Project Doom - Team Future

Worst Wad

 * 1994 Wads - Too Many to Name

Mordeth Award

 * Jägermörder 02: Terra Nova - Derek MacDonald (Afterglow)

Mockaward

 * Kama Sutra - Adolf Vojta (Gusta) and Jakub Razak (_MethoD_)

Mapper of the Year

 * Matthew McGee (Agent Spork)

Winners

 * Phocas Island 2 - Chris Hopkins (chopkinsca)
 * IC2005 - Ian Cunnings (The Flange Peddler)
 * Hellcore 2.0 - Devon West (Darkfyre) and Robert Babor (Fusion)
 * Newdoom Community Project - Various Authors
 * Operation Overlord - Nigel Rowand (Enjay)
 * Vae Victus 2 - Derek Braun (Dittohead)
 * Phobia: The age - Kristian Käll (Kristus)
 * Foreverhood 1.0 - Brian Goodsell (Skadoomer)
 * Classic Episode 2: Singularity Complex - Jan Van der Veken
 * Crucified Dreams - Various Authors

Runners Up

 * Oniria - Aluqah
 * Zen Dynamics - Xaser

Escher Award

 * Impossible: A New Reality - JK

Best DM level

 * Dynamite Deathmatch - Matt Cibulas (RottKing)

Worst Wad

 * Nazi Auferstehung - Dark Exodus

Mordeth Award

 * Crucified Dreams - Various Authors

Mockaward

 * How Not To Be Seen! - Wills
 * TurboCharged ARCADE! - Xaser

Mapper of the Year

 * Dutch Devil

Winners

 * Genesis of Descent - Nick Laurent (hobomaster22)
 * Cheogsh - Shadowman
 * Songs of the Damned - Trevor Primmett (iori)
 * The Dying End - Christopher Lutz
 * Sine Die - didy
 * Knee-Deep in ZDoom - Various Authors
 * Community Chest 3 - Various Authors
 * EPIC - Alexander S. (Eternal)
 * The Ultimate Torment & Torture - Daniel Gimmer (Tormentor667)
 * The Outer Darkness - Varun Abhirama Krishna

Runners Up

 * Demons of Problematique - Dennis Meuwissen (exl)
 * Wonderful Doom - Wraith

Best Multiplayer level

 * 32in24-5 - Various Authors

Worst Wad

 * Anything Gamarra - Giulio Galassi (Glassyman)

Mordeth Award

 * Knee-Deep in ZDoom - Various Authors

Mockaward

 * It Only Gets Worse - Wills

Mapper of the Year

 * Alexander S. (Eternal)

Winners

 * Deus Vult II - Huy Pham (Doom Marine)
 * Gravity - Alexander S. (Eternal)
 * Urban Brawl: Action Doom 2 - Action Team
 * Eternal Doom IV - TeamTNT
 * Thunderpeak - Björn Ostmann (Vader)
 * Back to Basics - Esa Repo (Espi)
 * BGPA Missions: Liberation - Nigel Rowand (Enjay)
 * Chex Quest 3 - Charles Jacobi
 * Escape from Castle Chezcrea - Paul Hiebert (Creaphis)
 * Cold as Hell - Jon Washburn (JonnyFive)

This is my Boomstick

 * Diaz: The Last Hours of Purity (WW Hits Collection) - WildWeasel

Runners Up

 * Remain III - Alexander "Eternal" S.
 * XXXI CyberSky - Alexander "Eternal" S.

Best Multiplayer level

 * 32in24-7 - YEDS

Worst Wad

 * UAC Military Nightmare - Terry

Mordeth Award

 * Deus Vult II - Huy Pham (Doom Marine)

Mockaward

 * Community is Falling 3 - Samuel Villarreal (Kaiser)

Mapper of the Year

 * Björn Ostmann (Vader)

Winners

 * Hell Ground - Alexander S. (Eternal)
 * NewDoom Community Project II - Various Authors
 * Harmony - Thomas van der Velden (t.v.)
 * Mapgame - Ravage
 * Legacy of Suffering - LoganMTM
 * Tribute - Zalewa
 * Ghouls vs Humans - Cutman Mike
 * Whispers of Satan - Paul Corfiatis and Kristian Aro
 * Demons of Problematique 2 - Dennis Meuwissen (exl)
 * Plutonia 2 - Plutonia 2 Team

Runners Up

 * Happy Time Circus 2 - Ray Schmitz (shitbag)
 * Cheogsh 2 - Shadowman

Best Multiplayer level

 * UDMX - Unidoom

Worst Wad

 * Tormentor667's Detail Guide

Mordeth Award

 * Plutonia 2 - Plutonia 2 Team

Mockaward

 * Killing Adventure - Ruba

Mapper of the Year

 * Brett Harrell (Mechadon)

Winners

 * No Rest for the Living - Nerve Software
 * Arcadia Demade - J.P. LeBreton
 * Curse of D'Sparil - Kristus
 * UAC Ultra - 40oz & SuperJamie (, texture set )
 * Unloved - BlueEagle
 * Valhalla - Ed
 * Speed of Doom - Joshy & Darkwave0000
 * Drip Feed - Iori
 * Epic 2 - Alexander "Eternal" S.
 * Stronghold - Tormentor667 & Stronghold team

Runners Up

 * Beyond Revival - Fiend
 * Base Ganymede Episode 2 - Khorus

Also mentioned

 * Threshold of Pain -
 * Realm of Cheogsh -
 * Serpent: Resurrection -
 * Temple of the Lizardmen 2 -
 * Paranoid - (Doom Nexus)

Best Multiplayer level

 * Megaman 8-bit Deathmatch - Cutmanmike et al.

Worst Wad

 * Æons of Death - DBThanatos et al.

Mordeth Award

 * Stronghold - Tormentor667 & Stronghold team

Mockaward

 * TurboCharged Arcade! - Xaser & Jimmy (ionline)

Mapper of the Year

 * Jon Vail (40oz)

Winners

 * Plutonia Revisited - Various authors
 * Vaporware Demo - Michael Mancuso (esselfortium) (official site)
 * Lunatic - Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)
 * Double Impact - Matt Cibulas (RottKing) & Ralph Vickers (Ralphis)
 * Vanguard - Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)
 * Reverie - Michael Jan Krizik
 * Jenesis - James Paddock (Jimmy)
 * Icebound - Christopher Lutz
 * Mandrill Ass Project - Aluqah
 * Khorus' Speedy Shit - Adam Woodmansey (Khorus)

Honoring a Newcomer

 * Doom II Redux - Tarnsman

Consolation Prize

 * Doom64 EX - Samuel Villarreal (Kaiser) (official site)

Best Multiplayer

 * 32in24-11: Occupy Doomworld - The 32in24 Team

Best Gameplay Mod

 * Brütal Doom - Sergeant Mark IV

Mordeth Award

 * 1994 Tune-up Community Project - Various authors

Mapper of the Year

 * Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)