Airstrik

Airstrik
Standard	Doom
Codebase	Doom Legacy 1.25
Developer(s)	Sir Kenny, Mike Fredericks (Gokuma)
Initial release	Version 1 (1998-11-13, 25 years ago)
Development status	Discontinued
Written in	C
Target Platform	DOS
Available in	English
License	Doom Source License

Airstrik was a early source modification derived from Doom Legacy 1.25 by Sir Kenny. It was based on two DeHackEd based patches from Mike Fredericks (Gokuma) called Doom From Above 2 pre-beta and Borderdoom.

History

Airstrik was first released on November 13, 1998. Based off the August 25, 1998 release of Doom Legacy and the DeHackEd patches Doom From Above 2 pre-beta and Borderdoom, it primarily serves as a demonstrator of new gameplay-related mechanics previously unseen in Doom, such as flight and aircraft support. A demonstration WAD, called airstrik.wad includes these additions.

The modification was largely unknown to the general public until 2020.

Features

• Aircraft support for actors, monsters and other things, such as helicopters
• Turrets that automatically shoot down enemy aircraft
• The player has the ability to use a jetpack and achieve flight
• New weapons, such as a tactical nuke using the rocket launcher sprite, a mortar like launcher and bombs

Demonstration map

The Airstrik package includes a WAD called airstrik.wad. It features a demonstration map that includes the following:

• A firefight in the sky between a helicopter and the player (If the helicopter is not destroyed by the turrets on the ground)
• Several fixed turrets that shoot flying enemies on-sight

Legacy

The modification resurfaced in 2020 when Gokuma in a Doomworld forums post released a lot of old Legacy related files to the community, including AIRSTRIK.ZIP.

External links

• Airstrik binary, hosted by DRD Team
• Airstrik MediaFire mirror
• Repository of old Legacy versions (archived 🏛), including AIRSTRIK.ZIP, merged together on Archive.org by Fraggle

Source code genealogy
Based on	Name	Base for
Doom Legacy 1.25	Airstrik	None