Ancient Aliens
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| Author | Paul DeBruyne |
| Port | Boom-compatible |
| IWAD | Doom II |
| Year | 2016 |
| Link | Doomworld/idgames |
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This mod received one of the 2016 Cacowards on Doomworld! |
Ancient Aliens is a 32-level megawad for Boom compatible source ports, created by Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw). It is a parody of alien conspiracy theories, particularly those from the TV show of the same name. The mapset features a large range of custom textures and a new palette, resulting in a distinct visual style. Also featured are several maps by guest level designers, mostly found in the third and final episode. The entirety of the soundtrack was composed by Stuart Rynn (stewboy), though several tracks were re-used from previous WADs.
The first release candidate of the WAD was released on 8 May, 2016. As this was just days ahead of the release of Doom (2016), the unveiling of a new high-quality megawad did not go unnoticed, and the WAD received widespread attention from gaming news sites. The final version was uploaded to the idgames archive on 19 July, 2016. It won a Cacoward that year.
Contents
Content
New monsters
- Stealth Plasma Alien
- A fast, plasma-shooting stealth trooper with 30 hit points which is only fully visible while attacking. It replaces the Wolfenstein SS.
- Alien Guardian
- A floating, rotating skull-cube that launches three revenant missiles in succession. It replaces Commander Keen.
TexturesDeBruyne created custom textures for this mapset. He also uploaded these to idgames archive as a texture pack called Ancient Aliens Textures. Often referred to as AA-tex, it has been used by other mappers. LevelsAll levels designed by Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw), except where noted otherwise. Episode 1: One Last Vision Quest
Episode 2: Applied Einstein
Episode 3: You're the Alien Now
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SoundtrackAll songs composed by Stuart Rynn (stewboy).
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Built-in demos
This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Doom II with a Boom-compatible v2.02 source port to view them. The demo levels are:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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| DEMO1 | MAP04: Bad Medicine Men | 4 | 2901 | 1:22.89 |
| DEMO2 | MAP15: Wormhole Junction | 4 | 7699 | 3:39.97 |
| DEMO3 | MAP22: Acerola-Orion | 4 | 3891 | 1:51.17 |
Gallery
Credits
Intermission screen
External links
- Ancient Aliens at Doomworld/idgames
- Ancient Aliens Textures at Doomworld/idgames
- Ancient Aliens at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Doomworld forums thread
- The complete soundtrack by Stuart Rynn, available on Bandcamp
- Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews