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− | '''Back to Saturn X''' is a series of [[ | + | '''Back to Saturn X''' is a series of [[megawads]] for [[Doom II]], designed to be compatible with [[DOOM2.EXE]]. Created by the [[Back to Saturn X Team]], it features an exclusive texture set, original music, and a new [[PLAYPAL|palette]] and colormap. |
Song and album titles from {{wp|Guided by Voices}} provide the title, episode names, and map names. Titles and song lyrics are incorporated into the text screens as well. | Song and album titles from {{wp|Guided by Voices}} provide the title, episode names, and map names. Titles and song lyrics are incorporated into the text screens as well. | ||
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The first episode was originally released on December 10, 2012 for Doom's 19th birthday, featuring twenty regular levels, one secret level, and a recurring train station hub. An additional level was inserted in a later release on August 1, 2013. The first non-beta release was on February 27, 2017, and inserted another additional level. The episode received one of the [[Cacowards 2013|2013 Cacowards]]. | The first episode was originally released on December 10, 2012 for Doom's 19th birthday, featuring twenty regular levels, one secret level, and a recurring train station hub. An additional level was inserted in a later release on August 1, 2013. The first non-beta release was on February 27, 2017, and inserted another additional level. The episode received one of the [[Cacowards 2013|2013 Cacowards]]. | ||
− | The second episode was released on 1 September, 2014, with another twenty-two levels, a secret level, four episode hubs and an ending screen. It received one of the [[Cacowards 2014|2014 Cacowards]]. | + | The second episode was beta-released on 1 September, 2014, with another twenty-two levels, a secret level, four episode hubs and an ending screen. It received one of the [[Cacowards 2014|2014 Cacowards]]. Its final version was released on August 14, 2020. |
− | On June 25, 2020, the first episode was added to the list of [[official add-ons]] for the [[Doom Classic Unity port|2019 re-release of Doom II]]. This curated version replaces all the Guided by Voices-derived level names and its title is reduced to the acronym "BTSX Episode 1". The [[title screen]] was changed accordingly, and jokingly expands the title to "Better Texturing with [[STAR|Startan]] X". | + | On June 25, 2020, the first episode was added to the list of [[official add-ons]] for the [[Doom Classic Unity port|2019 re-release of Doom II]]. This curated version replaces all the Guided by Voices-derived level names and its title is reduced to the acronym "BTSX Episode 1". The [[title screen]] was changed accordingly, and jokingly expands the title to "Better Texturing with [[STAR|Startan]] X". On August 14, 2020, Episode 2 received the same treatment with the joke subtitle of "Big Towers, Says [[Xaser]]". |
− | + | The third and final episode remains in development. On August 10, 2023, a preview build was published containing five select maps from the episode, coinciding with QuakeCon. | |
+ | |||
+ | In 2023, the first two episodes of Back to Saturn X were included in [[Doomworld]]'s [[Doot Eternal]] music feature for Doom's 30th anniversary. | ||
== Content == | == Content == | ||
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===Levels=== | ===Levels=== | ||
====Episode 1: Get Out Of My Stations==== | ====Episode 1: Get Out Of My Stations==== | ||
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Back to Saturn X Radio Report|BTSX-E1}} by [[Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium)]] and [[Richard Frei (Tarnsman)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP02|Postal Blowfish|BTSX-E1}} by [[Kim Bach (Torn)]] and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP03|The Room Taking Shape|BTSX-E1}} by [[Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP04|A Good Flying Bird|BTSX-E1}} by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Total Exposure|BTSX-E1}} by [[Walker Wright (Pavera)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP06|Mix Up The Satellite|BTSX-E1}} by [[Trevor Primmett (iori)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Metal Mothers|BTSX-E1}} by [[Björn Ostmann (Vader)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Get Out Of My Stations I|BTSX-E1}} (episode hub) by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP09|Some Drilling Implied|BTSX-E1}} by esselfortium and [[Travers Dunne (traversd)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP10|A Proud And Booming Industry|BTSX-E1}} by skillsaw |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP11|The Colossus Crawls West|BTSX-E1}} by [[Edward Cripps (Ed)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Underground Initiations|BTSX-E1}} by traversd and skillsaw |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP13|I'll Replace You With Machines|BTSX-E1}} by esselfortium and skillsaw |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP14|Big Chief Chinese Restaurant|BTSX-E1}} by [[Matthew Edwards (Foodles)]] and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP15|Tricyclic Looper|BTSX-E1}} by [[Brett Harrell (Mechadon)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Get Out Of My Stations II|BTSX-E1}} (episode hub) by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP17|Navigating Flood Regions|BTSX-E1}} by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP18|Cyclone Utilities (Remember Your Birthday)|BTSX-E1}} by [[Simon Judd (sirjuddington)]] and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP19|Bingo Pool Hall of Blood|BTSX-E1}} by Tarnsman and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP20|U.S. Mustard Company|BTSX-E1}} by [[Matt Cibulas (RottKing)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP21|Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft|BTSX-E1}} by [[Nick Laurent (hobomaster22)]] and Tarnsman |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP22|Gonna Never Have To Die|BTSX-E1}} by RottKing and skillsaw |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP23|Get Out Of My Stations III|BTSX-E1}} (episode hub) by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP24|Tough Skin River|BTSX-E1}} by [[Tango]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP25|The Unsinkable Fats Domino|BTSX-E1}} by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Optical Hopscotch|BTSX-E1}} by skillsaw |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP32|The Hard Way|BTSX-E1}} by skillsaw |
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===Soundtrack=== | ===Soundtrack=== | ||
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− | * MAP01: "Entering" | + | * MAP01: "Entering" by [[Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium)]] |
− | * MAP02: "Phobophobe" | + | * MAP02: "Phobophobe" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP03: "Drilling By Night" | + | * MAP03: "Drilling By Night" by [[Stuart Rynn (stewboy)]] |
− | * MAP04: "Clonk" | + | * MAP04: "Clonk" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP05: "Atmospheric Pressure" | + | * MAP05: "Atmospheric Pressure" by [[James Paddock (Jimmy)]] |
− | * MAP06: "Nanonucleonic Cyborg Summoning" | + | * MAP06: "Nanonucleonic Cyborg Summoning" by [[Elric Sullivan (Darkhaven)]] |
− | * MAP07: "Conductor" | + | * MAP07: "Conductor" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP08: "Waiting" | + | * MAP08: "Waiting" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP09: "Untilted" | + | * MAP09: "Untilted" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP10: "Coal" | + | * MAP10: "Coal" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP11: "Yaw" | + | * MAP11: "Yaw" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP12: "Liquid Luck" | + | * MAP12: "Liquid Luck" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP13: "Escape Velocity" | + | * MAP13: "Escape Velocity" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP14: "24" | + | * MAP14: "24" by stewboy |
− | * MAP15: "Quicksilver" | + | * MAP15: "Quicksilver" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP16: "Waiting" | + | * MAP16: "Waiting" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP17: "Dirt" | + | * MAP17: "Dirt" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP18: " | + | * MAP18: "Forget Your Name" by [[Simon Judd (sirjuddington)]] |
− | * MAP19: "Faultline" | + | * MAP19: "Faultline" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP20: "The Cry" | + | * MAP20: "The Cry" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP21: "Heliotrope" | + | * MAP21: "Heliotrope" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP22: "Womp" | + | * MAP22: "Womp" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP23: "Waiting" | + | * MAP23: "Waiting" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP24: "Within Reach" | + | * MAP24: "Within Reach" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP25: "Undersea" | + | * MAP25: "Undersea" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP31: "Bitmap" | + | * MAP31: "Bitmap" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP32: "Atomic" | + | * MAP32: "Atomic" by Jimmy |
− | * Ending screen: "Undersea" | + | * Ending screen: "Undersea" by esselfortium |
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====Episode 2: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks==== | ====Episode 2: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks==== | ||
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Shadow Port|BTSX-E2}} by [[Josh Sealy (Joshy)]], [[Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium)]] and [[Boris Klimeš (dew)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP02|Underwater Explosions|BTSX-E2}} by [[Tango]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP03|Wings of Thorn|BTSX-E2}} by [[Brad Spencer (Vorpal)]] and [[Xaser]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP04|Dirty Water|BTSX-E2}} by [[Mike Alfredson (Use3D)]] and [[Richard Frei (Tarnsman)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Tower in the Fountain of Sparks I|BTSX-E2}} (episode hub) by Xaser |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP06|Useless Inventions|BTSX-E2}} by [[Björn Ostmann (Vader)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Shrine to the Dynamic Years (Athens Time Change Riots)|BTSX-E2}} by [[Eric Baker (The Green Herring)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP08|A Blue Shadow|BTSX-E2}} by [[Matt Tropiano (MTrop)]] and Tarnsman |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP09|Adverse Wind|BTSX-E2}} by [[Adrian Hanekom (DeathevokatioN)]] and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP10|Eureka Signs|BTSX-E2}} by esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP11|Tower in the Fountain of Sparks II|BTSX-E2}} (episode hub) by Xaser |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Demons Are Real|BTSX-E2}} by [[Paul DeBruyne (skillsaw)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP13|Nation Gone Dry|BTSX-E2}} by [[James Paddock (Jimmy)]] and Tarnsman |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP14|Shocker in Gloomtown|BTSX-E2}} by [[Brett Harrell (Mechadon)]] and Vader |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP15|The Theory of Broken Circles|BTSX-E2}} by Vader |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Tower in the Fountain of Sparks III|BTSX-E2}} (episode hub) by Xaser |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP17|Steeple of Knives|BTSX-E2}} by Xaser |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP18|Optional Bases Opposed|BTSX-E2}} by skillsaw |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP19|Unbaited Vicar of Scorched Earth|BTSX-E2}} by Tarnsman |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP20|Speedtraps for the Bee Kingdom|BTSX-E2}} by Tarnsman and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP21|Bulldog Skin|BTSX-E2}} by [[Adam Woodmansey (Khorus)]] and esselfortium |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP22|Bite|BTSX-E2}} by [[Matt Cibulas (RottKing)]] |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP23|Tower in the Fountain of Sparks IV|BTSX-E2}} (episode hub) by Xaser |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP24|Perhaps Now the Vultures|BTSX-E2}} by Tarnsman |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP25|Unstable Journey|BTSX-E2}} by Mechadon |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP26|Beneath a Festering Moon|BTSX-E2}} by Xaser |
− | * | + | * {{maplinkgen|MAP27||BTSX-E2}} by Tarnsman |
+ | * {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Fireking Says No Cheating|BTSX-E2}} by Joshy, esselfortium and dew | ||
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− | * MAP01: "Alien Jungle" | + | * MAP01: "Alien Jungle" by [[Stuart Rynn (stewboy)]] |
− | * MAP02: "Depth Charge" | + | * MAP02: "Depth Charge" by stewboy |
− | * MAP03: "Twilit Jungle" | + | * MAP03: "Twilit Jungle" by [[James Paddock (Jimmy)]] |
− | * MAP04: "Lost City" | + | * MAP04: "Lost City" by [[Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium)]] |
− | * MAP05: "Mystproj" | + | * MAP05: "Mystproj" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP06: "Encased" | + | * MAP06: "Encased" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP07: "Free from My Shackles" | + | * MAP07: "Free from My Shackles" by [[Eric Baker (The Green Herring)]] |
− | * MAP08: "The Night Guard" | + | * MAP08: "The Night Guard" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP09: "Neighbouring Tribes" | + | * MAP09: "Neighbouring Tribes" by stewboy |
− | * MAP10: "Noir" | + | * MAP10: "Noir" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP11: "Mystproj" | + | * MAP11: "Mystproj" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP12: "Mist at Dawn" | + | * MAP12: "Mist at Dawn" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP13: "Scattered Ashes" | + | * MAP13: "Scattered Ashes" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP14: "Enigma" | + | * MAP14: "Enigma" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP15: "Geometry" | + | * MAP15: "Geometry" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP16: "Mystproj" | + | * MAP16: "Mystproj" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP17: "Ominus" | + | * MAP17: "Ominus" by [[Xaser]] |
− | * MAP18: "Birdsong" ( | + | * MAP18: "Birdsong" by stewboy (listed as "Hell Jungle" due to {{dwforumsp|1609126|a mix-up}}) |
− | * MAP19: "Kashmoney Temple" | + | * MAP19: "Kashmoney Temple" by Xaser |
− | * MAP20: "Ether" | + | * MAP20: "Ether" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP21: "Stormwater" | + | * MAP21: "Stormwater" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP22: "Lurking" | + | * MAP22: "Lurking" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP23: "Mystproj" | + | * MAP23: "Mystproj" by esselfortium |
− | * MAP24: "Petrichor (Blood of the Stone)" | + | * MAP24: "Petrichor (Blood of the Stone)" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP25: "Weather Warning" | + | * MAP25: "Weather Warning" by Jimmy |
− | * MAP26: "Angry Science" | + | * MAP26: "Angry Science" by Xaser |
− | * MAP31: "Vinefort" | + | * MAP27: "Cruel" by esselfortium |
− | * Ending screen: "Cruel" | + | * MAP31: "Vinefort" by Jimmy |
+ | * Ending screen: "Cruel" by esselfortium | ||
− | * [[Title screen]]: "Back to Saturn X" | + | * [[Title screen]]: "Back to Saturn X" by Jimmy |
− | * [[Intermission screen]]: "Intermission" | + | * [[Intermission screen]]: "Intermission" by Jimmy, esselfortium and Xaser |
− | * [[Text screen]]: "Wait for Dawn" | + | * [[Text screen]]: "Wait for Dawn" by Darkhaven |
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{{wad | {{wad | ||
|name=BTSX Episode 2 | |name=BTSX Episode 2 | ||
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|year=2014 | |year=2014 | ||
|screenshot=BTSXE2.png | |screenshot=BTSXE2.png | ||
− | |link={{ | + | |link={{ig|id=19681}} |
|caco=2014 | |caco=2014 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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+ | == Built-in demos == | ||
+ | Episode 1 features three [[Demo#Built-in demos|built-in demos]]. All require Doom II v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are: | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
+ | ! Demo | ||
+ | ! Level | ||
+ | ! [[Skill level#Doom and Doom II skill levels|Skill]] | ||
+ | ! [[Tic]]s | ||
+ | ! Length | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | DEMO1 | ||
+ | | {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Total Exposure|BTSX-E1}} | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 2656 | ||
+ | | 1:15.89 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | DEMO2 | ||
+ | | {{maplinkgen|MAP17|Navigating Flood Regions|BTSX-E1}} | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 1043 | ||
+ | | 0:29.80 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | DEMO3 | ||
+ | | {{maplinkgen|MAP32|The Hard Way|BTSX-E1}} | ||
+ | | 4 | ||
+ | | 457 | ||
+ | | 0:13.06 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Episode 2 also features three built-in demos for Doom II v1.9. The demo levels are: | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
+ | ! Demo | ||
+ | ! Level | ||
+ | ! [[Skill level#Doom and Doom II skill levels|Skill]] | ||
+ | ! [[Tic]]s | ||
+ | ! Length | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | DEMO1 | ||
+ | | {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Shadow Port|BTSX-E2}} | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 2065 | ||
+ | | 0:59.00 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | DEMO2 | ||
+ | | {{maplinkgen|MAP09|Adverse Wind|BTSX-E2}} | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 1065 | ||
+ | | 0:30.43 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | DEMO3 | ||
+ | | {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Demons Are Real|BTSX-E2}} | ||
+ | | 3 | ||
+ | | 1547 | ||
+ | | 0:44.20 | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Development == | == Development == | ||
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== Official add-on version == | == Official add-on version == | ||
+ | The release made available via the [[Doom Classic Unity port]] changes the names of the episodes and maps to remove the references to Guided By Voices. | ||
+ | ====Episode 1: Better Texturing with STARTAN-X==== | ||
+ | [[File:BTSXE1_Official.png|320px|thumb|The modified [[title screen]].]] | ||
This version is technically an [[IWAD]]. The WADINFO lump identifies it as version 1.14i, and mentions "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE". | This version is technically an [[IWAD]]. The WADINFO lump identifies it as version 1.14i, and mentions "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE". | ||
The new list of level names: | The new list of level names: | ||
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* {{ml|MAP31: Defenestrator (BTSX-E1)}} | * {{ml|MAP31: Defenestrator (BTSX-E1)}} | ||
* {{ml|MAP32: The Terror Of Maniac High (BTSX-E1)}} | * {{ml|MAP32: The Terror Of Maniac High (BTSX-E1)}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ====Episode 2: "Big Towers", Says Xaser==== | ||
+ | [[File:BTSXE2_Official.png|320px|thumb|The modified [[title screen]].]] | ||
+ | The WADINFO lump identifies it as "Internal Hell Version 547385934785943758943574894", with a specified release date of "FUCKING NEVER LOL". | ||
+ | The new list of level names: | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP01: The Blinding Dark (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP02: Depth Charge (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP03: King Crab Spire (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP04: Sunken Sanctuary (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP05: Searching (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP06: Business Particles (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP07: "A Cult Above" (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP08: Disowned Ruin (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP09: Bonsai Nightmare (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP10: Tarantula Oil (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP11: Searching II (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP12: Death Breakfast (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP13: Drowntown (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP14: Skeleton Limeade (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP15: Birdwatching in the Forbidden Realm (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP16: Searching III (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP17: Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Man Out of the Box (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP18: Strange Fates for Theodore (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP19: Kashmoney Temple (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP20: Dr. Blockmap's Peninsula of Peril (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP21: Rat-Safe Cronk (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP22: Chomp (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP23: Searching IV (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP24: Fire Suppression Exercise (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP25: The Blooded Library (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP26: Angry Science (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP27: ??? (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
+ | * {{ml|MAP31: Slamdance with the Sun God (BTSX-E2)}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{dwforums|62529}} - Episode 1 | * {{dwforums|62529}} - Episode 1 | ||
* {{dwforums|69960}} - Episode 2 | * {{dwforums|69960}} - Episode 2 | ||
+ | * {{dwforums|104557}} - Episode 3 (work in progress) | ||
* {{idgames|id=18748|title=Episode 1}} | * {{idgames|id=18748|title=Episode 1}} | ||
+ | * {{idgames|id=19681|title=Episode 2}} | ||
* {{dsda|id=2800|title=Episode 1 (2012) demos}} | * {{dsda|id=2800|title=Episode 1 (2012) demos}} | ||
* {{dsda|id=2125|title=Episode 1 (2013) demos}} | * {{dsda|id=2125|title=Episode 1 (2013) demos}} | ||
− | * {{ | + | * {{dsda2|wad=btsx_e1_2017|title=Episode 1 (2017) demos}} |
+ | * {{dsda2|wad=btsx_e1|title=Episode 1 (2020) demos}} | ||
+ | * {{dsda2|wad=btsx_e2|title=Episode 2 demos}} | ||
+ | * {{onemandoom|page=2013/01/back-to-saturn-x-e1-get-out-of-my.html|title=Episode 1 Review}} | ||
+ | * {{onemandoom|page=2014/09/back-to-saturn-x-e2-tower-in-fountain.html|title=Episode 2 Review}} | ||
+ | * {{archived link|https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en/article/4HuYGgEWqxBfW1sIYkrNvL/new-add-on-available-btsx-episode-1|New Add-On Available: BTSX, Episode 1!|https://web.archive.org/web/20230617103110/https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en/article/4HuYGgEWqxBfW1sIYkrNvL/new-add-on-available-btsx-episode-1|archive.org}} on the [[Slayers Club]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 15 February 2024
Back to Saturn X is a series of megawads for Doom II, designed to be compatible with DOOM2.EXE. Created by the Back to Saturn X Team, it features an exclusive texture set, original music, and a new palette and colormap.
Song and album titles from Guided by Voices provide the title, episode names, and map names. Titles and song lyrics are incorporated into the text screens as well.
The first episode was originally released on December 10, 2012 for Doom's 19th birthday, featuring twenty regular levels, one secret level, and a recurring train station hub. An additional level was inserted in a later release on August 1, 2013. The first non-beta release was on February 27, 2017, and inserted another additional level. The episode received one of the 2013 Cacowards.
The second episode was beta-released on 1 September, 2014, with another twenty-two levels, a secret level, four episode hubs and an ending screen. It received one of the 2014 Cacowards. Its final version was released on August 14, 2020.
On June 25, 2020, the first episode was added to the list of official add-ons for the 2019 re-release of Doom II. This curated version replaces all the Guided by Voices-derived level names and its title is reduced to the acronym "BTSX Episode 1". The title screen was changed accordingly, and jokingly expands the title to "Better Texturing with Startan X". On August 14, 2020, Episode 2 received the same treatment with the joke subtitle of "Big Towers, Says Xaser".
The third and final episode remains in development. On August 10, 2023, a preview build was published containing five select maps from the episode, coinciding with QuakeCon.
In 2023, the first two episodes of Back to Saturn X were included in Doomworld's Doot Eternal music feature for Doom's 30th anniversary.
Contents
Content[edit]
Levels[edit]Episode 1: Get Out Of My Stations[edit]
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Soundtrack[edit]
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Episode 2: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks[edit]
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Built-in demos[edit]
Episode 1 features three built-in demos. All require Doom II v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are:
Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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DEMO1 | MAP05: Total Exposure | 4 | 2656 | 1:15.89 |
DEMO2 | MAP17: Navigating Flood Regions | 4 | 1043 | 0:29.80 |
DEMO3 | MAP32: The Hard Way | 4 | 457 | 0:13.06 |
Episode 2 also features three built-in demos for Doom II v1.9. The demo levels are:
Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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DEMO1 | MAP01: Shadow Port | 3 | 2065 | 0:59.00 |
DEMO2 | MAP09: Adverse Wind | 3 | 1065 | 0:30.43 |
DEMO3 | MAP12: Demons Are Real | 3 | 1547 | 0:44.20 |
Development[edit]
The development of the first episode was slowed down by the discovery of a then unknown bug, called the PWAD size limit bug. This bug occurred when the limited memory available to the lump stack, which is 64 kilobyte in size, caused issues as Back to Saturn X's PWAD needed more lumps than the 4046 that are available within this memory segment. On September 14, 2011, programmers Xttl and ConSiGno announced in a Doomworld forums post to have an executable hack ready that increased the limit of the lump stack to 512 KB, allowing BTSX to load its resources fully. The released version however was split in two separate WAD files, mitigating the issue and allowing to be fully compatible with DOOM2.EXE, and removing the need for the modified executable, which was later released as Doom32.
Official add-on version[edit]
The release made available via the Doom Classic Unity port changes the names of the episodes and maps to remove the references to Guided By Voices.
Episode 1: Better Texturing with STARTAN-X[edit]
This version is technically an IWAD. The WADINFO lump identifies it as version 1.14i, and mentions "DO NOT DISTRIBUTE". The new list of level names:
- MAP01: BTSX Contractual Obligation
- MAP02: Mortar Cavalry
- MAP03: Drilling By Night
- MAP04: Conceptual Birdbath
- MAP05: No Enclosure
- MAP06: Visplane Holding Zone
- MAP07: Arachnobeliever
- MAP08: Waiting
- MAP09: Offworld Dentistry
- MAP10: A Guide To Dynamite Carnivores
- MAP11: Not Drawing The Mammoth
- MAP12: Subterranean Searcher
- MAP13: Keep Being Cryptic
- MAP14: Runoff Fat From The Skygrill
- MAP15: Tesselation Cycle
- MAP16: Waiting II
- MAP17: Johnwind Quesadilla
- MAP18: The Annex
- MAP19: Christmas Golf Asphyxiation
- MAP20: State Karate Supply
- MAP21: Trash and Sewer With Pestcontrol
- MAP22: Vesta Station
- MAP23: Waiting III
- MAP24: Within Reach
- MAP25: ???
- MAP31: Defenestrator
- MAP32: The Terror Of Maniac High
Episode 2: "Big Towers", Says Xaser[edit]
The WADINFO lump identifies it as "Internal Hell Version 547385934785943758943574894", with a specified release date of "FUCKING NEVER LOL". The new list of level names:
- MAP01: The Blinding Dark
- MAP02: Depth Charge
- MAP03: King Crab Spire
- MAP04: Sunken Sanctuary
- MAP05: Searching
- MAP06: Business Particles
- MAP07: "A Cult Above"
- MAP08: Disowned Ruin
- MAP09: Bonsai Nightmare
- MAP10: Tarantula Oil
- MAP11: Searching II
- MAP12: Death Breakfast
- MAP13: Drowntown
- MAP14: Skeleton Limeade
- MAP15: Birdwatching in the Forbidden Realm
- MAP16: Searching III
- MAP17: Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Man Out of the Box
- MAP18: Strange Fates for Theodore
- MAP19: Kashmoney Temple
- MAP20: Dr. Blockmap's Peninsula of Peril
- MAP21: Rat-Safe Cronk
- MAP22: Chomp
- MAP23: Searching IV
- MAP24: Fire Suppression Exercise
- MAP25: The Blooded Library
- MAP26: Angry Science
- MAP27: ???
- MAP31: Slamdance with the Sun God
External links[edit]
- Doomworld forums thread - Episode 1
- Doomworld forums thread - Episode 2
- Doomworld forums thread - Episode 3 (work in progress)
- Episode 1 at Doomworld/idgames
- Episode 2 at Doomworld/idgames
- Episode 1 (2012) demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive
- Episode 1 (2013) demos (archived 🏛) at the Doomed Speed Demos Archive
- Episode 1 (2017) demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Episode 1 (2020) demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Episode 2 demos at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Episode 1 Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews
- Episode 2 Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews
- New Add-On Available: BTSX, Episode 1! (archived 🏛) on the Slayers Club
- New Add-On Available: BTSX, Episode 2! (archived 🏛) on the Slayers Club