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'''Xaser Acheron''' (or '''"Xaser, The Conquerer"''') is an American Doom modder, level designer, musician and graphic artist. Regarded as "the Doom Community's truest polymath"{{cite web|author=Knezevich, Gus (Alfonzo)|title=The 2017 Cacowards|url=https://www.doomworld.com/24years/best2.php|publication=[[Doomworld]]|publishdate=December 10 2017|accessdate=}}, he is known for his many contributions to the Doom community. He has been involved in projects such as [[Doom the Way id Did]], [[Back to Saturn X]] and the [[Cacoward]]-winning independent game [[The Adventures of Square]], as well as having received Cacowards for [[dead.wire]], [[dead.air]] and being one of the main authors of [[No End In Sight]]. On the multiplayer front, he is a major contributor to the [[32in24 (series)|32in24]] series. His gameplay mod [[Psychic]] has been regarded as "influential" to the gameplay mod scene."{{cite web|author=[[TerminusEst13]]|title=Top 25 Missed Cacowards|url=https://www.doomworld.com/25years/top-25-missed-cacowards/page3/|publication=Doomworld|publishdate=December 12 2018|accessdate=}} He is currently an active member on the [[Doomworld]] and [[ZDoom]] forums and a former judge for the Cacowards.
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'''Xaser Acheron''' (or '''"Xaser, The Conquerer"''') is an American Doom modder, level designer, musician, programmer, and graphic artist. Regarded as "the Doom Community's truest polymath"{{cite web|author=Knezevich, Gus (Alfonzo)|title=The 2017 Cacowards|url=https://www.doomworld.com/24years/best2.php|publication=[[Doomworld]]|publishdate=December 10 2017|accessdate=}}, he is known for his many contributions to the Doom community. He has been involved in projects such as [[Doom the Way id Did]], [[Back to Saturn X]] and the [[Cacoward]]-winning independent game [[The Adventures of Square]], as well as having received Cacowards for [[dead.wire]], [[dead.air]] and being one of the main authors of [[No End In Sight]]. On the multiplayer front, he is a major contributor to the [[32in24 (series)|32in24]] series. His gameplay mod [[Psychic]] has been regarded as "influential" to the gameplay mod scene."{{cite web|author=[[TerminusEst13]]|title=Top 25 Missed Cacowards|url=https://www.doomworld.com/25years/top-25-missed-cacowards/page3/|publication=Doomworld|publishdate=December 12 2018|accessdate=}} As a software developer, Xaser has also made code contributions to the [[Eternity Engine]].{{cite web|title=Pull requests - team-eternity/eternity - XaserAcheron|url=https://github.com/team-eternity/eternity/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+author%3AXaserAcheron|publication=GitHub|accessdate=March 7, 2021}}
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He is currently an active member on the [[Doomworld forums|Doomworld]] and [[ZDoom forums]] and a former judge for the Cacowards.
  
 
== Body of work ==
 
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* [[MAYhem 2020]] ({{ig|id=19685}})
 
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP28|The Scar|MAYhem 2020}}
 
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===2021===
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* Heartland ({{dwforums|120175}})
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** EDF weapons coding and animations
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 04:01, 7 March 2021

Xaser Acheron (or "Xaser, The Conquerer") is an American Doom modder, level designer, musician, programmer, and graphic artist. Regarded as "the Doom Community's truest polymath"[1], he is known for his many contributions to the Doom community. He has been involved in projects such as Doom the Way id Did, Back to Saturn X and the Cacoward-winning independent game The Adventures of Square, as well as having received Cacowards for dead.wire, dead.air and being one of the main authors of No End In Sight. On the multiplayer front, he is a major contributor to the 32in24 series. His gameplay mod Psychic has been regarded as "influential" to the gameplay mod scene."[2] As a software developer, Xaser has also made code contributions to the Eternity Engine.[3]

He is currently an active member on the Doomworld and ZDoom forums and a former judge for the Cacowards.

Body of work

2003

2004

2005

2006

2008

2009

2010

  • Space Deathmatch V (Doomworld/idgames)
    • S5DM06: Planet Xerox: Xerox Edition
    • S5DM09: Angsty Water Map ;_;
    • S5DM14: Spayss Duhl
    • S5DM18: Road Construction on the Ol' Space Highway
  • Hacx - IWAD release (v1.2) (with Blzut3 and Banjo Software) (Doomworld/idgames)
  • TurboCharged ARCADE! - The Sequel Episode! (with James Paddock (Jimmy)) (Doomworld/idgames)
    • MAP01: Ask the Wise Guy
    • MAP02: Congestion 1337
    • MAP03: Balls of Steel
    • MAP07: Blatant Demolitionism

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

References

  1. Knezevich, Gus (Alfonzo) (10 December 2017). "The 2017 Cacowards." Doomworld.
  2. TerminusEst13 (12 December 2018). "Top 25 Missed Cacowards." Doomworld.
  3. "Pull requests - team-eternity/eternity - XaserAcheron." GitHub. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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