Alien Vendetta
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| Authors | Various |
| Port | Vanilla Doom |
| IWAD | Doom II |
| Year | 2001 |
| Link | Doomworld/idgames |
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This mod was one of the ten 2002 mods to feature in the Top 100 WADs of All Time on Doomworld! |
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Alien Vendetta (av.wad) is a 2001 megawad that contains 32 new and hard levels. It is one of the few PWADs that are allowed to be used in Compet-n speedruns, and one of the Top 100 WADs of All Time.
There have been two separate releases of Alien Vendetta. The second release, made in December 2002 when it was selected for usage on Compet-n, made various changes to almost all of the levels; the biggest change is the replacement of MAP25: Valley of Echoes with another map, MAP24: Clandestine Complex, as well as the relocation of the former MAP24: Demonic Hordes to MAP25.
On August 1, 2016, the expansion Alien Vendetta: Black Label (avbl_v1.wad) was released on the megawad's website, coinciding with a revamp of the site's design. The wad features two new levels that replace MAP01 and MAP02, designed to then-modern level design standards by Brad Spencer (Vorpal). It must be loaded alongside Alien Vendetta to play. On September 27, 2016, the original 2001 version was re-released on the website as well.
Contents
Content[edit]
Levels[edit]
The first release had slightly different lineup for maps 24 and 25:
Black Label[edit]
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Soundtrack[edit]
The first release had a slightly different sound track:
Black Label[edit]
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Built-in demos[edit]
This WAD's 2001 release features three built-in demos. All require Doom II v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMO1 | MAP09: Castle Gardens | 4 | 795 | 0:22.71 |
| DEMO2 | MAP14: Overwhelming Odds | 4 | 1099 | 0:31.40 |
| DEMO3 | MAP28: Whispering Shadows | 4 | 1778 | 0:50.80 |
The 2002 release also features three demos for Doom II v1.9. This time two of them are multiplayer demos. The demo levels are:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMO1 | MAP07: Showdown | 2-player deathmatch | 7935 | 3:46.71 |
| DEMO2 | MAP20: Misri Halek | 4 | 4022 | 1:54.91 |
| DEMO3 | MAP22: Rubicon | 4; 2-player coop | 2268 | 1:04.80 |
Speedrunning[edit]
Current records[edit]
The Compet-n episode records for Alien Vendetta are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV max episode, MAP01-MAP10 | 58:45 | Revved | 2011-07-05 | 5845av01.zip |
The data was last verified in its entirety on June 21, 2020.
Files[edit]
Alien Vendetta is contained in a zip file called av.zip. It is 9,041,333 bytes in size and contains 6 files:
| Size | Name |
|---|---|
| 1,816,944 | AVMOVFIX.WAD |
| 709,905 | AV.EXE |
| 7,403 | AV.DEH |
| 55,068 | AV.TXT |
| 23,819,412 | AV.WAD |
| 7,660 | CHANGES.TXT |
It has the following hashes:
| Hash type | Hash code |
|---|---|
| MD5 | fc30a2deb2fbd2f12514126a925ae3c7 |
| SHA-1 | 83bc929c9d8f017a540d996e6ecda8bb3108d7fe |
| CRC-32 | be64917d |
The old archive is contained in a zip file called av-extracted.zip. It is 8,119,470 bytes in size and contains 2 files:
| Size | Name |
|---|---|
| 23,822,384 | AV.WAD |
| 53,052 | AV.TXT |
It has the following hashes:
| Hash type | Hash code |
|---|---|
| MD5 | db2441538f3f9bce9d15abcdcc062cd0 |
| SHA-1 | 6a687a569b6708e95c888b35ab457ccdb4b2d2e6 |
| CRC-32 | 851d6bd9 |
The Black Label expansion is contained in a zip file called avbl_v1.zip. It is 508,072 bytes in size and contains 2 files:
| Size | Name |
|---|---|
| 5,409 | avbl_v1.txt |
| 1,433,627 | avbl_v1.wad |
It has the following hashes:
| Hash type | Hash code |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 76f2d28532d2bdf3da3435e4d5e9e2d9 |
| SHA-1 | 4b5b0d3d36bacd9abb7b04e2f9c583dd93298d17 |
| CRC-32 | bbff2628 |
Compatibility note[edit]
To play AV with PrBoom, the complevel should be 2 (Doom v1.9).
To play it on versions of ZDoom older than 2.3.0, or ZDoom-derived ports with an old codebase, you have to set the compatibility options to "find shortest textures like Doom" (rather than like Boom) for MAP07: Showdown and to "self-referencing sectors don't block shots" for MAP15: Bulls on Parade. The current versions of ZDoom and GZDoom apply the appropriate compatibility options automatically.
Gallery[edit]
Credits screen
Intermission screen
MAP03 starting area
MAP03 starting area (aerial shot)
MAP04 central slime pool
MAP07 starting area (aerial shot)
MAP20, an egyptian-themed level
See also[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- The release package of Alien Vendetta contains a separate executable, called AV.EXE. It consists of a DOOM2.EXE version 1.9 based executable merged with a DeHacked patch called AV.DEH and a hex edit to include new par times (utilizing an array) which isn't possible using DeHacked.
External links[edit]
- Alien Vendetta homepage
- Alien Vendetta at Doomworld/idgames
- Alien Vendetta at Compet-n
- Alien Vendetta (first release) and Alien Vendetta (second release) at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Review (5/5) at Doom Underground (Published on December 24, 2001)
- Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews (Published on April 10, 2013)