Ancient Aliens
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| Author | Paul DeBruyne |
| Ports | Boom-compatible, MBF21-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. Late December 2022, the AA texture pack was updated to version 1.1, with the main WAD receiving the same texture updates.
The first release candidate of the WAD was released on 8 May, 2016. 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.
In 2023, Ancient Aliens was included in Doomworld's Doot Eternal music feature for Doom's 30th anniversary.
In August 2024, Ancient Aliens received a new update, which included updating from Boom to MBF21.[1]
Contents
Content[edit]
New monsters[edit]
- 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 and the dead lost soul.
- Alien guardian
- A floating, rotating skull-cube that launches three revenant missiles in succession. It replaces Commander Keen and the bloody mess 2.
Textures[edit]
DeBruyne 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 in WADs like Intergalactic Xenology, its sequel Intergalactic Xenology 2, and Alienated.
Built-in demos[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Speedrunning[edit]
Current records[edit]
The DSDA episode records for Ancient Aliens are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
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| UV speed episode, MAP01-MAP10 | 23:02 | finnks13 | 2021-05-26 | aae1-2302.zip | |
| UV speed episode, MAP11-MAP20 | 23:15 | Elmle | 2019-05-23 | aae2-2315.zip | |
| UV speed episode, MAP21-MAP30 | 38:39 | Elmle | 2019-06-01 | aae3-3839.zip | |
| UV max episode, MAP01-MAP10 | 51:32 | Daerik | 2020-05-27 | aae1uvmax-5132.zip | |
| UV max episode, MAP11-MAP20 | 1:17:20 | Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531) | 2024-01-17 | aaep2-7720.zip | |
| NoMo 100S run | 50:51 | SharkyChip | 2021-12-04 | aaD2Allos5051.zip |
The data was last verified in its entirety on January 27, 2024.
Gallery[edit]
Credits
Intermission screen
External links[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
- ↑ skillsaw (21 August 2024). "WADs status update." Doomworld. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
