Ben Paddock (Baratus)

Ben Paddock (alias Baratus) is a British-born, naturalized Australian Doom level designer and modder. A life-long fan of DooM, he has contributed to a number of assorted community mapping projects, most notably The Joy of Mapping series created by Jimmy, his brother. He has also contributed heavily to The Adventures of Square, a total conversion powered by the GZDoom engine, providing the voice of the titular Square, as well as concept designs, ingame cutscene graphics, and other promotional artwork. He has also authored a few ongoing weapon modifications for Doom and Heretic.

Body of work

2013

• Doomworld Mega Project 2013 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP05: Go To Hell

2014

• 32in24-14: How the Hamburglar Stole Christmas (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP33: Raging Red Yuletide

2015

• Countergoat Initiative (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP90: Baratus' Freaky Fucktangle

2016

• The Joy of Mapping 1 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: Crapola Canyon
• The Joy of Mapping 2 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: Hodge-podge Hoedown

2017

• The Joy of Mapping 3: Mandatory Joy (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP06: Capricious Cavern
• Project - Kate (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: Grand Galloping Garden (with James Paddock (Jimmy))

2018

• The Joy of Mapping 4: Summer School (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E2FINAL: The Autarch's Keep
• The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E1M5: Frigid Drift

2019

• The Joy of Mapping 6: Joy Eternal (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E2M3: Fractured Facsimile
• 32in24-17: 3 Flags 3 Furious (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP14: My Triad is Fully Risen

In-progress mods

• Heretweak (Heretic weapon modification)
• Terrestrial Weapons (Doom weapon modification)