Ben Taylor (Dreadopp)

Ben Taylor (alias Dreadopp) is a Doom and Heretic level designer and artist who contributed to a number of community projects. Dreadopp started out as an active member in the ZDoom community, then later began to participate in various Doom and Heretic community and team projects, notably Skulldash: Expanded Edition. Many of his works are featured in the Realm 667 repository, primarily in the Bestiary and Item Store sections.

Since 2019, he is best known for his collaborations with Lord Z, most notable of which is the Intergalactic Xenology series, with the first installment receiving an honorable mention in the 2020 Cacowards.

Body of work

2008

• Ten Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP04: Freedom
  • MAP18: Unknown

2009

• Community Instagib Mappack (Doomworld/idgames)
  • D2IG29: Downfalling
• Claustrophobia 1024 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP14: Deception
  • MAP21: Padma (with Justin Murphy (KingKill33))

2010

• Claustrophobia 1024 2: The Mystery of Too Many Maps (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP05: Enough Space? (with Lord Z, Justin Murphy (KingKill33), Joonas Äijälä (Jodwin) and Brett Harrell (Mechadon))
  • MAP09: Handful of Dread
  • MAP22: Power Station (with Justin Murphy (KingKill33))
• Heretic Treasure Chest
  • E3M3: Cloister
  • E3M8: Earthquake

2011

• Dread No Evil (Doomworld forums post, Doomworld forums thread)

2014

• The Depths of Fear (Doomworld/idgames)
• Techno Takedown (Doomworld/idgames)

2015

• Plutonia 1024: The Plutinya Experiment (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP03: Plutonic Plate Shift
• 2048 Unleashed (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP05: Toxic Throwdown

2017

• Skulldash: Expanded Edition (Official site)
  • MAP41: World Devastation

2018

• Confinement Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: The Scar
• Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions: Session 34 (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP04: Handful of Dread 2

2019

• Lost and Forgotten (Doomworld/idgames)
  • E1M2: Forgotten
• 1000 Line Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: Flow

2020

• Intergalactic Xenology (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP02: Human Aquarium
  • MAP03: Don't Step In It
  • MAP05: The Clouds Have Eyes (with Lord Z)
• 1000 Lines 2 - Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP12: Thirty Below

2021

• Micro Slaughter Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
  • MAP01: Fire In Your Eyes
• Intergalactic Xenology 2 (Doomworld/idgames) (with Lord Z)

External links

• Game Design and Production
• GoTo Corp Team Blog