Chris Laverdure (Dashiva)

Chris Laverdure (also known as Dashiva) is a Canadian programmer, musician, and Doom speedrunner. Laverdure was a member of the Doom2.exe Deathmatch Alliance and programmed several tools based off PrBoom to improve the skill of players in deathmatch and to record video files from demos. Between 2001 and 2005 he submitted over 70 demos to the Doom Speed Demo Archive.

Today, he is perhaps best known as the composer of "Fight the Logic if you Can," the music track used for MAP20: Misri Halek from Alien Vendetta, as well as being a former member of the Odamex development team.

Body of work

2000

• Assprog
  • Automatic screenshot utility

2001

• Alien Vendetta (Doomworld/idgames)
  • Soundtrack for MAP20

2002

• LMPToSS
  • Programmer, modified PrBoom/GLBoom 2.2.2 build to save video's as .avi files and with multiple camera projectors
• CMAT (Combat-shotgun Modified Automated Trainer)
  • Programmer of CMAT.EXE: Automatic rating calculator based off PrBoom 2.2.3

2004

• X-Doom (Homepage)

2007

• Odamex Official site
  • Programmer

2022

• Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack (Doomworld/idgames)
  • Soundtrack for MAP09: Castle Gardens and MAP20: Misri Halek

External links

• BahdKo's description of: Dashiva at Doom2.net
• Player profile & Demos list at Compet-n
• Demos list at the Doom Speed Demo Archive