Covert Operations

Covert Operations

Authors	Black Shadow Software
Port	EDGE
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2000
Link	Download from Sourceforge

Covert Operations (sometimes shortened to Covert Ops) is a tactical military Doom II total conversion created by Black Shadow Software that requires the source port EDGE. It was released on September 28, 2000 and reuses many resources in 1998's Twilight Warrior made by the same team. Covert Ops abandons DeHackEd patches and instead uses DDF to create custom enemies and re-loadable weapons. The WAD was an early showcase of EDGE features including 3D floors, colored lighting, translucent deep water, falling snow, and RTS action triggers.

Authors[edit]

Levels for the WAD were made by:

Sidearm Joe
Joe Zona
Kurt Kesler

Sprites for the WAD were made by:

Sidearm Joe
Ziggy Gnarly

DDF/RTS coding was done by:

Sidearm Joe
Ziggy Gnarly

Content[edit]

Levels[edit]

Eight of the twelve levels are modified maps from Twilight Warrior. All levels by Sidearm Joe unless otherwise noted. (*) denotes a new original level.

MAP01: Killing Room
MAP02: Golden Triangle by Joe Zona
MAP03: Denied Area
MAP04: Navy SEAL
MAP05: Embassy (*)
MAP06: Maximum Prejudice by Kurt Kesler
MAP07: Immediate Action
MAP08: The Warehouse (*)
MAP09: Operation Phoenix by Kurt Kesler
MAP10: Siege (*)
MAP11: Highrise (*)
MAP12: Counter-Hijack

A screenshot of MAP04: Navy SEAL by Sidearm Joe.

Enemies[edit]

Guard dog (from Wolfenstein 3D)
Desert soldier
Arctic soldier
Jungle soldier
Commando
Special force sniper
Bazooka guy
Terrorist
Helicopter gunship (base graphic and sounds from All Hell is Breaking Loose)

Weapons[edit]

The onscreen display of the new weapons are angled, similar to Duke Nukem 3D.

MK-23 9mm pistol
Mossberg 590 shotgun
Heckler & Koch MP5 (auto and triple burst)
Heckler & Koch MP5-SD (silenced version of MP5)
M-16 assault rifle / M-203 rocket launcher
Hand grenades
PSG-1 sniper rifle

EDGE source port compatibility[edit]

EDGE v1.24 is included with the installation of Covert Ops. This version predates Windows XP and fails to run in Windows 10 by always rendering a blank black screen.
EDGE v2.1 contains breaking changes to many features used by the WAD.
EDGE v1.35 released on April 9, 2011 is the most recent binary that will run Covert Ops without major breaking changes.

Soft lock bug[edit]

Covert Ops uses EDGE's DDF to exclude a melee attack weapon option. Once ammo is exhausted, the player is left defenseless. RTS triggers in MAP02 and MAP09 require firing ammo for progress so the level can be put in a soft lock condition requiring a save game to be loaded.

External links[edit]

Covert Operations homepage (archived 🏛)
Download Covert Operations, hosted by SourceForge
Legacy EDGE binary releases including v1.35, hosted by SourceForge