Curse of Blood
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| Authors | Mattias Johansson & Michael Jan Krizik |
| Port | MBF21-compatible |
| IWAD | Doom II |
| Year | 2024 |
| Link | Doomworld forums thread |
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This mod was a runner-up for the 2024 Cacowards on Doomworld! |
Curse of Blood is a 32-level megawad for Doom II designed for MBF21-compatible source ports. It was created by Mattias Johansson (waverider) and Michael Jan Krizik (valkiriforce) and was first released on the Doomworld forums on August 2, 2024.
The project started out as an 11-map episode replacement by waverider released in 2015, which was eventually expanded into a full megawad. The levels exhibit a classic style reminiscent of the early 2000s mixed with modern design sensibilities.
Curse of Blood was a runner-up at the 2024 Cacowards.
Content[edit]
Custom content[edit]
The mod makes use of an embedded DeHackEd patch to edit text strings and create four custom monsters, as well as increase the rate of fire of the pistol. The WAD file also contains an ENDOOM, ANIMATED, SWITCHES and RMAPINFO lump.
- Spider mastermind
- The spider mastermind has been moved to the thing slot of the Wolfenstein SS, making it vulnerable to blast damage, although in practice the difference is often negligible due to the large size of its hitbox. Another side effect of its new slot is that it drops a clip after death.
- Forgotten one
- A replacement for the lost soul that only charges at its target after its pain state has been triggered, otherwise it uses the imp's attack, shooting fireballs and scratching when up close. Its pain chance has been halved compared to the 100% pain chance of the regular lost soul.
- Dark cardinal
- A flying cyberdemon torso with 4000 hit points that attacks by firing a quick burst consisting two rockets and two revenant missiles. It cannot be stunlocked, and despite floating through the air, moves just as fast as a regular cyberdemon. It replaces the spider mastermind, thereby inheriting that monster's immunity to blast damage.
- Nightmare
- A translucent ghost with 500 HP that attacks by shooting a quick burst of two cacodemon projectiles. It has a 0% pain chance and an extraordinarily high mass, meaning no weapon will be able to push it back. It replaces Commander Keen.
- Overlord
- The final boss of Curse of Blood is a type of pain elemental with six arms and 30000 HP. Its normal attack sees it fire out four forgotten ones, followed by an arch-vile attack. If its pain chance is triggered, which has a 50% chance, it will retaliate by firing a burst of two rockets and two revenant missiles, followed by another arch-vile attack. This same sequence will also be triggered if the player gets within melee range. It replaces Romero's head.
Levels[edit]Episode 1: Into the Fray
Episode 2: Medieval Meltdown
Episode 3: Hell's Not Dead
Secret levels
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Soundtrack[edit]
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Built-in demos[edit]
This WAD features a single built-in demo. It requires Doom II with an MBF21-compatible source port to be viewed. The demo level is:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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| DEMO1 | MAP04: Lakeview | 4 | 10846 | 5:09.89 |
