DBP02: Circle of Caina SP

DBP02: Circle of Caina SP
Authors	Doomer Boards community
Port	Limit-removing
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2018
Link	Doomworld/idgames

Circle of Caina SP (often shortened to just Circle of Caina) is an eight-level episode replacement for Doom II designed for limit removing source ports, created by various members of the Doomer Boards community, led by Jon Vail (40oz). It is the second entry in the ongoing Doomer Boards Projects. Work on the project was carried out during late March and April 2018. It was first released on Doomer Boards on May 1, 2018, and was uploaded to the idgames archive later on the same day. The mapset features a wintry outdoors theme inspired by Circle of Caina, a 2005 deathmatch level made by Ian McPherson (FraGMarE).

Content

The mod includes a custom PLAYPAL lump.

Levels

• MAP01: The Chill Before the Thrill by NoisyVelvet
• MAP02: Frostbite by Jon Vail (40oz)
• MAP03: Some Other Circle by 40oz
• MAP04: The Stairway by Michael Jan Krizik (valkiriforce)
• MAP05: Frosty Cream Glade by SuperCupcakeTactics
• MAP06: Cold Shoulder by 40oz
• MAP07: Below Zero by 40oz
• MAP08: Hot Action in Cold Igloos by Ilya Lazarev (joe-ilya)

Soundtrack

• MAP01: unknown track from MAP04 of The Final Assault
• MAP02: "Into the Fray" by David Shaw (Tolwyn), from Memento Mori II
• MAP03: MAP01 from massacre.wad
• MAP04: MIDI rendition of "Industrial Revolution Overture" by Jean-Michel Jarre
• MAP05: MIDI rendition of "Phendrana Drifts" from Metroid Prime (sequenced by Someguy)
• MAP06: "Watz Next?" by Lee Jackson, from Rise of the Triad
• MAP07: untitled track by Gwyn Williams, from MAP18 of Vile Flesh
• MAP08: same as MAP04

• Title screen: "Briefing" by Brian Luzietti, from Descent
• Intermission screen: MIDI rendition of "Level Complete" by Yuzo Koshiro, from Streets of Rage (sequenced by Bennettman)
• Text screen: MIDI rendition of "The X-Files" by Mark Snow, from The X-Files

Project timeline

• March 25, 2018 - Jon Vail (40oz) created the development thread for DBP02. A resource pack was shared which included two maps, "Frostbite" and "Some Other Circle".
• March 28 - 40oz submitted "Cold Shoulder". It is based on the unfinished map that was originally made for Ezekiel.
• April 14 - The resource pack was updated to v2, which included a new palette.
• April 15 - SuperCupcakeTactics submitted "Frosty Cream Glade".
• April 16 - 40oz submitted "Below Zero".
• April 22 - Michael Jan Krizik (valkiriforce) submitted "The Stairway".
• April 26 - NoisyVelvet submitted "The Chill Before the Thrill".
• April 30 - Ilya Lazarev (joe-ilya) submitted "Hot Action in Cold Igloos".
• May 1 - Release of DBP02: Circle of Caina SP.

Speedrunning

Current records

The DSDA episode records for DBP02: Circle of Caina SP are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV speed run	15:25	oecleus	2023-06-05	DBP2d2all-1525.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on April 8, 2025.

Gallery

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  Intermission screen

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  MAP02: Frostbite

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  MAP06: Cold Shoulder

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  MAP07: Below Zero

Trivia

• The theme was selected by popular vote via a poll on Doomer Boards. Other prospective themes included Dark Plutonia and a green flesh theme.
• Mappers were required to make all water flats have 2-5% damage to simulate freezing water.
• All mappers were required to feature sky floor exits in their maps.
• The intermission screen features the famous Three Wolf Moon image.

External links

• DBP02: Circle of Caina SP at Doomworld/idgames
• DBP02: Circle of Caina SP at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Release thread on Doomer Boards
• Release thread on Doomworld forums