Deathless

Deathless
Authors	James Paddock
Port	Limit-removing
IWAD	Doom
Year	2018
Link	Doomworld/idgames

Deathless is a megawad PWAD for The Ultimate Doom by James Paddock (Jimmy). Originally just a single Episode 4 replacement released as Griefless on July 1, 2018, it was extended to a full replacement of all four episodes when released on November 9 of the same year. On May 14, 2020, version 1.1 was added to the list of official add-ons for the Doom Classic Unity port, with various map and visual changes as summarized by a Doomworld forums post, and also uploaded to the /idgames archive on May 25.

Content

Episodes

"Lifeless"

• E1M1: Contagion
• E1M2: Laid to Rust
• E1M3: Sluice Gate
• E1M4: Underflow
• E1M5: Outage
• E1M6: Burial Ground
• E1M7: Mainstay
• E1M8: Embolon
• E1M9: Gods

"Ruthless"

• E2M1: Hydroelectrics
• E2M2: Snake Alley
• E2M3: Greenhouse
• E2M4: Virulent
• E2M5: Repugnant Gardens
• E2M6: The Mad Mistress
• E2M7: City of Coal
• E2M8: Dukes
• E2M9: Slain

"Deathless"

• E3M1: Open Wound
• E3M2: Salted Earth
• E3M3: Forlorn Morgue
• E3M4: Vestibule
• E3M5: Soul Drinker
• E3M6: Dire Prayers
• E3M7: Wormwood Cathedral
• E3M8: Ire
• E3M9: The Wastes

"Griefless"

• E4M1: Inhuman Remains
• E4M2: Fetid Site
• E4M3: Corroded
• E4M4: Incision
• E4M5: Serene Shadows
• E4M6: Vertigo
• E4M7: Sea of Entrails
• E4M8: Desecrators
• E4M9: Under

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is largely unchanged, with only 13 tracks replaced, mostly using original Doom tracks in different level slots. Besides the intro song, all tracks were originally composed by Robert Prince for Doom and Doom II; Doom II music being used in the secret levels of each episode, and in E4M2: Fetid Site.

• Title screen: "Endgame", composed by Jimmy.
• E1M9: "Message for the Archvile"
• E2M3: "They're Going to Get You"
• E2M4: "On the Hunt"
• E2M9: "The Healer Stalks"
• E3M7: "Sinister"
• E3M9: "Waiting for Romero to Play"
• E4M2: "Message for the Archvile"
• E4M3: "Kitchen Ace (And Taking Names)"
• E4M4: "The Demons from Adrian's Pen"
• E4M7: "Nobody Told Me About id"
• E4M8: "Facing the Spider"
• E4M9: "Adrian's Asleep"

Built-in demos

Version 1.1 of the WAD features four built-in demos. All require Ultimate Doom v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	E1M3: Sluice Gate	4	2333	1:06.66
DEMO2	E2M4: Virulent	4	1637	0:46.77
DEMO3	E3M4: Vestibule	4	1693	0:48.37
DEMO4	E4M2: Fetid Site	4	2589	1:13.97

Version 1.0 also features a full set of built-in demos for Ultimate Doom v1.9. The levels are the same:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	E1M3: Sluice Gate	4	2860	1:21.71
DEMO2	E2M4: Virulent	4	3625	1:43.57
DEMO3	E3M4: Vestibule	4	1705	0:48.71
DEMO4	E4M2: Fetid Site	4	3247	1:32.77

External links

• Deathless v1.1 at Doomworld/idgames
• Doomworld forums thread
• Deathless v1.0 at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• New Add-On Available: Deathless! on the Slayers Club