Plerbtonia

Plerbtonia

Author	Plerb et al.
Port	Vanilla
IWAD	Plutonia
Year	2024
Link	Doomworld/idgames
	This mod received an honorable mention at the 2024 Cacowards on Doomworld!

Plerbtonia is a vanilla-compatible megawad for The Plutonia Experiment, made primarily by Plerb. Most of the maps are small and highly chaotic, with a visual theme influenced by 1990s PC games and PWADs. Several maps deliberately exploit quirks specific to the vanilla engine and do not work properly when played in most ZDoom-derived ports. It was first released on the Doomworld forums on October 17, 2024, with the final version being uploaded to the idgames archive one month later on November 17th.

Plerbtonia received an honorable mention at the 2024 Cacowards.

Content[edit]

Levels[edit]

All levels are designed by Plerb except where noted otherwise.

Soundtrack[edit]

Tracks marked with ^* are bespoke.

MAP01: "Enter Plerbtonia" by Plerb^*
MAP02: "Dark Swamp" by Gamebird, from Atroxian Realm
MAP03: NWarkanoid#17.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP04: "Down the Line" by Plerb
MAP05: "Contempt" by Varis Alpha, from TNT: Revilution
MAP06: Warkanoid#57.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid
MAP07: NWarkanoid#28.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP08: "Krilewood Forest" by Gamebird, from Atroxian Realm
MAP09: "The Anthrax Solution" by Varis Alpha, from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
MAP10: DRIVE.MID by Seppo Hurme, from Gubble
MAP11: NWarkanoid#18.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP12: "8 Gallons of Fuel" by Bobby Prince, from DemonStar
MAP13: "The Caco's Best" by Peter Lawrence (MegaSphere), from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
MAP14: "DLA" by Mark Klem, from Cringe
MAP15: "Gamen't" by Plerb
MAP16: "Tim 3" by Tim Wright, from Lemmings
MAP17: "Reaching Deeper" by Tristan Clark, from TNT: Revilution
MAP18: "Flipped" by Plerb
MAP19: "Murky Marsh" by Gamebird, from Atroxian Realm
MAP20: "Blood Rush" by Tristan Clark, from Plutonia MIDI Pack
MAP21: WASTE1.MID by Seppo Hurme, from Gubble 2
MAP22: "Observing" by Plerb
MAP23: NWarkanoid#11.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP24: "At the Place" by Plerb
MAP25: NWarkanoid#16.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP26: NWarkanoid#03.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP27: NWarkanoid#24.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 2
MAP28: "Night Cloud" by Plerb
MAP29: "Neon Glitter" by Dial-up for Murder, from MIDI Nightmares
MAP30: "Refraction" by Plerb
MAP31: Warkanoid#48.mid by Kenni J, from Warkanoid
MAP32: Stage 5 music by unknown, from Super Mario PC

Title screen: "Title" by Plerb^*
Intermission screen: "Intermission from PLERBTONIA" by Plerb^*
Text screen: War3#02.mid by Vakhtang Adamiya, from Warkanoid 3

Built-in demos[edit]

This WAD features four built-in demos. All require The Plutonia Experiment v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP01: Harbor	4	737	0:21.06
DEMO2	MAP06: Evil Zoo	4	699	0:19.97
DEMO3	MAP13: Dreamzone	4	991	0:28.31
DEMO4	MAP22: Under the Stars	4	545	0:15.57

Speedrunning[edit]

Current records[edit]

The DSDA episode records for Plerbtonia are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
NoMo episode, MAP21-MAP30	05:57	paymentplan	2024-12-21	plerbe3o557.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on January 18, 2025.

External links[edit]

Plerbtonia at Doomworld/idgames
Plerbtonia at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
Development thread on the Doomworld forums
Release thread on the Doomworld forums