Return to Hadron
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Return to Hadron is a series of three episode replacements for Doom created by Matt Powell (cannonball) for limit removing source ports. The first episode was released in 2015 and received a Cacoward that year. Powell released the second episode in late 2016, which was a runner-up at the 2017 Cacowards. Episode 3 was released in 2020 and was a runner-up at the Cacowards that year. Episode 4, as part of (The Ultimate) Return to Hadron megawad, was released in May 2024.
Each episode takes place at a futuristic version of the CERN Large Hadron Collider. To some extent, these maps are based on Powell's earlier megawad called ConC.E.R.Ned.[1]
Contents
Content[edit]
Levels[edit]Episode 1
Episode 2: The Collider's New Clothes
Episode 3: Slayers Swansong |
Soundtrack[edit]
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Built-in demos[edit]
Episode 1 features one built-in demo. It requires Doom v1.666 to be viewed. The demo level is:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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| DEMO1 | E1M5: The IMP Crowd | 4 | 8918 | 4:14.80 |
Episode 2 also features a single built-in demo, this time requiring Doom v1.9. The level is:
| Demo | Level | Skill | Tics | Length |
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| DEMO2 | E2M2: Logistics Complex | 4 | 2646 | 1:15.60 |
The Ultimate edition[edit]
| (Ultimate) Return to Hadron | |
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| Author | Matt Powell |
| Port | Limit-removing |
| IWAD | Doom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Link | Doomworld/idgames |
The Ultimate megawad not only includes the new, fourth episode, but also contains an entirely different (but not bespoke) soundtrack, two custom monsters (adopted from Deadly Standards 4), four new demos, a new status bar, and most of the levels in the earlier episodes have been updated.
Custom monsters[edit]
- Beam zombie
- A former human soldier wielding a beam weapon. Deadly in high numbers. It has 50 hit points.
- Mini-mind
- A smaller variant of the spider mastermind with 500 hit points. Similar to the beta version of the arachnotron.
Levels[edit]Episode 1: Return to Hadron
Episode 2: New Clothes
Episode 3: Swansong
Episode 4: Colour Me Damned |
Soundtrack[edit]
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Built-in demos[edit]
This 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 | E1M5: The IMP Crowd | 4 | 4157 | 1:58.77 |
| DEMO2 | E2M2: Logistics Complex | 4 | 4780 | 2:16.57 |
| DEMO3 | E3M3: Blood Debt | 4 | 3018 | 1:26.23 |
| DEMO4 | E4M2: Meteorain | 4 | 2112 | 1:00.34 |
Speedrunning[edit]
Current records[edit]
The DSDA episode records for Return to Hadron are:
| Run | Time | Player | Date | File | Notes |
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| UV speed episode 1 | 20:09 | Maribo | 2022-02-11 | r1he1-2009.zip | |
| UV max episode 1 | 34:37 | Revved | 2022-07-08 | rhe1-3437.zip |
The data was last verified in its entirety on July 28, 2022.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Return to Hadron Episode 1 at Doomworld/idgames
- Return to Hadron Episode 1 at Doomworld Forums
- Return to Hadron Episode 1 at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Episode 1 Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews
- Return to Hadron Episode 2 at Doomworld/idgames
- Return to Hadron Episode 2 at Doomworld Forums
- Return to Hadron Episode 2 at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
- Episode 2 Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews
- Return to Hadron Episode 3 at Doomworld/idgames
- Return to Hadron Episode 3 at Doomworld Forums
- (The Ultimate) Return to Hadron at Doomworld/idgames
- (The Ultimate) Return to Hadron at Doomworld Forums
References[edit]
- ↑ Cannonball (15 June 2015). Hadron - The remake of cbspeed.wad. Doomworld forums. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
