SIGIL II
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| Author | John Romero |
| Port | Limit-removing |
| IWAD | Doom |
| Year | 2023 |
| Link | Official site |
SIGIL II is a sequel to SIGIL by John Romero and Romero Games. It was announced through a video interview with Bridgeburner56 which premiered through the Realms Deep online indie games convention on August 15, 2021.[1][2] It is a Doom episode, and was released December 10, 2023.[3]
It was previously stated that Buckethead would return to contribute music,[4] but later materials indicate that the digital OST will instead be produced by Thorr. It also features an alternative and bespoke MIDI soundtrack by James Paddock (Jimmy), whose MIDIs were already featured in SIGIL.
On December 12, 2023, SIGIL II was added to the list of official add-ons for the Doom Classic Unity ports.[5] On August 8, 2024, it became a featured mod for Doom + Doom II.
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Pre-release[edit]
Romero announced on December 8, 2022, that he would stream the building of a SIGIL II level on December 10, 2022—Doom's 29th release anniversary—at 5:00 PM Eastern time on Twitch.[6] He also noted at this time that the episode will again consist of nine levels, and that it will be for Doom rather than Doom II (earlier use of the term megawad made this somewhat unclear).
A previously released level, "One Humanity," was released as a standalone WAD for charity on March 2, 2022. However that level was for Doom II, and Romero has since reassigned it to the "Hellion" project for Doom II.[7]
Pre-orders[edit]
Pre-orders for physical editions of SIGIL II opened on November 2, 2023, via Romero's romero.com store.[8] Three separate editions were available, with the two higher limited editions selling out within an hour:
- Shotgun Shell USB Edition (€69.95)
- 3.5" floppy + Shotgun Shell USB Edition (€89.95, limited to 166 copies)
- 5.25" and 3.5" floppies + Shotgun Shell USB + shirt (€154.95, limited to 30 copies)
Physical distributions[edit]
Shared contents of all three physical editions include the following:
- Custom SIGIL II big box
- SIGIL II cover poster (A3 size)
- Romero Games full-size cinch bag
- Sticker sheet with five stickers
- Shotgun glitter sticker
- SIGIL II disk pin
- SIGIL II "Gates of Hell" heavy superpin
- Extra code for SIGIL II WAD with music via email
- Shotgun shell USB containing:
- SIGIL II nine-level WAD file
- Making of SIGIL II video
- Making of SIGIL II story by David L. Craddock
- SIGIL II original soundtrack by Thorr
- SIGIL II original MIDI soundtrack by James Paddock (Jimmy)
- README file
Content[edit]
Changes[edit]
The spider mastermind had its health value tripled from 3000 to 9000. Otherwise, it functions the exact same as vanilla.
Levels[edit]
All maps except E6M9 also include a deathmatch arena.
- E6M1: Cursed Darkness
- E6M2: Violent Hatred
- E6M3: Twilight Desolation (exit to secret level)
- E6M4: Fragments of Sanity
- E6M5: Wrathful Reckoning
- E6M6: Vengeance Unleashed
- E6M7: Descent Into Terror
- E6M8: Abyss of Despair
- E6M9: Shattered Homecoming (secret level)
MIDI soundtrack[edit]All tracks composed by James Paddock (Jimmy).
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Recorded soundtrack[edit]All tracks composed by Bryant Lowry (Thorr). The soundtrack has been released on streaming services as Sigil 2 Collection.
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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 |
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| DEMO1 | E6M1: Cursed Darkness | 4 | 1702 | 0:48.63 |
| DEMO2 | E6M2: Violent Hatred | 4 | 2154 | 1:01.54 |
| DEMO3 | E6M4: Fragments of Sanity | 4 | 1912 | 0:54.63 |
| DEMO4 | E6M6: Vengeance Unleashed | 4 | 2163 | 1:01.80 |
Gallery[edit]
Text screen at end of episode
Trivia[edit]
- Every level in SIGIL II:
- Contains a secret that closes off after 30 seconds.
- Contains a secret accessed by shooting a FIREBLU texture.
- Contains, at least, one cyberdemon on Ultra-Violence.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ (15 August 2021). "Sigil 2 for DOOM II Revealed." Blue's News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Bridgeburner (6 July 2021). "Burning Bridges With Bridgeburner – #06 John Romero on the Art of Level Design." YouTube. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Romero, John (9 December 2023). "Free WAD for SIGIL II is up: https://romero.com/sigil." Twitter. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ Romero Games Ltd. (20 September 2022). "Ask Romero | Episode 3." YouTube. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ↑ Boyle, Joshua (12 December 2023). "New Add-on Available: SIGIL II." Slayers Club. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Romero, John (8 December 2022). "For DOOM’s 29th birthday on Dec 10, I’ll be live streaming me building a new level for SIGIL II, another nine-level WAD, which will be released for DOOM’s 30th. Join me at https://twitch.tv/theromero on Dec 10 at 5 pm ET." Twitter. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ Blanco, Pedro (25 November 2023). "So... Romero just unveiled that the follow up to Sigil II will be "Hellion", a full 32 level effort 👀." Twitter. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ Romero, John (2 November 2023). "SIGIL II preorders open TONIGHT at 6 p.m. GMT on http://Romero.com. All proceeds from sales of SIGIL II and SIGIL II merch support future WAD development. Thank you for playing my games." Twitter. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
