Solar Struggle

Solar Struggle

Authors	Various
Port	Limit-removing
IWAD	Doom
Year	2022
Link	Doomworld/idgames
	This mod was a runner-up for the 2022 Cacowards on Doomworld!

Solar Struggle is a 36-level limit-removing megawad for Doom, designed by various members of the community, led by ViolentBeetle, and uploaded to the /idgames archive on September 9, 2022. The community project includes new custom graphics and music, and it is themed around conceptual titles that dictated how the maps were designed by the various authors.

The story concerns an unnamed prisoner escaping from a prison on the moon of Titan. The protagonist has to then travel across various moons and planets to finally reach Venus and end the invasion.

It was named one of the runners-up during the Cacowards 2022 feature.

Content[edit]

Levels[edit]

Episode 1: Titan Terror

E1M1: Detention Facility by Alex Decker (myolden)
E1M2: Admin Offices by Peccatum Mihzamiz
E1M3: Barracks by Doomlust
E1M4: Mineral Processing by Death Bear
E1M5: Mining Complex by RataUnderground
E1M6: Visitor Center by Peter Blacha (Shawny)
E1M7: Traffic Control by LoreCaco37
E1M8: Huygens Spaceport by ViolentBeetle
E1M9: Excavation Site by Late Night Person

Episode 2: Ceres Carnage

E2M1: Piazzi Spaceport by Michal Kurowski (Lorenzo)
E2M2: Storage Complex by Wavy
E2M3: Stock Exchange by DFF
E2M4: Air Filtration Plant by Weird Sandwich
E2M5: Abandoned Tunnels by ViolentBeetle
E2M6: Transport Nexus by Jark
E2M7: Research Complex by Matt Powell (cannonball)
E2M8: Ceres Gateway by Nefelibeta
E2M9: Artifact Storage by Hitboi

Episode 3: Moon Madness

E3M1: Lunar Gateway by LordEntr0py
E3M2: Tranquility Terminal by RHhe82
E3M3: Deep Space Observatory by Dac
E3M4: Fusion Plant by BluePineapple72
E3M5: Helium Refinery by Captain Toenail
E3M6: Deep Crust Borehole by myolden
E3M7: Freight Terminal by MemeMind
E3M8: Space Elevator by Muumi
E3M9: The Dark Side by Astro X and ViolentBeetle

Episode 4: Venusian Violence

E4M1: Docking Station by LordEntr0py
E4M2: Customs Office by Anarkzie
E4M3: Commercial District by RataUnderground
E4M4: Residential Areas by Diego Villarroel (DJV)
E4M5: Waste Recycling Facility by MAN_WITH_GUN
E4M6: Mass Propulsion by SMG_Man
E4M7: The Tether by Engired
E4M8: Impact Site by PinkFlamingo
E4M9: Cult Headquarters by Mystic 256

Soundtrack[edit]

E1M1: "Nightfall" by Stuart Rynn (stewboy), from Resurgence
E1M2: "Dancing Snakes" by stewboy, from Heartland
E1M3: "Source of Stress" by Doomkid and James Paddock (Jimmy), from TNT: Evilution MIDI Pack
E1M4: "Pistons" by Jimmy, from Jenesis
E1M5: "The Anthrax Solution" by Varis Alpha, from Alien Vendetta MIDI Pack
E1M6: "Goldrush" by stewboy, from Ancient Aliens
E1M7: "Atomic" by Jimmy, from Back to Saturn X
E1M8: "End is Nigh" by Jamie Robertson, from Plutonia 2
E1M9: MIDI rendition of "You're Not Supposed to Be Here" by Kelly Bailey, from Half-Life 2

E2M1: "Reaching Deeper" by Tristan Clark, from TNT: Revilution
E2M2: "The Demons from Adrian's Pen" by Robert Prince from Doom, remixed by silentzorah
E2M3: MIDI rendition of "Car Dealership" from Gran Turismo 3 (sequenced by Viscerality)
E2M4: "Clandestine" by Chris Leeson (Psyrus)
E2M5: "Ghosts in the Walls" by stewboy, from Rebirth MIDI Pack
E2M6: "Arch-vile on Line 2" by Brendan Bradley (Bucket), from .MID the Way id Did
E2M7: "Gutter Penny" by Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo), from The Realm of Parthoris
E2M8: "Sewer" by Andrew Benon, from Chex Quest 2
E2M9: "Beatdown" by Joshua O'Sullivan (Dragonfly)

E3M1: "Technoprisoners" by Jimmy, from Speed of Doom
E3M2: "Hate Machine" by Jimmy, from SIGIL
E3M3: "Long Night" by stewboy, from Ancient Aliens
E3M4: "Well of Ass" by Jimmy
E3M5: "Dark Halls" by Robert Prince from Doom, remixed by silentzorah
E3M6: MIDI rendition of "Stage 1" from Cybernator
E3M7: "Freighthoppers" by Jimmy, from Revolution! MIDI Pack
E3M8: "Escaping the Mechanism" by Jimmy
E3M9: "Thermite" by Jimmy, from Eternity Blitz

E4M1: "Escaping the Doomed Fortress" by Myrgharok, from TNT: Evilution MIDI Pack
E4M2: "Mars Processing Station" from Descent
E4M3: "Devil's Ground" by Mark Klem, from Requiem
E4M4: "Archaic Doctrine" by TrialD, from No Rest for the Living Community MIDI Pack
E4M5: "Under Death" by Mark Klem, from Requiem
E4M6: "Cry of Desperation" by Tristan Clark, from Plutonia MIDI Pack
E4M7: "Legion of the Lost" by L.A. Sieben, from TNT: Evilution
E4M8: "Moaning Souls" by Jimmy
E4M9: "Junkie Smack" by Mark Klem, from Memento Mori II

Title screen: "Crystalline" by Chris Leeson (Psyrus)
Intermission screen: "Suspense Reprise" by Rich Nagel (Weeds), from Eternal Doom
Text screen: "Eclectic Death" by Peccatum Mihzamiz, from Ultimate MIDI Pack

Built-in demos[edit]

This WAD features three built-in demos. All require Ultimate Doom v1.9 to view them. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	E2M6: Transport Nexus	4	6222	2:57.77
DEMO2	E4M3: Commercial District	4	1579	0:45.11
DEMO3	E1M6: Visitor Center	4	5290	2:31.14

Speedrunning[edit]

Current records[edit]

The DSDA episode records for Solar Struggle are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV max episode 1	38:10	Revved	2022-08-02	sse1-3810.zip
UV max episode 2	50:29	Revved	2024-07-05	sse2-5029.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on July 20, 2024.

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