Tetanus

Tetanus
Authors	Squonker Team
Port	Vanilla Doom
IWAD	Doom II
Year	2023
Link	Doomworld/idgames (DX)
	This mod was a runner-up for the 2023 Cacowards on Doomworld!

Tetanus is a ten-level PWAD for Doom II by the Squonker Team, designed for vanilla Doom, that was released on February 3rd, 2023. It features an "orange-box aesthetic", inspired by blockout textures and designs from various Source engine games, as well as Super Mario Odyssey's "Steam Gardens." Its levels are centered around clean, easily readable level design, with a gimmick of telegraphed pathways and encounters.

Tetanus was named a runner-up at the 2023 Cacowards.

On July 18th, 2024, Tetanus was added to the list of official add-ons for the Doom Classic Unity ports. On August 8, 2024, it became a featured mod for Doom + Doom II.

On October 9, 2024, Tetanus DX was released, described by the developers as the "definitive version" of Tetanus, which includes the enhancements of the official add-on version, featuring revised maps and visuals, as well as an updated soundtrack. It was uploaded to the idgames archive on January 22, 2025.

Story

The following story in included inside this WAD's README.TXT file.

Under a bright blue sky, with the scent of sea salt in the air, a monument to humanity's worst tendencies rots. Hubris, cruelty, using lead in paint, at last sentenced to death beneath the sun's radiant judgement. As decades turn to centuries, life infests the bloated corpse of the corroded facility. What was it used for? Hubris? probably. Cruelty? Definitely. Did they use lead in the paint? Don't lick the walls.

Content

Levels

• MAP01: Infiltrate by Egg Boy
• MAP02: Rush by ZeMystic
• MAP03: Rust by Alex Decker (myolden)
• MAP04: Asphyxiate by T.WILL
• MAP05: Salvage by Brayden Hart (AD_79)
• MAP06: Dehydrate by ZeMystic
• MAP07: Corrode by Yugiboy85
• MAP08: Desaturate by uber
• MAP09: Circulate by Skronkidonk
• MAP10: Engorge by Robert Earp (Bobbylol)
• MAP11: Thank You

Soundtrack

• MAP01: "Scratch and Sniff" by ZeMystic
• MAP02: "Asbestos" by Egg Boy
• MAP03: "Substitute"¹ by ZeMystic
• MAP04: "Chokejerkers Anonymous" by AD_79
• MAP05: "Wavelengths" by AD_79
• MAP06: "Dry World Dancin" by ZeMystic
• MAP07: "Rustacean" by AD_79
• MAP08: "Kuiper Belt" by AD_79
• MAP09: "Peering From The Blind Spot"² by Bobbylol
• MAP10: "Pattern 32" by Korp
• MAP11: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys

• Title screen: "Girth Quake" by ZeMystic
• Intermission screen: "Rusty" by ZeMystic
• Text screen: "Tread Lightly" by ZeMystic

1. original Tetanus release instead uses "Divine Bloodlines" by Akira Souji (from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)
2. original Tetanus release instead uses "Eruyt Village" by Hitoshi Sakimoto (from Final Fantasy XII), sequenced by Thomas Christensen

Built-in demos

Tetanus features three built-in demos recorded by Maribo, requiring Doom II v1.9 to be viewed. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP02: Rush	4	2301	1:05.74
DEMO2	MAP03: Rust	4	2041	0:58.31
DEMO3	MAP05: Salvage	4	5088	2:25.37

Tetanus DX features three built-in demos recorded by Egg Boy, also for Doom II v1.9. The demo levels are:

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP02: Rush	2	1373	0:39.23
DEMO2	MAP03: Rust	2	1750	0:50.00
DEMO3	MAP07: Corrode	2	2085	0:59.57

Speedrunning

Current records

The DSDA episode records for Tetanus are:

Run	Time	Player	Date	File	Notes
UV max run	1:01:54	Andrea Rovenski (Cyberdemon531)	2023-08-09	ttns-lmps.zip

The data was last verified in its entirety on December 27, 2023.

External links

• Tetanus at Doomworld/idgames
• Tetanus DX at Doomworld/idgames
• Tetanus at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
• Original release thread on Doomworld forums
• Tetanus DX release thread on Doomworld forums