The Talosian Incident

The Talosian Incident

Authors	The Black Star Coven
Port	Vanilla Doom
IWAD	Doom II
Year	1997
Link	Doomworld/idgames
	This mod was one of the ten 1997 mods to feature in the Top 100 WADs of All Time on Doomworld!

Top 100 WADs of All Time
1997 Requiem Eternal Doom GothicDM STRAIN Mordeth The Talosian Incident Dawn of the Dead Hell Revealed Hell's Eventide Chord NG
1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 Cacowards

The Talosian Incident is a 20-level megawad for Doom II, created by The Black Star Coven, a team led by John Bye (Gestalt666). Released on June 19, 1997, it stood out against other WADs of the era for its strong emphasis on creating moody atmospheres, helped by a predominantly ambient soundtrack in the vein of Doom 64. It was named by Doomworld as one of the ten best mods of 1997.

In 2023, The Talosian Incident was included in Doomworld's Doot Eternal music feature for Doom's 30th anniversary.

Content[edit]

Levels[edit]

MAP01: The Transport by John Bye
MAP02: Desolation by Malcolm Sailor
MAP03: The Cliff Top Fort by Dan Huff
MAP04: The Chapel by John Bye
MAP05: The Fort - I by John Bye
MAP06: The Fort - II by John Bye
MAP07: The Church by Malcolm Sailor
MAP08: Focus by Ola Björling and John Bye
MAP09: The Palace by John Bye
MAP10: Hardware by Malcolm Sailor
MAP11: Software by Malcolm Sailor
MAP12: Vulcan by Patrick Martin
MAP13: Get the Hell Out by Malcolm Sailor
MAP14: Beneath by Malcolm Sailor
MAP15: Solvent by Brian Owens
MAP16: The Canyons by John Bye
MAP17: The Great Outdoors by Malcolm Sailor
MAP18: Hi Honey, I'm Home by John Bye

Secret levels:

MAP31: Inferno Revisited by Malcolm Sailor
MAP32: Portals by Malcolm Sailor

Soundtrack[edit]

All the music in the WAD is untitled, and was composed by John Bye, except for MAP16 by David Shaw (Tolwyn) and MAP14, which wasn't replaced.

Built-in demos[edit]

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

Demo	Level	Skill	Tics	Length
DEMO1	MAP11: Software	4	1855	0:53.00
DEMO2	MAP08: Focus	4	1833	0:52.37
DEMO3	MAP05: The Fort - I	4	3371	1:36.31

External links[edit]

The Talosian Incident at Doomworld/idgames
The Talosian Incident at the Doom Speed Demo Archive
Review at ONEMANDOOM: WAD Reviews