Xaser
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Xaser Acheron (or "Xaser, The Conquerer") is an American Doom modder, level designer, musician, programmer, and graphic artist. Regarded as "the Doom Community's truest polymath",[1] he is known for his many contributions to the Doom community.
He has been involved in projects such as the Doom the Way id Did series, Back to Saturn X and the Cacoward-winning independent game The Adventures of Square, as well as having received Cacowards for dead.wire, dead.air and being one of the main authors of No End In Sight and Syringe. On the multiplayer front, he is a major contributor to the 32in24 series. His gameplay mod Psychic has been regarded as "influential" to the gameplay mod scene."[2] As a software developer, Xaser has also made code contributions to the Eternity Engine.[3]
He is currently an active member on the Doomworld and ZDoom forums and a former judge for the Cacowards. At the Cacowards in 2021, Xaser received the Espi Award for Lifetime Achievement. He currently works for Nightdive Studios.[4]
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Body of work[edit]
2003[edit]
- Necro's Revenge (Doomworld/idgames)
- Teleportation Station (Doomworld/idgames)
- Caco's Revenge (Doomworld/idgames)
- Sniper of Insanity! (Doomworld/idgames)
- Xaser's Arena (Version 2) (Doomworld/idgames)
2004[edit]
- XASER'S SHiTWADS! (Doomworld/idgames)
- Close-Up! (Doomworld/idgames)
- P0WER WEAP0NS (Doomworld/idgames)
- ASSHOLE!!! (Doomworld/idgames)
- LOST SOULSPHERE!!!!!!11oneone (Doomworld/idgames)
- Pyr0M4N1AC!!! (Doomworld/idgames)
- [B][O][M][B] (Doomworld/idgames)
- FutureTic (Doomworld/idgames)
- wImPy HeReTiC (Doomworld/idgames)
- LOST SOULSPHERE: Gold Edition (Doomworld/idgames)
- Xaser's Fury (Doomworld/idgames)
- W0257 #U8!!! (Doomworld/idgames)
- Xaser's Lasers! (Doomworld/idgames)
- Xaser Skin (Doomworld/idgames)
- I.C.T.O.A.N. (Doomworld/idgames)
- Grenades N' Stuff (Doomworld/idgames)
- 0verp0wer Weap0ns (Doomworld/idgames)
- 1337 Guns (Doomworld/idgames)
- The ZDoom Community Map Project "Take 1" (Doomworld/idgames)
- Mapping, scripting v2
- War Zone (Doomworld/idgames)
- Boss Monster Resource Wad (Doomworld/idgames)
- ACTION Revolution! (Doomworld/idgames)
2005[edit]
- The Great Destroyer (Doomworld/idgames)
- Corrupted Dreams (Doomworld/idgames)
2006[edit]
- Zen Dynamics (Doomworld/idgames)
- TurboCharged ARCADE! (Demo Release) (Doomworld/idgames)
2008[edit]
- Zharkov Goes to the Store (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-6 (Doomworld/idgames)
- ZPack - Random Maps for ZDoom (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-7: Return of the Night of Capture the Flag (Doomworld/idgames)
2009[edit]
- 32in24-8: DWANGO2008 (Doomworld/idgames)
- Doom: The Lost Episode (Team Leader and Primary Mapper) (Doomworld/idgames)
- Psychic (ZDoom forums thread)
- Ghouls vs Humans: Cold Demise (v2b9 & Maps)
- GVH00: Continuum of Silence
2010[edit]
- Space Deathmatch V (Doomworld/idgames)
- S5DM06: Planet Xerox: Xerox Edition
- S5DM09: Angsty Water Map ;_;
- S5DM14: Spayss Duhl
- S5DM18: Road Construction on the Ol' Space Highway
- Hacx - IWAD release (v1.2) (with Blzut3 and Banjo Software) (Doomworld/idgames)
- TurboCharged ARCADE! - The Sequel Episode! (with James Paddock (Jimmy)) (Doomworld/idgames)
2011[edit]
- Plutonia: Revisited Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
- MAP15: Helix
- MAP25: Wicked Garden
- Soundtrack for MAP15
- 32in24-11: Occupy Doomworld (Doomworld/idgames)
- Reelism (ZDoom forums thread)
2012[edit]
- Doom the Way id Did (Doomworld/idgames)
- Doom the Way id Did: The Lost Episodes (Doomworld/idgames)
- E1M8: Darkside Lab
- E2M8: The Gate (with Jeff Shark (Marnetmar))
- E3M4: Tartarus (with XenoNemesis)
- E3M7: Sheol's Descent (with Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon))
- E3M9: Weeping Hollow (with Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo) and Jeff Shark (Marnetmar))
- E4M2: Demonic Halls (with C30N9)
- E4M7: Babel's Gate (with Matthew D. (Matt534Dog))
- E5M3: Recycling Plant (with Jeff Shark (Marnetmar))
- E5M0: Starport (with Jeff Shark (Marnetmar))
- Parkour (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-12: IRON MAPPER (Doomworld/idgames)
- Back to Saturn X Episode 1: Get Out of My Stations (Doomworld/idgames)
- Story
- Soundtrack for intermission screen (with James Paddock (Jimmy) and Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium))
2013[edit]
- Doom 2 the Way id Did (Doomworld/idgames)
- HYMN: A Heretic Community Project (Doomworld/idgames)
- WOOO (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-13: A Thanksgiving Without Burgers (Doomworld/idgames)
- Doomworld Mega Project 2013 (Doomworld/idgames)
- Sharp Things (Doomworld/idgames)
- TTVZone! Collection 1 (Doomworld forums thread)
- MAP08: Freudian Swamp
- MAP16: Professor Jatsand's Spayss Sittey Beatdown
- MAP22: Kick Your Own Ass
2014[edit]
- Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
- Session 3, MAP04: Precursor Consortium
- Session 4, MAP12: Matryoshka Citadel
- Session 12, MAP05: Archtrees and Everlasting Citadels
- The ZDoom Community Map Project "Take 2" (Doomworld/idgames)
- Mapping, coding, quality control, music
- Doom 2 In Name Only (Doomworld/idgames)
- WOOO 2 (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Adventures of Square Episode 1: Cornered by Circles (Official site)
- E1A5: A Miner Inconvenience (with Walker Wright (Pavera))
- E1A6: The Spillway (with Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo))
- E1A8: Fizz-O Pop Factory (with James Paddock (Jimmy))
- E1A9: Launch Base (with Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and Conor Maddin (ClonedPickle))
- Soundtrack (with James Paddock (Jimmy) and Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo))
- Back to Saturn X Episode 2: Tower in the Fountain of Sparks (Doomworld forums thread)
- MAP03: Wings of Thorn (with Brad Spencer (Vorpal))
- MAP17: Steeple of Knives
- MAP26: Beneath a Festering Moon
- Episode hubs (MAP05, MAP11, MAP16, MAP23)
- Textures
- Soundtrack for maps 17, 19, and 26, intermission screen (with James Paddock (Jimmy) and Sarah Mancuso (esselfortium)).
- 32in24-14: How the Hamburglar Stole Christmas (Doomworld/idgames)
- All Aboard the Mega Magilla Gorilla Flotilla (Doomworld/idgames)
2015[edit]
- dead.wire (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-15: DWANGO Unchained (Doomworld/idgames)
- 2048 Unleashed (Doomworld/idgames)
- 50 Shades of Graytall (Doomworld/idgames)
- Eriguns (ZDoom forums thread)
2016[edit]
- dead.air (Doomworld forums thread)
- No End In Sight (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-16: DOOT CTF (Doomworld/idgames)
2017[edit]
2018[edit]
- The Adventures of Square Episode 2: Galactic Lunacy (Official site)
- E2A1: Port Jarlsburger (with Matt Tropiano (MTrop))
- E2A5: Wild Bleu Yonder (with Matt Tropiano (Mtrop))
- E2A9: Queso Chasm (with Richard Frei (Tarnsman))
- E2A10: Arcanum (with James Paddock (Jimmy))
- E2A11: Heart O' Hexas (with Matt Tropiano (MTrop))
- Soundtrack (with James Paddock (Jimmy) and Gus Knezevich (Alfonzo))
- Necrodoom (Doomworld/idgames)
- Eviternity (Doomworld/idgames)
- MAP26: Transcendence
- Sprites
- Ultimate Doom the Way id Did (Doomworld/idgames)
- The Iron Forge (Doomworld/idgames) (with Not Jabba)
2019[edit]
- DamNums (Doomworld/idgames)
- ARGENT (Doomworld/idgames)
- 32in24-17: 3 Flags 3 Furious (Doomworld/idgames)
- Syringe (Doomworld/idgames)
- MAP01: The Well (with Richard Frei (Tarnsman))
- MAP03: The Undergrowth (with Richard Frei (Tarnsman) and Walker Wright (Pavera))
- MAP05: Blast Off! (with Walker Wright (Pavera))
- MAP06: Acheron's Needle (with Michael Fraize (Marcaek))
- MAP07: ...
2020[edit]
- Dark Scythe (Doomworld/idgames)
- MAP31: Deluxe Stovepipe
- MAP41: Duhl Spayss
- lostres (Doomworld forums thread) (with Emil Brundage (NaturalTvventy))
- MAYhem 2020 (Doomworld/idgames)
2021[edit]
- Heartland (Doomworld/idgames)
- EDF weapons coding and animations
- MBF21
2022[edit]
- Vesper (Doomworld forums thread)
2023[edit]
- My D*** Is In This Wall Part 2 (Doomworld forums thread)
- Mapping
- Vesper Community Deathmatch (Doomworld/idgames)
- MAP01: Spindoctor Malpractice
- MAP21: Ill Logic
- MAP24: Yuppie Simulator
2024[edit]
- Dubzzz's 5Minute Design Assembly 4ever (Doomworld/idgames)
- MAP11: Door Soup (D5DA4a.wad)
- MAP12: Door Soup II: The Thickening (D5DA4a.wad)
- ID24
- State/thing/etc tables, DECOHACK
- Legacy of Rust
External links[edit]
- Xaser's Website
- Espi Award dedication
- ModArchive page
- Interview (archived 🏛) at Slayers Club
- Nods to Mods Interview: Syringe (archived 🏛)
References[edit]
- ↑ Knezevich, Gus (Alfonzo) (10 December 2017). "The 2017 Cacowards." Doomworld.
- ↑ TerminusEst13 (12 December 2018). "Top 25 Missed Cacowards." Doomworld.
- ↑ "Pull requests - team-eternity/eternity - XaserAcheron." GitHub. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ Xaser (9 August 2024). I'm at Nightdive now (wheeeeeee!) and led up the development of Legacy of Rust. Doomworld forums. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
Nightdive Studios | |
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Employees
Xaser Acheron • Dimitris Giannakis • James Haley • Stephen Kick • Lexi Mayfield • Edward Richardson • Sven Ruthner (contractor) • Matt Tropiano • Samuel Villarreal • Max Waine
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Games
Strife: Veteran Edition • Doom 64 • Doom + Doom II • Killing Time: Resurrected
Technology: KEX 2 • KEX Engine |