Best Doom Deathmatch Map Wad Ever
I don’t know how many people still play Doom 2, but here’s the best Doom deathmatch map ever made. (If you have trouble with the link, try clicking on it and saying “Save link as” — the “WAD” file format seems to confuse my browser.)
Yeah, I probably should have posted this back in 1996, but better late than never, right? Here are some screenshots:
So it’s a prison, right, and there are all sorts of buttons you can push that will open and close certain doors and seal off certain areas and activate certain traps. The basic layout is a ring, and if you’re in a stronger position you can create a block in the ring and then circle around the other way. Alternatively, if you’re in the weaker position you can shut a door and buy yourself some time as your opponent has to circle the ring. If you find yourself trapped in one of the cells, you can either hide and lie in wait for your opponent, or if you’ve got a rocket launcher you may decide a strategic suicide is your best option. The level discourages camping, as if you do your opponent will begin locking you away from all the best weapons. And to really excel you’ve got to learn all the ways into and out of the secret passage/torture chamber.
To play it you’ll need a copy of Doom 2 installed. Then copy the kprisn36.wad file into your Doom directory and type: doom2 -file kprisn36.wad
And make sure you’re using “old deathmatch” rules, otherwise all the strategy just goes right out the window.
