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@T.Will pretty intense map especially when you cross the bridge.  Had an intense time trying to get thru this without dying can I succeed? 

This was a crazy cool experience good times

@Skronkidonk nice little map but I'm sorry to report that the platforming really distracted me and annoyed me

I never understood the concept of platforming in Doom. All it does is slow the action and force the player to do parkour when all we want to do is fight monsters 

What really left a bad taste in my mouth was the fact that the platforms burned you which can be one of two things

1 : it feels like and oversight or lack of testing that these actually burn you

Or 

2: this was an intentional choice and just makes for offensive annoying gameplay and rude mapping

...

Either way I ended up cheating because I actually want to play Doom and not mess around with this stuff

Sorry buddy 

Wooo baby! MAP03. I loved it! I'm going to finish these after work today.

4 hours ago, Clippy said:

@Skronkidonk nice little map but I'm sorry to report that the platforming really distracted me and annoyed me

 

I never understood the concept of platforming in Doom. All it does is slow the action and force the player to do parkour when all we want to do is fight monsters 

 

What really left a bad taste in my mouth was the fact that the platforms burned you which can be one of two things

 

1 : it feels like and oversight or lack of testing that these actually burn you

 

Or 

 

2: this was an intentional choice and just makes for offensive annoying gameplay and rude mapping

 

...

 

Either way I ended up cheating because I actually want to play Doom and not mess around with this stuff

 

Sorry buddy 

 

 

 

 

The damaging platforming was not intentional lmao, a major oversight on my part.
Thanks for playing the map though!

35 minutes ago, Skronkidonk said:

The damaging platforming was not intentional lmao, a major oversight on my part.
Thanks for playing the map though!

I'm glad and sorry for the frustration haha - I feel bad that I didn't make a great video for you and hopefully I have a better experience on your next map as I continue through

2 hours ago, Clippy said:

 

I'm glad and sorry for the frustration haha - I feel bad that I didn't make a great video for you and hopefully I have a better experience on your next map as I continue through

Dont worry about it!
I'm always happy for people to play my maps no matter the critique.

Bug in MAP06... I fell through the floor in the area with the balcony and yellow key (I go through the big room, then hang a left, up the stairs, and BAM, stuck).

EDIT: I was not able to replicate this. Weird.

@Egg Boy nice little map!

@Skronkidonk very different map from your last one haha - I had a lot of fun - longest play yet but mazes always confuse me - good times - great design - attention to detail all over

4 hours ago, Clippy said:

@Skronkidonk very different map from your last one haha - I had a lot of fun - longest play yet but mazes always confuse me - good times - great design - attention to detail all over

 

 

Thanks for playing it!
I really wanted to make an Alien Vendetta type map, so I incorporated some of my favorite maps from that wad into my own.

just played through all of this! started on hmp but moved up to UV when i got to map06. i hate to play favorites since this is all great fun, but map06 really takes it for me, i'm a sucker for exactly this kind of map. following with map07 was perfect lmao, big NoYe vibes. map08 is some aggressively stupid slaughter fun, i think just about anybody can enjoy it. for a speedmap project there are some incredibly well-calibrated fights and the pacing across the whole wad is great.

thank you for sharing!!!

@DCG Retrowave this map was completely off the rails and unexpected. I was never quite sure what was going to happen. I also forgot that it was map 7 and what that could mean. The weirdest point of all was actually having void sectors to fight revenants in. It was actually pretty cool in it's absurdity. These maps are crazy lol 

On 1/19/2022 at 6:42 AM, Clippy said:

@DCG Retrowave this map was completely off the rails and unexpected. I was never quite sure what was going to happen. I also forgot that it was map 7 and what that could mean. The weirdest point of all was actually having void sectors to fight revenants in. It was actually pretty cool in it's absurdity. These maps are crazy lol

WAIT THERE'S MORE TO THIS MAP??? LOL??? i just made a huge revball in the void and killed the spider mastermind with it and left LOL

3 minutes ago, msx2plus said:

WAIT THERE'S MORE TO THIS MAP??? LOL??? i just made a huge revball in the void and killed the spider mastermind with it and left LOL

dude....... that's genius

Finished the set - good times - this level was actually quite fun - I usually don't care for slaughter but it was satisfying to destroy so many demons today lol

12 hours ago, Clippy said:

Finished the set - good times

Thank you for playing SQ3

15 hours ago, Clippy said:

Finished the set - good times - this level was actually quite fun - I usually don't care for slaughter but it was satisfying to destroy so many demons today lol

 

 

average Squonker 3 enjoyer

Well, just finished it today.

Here are my thoughts on MAP07... What in the actual fuck did I just play? It's like a absurd slaughtermap with a Windows 95 MIDI and some LSD type shit. @DCG Retrowave you mad man!

Also MAP08, I did fairly well on compared to a few slaughtermap WADs I've attempted, I didn't reach 100% kills but it's something I enjoyed when it comes to slaughtermaps. Also the MIDI pretty much fits well with it.

UPDATE :

Hey everyone, as part of my Squonker playthrough series I'd like to share my UV max of this wad. Full playlist below:

I found it to be a really interesting entry which, while rough around the edges, does showcase a lot of creativity and skill. Experimentation and variety seems to be the leitmotif here, with the last two maps possibly being the most compelling.

One thing is for sure - the team's output has grown exponentially quality-wise, and this one does contain flashes of brilliance.  Might tackle Pagodia or Vigor next but who knows. Thank you for the experience! 😄