VeryRandomMan Posted July 14 Ok so for some context: I've been playing the classic Doom games and i heard about the world of WADs, the only problem was that i felt like i wasn't ready, until now... I recently completed Final Doom on HMP and i feel like im finally ready to get into the world of WADs, so, do you guys have any good WADs?(Anything that isn't slaugther or extremely hard should work) 1 Share this post Link to post
Dahbeez Posted July 14 Nostalgia 1 & 2, Doom 64 for Doom 2, and Machete are some of my personal recommendations. 3 Share this post Link to post
Lizardcommando Posted July 14 Memento Mori, Memento Mori 2, Anomaly Report, Requiem and No Rest for the Living are my personal recommendations. Alternatively, you could always browse through the different Cacowards to find something that interests you. 5 Share this post Link to post
Daytime Waitress Posted July 14 (edited) Arrokoth hews pretty close to the the original game, but still feels modern. It's complicated. Neither Scorn nor Violence are gonna bust your balls unless you shift up to UV, and they're both just gorgeous. Pretty much anything by Squonker Team is comfy, again, if you're keeping at HMP. And Ray Mohawk 2 is a partial conversion, so it has a lot of different stuff going on aesthetically and mechanically compared to what you already know. But it's so simultaneously amplified and chilled out that it might well be the perfect entry point into what is possible with Doom modding, without being totally overwhelming or having too high of a skill ceiling. Edited July 14 by Daytime Waitress : spellink 3 Share this post Link to post
VeryRandomMan Posted July 14 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Lizardcommando said: Memento Mori, Memento Mori 2, Anomaly Report, Requiem and No Rest for the Living are my personal recommendations. Alternatively, you could always browse through the different Cacowards to find something that interests you. Thanks for the recommendations! Im not sure about checking the cacowards since i saw some really hard wads(sunlust) on it but i'll see if there's something for me there. 0 Share this post Link to post
Insaneprophet Posted July 14 (edited) Cant go wrong with Doomkid wads or DTWID (doom the way id did) and D2TWID 2 Share this post Link to post
B00m3rDoomer Posted July 14 (edited) Some Cacoward winners or runners in the last 20 years are monuments of video game. But there are hundreds. Some are listed in previous answers to your question, but let me give you some others from my best picks CONGESTION 1024 (2005) ULTIMATE SIMPLICITY (2007) NO REST FOR THE LIVING (2010) VANGUARD (2011) DOOM THE WAY ID DID (2012) PUTREFIER (2013) GOING DOWN (2014) RESURGENCE (2014) BREACH (2015) SUNLUST (2015) ANCIENT ALIENS (2016) MIASMA (2016) BRIGANDINE (2017) DIABOLICUS Ex (DEx) (2018) DIMENSION OF THE BOOMED (2018) DOOM 2 DARK WORLD MAGNOLIA (2018) SKEPLAND (2018) EVITERNITY (2019) SIGIL (2019) ATMOSPHERIC EXTINCTION (2021) FRACTURED WORLDS (2021) INFRA WORLD (2021) LULLABY (2021) DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE CITY (2022) 2022 A DOOM ODYSSEY (2022) CAPYBARA (2022) ARRIVAL (2022) PAGODIA (2022) SIGIL 2 (2023) TETANUS (2023) Edited July 14 by B00m3rDoomer 5 Share this post Link to post
Pseudonaut Posted July 14 Scythe went well enough for me when I finished the IWADs for the first time. The last ten maps are a little harder than Plutonia, maybe maps 28 and 30 could be a problem. 2 Share this post Link to post
fruity lerlups Posted July 14 Hmm, depends what you liked about doom, did u like the challenge of Plutonia? Than i recommend: Vanguard by Skillsaw, play on HMP with saves if map03 gives you trouble but i totally recommend conquering it in UV, last 3 levels are slaughter but soft, accesible slaughter.. or.. and my friends are gonna roll my eyes since this is a fruity lerlups cliche at this point.. Rush by Archi, if you wanna go down that slaughter route, Rush is accessible, with difficulty levels implemented, but has super thoughtful set piece fights you'll eventually find in hardcore slaughter stuff, its not hard, I truly recommend playing it UV with saves.. Do you want atmosphere? Then play Icarus Alien Vanguard, i purely play this for atmosphere. frankly the combat is abysmall but its such a fun romp and super easy but has the occasional spicy fight. Do you want the best of both worlds? Valiant by Skillsaw, both has challenging maps and fantastic atmosphere! I cant say enough good about this wad, so ill just say, play on HMP if later on it gets too hard, Skillsaw is the definition of "soft slaughter" combat wise, but their emphasis on atmosphere and aesthetics will keep you going. 1 Share this post Link to post
bobbie424242 Posted July 14 I'm in the same situation than OP. I recently completed "No rest for the living" and really enjoyed it with its intricate maps full of secrets, quite in the spirit of the original campaign. Any other megawad in that vein ? I also completed Sigil I and II, and Plutonia a long time ago. 0 Share this post Link to post
VeryRandomMan Posted July 14 6 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said: Did you like Plutonia or TNT more? I like Plutonia more, i know a lot of people love TNT but i just don't like the bad level design it has. 0 Share this post Link to post
TheMagicMushroomMan Posted July 14 Just now, VeryRandomMan said: I like Plutonia more, i know a lot of people love TNT but i just don't like the bad level design it has. You could try Plutonia 2, but it's pretty different and a lot harder on UV. The other -ilutions are better than TNT, though. I don't like most of TNT (or Plutonia, really) but maybe playing through those will give some feeling of continuity since some of the same tropes and design elements are being used/being paid tribute to. 2 Share this post Link to post
VeryRandomMan Posted July 14 6 hours ago, B00m3rDoomer said: GOING DOWN (2014) SUNLUST (2015) ANCIENT ALIENS (2016) Hmmm, some of the wads on this list seem to be pretty hard. 1 Share this post Link to post
Bauul Posted July 14 9 minutes ago, VeryRandomMan said: Hmmm, some of the wads on this list seem to be pretty hard. All these have difficulty settings. If there's a wad that piques your interest but you're worried about difficulty, you could just play them on an easier setting. 3 Share this post Link to post
Raith138 Posted July 14 (edited) 42 minutes ago, VeryRandomMan said: Hmmm, some of the wads on this list seem to be pretty hard. I would personally avoid sunlust for now if you are not confident with your playing abilities. Just about anything that has won a cacoward in the last 10 years is really solid. 1 Share this post Link to post
DoomPlayer00 Posted July 14 Escalation titan - 6 maps, relatively easy wad but good introduction to community stuff IMO. The Doomer Boards Projects catalogue - Various wads each with a separate theme. https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Doomer_Boards_Projects Compendium - Mega-compilation of classic wads from years ago. https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=61211 1 Share this post Link to post
Gifty Posted July 14 Scythe is a FANTASTIC evolution of the iwad aesthetics and difficulty. Really great pick for someone who's fresh off the iwads. 2 Share this post Link to post
B00m3rDoomer Posted July 14 54 minutes ago, VeryRandomMan said: Hmmm, some of the wads on this list seem to be pretty hard. Yes, these three might be a bit harder than the others :) But on lowest difficulty level, it is manageable 0 Share this post Link to post
Master O Posted July 14 (edited) 13 hours ago, VeryRandomMan said: Ok so for some context: I've been playing the classic Doom games and i heard about the world of WADs, the only problem was that i felt like i wasn't ready, until now... I recently completed Final Doom on HMP and i feel like im finally ready to get into the world of WADs, so, do you guys have any good WADs?(Anything that isn't slaugther or extremely hard should work) https://www.doomworld.com/10years/bestwads/ https://doomworld.com/cacowards/ https://www.doomworld.com/25years/top-100-memorable-maps/ https://www.doomworld.com/25years/top-25-missed-cacowards/ 0 Share this post Link to post
xScavengerWolfx Posted July 14 If you're into Ultimate Doom you can check out Snax's wad called Stickeny Installation or her Doom 2 wad called Abscission. Both are really worth playing and checking out. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fonze Posted July 14 It's a one map wad, but for those who enjoyed NRFTL, Ed C's Smothered Hope struck a similar chord for me and iirc felt around the same level of difficulty. Can def recommend them as a mapper to look into. 0 Share this post Link to post
CravenCoyote Posted July 14 Fava Beans is a nice, vintage wad. It's an Episode 1 replacement and plays like the days of old in a good way. 1 Share this post Link to post
VoanHead Posted July 14 Japanese Community Project It’s a small step up in difficulty, but I’m confident that anybody who cleared the iwads will also enjoy this wad as well. 0 Share this post Link to post
Cruduxy Pegg Posted July 14 7 hours ago, Gifty said: Scythe is a FANTASTIC evolution of the iwad aesthetics and difficulty. Really great pick for someone who's fresh off the iwads. Maybe not the last episode, at least not on pistol starts or UV for a new player. 0 Share this post Link to post
VeryRandomMan Posted July 16 On 7/14/2024 at 7:56 PM, Cruduxy Pegg said: Maybe not the last episode, at least not on pistol starts or UV for a new player. I normally play everything on HMP and pistol starts aren't my thing so i guess i'll be fine? 0 Share this post Link to post
roadworx Posted July 16 (edited) i suggest playing the final 10 or so maps on hntr, as even on hmp some of them will probably kick your ass. they can be very nasty at times, especially seeing as how some of them are slaughtery 0 Share this post Link to post
VeryRandomMan Posted July 16 7 minutes ago, roadworx said: i suggest playing the final 10 or so maps on hntr, as even on hmp some of them will probably kick your ass. they can be very nasty at times, especially seeing as how some of them are slaughtery I see... Thanks for the tip! 0 Share this post Link to post
Async Unicorn Posted July 16 (edited) You can try these ones You may try "TNT Revilution", if you enjoyed original TNT. I would also recommend "Abscission", if you like dark atmosphere stuff. Try "Machete" and "Nostalgia 1 & 2" wads, these are great on their own. Edited July 16 by Async Unicorn 1 Share this post Link to post