Doom the Way id Did - The Lost Episodes

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Primary purpose         : Single play
Advanced engine needed  : None for E1-E4; playing E5 and E6 ingame requires
                          either ZDoom or Eternity, though E5 is available
                          as a separate add-on (DTWID-E5.wad) for vanilla.
                          DTWID-LX.wad contains unmodified, original
                          versions of some maps, which may not be 100%
                          vanilla compatible, so be warned there.
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Title                   : Doom the Way id Did - The Lost Episodes
Filename                : DTWID-LE.WAD, DTWID-E5.wad, DTWID-LX.wad
Release date            : 3/20/16
Version                 : 1.666
Author                  : Various
Email Address           : [email protected] (compiler's address)

Description             : Six episodes of classic Doom maps, originally
                          candidates for last year's "Doom the Way Id
                          Did", arranged in an episodic format.

                          DTWID was a long but fruitful journey, with
                          somewhere around a hundred map submissions in
                          total. Given the strictness of the rules, most
                          of the maps cut were not done so for reasons
                          of quality. On their own they're quite
                          solid maps, deserving their own showcase.
                          This collection, while not 100% complete,
                          contains the vast majority of submissions
                          to the project.

                          Episodes 1-3 are an alternate take on the
                          idea of Doom the Way Id Did, three sets of
                          maps arranged to mimic id's original episodic
                          styles. Several maps in these sets were
                          very close contenders to the main project,
                          excluded only because of withdrawals or
                          episode length limits. You may be hard-
                          pressed to find a difference in quality!

                          Episode 4 follows partially in the same vein,
                          with several maps that mimic the style of id's
                          "Thy Flesh Consumed" and hell-themed levels
                          filling out the rest of the roster.                          

                          Episode 5, "Base Instinct", is a "bonus"
                          episode of E1/E2-style maps, and can be thought
                          of as an alternate take on the Phobos / Deimos
                          story. The episode can be accessed in the main
                          game menu with either ZDoom or Eternity. For
                          vanilla or other ports, running DTWID-E5.wad
                          will load E5's maps in place of E1's.

                          Episode 6, "The Final Gate", is a ZEternity-
                          exclusive "Boss Rush" episode consisting of
                          E*M8 candidates. No separate wad is provided,
                          as MAPINFO is required to make the boss exits
                          work, though the individual maps are vanilla
                          compatible for those willing to put the maps
                          in the correct slots.

Additional Credits to   : Project Founder:
                               Hellbent
                          
                          "Lost Episode" organizer:
                               Xaser (the lazy barstid!)
                          
                          Artist:
                               Kracov (TITLEPIC)
                          
                          Mappers:
                               40oz, Alfonzo, C3ON9, Captain Toenail,
                               Mr. Chris, Daimon, Doomhero85, Ellmo,
                               Foodles, Hellbent, Hobomaster, Mr. Freeze,
                               Matt534dog, Marcaek, Marnetmar, Megasphere,
                               MithranDenizen, NaturalTvventy,
                               Phobosdeimos1, Shadesmaster, 
                               Taedium, UltimateLorenzo, XenoNemesis
                          
                          Random Testing:
                               Esselfortium (v1 playtesting)
                               rhinoduck (tons o' fixes)
                               All the fine folk who played the wad on
                               ZDaemon TNS. Whoop!

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* What is included *

New levels              : 54 (6 episodes! Egad!)
Sounds                  : No
Music                   : No
Graphics                : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : Yes
Demos                   : Yes
Other                   : No
Other files required    : None


* Play Information *

Game                    : Doom
Map #                   : E1M1-E6M9
Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Hopefully so
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Not tested
Other game styles       : None
Difficulty Settings     : Yes


* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch
Build Time              : Years in the making. Longer counting
                          Xaser's period of compile-idleness.
Editor(s) used          : Various
May Not Run With...     : Versions of Doom prior to 1.9


* Map Credits *

E1M1: "Security Outpost"      by  Hobomaster + 40oz
E1M2: "Supply Station"        by  UltimateLorenzo
E1M3: "Nukage Dump"           by  Mr. Chris
E1M4: "Quarantine Zone"       by  UltimateLorenzo
E1M5: "Kepler Dorsum"         by  Alfonzo
E1M6: "Pumping Station"       by  MithranDenizen
E1M7: "Transport Hub"         by  40oz
E1M8: "Darkside Lab"          by  Xaser
E1M9: "Relay Station"         by  Marcaek

E2M1: "Biosphere"             by  UltimateLorenzo
E2M2: "Cooling Towers"        by  40oz
E2M3: "Infirmary"             by  Marnetmar
E2M4: "Waste Treatment"       by  Ellmo
E2M5: "Logistics Facility"    by  Megasphere
E2M6: "Rend of Misery"        by  Ellmo
E2M7: "Dark Passage"          by  Mr. Chris + PhobosDeimos1 + Marnetmar
E2M8:*"The Gate"              by  Marnetmar + Xaser
E2M9: "Petersen Station"      by  Daimon (Walter Confalonieri)

E3M1:*"Hell Breach"           by  Daimon + Marcaek
E3M2:*"Manufactorium"         by  Marcaek
E3M3: "Necromanteion"         by  Foodles
E3M4:*"Tartarus"              by  XenoNemesis + Xaser
E3M5: "Purgatorio"            by  40oz
E3M6: "Stygian Caverns"       by  Icytux
E3M7:*"Sheol's Descent"       by  General Rainbow Bacon + Xaser
E3M8:*"Ninth Circle"          by  Marnetmar (original by Marnetmar + Mr. Freeze)
E3M9: "Weeping Hollow"        by  Alfonzo + Marnetmar + Xaser

E4M1: "Bridge to Nowhere"     by  Captain Toenail + Traversd
E4M2:*"Demonic Halls"         by  C30N9 + Xaser
E4M3: "Despair"               by  Captain Toenail
E4M4: "Phlegethon"            by  Captain Toenail
E4M5: "Diabolico"             by  Megasphere
E4M6:*"The Mourning Halls"    by  Marnetmar + Alfonzo (original by General Rainbow Bacon)
E4M7:*"Babel's Gate"          by  Matt534Dog + Xaser
E4M8:*"Temple Guardian"       by  Taedium
E4M9: "Bean Oversight"        by  Marcaek

E5M1: "Landing Zone"          by  Ellmo
E5M2: "Observatory"           by  Marnetmar + Hellbent
E5M3:*"Recycling Plant"       by  Marnetmar + Xaser
E5M4:*"Phobos Garrison"       by  40oz
E5M5: "Science Facility"      by  40oz
E5M6: "Disposal Area"         by  Marcaek
E5M7: "Sanguine Refinery"     by  ShadesMaster
E5M8:*"Like Rotten Meat"      by  Marnetmar
E5M9:*"Wayward Outpost"       by  Marcaek
E5M0: "Starport"              by  Marnetmar + Xaser

E6M1: "Deja Vu"               by  Marnetmar
E6M2: "Intrusion Zone"        by  UltimateLorenzo
E6M3: "The Pain Yards"        by  40oz
E6M4: "Deimos Fortress"       by  Matt534Dog
E6M5: "Pit of Despair"        by  Ellmo
E6M6: "Anomaly of Evil"       by  Toenail
E6M7: "Land of Awe"           by  C30N9
E6M8: "Malebolge"             by  Marcaek
E6M9: "Hell's Mosh Pit"       by  Hellbent

Note: Maps prefixed with an asterisk (*) have been modified "in post" to
      some extent for either quality revamp or bugfixing reasons. All
      post-production on these maps was done by Xaser, except for E3M1
      (done by Marcaek), E4M6 (a brand-new map by Marnetmar & Alfonzo
      that's loosely based on a layout originally by General Rainbow
      Bacon), and E3M8 (a new map by Marnetmar replacing his original
      submission, "Nucleo Interno".

      The original versions of these maps can be played by loading
      DTWID-LX.wad, in which they'll replace the "new" ones in their
      respective slots. There are no guarantees of vanilla compatibility
      for the originals, however; some, like E2M8, have overflows, and
      at least one map (E3M4) is lacking an exit. Just be warned.

Note #2: A few maps from previous versions have been cycled out of DTWID-LE
      since they appear in other places, in order to avoid map duplication
      (and because there were a few more maps that resurfaced). The old
      maps along with the releases in which they currently reside are:

E1M7: "Siege Headquarters" by PhobosDeimos1
    E1M3 of PhobosDeimos Anomaly: http://static.angryscience.net/doom/pd1-anom.zip
E1M8: "Enigma"             by NaturalTvventy
    E1M8 of No End in Sight: http://www.doomworld.com/vb/wads-mods/60012-the-ultimate-doom-no-end-in-sight-beta-2-0-release/
E4M6: "Forgotten Caverns"  by NaturalTvventy
    E3M5 of No End in Sight: see above link
E5M7: "Cold Steel"         by Mr. Chris + Mr. Freeze
    Available standalone at: http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/index.php?file=levels/doom/a-c/coldstel.zip


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* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

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