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So I've been playing with a Doom level editor (Doom Builder) for a while and I really want to make a Doom WAD. Personally, I don't like a majority of the WADs I make but I've never really asked anyone else about them. I thought I might as well stop being to quiet on this forum and show you guys instead.

The WAD is currently in a very early build but I just want to hear some thoughts on it so far.

Download:


You need Doom 2 in order to run this WAD. Run using GZDoom (If you don't have it, a simple Google search will bring it up).
*USE BOTH THE HAUNTING IN THE LAB WAD AND THE "HiTL Assets" WAD OR ELSE YOU WILL HAVE BROKEN TEXTURES*

(Google doc-ing scrublord)

Random Tid-bits:
-The name "Haunting in the Lab" is based on the song "Haunting the Chapel" by Slayer

-The map uses textures from one of my favorite Doom WADs Beta Labs

-It's actually f--king balanced-ish.

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So tell me whatcha think and if you find all the secrets! Reports glitches in the comments or in a PM. You can also suggest designs or other things, just PM those to me, as I know you guys like to suggest A LOT.

Do you happen to have a screenshot? Sorry I am just so used to how things work at Zandro and Zdoom forums.

WhiteAce wrote:Do you happen to have a screenshot? Sorry I am just so used to how things work at Zandro and Zdoom forums.

I'll have some up in a bit. Gonna add some more shizzle to the WAD first.

Not overally a bad looking map, a few things I would like to point out though.

- In one of the rooms (Blue keycard is required to access it) there is blue carpet leading to a dead end although while you don't actually have to do this what I would do is make the carpet just a little bit (Say 16 pixels) away from the wall
- Having to load a second file for the resources (Personal preference)
- Two switches that seem to do actually nothing

Things I liked about it:

- It looks very vanilla, there are maybe a few textures that takes it away from being true vanilla but it's very nice
- Very balanced especially so for a first level, good use of a pickups
- The exit door is actually the exit, I don't know why but I guess I just never liked this about doom, it leaves more to the imagination of how the player actually gets to the next level

Don't let anything I say discern you, I am just offering advice to you as someone who has experienced making maps for Doom 2.

Thanks for the well thought out feedback! Which two switches are you talking about exactly though? I'm still not finished with the map so I may have just put them somewhere for future plans.

The same room with the carpet I think it was originally meant to make the lift in the room lower but whenever I try activating it, it does nothing.

EDIT: I've circled the things I was referring to just to clarify it.

WhiteAce wrote:The same room with the carpet I think it was originally meant to make the lift in the room lower but whenever I try activating it, it does nothing.

EDIT: I've circled the things I was referring to just to clarify it.

Ah yeah, that one big science-y room, lol. That's the unfinished room I was talking about earlier. I set the textures but I haven't set the mechanism yet. I'm gonna get that working soon, I just haven't been feeling up to doing anything really lately. Laziness.