Weapons Mod Doom Mods That GZDoom

The game seems to cater to players who like to see someth ing new, but who like the original weapons.

In my last Doom article, I promoted both Doomsday and GZDoom, and while I said GZDoom radically changed Dooms gameplay, beforehand I was play ing Doomsday almost exclusively; I just couldnt find myself go ing back to sprites.

Sure, Oblige gave me an infinite supply of levels to play through, but then I started want ing someth ing with more oomph.

Weapons Mod Doom Mods That GZDoom

So I decided to get my feet wet and dive into the sea of mods that GZDoom has produced, and I came out drenched.

Some sprites are based of off actual 3-D models from other commercial games.

Some sprites are even used from other people who, in turn, borrowed them.

All of the mods mentioned below include more than just seven weapons, but still utilize Doom s slow-and-clun ky weapon switch.

In this case, its better to use number keys, andor special keyboards like the Zboard Merc that puts the keys closer together.

The mods below also have new monsters, which makes the game a lot harder.

Lets face it, the original Doom with a mouse just makes things easier.) So much harder, in fact, that some user-made levels that were originally made difficult are now just practically impossible.

Keep in mind none of the mods include any new levels.

Though there are plenty that do that.) Instead, they serve as overlays to any levelwad you play.

Because of their special spawn ing system, any new monsters or items unique to the mod will show up without the need to edit the level itself.

Presumably it was made for the original Doom, in which case most user-made levels are.) For example, most of the listed mods below use a random equivalent spawn ing system, in that where a regular zombie manformer infantry would normally appear, the game would choose 1 of 5 equivalents (with different attacks, its more than just a re-skin) somewhat equal in strength and in the same category to spawn in place of it.

This also goes for guns found on the ground too (weapons that were already there, not dropped from an enemy), such as a chain guns be ing replaced by one of two weapons of the same category at random.

Start the same game over again, and it reshuffles everyth ing.

Please note that this is just a general idea from what Ive experienced or read -- the exact system may or may not differ slightly from mod to mod.

The game includes the new weapons introduced in Doom 3, save for the Soul Cube.

The weapons each use their own ammo as well, so weapons with similar types, such as the pistol, machine gun and chain gun (they all use bullets) all have their own ammo drops that can be picked up.

The game also adds the need to actually reload your weapons, forcing the player to slow down and take cover once in a while.

Ris ing also adds a score system and kill statistics, giv ing it more of an arcade feel.

Though its more on the low side, like 15 points for kill ing an imp equivalent enemy or 50 for bigger enemies.) Thrown into the mix are allied NPCs who fight along your side.

Pictured above.) Their spawn rate is rare, but kill ing them will lower your score tremendously -- more if you gib them.

Theres also helpless victims who constantly scream for help, which are annoy ing but are considered allies too.

The problem is when allies spawn in tight, one-way corridors, which means it will take forever to push them the other way.

Their brains are just as smart as the zombies youre shoot ing, so if anyth ing else, theyre mostly a hindrance as they run around aimlessly when no enemies are present.

The problem is, on high resolutions, such as 1920 x 1080, the HUD fonts are very small.

In the end, youll have to choose between the two HUDs or lower ing your screen resolution.