I'm thinking about an idea for a Hexen megawad. I've been placing my ideas on the drawing board and here's what I have so far: Prologue: The Serpent's Maw Hub 1: Decrepit Town Hub 2: Venom Monastery Hub 3: Razor Mountains Hub 4: Stronghold of Treachery Hub 5: Inner Sanctum Epilogue: The Serpent's Lair It won't include new sprites or sounds just levels. And no I'm not trying to get other people to map for me though feel free to participate if you're interested. This is just an idea I thought I'd share with the community. I may not even do all 5 hubs, just as much as is realistically possible.

If you turn those hub names into map names then you'd have a project you could do yourself <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: -->

That was my intention. <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt=":?" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? -->

What about contributing few maps for Scattered Evil? <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> We already have advanced monster AI which allows to give orders to them, and some new monsters also.

[quote="TheCount":3iyfb61o]If you turn those hub names into map names then you'd have a project you could do yourself <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling Eyes" /><!-- s:roll: --> seriously ive been working on dr for 8 years its gone nowhere

I actually have spent a bit of Christmas vacation learning how to map.

Well, then practice a lot, mapping is a very time absorbing thing, I've been mapping for 3 weeks now and slowly advancing, learn how to make special effects that are cool man <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->.

[quote="Firebrand":mnsfrha3]Well, then practice a lot, mapping is a very time absorbing thing, I've been mapping for 3 weeks now and slowly advancing, learn how to make special effects that are cool man <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->. 3 weeks? <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_surprised.gif" alt=":o" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o --> I thought you were mapping for years.

Of course I've been mapping since more time, I have been revamping existing maps for 3 weeks now and I can't finish them yet <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->, that's what I meant, heh!

How many maps is Scattered Evil gonna have BTW?

Patience <!-- s[-X --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/eusa_naughty.gif" alt="[-X" title="Shame on you" /><!-- s[-X -->

Well I've been coming up with sub-levels names and here's what I have so far: Hub 1:Decrepit Village Abbey Guard Post Forest of Putrescence Obsidian Spire(Secret Level) Hub 2:Venom Monastery Burial Chambers Demented Chapel Bishop's Library Knight's Temple(Secret Level) High Priest's Sanctuary Hub 3:Razor Mountains Black Crypt Swamp Desert of Blech Bloodlust Caverns Mining Village Excavation Site Fortress of Chaos(Secret Level) Hub 4:Stronghold of Treachery Aqueduct Barracks Prison Keep Mages' Quarters The Frozen Outpost(Secret Level) Hub 5:Inner Sanctum Treasury(Secret Level) Sanctum Underhalls Gates of Despair Gauntlet

It's not easy (or even remotely quick) to make an entire 5 hub megawad, believe me. I'd stick to making just one, maybe two if you have enough time and patience.

[quote="Ichor":u7is0k02]It's not easy (or even remotely quick) to make an entire 5 hub megawad, believe me. I'd stick to making just one, maybe two if you have enough time and patience. Yeah, especially if you want to have good maps with sense and atmosphere. [quote="Necromancer":u7is0k02]How many maps is Scattered Evil gonna have BTW? Heh, as much as possible <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> (though "possible" - can be not too much actually)

[quote="Ichor":1r974w1z]It's not easy (or even remotely quick) to make an entire 5 hub megawad, believe me. I'd stick to making just one, maybe two if you have enough time and patience. Yep, since both our megawads have been in development for years and not finished yet <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt=":P" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P -->

I just thought of this project only several days ago. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: --> And you're working on a megawad too Doomer? <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> . Tell me about it perhaps we can work together.

Yes, mapping takes a lot of time. It can take days to make one simple map. Weeks for an extremely complex one. From my experience, mapping is fun at first but after successfully completing one or two you get tired and bored from it easily, and it begins to feel more like a chore than a hobby. You mentioned no new graphics or sounds, but would your project be using the enhanced elements of Zdoom or 3D effects of GZdoom and such? Mapping might be fun for me again if I do a completely spontaneus Hexen map rather than straining my brain to try to think of ways to make my own (non-hexen) project perfect. What are your intensions for each of these hubs? The name "Decrepid town" suggests a ghost village of some sort. But what other environments would the levels around it include? Forests? Mountains? Maybe even a sewer? Would these be Hexen-style in that all maps in a hub are connected together and the player must traverse between them to get things done or is it the old-school level-by-level sequence kind of thing?