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Alien Breed 3D was a valiant attempt at basically creating Doom but for the Amiga in 1995, a machine that really wasn't suited for such tasks. The pixels were huge and the viewport was tiny, but it was a technically impressive 3D shooter considering the limitations. It even had some features over Doom - the water effects were amazing and it supported 3D floors and even texture mapped models. It was the first real experience of a texture mapped first person world to the developer of this mod so it was somewhat of a revelation. It may not be anywhere near as tightly designed as Doom (honestly some of maps are pretty bad), but the developer has a lot of nostalgia for it, and a place in his heart. So, he decided his first major Doom engine project would be to recreate it and also, ideally, iron out some of the issues of the original. Initially a Doom 2 total conversion using GZDoom, later a copy of GZDoom was included making the game standalone. Features: All 16 maps from the original game converted and adapted; Overhauled graphics, textures and visual effects; New HUD, designed not to take up most of the screen this time; All 5 weapons from the original game, including new redrawn graphics - also an additional one that didn't make it into the original game, the knife; Various new items including body armor, small health packs, ammo drops and and map terminals have been added; All the original aliens are present and are angrier than ever with improved graphics and mechanics; Three difficulty levels, that do more than just increase monster counts; A new soundtrack by me under my musical name, Null Divisor, featuring 17 music tracks in total. Also lots of additional sound effects added. |
