Doom II - Blood Foundry - MAP01: Endtroducing (Ultra-Violence 100%)

What's up everybody, here is Blood Foundry: a 3-map, vanilla-compatible morsel from wonderful Squonker member Egg Boy. Released back in 2020, this speedmapping triptych is defined by quite a striking chromatic combination of crimson and gold, as well as a couple of functional surprises here and there. Enjoy!

Basic info
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IWAD: doom2.wad
Difficulty: Ultra-Violence (pistol start)
Map author: Egg Boy
Music: "Battle" from Chrono Trigger arranged by Sword-Bolt
Port: DSDA-Doom 0.27.5
Compatibility level: 2 (Vanilla)
QoL mods: Colored Blood, Black Gloves, Ultrawide Statusbar
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Additional notes
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It wouldn't be accurate to say that Egg Boy was a novice mapper when this mini-set was concocted and released, but using the retrospective lens of his main body of work as a Squonker, you can definitely draw the conclusion that we're dealing with a creator still trying to find his footing and his style. And to be sure, there are shades of a later coalescing of that style like his return to SNES classics with the Chrono Trigger music; well-timed (if a bit unsophisticated) traps; an understanding of how to construct gameplay flow; and most prominently, an eye for very pleasing color combinations, giving the ol' techbase an aesthetic facelift that's difficult not to appreciate. Solid.

P.S. I've created a UMAPINFO file for the WAD using JadingTsunami's UMAPINFO Designer tool in order to have the correct level names in the automap and to make the maps loop properly.

Switch for secrets: 0:56

Secret 1: 1:03

Secret 2: 1:21

Links
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WAD:

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic...

QoL mods:

Colored Blood:

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic...

Black Gloves:

https://www.moddb.com/mods/universal-...

Ultrawide Statusbars:

https://github.com/NightFright2k19/do...