Site Back Up + John Romero
Posted by taton on 2016-10-03 08:53:00 EST
DF-21 is now back up. Rejoice.
A fun little bit of content for y'all. John Romero (of Doom Fame) recently did a walk-through of his recreated level of E1M8. Lots of great stuff for 2.5d level designers. A shout out to Dark Forces was made with a staircase inspired by Jabba's Ship from Dark Forces. John Romero incorrectly describes this staircase as being an illusion created using teleporters. This is misinformation that goes back to the Usenet days, when many people assumed that Dark Forces was incapable of sector over sector geometry.
https://vimeo.com/theromero/review/156288044/2ad02ce556
Custom Mission Playthroughs
Posted by Taton on 2016-08-20 02:15:58 EST
There is a dearth of quality Dark Forces custom level video content. Here is an attempt to remedy that.
Check out Max Duckwell's youtube channel. He posts play-throughs of older FPS game, and has put up quite a few custom Dark Forces missions. From Free Kelly to Discovery at Ironfort, sit back, relax, and enjoy some Dark Forces.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4V3Cs5q0vBvXlcPsLsNJMCMnZt7KxnoQ
Posted by Taton on 2016-08-10 22:27:11 EST
DF-21 is now the proud host of Dark Forces history! Cybercraft CDark, has been uploaded for consumption by the general public. Created by Mattias Welander, famous for working on the Dark3D engine, this is an editor he created that features a full 3D preview system.
This is an alpha version of the software, so make backups before you unleash it on any of your projects.
Please take this moment and sing the Swedish national anthem, "Du gamla, Du fria".
Posted by Taton on 2016-04-09 04:12:48 EST
Been a while since the last update! Got some more levels uploaded as an apology:
Ruins of Talos Series - A 4 part story driven series with ALOT of custom components. NOTE: The two Reunion levels are completely different and unique.
Energy Mine on Parux - Beautifully constructed level set on the precipice of a canyon. It evokes a feeling similar to the "Surface Tension" section from Half Life.
Dark Prelude - Nice little prequel duo-logy to Dark Forces chronicling how Kyle Katarn saved Jan Ors. First Level is more fun than the second. (If you like this kind of stuff, you should check out the "Birth of a Mercenary" levels for Mysteries of the Sith)
The Rock Episode I - Gandolo IV - This level has great atmosphere. Taking inspiration from the Michael Bay movie of the same name (with less Sean Connery), this a well polished level with great feeling of uneasiness as you work your way through the facility.
Most of the good stuff has been uploaded already, but there's a few more gems down the line.
