Doom II: Struggle - Antaresian Legacy - MAP29: Alpha Scorpii Monument - Blind Ultra-Violence 100%

[@worldoffood123]

This is a map that really benefits from mouse look. So many intricate designs throughout! The large circular room where you fight the final mastermind has a whole collapsed ceiling with a ton of detail. It looks amazing!

[@adinocc2042]

This has been such a great series. I'm sure the last map will not dissapoint!

[@Hydronisa]

weeeellllll.....

[@Lunar_Sovereign]

i had a nice little chuckle to myself when you left the starting room saying "I don't think there's a secret here"

[@Vytaan]

I knew I cursed myself once I said that 😅

[@asabovesobelow1362]

You just know Antares thought very highly of this map if he put it in the 29 slot over the last map.

[@KernelLeak]

37:56 "I think it's too early to grab another mega" _Wait for it... wait for it..._ :D

[@Vytaan]

My short-term memory isn't exactly great here :D

[@KernelLeak]

@@Vytaan Eh - it's more like you were so fixated on finding resources that you didn't even notice the kill count... :)

[@Vytaan]

@@KernelLeak Oh oops :D I thought you were referencing the first time I thought it was too early to grab a mega, only for me to immediately die :^)

[@AlexShulgin]

Mind-blowing how you can run on a straight line from the start to the exit once the map opens up. Amazing looks! Amazing play!

[@Vytaan]

Yeah, it's awesome how it all connects. :D

[@dreadwanderer]

I don't know which one I like more, 28 or 29. This one has more of a classic build-up towards the action climax but both are magnificent.

[@asabovesobelow1362]

The fight at 33 mins was super memorable for me cause I ran out of grenades early and had to deal with the horde with all the other weapons took ages and all my ammo.

[@Vytaan]

Oh no, that's the worst scenario :p Glad you made it through!

[@SohakmetGameplay]

Well, just one more map to go. That was quite the journey. I wonder what order did Antares make each of these maps. Sometimes I get the impression that he was getting the hang of things with the first few maps (except map 1, that one is a great introduction) and steadily learning how to make these massive, sprawling maps and finding his own style, leading to a wallop of a final episode. In the end, Alpha Scorpii Monument is the culmination to his style of mapping; creating an entire journey in the span of an hour. Starting really small and culminating into massive encounters that can knock someone right out if they are not bracing for impact. Like I said in the previous video: This is a much more balanced map compared to Antaropolis. The battles are better designed, the pacing is better introduced and it's an overall better experience gameplay wise. Like it or not, this is the best map in the wad and this, with pretty much all other maps in this wad, is something that Antares can proudly look back to; paraphrasing what MtPain27 has said. Honestly, Antares. Congratulations on such a masterpiece and I look forward to more things you make.

[@_antares031]

Every level was made sequentially (MAP01 ~ MAP15A,B,C ~ MAP30), except a few exceptions. Both MAP03 and MAP05 were the modified version of scrapped levels from 2013. There were 9 more finished & scrapped levels (You can actually find a screenshot of scrapped MAP17 from the background of HELP lump with new monsters info), but I found that those two levels could be fit into the first episode of Struggle pretty nicely. MAP28 was originally designed as MAP25, during the fifth beta version. You can actually find a similarity between the end of MAP24 and the beginning of MAP28, as a remain of this concept. Lastly, MAP33 is the first playable doom level I've ever created, back in 2006. There were a few draft levels, in order to familiarize myself with DeepSea level editor. But this was the first level that you can actually play it from the start, and exit the level in the end.

[@SohakmetGameplay]

@@_antares031 Very interesting! Thanks for the great insight! Amazing to see such growth through this megawad. It all really leads to these last 10 levels that just blow everything out of the water.

[@Mega1andy2]

16:39 that archie was like nope, leave me alone....

[@CarlRaven91]

Eye candy galore! Antares' Magnum Opus for Struggle, and a tribute to Misri Halek from AV!

[@Vytaan]

I'd even say that MAP28 is a magnum opus as well, so two in a row :D

[@johnt8295]

A trusty hammer and archi is the best combo 👌

[@makhauser42]

Such a pleasant Azure project, sad a bit it's going to end soon

[@TheBrutalDoomer]

I believe the secret map with "regular" textures is a showcase of Antares' early work, I also remember that I have played it, just don't know in which wad it was.

[@SohakmetGameplay]

@@TheBrutalDoomer it's on this wad. Map 33

[@asabovesobelow1362]

The midi is really good too.

[@TheRaker1000]

penultimate is such a fun word, isn't it?!

[@Vytaan]

It sure is :D

[@sileightynz5274]

I want an analysis on how the leichenfaust deals damage, not a decino level analysis but just to know

[@_antares031]

It's actually pretty simple. It's basically a BFG, but its tracers have blast damage. So the best way to use Leichenfaust is getting close enough to hit all 40 tracers against a mob of monsters, but staying away enough to avoid blast damage from the tracers.

[@sileightynz5274]

Chur

[@BigPashPlays]

This is close to the best map I’ve ever played. I can only think of MAP32 from Eviternity II as “better” off the top of my head. Also I believe it’s pronounced “scorp-y-eye” because English is stupid. 😆😆 Lastly, did you pick up on the Misri Halek feel of the map? It felt like a tribute to it until I reached the cave section which just about confirmed it.

[@Azullia]

The text file for Stuggle agrees: "A tribute to "Misri Halek" from Alien Vendetta; my all-time favorite Doom level. It also has a super secret."

[@Vytaan]

Thanks, had no idea about the pronunciation :D The Misri Halek tribute makes a lot of sense in hindsight! Though I have to admit I didn't pick up on it during the run, it's been a while since I played AV.

[@NoumenalSoup]

What on earth is "stupid" about English in this respect? Big illiteracy energy.

[@ruawhitepaw]

Did anyone else want to scream at the screen at 4:04? :D

[@Vytaan]

I'm sure you weren't alone :D

[@lecoindugamer7644]

How do you even live without the textured automap?

[@Vytaan]

I've never used it :D

[@Derpyisdead]

Are playing this on the kex engine doom version? (Doom + doom ii), if yes. How are you playing this on DSDA?

[@Vytaan]

I'm playing on DSDA 0.28.1 - here's a great video on how to launch custom WADs with it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXu0lqGuZc18hrssi=Wh1dsAQcFNTv1Fww

[@Derpyisdead]

@@Vytaan thanks :D

[@inuyasha3204]

Some of those dodges where a little rookie moves so sorry vytaan 😢