A mod for Doom II: Hell on Earth
Zen Dynamics is a 2005 ZDoom partial conversion created by Xaser. It was created to demonstrate an implementation of weapon reloading in ZDoom, 7 years before it was officially and fully implemented as a weapon state. The game also includes features such selecting and deselecting frames, cutscenes, new monsters, new levels, new sounds, and 13 new weapons. Most of the levels are based on unfinished levels created by Malcolm Sailor which were released in 2000 in the "Assorted Scraps and Leftovers" collection. At the 13th Annual Cacowards, this WAD was listed as a runner-up alongside Oniria.
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One of those Doom WADs where I guess it's not entirely great (was a partial conversation, very wildly unbalanced and just throws some speculative ideas into the mix) but god, there's something about playing this which is just so weird and strange. Seemed like an early example of trying to add things like proper cutscenes and reloading mechanics into Doom, and also is kind of original in the sense that it plagiarises everything so much that it paradoxically becomes something entirely original. Also has two different endings, one of which is a secret, and it's one of those things where it's hard to tell how much of it is parody and how much of it was sincere.
Oh, also the soundtrack in this is great. Purple Motion's Shadowrun really stands out in particular, and was used in Morgan Vogel's Lesbian Bart: Escape from Cyberworld video. Honestly is how I found out about this Doom WAD, lol.
Oh, also the soundtrack in this is great. Purple Motion's Shadowrun really stands out in particular, and was used in Morgan Vogel's Lesbian Bart: Escape from Cyberworld video. Honestly is how I found out about this Doom WAD, lol.