2024 [GzDoom] 🩸 Brutal Doom New Version 22 ( Beta 4 ) 🩸 Doom II 💥 Maps of Chaos Overkill 💥

Sergeant Mark IV the original creator of the Brutal Doom mod is working now on a new version. He released the public Beta 4 Brutal doom version 22, a few days ago. Let's slay some demons! :)

Useful links to play this: ( you need the original .Wad files doom1.wad and doom2.wad by purchasing ID Software's Doom 1 and Doom 2 games )
1. Gzdoom ( 3d source port engine ) ---> https://zdoom.org/downloads

2. ZDL ( a custom mod loader for the GzDoom source port ) ---> https://github.com/qbasicer/qzdl/releases/tag/v3.2.2.2-stable

3. Brutal Doom Version 22 ---> https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom/downloads/brutal-doom-v22-beta-test-3

4. AI upscaled textures for the enviroment ( Alternate version ) ---> https://www.moddb.com/mods/ai-upscaled-alternate-dhtp/downloads/ai-upscaled-alternate-dhtp

5. Soundtrack Remake (2024) for Doom 1 and Doom 2 by Andrew Hulshult ---> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uvq8BI6UYF37eYpENCbln1ppTfHGg_cW/view

6. Maps of Chaos the full package ( to increase numbers of demons on each map, I use the OK-overkill version ) ---> https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom/addons/brutalized-doom-and-doom-ii

For Brutal Doom updates here is sergeantMarkIV's youtube channel where he posts his updates ---> https://www.youtube.com/@SGtMarkIV/videos

What's new in this Beta 4 version:

Main additions:

- Massive performance improvements, even ridiculous slaughtermaps like Speed of Doom Map30 and even Okuplok can work now depending on your computer's power.
- Greatly improved blood decals and blood effects, wall blood decals looks more realistic and lags less when looked up close.
- New test map of a ruined city. (only with standard monster placement, hordes on UV still not implemented)
- Water particles redone to be more realistic and have better performance use
- All enemy projectiles have new explosions that makes them more unique and have less performance impact.
- Many weapons received new sprites.
- Fire particles redone, special notice to Flamethrower.
- New slaughtermap test map: map TEST_01
- Go explore, I always forget to include all the changes in changelogs.

What to expect from future builds:

- Tests 4.1 or 4.2/etc. in case we find problems that needs a quickfix
- Test 5 to implement community suggestions and Extermination Day Test 2 coming along with it.
- Test 5.1 and 5.2/etc. for quickfixes on Test 5
- v22 Gold