You have no idea how happy this video has made me. You really made my day, no, YEAR. I've actually submitted this map last year too, tweaked the traps a bit since then as they were even meaner than i intended. I was smiling from ear to ear the whole time as i watched you play, and your commentary really gave me goosebumps. I'd like to add that this isn't my first map as many of the commenters seem to think, it's in fact my fourth map. Also, besides the sky box (which isn't that visible in this map) i think freelook is importnat otherwise some traps would be unfair? Idk, i'm used to playing with freelook and haven't tested the map without it. Above all, i'm really glad you enjoyed your time playing it! Thank you so much Decino, and thank you to everyone who commented on this video. You guys have really made me happy!

That switch on the beginning elevator to allow backtracking is a feature that needs to be in EVERY map.

This mapper is going places if they are new. This is really good

My guess is the mapper did a lot of study before making his first map. You can tell that he put a lot of thought into what he was doing. This map with all the details and ambushes took a lot of time to make, at least that’s my guess. Plus it’s punishing, he killed Decino after all. Yeah, that’s a hellish first impression.

As someone who has made and released maps before, I have to say one thing to aspiring and new mappers. Only take constructive criticism. Doomworld has an awful lot of complainers, and listening to someone like that will make your mapping experience worse. I personally love making very hard, Endgame-Sunlust style maps, and I have had people straight up call maps I spent weeks making "Joke Maps" because the reviewer was unable to beat them. However, I also have gotten genuine constructive criticism before, and if I was going to ever return to the mapping scheme, listening to them would make my maps better. The person making this map has a bright future ahead of them if they wish to keep creating, because they made an awesome map with this one.

This looks like a Cyriak map and I dig it

I don't have any constructive criticism to add, I'll just put my 2 cents in and say that Mehlad is on the right track in terms of creating a sense of "place" as opposed to a map that feels like connected bits of geometry. As Decino pointed out right away, elevation differences, lighting, texture choices, theming, it's thoughtful and continuing to refine that sensibility is going to take you places.

First time mapper can mean one of two things: 1) It is his first time mapping for Doom and this is just raw talent. 2) He has experience creating maps or levels in other games and is a first time mapping in doom.

For a new mapper, they've clearly done their homework Only thing that hints for new mapper is the ammo management and even that isn't too bad

this one is in stark contrast to the 'grove' one. I unironically love techbases, and this one is brutal! the design, enemy placement, even the secrets were fun! oh yeah!

5:24 I think the window design is grate! 10:15 I’m thinking you’re supposed to use infighting to conserve your ammo. 21:00 instinct would be to back away from the gunners; they hit the barrels behind you and blow you up. The best compliment I can give this map is that when you reached the end (with the elevator that takes you back to the beginning) I was hoping there was more to the map. I was kind of sad that it was over already.

If this is mapper's first release... I imagine he either gifted or did a great deal of learning before. Or both. Anyway, it looks very cool and challenging. Yay, pinky did another кусь.

I counted about 14 times I would have been destroyed, but Decino is a master at squeezing out of danger. Excellent map!

the worst part of this map is that it ends. I was having fun watching it :)

If... I, as a non map maker can even give my two cents on this map... It's AMAZING. The flow of the battles, the music, the atmosphere, the enemy placement. If i have just a little pet peeve with the map is that on the main room before the toxic waste is lowered, i feel an Archvile was needed if the secret was all those rockets, with all the corpses there 2 archviles teleporting at different times would have been a great fight to use the spaces and the pillars going up and down to give you a safe space. Other than that, if this was the Author's first maps... DAMN. He's going places.

The fast forward was an unexpected giggle

For a first time mapper. Kudos. He must have watched hundreds of playthroughs and learned how to position the enemy and obstacles, just right,

A strangely unique and nice looking map. I ought to look into this WAD

That was a really good map. I appreciate your commentary in it too. I like when you pointed out little details, like the chaingunners that prevent camping. This play-through wasn't just a map showcase but an impromptu class on good map and gameplay design.

This was an incredibly fun map to watch. Hats off to the mapper.

My guess, this is a first or early times Doom mapper, but a seasoned level designer for other games, because this map is really professional! In fact it reminds me somewhat of a monster Quake map from a set called Violent Rumble from last year.

If this is a first mapping effort, it comes from a _lot_ of in-depth analysis of how well-made maps flow.

Wow! Remember the days when a first map meant a few box rooms and some badly placed monsters? Times have certainly changed.

As a child, Johnny Cash took some singing lessons, and after a half hour, the teacher said "Son, i'm going to stop you right here. I can't teach you anything because you need to just keep on doing what you're doin." This dude needs to keep doin what he's doin

Can't believe this map was made from a new mapper. Might be a pseudonym of seasoned veteran? Deadly but manageable encounters literally shout their creator's mapping experiences. Personally I was very surprised and impressed by the room where you saw revenants and mancubi outside with teleporting hell knight inside.

We didn't expect to see decino so afraid of traps on a creator's first map, and all of them fair traps.

What a good level! I wasn't expecting that death mid-map honestly, these traps were powerful.

Just because he's a new mapper doesn't mean he has to give it away. He watched, learned, and yes he was mean!

The rationing of ammo and health is really well done!! My understanding is that's usually very hard to play test for various difficulty levels (and player skill levels). Seeing Decino have to juggle his whole arsenal in order to stay in the fight was very satisfying to see!

This was so well done and so brutal, I want to see his next map! Maybe a long gauntlet with ending and beginning in the same room but archies spawn when you click the button at the end. No ammo but the respawned chaingunners.

Lmao at Decino's "calm down, dude!" (compliment) after the rocket launcher fight. I thought why doesn't Decino just run back the way he came, but that door closes! Very evil trap!!

I hope this guy keeps making maps. Very impressive.

Thumbs up to the mapper! That was pretty brilliant ❤

Damn this map... Just... damn... Hope more will Come later from this creator

Holy Crap! For a relatively new mapper that was extremely impressive! You got some serious skills my dude! The visuals are amazing, every area feels real and looks like a real place! About the only thing I would say that could be considered criticism at all would be to suggest maybe play around with the lighting a little bit more. Darken some areas here and there and maybe make some areas only have a few limited light sources. Make those ambushes all the more terrifying and challenging! Speaking of which, well done with enemy placement and the way ambushes are set up! Putting those pinkies, specters, and chaingunners in just the right spots to deny retreating and camping made every fight intense! And having Revenants, Imps, and Mancubi sniping you at times forced quick reactions to avoid getting wrecked! Even Zombiemen were well used to chip away at your health while you're trying to prioritize more serious threats! Again, well done! Keep it up and you'll be a famous mapper in no time! Thanks for the amazing video and stay safe out there!

I must say, watching you bob and weave through projectiles in this level has been a highlight of this map. Great job to the map maker, not only does the level look nice, but the enemy placement was well planned out

Given the choice of texture and how it feels like a good wad; well thought out level using tropes reminiscent from some infamous mapers - it's kinda obvious the person whom made this learned a lot from the other people in the community and apply everything they could understand intelligently. Hell i'd wadger they tested it themselves. It would fit great inside Evilternity or BTSX.

I would love to see this wad get a full play-thru!

Did this guy go to the Casali Bros School of map-making? Because I'm getting Plutonia vibes with these EVIL traps!

Maybe this is where the barrels were made, which is why there were so many of them in the storage.

There were a few evil traps, oh man. It's a very difficult map. Also beautiful, congratulations to author! Such a masterpiece

This is a really neat map. Last time I saw ambushes that enjoyable to watch was probably that Hotel California map.

For a beginner mapper this looks more like an advanced mapper. The visuals, enemy placements etc looks really well done. Definitely a wad playing through

This is one of the best designed, both visually & gameplay-wise maps I've seen played on this channel...almost certain it's a veteran map maker who's having fun "smurfing" lol well played

I like the fast forwarding to your most recent "checkpoint".

I actually like this map. Very challenge but the map itself is really good for lots of details of Slimes and a very nasty traps almost all around you. 😬Ammers are not by much but at least it's durable. Dude Mehlad you did really well with this map. Secrets are not bad either so your getting easy stuff to plow through those enemies. Also keep your videos up as well decino. See you soon! 👏

This mapper just might have a future👌🍻🤘

The visuals are great, the gameplay too, nice run :)

This is either a naturally gifted new mapper, or as i'm observing in the community, experienced mappers releasing ambitious/experimental wads under pseudonyms...

This is one of the best maps I have seen awhile. Awesome job to the mapper.

Wow, that was intense! Nice map!

There is no camping in this map, thank you!

Lots of dicey encounters, great visuals and atmosphere... I likey!!! Creative usage of multiple things, tho the moving pillars encounter was really cheesable, i would've got rid of the monster blocking linedef but instead add a button that makes a... Pillar wall being able to rise or close there (so it requires more than just going up the stairs) aand maybe make so Cacodemons spawn when you go up the stairs so you don't get tooo confy

it's great to watch your videos after a while :)

And he is new mapper? what!? Art. Doom Art.

There's new and 'new'. Like my friend's girlfriend from Germany, we spoke German with her for years until one day she finally got confident enough to start speaking Dutch. She wasn't speaking it before but she was studying. I guess mapmaking is similar, if you do a lot of reading and looking into what other people are doing before actually doing it yourself you'll be much better than someone who just downloads a doom editor and gives it a shot on their own.

What a really exciting map! Also, great playthrough.

Amazing map, great to watch.

Pumpkin man: I'll judge on the basis of combat. *Combat judges him instead* XD

Man, this round of submissions is getting so cool, cant wait to get my hands in most of the maps.

If this really is a first Doom map, then no way Mehlad hasn't done user maps for other games before. That, or like others said, he sat his butt down and studied the blade of linedefs until he got to this point. The map is extremely well thought out. You mentioned Ribbiks, and I agree, but the style of some of those traps struck me as more like Paul977, another spicy mapper. He likes to lay down some 'gotcha' tricks to his setpieces like those barrels - imagine backing up into them and a fireball or bullet setting them off.

Damn. That was awesome. Thanks for taking us through this map, Decino. Good show.

sped up sections look funny as hell, thanks for keeping them in Decino

This is incredible for a new mapper or for anyone!

For a “new map crater” this is good

Some really cool traps here, and great nukage use. Definitely applause worthy.

This one was really nice! Semi tech base, with interesting monster traps and placement.

I some doubts too. Using simple shapes and still making it look good takes time. I use to make build engine duke levels and it took me a year or so to get to a comparable level and that was looks not to mention enemy placement. So if this really is a newbie, I expect greatness in the future

The map layout for allot of those fights were really clever, I love when a room is designed to work in conjunction with a fight instead of a generic box where you strafe in a large circle with little to no threat. Only thing I could say that was rather mean was the hell knight that teleports on top of the player, evil.

Great map, thx. Btw, due to free look I had better feeling where are you looking amd aiming at, was quite interesting. Thanx!

This isn't even just a great first map, there are maps in great wads by experienced mappers that are worse than this. The texture usage immediately stands out as fantastic and this person has an impeccable eye for using enemies for area denial. Great map!

11:22 Turns out those walls were sus after all... :P

Amazing map!

Decino, I hope you can make a series (of sorts) highlighting maps from new or promising mappers. The maps don't have to be perfect (your feedback is very good too). I hope the format will encourage new mappers to continue improving their mapping skills because they see players actually playing/enjoying what they have created. Doom always needs fresh (mapmaker) blood!! 🎉

It was funny that you said you were gojng to focus your criticism on gameplay rather than looks, because by the end of the map I think the lighting might be the only thing that could use some work. Love maps that loop around. Bits like the blue key, and the mega armour where you get taunted with an item that's so close but seemingly impossible to get to. Really like the switch at the end. When you get through a map like that it makes it feel so well connected, like a real facility and not just corridors and open spaces placed for gun fights.

I have a very hard time believing this is a new mapper! Top tier map layout, near perfect balancing. Maybe the texturing is a little too chaotic?? But that's such a nitpick. I *wish* my first maps looked anything like this. Seriously, the interconnected areas and how you move through them differently is some of the best I've seen.

Great Map, GamePlay, and Map! Finally a tech base that looks like people have ever been there! 😮🤓🌐👌

Stuff like this inspires me as a new mapper.

Music hits as hard as those monster traps bravo encore

Awesome video today.

you got a little comfortable with the idea of a newbie's map 😅man, I'm downloading every single submission you've played, these maps have been so good.

This map looks great! Nothing to add! Maybe some plasma for emergency to be a bit more forgiving.

Looked like a very hard yet balanced map to me. Also great visual, its got a nice style to it all.

A little waste of ammo in the first run. But this map is great, downloading it right now. p.s. 15:13 i love this hell knight trap🤣

That map aws amazing!

I love this map!

Superb map.

Ooo what a map.

Hell of a nasty trap at 12:40 the one solitary doom guy corpse is testament to that

Author might be "new" to doom mapping, but no way it's a new mapper in general. He probably was making stuff before, and with the knowledge of good combat and mapping tested on himself, experience from watching/playing good maps such as Sunlust, it's understandable how he can create a map like this so early on.

I like that you had to think and question your moves.

This new mapper will be the new ribbiks, one day it will be

I loved the theming on this map

the textures are definitely a big plus on this level's design

Ceilings are an under-appreciated aspect of visual design, and this map has some really good ones.

freelook without autoaim is my preferred way to play, it's great to see someone use it who knows what they're doing :D (it helps if the setting reverts to autoaim apparently :D )

This was amazing. Shout out to the map maker. You should connect with Insane Gazebo and work on some Sunder fights 😊

Nice

Otex is one of the goat texture packs for og doom I've seen in a long while. I'll be nomming thru this soon with supercharge cus supercharge and otex is like pb'n'j.

the map design looks pretty good if they're actually new. And if they are actually new, that would explain the actual encounter tuning, which seemed brutal