It's been a long time since I last tried a themed run with HDest. Wiretearing and then playing through Aliens TC was pretty fun, but I've wondered for a while now if I could do something similar with other mods and play through them just like I did all those years ago. Thankfully, Aliens: Colonial Marines (not that one, the other one) decided to pop up one day in my searches to answer my inner queries.
However, there is something that I decided to change up in order to make the experience more interesting. You might notice in this video that I'm just a bit more panicky whenever a facehugger shows up. Mmhmm. Unlike my Aliens TC NFRs, I've decided to tinker with the damage values a notch, and yeah, facehuggers now instakill if they catch me.
This change, alongside the general heightened intensity the original ACM2014 mod brings, considering the xenos now respawn infinitely if I spend too long doodling around in the maps, brings me to a conclusion that I'll probably need someone to watch my back with. In comes Ace's Follower mod once again, complete with a fitting addon that I've cobbled up for the job, sprites courtesy from the Salt Shaker addon. Yes, one might say that the addition of a helper makes for a lesser terrifying experience, but, considering how Ace's Follower mod is not your average everyday invulnerable Doom companion mod complete with indepth management mechanics (thus requiring me to watch him as much as he watches me), I think it'll fit in just fine.
Interesting thing that Ugly as Sin updated recently with a change to their weapon sling item. It's now a gyro-stabilizer that's more or less the same thing as the ones Smartgun carriers use in Aliens. I just had to load that one in. Other mods to improve authenticity includes a flamethrower mod and an update to ZRadar that finally makes it a whole proper 180 degrees motion detector (complete with the bloops and blips) requiring battery cells to turn on. All of these have their ups and downs, certainly hoping that it won't lead to my demise, much.
Mods Used:
SBrightmaps: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Doom Sound Bulb: www.doomworld.com/forum/topic...
PSX/N64 HQ Sounds: www.mediafire.com/file/78gxg4...
Alt Sounds: www.moddb.com/addons/doom-alt...
Aliens: Colonial Marines: www.moddb.com/mods/acm-2014
Hideous Destructor: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
WildWeasel's DRLA Sounds: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Personal DRLA Sounds: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Personal HDest Addons: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
ZFootsteps: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Nash's Gore: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Nash's Gore BLUDTYPE Compat Patch: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Nash's Decals: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
Accensus' HDest Crosshairs: gitlab.com/accensi/hd-addons/...
ZRadar: gitlab.com/accensi/zradar
ZRadar HDest Plugin: gitlab.com/accensi/hd-addons/...
KylieAdams's HDest Sprites: cdn.discordapp.com/attachment...
HDest Ugly as Sin: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
HDest AceCoreLib: gitlab.com/accensi/hd-addons/...
Accensus HDest Followers: gitlab.com/accensi/hd-addons/...
HDest Followers Addons: dastrukar.gitlab.io/hddons-li...
HDest Saltshaker: gitlab.com/hdiscord-saltmines...
Potetobloke's HDest Addons: forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php...
D2Icarus' HDest Flamethrower: gitlab.com/icarus-innovations...