DEATH WISH • Add-On for Blood

Death Wish 1.3

2011-11-23T09:39:00.000-08:00

This will very likely be the final version of Death Wish.

It fixes some problems people came across during streaming play, and includes all the changes from both 1.2 and the crispy patch.

Get Death Wish v1.3 here:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/downloads/death-wish-13

Crispy Patch

2011-11-20T08:18:00.000-08:00

Apparently the final level of episode 3 is beyond annoying on the highest difficulties.
This evens things out a bit.

MediaFire
http://www.mediafire.com/?beladc8i34d841x

ModDB
http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/downloads/crispy-patch

Death Wish 1.2

2011-11-15T14:43:00.000-08:00

Available in a few hours on ModDB.

Using this new version will not interfere with any of your game saves. The new version of the current mission will load the next time you play through.

The blood save files basically make a copy of the level that's being played so loading up the new stuff won't erase your progress even through all the maps are being overwritten :-)

v1.2
Cutscene paths changed from C:\blood\ to C:\ in DW.ini
Some mission music rearranged
Enemy/respawn alterations throughout entire map set
Large reduction of Acolytes in favor of other enemy types
Some altered respawn arrangement
Miscellaneous textures aligned and altered
Many areas now favor enemy difficulty over increased numbers
Bugs and "traps" in co-op fixed

Death Wish 1.1

2011-11-04T13:44:00.000-07:00

This version features every fix and the updated README & GoG content.

ModDB Link:

http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/downloads/death-wish-11

Temporary MediaFire Alt Link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?vhze1vwl1ntb5wa

11-2-11 Updates

2011-11-01T13:44:00.000-07:00

Critical bugs and other issues addressed:

Actor error from e1m3 that some people are having resolved
False keydrop in e2m3 fixed in single-player mode
e2m7 door toggle fixed for lower difficulty settings

README expanded to include info on running Death Wish on the GOG.com version of Blood

README expanded to include info on bMouse for mouselook

GOG Cut Scene Fix

2011-11-01T07:29:00.000-07:00

Some people have been experiencing difficulties getting the cut scenes to play when using the GOG.com version of Blood, so we've cooked up a few fixes.Answers to your questions are available in the README included in Death Wish. It covers everything from using bMouse to compatibility issues and fixes for GoG's Blood.

Death Wish Released!

2011-10-31T19:41:00.000-07:00

It has arrived at last!

Caleb will need to muster all his strength to take down the mighty Tchernobog,
who has managed to free himself from the grip of death.

ModDB Page
http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/

Features

Over 30 levels spread out across 3 episodes, which includes secret levels and transition levels for flowing smoothly back into the main campaign.
6 new cut scenes, appearing at the beginning and end of each episode explaining the story and its developments throughout the course of the game.
New story, taking place after the events of the original Blood and its add-ons while staying within the same mythology.
The Tome message system, giving the player hints and story tidbits during play to further deepen the story and reveal hints or secrets.
All the levels have been adapted to be playable in Co-Op mode, so you and up to 7 other friends can tackle Death Wish together.
All levels include modified enemy and item placement depending on difficulty settings for added replay value. Even long-time Blood pros will find a challenge in Death Wish's brutal Extra Crispy setting.
A very detailed plain-text Walkthrough is included. It is split into 2 sections: One with the basic player path discussed and the other revealing all available secrets.
A Commentary text file is included, revealing the creator and lead QA tester's thoughts on Death Wish and its content.
A detailed README file is included, ensuring that everyone can get things working properly even on varying file system configurations.
Simple drag-and-drop installation — no confusing or malfunctioning installers.

Download Now!

ModDB
http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood/

Released Tomorrow!

2011-10-30T08:46:00.000-07:00

Excited yet? The countdown is on!

Today I'll be creating the final piece of Death Wish, the README file, which will go over installation as simply as possible. Well, there's almost nothing to it:

Drop everything into the Blood directory
Follow README instructions to make sure cut scenes will play

All files have the prefix "dw" making them easy to locate in your Blood folder.

Added Death Wish to Mod Database

2011-10-28T11:32:00.000-07:00

Awaiting approval at the Mod Database for Death Wish.

Update: Added!

http://www.moddb.com/mods/death-wish-for-blood

Death Wish Completed

2011-10-28T00:18:00.000-07:00

The add-on has been completed at last. More details soon.

Cutscene Progress

2011-10-26T20:34:00.000-07:00

Still on track to release on Monday.

All audio recorded and converted for the cutscenes. Artwork finished for 4 of 6. Hopefully will have 2 of the 6 scenes completed by tomorrow.

Challeges Set

2011-10-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

All maps have been updated for varying difficulty levels. The majority of variation occurs between the Medium (Pink on the Inside), Hard (Well Done), and Very Hard (Extra Crispy) settings.

It is noted in the Walkthrough that the guide was built for Medium difficulty, and variations occur in enemy and item placement when not playing on that particular difficulty setting.

Now to tie up some loose ends as the release date draws near!

Bring on the Pain

2011-09-29T11:27:00.000-07:00

I've begun adjusting the levels for the 2 highest difficulty levels, adding in extra enemies and changing up ammo / item type and placement.

The add-on is pretty difficult all on its own on Extra Crispy without any adjustments, but there's always someone out there who wants a crazy challenge.

Walkthrough Completed

2011-09-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

The walkthrough for Death Wish has been completed. If you ever get stuck in a level or just can't find that last secret, this will help you out!

Done Building Levels

2011-09-14T21:14:00.000-07:00

Okay, this is the last level I've made for Death Wish. For real this time!

I've done another full run-through of the entire add-on and did little fixes here and there, but now it's time to work on the final steps. First up: Adding Co-Op starting points to the maps, which I've been putting off since it's tedious and time consuming.

(New) E3M3: Shadehaven

Free of the dimensional nightmare world, Caleb makes his way to a lonely mountain acting as refuge for lost souls. He'll have to make his way to the peak of the citadel to discover the secret of escaping.

Release Date Announcement

2011-09-02T14:57:00.000-07:00

The official release date for Death Wish will be this Halloween, October 31, 2011!

In the meantime, I'll be releasing some more information as well as giving updates and other goodies.

Here's the first — a new mission!

(New) E2M6: Deep-Sixed

Let's see if Caleb can dig himself out of this situation! He'll have to battle his way from a dank burial cellar to the haunted shores beyond to make his way toward the Black Tower.

Expansion

2011-08-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

I need some time to take care of some personal business as well as getting the cutscenes ready. In the meantime, I'll be polishing up completed levels and making little additions here and there. In this case, it's a BIG addition — a new level!

I was doing a complete runthrough of Death Wish and saw a place where I could roll with a few ideas I had floating around. This mission will follow E2M4, bumping down the following missions. I have a final release date for Death Wish in mind, but I won't make any announcements until I'm sure I can stick to it.

(New) E2M5: The Grapes of Wraith

Furtile grounds beyond the castle once yielded plentiful fruits, but now a lurking evil has poisoned the earth. Caleb will have to make his way through the rain and sludge to find the source of the curse.

Final Mission Completed!

2011-07-08T20:24:00.000-07:00

Final mission completed. No spoiler preview for this one — you'll have to see this for yourself. Now I just have to finish up the walkthrough and the cutscenes. After that I'll do a little more playtesting/polishing. Then it will be time to release Death Wish!

E3M7: Dead End

The final showdown. Caleb is in for a fight like no other, battling his foe in the twisted spaces between dimensions. It's going to take everything he's got to put an end to the Dreaming God once and for all.

2011-06-30T17:22:00.000-07:00

With this completed, only the final boss battle remains! I can hardly believe that I'm almost done.

E3M6: Last Rites

The end is near. It's a race against time to find Tchernobog before he achieves his goal, moving from the coast to the temple where Tchernobog was defeated so many years ago. If Caleb is too late, he'll be pitted against a power greater than any he has faced before.

Project Updates

2011-06-27T18:50:00.000-07:00

I've been working on a number of things in the past several weeks.

E3M6 is nearly complete, but was very effects-heavy and took some extra time.
E3M9 (Transition Mini-Level) is completed.
Went back through some of the previous levels and did some editing here and there.
Installed Boot Camp on my Mac so I could run the smacker conversion software for video.
Recorded audio for movies.
Created a complete plain-text walkthrough of every completed level for the add-on, split into 2 sections: One that doesn't reveal any secrets of secret levels and another that reveals everything. This took waaaay more time than I thought it would, but it helped me catch a few errors and make the player game-path a little less confusing in the more complicated maps.

I'm basically trying to polish up some of the older stuff as we close in on the end here. After E3M6 is done I just have to create the final boss level! The whole thing is really starting to feel complete. Looks like the final map total will clock in at 28, excluding the BB Maps and the special Co-Op map (although the rest of the add-on will be set up for Co-Op, as well).

As you can see from my list there will be movies with narration at the beginning and end of each episode to flesh out the story. Hopefully I haven't gotten too rusty with After Effects. I edit video quickly so don't expect that to hold me up too much.

Final Secret Level Completed!

2011-05-05T07:41:00.000-07:00

As with all secret levels this place can be a little tricky to find, but if you do be prepared for a surreal treat!

E3M8: Nightmare

You awaken back at home, but soon realize that all is not well! You'll retrace memories of missions past — shattered and reformed in a red-stained, choatic vision.

Episode 2 Completed!

2011-03-10T10:05:00.000-08:00

Finally got around to making the secret level for episode 2. I felt like I needed something simple and fun to work on after E3M5, which was a long and complicated project.

E2M8: Dread Faction

You discover a group of cultists that has splintered off from The Cabal to start their own army. However, managing the large group of monsters proves too much and the facility is overrun. Considering the cultists were forced to leave their weaponry behind in the labs, this may be a mess worth cleaning up!

2011-02-17T07:45:00.000-08:00

We're starting to come close to the end! The environment is just as dangerous as the enemies in this one.

E3M5: Inferno

Now we're getting to the bottom of things! Deep in the mountains a sweltering cavern awaits those brave enough to enter. Tread carefully — enemies lurk around every corner and one false move could get you riddled with bullets or sent to a fiery grave!

Fleshing Things Out

2011-02-10T13:18:00.000-08:00

I'm closing in on the completion of E3M5, but that's not the only thing I've been working on all this time. I've gone through all the previous levels a bit to touch up any errors and make small adjustments.

The biggest feature I added were tomes that bring up messages when you collect them. There are several in each level, and they have special messages that reveal secrets, story elements, and sometimes nothing more than offhand cultist comments. They're not always right in your path, but if Caleb gets curious and starts searching every corner he should be able to find them all.

They aren't essential to actually conquering any of the locations but I thought it would be a nice feature for those who take the time to wander around each map looking for goodies.

Moving Along

2011-01-28T15:06:00.000-08:00

My modifications to Episode 1 are finished and I'm continuing my work on the next level, E3M5.

Levels left to complete:

E3M5 (In Progress)
E3M6
E3M7 (Final Boss Level)
E2M8 (Secret Level, some work completed)
E3M8 (Secret Level)
E3M9 (Transition Mini-Level, some work completed)

Patching Things Up

2011-01-17T19:13:00.000-08:00

Some of the more recent levels put a few of the ones from Episode 1 to shame, so I've been going back and sprucing up a few of the oldies over the last 2 weeks.

• Revising the visuals
• Adding new areas
• Fixing old glitches (I think there aren't any left!)

After this week I'll probably get started on the next new level.

E3M4 Completed!

2011-01-05T15:23:00.000-08:00

Another one bites the dust! Just as E2M4 is my homage to the original Blood's E4M1, this map is my homage to the original Blood's E3M2.

E3M4: Duck & Cover

Your boat trip gets cut short, and it looks like you're in for a real battle this time. You'll have to raise hell in this war-torn city to reach your goal on the opposite side. There may not be a building left standing by the time this fight is over!

E3M4 Almost Done!

2011-01-04T13:10:00.000-08:00

After getting lots of free time to map over the holidays I am closing in on the completion of the explosive E3M4! After the more subdued settings of E3M1–E3M3 I thought I'd hop into something a little more wild. Inspired by one of the fan favorites from the original game ;-)

Secret Level Challenge

2010-12-21T12:31:00.000-08:00

I made some adjustments in the first two episodes to make the secret levels a little more tricky to access. Now all that's left is to make sure the secret levels are good enough to go to the trouble of finding them!

E3M3 Completed!

2010-12-13T08:51:00.000-08:00

Finally finished! It took longer than my usual levels but this thing is massive. The depth cuing is removed from these shots so you can see a little more.

E3M3: Bogey Beach

Out of The Room and off to the shore! There's a lot to explore on this infested boardwalk, but you'll need to find a way across the ocean to continue on your journey.

Closing In

2010-12-09T06:58:00.000-08:00

E3M3 is mostly finished, and turned out to be one of the more elaborate maps so far.

As usual I thought I was getting close to finishing a while ago but couldn't help adding in some extras here and there.

All Clear

2010-11-25T22:30:00.000-08:00

Today I changed all the image hosting so that everything exists only on the blog's webspace.

Yesterday I got a nice chunk of E3M3 finished, which is turning out to have some of my favorite visuals in Death Wish. Hopefully I'll be close to finishing next week.

Death Wish • Everything So Far

2010-11-23T15:10:00.000-08:00

Death Wish Episode 1

In Cold Blood

E1M1: Home Sweet Home

Caleb is trying to rest after the defeat of Tchernobog, but evil never sleeps! T-Bog is back with a new body, some new tricks, and an axe to grind with the one who took him down.

The undead army has returned as well. You’ll have to defend your home and navigate the mile-high mines if you ever want some peace and quiet.

E1M2: Lost Highway

The Cabal seems to be using a closed road to ship supplies. You’ll have to cut through the forest to cut off their supply line, but watch out! These vehicles won’t hesitate to take out friend and foe alike if they get in the way.

E1M3: Ice & Fire

A small house near the end of the highway hides a big secret. Be ready when you enter – there’s more to this cozy home than meets the eye!

E1M4: The Abyss

A deep cavern lies beneath the ice where cultists worship and creatures crawl. You’ll have to reach the bottom to drive out the evil forces. Tchernobog’s new body is beginning to gain power, so be careful when he appears!

E1M5: Jigsaw

You’ve traded the open caverns of the Abyss for the claustrophobic confines of the Trap House. You’ll have to be crafty to get out of Tchernobog’s deadly dwelling in one piece.

E1M6: Arctic Outpost

At the end of the Earth the Cabal has dug up an ancient evil to call their own. What could it be? The answer to this mystery lies somewhere in the frozen research center for you to find.

E1M7: Urban Decay

The undead army is using a dark city as its final icy stronghold. From dilapidated apartments to pristine offices, the lurking evils must be eliminated if you are to make your way to the city rooftops where Tchernobog awaits.

E1M8 (Boss): Vertigo

Watch your step! T-Bog makes his last stand on the city rooftops, and is ready to call upon the remaining enemy swarm to take you down – and it’s a long way!

E1M9 (Secret Level): Spooky World

An amusement park full of rides, greasy food, and fun! Grab a key from each attraction and make your way to the biggest and scariest ride of all!

E1M10 (Transition Mini-Level): Ring of Fire

You won’t be getting back THAT easily! The Cabal has been preparing while you were playing in Spooky World, and now you’ll have to plow through the newly gathered rotting ranks to continue on your way.

Death Wish Episode 2

Scar Trek

E2M1: Armada

The Cabal is on the run after their defeat in the arctic, carrying supplies to a new base. You’ll have to board their vessels and deliver some punishment before they can deliver their cargo.

E2M2: Out to Launch

It looks like the caravan of ships was delivering to this space center. Have the Cabal expanded their territory into the stars? You’ll have to find a way skyward if you want the answer.

E2M3: Mothership

If the Cabal didn’t think you’d be able to reach them up here, they’re about to get a big surprise! You can clear out the ship, but it could still be occupied later. How can you shut it down once and for all?

E2M4: Weird Science

Back down to Earth and back down to business. Some strange experiments are taking place in a haunted castle and you’re here to investigate. Be wary – Tchernobog has also returned from the Mothership and is ready to show off his increased power!

E2M5: Twilight Grotto

T-Bog’s abilities continue to build along with his undead ranks, and here he’ll demonstrate both. Don’t let the scenic view take your guard down – this is the setting for some of your most furious battles yet.

E2M6: The Black Tower

An army stands between you and the ominous Black Tower, and things only get more dangerous inside. You’ll need all your reflexes and battle skills to make it past this enormous fortress and find what lies beneath.

E2M7 (Boss): Legion

Far into the depths of the Earth Tchernobog waits, ready to show you what his army can really do. Unrestricted by the confines of your last encounter on the city rooftops, the army has full reign in this underground showdown. Your fighting abilities will be put to the test as you take on the full power of the Cabal.

E2M8 (Secret Level): Incomplete

No work completed for this level.

E2M9 (Transition Mini-Level): Behemoth

Completed. Previews coming soon.

Death Wish Episode 3

War is Hell

E3M1: Whisper Peak

The undead army has been crippled, and so the final search for Tchernobog himself begins. Your search brings you to a town in a dreamlike sleep that hides nightmares from the past. Is this the path to Tchernobog or his attempt to unravel your mind?

E3M2: The Room

Things only get more surreal as you find yourself trapped in a rotting Urban Decay (E1M7) apartment with no way out other than a widening passage to a grungy subway world. The supernatural loop is surely Tchernobog’s doing, so you’re on the right track. However, the apartment deteriorates with each visit … can you escape the cycle before the apartment, or reality, begins to crumble?