Unwelcome

I live and breathe for the works of Doom modding that transcend being works of Doom modding — the WADs that advance my understanding of what a WAD can even be. There are plenty of total conversions of Doom, dating as far back as the mid-’90s. And thanks to advanced ports like GZDoom, there’s dozens of completely new games being developed today on the engine. But those projects aren’t what I’m talking about exactly. I’m more focused on what can be done within the confines of Doom while retaining its most basic and core elements. Unwelcome is one such project.

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With over a year between each of these last three updates, I think it’s about time to admit that this column is reaching the end of its days. I’ve had a specific end in mind for years, actually, though I expected to get there much, much sooner. Between focusing on other projects (mostly WADs of my own), and the dreaded Real Life taking up more and more of my time, even plans of ending What’s Awesome, Doom? had to be put on the back burner for a long while. Now, though? With other chapters of my life coming to a