{"id":18421,"date":"2022-03-03T13:47:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T13:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/john-romero-releases-his-first-doom-ii-level-since-1994-to-support-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T13:47:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T13:47:11","slug":"john-romero-releases-his-first-doom-ii-level-since-1994-to-support-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/john-romero-releases-his-first-doom-ii-level-since-1994-to-support-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"John Romero releases his first Doom II level since 1994 to support Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What just happened?<\/strong> Doom co-creator John Romero has released an all-new map for classic FPS Doom 2 that will help humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. It marks the first level for the game that Romero has released since it launched almost 30 years ago, back in 1994. <\/p>\n

Romero tweeted that the new level is priced at five euros ($5.54), 100% of which will be used to support the people of Ukraine through donations to the Red Cross and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund.<\/p>\n

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To support the people of Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross and the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, I\u2019m releasing a new DOOM II level for a donation of \u20ac5. 100% of the proceeds go toward these agencies. Thank you. https:\/\/t.co\/1meRjC0IJZ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/p0VbjdIofP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ???? ?????? (@romero) March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To play the level, called One Humanity, you will need an original copy of Doom 2 and a modern source port. The .WAD contains a readme text file as well as the external mod data, and it can be downloaded up to three times after purchase. It\u2019s available to buy now<\/a> from Romero\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t Romero\u2019s first return to map-making. The developer, who left id Software in 1996, published the first Doom level he\u2019d created in over two decades back in 2016: a reimagined version of the original’s E1M8 stage called Tech Gone Bad.<\/p>\n

Romero also released Sigil in 2019, the unofficial spiritual successor to the fourth episode of Doom. The add-on pack features nine single-player levels and nine deathmatch levels. You can still download it for free here<\/a>\u2014there\u2019s also the option to pay 6.66 euros for a copy bundled with a soundtrack from one-time Guns N’ Roses guitarist Buckethead. Romero is currently working on a sequel to Sigil, called, unsurprisingly, Sigil 2.<\/p>\n

In related news, EA Sports has just announced<\/a> that it will be removing Russian and Belarusian teams from NHL 22 and FIFA 22 in response to the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n