In-game screenshot
Army of Darkness TC is a total conversion created by The Army of Darkness Team. It was released in 1996 after nine months of development. As the name implies, it is based on the Army of Darkness movie. Two versions of Army of Darkness TC exist; one version was made for Doom/The Ultimate Doom and the other version was made for Doom II: Hell on Earth. Army of Darkness TC includes 10 new levels as well as new weapons, monsters, sound effects, voice-overs, and music.
Summary
The player takes control of Ash Williams, the protagonist from the movies (Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness).
Weapons:
- Mechanical Fist (Fist and Pistol replacement)
- Chainsaw (uses a new sprite)
- Double-barreled Shotgun (uses the Super Shotgun sprite from Doom II, Shotgun replacement)
- Winchester Repeater (uses the Shotgun sprite from Doom, Chaingun replacement)
- Flaming Crossbow (uses the Ethereal Crossbow sprite from Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, Rocket Launcher replacement)
- Torch (uses a new sprite, Plasma Gun replacement)
- Catapult (uses a new sprite, BFG 9000 replacement)
Monsters (based on "Deadites" from the movies):
- Four-legged Soldier (Imp replacement)
- Skeleton (Demon replacement)
- Ghost (Lost Soul replacement)
- Floating Torso (Cacodemon replacement)
- Fake Necronomicon
- Skeleton Captain
- Bad Ash
Levels
Army of Darkness TC has 10 new levels. The levels replace the first level in episode 2 and all nine levels in episode 3 of Doom/The Ultimate Doom, and the first ten levels of Doom II, respectively (depending on the version).
(The following shows the order that the levels are played in the version for Doom/The Ultimate Doom)
Episode 2: DM-Bonus Level
E2M1: DM Bonus Level
Episode 3: Army of Darkness
E3M1: Evil Dead
E3M2: Arthur's Castle
E3M3: The Pit
E3M4: Good Ash vs Bad Ash
E3M5: Necronomicon Ex Mortis
E3M6: In The Deal
E3M7: Let's Go
E3M8: Shop S-mart
E3M9: Slept Too Long (Secret)
(The following shows the order that the levels are played in the version for Doom II)
MAP01: Evil Dead
MAP02: Arthur's Castle
MAP03: The Pit
MAP04: Good Ash vs Bad Ash
MAP05: Necronomicon Ex Mortis
MAP06: In The Deal
MAP07: Let's Go
MAP08: Shop S-mart
MAP09: Slept Too Long
MAP10: DM Bonus Level
It should be noted that the Shop S-mart level is very similar to Warhouse.wad, a Doom WAD created by Mike Barker in April 1994.
Credits
The Army of Darkness Team
Project Leader: Stefan Maes
Original Idea: Steve Conway
SFX/Misc GFX/Deadites: Steve Conway
Main Levels/ DEH-Patch: Stefan Maes
Secret Level: Lawton Roberts
Pit Level/FAQ: Andy Stine
3D Rendered Sprites/ 'GFX On Demand': Jeff Allen
DM/Co-op Test Leader: Shonen Angell
Musical Sparks: Suture
Install: Scott Powers
Special Thanks To: Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, ID & Raven Software
External links
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- Army of Darkness TC at Moddb.com
- Review at Doom Wad Station