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I had no doubts SMW would win the competition, even though it provided almost nothing comparing to it's predecessor
Compare 2020 run to 2015 run which won not 1, but 2 nominations! Do you see much difference? Do you think almost the same run deserves the award when there are some more great competitors to choose from?
Tiny Toon Adventures got a much better improvement over it's 13-year-old TAS and the TAS now is even more spectacular then before. This is the true 1st place!
Explain me, why did you vote for SMW? It's like people saw yet another Mario title in nominations and voted for it just because it cannot be NOT cool. How many times you're going to award the same game?
We are not voting for the best game or franchise that every gamer is supposed to know! We are voting for the best TAS, people!
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almostmatt1 wrote:
What we should all hope for is that Vita decides to do a Doom 2 UV-Speed TAS! He's a freakishly good TASer and IMO if he made one it'd be the closest thing we'd have to being considered unbeatable.
Unfortunately, he's busy with Plutonia TAS. I don't know why, since ClumsyDoomer made a great UV Speed TAS, but it looks like Vita isn't satisfied with it. Also, he said he would eventually do TNT D2All TAS in sub-18 mins.
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I'm wondering if it's possible to kill the 1st stage boss with a P power-up that kills all the enemies on the screen. If I'm not mistaken, the last satellite drops it. Did you try to destroy it by the edge of the screen, scroll to the boss and then pick up the P?
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Not a big list this year =)
Frankly speaking, I would add the remaining 3 movies to the nominations, even though non of them impressed me, but I'm sure, at least one of them will be eventually added.
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almostmatt1 wrote:
Thanks for the vote! I plan to do an Episode 2 TAS at some point in the future since a new trick has been found for it since Akse did his 3:02 TAS, but I likely won't do an Episode 3 or 4 one. I am heavily considering making a Doom 2 TAS, though.
Even two of them. A faster void glide on E2M6 and secret exit void glide on E2M5.
BTW, the last one was discovered even before Akse's TAS submission here IIRC (i don't remember the last modified date of that NoMo TAS), but ClumsyDoomer decided to keep it as a secret.
Also, I'm not satisfied with E2M8 TAS. All actual TASes don't have enough cells to kill the Cyberdemon with Plasma Gun alone. Instead, they switch to Rocket Launcher which is much slower in damage dealing.
If I remember correctly, each rocket can deal up to 150 damage because this one is almost immune to splashes.
Unfortunately, there are no cell energy packs nearby the TAS route.
ZeroMaster made an incredible Doom 2 TAS. I don't think a TAS on UV would be more spectacular comparing to that one.
Still, you can perform this recently discovered trick on Map 18 which is not available on Nightmare.
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Yes, as Dimon said if you don't mind please use the PrBoom+ Source Port for superior results. Speaking of Smooth Demo Playback, if you do decide to use it, there is a setting "Smooth Demo Playback Factor" which changes, well, the degree of smoothness. 1 is the lowest setting with no real perceptible difference and 16 is as smooth as it goes. I think 6 is the default factor when the setting is on, but personally I think that 3 is the sweet spot. For the video I included in the original post SDP was turned off. SDP off would be obviously the closest to actual real gameplay but having it on makes it more enjoyable to the majority of viewers so I guess it depends on your thoughts about strict authenticity vs enjoyment.
No, SDP won't be used and it will be recorded at 35 fps. At lease, original DOS Doom playback won't be used for maximum credibility. TASVideos stuff is against recording at 60 fps.
Whatever. Let people decide which video they would like to watch. I'm not going to persuade anyone.
Thank you for your effort, Matt!
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feos, please use PrBoom+ 2.5.1.5 to be able to record video at 60 fps! It matters because of input interpolation. Also, make sure Smooth Demo Playback is turned on!
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You don't have to worry about it. We both know how Doom AI works against us. An improvement at one spot may produce a flaw at a different spot. Still, it's up to you. Please, write back if you're going to redo this TAS!
Also, it's impossible to perform a void glide from the courtyard on E1M8 because you won't be able to produce such a high X momentum with rockets alone.
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almostmatt1 wrote:
Not to derail the thread but Dimon12321 (in addition to being a cool dude and encoding the Episode 1 TAS above) has in the past done an individual level e1m9 UV-Speed TAS. Here it is if you're interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-soLcUdRbA
Thank you for sharing my video, but I uploaded it in a terrible quality back in the day.
Here is a better one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siH6lGqzGDkalmostmatt1 wrote:
Within a single frame there are technically 93,645,180 different input combinations possible, accounting for the full range of running speeds, strafing speeds, turning angles, weapon changes, potential firing, and "using" switches and doors.
Did you count turbo movement (MF51 ... MF127 and so on for other 3 directions)? As far as I can tell, nothing can produce the movement of this "power" unless -turbo 255 was added to arguments before launching Doom.
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Temp encode with Smooth Demo Playback enabled which makes this TAS more watchable:
Link to video
This is a much more technical TAS comparing to Episodes 2-4, but it also features a lot of sharp turns if SDP is turned off. I really like how gently you bump into walls while still preserving momentum.
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This game is mystery. Who knows, how many glitches are still to be discovered. However, I doubt the playaround TAS will be even close to a similar UMK3 TAS by the entertainment value.
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