Winter's Fury - 10th Anniversary Update
Mod for Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994) | Category: Custom Campaign
Author: Pieruskwurje | Curator: 
Modbadger
Mod for Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994) | Category: Custom Campaign
Author: Pieruskwurje | Curator: Modbadger
Winter's Fury is a large-scale story mod for Doom II, set in the frozen Siberia of 2033. 12 atmospheric maps, new monsters and bosses, modified nano-arsenal and a strong emphasis on story.
Localizations:
Localizations:
The mod is localized into 1 language
(You don’t need to download anything extra to play in these languages)
You play as Sergeant Elliot Morse from a UAC tactical squad. After Baphomet's defeat, demons still roam the Earth, and his remains are stored in the secret Aurora Vault complex beneath Mount Baphomet. When contact with the squad is lost, Morse finds himself alone on a frozen base full of strange creatures, while a dark story with unexpected twists begins to unfold behind him. Additional story elements are revealed through hidden logs scattered across the levels.
The mod includes 12 compact but intense maps with a strong atmosphere of an abandoned Arctic base. The levels focus on lighting, decorations and scripted scenes, creating a rare sense of narrative and tension for Doom.
The arsenal has been completely reworked as "nano-weapons": shotguns and automatics have become weaker but more accurate, many guns knock back enemies, and berserk enhances not only fists but also weapon fire rate. A special place is occupied by the unique Darkfire Narrator—a powerful BFG version available only once per playthrough.
The bestiary is expanded with icy variants of classic demons that differ in attacks and behavior, as well as special "void" monsters on certain maps. The climax features numerous bosses with huge health pools and long, exhausting battles.
Winter's Fury stands out for its well-crafted story, visuals and unusual mechanics. It's one of the most well-known and ambitious story projects for Doom II, which will especially appeal to fans of atmospheric mods with story and non-standard gameplay.
The developer continued the storyline of Winter's Fury in the mod Insanity Edged and plans to release a third mod in the series.
How to install a mod Winter's Fury - 10th Anniversary Update
To run the mod, you will need the GZDoom engine and doom.wad, doom2.wad, or one of the FreeDoom IWADs
Make sure that doom.wad / doom2.wad or freedoom1.wad / freedoom2.wad is located in the GZDoom folder
Move the mod's .pk3 file to the GZDoom folder
Drag and drop the .pk3 file onto gzdoom.exe
Play!
You can also create a Launcher.bat. This is useful for launching more complex mod builds where the loading order of mods is important, or to launch the game via a shortcut.
How to create a launcher for running mods based on GZDoom
Create a text file in the GZDoom folder, you can name it Launcher. The text can look like this, depending on which files you're using:
gzdoom.exe -iwad freedoom2.wad -file "brutalv22test4.pk3"-iwad must always be first, and the number of files after -file can be unlimited, just write them in quotes separated by spaces, like this:
gzdoom.exe -iwad doom2.wad -file "addon1.pk3" "addon2.pk3" "addon3.pk3" "addon4.pk3"Change its format from .txt to .bat by simply renaming it. Now you can launch your builds with a double-click on this launcher.
