[ART] Twomb

 Twomb

Resources used:

• Palette: Hexen 2
• Colormap: Generated with CIEDE2000 in Slade 
• Sprites: My own  
• Textures: My own, Hexen, Juggernaut, /3/ Anon Old Stuff [3DWORLD textures, Marlin Studios great Textures of Orient, NuGraf textures]
• Source port; format: Eternity Engine UDMF

Wad file:

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Description:

  This one's interesting! It's inspired by the resurrection of Jesus, specifically the idea that the resurrection is something that manifests itself in day-to-day life in a variety of ways. To take myself as an example of what I mean: I've been struggling with a variety of strange and harmful thought patterns that have hurt me and others for quite a while. They're things I see as having sprouted out of various unhealed wounds and trauma. I see the pain that caused these things and the subsequent pain they caused represented on the cross and the grave. A manifestation of death. Recently however, I've been blessed with moments of peace and clarity, where despite my troubles, I was able to choose love and kindness over fear and mind traps. I see these in the resurrection - a manifestation of life.

Mysticism aside, there's a funny story behind this: I happened to be listening to a song from Skaldowie and the video had some pictures of the band. I really liked the colors in the last image and I was inspired by them to make a new palette. While brainstorming, I remembered that the Hexen 2 palette had a similar vibe, and after checking it out again I found it really nice. It made me look up the game itself, and seeing as it was on sale for a bit over one Euro I bought it and it's quite a cool game! A bit confusing sometimes but that's Hexen for ya :P 

Anyways, I ended up using the Hexen 2 palette here! It's a really interesting palette, and it was quite fun working with it! I've definitely developed a love for working with palettes meant for games that aren't Doom - each has its own quirks, vibe and personality.