AntarcticaUpdated the drivers (Aug 26).
Doom 2016 works fine (it didn't work on previous driver update).
But it wasn't the drivers that caused my Aftershock to not run.
It was one of those user files in C:\Users[User]\AppData\Roaming\Ion Fury that had to be deleted and reinstalled on first game launch.
So the flying thing on z3a4 is untouchable early on, on both EDuke and 3.0. (Could've answered that earlier but 5 years into speedrunning this and I'm still bad with map names)
But all the Warmechs get massive damage from the Ion Bow. I'm not sure if they can be one-cycled though.
Oh forgot to mention.
At least on EDuke Aftershock the crossbow does do short work of bosses.
Hey Fitterspace!
Thanks for the reply!
Yea I always try to stick to Steam versions when speedrunning unless I need 1.1 stuff. I didn't own Aftershock on Steam until yesterday so obviously it was a fresh install. 2.0 that was installed before that ran fine. Reinstalling Aftershock 3 times didn't help.
The enemy disappearing glitch is definitely fixed in Aftershock as I clearly and vividly remember the counter added one enemy death soon after the guy jumped into the void on z1a3, the same place that caused me to raise the alarm.
I guess yeah, 3.0 has to be the best one. Running more than one item at a time is really powerful. And it's just more fun to play. The Loverboy turns into an SMG with baton reload cancelling which makes it enjoyable to use. I may be tripping but it seems more enemies were added so that makes the slaughter so satisfying as well.
Well since the topic of game port is a sensitive one, you could probably create a EDuke32 subcategory. Issues just in general started happening for me after updating my Nvidia GPU driver. Can't run Doom 2016 on Vulkan, it crashes. And I think it's just a good fallback option to have just in case.
Kinda solved my problem.
Moved the game along with EDuke to my system C disk and the freezes were gone
Problem is, if I don't lock the framerate to something low like 60, the Chaingun gets bugged after firing and it becomes impossible to swap to other weapons.
On 2.0 enemies that fall into the void do not count towards the kill counter (on z1a3 the Higher that is in front of the late level fan that you turn off to grab an SMG fell into the pit and that was enough proof for me to know what is going on with disappearing enemies on the enemy counter which has been plaguing me).
So I started exploring other versions like the DLC one hoping that behavior is fixed.
Current Aftershock won't even launch for some reason (it used to work fine but I get an error with a bunch of question marks).
Running with the latest EDuke32 (August 2026) now but it's unstable, takes forever to launch sometimes, and game freezes. Sometimes before z3a1, but on z3a1 it's outright unplayable. Most of the time is spent waiting for the game to load whatever it is loading.
I really want to create a leaderboard for Faithless but I don't like the idea of having it as a separate game.
Maybe if the moderators could add it as a subcategory...?
Thank you.
Finally started running this re-release and right off the bat I get perma stuck inside Iron Liches on E4M1: Catafalque at the end while hopping over the gap (you know the one).
Problem persists even if I disable enhanced everything.
I don't know where to submit bugs and I don't know if anyone is working on the game to fix them. So I guess I'll report them here.
Also the Wings of Wrath bug is not present here so I'm not sure if I'll ever pick this re-release over DSDA.
Another important sidenote in case someone decides to create an All Secrets category.
Need to specify if it's enhanced or original, because the differences are significant, e. g. E2M1.
Hey! I remember you from Maynarde's stream, I think. :) I think given total inactivity of this category and Hano being busy it'll be easier if you just apply for moderation yourself and make proper adjustments. They are much needed IMO in light of the new re-release.
I need to practise this run at least one more time for a marathon.
I will record it and send it to ya.
Or you wanted a demo of this specific verified run?
Thank you by the way for verifying!
I don't mind the wait at all.
I know that speedrunning of the game is inactive and I also heard that the actual leaderboards for it are elsewhere. :b :)
Greetings, dear moderators of Heretic.
I like to speedrun secrets, and this time I've been practising a lot of Heretic. I have a Wet-Nurse Episodes 1-5 DSDA run ready for verification.
Thank you.
Yea there are 100% runs in a lot of games, where you kill every enemy, pick up every item, and clear all the secrets. All in one run. UV Max or something, in Classic Doom. But I like to speedrun just secrets and have been working on Hedon for quite a while. Very excited to finally get done with Crystal Heart. Will try to finish up Bloodrite soon as well.
I have a Crystal Heart run at the moment. Ready for submission. Thank you.
