This PC-exclusive mod, released in August 2023, offers a unique take on the classic shooter genre by adhering to a strict design constraint: each map is built using only a single texture and a single flat, with minimal exceptions for essential interactive elements like switches and the skybox. This minimalist approach forces a distinct visual style and challenges players to adapt to environments where familiar visual cues are deliberately limited.

Core Gameplay and Design Philosophy

The experience is centered around navigating 24 custom-designed maps, each crafted by different community members. The core gameplay remains true to its shooter roots, emphasizing skillful movement, precise aiming, and strategic engagement with enemies. The imposed texture limitation is the defining characteristic, creating a stark, abstract aesthetic that shifts the focus from visual variety to environmental awareness and combat proficiency.

What makes this mod unique?

The primary innovation lies in its radical adherence to a single-texture rule per map. This constraint fundamentally alters the player's perception of the game world, demanding a different kind of spatial reasoning and combat strategy. Instead of relying on diverse visual themes, players must learn to read the environment through subtle variations in lighting, geometry, and enemy placement, all within a highly unified visual palette.

Difficulty and Player Experience

The mod features a range of difficulties, with maps generally ordered by increasing challenge. While some maps are designed to be demanding, comparable to high-difficulty community projects, the inclusion of difficulty settings allows for a more accessible experience. Pistol starts are intended as the default playstyle, encouraging players to rely on their initial loadout and resource management.

Map Design and Author Contributions

The 24 maps included in this project are the result of a collaborative community effort. This diverse authorship ensures a variety of approaches to the core design concept, offering different interpretations of how to create engaging combat encounters and navigational challenges within the single-texture framework.

Technical Compatibility

This mod is built for the MBF21 (• complevel 21) standard, ensuring compatibility with modern Doom engines that support this specification.