DOOM 3: Save Ammo mod

Version: 1.0
Last modified: 2008/10/27 (checked on 2019/9/30 — all works fine)

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Description
Changes
Strategy
Installation and use
Mod details

Description

This mod is good for people who:: — think that there is too much ammo in the game,; — want to play a level more difficult than Veteran, but don't like the Nightmare level for some reason.

In this mod the ammo quantity and the capacity of medkits and armors are decreased by about a half. The damage of some weapons is also decreased by 10-20%. In addition, when the game starts your health level is only 25 units, that creates a meaning for numerous medkits scattered around at the beginning of the game. Monsters aren't modified except the final boss — Cyberdemon — its strength is doubled.

Surely it depends on the way you are playing, but according to my own experience, the original Doom 3 is overstocked with ammunition. With this mod you'll have to search and grab most of the secret storages and have to save your ammunition down to the last bullet.

doom3: lack of ammunition — With a wrong strategy you may have a high chance to be out of the ammo in this mod.

final boss - Cyberdemon — However, there is still enough ammunition to have all your weapons fully loaded before the final battle.

Changes

Items
Item	New capacity	Original capacity
Security armor	25	50
Armor shard	3	5
Large medkit health	15	25
Small medkit health	5	15

Weapon ammo
Ammo item	New capacity	Original capacity
Pistol bullets (small)	6	12
Pistol bullets (large)	18	36
Shotgun shells (small)	4	8
Shotgun shells (large)	8	16
Machinegun clip (small)	15	30
Machinegun clip (large)	30	45
Grenades	3	5
Rockets (small)	3	5
Rockets (large)	6	10
Plasmagun cells (small)	15	25
Plasmagun cells (large)	25	50
Chaingun belt	30	60

Dropped weapon ammo
(ammo you get when pick up a weapon)
Weapon	New capacity	Original capacity
Pistol	6	12
Plasmagun	25	50
Chaingun	20	30
Rocketlauncher	3	5

Weapon damage
Weapon	New damage	Original damage
Pistol	12	14
Shotgun	12	14
Machinegun	8	9
Chaingun	16	20
Plasmagun	13	16

Monsters
Monster	New strength	Original strength
Cyberdemon	8000	4000

Player
Player item	New value	Original value
Initial bullets	12	48
Initial shells	8	0
Initial health	25	100
Maximum health	125	100
Maximum armor	150	125

Strategy

This mod is balanced for the Veteran difficulty, although it can be used with any difficulty level. I hope the following recommendations will be helpful for anyone who has difficulties playing this mod.: — don't miss dropped items and secret storages, otherwise you will be empty soon;; — use explosives whenever possible;; — don't use heavy weapons for slow monsters like zombies, use the pistol or the chainsaw;; — it is good to use the pistol even for killing strong monsters when they are far enough;; — aim the head for higher damage;; — don't forget that you can use your flashlight for killing single weak creatures like Trites or Lost Souls.

Installation and use

Unzip d3-save-ammo.zip into the Program Files\Doom 3 directory. Confirm that SaveAmmo directory appeared there, like the following:

C:\Program Files\Doom 3\SaveAmmo
Start Doom 3 as usual, then choose Mods from the game menu.
Select Save Ammo mod from mod list and press Load mod.
As in usual game, press New Game, choose difficulty level and play.
Save your ammo :)

* This mod can be installed only on the original DOOM 3 game (as far as I know Doom 3: BFG Edition does not support mods).

Health 25 units — If you see only 25 units of health as the game starts, that means the mod is properly installed.

Technical details

Contents of zip-archive:: readme.txt; description.txt; pak000.pk4

* The archive does not contain any executable files.

pk4 file is actually a usual zip-archive, that can be unzipped with any compression tool. You can also change the pk4 file extension to zip and simply open it, for example, in Windows explorer.

Contents of pak000.pk4:: def/; — ammo.def; — items.def; — monster_boss_cyberdemon.def; — player.def; — weapon_chaingun.def; — weapon_handgrenade.def; — weapon_machinegun.def; — weapon_pistol.def; — weapon_plasmagun.def; — weapon_rocketlauncher.def; — weapon_shotgun.def

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