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Matt Tropiano

@mtrop.net

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I make stuff for Doom. And code stuff. The Adventures of Square, DOOMBRINGER, TAME, DoomTools, and countless other Doom maps and mods. mtrop.net

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 04/09/2026

I'm still making stuff for Doom! This is for something unreleased, and it's Vanilla-compatible!

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 18/03/2026

A Doom modder watching the DLSS 5 discourse, hearing people complain about their work getting changed by user intervention:

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 17/11/2025

RIP to the legendary @burgerbecky.bsky.social. Her accomplishments were as amazing as they were numerous, and I count myself lucky to have met her in person. I also worked on the remaster of Killing Time, a game she was directly involved in. Hope our paths cross again Rebecca, wherever that may be.

My dumb face alongside Rebecca's legendary visage.

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 14/08/2025

All in all I'm very happy with what we did with the games, and that people have been overwhelmingly positive about the changes (which you can disable, if you like). The waypoint system was a bit of a pain to add to Hexen, but hopefully it helps a few of you out there in finishing the game!

Vestiges of Grandeur: A small bayou-like area with wooden bridges leading to tiny islands, the last of which has a stone altar with a large gem on it.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A library in a gray building, with bookcases lined up every which way.

Vestiges of Grandeur: An arena with stained glass windows at the far end, an inset for a sigil of kind nearest to the viewpoint, and columns that cradle fire in the middle.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A view of a blackened temple with impaled bodies and trees wreathed in shadow. Braziers of flame outline the frame of the temple. A crimson sky provides the backdrop.

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 14/08/2025

As soon as I heard we were working on it, I jumped at the idea of making a new hub for it. What resulted was "Vestiges of Grandeur" (Xaser came up with the title), a 9-map hub which included 2 secret maps. I did most of them while Xaser, Kaiser, and Not Jabba did a map each.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A staircase on the side of a big swamp castle.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A tombstone on a grassy hill, with a well that will kill you if you jump down it!

Vestiges of Grandeur: One of the buildings in a small village amidst a wooded area. A fire pit can be seen in one of the buildings.

Vestiges of Grandeur: More wooded areas with a mausoleum visible to the right side.

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 14/08/2025

So in case any of my friends were wondering - yes, the "secret project" I was on was Heretic + Hexen. If you told 11-year-old me that I was gonna work officially on a game I was playing when it just came out, I'd say you were out of your mind.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A broken bridge on the way to a stone causeway.

Vestiges of Grandeur: The entrance to the Serpent Temple with imposing buttresses.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A pool in the middle of the main hub area, where you can go to many maps.

Vestiges of Grandeur: A clock tower in a sunken swamp.

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Matt Tropiano @mtrop.net · 18/10/2024

Hey, BlueSky. I'm Matt. I currently work for NightDive Studios and I worked on the remaster of Killing Time sprucing up maps and adding a whole new area cut from the original game. Hopefully I'll get to show more of my work, but ya know, NDAs and all...

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