Serenity is a full replacement of DOOM I's third episode. This WAD contains new graphics and new music.
The set of 8 levels have been made with the word quality in mind. It's Mind here, not Muscles! Many days and weeks have gone into testing, designing and fine-tuning. Although this isn't a hack&kill kind of level, you will get your share of bloody action (especially when playing on "Ultraviolent").
Some of the levels may be a breeze, others may be a real pain in the *ss. But one thing can be said for all levels: YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE CHEATS!! There are a few very though places, but they can be done. When it seems you can't get around them without using the cheats, you may be doing it the wrong way and/or you may have missed one or more (valuable!) hidden rooms (which contain power-ups, weapons and/or ammo). Hidden rooms which, by the way, can ALWAYS be recognized in some way (different texture, different light-level, etc.).

Let's see what players have mailed us after they had undergone the Serenity experience:
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"I don't post here [on the Doom newsgroups] often, mainly just come to read
what is new. But I just had to let those know who have not tried it yet that SERENITY.WAD
is the best I have seen. Great for single player doom. The wad is very well done. Check
it out." |
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"I have just finished playing the best .wad I have seen yet... serenity.wad.
If you don't have it yet, go to
[https://hermans.org/doom/index.html] and get it. It
replaces the entire 3rd episode (with the exception of E3M9) and includes a couple new
graphics and new music. Well thought out and well built, this wad has quality equal to of
surpassing many of the original DOOM wads." |
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"..ITS THE MONA LISA OF HOME-MADE WADS.
download it today...." |
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"One of, if not the, best single player WADs I've seen. Too many WADs seem to be
designed for DOOM-Gods-Only, but this one seems to be running at tough-but-doable all the
way through. I'd put this right up there with Alien Doom as a top-of-the-line player
WAD.
IT'S A KICK!" |
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"Thanks for the brilliant Serenity. Definitely the best wad we've seen. Better
than the original doom wad." |
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"I had to stop and oogle at the stained glass windows for a while." |
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"I think they are the best Doom wad files yet. I haven't finished all the levels,
but the part I like most about Serenity is the cathedral stained glass, which look even
better than those in Heretic!" |
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"I Recently purchased registered Doom (Ultimate Doom by the way) and I decided to
try Serenity and Eternity, because I heard so much good things
about them. I'd just like to tell you that they are awesome, especially the movie
theatre level." |
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"Truly a tour de force of design, artistry, and programming. It's been a privilege
to enjoy this experience. It's a pity that computer art is not recognized to be as great
as painting or the other so called fine arts. Surely you would be considered
masters." |
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"Serenity kicks major ass!!! That is the best wad I have ever played.
I espesially like the 8th level. Awsome windows and the whole level is awsome. PLEASE
make some more of those. They kick ass.
Did I mention they kick ass???
Well they do." |
So, if you haven't downloaded SERENITY, then do it today! (you won't regret it... 8^)

For (short) descriptions of the seperate levels of Serenity, and to see some impressive screen-shots, check this page.
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