Strange Aeons

Strange Aeons is a Doom mod that features 45 new maps and a large number of new weapons, powerups, and monsters. Many elements of the mod are based on Lovecraft's works, in particular The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and The Call of Cthulhu.
== Plot ==
The player controls the nameless Traveler, a Miskatonic University researcher who has recently lost his son David in a tragic accident. To cope with his loss, the Traveler has begun an obsessive translation of the Kadath Tablets, which appear to have a strong connection to the treacherous Dreamlands. After seeing visions of his son alive and well in a utopian world, the Traveler embarks on a dream quest in the hope of reuniting with his son.
== Game world ==
The mod consists of five episodes: "The Shattered City", "The Stagnant Fortress", "The Land That Time Forgot", "The Plateau of Leng", "Out of the Aeons". Each of the episodes takes place in a unique realm that is drastically different from the others. The Shattered City has a "broken world" motif, with buildings and rock formations drifting through empty space. The Stagnant Fortress features rusted, dilapidated buildings of the future filled with toxic sludge, crushers, and conveyor belts. The Land That Time Forgot is a prehistoric world with a vaguely Egyptian/Aztec theme. Occasionally these worlds bleed into one-another, such as during the boss battle at the end of World 1, where the Traveler is suddenly transported to World 3. Plateau of Leng takes place in an icy, mountainous wasteland populated by gunmen and giant spiders.
The fifth episode, Out of the Aeons, is a spin-off story. The Traveler returns to the Dreamlands to save his nephew Daniel and prevent him from inadvertently awakening Cthulhu. In this episode the Traveler explores the Underworld, a subterranean haven of undead monstrosities, notable for pillars of light piercing through the ceiling from the surface world above. The final two maps take place in Cthulhu's city of R'lyeh, where mossy rocks and soapstone spires cover the landscape.
== Enemies ==
The mod features a number of recognizable creatures from the Dreamlands and Cthulhu Mythos lore.
* Men from Leng. The hooded shotgunners, which are among the most common enemies. They move and shoot twice as fast as a normal Doom shotgunner. Leng Chieftains are tougher, more powerful versions with super shotguns
* Spawn of Glaaki. Attack the player in watery areas
* Dholes. The boss of Episode 2 is the massive Dhole, many of which dwell in the Vale of Pnath
* Spiders of Leng. Commonly seen throughout the mod as enemies, symbols, and otherwise
* Atlach-Nacha. The spider god serves as the final boss of Episode 3, and the primary antagonist of the main story arc
* Nyarlathotep. Appears more than once as a "bonus" boss, which must be avoided rather than fought
* Flesh Spawn are referred to as children of Abhoth.
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