Death Wish

**Death Wish** is a mod for Blood developed by Dustin "Bloatoid" Twilley and initially released back on Halloween of 2011. Currently, the mod features 3 episodes ("In Cold Blood", "Scar Trek", and "War is Hell"), but as of June 28, 2020, Bloatoid has announced a fourth episode (along with a couple of near-complete reworks of a couple of Episode 3 maps) of Death Wish in the works, with a hopeful release sometime in 2023. The mod can be found on the ModDB page here.

## Details

From the Blood-Wiki:

"The most notable new feature to be added as part of *Death Wish* are modified tomes that bring up messages when you collect them. There are several in each level, and they have special messages that reveal secrets, story elements, and sometimes nothing more than offhand Cultist comments. They are not always right in your path, but if a curious player starts searching every corner he should be able to find them all.

The release also comes with a fully developed walkthrough available in a plain text file. The walkthrough is separated into two parts, with the first part being a basic walkthrough that does not reveal any secrets or the entrances to secret levels, and the second revealing all. Also included is a commentary text file offering the creator's thoughts about the project."

## Story

From the Blood-Wiki:

"*Death Wish* begins with an introductory cut-scene depicting a narrated scroll. It explains that while Tchernobog's divine form was sent into The Void and the power of The One That Binds was inherited by Caleb after the god's defeat in The Hall of the Epiphany, the heart of his original human form lay hidden under a Stygian tower waiting for when he would need it again. Utilizing this fail-safe, the 16th incarnation of Tchernobog returns to this world and, no longer hindered by his multi-dimensional responsibilities, is able to acquire new power. He realizes though that he will only be a shadow of his former self as long as his divine form remains in The Void, so he seeks to reclaim it again, fully aware that Caleb would immediately sense such a disturbance.

The time period is never strictly stated, although it is said to be long after the events of *Blood*. The presence of computers, space technology, and references to CabalCo seem to hint that it is set either in the late 20th or early 21st century; as well as the statements of continuing dimensional decay, tying it together with the *Blood II: The Chosen* story line. Due to the fact that the add-on features no new textures, for the sake of compatibility, some creative choices are used to make the vintage styles work within this theme."

## Episodes and Levels (as of version 1.7.9)

Below is a list of all the currently-released single-player episodes and levels for Death Wish:

### Episode 1: In Cold Blood

* DWE1M1: Home Sweet Home
* DWE1M2: Lost Highway
* DWE1M3: Firebelly
* DWE1M9: Spooky World (Secret Level)
* DWE1M10: Ring of Fire (Transition Level)
* DWE1M4: The Abyss
* DWE1M5: Jigsaw
* DWE1M11: Shudder Island (Secret Level)
* DWE1M12: Old Sins (Transition Level)
* DWE1M6: What Lies Beneath
* DWE1M7: Urban Decay
* DWE1M8: Vertigo (Boss Level)

### Episode 2: Scar Trek

* DWE2M1: Armada
* DWE2M2: Out to Launch
* DWE2M3: Mothership
* DWE2M12: They Mostly Come at Night (Secret Level)
* DWE2M4: Weird Science
* DWE2M10: Dread Faction (Secret Level)
* DWE2M11: Behemoth (Transition Level)
* DWE2M5: Grapes of Wraith
* DWE2M6: Deep-Sixed
* DWE2M7: Paradise Lost
* DWE2M8: The Black Tower
* DWE2M9: Legion (Boss Level)

### Episode 3: War is Hell

* DWE3M1: Whisper Peak
* DWE3M2: The Room
* DWE3M3: Shadehaven
* DWE3M4: Bogey Beach
* DWE3M9: Nightmare (Secret Level)
* DWE3M10: Morning Gory (Transition Level)
* DWE3M5: Duck and Cover
* DWE3M6: Inferno
* DWE3M11: Demon Isle (Secret Level)
* DWE3M12: The Dregs (Transition Level)
* DWE3M7: Last Rites
* DWE3M8: Dead End (Boss Level)