Almost 27 years after its release, id Software’sDoomstill retains its status as both the godfather of the modern FPS as well as one of the most popular titles in the modding community. A trend in recent years has involved modders porting the game to unconventional platforms, likeDoomon a pregnancy test, with the newest of these projects appearing inside ofMinecraft.
One modder, going by the name Treyzania, has posted a new video on their YouTube channel of a new mod that appears to makeDoomplayable onMinecraft, specifically using the sheep mobs as a screen. The mod was originally created for Bapcraft, a popular modding server forMinecraft, and Treyzania has made the plug-in available for fans to download and start creating for themselves.
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The mod itself uses a large group of sheep spread across a grid to create a basic pixel map that footage fromDoomis overlaid on top of, with each sheep acting as a single pixel. This is accomplished by repeatedly changing the colors of the sheep in order to best match the corresponding pixel from the file footage, creating a heavily pixilated image when viewed from above. Of course, similar to a recent mod that claims toplaySkyrimon a keyboard, the truth behind the trick is that the plug-in is really just using the sheep as a screen, rather than actually playingDoomwithin theMinecraftengine.
About halfway through the video, the truth behind the mod becomes readily apparent as the footage switches away fromDoom, revealing that the mod plays footage rather than live gameplay. It may be possible to run the 1993 game through the engine of a more modern title, but anyone looking for a recreation of the infamous playable GameBoy might be slightly disappointed. Regardless of how the effect is accomplished, it’s still a significant achievement to create this mapped out grid that can change the sheep colors on the fly in order to make a moving image out of so many individualMinecraftmobs.
As players continue tolearn gameplay elements ofMinecraftand modders continue to tinker with the game’s engine, it’s likely that the community will continue to push these mods further and further. Treyzania’s plug-in is a step in the right direction, making a usable screen with alternating pixels withinMinecraft, but there is still more work to seeDoomtruly ported into the game. From there, it’ll only be a matter of time until more games likeSkyrimandGTA 5wind up inside ofMinecraftin the future.
Minecraftis available now on Mobile, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
