- Play Information -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Player Base : Can be played quite well with either 3 to 5 people in a FFA (maybe six if
you're into that kind of thing) or a 1-on-1 duel.
Default Bots : Flynn, Mace, Bryson, McCormick (custom)
Item Load : 2 SGs, RL, PG, LG, GL, YA, RA, MH. No powerups, no railgun.
- CPMA Version Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------
A Full List of : RA and YA reduced to YA and GA
Differences Between Slime pool in main room shallowed - you can wade in it and don't have
the Q3A and CPMA to jump to get out
Versions No shells on either side of the MH, and fewer cells overall
RL moved from one side of the bridge to the other - now in the elbow
of the stairs with a convenient barrel for double-jumping
Teleporter in the bridge room moved from the upper level to the lower
Hallway between bridge room and curvy-stairs-room widened a bit
Various spawns moved or removed, various ammo boxes shifted and swapped
Slopy trim and very tops of ramps still clipped to prevent sudden unwanted
launches into the air - if you intend to slope jump, you'll have to do
it a bit earlier than usual
4 5+ healths in the bottom S-Hall
50+ healths reduced to 25+ healths
More intense gameplay
Bots still brick-stupid
- Construction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Base : New level from scratch
Inspiration : The layout was inspired by Dapak (**invalid URL**), and the
looks were inspired by DooM and by the fact that I had a bunch of neat
textures left over from that Doom-Q3 thingie than and I messed about
with back when we didn't know any better.
: Yes, there are barrels of slime, but no, they don't explode. Sorry. :(
Texture Scheme : LunMetal (olive) (if you plan to use these textures ... a tan version
would look pretty keen, too)
Very Important Note : This map is not meant to look like Doom. It is meant to look INSPIRED by
Doom. ;p There was no copying, resizing, sharpening, or duplication. The
rounded StarGrn* shapes are quite obviously the same - that's the entire
point - but every surface was crafted from scratch with only an eye on the
originals.
Prefabs Used : None
Brushes : 2850
Average R_Speeds : 5000 world, w/ entities, no players
Worst Case R_Speeds : 8500 world, w/ entities, no players
Editor(s) used : QERadiant 202 and 200f, Adobe Photoshop 5.5
Known Issues : For all their incredible ability, the Quake3 bots still have trouble with
(AKA: what the bots the lift in the main room. I managed to trick them into pushing the
can't do on THIS button, but once the lift is up sometimes they aren't exactly compelled
map) to get off the damn thing. And if they do get off, sometimes they jump
back down and stand next to the button.
: They also have a rather unique approach to obtaining the Rocket Launcher.
Instead of jumping across the slime and back, they SWIM it (yeah, that's
right) - especially Bryson. They do, rarely, jump across or back, but I
have never seen them do both in the same go. I cannot fathom why, nor
can I fix this. Just laugh and enjoy the fact that at least you're
getting SOME entertainment from them. :D
: Yes, I tried botroams and doNotEnter brushes and all that tricky crap.
I HEREIN RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BITCH AND CUSS AT YOU WITH FLAGRANTLY
SARCASTIC TONES OF VOICE IF YOU E-MAIL ME SUGGESTING ANYTHING TO FIX THE
BOTS' BEHAVIOR, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY READ THIS WARNING. You
aren't smarter than I am - get used to it.
: Reviewers that take off huge amounts of score because of poor bot
performance can go jump into some green slime. I'm really sorry and all
but I didn't program the bots so it isn't my fault.
- Copyright / Permissions ----------------------------------------------------------------
* You MAY:
- Use the included custom textures & shaders, or modifications thereof, provided you give
note of such in an attached readme (and please let me know). Also be sure to use directories
and filenames different than those in lun3dm3.pk3, or else you run the risk of having both maps
excluded from pure servers.
- Distribute this pak file and/or its contents by any ELECTRONIC means, provided you leave
the contents unaltered and include this text file, also unaltered.
* You MAY NOT:
- Decompile or reproduce the BSP as a base to build additional levels. Make your own damned
maps.
- Commercially exploit this file or its contents in any way.
- Distribute this pak file and/or its contents on any HARD MEDIA whatsoever, including but not
limited to magazine coverdisks or level compilations, without prior consent of and negotiation
with the author. I mean it this time, Computer Gaming World.
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| was a terribly good reason for it which I can't quite remember at the moment. It |
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| Ford exploded. |
| "You're a load of useless bloody loonies!" he shouted. |
| "Ah yes, that was it," beamed the Captain, "that was the reason." |
| |
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| By Douglas Adams |
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