Revision 1:  11/05/98
Revision 2:  02/23/99


Title			: Alpha's Eclectic Collection

Filename(s)		: eclectic.bsp
			  
			  arena.cfg (modified with addition of 
			  eclctic.bsp settings for all 8 arenas, 
			  server operators, feel free to cut and 
			  paste, modify, or use this .cfg)

			  *Note* This multi-arena was also tested
			         with the normal (popular) settings found on
				 most ra2 servers (e.g. 100 health,
				 100 armor, no self hurt for armor or health)
				 and they were just as fun but definately 
				 more strategic and slightly longer matches. 

				 I know that the popular settings are the "fun"
				 settings but if you try being a rocketjumping 
				 monkey on most of my maps, you are nothing but 
				 a big flying skeet waiting for a rail hit ;)

			         I will let server admins decide on their own settings,
				 but when I personally play these maps, its fall 
				 damage on, health and armor damage on, but thats 
				 just me I guess ;)
					
Author			: David M. Mertz

Nicknames		: Alpha_Male
	  	          ]km[Alpha_Male	
  	                  [R2]Alpha_Male

Version                 : v1.0

Email Address/Contact   : dmertz@vt.edu
			
IRC		 	: Gamesnet: #clan_knightmare #rangers

Home Page		: (none yet) 


Other levels/projects
by author               : Quake 1:

			  Co-Author on Tribute: Quake Rocket Arena Map Pack 
			  In the Tribute Map Pack, I did the following maps: 
				1: The Caldera (caldera.bsp)
			        2: The Quarry  (quarry.bsp)
				3: Launch Silo (silo.bsp) 
			        4: The Grotto  (grotto.bsp)
				5: Ribcage     (ribcage.bsp)

			  Quake 2:

			  Torn Apart 3: Betrayal At Stroggos Movie Set 									  (ta3_set.bsp)
		
			  Against the Flow (against.bsp, Quake 2 DM)

			  The Proving Grounds (ra2map13.bsp, Official Rocket 								  Arena 2 Multiarena Level which was also 									  published on the Activision and id 							      			  Commercial CD-ROM, Quake 2 Netpack 1: 						      			  Extremities)
				
				1: Against the Flow - RA2
				2: Rib Cage
				3: Arena M I
				4: Over Pass
					
			  Alpha's Eclectic Collection (eclctic.bsp, Quake 2 
      			  Rocket Arena 2)

Description		: A multi-arena for Rocket Arena 2 which is an experiment in 
			  simplistic and minimalistic architecture while offering a 
			  unique game play experience.  I wanted to do 
			  something fun and relaxing after the more complex "Against
 			  the Flow" level and other projects.  Emphasis on uniqueness 
			  and bright brilliant colors was part of the experiment.  
			  Also, as opposed to my ra2map13 "The Proving Grounds", I made sure
			  to have some close combat maps along with some long to 
			  medium range fighting maps which dominated ra2map13.bsp 
			  unintentionally due to the fact that I had to cut many arena
		          maps out of ra2map13 due to the .bsp restrictions on various 
			  variables.					   
			  			   
			  After a lot of requests, and my personal fondness for these maps, I 
			  managed to include the Quake 2 versions of the The Caldera 
			  and The Grotto from the original Tribute: Quake Rocket Arena 
			  Map Pack.  Some of these maps are over a year old as of this
			  writing, and while they represent very early work from 	
			  myself, they are still fun and have retained their uniqueness.  
			  This multi-arena was originally offered for judging for possible 
			  inclusion in the Rocket Arena 2 official release, but the 
			  level was submitted late and there were some unforseen entity 
			  problems, etc.  
			
			  The whole level has sat on my hdd for over 3 months and with 
			  my Quake 2 editing coming to a close, and the upcoming Quake 3 
			  Arena, I decided to revisit the map and use some of the 
			  diagnostic tools that are available to me now that were not 
			  back when the level was first created.  No sense in letting 
			  a perfectly good level lay around doing nothing ;)