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All That I Bleed A Quake 2 DM level by Ed Cope
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Filename : ecdm1.zip
Version : 1.0; 2-11-98
Author : Ed Cope aka Scope
E-mail : scope@wt.net
home page : http://web.wt.net/~scope/
Description : Small DM Quake2 level
Beta testers : None
Other levels by author :
QUAKE LEVELS:
Cope's First
The Locks
Mines & Mayhem
Introducing the Blarg
Gib Factory
MALICE LEVELS:
D3 and D12 from the commercial release
Testosterone DM level
QUAKE2 LEVELS:
Gib Me Liberty
Vostok Rising
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* Boilerplate information *
single player : No
cooperative : No
deathmatch : Yes, Four starts
demos replaced : None
new graphics : No
new sounds : No
new monsters/weapons : No
new Code : No
music : No track pre-selected
* construction *
base : new level from scratch
editor(s) used : Worldcraft 1.5b, QERadient
build time : About 20 hours
number of brushes : About 750
compile time : On a P150 w/ 32 Megs RAM
QBSP3: 56 sec.
QVIS3: 2400 sec.
QRAD3: 1300 sec.
known Bugs : None
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* installation *
Unzip the file ecdm1.bsp into your Quake2/Baseq2/maps directory, start Quake2 and
type "map ecdm1" at the console.
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* Credits *
- id for an awesome game!
- Team Epochalypse(http://www.planetquake.com/epoch/)
- Clan Napalm Killers(http://www.napalmkillers.com/)
- All the single player Quake2 pages that posted reviews of my past 2 levels
and all the people that e-mailed me about those levels.
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* Additional babbling *
I welcome any feedback on my levels.
First, an endorsement:
I have received a lot of e-mail from people asking what editor I use and what
editors I recommend. I have dabbled a little bit with QERadient in the past
few days and would highly recommend this editor to anybody. It's powerfull, well supported, and free. The only drawback is that it really slows my P150 down to a crawl :(. I hope Robert adds 3dfx support soon. If you have the horsepower, learn this editor. After all, if they made Q2 with it, it's gotta be good.
Now, a rant:
I have decided that I can no longer expect Q2 support from Worldcraft. I mean,
C'mon, how long does it take to program support for Q2? Certainly not 2 months for what amounts to only a handfull of changes. Even if and when Q2 support comes out, I doubt we will ever see another WC update for Q2. With that in mind, I hope to use QERadient for future levels, assuming my computer can handle it.
This level was kinda' an experiment for me. I have been dissapointed with the cliffs/outdoor environments I have done in the past and wanted to do something that looked more realistic. Never one to waste an effort, I expanded the level into a small DM level.
The only problem I have with the level is the r_speeds. I thought I understood r_speeds but this one threw me for a loop. There are some unusual spikes and high r_speeds in areas where you wouldn't expect them. I think I understand why now but don't want to take the time or effert to fix it. Still, anybody with a half-decent processor shouldn't have problems.
Finally, I named this level after a song from my favorite band Savatage, the best band that nobody ever heard of(although I hear they're huge in Europe and Japan). You can find the song 'All That I Bleed' on their Edge Of Thorns CD. If you think a band that sounds like a combination of Metallica and Styx would be up your alley, then give Savatage a try.
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* legal stuff *
This level is copyright 1998 by Ed Cope. Permission to use,
copy and distribute unedited copies of this file (ecdm1.zip)
is hereby granted, provided that no fee is charged for the use or
availability of this file (other than the normal connection costs for
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* Where to get this level *
ftp.cdrom.com and it's mirror sites