Title : ]MeGaDeatH[
Filename : md14.zip
Version : 1.4
Date : 06-13-97
Author : Chris 'DaG00SE' Bodmer
Email : cbodmer@active.ch
Intro
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]MeGaDeatH[ is a patch for the registered version of ID Software's Quake. It is
fully networkable and enhances game play with several new weapons.
Features
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- large arsenal of powerful weapons
- grappling Hook
- kamikaze (self-destruct)
- frogleap-Jump
- flares
- motion trackers
- selectable player skins
- Artillery support
- Fake Death
- Holographic Projector
- Giant Strength
- auto-configuration of all keyboard bindings
- in-game weapons-sheet
- new sounds (especially for multiplayer games)
Documentation
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Keys:
B use FlashBang device
D drop Detpack
F frogleap
G fire grappling hook
H Display & bind the keys used by ]MeGaDeatH[
I Fake Death
J drop DepthCharge
K KamiKaze
N use/turn off HoloProjector
O go to next skin
L go to previous skin
P detonate pipbombs
R display weapons-sheet
S throw a flare
V call Artillery
[ install MotionTracker
] view tracker camera
Note: You can reassign any of these keys by binding the impulse commands to
to the desired key. Please refer to IMPULSE.TXT for a list of impulses.
All keys, except for 'H', can be reassigned.
The utilities:
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Grappling Hook:
]MeGaDeatH[ employs a realistic version of a grappling hook. You can
have up to five active hooks at a time. There's also some room for
you to move while you are "hooked". To release ALL of your active
Hooks, press [SPACE] or [Button 2]. To release ONE hook at a time you
can use the console command "impulse 210"(*). If a hook hits another
player you and him will be pulled together, however you will not be
pulled as strongly to him as he will be pulled to you.
(*) you can freely assign this to a key by opening the console and
typing the command: BIND <key> "impulse 210" <ENTER>
Thanks to Jason Koloseike <koloseikej@aecl.ca> for the suggestion!
Detpack:
You can drop a detpack any time you have 50 or more Cells. It will
then use up all of your cells. The more cells you had with you before
dropping the detpack the more potent will the blast be.
The detpack has a timeout of 10 seconds and you will see it counting
down.
Frogleap:
This allows you to jump very high but will use some of your ammo.
KamiKaze:
In a no-way-out situation you will be able to at least take some of
your enemies with you. KamiKaze is not available in single player
modes as its use requires you to have at least (+) 1 frag.
Flares:
Afraid of the dark? Then you'll love these patented chemical flares.
They are cheap (1 shell/flare) and can light up dark places for up
to 20 seconds!
Motion Tracker w/TrackerCam:
This hightech precision instrument can be placed on any wall, floor or
ceiling. Once in place, the tracker will initialize and report its
ready status by one ping. It then starts looking for movement around
it - range: about 15 meters. You can have up to 4 trackers simultane-
ously. Once you have active trackers you can view their cameras at any
time, no matter how far away you are, (the data is directly fed into
your neuro-transceiver implant - which is also making sure that you
can't receive visual tracker data as long as you are moving). To switch
between the cameras, press the JUMP button. To shut down a tracker,
view it and press FIRE or wait until its batteries run out (approx.
5 minutes) at which time it will automatically remove itself.
You need 15 cells to install a tracker.
TECHNOTE:
When monsters target you and you switch to a tracker cam, the monsters
will walk towards the camera instead of your original position, because
to make you view the camera, I simply take away your body and put you
were the camera is. This is the only way I have found to switch to a
different viewpoint, with the downside that monsters will follow you
to the camera, however they won't shoot at you nor could anything hit
you. Because of this I am thinking about not allowing the tracker cam
while monsters are around, for now though, the cameras are available
no matter what mode you are playing.
Different Clothes:
Growing tired of running around shooting at mirror images? Then this
one's for you. There are now several new outfits available ranging
from a gorgeous He-Man to a forceful Stormtrooper and many more. Press
'O' and 'L' to select your favourite skin and then use the tracker cam
to check out your new looks.
FlashBang Grenades:
These harmless explosive charges are in use by many of todays SWAT
teams. They blind and disorient any unsuspecting victims in a certain
range. A great tool to enter rooms without running the risk of being
ambushed. Requires 1 Rocket each.
DepthCharges:
Also called Waterbombs, these are barrels filled with TNT that will
detonate some time after entering the water and cost you 10 rockets
to fire. The explosion itself is harmless, but the resulting concussion
will smash those who swim too close and break bones to those further
away. The barrels trigger mechanism will only activate the charge
if it's surrouned by enough water. As long as you stay clear of
water, DepthCharges won't hurt you.
Artillery Support:
No soldier is sent into this kind of combat without at least some basic
support. Artillery Battallion 26 has been commanded to provide each
soldier with firesupport. However, due to ammo restrictions, the
battallion can only give you firesupport once (per life). For
further firesupport you will have to collect a large, glowing box
of rockets that will sometimes appear in place of a regular large
box of rockets. To request artillery support, press 'V' any time.
Don't worry about not being in the open - Ari Batt 26 has been
equipped with the latest beam-in shells! After a while
you will get a message from firecontrol either acknowledging your
request or denying it (it may be busy serving another soldier, or the
place you are in has such a low ceiling that FireControl cannot lock in
the coordinates). Within a few second of acknowledgment each of the 3
artillery batteries of batallion 26 will fire 6 shots for a total of 18
shells - so it's better to be far away by then.
Fake Death:
Sometimes in the middle of a brutal battle, playing dead can become
your only hope of escape. Just don't forget that, even though you
look dead, you in fact aren't and enemies can bump into you or shoot
you if they notice your act.
Giant Strength:
Once in a while you will find a golden backpack. Apart from the usual
stuff, these packs contain a box of amphetamines that will give you
brutal physical strength for a few seconds. This strength is best
employed with the axe, with which you will cause more damage than a
standard rocket launcher would. Another nice side-effect of your
enhanced physical fitness is, that you will only take half as much
damage as usual from your enemies, and, you can bump into them so
strongly that they will break a rib or two for sure!
HoloProjector:
Your backpack has been equipped with a new Model 100 combat holo-
graphic projector. To activate the hologram, press 'N'. The projector
needs 5 cells to create the holographic image and about 1 cell per
second to maintain it. The hologram has built-in target aiming and
finding systems (TAFS) and will fire holographic rockets at anyone
in range except for its source. Those rockets are concentrated beams
of light, and, when they hit something, they'll inflict a tiny amount
of damage due to burning. The explosions however are also holo-
graphic. You can switch off your projector at any time by pressing
'N' again.
The Weapons:
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Press each of the weapon keys repeatedly to select the desired weapon mode.
- Key (2) [ShotGun]:
- Patriot anti-missile system:
The patriots are your only defense against the nasty homing lava
mines (see below). They use 5 shells to fire and can be quickly
deployed (but you can only have 4 out at once). Each patriot
will immediately go active and search for enemy homing mines for
10 seconds, then it will self-destruct. If there are any homing
mines inbound on you the patriots will home in on them and try to
damage and destroy them.
- Sniper rifle:
If you have a steady hand, this can become a very deadly weapon. You
can gib an unprotected enemy with just 1 shot from it, however watch
out - you have to aim this weapon precisely. Each shot uses 5 cells
and it takes over 2 seconds to reload the next bullet into the chamber.
To make use of the autozooming lasersight, press and hold FIRE. When
you release the button, the rifle will fire exactly where you had the
laser pointed at. To disable the rifle's mlook feature, type IMPULSE
211 at the console.
- Sniper rifle - fully automatic:
In case of emergency, the sniper rifle can be switched to fully auto-
matic, but it's fire power will be greatly diminished. It only uses
1 Cell per shot in f/a mode.
- Key (3) [Super Shotgun]:
- Poison-Dart mode:
Developed for hunting animals, this high precision weapon fires two
darts, which, if they hit, poison the victim. The poison is strong,
however so is nature and thus the effects of the poison will wear off
after some time. It costs 10 nails to fire it once.
- Hellraiser chain:
A diabolical tool, used by the forces of Hell itself, this acts
like a converted grappling hook. Use it to pin your opponents against
a wall, floor or ceiling. If they try to free themselves, the Hell-
raiser chain will inflict a lot of damage to them. Whoever you hit will
be held back by the chain for 10 seconds. It costs 15 nails to fire and
won't hit someone who's already chained.
- Key (4) [NailGun]:
- TagGun , pipebomb mode:
This fine piece of equipment fires grenades that stick to any surfaces,
monsters or players and can be remotely detonated by pressing 'P'. It
uses 1 rocket per shot.
- TagGun , tag mode:
In this mode, the TagGun fires a grenade timed to explode in 30
seconds after it hits either a player or a monster. If a player is
hit that player has the remaining timer time to try to touch another
player and pass on the grenade.
- Key (5) [SuperNailGun]:
- Auto Cannon mode:
The AC is a 6 barrelled heavy chaingun that will fire about 2000
rounds of 20mm ammunition per minute. Each shot uses 3 shells.
- Lavamine mode:
This mine takes 20 nails to fire. It will go active about 1.5 seconds
after it has been fired and will activate its search mechanism either
after 30 seconds have passed or another player/monster triggers its
proximity detectors. When the mine gets activated it pops up and will
hover slightly above the ground. After 1 second, its enemy-targeting
and tracking mechanism will become active and search for possible
targets. It will launch immediately if an enemy player/monster gets
locked on to. The mine can be damaged or destroyed by Patriot missiles
(see above). If the mine gets damaged it will no longer be capable of
delivering its maximum damage upon impact.
- Key (6) [Grenade Launcher]:
- Firewall mode:
A weapon designed for defensive use but it can also do some offensive
work. It will fire a standard grenade which will pop up after 1 second
and fire a rain of explosive shrapnel. It uses 5 rockets to fire.
- Proximity mine mode:
This is the standard mine for the game. It's quite deadly, doesn't
care about who touches it and lives close to 3 minutes. It also takes
5 rockets to fire.
- Key (7) [Rocket Launcher]:
- Cluster bomb mode:
A threat to all lightly armored personnel on the battlefield, this
weapon of mass destruction will start dropping clusters shortly after
being fired and will launch a shower of standard grenades upon impact.
It takes 15 rockets to fire one and a little over 3 seconds to reload.
- GibGun mode:
This weapon will slowly drill into the body of its target and explode,
usually gibbing the poor victim. It takes 1 rocket to fire and must be
precisely aimed.
Known Bugs
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- Quake might crash giving an error: no space in free hunk. If this problem
persists, booting the computer will usually make it go away.
Installation Instructions
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READ THESE THOROUGHLY BEFORE INSTALLING
1. Make a directory/folder called "md" in your Quake directory. For example:
C:\>cd quake
C:\QUAKE>mkdir md
2. Copy the pak0.pak file from this archive into this new directory called
md. DO NOT OVERWRITE YOUR EXISTING PAK0.PAK FILE! For example:
C:\>copy download\pak0.pak c:\quake\md
3. To play Quake using the ]MeGaDeatH[ extensions type:
C:\>quake -game md
If you get an error about a model or sound not being found, you installed the
pak incorrectly.
4. Launch ]MeGaDeatH[, start a new game and press 'H'. This will automatically
bind all the keys. You will only need to do this once (for each version),
after installing ]MeGaDeatH[, as these bindings will automatically be stored
in the configuration file for ]MeGaDeatH[.
Other contributors
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]MeGaDeatH[ is based upon the work of
- PVP, whose Bombs8 have been fully integrated in this code. He is to credit
for the Firewallgrenade, Proximity mine and Gibgun code. I think this
is one of the finest patches for DeathMatch games. The original code has
been altered and fixed only slightly.
- Anthony Spataro, who has written the code of the grappling hook, frogleap
and kamikaze (even though the hook has been slightly modified in ]MeGaDeatH[).
Also the autoconfiguration feature is based on his work.
- All new sounds in ]MeGaDeatH[ have been taken/modified from seemingly public
resources on the net.
- All new graphics/models have been created by me (that's why they look so
ugly, but hey, I am programmer not artist).
- MultiSkin has been integrated into ]MeGaDeatH[ with some of the (IMHO) uglier
skins removed to save space. Dennis Noordsij and David Wiedenmann are to be
credited for the code.
- All remaining weapons & utilities code have been implemented by me.
Copyright and Bugreports
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]MeGaDeatH[ is (C) 1997 by Chris 'DaG00SE' Bodmer, All rights reserved.
It is freely distributable and no fee may be charged for it. No part of
]MeGaDeatH[ may be used in other works without prior permission.
]MeGaDeatH[ is currently in BETA.
Please send bug-reports to: cbodmer@active.ch
DISCLAIMER: Chris 'DaG00SE' Bodmer cannot be held responsible for any harm or
psychological effects, loss of sleep, fatigue or general irresponsibility
caused either directly or indirectly from playing this patch. "]MeGaDeatH[" is in
NO way related to respective music group.
Availability
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The latest version will be available through this URL:
http://www.solo.ch/md
WANTED: Contributions
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I welcome all your suggestions concerning the weapons and/or playability of
]MeGaDeatH[. If you have any ideas for new weapons, if you have any sound or
any weapons-model that you want to see included in ]MeGaDeatH[, please send
it to my e-mail account (cbodmer@active.ch).