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Title:	BURLBASE.wad
Filename:	levels/doom/a-c/burlbase.zip
Size:	228 KB
Date:	11/30/99
Author:	Kit Gautier
E-mail:	kit1@thegrid.net
Description:	Enter a top-secret research and power installation, determine who attacked it, get the power back on-line, and track the attackers back to their source. This is part 1 of a 9 level series. Read the 'background' section below for more information. Note: the other levels in this series are not as big as this one.
Credits:
Base:	New level from scratch
Build time:	Let's see...I started on the original of this in late July 1994...ACK!!
Editor(s) used:	DEU 5.21, 5.21GCC, BSP11x, BSP12x, Reject11
Bugs:	/Notes Fortunately, there are not any HOM effects or any other bugs of that sort in this level. Unfortunately, due to the level's size and detail, it runs slowly in a few places. Also, to enable the player to be able to save his/her game, I had to drastically cut down on the number of monsters, health bonuses, etc. Also, if the switches in the power room are hit in a certain order, the effect doesn't look too good. Lastly, you must be stationary (not moving) to save the game.
Rating:	(2 votes) Spambot check: 5 + 6 = Commenting as: Anonymous

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Reviews:

Good: Nicely detailed, for the most part; Many clever (though not always very rewarding) secrets. Few texture errors. Bad: Combat is easy and dull; Baffling "hit a switch, spend 20 minutes trying to figure out what it did" gameplay. Overall: Looks great, but the boring and incredibly confusing gameplay ruins it. Only the extremely patient may apply. 1/5 -VV

This is dated January 1997. It's a large techbase that feels empty, with 119 mostly weak monsters spread out over a wide area. Gameplay consists of exploring lots of similar square rooms - with lots of chairs - and flicking dozens of switches which open doors to more rooms with switches etc. This reaches a peak of absurdity about half-way through the level; after that I got more and more bored until I eventually just couldn't be bothered to finish it.

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Title          : BURLBASE.wad
Author         : Kit Gautier
Email Address  : kit1@thegrid.net
Home Page      : http://www.thegrid.net/burly

Description    : Enter a top-secret research and power installation,
                 determine who attacked it, get the power back on-line,
                 and track the attackers back to their source.

This is part 1 of a 9 level series.  Read the 'background'
                 section below for more information.  Note:  the other levels
                 in this series are not as big as this one.

================================================================

* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : E1M1
Single Player           : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : No
Difficulty Settings     : Yes
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : No
Demos Replaced          : None

* Construction *

Base               : New level from scratch
Build Time         : Let's see...I started on the original of this in
                     late July 1994...ACK!!
Editor(s) used     : DEU 5.21, 5.21GCC, BSP11x, BSP12x, Reject11

Known Bugs/Notes   : Fortunately, there are not any HOM effects or any other
                     bugs of that sort in this level.  Unfortunately, due to
                     the level's size and detail, it runs slowly in a few
                     places.  Also, to enable the player to be able to save
                     his/her game, I had to drastically cut down on the number
                     of monsters, health bonuses, etc.  Also, if the switches
                     in the power room are hit in a certain order, the effect
                     doesn't look too good.  Lastly, you must be stationary
                     (not moving) to save the game.

Special Thanks     : Creators of DooM, DEU, BSP
                     All the great WAD designers (tree3, return01, rrward01,
                        sungod, etc.)
                     My play-testers (Mark, Eric, Paul, Mark)
                     Mountain Dew and Camel Lights
                     Black Flag, 7 Seconds, D.I., Drunk In Public,
                        etc. for great wad-designing music

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors may use this level as a base to build additional levels, but all credit
  for the general level design, tricks, traps, etc. should be given to me,
  Kit Gautier.

You may distribute this wad via any electronic media (internet, disk, etc)
so long as the following files are included and all files are unmodified:
   burlbase.wad
   burlbase.txt
and I only give permission to allow it to be published or sold in any way, shape, or form,
if I receive a free copy of the CD-ROM, Disk, or other media in question.

* Where to get this WAD *

FTP sites:   ftp.cdrom.com:/pub/doom/wads/...

=================  RANDOM NOTES  =================================

First of all, there are a _lot_ of switches in this level.  Almost all
switches affect something in the near vicinity, so you usually don't have
to search over the whole level to figure out what a switch did.  For the
few switches that affect things in different areas than the switch, I
have given big clues as to what/where they affect.

As I stated earlier, try to press the switches in the power room in
the correct order; that is, left to right.

All weapons are in here, but they are all (well, except for the
shotgun) well-hidden.  In fact, a lot of things are hidden behind secret
doors.  Look closely at _everything_.

I tried to make a very detailed level, and (to an extent) I think I
accomplished that task.  Tell me what you think!!

=====================  BACKGROUND  ================================

These are your directives:

1)  Enter the research installation
2)  Get the lava lifts back on-line (i.e., turn the power back on)
3)  Enter the security vault to get the security (blue) keycard
4)  Turn off the security alert to raise the blast doors
5)  Enter the lava examination room to get the lava technicians'
    (red) keycard
6)  Go to the sanitation area to get the sanitation workers'
    (yellow) keycard
7)  Exit!

and above all....

8)  Destroy/Kill/Attack all invaders encountered and track them
    to their source!!

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