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Title:	DOOM NG (New Generation DOOM)
Filename:	combos/rslengee.zip
Size:	5011 KB
Date:	05/20/10
Author:	Richard Smith Long
E-mail:	ferratos@tiscali.it
Description:	get yourself some new tools, without forgetting the old ones...
Credits:	"surprise monsters" in the modification...
Base:	New from scratch
Build time:	5 months total
Editor(s) used:	Adobe Photoshop, GoldWave Audio Editor, Notepad, XWE
Bugs:	None (that I know of, at least)
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Archive Maintainer      : Ty Halderman
Update to               : /combos subdirectory
Advanced engine needed  : GZDOOM 1.4.5
Primary purpose         : Single play
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Title                   : DOOM NG (New Generation DOOM)
Filename                : pkphirsl.wad, rslengee.wad -> rslengee.pk3
Release date            : May 08, 2010
Author                  : Richard Smith Long
Email Address           : ferratos@tiscali.it
Other Files By Author   : rslproto.zip, rslrebel.zip, rslvenge.zip
Misc. Author Info       : AKA "Dick S. Long"

Description             : get yourself some new tools, without forgetting the old ones...

My rationale:
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When I released my mod "Revenge", I immediately received a lot of criticism for the changes
done to the standard DOOM weapons (manual reload in particular). Beyond the change of graphics and
sounds, what I had in mind most was to alter the original arsenal behaviour, introducing
slight balance alterations that would have forced you to rely more on certain weapons than before.

After having read all the comments on /IDGames, I set out to improve on my original idea,
this time with a different approach: the original weapons now retain their classic power and speed
values, reload is automatic, and to enrich the arsenal a number of new tactical weapons are introduced.
With everything rendered as smoothly as possible, taking the work of Perkristian and phi108 as the
starting base.

The result is some sort of "Revenge 2: The Revenge", but more so. :-)

DISCLAIMER: the work of Perkristian and phi108 has been collected and tidied up in a separate WAD,
            which can still work on its own. They are given full credit, along with all other
            originators of resources I have used in the mod. As usual, please let me know if
            I forgot somebody or made mistakes in this connection...

Changelog:
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May 08, 2010: initial release.

The arsenal
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Starting weapons: pistol, one shock grenade (and your fists, of course).

NOTE: all weapons requiring reload enter automatically such state when you try to fire with
      an empty magazine (provided you have enough ammo in store to refill the weapon).

knife
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An excellent replacement for your fists, this contact weapon allows for long-sustained melee attacks.
TACTICS: use its blade on demons and spectres, or even on former humans if you're
         running short of ammunition.

pistol / twin pistols
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Magazine capacity: 10 rounds (per single weapon).
Ammo type: 9-gauge bullets.
When you get another one from a former human, you can wield both in an akimbo fashion,
benefitting from increased firing speed.
TACTICS: the preferred hitscan weapon for the weakest opponents in general; quite accurate,
         allows you to spare the mightiest ammunition for stronger foes.

mp40
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Magazine capacity: 40 rounds.
Ammo type: 9-gauge bullets.
This automatic weapon can be stolen from nazi guards you may encounter during yor journey
through hell. Once you find this, your pistol(s) become almost of no use since
the mp40's firing ratio is way better, only at the cost of slightly less power per round.
TACTICS: the ultimate 9-gauge weapon; quite rare depending on your quest.
         Use short sprays on the weakest targets, and you'll make the most of it.

shotgun
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Magazine capacity: 8 rounds.
Ammo type: 12-gauge shells.
Staple of the DOOM arsenal, always (rightfully) retaining an horizontal pellet dispersion
effect only. The reload sequence can be interrupted in case of dire fire need.
TACTICS: once the all-round DOOM weapon, now impaired by the (yet interruptible)
         reload sequence. Still the best power/accuracy ratio - recommended
         at mid-range, especially on mid-tier monsters.

super shotgun
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Magazine capacity: 1 round.
Ammo type: 12-gauge shells.
Its smashing blast now sports a handy kickback effect - this is particularly useful
during one-on-one confrontations with heavier demons, in case your opponent tends
to get too close.
TACTICS: the best in case of close combat with hell nobles and mid-bosses in general. And the
         augmented kickback lets you make some room to escape when you need it.

chaingun
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Magazine capacity: 200 rounds.
Ammo type: 10-gauge bullets.
The chaingun now has its own firing sound, and refueling needs: it is fed by
10-gauge bullets (an ammunition type different from the one exploited by the pistol or MP40).
TACTICS: perfect in case of 'guerrilla-style' action. Let out a short burst, take cover,
         and repeat. Watch out for the belt counter, though.

servo-assisted minigun
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Magazine capacity: seamless feed.
Ammo type: 10-gauge bullets.
Depicted as the natural evolution of the standard-issue chaingun, this automatic weapon
boasts an impressive firing rate and does not require reload. Its only real drawbacks
are the wind-up and wind-down delay, and the embarrassing recoil effect.
TACTICS: thanks to the impressive fire rate, it almost serves as a replacement for the plasma
         rifle, should you lack sufficient cell ammo. But you'll have a hard time keeping it
         pointed to the right direction.
         Works wonders against crowds of former humans.

sniper rifle
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Magazine capacity: seamless feed.
Ammo type: 10-gauge bullets.
A special-purpose firearm: moderately powerful yet highly accurate, this is your weapon of choice
for remote targets.
TACTICS: sniping at long range - this is what it's all about, and not much more!

rocket launcher
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Magazine capacity: 1 round.
Ammo type: rockets.
TACTICS: the rocket launcher has mantained its power, but not its fire rate (requires reload
         after each shot). However, it's still the most straightforward explosive weapon
         at your disposal, and you'll often revert to it despite the more powerful alternatives
         you'll find along the way.

shock grenades
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Ammo type: shock grenades.
A new explosive device available to space marines, this kind of grenade can sustain a good number of
impacts before exploding. Releases a generous load of fragments upon deflagration.
TACTICS: good for striking the enemy around corners; a great asset against tougher monsters in general.
         One may be sufficient to kill an archvile, two can thrash a baron of hell - but you may want
         to practise your throwing skills, for it can bounce back at you very easily.
         Avoid wasting them on liquid surfaces!

missile repeater
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Magazine capacity: 20 rounds.
Ammo type: mini-missiles.
The most effective explosive weapon designed by UAC engineers, this double-barreled, shoulder-mounted
missile launcher can emit up to 5 missiles per seconds. Unfortunately, it has first been exploited by hellspawn
(you'll find how ;-D). After having been fired, each missile weaves around for a few seconds before stabilizing on
its final trajectory, and then homes in at full speed on the target locked at the time of launch.
If no target was locked, the missile proceeds following a straight line.
TACTICS: a wonderful high tier weapon, if not for the blast damage and stabilization time required
         by each projectile. By far the best choice against fast-moving targets (i.e. revenants, archviles).

plasma rifle
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Magazine capacity: 80 rounds.
Ammo type: cells.
TACTICS: the plasma rifle has retained all its old figures, and it remains the best classic rapid-fire weapon.
         The fact that it holds a magazine capacity of 80 cell units minimizes the time wasted for reloading it,
         but may still require you to adjust your old tactics a bit.

weirding cannon
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Magazine capacity: 60 rounds.
Ammo type: cells.
A highly-experimental, energy-based UAC weapon whose power revolves around the exploitation of
highly-concentrated wave streams. Tests conducted on former human subjects have at best resulted in
heavily disturbing effects.
TACTICS: only really effective at mid-range, this weapon is really deadly against crowds of imps or
         former humans: first concentrate on one of them, then unleash the chain-reaction and enjoy the show!

bfg 9000
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Magazine capacity: 3 rounds.
Ammo type: cells.
TACTICS: the bfg 9000 will always be the easiest weapon in the hardest situations. Yet the once-possible
         continuous fire is now no more, for the magazine weapon holds only three rounds and it's slow to reload,
         so all you HR-style players have been warned ;-)

liquid nitrogen rifle
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Magazine capacity: seamless feed.
Ammo type: liquid nitrogen flasks.
A well-known physical phenomenon, a brilliant exploitation for modern warfare: this nitrogen-fueled rifle is one of
the most effective weapons designed to face the hordes of the netherworld. Its tank-fueled, seamless gas stream allows to
irreversibly freeze even the most enduring creatures, all in a matter of seconds. After a while, the frozen body shatters
in a multitude of chunks, leaving no resurrectable corpse.
TACTICS: good in every situation, but especially when an archvile is around and you don't want to let him
         find any corpses to revive.

hades lance
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Power source: dark mana.
The strength of this horned staff naturally revolves around the power of hell fire. Forged out of the
darkest iron within the bowels of hell, the lance incorporates two distinct attack modes:
>one-shot fire (DRAINS HEALTH): hurls a slow, gravity-affected lava blob that explodes upon first contact.
 While its power allows the wielder to devastate an extremely large area with a single blow, for this very reason
 he is also very prone to get killed in the process.
>continuous fire: unleashes a stream of fireballs that explode upon collision, granting heavy
 localized damage.
TACTICS: generally very powerful, it is able to turn former humans into flaming torches almost instantly.
         The continuous fire mode is good for everything albeit not at close range; with the one-shot attack
         you can clean entire areas in a single round, but just after you fire the meteor, be sure to
         *run away and take cover*.
         Both fire modes need a considerable amount of warm-up time.

vile skull
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Power source: dark mana.
If in the hands of the marine, the head of an archvile can become the ultimate hellish weapon -
against hell itself. Ways of obtaining an intact skull are somewhat obscure, you'll have to discover them.
>primary fire (DRAINS HEALTH): allows to exploit the vile's healing ability, resurrecting dead monsters
 to fight on your side.
>secondary fire: the skull vomits two angered spirits from its orbits, that seek for nearby creatures
 and torture them for a while before expiring spontaneously.
TACTICS: this weapons' altfire is the preferred means for dealing with large bosses.
         The healing ability can be exploited in a variety of ways: as an example, to momentarily deceive
         the enemies' fire on another target and gain time to counterattack them from another side.

the storage
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UAC proximity landmine
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A powerful nuclear device that can be taken around and activated whenever necessary.
When deployed on the ground, the mine enters its ready state: as soon as it comes into contact
with any moving target, it signals activation with a brief alerting sound and then explodes,
leaving a shockwave that lasts for a few seconds and continues to deal damage to the surrounding
area.

powerups
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triple damage sphere
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When acquired, this magical sphere grants you triple damage for any weapon.
Unfortunately, its effects do not last long.

Footnotes:

(1) The suggested commandline for launching the modification is the following one
    (assumes that the modification has been decompressed in subdirectory 'RSL' of your (G)ZDOOM directory):

(g)zdoom.exe -iwad <IWAD_PATH>\<IWAD_FILE> -file <CUSTOM_LEVEL_PATHNAME> RSL\rslengee.pk3

if under GZDOOM, please ensure that the renderer is set to 'OpenGL' to exploit dynamic lights.

(2) Do not forget to bind a key for weapon reload under 'Options > Customize Controls' in (G)ZDOOM.

(3) To obtain the complete set of weapons and/or carriable items for quicktesting
    without breaking the weapon set at your disposal, type 'rsl' in the console.

(4) The modification is compatible with the following IWADs: The Ultimate DOOM, DOOM 2, Final DOOM.

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Additional Credits to   : Various sources (see below)

Perkristian for the "DOOM smoother weapon animations" mod, an instant classic.
                          Be sure to try out his original version for Doomsday!

phi108 for the first official DECORATE translation of PK's work

Nash Muhandes for the original version of his blood effects

eliw00d for the original casings code

eliw00d and id Software for many sound resources

DoomRater for his reloading system

Vaecrius for his ACS recoil script

Xaser for the new exploding barrel

Kinsie for the breakable props

Lobotomy Software and Monolith Software for the knife

3D Realms for the MP40

Rogue Software and Eriance for the servo-assisted minigun

id Software for the sniper rifle

LucasArts for the shock grenade and proximity landmine

3D Realms and Rogue Software for the missile repeater

The Skulltag Team for the weirding cannon

Eriance, Banjo Software and 3D Realms for the liquid nitrogen rifle

Raven Software for the hades lance, vile skull and baphomet guardian

Rogue Software for the burning corpse sprites

BilboHicks for the armored imp and triple damage sphere
                          (I couldn't resort to any more accurate identification of the authors)

Cory Whittle, Neoworm and The Innocent Crew for the custom HUD.

All other authors I forgot to mention: please forgive me! I tried to be accurate as much as I could.
If you here notice some of your resources un-mentioned, please notify me and I will try to remedy.

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* What is included *

New levels              : None
Sounds                  : Yes
Music                   : No
Graphics                : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : No
Demos                   : No
Other                   : (G)ZDOOM-specific lumps
Other files required    : None

* Play Information *

Game                    : DOOM
Map #                   : None
Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Maybe (untested)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Maybe (untested)
Other game styles       : None
Difficulty Settings     : N/A

* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch
Build Time              : 5 months total
Editor(s) used          : Adobe Photoshop, GoldWave Audio Editor, Notepad, XWE
Known Bugs              : None (that I know of, at least)
May Not Run With...     : Ports not supporting DECORATE; level WADs with heavy amounts of DEHACKED / DECORATE modifications

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use the contents of this file as a base for modification or
reuse.  Permissions have been obtained from original authors for any of
their resources modified or included in this file.

You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with no
modifications.  You may distribute this file in any electronic format (BBS,
Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file intact.  I have
received permission from the original authors of any modified or included
content in this file to allow further distribution.

* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

The Usual: ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/ and mirrors
Web sites: None others than the IDGames archive
FTP sites: None others than the IDGames archive

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