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Title:	X-Marines
Filename:	combos/rslexeem.zip
Size:	5322 KB
Date:	12/29/11
Author:	Richard Smith Long
E-mail:	ferratos@tiscali.it
Description:	what happens when two-so-different personas get involved together in the same UAC mission, and are supposed to collaborate?...
Credits:	Various sources (see below) WildWeasel for the projectile tracers, and barrel replacements SilentZora for the custom blood system Chronoteeth and eliw00d for the casings Vaecrius for the muzzle climb script PerKristian, Paavo Ilmari, Z86 for the X-Chainsaw Mike12 for the LightStinger Eriance, Xaser for the Icicle Gun Sergeant_Mark_IV for the Volcano Cannon id Software for the FireStarter PerKristian for the CryoTunneler BlueFireZ88, Sergeant_Mark_IV for the X-BFG 9000 The ZDOOM Wiki contributors for the OmniSphere Woolie Wool and Chronoteeth for the Veteran class Cacodemon and Woolie Wool for the Privateer class MagSigmaX for the custom fonts Paul Corfiatis for the custom statusbar ...and for the actor-wide gore and special death states: - Velocity/Rogue, - Daniel, - The Kins, - Zero Prophet, - Eriance, - Sergeant_Mark_IV, - Jekyll Grim Payne.
Base:	New from scratch
Build time:	4 months (of intermittent work) total
Editor(s) used:	Adobe Photoshop, GoldWave Audio Editor, Notepad, XWE, Slade
Bugs:	None (that I know of, at least)
Rating:	(4 votes) Spambot check: 8 + 4 = Commenting as: Anonymous

Supported mirrors:

Unsupported mirrors:

/idgames protocol:

idgames://16677

Reviews:

Not quite as refined as Polaris but still great! 4/5 -FoH	x
Hmm, 1 vote with 3 stars? Someone forgot something when posted his comment...xD This wad is really good, but I feel getting old quickly... : 4/5 -playerlin	x
its alright	x
'Twas a long time I didn't browse 'round here... Nice! A simple-but-effective set, not less tweaked than any of your (other) stuff. The fire death animation is particularly creative... 4* -- x_MaimerFagen_x	x

View rslexeem.txt

===========================================================================
Archive Maintainer      : Ty Halderman
Update to               : /combos subdirectory
Advanced engine needed  : GZDOOM r1250 SVN (software renderer)
Primary purpose         : Single/cooperative play
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Title                   : X-Marines
Filename                : rslexeem.wad
Release date            : December 31, 2011
Author                  : Richard Smith Long
Email Address           : ferratos@tiscali.it
Other Files By Author   : rslproto.zip, rslrebel.zip, rslvenge.zip, rsliczdp.zip,
                          rslengee.zip, rslforce.zip, rslredux.zip, rsldiazp.zip,
                          rslshino.zip, rslquest.zip, rslzerox.zip, rslpolar.zip
Misc. Author Info       : AKA "Dick S. Long"

Description             : what happens when two-so-different personas get
                          involved together in the same UAC mission, and are supposed
                          to collaborate?...

Changelog:
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December 31, 2011: initial release.

A bit of rationale... A few months ago, I started working on a new modification
                      using resources that Chronoteeth sent me - that modification
                      eventually became 'Polaris'.
                      After a couple months of work, I decided that I wanted to
                      show off to Chrono the "system" that I conceived for such mod,
                      yet none of the planned weapons was ready. And so I went
                      completely nuts, and decided to create a minimal set from scratch,
                      that would have exploited the above effects. At the end, 'Polaris'
                      went its own way also by reusing something that originated here,
                      but I wanted this set not to be lost anyway.
                      This is what I came up with.

The characters
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Two playable characters are included - they bear different stats
and personas, and represent the real peculiarity of this modification.

[UAC           veteran  ] Leone Granger, AKA Gran "Cog" Leone

A long time operative on the Phobos moon, and one that witnessed the original
inter-dimensional incident that brought so many trouble afterwards, Mr. Granger
has proved brave and skilled enough throughout the years to survive countless
hordes of hellspawn. He's earned a reputation as a great soldier, and
superior endurance capabilities; being his training deeply rooted in the past,
he is naturally more versed in the use of firearms.

[Polaris Corp. privateer] Stuart "Stu" Katz

A relatively-new figure among those committed to the DOOM war, Stuart Katz
is one of the most prominent representatives of a new race of bionic-implanted
cyborg soldiers.
He decided to undergo such a painful and sacrificial transformation after losing
half of his family in an netherworld attack on earth, and is now fully devoted to
the cause. Involved as a trusted mercenary in UAC missions, he specialized in the
control of new and prototypical cryogenics-based weapons, under the special training
program of 'Polaris Corp.', UAC's newest subsidiary.

The weapons
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UAC special X-Chainsaw
  **********************

A renewed version of the Mixom classic, this is still the preferred weapon for
 dealing with hordes of demons. Can be raised and kept silent only to start it
 when ambushing the monsters.

UAC standard issue 'LightStinger' rifle (VETERAN starting weapon)
  ***************************************

The primary, standard issue firearm granted to UAC Space Marines, this weapon
 has an autonomy of 30 rounds before requiring a reload. Sometimes, it even gets
 handy to poke your opponent with it.
 VETERAN  : can use it single-round; each round has greater power and is very
            loosely affected by recoil.
 PRIVATEER: can use it full-auto; each round has low power and is more affected
            by recoil.

Polaris Corp. 'Icicle Gun' (PRIVATEER starting weapon)
  **************************

A cryogenics-based substitute of the classic shell-fueled shotgun, this weapon
 is fed by special coolant cartridges. With a well-placed round, the opponent can
 be shattered to ice pieces in a matter of instants.
 VETERAN  : less accurate when firing; rearm times equal those of a traditional
            shotgun.
 PRIVATEER: more accurate when firing; rearm times between rounds are shortened.

UAC Hyper-Frequency 'Volcano Cannon'
  ************************************

An almost-perfect incarnation of the iconic minigun, the 'Volcano Cannon' can fire
 at impressive speeds, the only real drawback being wind-up and wind-down times.
 VETERAN  : acquires deadly power and accuracy in his hands. Beware of the ricochets.
 PRIVATEER: becomes a bit inaccurate and uncontrollable - power is more ordinary, too.

Stuart Katz Inc. (R) 'FireStarter' dynamo discharger
  ****************************************************

Now this is a peculiar explosive weapon which has been engineered by Mr. Katz himself -
 did we mention that he runs a small warfare systems engineering company, too?
 Basically a grenade launcher that can sustain a good rate of fire and has fearsome
 pyrotechnical capabilities.
 VETERAN  : prefers to lob grenades that explode on direct hit, dealing greater
            splash damage.
 PRIVATEER: is able to exploit the secrets of his own creation, having the grenades
            bounce and hit around corners, at the cost of reduced impact power.

Polaris Corp. next-generation 'CryoTunneler'
  ********************************************

Another brand-new prototype conceived by the Polaris laboratories, this device employs
 the traditional plasma rifle chassis - only to revolutionize its internal mechanics.
 When triggered, it emits an heavy stream of freezing particles at high speed.
 VETERAN  : uses the weapon less effectively, since the cryogenizing stream tends to
            assume a cone-shaped flow, thus becoming less concentrated.
 PRIVATEER: keeps the freezing stream under better control, avoiding excessive dispersion
            and reaching almost-permeating force levels.

UAC X-BFG 9000
  **************

The ultimate mass-destruction weapon - widely employed in many occasions against the
 largest legions of hell - gets a slight restyling, but most of all, a better price/
 performance ratio. The required ammunition is now constituted by "melting plasma", which
 retains a higher average temperature and reactivity to impacts. The result must absolutely
 be experienced...

The powerups
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OmniSphere: a new black-magic artifact that grants the finder
             three powers in one...
             - double attack power,
             - double attack speed,
             - infinite resources.

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\rslexeem.wad

(2) 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.

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

Additional Credits to   : Various sources (see below)

WildWeasel for the projectile tracers, and barrel replacements

SilentZora for the custom blood system

Chronoteeth and eliw00d for the casings

Vaecrius for the muzzle climb script

PerKristian, Paavo Ilmari, Z86 for the X-Chainsaw

Mike12 for the LightStinger

Eriance, Xaser for the Icicle Gun

Sergeant_Mark_IV for the Volcano Cannon

id Software for the FireStarter

PerKristian for the CryoTunneler

BlueFireZ88, Sergeant_Mark_IV for the X-BFG 9000

The ZDOOM Wiki contributors for the OmniSphere

Woolie Wool and Chronoteeth for the Veteran class

Cacodemon and Woolie Wool for the Privateer class

MagSigmaX for the custom fonts

Paul Corfiatis for the custom statusbar

...and for the actor-wide gore and special death states:
                           - Velocity/Rogue,
                           - Daniel,
                           - The Kins,
                           - Zero Prophet,
                           - Eriance,
                           - Sergeant_Mark_IV,
                           - Jekyll Grim Payne.

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              : 4 months (of intermittent work) total
Editor(s) used          : Adobe Photoshop, GoldWave Audio Editor, Notepad, XWE, Slade
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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