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Title:	Firetop Mountain
Filename:	levels/doom2/Ports/d-f/ftopmtn.zip
Size:	19278 KB
Date:	05/04/12
Author:	glenzinho
E-mail:	glenmccoll@yahoo.com.au
Description:	This is first new project in over 10 years. Actually started making this back in the 1997 before I took a "hiatus" so to speak. The idea for the map is based off of those old Fighting Fantasy books where you used dice and blah blah, particularly the first book The Warlock of Firetop Mountain. Back in the day I sketched out the map as described in the book and decided to make a Doom level on it.
Credits:	The usual, id the creators, Randy & Graf for Z & GZDoom, CodeImp for DoomBuilder, SlayeR for SlumpEd Tormentor667 for Realm667 & The Bestiary Enjay and his thread on EndSequence Cast stuff on the ZDoom forums. Hey Enjay, I can remember playing NJDoom2 back in Late '94-Early '95 and ripping your awesome ENDOOM screen! The following guys answered my noob editing questions on the DW forums about slopes & format conversions, adding an inanimate object with Decorate and changing the default weapon: Phml Rex Pottus GreyGhost chubz Eponasoft Xaser and especially Gez, who answered on all 3 of my editing threads and who always seems to have an answer for everyone
Base:	Modified the my Firetop Mountain, which was about 15% of what you see here when I first started this project in March 1997.
Build time:	Not including 1997, a few hours most days March 19,2012 until May, 2012. A lot of this time was spent learning and studying ZDoom mapping, Doom in Hexen format, and zdoom lump things.
Editor(s) used:	Doom Builder v2.1.0.1356, SlumpEd v0.7 Originally used Deu 5.21 and BSP v1.1TC in 1997
Bugs:	Negligible in GZDoom, for normal ZDoom see below
Rating:	(7 votes) Spambot check: 1 + 5 = Commenting as: Anonymous

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Reviews:

Waste of Time.....That should be the name -Popsicleman313	x
This is actually a pretty good map.	x
Demo available here: http://www.mediafire .com/download.php?0g zykd1926p1iuh Spoilers here: http://www.mediafire .com/view/?rnbaa7nuy lzcaz6 -glenzinho	x
Beautiful atmosphere. Nice adventure inside the mountain. However, outside part of gameplay is boring compared to the inside. @ UV: monster placement in lake near red key area could be more original. And is it necessary to use jumping there (also for crossing the river near the yellow key)? Overall: solid 4/5.	x
^ Forgot to add it in the text file but yes, jumping is intended and highly encouraged -glenzinho	x

View ftopmtn.txt

===========================================================================
Advanced engine needed  : GZdoom
Primary purpose         : Single play only
===========================================================================
Title                   : Firetop Mountain
Filename                : FTOPMTN.WAD
Release date            : 5th May, 2012
Author                  : glenzinho
Email Address           : glenmccoll@yahoo.com.au
Other Files By Author   : Park of Doom, Blood Lake, Jailbreak
Misc. Author Info       : Melbourne, Australia.
			  Original 1994 Doomer O.G.
			  Doom still floats my boat

Description             : This is first new project in over 10 years. Actually started making this back in the 1997
			  before I took a "hiatus" so to speak. The idea for the map is based off of those old Fighting 
			  Fantasy books where you used dice and blah blah, particularly the first book The Warlock of 
			  Firetop Mountain. Back in the day I sketched out the map as described in the book and decided 
			  to make a Doom level on it.

Story			: Zagor, the Warlock of Firetop Mountain has risen again, this time drawing on
			  the Doom Demons to power his resurrection. His spiritual being of fire & brimstone
			  has been infused into the physical body of an Archvile... needless to say he is 
			  now quite a formidable foe.

It's up to you, you Doomed Guy, to cut a bloody swathe through his bloodthirsty
			  demonic hordes and once and for all slay Zagor, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain.

Additional Credits to   : The usual, id the creators, Randy & Graf for Z & GZDoom, 
			  CodeImp for DoomBuilder, SlayeR for SlumpEd
		
			  Tormentor667 for Realm667 & The Bestiary

Enjay and his thread on EndSequence Cast stuff on the ZDoom forums.
			  Hey Enjay, I can remember playing NJDoom2 back in Late '94-Early '95 and ripping 
			  your awesome ENDOOM screen!

The following guys answered my noob editing questions on the DW forums about slopes 
			  & format conversions, adding an inanimate object with Decorate and changing the default 
			  weapon:
			  
			  Phml
			  Rex
			  Pottus 
			  GreyGhost
			  chubz 
			  Eponasoft 
			  Xaser
			  and especially Gez, who answered on all 3 of my editing threads and who always
			  seems to have an answer for everyone

Rsources used		: Lots of mid-textures from the Plutonia/TNT texture pack
			  Textures from Blood, Witchaven, Duke 3D, 5th Episode packs
			  The Warlock is from the Bestiary on Realm667
			  Pictures from The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
			  and a few more textures from packs I don't quite remember
===========================================================================
* What is included *

New levels              : 1
Sounds                  : Yes
Music                   : Yes
Graphics                : Yes
Files required		: GZDoom running with lights.pk3 and brightmaps.pk3, DOOM2.WAD
Recommended settings	: This map was developed with these settings in GZDoom using
			  lights.pk3 and brightmaps.pk3:
			  
			DYNAMIC LIGHTS		PREFERENCES
			Light Size   0.8	Sector Light Mode 	DOOM
						Fog Mode 		RADIAL

* Play Information *

Game                    : DOOM2
Map #                   : MAP01
Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : No player starts
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : No player starts
Difficulty Settings     : Not implemented, one size fits all
Gameplay		: There is falling damage implemented in this map, so take care and don't fall
			  while mountain climbing.....

This is map is large in scale, but not terribly complicated... it took me 1 hour and 1 minute to get 99%/97%/100% (Don't know 
			  where those last 3 monsters got to! ;)

A lot of monsters but not in slaughtermap style congregations.... well maybe one battle ;)
			  Hopefully an enjoyable boss fight, but I don't know how you play so I'm not promising anything!

Can you say... INFIGHTING!!!

* Construction *

Base                    : Modified the my Firetop Mountain, which was about 15% of what you see here
			  when I first started this project in March 1997.
Build Time              : Not including 1997, a few hours most days March 19,2012 until May, 2012.
			  A lot of this time was spent learning and studying ZDoom mapping, Doom in Hexen format,
			  and zdoom lump things.
Editor(s) used          : Doom Builder v2.1.0.1356, SlumpEd v0.7
			  Originally used Deu 5.21 and BSP v1.1TC in 1997
Known Bugs              : Negligible in GZDoom, for normal ZDoom see below
May Not Run With...     : ZDoom, other source ports.

Doesn't load on ZDoom v2.5.0r2508
			  Contains GLDEFS and DOOMDEFS lumps etc that will not work with ZDoom but funnily
			  enough it's something in MAPINFO that stops it from loading. I am not going to
			  fix this as I only play GZDoom and this is what I developed the map under. If it
			  takes your fancy to make it ZDoom compatible be my guest.

* Copyright / Permissions *

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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
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format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file 
intact.  I have received permission from the original authors of any
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* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

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