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Title:	Blind Alley M., "The Citadel"
Filename:	levels/doom2/a-c/bndalym.zip
Size:	144 KB
Date:	11/04/02
Author:	Gene Bird
E-mail:	genebird@hotmail.com
Description:	The monsters have taken over your neighborhood and it is up to you to "MAKE THEM PAY!"
Credits:	The Id folks, The Deepsea Team.
Base:	New from scratch
Build time:	Around 100 hours
Editor(s) used:	Deepsea 11.1
Bugs:	Release a buggy wad??? I don't think so!
Rating:	(7 votes) Spambot check: 6 + 7 = Commenting as: Anonymous

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Reviews:

Those bastard monsters. How dare they take over my neighbourhood. You fight 382 nasties in what looks like a bunch of Roman ruins - I was expecting a town, but no - and it's good fun, constant action. Feels a bit of a slog, because you spend a lot of time just mowing down waves of relatively weak monsters, and there isn't much challenge, but I enjoyed it. This map is dated October 2002 although it has a kind of '96, '97 thing going on.

I agree with the above reviewer. It's largely a super shotgun/chaingun mow down, with little repitition. Not bad, just a little redundant, and fairly bland in it's architecture and design.

View bndalym.txt

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Archive Maintainer      : NA
Update to               : NA
Advanced engine needed  : None, but far better looking with a port.
Primary purpose         : Single player
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Title                   : Blind Alley M., "The Citadel"
Filename                : BndAlyM.wad, BAMnm.lmp, in the BndAlyM.zip
Release date            : 11/04/02
Author                  : Gene Bird
Email Address           : genebird@hotmail.com
Other Files By Author   : Blind Alley mini-series
Misc. Author Info       : Doom Nut, Grandpa.

Description             : The monsters have taken over your
               neighborhood and it is up to you to "MAKE THEM PAY!"

Additional Credits to   : The Id folks, The Deepsea Team.

Special thanks to my friends Rich Sham and Kevin "Magikal" Reay for input, 
suggestions and extensive playtesting.
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* What is included *

New levels              : One
Sounds                  : No
Music                   : No, I happen to like idmus 25, or 22 with it.
Graphics                : No
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : No
Demos                   : No
Other                   : No
Other files required    : None

* Play Information *

Game                    : DOOM2
Map #                   : Map 1
Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Player starts only,  Never tested
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Player starts only,  Never tested
Other game styles       : NA
Difficulty Settings     : Yes

* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch
Build Time              : Around 100 hours
Editor(s) used          : Deepsea 11.1
Known Bugs              : Release a buggy wad??? I don't think so!
May Not Run With...     : ?

Extensive testing done with vanilla Doom2, Zdoom, PRBoom and Legacy.

This map is part of a mini series that I am working on.  This is my third 
release.  ;)

The series is called Blind Alley and will be about eight to ten levels.
They will all be released as singles and then combined once the series is 
finished.
My original design as map 22, now running on level 1.
The opening sequence was inspired by Doom 2 level 22, probably my favorite 
level.  The similarity ends there.

Don't look for a theme on this one, I don't know if there is one.
I am pretty sure this place only exists in my mind.  Artistic license used 
freely. ;)

A nice medium sized map with real decent attention to detail.

You will never have for hunt for ammo in here.  That is the least of your 
problems.  There is enough health and ammo that you can push as hard as you 
want for time, or just lay back and snipe at the monsters.  Nice to have the 
option isn't it?

I would love to see any lmp's done for the level.  Feedback greatly 
appreciated.

I have been mapping for about five years.  This is the third of my levels 
that I feel is OK for release.  It is a very fun map.  Detail is just enough 
to be nice, but the concentration here is on gameplay.  Some good old 
fashioned run and gun in here.  Stay awake however, or you could get very 
dead.

A Legacy version 1.40 LMP is included in the zip file.
File name: BAMnm.lmp, The demo is a no monster walk through, showing the 
layout and the secrets.  Use the demo if you get lost.

Use the following to play the demo.
c:\doom2\legacy.exe doom2.wad -file bndalym.wad -playdemo bamnm
This assumes your doom2 folder is on your c: drive, and that you have the 
excellent, free, Legacy port.  Or you can run it from the Legacy Launcher.

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Special thanks to my friend Rich Sham for providing a great Legacy version 
1.40 max demo of this map.
To play his demo use the following:
c:\doom2\legacy.exe doom2.wad -file bndalym.wad -playdemo rs-balym
See a second demo at the Doomworld Speed Demo Archives
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Look for possible demos of this map at the following site:
Doomworld Speed Demo Archives.
http://www.doomworld.com/sda/doom_sda.htm

What are you waiting for?  Get busy cleaning up your neighborhood.

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY NOT use the contents of this file as a base for
modification or reuse.  Permission possible on a case by case basis, if you 
contact me.

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no modifications.  You may distribute this file in any electronic
format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file
intact.

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