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Title:	The Abandoned City
Filename:	levels/heretic/Ports/db_tac.zip
Size:	239.42 KB
Date:	03/29/04
Author:	DooMBoy (omg)
Description:	This is a fair sized city type map for Heretic's E1M5
Credits:
Base:	Partly imagination, partly inspired by E1M5 (The Citadel) in the first episode of Heretic
Build time:
Editor(s) used:	Deep 11.76
Bugs:	I'm about 99% certain there are no bugs in this map but if you happen to find one, let me know
Rating:	(8 votes)

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Reviews:

Anonymous	Potentially good harbor-style level. The biggest problem is that non-linear levels of this size should guide the player through its experience for avoiding endless walking while not knowing where to go & what to do. Besides that, gameplay is mostly based on a few sniping monsters & little weapons, so dull. Overall: meh + 1 bonus because we need more Heretic levels = small 3*.	x
Anonymous	Got stuck trying to get the keys	x
Anonymous	Decent architecture but gameplay kinda boring plus having no music at all is inexcusable. 2/5	x
Anonymous	Nice Episode One style map, nothing else to say except it's very easy (I stayed over 90 life and dropped to 50 near the end until I use the ring of invincibility). 4/5. ~Naan	x

View db_tac.txt

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Title                   : The Abandoned City
Filename                : db_tac.wad
Author                  : DooMBoy (omg)
Email Address           : noyouare22@yahoo.com (new email addy heh)
Description             : This is a fair sized city type map for
			  Heretic's E1M5
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* Play Information *

Single Player           : Of course
Cooperative             : Player 2 3 and 4 starts are there
Deathmatch              : Yes (it SHOULD be ok, but I only tested it a time
			  or two, however, feel free to try it out)
Difficulty Settings     : Yes (but play on skill 4 dammit)
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : A few, two are from supplies.wad (a nice little city
			  themed map for Heretic, check it out) and the other is a 
			  wood texture from Doom2
New Demos               : No
Map Replaced            : E1M5
Port Required           : Any port that removes visiplane limits. I mention this for 
			  no reason other than the beginning of this map makes Heretic
			  crash with a VPO error - there's just too much on screen, I'm
			  guessing.
			  You CAN get around it but looking back at the start area
			  results in the sky getting get sliced up into multiple
			  sections and HOM showing up everywhere, despite there
			  being no HOMs anywhere in the starting area.
			  Anyway, use a port such as ZDoom or JHeretic.

* Construction *

Base                    : Partly imagination, partly inspired by E1M5 (The Citadel) 
			  in the first episode of Heretic
Editor(s) used          : Deep 11.76
Known Bugs              : I'm about 99% certain there are no bugs in this map
			  but if you happen to find one, let me know
Contruction Time	: Not actually sure. I know it took a little over a week
			  but exactly how long, I don't know :P                       
Legal Crap		: You can do what you want with this level, just remember:
                          if you do anything to this level, and then release it,
			  some credit would be nice.

Thanks go to all you frads out there who playtested this sucker for me, you know who you are

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