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Title:	SHANNARA
Filename:	levels/hexen/s-u/shannara.zip
Size:	466.14 KB
Date:	11/30/96
Author:	Terry Durham
Description:	Brona, the evil Warlock Lord, was thought to have been destroyed
Credits:
Base:	New Levels from scratch
Build time:
Editor(s) used:	heth
Bugs:
Rating:	(10 votes)

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Reviews:

Anonymous	dylux: Very Good Wad. My ONLY complaint was be prepared to go back and forth between the levels A LOT. Very comparable to the 2nd level of HeXen (The 7 Portals). Took me about 4 hrs to complete. Would definitely play again.	x
dg93	Well this was quite a strange wad 0_0	x
Anonymous	Good, fun hub, though not without its flaws, as noted above--the crushing doors, which kill fast if you get jammed in them, are peculiar. I was lucky enough not to screw anything up so as to get stuck, though. The secret level is a remix of Doom's Hell Keep, but aside from that the maps are large and interesting to explore though not always detailed. The scripting is good in a non-showoff way. The victory text (but not pictures), is also changed, a nice touch missing from too many mapsets.	x
Anonymous	A good WAD. Has the authentic Hexen feel. Plays and looks a lot like the Shadow Wood hub in most places. There are some design flaws, though--there are a couple of places in Valley of Shale where you can become trapped with no means of escape if you do things in a certain order. Either save the Chaos Device until you're positive you're stuck, or be prepared to "Casper" through a wall. Those small wooden doors in the Druid's Keep can kill you, too (I don't think this was intended). --TDotW	x

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TITLE: SHANNARA
FILE:SHANNARA.WAD
AUTHOR: Terry Durham
E-MAIL: prong@mtc.net
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Description:
        Brona, the evil Warlock Lord, was thought to have been destroyed
long ago by Sheah Ohmsford and the Sword of Shannara. But now, Evil has once
again ravaged in the four lands as Brona is once again active. Only the power
of a Mage, Warrior, or Cleric has the power to put an end to him. You must
travel through the Valley of Shale, The Druid's Keep, and The Hall of Kings
to reach Skull Mountain...Brona's hideout.
        As you leave your hideout in the Dragon's teeth, you notice the
Hall of Kings straight ahead....Take the straight path, and get back once
the earquake starts! That path is now lost, and another must be found to
reach the Hall of Kings. This journey will take you to The Valley of Shale,
where you will recieve an elfstone (ruby planet) at the hadeshorn. 2 more
elftones are needed to be found. These stones are needed to open the doors
to the Hall of Kings, once you get there.
        Brona's lair at skull mountain is dangerous. Cries from tormented
souls can be heard from time to time.....just hope it is not your soul.

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Play Info:

Game: Hexen
Levels: 1 through 4 + 1 secret level (5 maps total)
Single player: yes
Cooperative 2-4: yes
Deathmatch 2-4: no
Difficulty settings: yes
New Graphics: Title screen only
New Sounds: no
New Music: Secret Level Only
Demos Replaced: all 3
Bugs: One minor-see note below
Memory note: If you have only 8 meg, I suggest using a boot disk.
My friend gets z_malloc errors when saving without a boot disk!
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Info:
Base:New Levels from scratch
Time:Too long
Editors used: heth
Date completed: Nov. 18 1996

Notes:
        One "Bug" was found. It's in the Druid's Keep, when you switch a
puzzle switch that lowers a pillar with an emerald planet on it, sometimes
the planet "sticks" on the ceiling and doesn't come down. Just jump on to the
pillar, then jump straight up and you will pick up the planet.

There are quite a few jumps in these levels, all that need to be made can.
Though some are difficult, They CAN be made! Keep trying!

In Skull Mountain, when you find a switch to open the door to Brona's lair,
the floor will go nuts, pillars will close,crush, open, etc. When the floor
stabilized, you SHOULD be able to find away across by jumping or running and
jumping. I have played this level close to 100 times and haven't gotten trapped
on one side. However, sometimes "holes" are created that, if you fall in, you
cant get out. I put a chaos device in the room, so get it and use it if you
need to!

Secret level: There are 2 ways to the secret level, both in the Valley
of Shale!

Other crap:

Authors may NOT use these levels as a base to create new levels! Make your
own original ones!! Authors MAY decompile the scripts to these levels.

The user of this file agrees to play it as is and accepts all responsibility
for any major or minor catastrophes that may occur from using it!

Shannara.wad is not in any way associated with id software, or Raven software
Technical support will not be provided by them! It also is not in any way
associated with Terry Brooks (Author of Shannara series), or Del Rey Books
or Ballantine Books!

Shannara.wad may be distributed by any electronic means, provided this
text accompanies it.

Where to get this wad:

me, ftp sites (ftp.cdrom.com)
My website, when I post it there (http://www.mtc.net/~prong/hexen/hexen.html)
You already have it!

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