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Title : 10 Sectors Part 2
Filename : 10secto2.wad
Release date : November 26, 2000
Author : Various
Description : From mid-August to mid-September, Doomworld.com
: held a contest with a simple premise: design the
: best Boom level you can with only 10 sectors.
: This is the second level compilation from that
: contest.
Additional Credits to : The over one hundred people who entered this
: contest and made it as cool as it was. Andrew
: Bassett, Matthew Dixon, Martin Friberg, and
: Gaston Lahaut for judging. Andrew Stine for
: organizing and running the contest. The authors
: of all the countless utilities used in the
: creation of the levels. The Unreal Tournament 5
: Cubes contest for providing the idea.
: Telefragged.com for the first prize of a Voodoo
: 5 5500 AGP. Fanatic for some free CDs. id
: Software for Doom.
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* What is included *
New levels : Yes
Sounds : No
Music : No
Graphics : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch : Yes
Demos Replaced : No
Other : No
Other files required : Boom-compatible source port
* Play Information *
Game : Doom 2
Map # : Map01 - Map32
Single Player : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player : No
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No
Other Game Styles : No
Difficulty Settings : Some
Gameplay Notes : Each of the 32 levels in this megawad was
: designed to be played from scratch, i.e.
: 100% health, 0% armor, a pistol and 50 bullets.
: Playing the "normal" way from level to level
: may cause some levels to become too easy as
: the player brings in more weapons and ammunition
: than the level was designed around. For the
: best gameplay experience, start each level from
: scratch as you reach it, via either IDCLEV or
: committing suicide.
: Also, the levels in this WAD are in no particular
: order, so don't expect a progression in size or
: difficulty as you play through it.
: Finally, there are no exits to Map31 or Map32, so
: you'll have to IDCLEV there.
* Construction *
Base : From scratch
Build Time : One month
Editor(s) used : Various
Known Bugs : Due to the trickery used to make a mere 10
: sectors feel like many more, many of the levels
: are impossible to play in co-op or deathmatch
: mode. Some levels may be able to be forced into
: an unbeatable state, necessitating a fresh start
: or savegame reload.
Will Not Run With... : ZDoom, any non-Boom-compatible port
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* The Levels *
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* MAP01 *
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Author : Vick Bobkov
E-mail : virgil_32@hotmail.com
Bassett : Well, I have mixed feelings about this map. Lots of
: monsters, far too many monsters. Although it makes great
: use of ten sectors, it really doesn't look very nice. With
: a mix of textures through tofgether in square patterns on
: the walls. Good for length, not all that great for looks
: and playability.
Friberg : Nice detail and architecture. Definately one to keep in
: mind. I got annoyed by all structures and items which kept
: me from backing up fighting with my fists which also kept
: me irritated. If those weren't there I would love this map
: even more.
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* MAP02 *
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Author : Paul Corfiatis
E-mail : pauldoom@microtech.com.au
Bassett : Pretty nice looking. This level is of decent size, and has
good height and light variety. Looks impressive to me.
Friberg : It made a pretty good 1st impression on me. The absolute
: first time I ran through it, all monsters seemed to be
: standing on a straight line, just waiting to get their guts
: blown away. But it grew on me and I had to try twice before
: I could play it all the way to the end.
: The end fight could be done way harder and some of the
: later hallways were unecessary long and dull.
: It felt like the author did a good job of using
: lightsources and details at the beginning of the map but
: forgot about it in the other parts.
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* MAP03 *
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Author : Simon Howard
E-mail : sfraggle14@hotmail.com
Bassett : Rather compact. A very short level. Not much in the way of
: looks, or gameplay. I can't find the exit.
Friberg : I was very much impressed of both gameplay and architecture
: when I played the first time. The very cool tech-theme was
: held very good throughout the whole map. But I found a few
: very minor texture misstakes or at least, bad texture-use.
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* MAP04 *
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Author : Sascha \" The Prophet\" Müller
E-mail : doom@theprophet.de
Bassett : Hmm. If I saw this level in a public archive, I would never
: have guessed it only used ten sectors. The level plays very
: long, has some good puzzles, and good ammo balance. But
: still, detail is a little scarce. It doesn't look all that
: nice. It might make the megawad.
Friberg : Nope!
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* MAP05 *
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Author : Karl R. Peters
E-mail : u1006057@warwick.net
Bassett : A Map30 remake? Oh, no.. All that red lava and all that
: light green stone makes the level look just so easy.
: There's more to a challenging level than simply lots of
: monsters.
Friberg : Pretty cool use of the endboss. The map was pretty
: origional IMO and deserves some credit for that, but when
: it comes to texture-use, details and architecture it is
: almost hopelessly boring. The greenmarble really hurt my
: eyes like knifes. Some wood in there might have looked
: good. Oh and never show Romero's head like that. Cover it
: up with something. You know, you still have to keep that a
: secret ;)
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* MAP06 *
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Author : Karl R. Peters
E-mail : u1006057@warwick.net
Bassett : This IS a pretty good level. The detail isn't too much
: there, but it still plays great. Nice ammo balance, good
: fun, nice fiery atmosphere. A good challenge of a level.
Friberg : Somewhat weird ending.. Too uneven in its quality.
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* MAP07 *
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Author : Dimiter Georgiev
E-mail : d_georgiev@ns.prosyst.bg
Bassett : Wow! This is a very large level! Very, very impressive.
: Very neat design. Lots and lots of diversity in the height!
: Not to mention the light levels, the textures, and
: everything else! Ammo seems a little tight, but that
: shouldn't be a problem if it's stuck into the later levels.
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* MAP08 *
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Author : Patrick McCarthy
E-mail : lowen@sandwich.net
Bassett : Now this is interesting. Lots of crates, all three keys are
: used.. Very creative use of ten sectors. A dark techno
: warehouse is a theme I've been craving for a while.
: Although quick, an enjoyable level!
Friberg : This one felt very ... unplanned. You get dropped into a
: chaos of crates and it is extremely hard to tell where to
: go. Oh and you have a few arch-viles, chaingun-snipers and
: mancubi on your back. Everything takes place in the same
: room so use the cover wisely. This is definately the
: toughest map so far! When I played it a few times the
: fighting became more fun and challenging, but the feel of
: disorder doesn't make it topnotch.
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* MAP09 *
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Author : Wim Vanrie
E-mail : wim.van.rie@pandora.be
Bassett : Nothing too special here. It's looks pretty nice, but the
: level is mostly a square pattern. And then it finally
: breaks loose into another area where the exit switch. Not
: too much effort is required to finish the level. Ehh.
Friberg : Began looking pretty cool, but turned out to be just
: boring.
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* MAP10 *
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Author : Paul Corfiatis
E-mail : pauldoom@microtech.com.au
Bassett : A good level. Some nice texture and light variations. Good
: playability. All around, pretty good.
Friberg : Uhm.. ok, but nothing more. The two last arch-viles offered
: the best games. Pretty square and boring design and
: architecture, not that linear in layout though.
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* MAP11 *
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Author : Cephaler
E-mail : doctabeelo@yahoo.com
Bassett : This is another good level. It looks very nice, it plays
: very nice. Still a little short, though.
Friberg : Another very good map! The brownstone/metal theme (idmap01)
: is held throughout the complete map. But why did I get the
: plasmagun at all? I never found it before I was about to
: run into the exit... Never got any use out of it and I had
: ammo left when I finished.
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* MAP12 *
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Author : KinkaJoy
E-mail : kinkajou02@yahoo.com
Bassett : As much as I'd like to say good things about this level,
: with its nice length and all, the combination of green
: stone and lava, along with the achingly misaligned
: textures, and sectional design, I would definitely not want
: to see this level in the WAD.
Friberg : Nope.
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* MAP13 *
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Author : Slayer
E-mail : mince@freeuk.co.uk
Bassett : This level is great-looking and great playing. Good puzzles
: to solve, and good enemy/ammo balance. Should be one of my
: top picks.
Friberg : Pretty cool use of the sectors and somewhat innovative.
: Should get a place in the first megawad.
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* MAP14 *
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Author : Espi
E-mail : esa.repo@pp.nic.fi
Bassett : This is a pretty good level. Diverse in height, light, not
: so much in textures, but the ammo balance is good, and it
: isn't too terribly impossible. It's all right.
Friberg : Ok, but certainly not more.. Keep it in mind if lack of
: better maps occurs.
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* MAP15 *
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Author : Marc Pullen
E-mail : marcpullen@mindspring.com
Bassett : This is a refreshing change. We have some very good height
: variations on this map. Not to mention texture variations,
: and some very nice subtle lighting effects. Still, the
: level is rather short. If you're going for 100% kills, then
: the Spider Mastermind at the end of the level will stretch
: things out.
Friberg : No real flaws here, just boring layout, architecture and
: gameplay. I survived the whole map and killed everything
: with only the shotgun and chaingun. And I didn't need the
: latter one. The rocketlauncher and plasmagun were just not
: needed. Ok not everyone wants to kill a Spider Mastermind
: with singleshotgun, but the author shouldn't have supplied
: the player with so many shells if so...
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* MAP16 *
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Author : Paul Corfiatis
E-mail : pauldoom@microtech.com.au
Bassett : Hmm. Another square pattern level, with an exit tunnel. It
: looks nice, but the main concern seems to be monster-
: fighting, rather than puzzle solving. It kind of makes me
: *yawn*, but it's not too bad.
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* MAP17 *
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Author : pagb666
E-mail : pagb666@virtualciber.net
Bassett : A decent level. Mostly flat, but some nice texture
: variables.. And it plays reasonably long.. Ammo balance is
: a little lax, though.. It's all right.
Friberg : This map was very nicely built, but the final fight is just
: too bore-some. Too many enemies and not enough cool weapons
: to play with.
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* MAP18 *
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Author : Paul Corfiatis
E-mail : pauldoom@microtech.com.au
Bassett : The level looks nice, but a little patternized, and the
: detail could be better. Dare I say, the height variations
: are good. There isn't too much ammo, which is nice. But
: still, a little short for my tastes. Overall, it's one of
: the better ones.
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* MAP19 *
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Author : David Shywayismyway
E-mail : litendavid@antisocial.com
Bassett : This is oddly different. So many Former Humans, so many
: Sargeants!! Waiting for the pillar to come down.. Oh, it
: takes forever. Well, not really, but it is a challenge to
: stay alive.. They just keep coming! Okay, so the map
: doesn't look great, and the gameplay isn't my favorite.
: I'd say ehh.
Friberg : A little bit origional... 1 mancubus, zillions of zombiemen
: being teleported into the map.. exit lowers from above.
: Could deserve a place in one of the wads.
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* MAP20 *
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Author : Paul L. Ming
E-mail : pming@home.com
Bassett : There's lots of detail in this level. Strangely enough, the
: detail tends to stick more to the floors and ceilings,
: rather than the walls. Its length is decent. It uses a key.
: It's okay.
Friberg : Everything was ok in this one. Using the tekbrown texture
: (I think that was it) didn't work out that well and
: everything seemed so big and "clumpsy." And why was that
: rocketlauncher there? I had two demons and two seargents
: left when I got it. And that can hardly be called a worthy
: endsequence...
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* MAP21 *
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Author : pagb666
E-mail : pagb666@virtualciber.net
Bassett : Pretty nice. Mostly 90° linedefs, but that's okay.
: Architecture is very nice, monsters are placed well,
: although the level isn't all that long. We're seeing some
: pretty nice levels here.
Friberg : This reminds me of an earlier map.. maybe this version was
: more worked out.. I liked it anyway and I will keep this
: one in mind.
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* MAP22 *
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Author : Andrew Apted
E-mail : ajapted@netspace.net.au
Bassett : I'm not sure about this level. It starts out looking weird
: with a bunch of different textures. Lots of creative,
: decorative linedef artwork, though. Pretty good use of ten
: sectors. Still, it doesn't play all that well. Not one of
: my top picks.
Friberg : The rocketship was goofy.
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* MAP23 *
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Author : Nick Baker
E-mail : nick@frad.org
Bassett : Wow, I like this level... It's not the best in eye candy,
: but it took me over seven minutes to finish. And it looks
: diverse enough as well! While playing, I completely forgot
: that the level was only ten sectors. But still, far too
: many monsters for the amount of ammo given. Pretty nice.
Friberg : Hard, even too hard if you want to kill all enemies (which
: is usually) the way to go.
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* MAP24 *
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Author : Mikhail Yakshin
E-mail : yakshin@online.ru
Bassett : Hey, this is more like it! Some very nice creativity. A
: boat with cranes, diverse textures and lighting, as well as
: height. Quite impressive, for ten sectors.
Friberg : I am very impressed by the architecture and design but
: where did the playability go? But I am almost certain this
: one will gain a place in the final megawad.
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* MAP25 *
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Author : Cronley
E-mail : vcronley@digipax.com
Bassett : Nice level! Large, diverse in its textures, height.. But
: not its light levels, and the detail isn't there. Still,
: it could make the top 32. We'll see about that, too.
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* MAP26 *
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Author : Rick Clark
E-mail : rickclark@rickclark.20m.com
Bassett : This is a higher-quality level. Good textures, a well-
: defined atmosphere, and pretty good playability. Still
: somewhat short, but a good level.
Friberg : Pretty simple in layout but nice details. Followed the
: theme very good. I'll take a note even though it wasn't
: anything special.
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* MAP27 *
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Author : Drakker
E-mail : drakker@cgocable.ca
Bassett : Yet another, very nice level! Diverse in its height,
: textures, and light levels. Ammo balance is a little lax,
: but still, lots of detail.. I think it could go fitting in
: the top 32, maybe. We'll see.
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* MAP28 *
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Author : Stefan Maes
E-mail : stefan_maes@hotmail.com
Bassett : Well, the detail isn't there. The light levels are okay.
: But very small, and that maze doesn't help matter much.
: *Sigh*, next..
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* MAP29 *
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Author : Stephen Robinson
E-mail : stphrz@yahoo.com
Bassett : This is a decent level. But there isn't much detail, and
: the light differences could be better. Simply too many
: monsters, I think. It's okay, but overall, I don't think
: it's enough for the top 32.
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* MAP30 *
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Author : Tomi Rajala
E-mail : rajala@algonet.se
Bassett : Well, this is a small level, and it is mostly square... But
: it does have some nice detail, and the monster/ammo balance
: is pretty good. We might be able to use it if we need a
: smaller level. It's okay!
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* MAP31 *
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Author : Dave Kiddell
E-mail : umkiddel@cc.UManitoba.CA
Bassett : Wolfenstien textures and SS Nazis? Don't we have enough of
: those levels? *Yawn*, next...
Friberg : Wolfenstein theme... awful gameplay!
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Author : Adam Williamson
E-mail : adam.williamson1@btinternet.com
Bassett : I'm stumped! This level is just a little bit too tricky for
: my tastes. Requiring a little dexterity to complete the
: level is often a missing quality, but this is just pushing!
Friberg : Not only was the map total crap but the puzzles were
: impossible.
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* Megawad Judging Information *
The Doomworld 10 Sectors Contest ran from August 22, 2000 to September 22,
2000. During that time, 138 WADs were submitted.
The judging panel originally consisted of five people: Andrew Bassett,
Matthew Dixon, Martin Friberg, Gaston Lahaut, and Malcolm Sailor.
Unfortunately, Malcolm Sailor had to drop out due to time constraints. The
four remaining judges then took about 5 weeks to sort through the 138 WADs,
with judging reaching completion on November 1, 2000.
The 138 submitted levels were merged into 5 megawads for judging purposes,
with the first four containing 30 levels each and the 5th containing 18
levels. Judges then designated their picks by saying which megawad of the
5 the level was in, and which map slot it filled within that megawad. The
judges were asked to list their favorite 32, 10, 3, and 1, with levels
within the lists in no particular order.
Here are the judging results.
Mord = Gaston Lahaut
Matt = Matthew Dixon
AndrB = Andrew Bassett
Cocnn = Martin Friberg
Top 32:
Mord Matt AndrB Cocnn
01/07 01/02 01/05 01/02
01/08 01/04 01/07 01/06
01/18 01/05 01/08 01/08
01/27 01/08 01/16 01/09
01/29 01/11 01/19 01/16
02/05 01/16 01/29 01/17
02/07 01/17 02/07 01/27
02/15 01/27 02/08 01/29
02/16 01/29 02/15 02/01
02/18 02/01 02/21 02/07
02/22 02/07 02/26 02/08
02/25 02/15 02/28 02/11
02/28 02/28 02/30 02/15
02/30 02/30 03/01 02/16
03/01 03/08 03/02 02/28
03/02 03/12 03/05 02/30
03/03 03/13 03/08 03/01
03/08 03/29 03/12 03/12
03/13 04/02 03/13 03/29
03/14 04/12 03/29 04/02
03/17 04/13 04/02 04/10
03/21 04/14 04/10 04/13
03/22 04/20 04/12 04/15
04/02 04/26 04/13 04/16
04/12 04/27 04/18 04/20
04/13 05/05 04/20 04/26
04/14 05/07 04/26 04/27
04/20 05/12 04/27 04/30
05/05 05/14 04/28 05/05
05/12 05/17 05/04 05/07
05/12 05/12
05/17
Top 10:
Mord Matt AndrB Cocnn
01/29 01/08 01/08 01/08
02/07 01/17 02/15 02/15
02/30 02/15 02/21 02/28
03/01 02/30 02/30 04/13
03/22 04/12 03/01 04/15
04/12 04/14 03/12 04/16
04/20 04/20 04/12 04/20
05/05 05/05 04/20 04/27
05/07 05/07 04/27 05/05
05/12 05/12 05/12 05/12
Top 3:
Mord Matt AndrB Cocnn
01/29 04/20 02/15 02/28
04/12 05/05 04/12 04/15
05/12 05/12 05/12 05/05
Top 1:
Mord Matt AndrB Cocnn
05/12 05/05 05/12 05/05
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* The Second 32 *
The second 32 levels out of the 138 submitted were chosen by first taking
every WAD which was chosen by either one or two judges as one of their top
32 levels. This added up to 27 levels. Linguica then chose 5 levels to
fill it to an even 32.
01/01 -- 10secpc.wad -- Paul Corfiatis *
01/02 -- 10sector-fraggle.wad -- Simon Howard
01/04 -- 2marx10s.wad -- Karl R. Peters
01/06 -- boxed.wad -- Patrick McCarthy
01/07 -- brute10.wad -- Paul Corfiatis
01/09 -- cephaler.wad -- Cephaler
01/11 -- fanatic.wad -- Marc Pullen
01/18 -- level9.wad -- Paul L. Ming
01/19 -- nb10_1.wad -- Nick Baker
01/28 -- vertigo.wad -- Adam Williamson *
02/01 -- 10s_vrgl.wad -- Vick Bobkov
02/05 -- brownwim.wad -- Wim Vanrie
02/08 -- def monsters.wad -- Slayer
02/11 -- gris10.wad -- Paul Corfiatis
02/16 -- kodo10.wad -- Paul Corfiatis
02/18 -- ld-survi.wad -- David Shywayismyway
02/22 -- mbarena.wad -- pagb666
02/25 -- pirate.wad -- Mikhail Yakshin
02/26 -- rdc10s.wad -- Rick Clark
03/02 -- 1dayhell.wad -- Sascha \" The Prophet\" Müller
03/03 -- 2mrx10s3.wad -- Karl R. Peters
03/14 -- epismap.wad -- Espi
03/21 -- minemars.wad -- Andrew Apted
04/01 -- 10mewse.wad -- Dave Kiddell *
04/09 -- cross.wad -- KinkaJoy *
04/18 -- hellbase.wad -- pagb666
04/28 -- refinery.wad -- Drakker
04/30 -- tomi10.wad -- Tomi Rajala
05/04 -- atomanom.wad -- Dimiter Georgiev
05/14 -- ragebase.wad -- Cronley
05/16 -- stm10.wad -- Stefan Maes *
05/17 -- stphrz.wad -- Stephen Robinson
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By entropy122 · PostedWhat the actual f*ck is this map. I love having 4 rockets, a shit ton of bullets and like 10 shotgun shells to take out a revenant, and whatever was in that cage. Doesn't look too bad, maybe this negativity is cus im no expert, also rather unskilled at the game?
By Walter confetti · PostedNot that bad, even kind of interesting find the secrets in the map! But yeah, that switches jungle is a awful choice really.