Editors Used
DEU II, MKD2EDIT, BSP v1.2, TBSP v2.2, RMB v2.0, MIDI2MUS, MUS2PWAD, DMAUD, DMGRAPH, DMMUSIC, Voyetra Sequencer Pro, Aldus Photostyler, Corel Photo Paint 4, DEHACKED, DEUSF
Text File
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. UNZIP ALL THIS JISM INTO YOUR DOOM DIRECTORY
2. COPY DOOM2.EXE TO EOB2S.EXE
3. EDIT THE DEHACKED.INI TO PROVIDE ACCURATE PATH STATEMENTS FOR DOOM2.WAD,
etc... Be sure to write EOB2S.EXE as the edited exe file.
4. TYPE "dehacked -load eob2s.deh"
5. TYPE "eye2" TO PLAY!
NOTE: If you don't want to use an edited exe file, you don't have to.
Just run eob2s.wad like any other wad file.
"doom2 -file eob2s.wad"
and you're off!
********** E Y E O F T H E B E H O L D E R ***************
I I
for DOOM ][ 1.666+ Short Edition
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Title : Eye of the Beholder II
Filename : EOB2s.WAD, EOB2s.DEH, EOB2S.TXT, EYE2.BAT
Author : Jon Landis
Email Address : jlandis@umich.edu
Misc. Author Info : Author of Berserk.wad, !Wow!.wad, !Pipe!.wad,
Eye of the Beholder I
Description : I will go into more detail later...
Additional Credits to : John Krutke for the cool-ass sky texture.
My Parents for buying two Pentium 90's, 32Megs of
Ram, and network adapters.
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* Play Information *
Episode and Level # : DOOM II Maps 1-7
Single Player : Yes (Would anyone put NO?)
Cooperative 2-4 Player : Yes
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Of course!!
Difficulty Settings : Yes
New Sounds : Yes
New Graphics : Just Titlepic and level names for now...
New Music : Yes, all music (c) 1995 Jon Landis
If the music doesn't sound too good, buy
new hardware! I recommend TURTLE BEACH and ROLAND
wavetable cards. Others may say WAVETABLE, but
they sure don't sound that way!
Demos Replaced : There's one of Map04.
* Construction *
Base : New levels from scratch
Editor(s) used : DEU II, MKD2EDIT, BSP v1.2, TBSP v2.2, RMB v2.0,
MIDI2MUS, MUS2PWAD, DMAUD,
DMGRAPH, DMMUSIC, Voyetra Sequencer
Pro, Aldus Photostyler, Corel Photo Paint 4,
DEHACKED, DEUSF
Known Bugs: : Except for the fact that its not finished yet,
Nothing. Note to people that want to reverse
engineer these technological wonders. There
are some effects in these levels that will
seriously confuse the error checking facilities
of most level editors. There isn't supposed to
be a lower or upper texture someplaces.
I haven't used any reject oriented special effects,
so rebuild those nodes to your heart's delight.
* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors (MAY) use this level as a base to build additional
levels.
Hey DOOM authors. I am optimized the REJECT data on all of these
levels, but I found that no special effects were nessesary. Don't
worry about losing anything but speed when recompiling these levels.
Be careful, or you may nuke all the music and graphics. DON'T BE
STUPID!
You MAY distribute this WAD, provided you include this file, with
no modifications. You may distribute this file in any electronic
format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file
intact.
* Where to get this WAD *
FTP sites: ftp.cdrom.com
BBS numbers: Software Creations, for the # check DOOM's readme!
Other: If you happen to be in the neighborhood, it is on my
computer here at U of M.
For all you astute readers out there, who would rather read this
stupid file than play some DOOM, here is a reward section.
Hints that may help you complete EOB II (Short edition)
Level #1 : Blocks
HINT: Find a shotgun, you'll need it. You just can't get
certain items, they are for deathmatch, there just
to taunt you. Deal with it.
Level #2 : The Pool
HINT: SAVE OFTEN!!!!
Look for irregularities in the water, to open the 1st
entrance. You HAVE to jump out of various high places.
Just do it. Shoot the back of the bloodiest lift.
Level #3 : Radiation
HINT: The light is bad, stay clear. You need limited doses of the
light to complete the level though. Sometimes you just gotta
be quick. The button with 6 candles near it MUST be pressed
6 times. Sorry about this, there was no other way to do it.
I think I'll make it standard. If there are a bunch of candles
by a switch. Count the candles and push the switch that #
of times.
Level #4 : Entropy
HINT: Watch for self exploding barrels. YIKES! It is best to not
set off the barrels, 'cause you may want to get behind the
triggering mechanism. (Hint, hint....)
Level #5 : Ring of Fury
HINT: Look for the Map item, you may need it.
Level #6 : Leap of Faith
HINT: Trust your feelings. You must believe. The ending is tricky.
You have to be quite speedy. Try and try again and again and
again. You'll get it.
Level #7 : Arachnophobia
HINT: Kill all the spiders. (little ones) Get all the keys. Watch
for invisoBarons! YIKES! though you have to go through it
sometimes. The light can be harmful.
GOOD LUCK!
LMP files will be available where you got this file, eventually...
EOB II: short edition (c) 1995 Jon Landis
By Bri0che · PostedI found it to be very ambitious for a first try at Doom mapping since the map is relatively big (around 300 monsters, 50 items, 9 secrets !). Definitively deserve applause, even though we can honestly say there is no real innovation in there. In the other hand, the gameplay feels rather correct, it is absolutely playable, and no wonder that the guy behind it is able to do much better. Basic monster placement and efficient traps. A little bit of backtracking but not much. Level design is intuitive and has a normal pathing, nothing crazy here, rather linear but I personally like that way, still better than an absolute maze, or a boring and empty world as how feel a lot of open world games nowadays. The mapper tried well to use brightness and light effects are sometimes here to play with this contrast, even though I felt there is a misplacement, this is only my own opinion though. Maybe it is a bit empty also, lack of decoration, too blend, we need a personal touch in here ! Texture misalignment and door tracks would be the real thing to work on aesthetic wise, a little bit of a shame ! The difficulty have a good scaling : the strongest weapons you have, the strongest enemies you fight. Sounds obvious, but apparently not for everyone… Ironically (or not) this is THE most important thing to do before having an interesting fight. In conclusion : this is an objective success for the creator, and as a player I actually had quite fun ! 4/5, a bonus point considering this is a first map, for the encouragement. A most objective note would be around 3,5 but that's an impossible note.
