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Title:	SUBWAY.WAD
Filename:	levels/doom/s-u/subway21.zip
Size:	152.93 KB
Date:	07/23/94
Author:	Neal Ziring
Description:	Demons have taken over the UAC Deimos subway. Your mission, clean out the stations and eliminate whoever is behind the invasion.
Credits:	My sister-in-law for ideas. Raphel Quinet and Brendon Wyber, for DEU! Various folks on the net who answered questions regarding tools.
Base:	New level from scratch
Build time:	55+ hours
Editor(s) used:	DEU5.21
Bugs:	Very slow on anything less than a 486DX-25, probably not playable on a 3/486sx. Some tiny HOM effects visible in the east station, weird graphics bug at the bottom exit from the elevator in the north station.
Rating:	(12 votes)

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Reviews:

Anonymous	A good oldschool map. Although the map does have a few kinks, like texture misalignments, and some mis-fitting music, this map is a good moderate fun challenge, and does give the impression of a subway. 3/5 ~Hank	x
Anonymous	A fun old-school map set in a subway system (with other bits and pieces thrown in for good measure) with large rooms and some interesting set-ups. The start forces you to run around and find some ammo, but other than that the gameplay is easy. There are several nice secrets to hunt down, and -- aside from a rather ho-hum corridor section -- it all makes for an enjoyable 15 minutes. With a bit more action it would have been great. Recommended. --3/5	x
Anonymous	3.5/5 Although the size of the level and the complexity of the secret areas must have been intimidating at the time, I really wasn't challenged here (except possibly in the huge open terminal rooms, with people shooting at you from everywhere at once). The effort put into the "realism" is above average, but doesn't blow you away like with Galaxia or UAC_DEAD.	x
Anonymous	I heard this was quite popular back in the day, so I checked it out. It's not too bad for 1994, but it's no "UAC_DEAD" or "INVADE2" either. It's very bland and empty, the narrow mazes suck, and the STARTAN textures don't fit the theme. Also if you do decide to play this, IDMUS to something else immediately. 2.5/5	x
Anonymous	This is an early level that benefits greatly if your PC has a maths coprocessor. It's huge for such an old effort, and you're free to explore around at the start. There's more detail than most 1994 maps - with (gasp) lighting effects, some new textures, and one of those floating cubes - but with only about 150 monsters spread over such a large area it feels very empty at times. It's easy to get bored with the to-ing and fro-ing. But its impressively large nonetheless.	x
Anonymous	Bad: Some texture errors; Possible to break sequence and skip keys; Music doesn't fit the mood very well. Good: Architecture makes for a convincing subway station theme; Lots of clever secrets and interesting areas to explore; Some degree of non-linearity. Overall: Well worth a play. 4/5 -VV	x
Anonymous	Great map with a great tune!	x

View subway21.txt

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SUBWAY.WAD - The Deimos Subway
==============================

This is a fairly large PWAD that takes place in a very
small subway system and the rooms attached to the stations.
Please read the scenario story below.  It replaces E2M1.
To run this with Doom, unpack the archive in your doom
directory, and then type:

Doom -file subway.wad

Please mail any comments, suggestions, or
criticism, etc to nziring@aztech.ba.md.us.

...nz

================================================================
Title                   : SUBWAY.WAD
Author                  : Neal Ziring
Email Address           : nziring@aztech.ba.md.us

Description             : Demons have taken over the UAC Deimos
			  subway.  Your mission, clean out the
			  stations and eliminate whoever is behind
			  the invasion.

Additional Credits to   :  My sister-in-law for ideas.
			   Raphel Quinet and Brendon Wyber, for DEU!
			   Various folks on the net who answered
			   questions regarding tools.
================================================================

* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : E2M1
Single Player           : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes, but untested
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes, but untested
Difficulty Settings     : Yes, very much
New Sounds              : Yes, New music
New Graphics            : Yes
Demos Replaced          : None

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Build Time              : 55+ hours
Editor(s) used          : DEU5.21
Tool(s) used            : bsp12x, dmgraph, dmmusic, midi2mus, reject
			: Aldus Photostyler, PaintShop Pro, Music Sculptor
Known Bugs              : Very slow on anything less than a 486DX-25, probably
			  not playable on a 3/486sx.
			  Some tiny HOM effects visible in the east station,
			  weird graphics bug at the bottom exit from the
			  elevator in the north station.

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional
levels.  Sure I'd like credit, but I'm not going to insist.

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:  infant2.sphs.indiana.edu

============================================================================
		       D E I M O S    S U B W A Y
		       
Alarming reports had been arriving hourly from the offices of the UAC
subway system on Deimos.  This hour, no report.  You and your platoon
have been ordered to investigate the reports (demons?  zombies?!) and
secure the subway, maintaining the amount of violence at a level short
of complete destruction.  Being trusting as she is, you C.O. has issued
you only pistols.  Maybe you can find some more weapons and ammo in the
subway before you buy it.

Pre-mission briefing includes the fact that the subway has three
stations, with several room attached to each station.  Your destination
is the central station.

As you prepare to step through the teleporter to Deimos, you gaze out
on the Phobos landscape and see crescent Mars hanging in the gray sky.
Your buddies step through, now it's your turn...

=============================================================================
NOTES AND HINTS

- In the subway-master's office are two large pictures of Jupiter.  Both
     of these pictures date back to the Shoemaker-Levy bombardment of Jupiter
     way back in 1994 (actually, one of the images is a composite, but the
     big one with the plume is an actual impact image from the Keck telescope
     in Hawaii -- fragment G, I think).
     
   - There are quite a few secret areas.  Most of them are fairly easy
     to find.  It is pretty much impossible to complete this level on HMP
     or UV without finding at least some of the secret areas.
     
   - There is graffiti in the subway car.  Go in there and see it.
   
   - Every Doom 1.2 weapon is available in this level. There are not enough
     weapons to go around for everybody in multi-player mode -- this can 
     make for some friendly competition.  Go find 'em.
    
   - The add-on music is a jazz piece named "Take the A-Train". I
     got it off a public FTP site at some college in Europe.  If
     you don't like it, just use "dmmusic d_e2m1 -f subway.wad -r"
     to take it out of the Pwad.
     
   - Please note the interesting, graffiti-covered door near the end of
     mission.  Be careful after you go through it.
     
   - The little retail establishment in the east station sold Gyros 
     (ala Seinfeld).
	 
   - I haven't been able to beat this level on UV yet, although I've
     come close.  It is really designed for play on HMP.  Shoot 
     accurately if you try it on UV.
     
   - I ran into a heck of a DEU bug when I was about 85% done with
     this level, and it made the level unplayable (it also managed
     to make a file capable of crashing other Doom editors!).  The
     only solution I found was copying the entire map and deleting
     the old copy.  That's why the coordinate range is somewhat 
     extreme.

- When you finish the level, look for the mission name.
     
   - The rest of the items below are spoilers, in order of increasing
     spoili-ness...don't read them until you have trouble.
     
     
   
     
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   - Be thrifty with your ammo at the beginning of the mission, especially
     in UV.  
     
   - You may find it necessary to leave the center station before securing
     it entirely, to go find ammo in one of the other stations.
     
   - In the garden room: Don't try to shoot all those 
     Cacodemons!  Find a way render them immobile.
   
   - Anywhere you see an enemy in a station, you can go there.
   
   - The yellow keycard is not essential, just helpful.  The red and blue
     are necessary and you have to get the red one first.
     
   - Look behind the trees in the east station.
   
   - Use the red keycard to get the computer map.

- Use the chainsaw on a bunch of demons.  There are two chainsaws
     to be found in the whole mission map.
   
   - There is a blur sphere available in the east station, but you have
     to be fairly quick to get it.
     
   - There are two teleporters outside the executive office.
   
   - If you want more specific hints than these (unlikely) then just email
     me at nziring@aztech.ba.md.us.
     
     
     
     
     
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   Enough babbling then.  Go get those demons!

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