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- ELEMENTS.WAD - The Four Elements of DOOM?
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-
- ELEMENTS is a set of missions that replaces much of
- Episode 1. Please read the storyline in the text
- file ELSTORY.TXT. To use elements, run elements.bat
- or type "doom -file elements.wad elmusic2.wad".
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- Title : ELEMENTS.WAD
- Author : Neal Ziring
- Email Address : nziring@aztech.ba.md.us
-
- Description : UAC has been trying to stage a counter-
- attack on Hell, via the realms of
- the four elements: Air, Water, Earth
- and Fire. The effort has gone awry,
- the demons are winning, and you have
- gone in to eliminate all opposition.
-
- Additional Credits to : iD, for such a great open technology!
- R. Quinet & B. Wyber (Authors of DEU),
- B. Neisius (dmmusic, dmgraph, dmaud),
- R. Rossbach et.al. (idbsp), C.
- Reed (BSP 1.2x), K. Wilkins (wacker),
- Jens Hykkelbjerg (Rmb), Pharses (Dshrink),
- S. Kearney (1 mus file), M. Coyne (2 mus),
- All my beta testers specially Joe and Mike,
- Corel Corp., Digital Expressions, Aldus,
- Various sites on the net for MIDI files.
- (and my wife for putting up with this..)
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-
- * Play Information *
-
- Episode and Level #s : E1M1 - E1M4, E1M9
- Single Player : Yes
- Cooperative 2-4 Player : Yes (designed for 2, mainly)
- Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Yes (untested, E1M4 could be good)
- Difficulty Settings : Yes (substantial variation)
- New Sounds : Yes (all music, two sounds)
- New Graphics : Yes (new textures, titles, startup)
- Demos Replaced : None
-
- Notes : The Pwad file elements.wad does not contain
- the new music selections. Selections of
- classical music are in elmusic2.wad, and
- pop music (sorta) is in elmusic1.wad. All
- the graphics are in elements.wad.
- For more information, see elnotes.txt
-
-
- * Construction *
-
- Base : New levels from scratch
- Build Time : 100 hours (whew!)
- Editor(s) used : DEU 5.21
- Tool(s) used : dmgraph, dmmusic, midi2mus, dmaud, idbsp,
- bsp12x, rmb, wacker, dshrink,
- PaintShop Pro, SB Wave Studio, Music Sculptor,
- Aldus Photostyler, CorelDRAW, Corel PhotoPaint.
-
- Known Bugs : Occasional dark vertical lines with joined
- partially transparent textures. One instance of
- the veil effect (hard to find, doesn't hurt play).
- Funny transient falling floor effect in FIRE,
- just a quirk of the DOOM engine, not really HOM.
- [Note: Dshrink has been applied to these maps,
- that makes this Pwad unsuitable for map editing.
- Anybody who wants the unshrunk maps to use, just
- contact me via email.]
-
-
-
- * Copyright / Permissions *
-
- Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional levels.
-
- You MAY distribute this DOOM add-on in any electronic format (BBS,
- Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file intact.
-
- The musical selections in Elmusic1.wad are copyrighted by the various
- musicians and are distributed for personal, private use only.
-
- * Where to get this WAD *
-
- FTP sites: infant2.sphs.indiana.edu (and mirrors)
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