=========================================================================== Title : MISSOURI RAT LIGHT (01mratlt.wad) for Doom 2 Note : This is a DeathMatch wad for the newer versions of Doom 2...................................... It will not work with Doom 1................... or The Ultimate Doom. Release date : 7-20-96 Author : Daniel Huff other wads by author : 01phbwar.wad 02phbwar.wad 01arnd.wad 01cybrdk.wad 01fragem.wad 01jmp4it.wad 01gorry.wad 01mkstnd.wad email Address : nextday @qni.com Description : Good mix of open spaces, hallways, teleporters and lifts. Lots of invisible walls, and traps. There are lights in the corners of the court yard, that tell you in what general part of the building to look for your enemy! Single-barrel shotgun close to all starting points; access to better weapons are at a higher-risk, depending on where your enemy is..... Watch your back! The BFG and Plasma gun are harder to get, with considerable risk involved. On skill level (1-2), which only has shotguns, chainsaws and the chaingun, .....the chaingun is difficult to get. The backpack is available on all skill levels. Note 2 : This is a large wad; but it runs very fast! Also note that, all weapon hits show on all the walls! (Including the pistol !!!) You might want to study how I did this!; It is also the secret to fast playing wads! (This wad plays as fast as most wads one-fourth its size!) Credits : The makers of DOOM, the best game ever made! : Emmanuel D. and Sebastien C. the authors of 4towers.wad, available from http://www.cdrom.com : John Braum (Mach) for play testing and the encouragement to keep building wads. Thanks J.B.! =========================================================================== * Play Information * 01ratlte.wad file size : 204022 bytes Map # : MAP05 Deathmatch 2-4 Player : YES,..... made for this!, (KILL!). single player : Yes (Just to do recon,***highly recommended***.) cooperative 2-4 player : Yes (not recommended - may cause mental problems!) Difficulty Settings : YES new sounds : No new music : No (Stereo Alert! -- Turn it up -- Lets Rock!) new graphics : No demos replaced : None * Construction * Base : Based on 4towers.wad Build Time : 15 hours Editor(s) used : ED209, BSP14x, Zennode Equipment used : A homemade 386, 33, with 5 megs of ram. Known Bugs : none ======================================================================= This is my challange to everyone on the Internet and anyone else who reads this text file.----- In order to promote better wad files,- (ever downloaded one that just don't work at all, or runs so slow it's like playing in peanut butter, or it has so many missaligned textures, or worst yet, the same texture through-out the wad,.... that it makes you want to puke!) I offer the following: (Not a new idea; I've heard of others doing the same.) 1. Use this wad as a base to build your own wad, (I encourage you to to so; Don't even ask me!; just change it, - anyway you want. Distribute it any- where and everywhere, and in any format you want, for profit or for free!. And also, I challange all other wad authors to do the same!, (after all, the majority of us don,t get paid for making wads anyway!; so not letting anyone use your wad as a base, is really just an ego trip;---Isn't it? !!!). ...............Too Bad--So Sad!!.................. At least beginners would have a good place to start; then mabe we won't have to wade through as many bad wads, to find the good ones! This concept should eventually make all the wads offered, on the Net, better. 2. After you have completed your new wad, (using mine as a base), put your name on it, take full credit for it! -You don't need to mention my name anywhere, (but I would be happy if you did so, in your text file; but it's not manditory!). Just remember, your new wad will have YOUR NAME on it, so just make sure its better than mine!, or else what's the point!!!!! 3. If you want different weapons placement or different monsters, in different places, I would encourage you to download ED209, (probably the easiest wad editor to use, to change, weapons, monsters and textures). (You can do most of the weapons and monster changes in less than 5 minutes!). - If you noticed, I also used a program called Zennode. Zennode is not needed to build or change wads, it just helps to speed up the wad a little. --- All of these fine programs are available, as Shareware, many places on the Net. 4. If your wad has any bugs, even just a small one, that's hard to find, even if your looking for a mistake, then, don't put it on the Net!. Fix it first, or get some help to fix it, or delete it!!!. People can forgive you for making boring wads once in a while, but not defective, ugly, trash. (I go over my wads in great detail before releasing them; we also play test em for weeks, sometimes months, working on the layout, weapons and monsters, ect. I would be totally ashamed of some of the garbage that's on the Net, if my name was attached to it. You have to be a perfectionist, to produce even a boring wad that works good, without bugs; even a bad wad takes a little time and effort to make, so why go to all the time and trouble........... to produce garbage!!!! ======================================================= * Copyright Permissions * Authors MAY use 01mratlt.wad, as a base to build their own wad or wads, providing they give their wad or wads a name other than 01mratlt.wad or 01ratlte.wad. You MAY distribute 01mratlt.wad to anyone you want, for any purpose, and in any electronic format, (bbs, diskette, cd, etc.), provided you include this file, 01mratlt.txt, with no modifications to it, or 01mratlt.wad. You MAY ALSO, if you deem the level good enough, include 01mratlt.wad, in any PWAD compilations you wish, so long as credit is given to me, and 01mratlt.txt, (unmodified), is included with the new combo wad or wads. (c) Copyright, 7-20-96 by Daniel Huff, All Rights Reserved nextday@qni.com =================================================================