******************************************************************************* * Icarus Grandmaster Collection * * by Roger Moraga and Mike Reid * ******************************************************************************* This is a grandmaster collection(fast monsters) of Icarus: Alien Vanguard. The goal was to do each Icarus level on Ultra-violence with -fast parameter with 100% kills 'n' secret. And, yes, we managed to do it. To play a demo, simply type this command: ICFPLAY xx {return} Where xx is the level number. Levels under 10 need to have a zero in front of them. YOU MUST HAVE ICARUS: ALIEN VANGUARD BY TEAM TNT TO RUN THIS If you do not, get it at http://www.teamtnt.com Michael Reid ************ Well, we finally made it to the end of a 3-4 month lmp collection. This is the first collection I've ever done for levels that aren't my own, and after this I don't think I'll do another collection. My lmps are different from Roger's because I usually go on the offense, rather than defense. Roger's the kind of guy that likes to duck behind a corner while monsters duke it out. I would go out and beat them to death with the beserk. :) Top three Icarus levels: Map28: Excavations Map29: Brutality Map32: Prestidigition Visit my homepage at http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/2812/doom2.htm Recording crap: Computer: Pentium 133Mhz, 16 megs RAM. Controls: keyboard- ctrl: fire alt: strafe on(not used) shift: run on enter: use >: strafe left <: strafe right mouse- left button- shoot right button- forward Roger Moraga ************ So, here it is (at least!). A complete collection of Icarus levels on UV with -fast. When I sent Mike a -fast LMP of his level "Mine Facility" (BTW, it's a great WAD!), he told me if I'd like to make this collection with him. "Sure!" I said, and downloaded the WAD from ftp.cdrom.com. I blazed trough the levels and in just about five hours I E-mailed him saying some like "I hate this! The levels are too damn long!!" Anyway, I started the recordings, and soon I found out I was wrong. Yeah, there are some long levels (and some too "damn" long), but they are well designed and some of them really fun. You'll recognize my LMPs because I always try to make the monsters fight against each other (It's so COOL => Look at level 17), and because I get lost easily. About me: I'm a 20 years old Biology student who started playing DOOM not a very long time ago, with an old 386sx/20 and Keyboard only. Until this year, I've played with keyboard only, but this year I decided to use my trackball too. These are the settings: -Keys: Left/right: Strafe left/right. Up/down: Forward/backward. Ctrl: Speed up (always pressed). -Trackball: More than Maximum (nearly) sensivity. Left button: Fire. Right button: Err... (after going to Setup) Strafe on (never used) Right button double-click: Use. And the system I use: P100, 32 Mb RAM, 1,2 Gb HD, 12x CD-ROM, Logitech Trackball, Sound Blaster 2.0 (8-bit, mono sound... Yuk!). My homepage is at http://www.ddnet.es/personales/moraga and my E-mail is moraga@mail.ddnet.es What else can I say? I love DOOM!! ;-) Levels with (M) proceeding them were recorded by Michael "Prower" Reid. Ratings are from 1 to 3, 3 being the best. MAP RANK TIME FUN LOOK DESIGN COMMENT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Medium 10:04 2 3 2 Save the medkits! 02 Easy 11:13 1 2 1 Easy to get lost (I did). 03 Easy 6:23 2 2 3 Play defensive, it helps.(M) 04 Easy 6:40 2 2 2 A short one, nice. 05 Easy 10:26 3 3 2 FUN! Better with -fast. 06 Medium 5:56 1 2 1 Pissing ammo shortage. 07 Easy 7:20 2 2 1 Rocket party! 08 Medium 11:57 1 3 2 Key hunt. 09 Hard 7:10 3 3 3 Alone in the dark. 10 Easy 9:14 2 2 1 Plasma party! 11 Hard 30:08 1 3 3 Longest! Cool look. 12 Easy 17:10 2 3 2 Easy after the barrels. 13 Easy 11:20 2 2 1 0% secrets. I got lost. 14 Medium 20:58 2 3 3 Needs more monsters. 15 Easy 8:17 2 2 1 Empty. Max 75% secrets.(M) 16 Medium 13:51 3 2 2 Easily killed Cibye. 17 Hard 17:35 3 3 3 Save ammo with the lift. 18 Hard 17:23 3 2 2 Used the "door trick". 19 Medium 12:32 1 2 2 Let the monsters fight! 20 Medium 25:42 3 3 3 My favourite one. 21 Easy 9:59 2 2 2 Found an easy route. 22 Easy 12:44 3 2 2 Nice tribute, punch the souls.(M) 23 Medium 18:49 3 2 3 Easy after the Soulsph. 24 Medium 15:25 3 3 2 Ghost level! Very fun.(M) 25 Hard 31:21 2 2 3 Hardest. Low ammo here. 26 Easy 11:02 3 2 2 Most fun level in Icarus.(M) 27 Medium 6:22 2 2 2 Kill the pain elems first.(M) 28 Hard?? 23:41 2 2 3 It's *NOT* hard. 29 Medium 11:31 3 3 3 2nd fav level.(M) 30 Easiest :41 1 1 1 Pathetic. Killed myself at end. :)(M) 31 Easy 5:16 2 2 1 Kill pains first, again.(M) 32 Medium 4:54 3 3 3 3rd fav level. Caco/demon fight.(M) Enjoy the demos! Michael Reid (mikeprower@geocities.com) Roger Moraga (moraga@mail.ddnet.es)