Uploaded by : Graham Burgess (gkburgess-at_compuserve_dot-com)
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Title : The True Test
Filename : truetest.wad
Author : Anthony Klein
Email Address : The Doom Board (708)766-5326
Misc. Author Info : handle-->FROBOZZ
Description : You are heading down the secret hallway leading to
the teleporter back to Earth. As you make your way
to well-earned freedom, you wonder why it seemed so
easy to waste the mighty Spiderdemon?
Just then, a ghostly apparition appears in the
corridor ahead. It is one of your fallen comrades!
He speaks to you in a ghostly whisper, but you sense
a joy in his haunting voice. He thanks you for
rescuing his soul from that monstrous devil. He
begins to tell you of his last mission...
It seems that of the few space marines who made it
to the inferno of Hell, only he had a soul too pure
to be corrupted by the teleporter gates. He fought
valiantly, but was soon captured-not killed! The
hideous Spiderdemon saw a power in that soul he
could use for his own. In an unholy ceremony, the
Spiderdemon split the marine into two parts--a body
and a soul!
With the soul in his control, the Spiderdemon
would gain even greater power and would be
indestructable to any mortal!
But, there was one more part to complete the
ceremony. The only way for the Spiderdemon to
truly possess the soul was to prove that the body
was not worthy of it. A test for the human would
be the last step of the arcane ritual.
The Spiderdemon sent him back to Phobos to a
special arena built just for the occasion. If he
could fight his way to retrieve his soul, he would
be worthy of it. If he failed, the Spiderdemon
would become invincible and he would suffer an
eternity of torment. If he succeeded, he would be
returned to Earth.
In the end, he was victorious, but the Spiderdemon
broke the rules of the ritual and laid a final trap
for him. He was killed and his body taken back to
Hell as a trophy.
His soul was also brought back and it watched as
the Spiderdemon's ritual backfired on him. The
monster received a great blast of energy in punishment
for his blasphemous actions!
The demon was weakened, but very much alive. He
unleashed his fury on the only thing he could, the
soul of the poor marine! Even though he could never
use its power, he was determined to torture the man
who cheated him out of immortality. It wasn't until
you destroyed the weakened Spiderdemon that he was
set free.
The spirit turns and begins to float away, but you
call out for him to wait. You ask him to tell you
more of this final mission. As you look into the
misty face, you see a comrade who used to swap tales
of adventure with you often. You ask him for 1 last
war story. He smiles and begins to tell, in detail,
of his most heroic mission. This is that tale.....
Additional Credits to : Id-->I love you guys!! I mean it!!
Leo Martin Lim-->The author of uac_dead.wad
who gave me the means to make one hell
of a staircase!
Ross Edwards-->cool tester dude.
Dave Turner-->another cool tester dude.
Episode and Level # : E1M7 , E1M8
Single Player : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player : No
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No
Difficulty Settings : Yes
New Sounds : No
New Graphics : No
New Music : Yes
Demos Replaced : 1
* Construction *
Base : New level from scratch
Editor(s) used : DEU 5.21 GCC, BSP 1.2, REJECT 1.0
Known Bugs : As with most levels, walls with bars are a little
sticky, If you get stuck, just back up. The music
is a little low also, so crank down your sound
effects if you are interested in hearing the music.
There are 1 or 2 cases of HOM, but they were un-
avoidable and don't really show up much.
* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional
levels but show the same coutesy I did and mention the
people who gave you ideas.
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.
