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Title : DEFY THE OMPHALOS
Filename : defy.pk3
Release date : 01/08/22
Author : The Shareware Vats crew
Email Address : [redacted]
Other Files By Author : vats_1.wad
Misc. Author Info : No
Description : Note: Please set Texture Filter Mode to one of
the "none" options, and set "High Quality
Resize Mode" to "off".
According to wiktionary. omphalos:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/omphalos
From Ancient Greek ??????? (omphalos,
"navel"). Doublet of navel.
Noun; omphalos (plural omphaloi)
1. An ancient religious stone artifact, or
baetylus, used to denote the direction of
the "center" of the world.
2. The theological proposition that the
world was created with certain indicia of a
history which had not actually occurred
(such as the humans who had never been
connected to umbilical cords being created
with navels).
3. The navel.
4. A raised central point; a boss.
5. The center or hub.
Additional Credits to : Levels by AgentJR, Crash, and anotak.
additional incompletes in MAP33+ slots
by anotak and zenby.
Palette: Jazz Mickle, anotak, Grain of Salt
Shader: anotak
w/ assistance from Jazz Mickle and zenby
DECORATE/ZScript/etc: anotak
Testing: Ivy Melinda, LuizPSC,
BunniesFromHell, Juliette, ETPC, Five
Creative support: Grain of Salt,
Ivy Melinda, ETPC, Jazz Mickle,
Vectorpoem, Kleril, Fauna, Val,
Drspaceman, Mae, LuizPSC, and Snelaine
Wad compiled by anotak
Textures compiled by anotak, Grain of Salt,
and Ivy Melinda
new textures by Jazz Mickle, anotak, LuizPSC
BEANS texture from farm of Vo Chico
Deus Ex textures by Ion Storm
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 textures by Neversoft
Unreal Tournament textures by Digital Extremes and Epic Games
Duke Nukem textures by 3d Realms
Half Life textures by Valve Software
NMN Corporation Texture Set by NMN
deConstruct Industrial Textures by stecki
IK Texture Pack for Doom 2 by Iikka 'Fingers' Keranen
Lost Resources by NaturalTvventy and Xaser
Kingpin textures by Xatrix
Dusk textures by New Blood
The Return textures by Team TNT
Quake textures by id Software
Hexen II textures by Raven
Daikatana textures by Ion Storm
Alien Vs Predator 2 by Monolith
Grand Theft Auto 2 by Rockstar
Rune by Human Head
Silent Hill by Konami
Metal Gear Solid by Konami
Reconstruction/Decomposition by Da Werecat
LSD Dream Emulator by Asmik Ace
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness by Konami
Castlevania 64 by Konami
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* What is included *
New levels : Yes
Sounds : Yes
Music : Yes
Graphics : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch : Yes
Demos : No
Other : Yes
Other files required : Not this time
* Play Information *
Game : DOOM2
Map # : Not numbered- uses episode select
Single Player : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player : No
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : No
Other game styles : No
Difficulty Settings : Yes
* Construction *
Base : New from scratch
Build Time : too long
Editor(s) used : Doom Builder X, Ultimate Doom Builder,
SLADE, Krita, Visual Studio, Max/MSP,
ImageMagick commandline tools, Notepad++,
Asesprite
Known Bugs : I suppose so
May Not Run With : software renderer, texture filtering
Tested With : GZDoom 4.8.1, GZDoom 4.10.0
* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors MAY use the contents of this file as a base for
modification or reuse. Permissions have been obtained from original
authors for any of their resources modified or included in this file.
You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text
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. I have received permission from the original
authors of any modified or included content in this file to allow
further distribution.
* Where to get the file that this text file describes *
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