Fortress of DEATH
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Included here are details of the more recent version of Fortress of DEATH,
a WAD I created some time ago. Since then I've been notified of a fatal
visplane error in the level that causes Doom 2 to fall over and crash to
the DOS prompt. As I said, very nasty... Anyway, this version fixes the
problem :-) !

Unfortunately, due to the bug fix, the demos that came with the original
Fortress of DEATH don't work properly with this version so I've left them
out.

The WAD can be found under the filename FORTDTH!.ZIP (notice the exclamation
mark) on ftp.cdrom.com and its mirrors.

If you have any comments or thoughts about the WAD, then email me!

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            Notes about Fortress of DEATH Doom ][ WAD
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New graphics!
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I have created new graphics which are used in the WAD, these include:

*  A full 360 degree, non-repeating sky (created with VistaPro 3)

*  New Doom ][ title screen

*  Wire mesh textures (some of which have got holes in that you can
  go through!)

*  Various "WARNING" and "NO ENTRY" signs placed on certain walls

Multiplayer games
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This level is surprisingly good for deathmatch and cooperative multiplayer
games. Given its size you wouldn't expect it to be, but when you know
the level well, it can seem quite small!

Multiplayer games are best played on an IPX network or the game could
slow down a lot on harder skill levels. Either adjust the skill level
or play with no monsters by using the -nomonsters switch.

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Title                   : Fortress of DEATH: Improved (FORTDTHB.ZIP)
Author                  : Andrew Harvey
Email Address           : [email protected]
                         [email protected]

Description             : A level with very nice architecture and good
                         for multiplayer games. It is set in and
                         around a well sized fortress where there
                         are lots of secrets and surprises...
                         (You just go down into the dungeon... :)

Additional playtesting  : Darren Malley, Kevin Malley, Laythe Al-Janabi
                         and a few other people.

Additional Notes        : I tried to make this level look professionally
                         built and to a certain degree, I've succeded.

                         I used the GCC port of DEU 5.21 to create
                         the actual layout and then used a map
                         conversion utility to convert it to MAP01
                         in Doom2. This was because DEU 5.3b was full
                         of bugs and it kept on crashing. Then I got
                         DCK 2.2 and added all the Things. I also
                         used it to tweak the textures a bit.

                         I created the custom textures and title screen
                         with a combination of PhotoStyler SE and Paint
                         Shop Pro 2. I then used Deutex to put the wall
                         patches together.

                         I created the sky in a fractal landscape program
                         called VistaPro 3. I rendered four views (north,
                         south, east and west) and loaded them into
                         PhotoStyler to make them compatible with Doom.
                         I then used Deutex to string the four sky
                         pictures as patches together and voila! One 360
                         degree sky.
                         (Note: To see the sky fully, go into the
                         deathmatch starts in the four corners of the
                         playing area.)

                         Lastly I used Deutex 3.4 to put all the textures,
                         graphics, and the map together into one WAD.

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* Play Information *

Map #                   : Map 1
Single Player           : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes (Surprisingly quite good!)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes
Difficulty Settings     : All (Easy, Medium and Hard)
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : YES!
New Demos               : No, not this time owing to fact of differences
                         between the two versions of the map

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Build Time              : Time span of just over a month
Editor(s) used          : GCCDEU 5.21, DCK 2.2
Utilities used          : Deutex, Mapconv, Dview, LmpUtil
                         (along with Paint Shop Pro 2 and Photo Styler SE)
Known Bugs              : No (well, one or two node errors but you would
                         be lucky to actually spot them!)

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional
levels.

IF you do use this level as a base for additional levels
then please give Credit to the author and include that
FORTDTH!.WAD was used as a base.

* Where to get this WAD *
ftp: ftp.cdrom.com and its mirrors and Compuserve's Action Games Forum.

Hope you enjoy the WAD!

- Andrew
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