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Title                   : Escape from Castle H"llenstein
Filename                : D2ESC.WAD
Author                  : Topi Ylinen
Email Address           : [email protected]
Misc. Author Info       : My first released Doom2 wad.
                         I have previously made several wads
                         for Doom1, a Heretic wad and an un-
                         released deathmatch wad for Doom2.
                         PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU LIKED THIS WAD!
                         Because if you liked it, I might
                         make a sequel or two (or even
                         more)...
                         Demos (v1.9) would be highly appreciated.

Description             : The Allied suspect that the Nazis
                         are developing a nightmarish army
                         of creatures that once were humans
                         but have now been biologically
                         twisted into inhuman abominities.
                         There have been rumors of mindless
                         cyborg soldiers equipped with
                         flame-throwers and worse things...
                         You, Captain Blackheart, were sent
                         to explore the hidden laboratory
                         of the mad Doctor Mangler, but
                         his inhuman servitors took you
                         by surprise. You have been captured
                         and taken to the infamous Castle
                         H"llenstein where torture awaits
                         you - - - maybe you will even
                         become one of Mangler's inhuman
                         troopers yourself. Unless you
                         escape. You defeated the nazi
                         trooper that had come to bring
                         you some water with your bare
                         fists, and you have got his
                         handgun, but now are locked up
                         in the prison cell again... and
                         there is no way out except the
                         locked door... no secret doors
                         or anything. What next? If you
                         fail to escape and continue your
                         mission, Dr. Mangler's fiendish
                         troops will surely kick some Allied
                         ass for good!

NOTE!
                       Wad files included:
                       d2esc.wad - The actual map
                       nazisnd.wad - Has some new sound effects
                                       (the soldier wake-up sounds
                                        and death sounds, plus the
                                        wake-up sound of the level 30
                                        final enemy, although the last
                                        is not used in d2esc.wad).
                       There was also a graphics patch but I had to
                       remove it due to copyright reasons... :-<


Additional Credits to   : All the usual folks
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* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : Doom II Map01
Single Player           : Yes, but it's pretty damn hard! Although the
                         toughest monsters in the wad are mere Revenants
                         and Mancubi, Castle H"llenstein is filled with
                         _evil_ traps. In fact, my brother (who used to
                         play Doom1 one episode at a time at UV _without_
                         saving) gave up his first attempt to complete
                         the level after barely surviving the third trap
                         and dying to the fourth. Even if you survive
                         the traps, there is a room just before the
                         exit (with the exit signs) that turned out
                         to be considerably more difficult than I
                         had intended it (you'll know it when you
                         see it... spectres and revenants and stairs
                         in a small room, a pillar in the middle).
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes, has a few more monsters and weapons,
                         and one player starts OUTSIDE the locked cells
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Deathmatch starting points are there, but
                         the map has not been optimized for DM playing.
                         Plays better in Co-op mode.
Difficulty Settings     : More monsters for tougher difficulty levels.
                         Has been completed on UV, although it isn't
                         easy in Single player mode.
New Sounds              : Yes! Use nazisnd.wad to get some truly 'original'
                         nazi exclamations.
New Graphics            : There WAS but I had to remove them :-<
New Music               : Not this time, sorry.
Demos Replaced          : None

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Editor(s) used          : DETH (various versions), DEUTEX (ditto)
                               VOC2WAV.EXE, plus
                               Voice Edit 2.0 (it sucks! But it's the best
                               I have :< )
Known Bugs              : None


* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional
levels, although I'd appreciated if you told me that you've
done so.

(One of the following)

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.


* Where to get this WAD *

FTP sites:
       ftp.cdrom.com (as soon as I manage to connect...)
       the official Doom binaries newsgroup

BBS numbers:

Other:

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       -To get out of the cell you have to catch the attention of the
        guards somehow. Don't get locked up in a prison cell again!