================================================================ Title : NOCHEAP!.WAD Author : Aron "Darkwing" Kerkhof Email Address : Darkwing@trader.com Misc. Author Info : I am a shotgun weilding studmuffin. Description : A Deathmatch wad with interesting tactics and very fast play. Watch your backside or lose it. Has a few neat features that to the best of my knowledge are not seen in any other wad. More below... Additional Credits to : =Ace Jas, who at different times during playtesting blamed my wad for mouse, modem, and computer failure. Oh yeah, he made a bunch of cool suggestions, too... =Charlie, who was the first person to help me understand the effective use of void space, bullet marks on walls, and sectors... thanks! =Tomgofly, Omega, and Grean'se Lighting for playtesting. Thanks... =Whoever created DWANGO5.WAD level 1 and 13. You guys inspired me. =id, the rich SOB's that gave us DOOM. =The wads, MOUNTKNG, DWANGO5, WASTE, and whoever wrote the T2 mus file. ================================================================ * Play Information * Episode and Level # : Doom 2 Level 1 Single Player : Yeah, to look around... Cooperative 2-4 Player : Yeah, if ya want to hold hands... Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Yes Difficulty Settings : Not implemented New Sounds : Yup New Graphics : Yup (no biggie, just waterfall tex from org doom.) * Construction * Base : New level from scratch Build Time : 1 Month of sporadic effort Editor(s) used : DCK, ZENNODES, NWT, MUSTOOL... Known Bugs : Misaligned textures here and there... especially on the "x" axis... * Copyright / Permissions * Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional levels. Just E-mail me a copy of it, will ya? I'd like to see it! Or if ya find a bug and fix it... tell me about it! * Where to get this WAD * FTP sites: FTP.CDROM.COM FTP.TRADER.COM /users/5010/4452 BBS numbers: MEGASPHERE BBS (317) 273-9666 Other: * Important Info * The name is NOCHEAP! because I designed this wad to eliminate what I call the "cheap frag". I.e, you regenerate right in front of the guy with the big gun and get plastered, oh, say, about 10 times. To this end, all 10 regeneration sites are concealed in tanks throughout the level. Upon start, and (most) subsequint deaths, you will receive a super shotgun, and a running start, before anyone will see you. Be warned, in a 2 player deathmatch against someone with sharp reflexes, you may still get plastered in a regen tank... but you should have better than even chances. In a 3 or 4 way contest, you are safe. All weapons are included in the game, and there are NO Mega anythings to get. This level is pure skill. Infact, the most your stats will ever be is something like 100 percent health, 110 percent armor. Not enough to stop a super shotgun blast, ya Megasphere loving whimp! All secret areas have giveaways to them, although some are kind of subtle. Yes, there is a exit to the maze, and it is worth it to get through. It is even more worth it to find the rear exit switch that is effectively an "express route" to the plasma and armor. If you play this and enjoy it, email me! I am planning on doing some more levels based on the regeneration theme. But only if I here from some people. If you have complaints, suggestions, ect... you know how to find me... Darkwing@trader.com. BTW... there are some versions of this wad floating around called simply "NOCHEAP.WAD". These are FLAWED copies and will not work properly in net games. The true final version of this wad is called "NOCHEAP!.WAD". Note the "!" point. However, if you got this file from FTP.CDROM.COM the ZIP and TEXT file MAY be NOCHEAP1.ZIP. The wad will still always be "NOCHEAP!.WAD." If you have the wrong version, e-mail me and I will set you up with the correct version...