This level is neither made nor supported by the ill-fated 3DRealms Date started: 7th of May 2011 Date released: 21st of May 2011 !!EDuke32 REQUIRED (the map exceeds the old limits)!! !!HRP NOT SUPPORTED. INTENDED FOR 8BIT SOFTWARE MODE!! ====================================================================== Title : Done & Dusted Author : Ryan "quakis" Rouse & Mikko Sandt Web Page : http://taw.duke4.net & http://msdn.duke4.net Misc. Author Info : quakis resides in England and runs a site dedicated to reviewing maps and mods across various games. Mikko Sandt is a distinguished mapper currently residing in Finland. Other Levels : Tons. Check our websites. Plot : A race of aliens known as The Assault have invaded a human facility located on an island sixty miles off the coast of California. The facility personnel have presumably been killed, but it's not known for sure. The loss of this facility is a major setback to research into alien physiology as the facility contains several important Protector Drone samples and gigabytes of research data. For these reasons the facility itself cannot be bombed: The samples and the data must be recovered, assuming they haven't been destroyed by the invaders. It is for this reason that you are sent to investigate the facility, to gather intel for our strike forces that'll take over the mission once your job is done. Your mission is as follows: 1) Investigate the facility, keeping an eye on potential human survivors, preserved research data and Protector Drone samples. It is not, however, up to you to recover any of these. 2) Blow up the primary reactor. This should considerably lower their defense capabilities, paving the way for our strike forces 3) Once done, establish contact with the strike forces who will then proceed to take over the mission 4) Escape via the northern waterway leading to the sea Level Info : Mikko Sandt: About five years ago I received a bunch of old map scraps from quakis who's a bit infamous for starting many projects without ever actually finishing them. Many of the scraps consisted of only a few corridors and/or rooms but they shared a common hi-tech theme. Having missed the 12th MSDN anniversary update, I decided to make up for it by doing something with these scraps, which I had kept in mind over the years. (I had previously finished two usermaps that had been worked on by someone else but never finished.) I recovered the scraps from my old computer and went through them several times to see what would be the best way to tie them together. In the end, seven scraps ended up in the final map. After this merger (which involved a bit of copypasting, flipping, raising/lowering floors/ceilings and filling in some blanks) and after implementing gameplay dynamics (keys, buttons and monsters) I sent the map to quakis who held it for a week during which he modernized and streamlined the map's more than 5-year-old architecture. quakis: I never expected these map sections to be used and once I took the map off Mikko's hands, I gave myself only a week to edit the map as much as I could. The layout and basic gameplay was there, but I thought it felt a bit lifeless and generic to play through. Over that week I worked on redesigning many locations and some areas were completely remade. The gameplay also became more refined, adding in that needed bit of life and little effects here and there. The map as a whole is considerably different from the version Mikko had sent and I felt pleased with the work I managed in a week. Credits To : Gambini for thorough beta testing and suggestions, AMC forums, DNR, The Community, Duke4.net, Planetduke, Fileplanet, Kimmo Nikkanen for the Finnish Build guide, Ryan Lennox for the Infosuite, 3DRealms, Ken Silverman, TerminX and you. "To the people I forgot, you weren't on my mind for some reason and you probably don't deserve any thanks anyway." -Eminem ====================================================================== * Play Information * Episode and Level # : Usermap Single Player : Yes DukeMatch 2-8 Player : No Cooperative 2-8 Player : No Difficulty Settings : Yes; Let's Rock and Come Get Some Plutonium Pak/Atomic : Yes Port : EDuke32 (http://www.eduke32.com) Music : Gotham, from the Roland SC-55 Music Packs (http://sc55.duke4.net/) ===================================================================== * Construction * Base : Seven map scraps each of which was made from scratch Level Editor(s) Used : Mapster32 Construction Time : While the scraps were built prior to 2007, work on this merger began on the 7th of May 2011. That gives a construction time of two weeks. Known Bugs/Problems : Some minor ===================================================================== *Important Information* Important Notes : The map has been designed and intended for software mode. The HRP isn't supported for this map. Don't steal our work. Feel free to distribute the map and make money with it but make sure everyone knows this is our work and keep the zip structure intact. Visit: http://taw.duke4.net http://msdn.duke4.net http://www.amcwebforums.com http://www.dukerepository.com http://www.duke4.net