Eschaton: Nightfall README

Hi. If you're reading this, you've completed the mammoth download and are waiting to watch Eschaton: Nightfall. First things first, we should warn you that Eschaton: Nightfall requires Quake II and is Hardware Acceleration ONLY! If you don't have a graphics accelerator such as a Voodoo 2 or TNT, we don't rate your chances of running it- none of the skies will work and some of the maps won't either. 

Installation

Well, in reading this I'm assuming that you managed to unzip the .pak file and the env and sound directories into a directory called "night" under Quake II's root. Now, you need to go to the "sound" directory and run MMWave to decompress your audio: click the *.* button, then click "MP3->WAV" to decompress- this will take a few mintes. 

Now you're ready to run Nightfall. Run Quake II from the "Run" command as "quake2 +set game night +" (the last plus is important), then type "map start.dm2" to start Nightfall. If you get an error message reading "Server Was Killed", repeat the command. 

If something goes wrong, you can re-start the film by typing "map "xxxx.dm2"" at the console, where xxxx is one of the scene names below:

start.dm2: The Introduction
Intro.dm2: Title Sequence
scene 2.dm2: Chicago Rooftop
scene 3.dm2: R'lyeh
scene 4.dm2: Chicgo Rooftop 2
scene 5.dm2: Arkham
scene 6.dm2: The Tunnels
scene 7.dm2: Deeper into the Tunnels
scene 8.dm2: The Train
scene 9.dm2: Catskills
scene 10.dm2: Arkham Country
scene 11.dm2: The Barn
scene 12.dm2: Finale
Scene 13.dm2: New Lore.

FAQ

What? Where? What's going on?

If you haven't seen Eschaton: Darkening Twilight, you'll be a little mystified. It may help to know that Markham is a former member of the same organisation as Aller, Delta Green, an organisation that became corrupted some time in the early 21st century by the forces of the Cthulhu Mythos. It may also help to know that Cerise met Markham and prevented him from killing himself- she herself was changed, physically, at around the same time as DG went sour. Lastly, it may help to know that following an encounter with a manifestation of the Great Old One known as Daoloth, Markham has become convinced that, as prophesied, the Great Old Ones have awoken and are in the process of taking back the earth. 

If you don't know much about the Cthulhu Mythos, that might actually increase your enjoyment of the film. However, if you're still curious, visit http://www.hplovecraft.com/

Is this a sequel to Darkening Twilight?

No. It's the second part of the Eschaton series. 

Who are you guys?

We're Strange Company. 

http://www.strangecompany.org


