Name:           Pro LaserDeath

Author:         Sirian, Founder of the Descent Rangers

Date finished:	2-28-97

Editor:         Devil 2.2h

Email:          sirian@ibm.net   (As of Dec 96)



Play modes:     All. The bots are mostly for robo-anarchy, though. If you

                want co-op or solo play, you might try my mission of

                levels converted from original Descent - Sirian's Classics



Changes Made:   Added a reactor room and exit without disrupting the design

                Added afterburners, headlights, plasma cannon and converters

                Removed the mega, replacing it with a pack of bombs

                Reduced the number of homings and amount of vulcan ammo

                Added more mercury missiles and one fusion cannon

                Switched from arbitrary lighting to natural lighting

                Added bots, all guarding the center and reactor room/exit



History:        LaserDeath was my first self-created level. I was trying to

                create a dueling arena for laser to laser dogfights. This

                did not work out. The mega, homings, and especially the

                vulcan cannon, tended to score most of the kills. This made

                for a good mix, but not the one I was aiming for.



                I achieved the laser "death arena" in my level Gunfight,

                which bears some similarity to LaserDeath. Any laser purist

                like myself should seek their entertainment there.



                Pro Laserdeath is intended to incorporate the best of both

                the original and what I achieved with Gunfight, while still

                blazing a new trail. The reduced amount of vulcan ammo

                should prevent players from employing the vulcan as their

                primary weapon, but still allow its strategic use. More

                mercuries and fewer homings means more aiming. And the

                addition of afterburners alone will change everything.



                I hope you enjoy this improved version of an old classic.



Note:           When I completed my masterpiece level, "Lightning!", I put

                my level editor away and never looked back. I left my D2

                group, the Rangers, in late August 96 and have only played

                Descent occasionally since that time. Even though I had

                originally promised to make a pro version of LaserDeath,

                it would not have come to pass without the members of the

                {DMC} Descent 2 clan, who are self-described fans of

                LaserDeath and came to me asking for the Pro version. So

                to all the {DMC} members, this one's for you. :)



                - Sirian



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D2 Missions by Sirian include:



Lunar Base            lunar.zip          (obsolete - use v1.5)

LaserDeath            lasrdeth.zip

Mars Base             marsbase.zip

Gunfight              gunfight.zip

Lunar Base 1.5        lunar15.zip

S2 Classic            s2clasic.zip

Venus Labs            vnuslabs.zip

Sirian's Classics     sirian.zip         (all my d1 conversions)

Lightning!            litening.zip

Pro Laserdeath        prolaser.zip





* Copyright / Permissions *



You may NOT use this level to build upon, or as a macro, or modify

the design in any way, without express written permission from the

author. All comments and suggestions are welcome.



You MAY distribute this level, provided you include this file, with

no modifications.  You may distribute this level in any electronic

format (BBS, Website, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this

file intact.

