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curtis sorenson  07-28-00
last revision:   10-06-00

Curves2 is a Descent II level with a fairly large layout, designed for
5 to 8 Pyro pilots.

The general layout of this level stems from Minerva3. Additionally
(as the level name implies), the walls have been curved and the
ceilings vaulted. This creates a more interesting overall architectural
appearance, while maintaining the time-proven Minerva3 layout.

The backbone consists of Three same-sized spheres that are equally
spaced along the center of the mine. The most remote of the three
provides an interesting access to the reactor room. At it's center is
a special portal that slips you into a 4th dimensioned (larger, 
concentric and circumscribed) sphere where you'll find dual reactors.
A tunnel leaving the reactor room carries you back to the mine's main
dimension (or you can return via the same portal). Examinining the
strategic options should prove stimulating.

Armored "birthing pods" have been added to protect newly spawned
pyros. The eight pods cannot be infiltrated by mature pyros. Lasers,
gauss fire, bomb shrapnel and other destructive elements cannot penetrate
the protective enclosures. The employment of this strategy will hopefully
eliminate the common (...and senseless...) cry, "don't mine the starts!"
Before exiting your shielded shell, take Mom's advice and, "look both
ways before crossing the street".

It is recommended that "Bright Player Ships" be set. It is, by the way,
the default setting when you start a multi-player game on Kali.

Access to the Mega has been made a little bit more difficult. If you
really want it in your game, you can get it. Hopefully, though, this
will keep the otherwise talentless player from bringing it out as soon
as the game starts (because they can't otherwise get a kill).

There are three (equally spaced in the mine) sealed pods containing
high-level resources: earthshakers, cloaks and invulnerability powerups.
These items CANNOT be removed during the normal course of the game. When
the reactor is blown, however, it's a "first come, first serve" situation.
The doors blow off the pods and allow full access. It should make the
race to the exit pretty chaotic.

While normal access to the high-level resources is denied, the two smart
missiles in a grated cube (at the rear of the mine) CAN be retrieved.
Have fun figuring out how...

Have a blast!
cursor

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r e v i s i o n   h i s t o r y
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10-06-00 Added more weapons
         Adjusted object (player & weapons) brightness to 100%

09-29-00 Changed the overall color scheme (now called curves2)
         Fixed "sticky" and "grabbing" curved walls
         Allow visibility into the birthing pods through a transluscent panel
         Redesigned the reactor room
         Added the 4th dimension portal
         Added sealed, high-level resource pods (see text above)

07-29-00 Made some lights unbreakable
         Corrected some textures' (mis)alignments
         Changed the single Invulnerability to Smart Missile
         Added a tunnel connecting the two spheres
         Adjusted some corner lighting  

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[  M I N E   D A T A  ]

 1820 Vertices
  570 Cubes
  142 Walls
   45 Textures
   21 Fuel Centers
    2 Reactors
    8 Players (0 coop)
   94 Powerups
    0 Robots
    0 Hostages
    0 Robot Makers

[  W E A P O N S  ]

    6 Afterburner
    5 Quad Laser
    7 Super Laser
    2 Gauss Cannon
    4 Plasma Cannon
    5 Concussion Missiles (4-packs)
    2 Flash Missiles (4-packs)
    7 Mercury Missiles (4-packs)
   10 Smart Missile
    2 Smart Mine
    2 Proximity Bomb
   12 Shield Boost
    7 Energy Boost
    7 Vulcan Ammo
    6 Cloaks
    6 Invulnerability
    6 Earthshakers
 

[  C O P Y R I G H T  ]

This level design is copyright 1998 by Curtis "cursor" Sorenson.
You may not use any part of it without first obtaining written
permission from the author.

You MAY distribute this level, 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.