SELECT Edit/Word Wrap & expand window to get best reading results ----------------------------------------------------------------- MISSION: HEATSHAKER v1.0 CREATED: 09-27-97 SIZE: 280 CUBES 48 WALLS 81 OBJECTS ANARCHY: Oh Yeah TEAM ANARCHY: Uh-Huh FLAG: Not yet (just change the version# to let others distinguish) HOARD: SEE FLAG (I'm too tired! Someone else--CARRY THE FLAME!) TIME TO CREATE: JUST UNDER A WEEK EDITOR: DMB2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING! THIS GAME GOES AWFULLY FAST! ALLOWING ES'S IS PLACING THE GAME AT IT'S HIGHEST SETTING! When using ES's I recommend three players or more. Set it without ES'S for a EXTREMELY FAST DOGFIGHT! -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEAPONRY/POWERUP W.A.G. (Wild Assed Guess) EARTHSHAKERS: 7 MEGAS:6-7 SMART MISSLES:6-7 HOMING(x4): 4 FLASH(x4): 3 SMART MINES(x4): 3 CLOAKS: 2 (I dislike cloaks vewwwy much) HELIX: 1 VULCAN: 2 GAUS: 2 PLASMA: 2 PHEONIX: 2 LASER(x1): 4-5 SUPER LASER: 3 AFTERBURNERS: 6 (equals two poor bastages in eight player!) THAAAAT'S ALL (I think). Feel free to add/subtract whatever you think the game needs, just remeber....CHANGE THE VERSION # so that everyone can stay in sync (i.e. HEATSHAKER v1.1, etc.). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello and thank you for trying my newest level-I've said a mouthful there, but I'll explain later. HEATSHAKER implies the very theme of this mission...it's HOT and that word should be taken in soooo many ways. I've been a hard fan of all the Minerva-Ultra ES-Gigadeth levels for the past year and a half. However, I got ta' thinking, "what would happen if one were to TURN UP THE HEAT and add to the lineage?" Basically, that's what this level is intended to be--the bastard son of the best shoot'em-ups out there!! You'll find that the mission is just as easy to grow familiar with as it's predessors were. There are three main rooms and a fourth half-room described as follows: THE LAVA CORE: This area houses the reactor and the energy recharge station. It is lacated in the center of the mine and is expected to have a high rate of gun play. The reactor should be protected by most stray shots and is, in essense, the PANIC BUTTON for the game to end. The energy recharge center was created with similar geometry comparable to the Gigadeth series, but take heed in regards to the lava in this region!! So far this room scored second highest in activity. THE EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM(my personal fav): This area is a multilevel room with plenty of nooks & crannies. It's actually about the same # of cubes as the exit room in Ultra-Earthshaker, I just twisted it a little! The service elevator is a nice shortcut, or a deathtrap...I'll let you decide! THE REALLY-HATEFUL-TRIBUTE TO GIGADETH ROOM: Actually, I called it the cinders room due to the eerie way the floor appears to be emanating heat (don't worry, it's harmless). This room scored VERY HIGH IN activity and has three exits (four counting the countdown exit). It's the place to be when you crave carnage! This area also contains one of the only two blatently obvious illusionary walls which leads to: THE LAVA TUBE: This small room was created for CAMPING, that's right! Try it...you'll like it! You've got as close to a 50/50% chance of surviving your sneakyness if you care to make it your vacation spot of choice. ALSO THERE ARE 4 HALLS which are even simpler to master remembering: The GREEN HALL: Leads to the BREAKROOM & the LAVA CORE The MOVING RED HALL: Leads to the CINDER ROOM & THE LAVA CORE The RED HALL: Leads to the LAVA TUBE & the LAVA CORE/UES-style! The BLUE HALL: Leads to the LAVA TUBE & the CINDER ROOM/UES-style! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THAT'S IT! I believe this mission is best suited for six players, although it supports all eight. I just wanted to inject some fresh caverns to the Descent ][ continuum. I hope you enjoy this mission & decide to retain it in your missions directory for further gaming enhancement! Feel free to stop me on KALI if you have any ideas or advice concerning the mission...GAME ON DUDES & DUDETTES!!! Your TEAMATE/OPPONENT, =-WRaiTH-= The Ghost With The Most, Baby!!!! PS: When I said this was my NEWEST mission, it had to be...it was ALSO my FIRST level EVER!! And, now...I can get some rest!!!