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Title		: Lightning Rod +
Filename	: aes_lrod (.bsp, .lit)
Other Files	: track35.mp3, sky_day4 (6 files), aes_lrod.map
Author		: Aesopolis (1/8/2023)

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About		: This is a pretty short level I made for SM222, as an end-of-the-year challenge, after mapping for most of 2022. It was a good test to see what I could do in a couple of days. I spent the next week tweaking and refining it, adding some extra brushwork and more accurate lighting, and getting additional feedback. No changes were made to the song, which after only 3 hours of production miraculously sounds good to me.

The SM222 pack is a great time, I highly recommend downloading and playing it. But this version of my map is more complete than what's in SM222, plays and looks more in line with what I want.

You can find the original 3 streams where I made the level live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xYD-1n-L5Jk
You can find my regular streams at: https://www.twitch.tv/aesopolis

Fresh Installation :
   1. Drag and drop the smp folder into your main Quake folder.
   2. Load your favorite Quake source port (tested with Ironwail and vkQuake).
   3. Open your console (~).
   4. Type "game smp"
   5. Type "map aes_lrod"
   6. Get to blasting.

Compatibility Note: This WILL need the SMP progs to function properly. I tested on Copper, and the whole flow of the level breaks. It has features that vanilla Quake does not support. It would take some work to rebalance the whole thing, and I'm not sure the gameplay would hold up either (probably).

SMP is included for convenience, but if you already have this installed, you can just drop the contents of the maps, gfx, and music folders into your current install. Otherwise, if you rename the bsp and lit files to sm222_aesop, you can drop those into sm222 for an upgrade to the original pack. Also, be sure to copy over the files from the gfx folder, as the skybox is not in sm222.



Tools used	: Trenchbroom, TexMex, cr8.wad, Raven glass, Quake 3 chains, caution tape from MG1.wad
Tested on	: vkQuake, Ironwail, smp progs
Bugs		: No known bugs on release. Incompatible with Copper and other mods. SMP only.

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What is included
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New levels              : Yes
New textures		: No new textures created. Mostly used cr8 and some mg1
New skybox		: Yes, sky_day4 from Gamebanana.com
New sounds             	: No
New music               : Yes, new song, wrote it myself! No song name, let's just call it Lightning Rod.

Progs used		: smp

Single Player 		: Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player 	: No
Deathmatch 2-4 Player	: No

Enemy count 		: 34/43/49  (easy/normal/hard)	

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Special Thanks
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dumptruck_ds for playtesting the original map.
Colossus_AFPS, ComfyByTheFire, and Flecked for playing it on stream, which is great for feedback.
My Twitch chat for all the help, feedback, and generally being a good influence: Sockonthewind, Flecked, PyroGXPilot, Colossus_AFPS, dougmnyc, RickyT232


Additional textures from ID Software

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