
============================== ALKALINE 1.1 READ ME ==============================

Alkaline is a Quake 1 mod & map pack, based on Rubicon 2 by metlslime.
Alkaline greatly expands the enemy roster & adds additional weapons and features.

Some of these additons include the following:
- MANY original features from the Alkaline crew! :) 
- The additional Base enemies from the Rubicon Rumble Pack
- Many enemies and elements from Malice, enhanced
- The Mega Enforcer & chainsaw from Zerstörer, enhanced
- The Super Enforcer (aka "Lieutenant") from Backwards Compatible, enhanced 
- The Drone from Operation: Urth Majik, enhanced
- Enemies/weapons from the expansion packs, like Scourge of Armagon, enhanced
- The plasma rifle from Iikka "Fingers" Keränen's IKGuns, enhanced
- Features from Copper, progs_dump, and other Quake mods 

The bulk of these elements have been retextured and modified to ensure uniformity
and balance throughout the mod. Additionally, many elements have been fixed and
altered in code to remove bugs/errors and/or to enhance gameplay.

Updated full development kit, including FGD & source code to come soon!
Alkaline website: http://quake.great-site.net/

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HOW TO INSTALL:

Unzip the contents of the zip file into your Quake directory, so that the Alkaline
folder is alongside, not in, the id1 folder. Start your favorite Quake engine port
with '-game alk1.1' appended to the command line or type 'game alk1.1' within
the console when in game (which you can access via the tilde key). Start game.

Fitzquake-derived engines like Quakespasm/Quakespasm Spiked/vkQuake are recommended.
However, most source ports that handle increased limits & BSP2 support should work. 
The expanded HUD requires Client-Side QuakeC. GL_NEAREST texture filtering is advised.
If playing on the Remaster engine, turning off the enhanced models is recommended.

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USEFUL CONSOLE COMMANDS:

During gameplay, one can access the console via tilde key (~) and enter the following:

RESURRECT   — Like Doom, type "resurrect" to bring Ranger back from the dead!
QUAD        — Type "quad" to temporarily deliver 4 times the normal damage.
FOOTSTEPS   — Typing this toggles Alkaline's footstep sounds on or off.
BULLETHOLES — Typing this toggles Alkaline's bullet/nail holes on or off.
AUTOSAVES   — Typing this toggles the autosaves in Alkaline maps on or off.

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ALKALINE CREW:

Development team:
Greenwood — project manager, coding, texturing, level design, etc.
bmFbr — assistant manager, coding, texturing, level design, etc.
Khreathor — coding, texturing, modeling
Shamblernaut — coding, texturing
Ptoing — pixel art, texturing
Kebby — texturing, modeling 

Additional mod contributors:
aDaya — modeling (plasma rifle)
Bloodshot — modeling (chainsaw)
Fairweather — modeling & animation (ArachnoFloyd, super nailgun enhancement)
Kell — modeling & animation (Edie)
Markie — texturing (laser cannon view model enhancement, Bambler), sounds

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ALKALINE MAPS & MAPPERS:

Author			Map Name			Theme (predominant texture)
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Makkon			Welcome to Alkaline		Makkon3
Bal			Dancing in the Golden Sun	Doom 3
Bloodshot               Core Meltdown			Malice
bmFbr                   Breakdown			idBase
DragonsForLunch         North Central Positronics*      cr8/Speedbase
EmeraldTiger            Logistics of Chaos*             idBase
Greenwood               Geothermal Outpost	       "Tiddles style" custom
Grome                   Dire Pipes			Rubicon 2
Juzley                  Beneath a Silicon Eclipse	bc7/Quake 2
Mazu & Greenwood        Overengineering Mania*          idBase
Mista Heita             Foundation for Corruption	cr8/Speedbase
Paul Lawitzki           Derelict Freighter*             Custom set by Ptoing
Scampie & Greenwood     Slipgate Sickness		Impel
zigi                    Tellus Terminus			IKbase

							* new 1.1 edition maps
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ALKALINE MUSIC (MP3 FORMAT):

Map Name			Composer		Title                   
------------------		------------------	------------------
Welcome to Alkaline		Verbum Mentis		Communion I
Dancing in the Golden Sun	AlekswithaK		Helios
Core Meltdown			Verbum Mentis		Deeper Outside - Part I
Breakdown			AlekswithaK		Critical
North Central Positronics	AlekswithaK		Rust
Logistics of Chaos		AlekswithaK		Entanglement
Geothermal Outpost		AlekswithaK		Pressure
Dire Pipes			Verbum Mentis		Communion II
Beneath a Silicon Eclipse	AlekswithaK		Syzygy
Overengineering Mania		Verbum Mentis		Celebration
	"			Immorpher		Chtunnoght
	"			Immorpher		Rioroi Zai
Foundation for Corruption	Nine Inch Nails		7 Ghosts I
	"			Aim To Head		Matter (snippet)
Derelict Freighter		AlekswithaK		Derelict
Sligate Sickness		Immorpher		Dworr Otoveo Cophshey Remix
Tellus Terminus			Bruno Tortorello	Signals from the Void

(intermission track)		AlekswithaK		The Machine God

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ADDITIONAL CREDITS/MENTIONS:

Links to musicians:
Aim To Head: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KJEk-EZMmDF9DJKMK5OCQ
AlekswithaK: https://alekswithak.bandcamp.com/
Bruno Tortorello: https://readymag.com/u4147878676/2403040/
Immorpher: https://immorpher.bandcamp.com/
Nine Inch Nails: https://www.nin.com/
Verbum Mentis: https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=264646&content=songs

"Nebula" skybox for "Tellus Terminus" by necros.
Additional skyboxes used were found from various old mod packs & jams.
"Derelict Freighter" textures by Sven "Ptoing" Ruthner: https://twitter.com/the_ptoing
Some sounds are from classic games, like Half-Life, Quake 2, and Quake 3.
The converted rocket launcher view model from the Remaster release. 
Dwere's authentic weapon improvements: https://github.com/NightFright2k19/quake_authmdl
Thanks to FatController, for help in retrieving some Operation: Urth Majik code.
Thanks to QMaster, for help in retrieving some Abyss of Pandemonium code.

Of course, much thanks to metlslime for creating Rubicon 2, the foundation of this mod:
https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/rubicon2.html
As well as thanks to the creators the other mods used:
Arcane Dimensions: https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/ad_v1_80p1final.html
Backwards Compatible: https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/lthsp2.html
Copper: http://test.lunaran.com/copper/
Operation: Urth Majik: https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/oum.html
Progs_dump: https://www.celephais.net/board/view_thread.php?id=62007
Quoth: https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/quoth2pt2full_2.html
Zerstörer - Testament of the Destroyer: https://www.quaddicted.com/reviews/zer.html

...and anyone else that I might have missed. Long live Quake modding!
						
		 							   - Greenwood

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