15 May 2004
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Title                   : Ontranto
Filename                : see installation instructions
Author                  : Robert "Fat Controller" Cruickshank
Email Address           : fatty@planetquake.com
Website                 : http://www.planetquake.com/fatty
Description             : Five-map package with some QuakeC
Additional Credits      : Raven Software for Hexen II (textures, models)
			  Steve Rescoe (textures)
			  The Fantasy Quake developers (models, sounds)
			  Rogue (models, sounds, Wraths)
			  Zerstrer crew (Spawnflag 64 delayed spawning)
			  Monolith (textures, sounds from Blood)
			  Sunstorm Interactive (original riverboat from their "Cryptic
			  Passage" add-on for Blood, which provided the base design for
			  FC1M3.)
			  Rorshach (atmos.wav)
			  Tronyn, Scampie, RPG and Headthump (testing)

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* Installation *

This mod needs to be placed in a subfolder off your Quake directory. Extract this ZIP's
contents to this directory (call it FC1), then run with this command line:

[path] <quake executable> -heapsize 32768 -game fc1 +map fc1

If you are running some form of Windows 95 or later, select "Run..." from the
Start menu, find your preferred Quake executable via the "Browse" button, then
add the last three bits of that line. Click "OK" to start.

NOTE: If running DOS Quake, replace "-heapsize 32768" with "-winmem 32".

It's recommended that you use an engine that supports skyboxes, such as
Tomaz, FitzQuake or ToChris. This package is pretty heavy-duty in places too.

* Back Story *

Ontranto was to be my swan song in Quake mapping - although now it's more likely to be
my contributions to projects by Tronyn and Killjoy.

* Front Story *

Sit down, Your Grace.

Yes, I know you're a little confused. The fact of the matter is, Your Grace, that you
are not who you thought you were.

You see, you're actually an orphan, from another world. A world which has been overrun
by the forces of Quake, under the command of a being calling itself The Duke. However,
you, Your Grace, are the true duke of this world, being the only survivor: the Duke of
Ontranto.

We have raised you, trained you, and now it is time to reclaim your throne from the usurper.
Weaponry has been sent ahead, but we cannot guarantee success.

Good luck and godspeed, Your Grace.

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* Play Information *

Single Player            : Yes
Cooperative              : No
Deathmatch               : No
Difficulty Settings      : Yes
New Sounds               : Yes
New Graphics             : Yes
	Skyboxes:	 : Yes
	Coloured lights	 : No
New QuakeC Stuff         : Yes
Demos Replaced           : 0
Transparent Water Support: Yes

* Construction *

Base                    : New levels from scratch
Editor(s) used          : Worldcraft; TexMex; TreeBSP, light and Vis by Bengt Jardrup
Known Bugs              : Could be too hard.

			  I have also noticed in FitzQuake that some textures and skins
			  are replaced with the skybox. I believe that this
			  is an engine bug, however.

			  It is also possible that your preferred Quake engine will not
			  be able to run certain maps in this pack, or even run the pack
			  at all. There is nothing I can do about this problem, sorry.
Build Time              : A year and a half

Compile machine/s       : Pentium 200MHz, 56MB RAM; AMD 2.2GHz, 224MB RAM

FC1: All Roads
Base: From FC1M6 - similar compile times

FC1M1: The Swamp of Ontranto
Base			: From scratch
QBSP Time               : 36s
Light Time              : 10m 32s
VIS (-level 4) Time     : 53m 9s
Brushes                 : 1037
Entities                : 227
Models                  : 31
Average leafs visible   : 231

FC1M2: The Tongs and the Bones
Base			: Mine half, RCDM10 layout. Necropolis half from scratch.
QBSP Time               : 57s
Light Time              : 15m 42s
VIS (-level 4) Time     : 7m 7s
Brushes                 : 2834
Entities                : 372
Models                  : 76
Average leafs visible   : 151

FC1M3: The Queen of Ontranto
Base			: Riverboat level from Blood's "Cryptic Passage" add-on
QBSP Time               : 3m 57s
Light Time              : 2h 17m
VIS (-level 4) Time     : 20m 45s
Brushes                 : 1020
Entities                : 187
Models                  : 62
Average leafs visible   : 121

FC1M4: Ontranto Towne
Base:			: From scratch
QBSP Time               : 30s
Light Time              : 17m 42s
VIS (-level 4) Time     : 45m 7s
Brushes                 : 2200
Entities                : 705
Models                  : 80
Average leafs visible   : 175

FC1M6: Audience
Base			: From scratch
QBSP Time               : 7s
Light Time              : 5m 54s
VIS (-level 4) Time     : 38m 25s
Brushes                 : 900+
Entities                : 390
Models                  : 43
Average leafs visible   : 394

* Other Info *

Building this episode nearly drove me mad. If it wasn't for the upgrade in '04, it's likely
this mod would have been abandoned.

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional
levels.

You are NOT allowed to commercially exploit this level whatsoever due to copyright reasons.
Various textures and sounds come from other commercial products (e.g. Blood, Hexen II) and
untangling who did what when would be an utter nightmare.

You MAY distribute this file through any electronic network (internet, FIDO, local BBS etc.),
provided you include this file and leave the archive intact.

* Where to get this crap map *

http://www.planetquake.com/fatty
