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Subject: *** The Crow: DOOM I/II DEATHMATCH
Date: 12 Feb 1995 21:39:05 -0000
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Title                   : "The Crow"  (HINT: stare at the map of the 
			  right-hand zone for a while.)
Second WAD title        : "Really, Really, Huge, Angry, Rocket-Launching
			  Bird in a Golden Cage" (subtitled "Death made Easy")
Filename                : thecrow.zip {
				thecrow.wad
				thecrow2.wad
				masochsm.wad
				masochs2.wad
				thecrow.txt }
Author                  : Cory Damon Dodt
Email Address           : cdamond@ocf.berkeley.edu
			  cdamond@uclink2.berkeley.edu
Misc. Author Info       : Likes to play PEACE.WAD until he has at least
			  30 self-frags.  Mean with a rocket launcher at
			  point blank range.
Shameless Plugs to      : PEACE.WAD, INFINITY.WAD, and LEDGES.WAD...
			  Nothing like hitting 100 frags in less than an
			  hour...
Included free of charge : masochsm.wad, an amusing diversion I ripped out in
			  about 5 minutes.  It's fun, trust me.  It replaces
			  e1m1/map01.  Basically just a small room with a
			  Cyberjerk and 2-4 people trying to kill each other 
			  in it. Do whatever you want with it, it wasn't
			  exactly an original concept to begin with :-P
Description             : (long)
	Doom I & Doom II DEATHMATCH.  RECOMMENDED: 4 player network, with
fast machines.  (i.e. all DX/33 and up.)  Was playable with 4 players on
two DX/33's and two SX/25's, but it wasn't fast.  This is a stalking level.
	Although it seems large, there are so many overlappings and connections
and teleporters that it shrinks a bit.  Nevertheless, it's a _big_ place, 
which makes it easy for someone who knows the level well to stalk.
[ self-snip...get the text file at an ftp site near you for full description ]
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* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : E1M1--> thecrow & masochsm
			  MAP01--> tc2 & masochs2
Single Player           : Possible, but why?
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Again, quite pointless
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : YES, rocks!
Difficulty Settings     : Skills 1-2 for minimum decorations (runs a bit 
			  faster.) There are no monsters, and weapons etc.
			  are the same on every skill.
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : Yes, 13 new textures.  Easy to spot.
New Music               : Yes type doom2 -nomusic at the command line, then
			  put on the soundtrack for The Crow. ;)
Demos Replaced          : None
Known Bugs              : Maybe just a little rough around the edges.
			  But then, you'll be running for your life, who
			  cares?  There was one problem with R_FindPlane in
			  the "tree" arena which I was unable to replicate
			  ... if somebody encounters this AND can fix it,
			  let me know.

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use this WAD to build levels of their own.  I love to see
new ideas implemented.

You MAY distribute this WAD, 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.

* Where to get this WAD *
FTP sites:
	--ftp.cdrom.com, the site I can type in my sleep (and do)
	--cdrom's mirrors, I suppose.

* Design Notes *
	[ more snippage ]
	THIS LEVEL IS DESIGNED FOR MORE THAN 2 DEATHMATCHERS.  Preferably 
more than 3, since TeamDoom is my thing.  There are many areas where two 
players cooperating with one another can survive where one player alone 
would not... like the series of lifts up to the supercharges.
	[ snip snip snip ]
*Coming Soon*
	A better team implementation.  I.e., areas and weapons you CAN'T
get to unless someone ELSE wants you to get there.
	A couple 4-player demos, if I can ever to remember to record them. :P
	New sounds?


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