Escape from the Catacombs

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Advanced engine needed  : Should work with vanilla Heretic, but playing it on
                          ZDoom-deriviative ports will ensure that the proper
                          level name will display in the automap.
Primary purpose         : Single + Coop play
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Title                   : Escape from the Catacombs
Filename                : CataEsc.wad
Release date            : 31st October 2018
Author                  : Jakub "KUBA18i" Majewski
Email Address           : [redacted]
Other Files By Author   : Currently, none.
Misc. Author Info       : I'm a 19-year old Polish student interested in IT,
                          Japanese culture and whatever oldschool stuff,
                          including Doom(and well, Heretic!).


Description             : Here it is: my debut in the art of creating levels
                          for FPS video games. Or rather, my first real
                          attempt at doing so, where I genuinely try to make
                          a playable level rather than to mess around with
                          the editor. So, this is the time where I have to
                          provide a story for the WAD or something, right?
                          Well, if that's so...
                          
                          You used to be a cunning mercenary who never
                          resisted the urge to protect his homeworld from
                          demons or whatever sorcery. However, citizens if
                          the land thought you were a dangerous criminal, and
                          so they decided to incarcerate you in a dark
                          dungeon. They decided to lock you up in a chamber
                          in an underground catacomb, beneath an old military
                          base. You had spent a few months in solitary
                          confinement, being fed a meal made of a chicken
                          three times a day by the guard. But one day, the
                          guard didn't open the cell door to deliver your
                          lunch for whatever reason. This felt rather
                          strange, so you wondered what's happening.
                          Suddenly, a ghastly figure entered your room with
                          murderous intent. You dodged his attacks and karate
                          chopped his head off. Then you had realised that
                          the compound has been overrun by evil, and it's
                          your duty to escape and save the day once again.
                          You picked the sorcerer's staff and decided to set
                          out.
                          
                          ....That works. While it's true that it's my first
                          map, I did my best to make it appear decent and
                          iron out any flaws. I had to use some magic tricks
                          to do what I want, which might make you see a void
                          sometimes, but there's not much I can do when
                          mapping in the vanilla map format. Besides, there
                          aren't many Heretic maps being made these days, so
                          I don't have a lot of competition. Nonetheless, I
                          hope you will have fun! I look forward to hearing
                          your thoughts. Who knows, maybe I will create more
                          maps for other games in the future.

Additional Credits to   : pscave.net for the music(it's some remix of PS1
                          Dungeon); Foxysen for testing and giving advice
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* What is included *

New levels              : 1 new level (E1M1)
Sounds                  : No
Music                   : Yes
Graphics                : No
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : No
Demos                   : No
Other                   : A MAPINFO lump, so modern ports can display the level name in the automap.
Other files required    : None


* Play Information *

Game                    : Heretic
Map #                   : E1M1
Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Designed for
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : No
Other game styles       : None
Difficulty Settings     : Yes


* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch.
Build Time              : Took a few days, then paused for 5 months, then
                          took another few days. Maybe a week in total.
Editor(s) used          : Doom Builder 2, SLADE3, some midi2mus utliity
Known Bugs              : None(aside from seeing void in some cases, like looking from an upper building at a lower one, but that can't be helped).
May Not Run With        : ?
Tested With             : GZDoom, Zandronum. Both latest version.



* Copyright / Permissions *

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modification or reuse.  Permissions have been obtained from original
authors for any of their resources modified or included in this file.


You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text
file, with no modifications.  You may distribute this file in any
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* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

The Usual: ftp://archives.gamers.org/pub/idgames/ and mirrors
Web sites: jakub-majewski.com