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Title:	ELEMENTS.WAD
Filename:	levels/doom/d-f/elements.zip
Size:	527.25 KB
Date:	09/12/94
Author:	Neal Ziring
Description:	UAC has been trying to stage a counter- attack on Hell, via the realms of the four elements: Air, Water, Earth and Fire. The effort has gone awry, the demons are winning, and you have gone in to eliminate all opposition.
Credits:	iD, for such a great open technology! R. Quinet & B. Wyber (Authors of DEU), B. Neisius (dmmusic, dmgraph, dmaud), R. Rossbach et.al. (idbsp), C. Reed (BSP 1.2x), K. Wilkins (wacker), Jens Hykkelbjerg (Rmb), Pharses (Dshrink), S. Kearney (1 mus file), M. Coyne (2 mus), All my beta testers specially Joe and Mike, Corel Corp., Digital Expressions, Aldus, Various sites on the net for MIDI files. (and my wife for putting up with this..)
Base:	New levels from scratch
Build time:	100 hours (whew!)
Editor(s) used:	DEU 5.21
Bugs:	Occasional dark vertical lines with joined partially transparent textures. One instance of the veil effect (hard to find, doesn't hurt play). Funny transient falling floor effect in FIRE, just a quirk of the DOOM engine, not really HOM. [Note: Dshrink has been applied to these maps, that makes this Pwad unsuitable for map editing. Anybody who wants the unshrunk maps to use, just contact me via email.]
Rating:	(6 votes)

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Reviews:

Anonymous	It has its deffects, but is pretty good overall. --- 4/5	x
Anonymous	An okay levelset from 1994 with good ideas, but poor execution. There are some neat tricks for the time (and a how-to guide for all of them) but they feel out-of-place inside these dull, empty levels. For those looking for a quick '94 fix, E1M3 is the best level in this set. 3/5	x
Anonymous	Five levels dated September 1994, complete with an interesting writeup that explains a few of the early level design tricks (e.g. the "invisible steps" from UAC_DEAD). The levels are creative and interesting and technically wonky; they're ambitious for the period and hard to dislike. The gameplay is generally good, with not too much health and ammo. E1M9 is pretty disposable and E1M2 felt too mazey, but I liked the others.	x
Anonymous	Good levels considering this was one of the earliest effort of developing DOOM wad. Below average by today's standard, but still fun to play.	x
Anonymous	Good concept, but lacking in levels. Boring and mazey.	x

View elements.txt

=========================================
ELEMENTS.WAD - The Four Elements of DOOM?
=========================================

ELEMENTS is a set of missions that replaces much of
Episode 1.  Please read the storyline in the text
file ELSTORY.TXT.   To use elements, run elements.bat
or type "doom -file elements.wad elmusic2.wad".

======================================================================
Title                   : ELEMENTS.WAD
Author                  : Neal Ziring
Email Address           : nziring@aztech.ba.md.us

Description             : UAC has been trying to stage a counter- 
			  attack on Hell, via the realms of
			  the four elements: Air, Water, Earth
			  and Fire.  The effort has gone awry,
			  the demons are winning, and you have
			  gone in to eliminate all opposition.

Additional Credits to   :  iD, for such a great open technology!
			   R. Quinet & B. Wyber (Authors of DEU),
			   B. Neisius (dmmusic, dmgraph, dmaud),
			   R. Rossbach et.al. (idbsp), C. 
			   Reed (BSP 1.2x), K. Wilkins (wacker),
			   Jens Hykkelbjerg (Rmb), Pharses (Dshrink),
			   S. Kearney (1 mus file), M. Coyne (2 mus),
			   All my beta testers specially Joe and Mike, 
			   Corel Corp., Digital Expressions, Aldus,
			   Various sites on the net for MIDI files.
			   (and my wife for putting up with this..)
			   
======================================================================

* Play Information *

Episode and Level #s    : E1M1 - E1M4, E1M9
Single Player           : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes (designed for 2, mainly)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes (untested, E1M4 could be good)
Difficulty Settings     : Yes (substantial variation)
New Sounds              : Yes (all music, two sounds)
New Graphics            : Yes (new textures, titles, startup)
Demos Replaced          : None

Notes                   : The Pwad file elements.wad does not contain
			  the new music selections.  Selections of
			  classical music are in elmusic2.wad, and
			  pop music (sorta) is in elmusic1.wad.  All
			  the graphics are in elements.wad.
			  For more information, see elnotes.txt

* Construction *

Base                    : New levels from scratch
Build Time              : 100 hours (whew!)
Editor(s) used          : DEU 5.21
Tool(s) used            : dmgraph, dmmusic, midi2mus, dmaud, idbsp, 
			  bsp12x, rmb, wacker, dshrink,
			  PaintShop Pro, SB Wave Studio, Music Sculptor,
			  Aldus Photostyler, CorelDRAW, Corel PhotoPaint.
		   
Known Bugs              : Occasional dark vertical lines with joined
			  partially transparent textures.  One instance of
			  the veil effect (hard to find, doesn't hurt play).
			  Funny transient falling floor effect in FIRE,
			  just a quirk of the DOOM engine, not really HOM.
			  [Note: Dshrink has been applied to these maps,
			  that makes this Pwad unsuitable for map editing. 
			  Anybody who wants the unshrunk maps to use, just
			  contact me via email.]

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional levels.

You MAY distribute this DOOM add-on in any electronic format (BBS, 
Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file intact.

The musical selections in Elmusic1.wad are copyrighted by the various
musicians and are distributed for personal, private use only.

* Where to get this WAD *

FTP sites:  infant2.sphs.indiana.edu (and mirrors)

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