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Title:	ESCAPE.WAD
Filename:	levels/doom/d-f/escape2.zip
Size:	125.7 KB
Date:	12/20/04
Author:	Mark Spaeth (Wayne Gretzky)
Description:	This wad is not for the Doom Newbie. Sizing out at 360k, I'd recommend a 486 and 8 megs and a fast video card to play it.
Credits:	Johndoe for telling me where to get 5.2gcc
Base:	New level from scratch
Build time:	One hell of a long time
Editor(s) used:	Deu5.1, Deu5.2, Deu5.2gcc, BSP1.1x for nodes
Bugs:	There are a few slowdowns due to massive #'s of two sided linedefs in several rooms (including the starting room, but how else can I get the floor to look cool?) Some players may find this impossible, but it's very playable. The sections of the game are rather delineated, so there are a few good save points.
Rating:	(6 votes)

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Reviews:

Sui Generis	An odd, and kind of sucky 94 level that I found more enjoyable than it had any right to be. It's like a cross between Map08 and E2M5, but uglier. The moving wall maze is either ok, (as there’s a monster release and they have some latitude to roam and flank you) or tedious to navigate. There's limited ammo initially so you must pick your fights at first. Texturing is horrible and there's little height variation, yet it's clear thought has gone into it and I am drawn to the devil-may-care creativity.	x
Anonymous	Make no mistake, this is a 1994 map, pretty large for its time and certainly limit-stretching in terms of size and monster count, but no great mapping feat: it's mostly a series of joined open arenas and closed mazes with hardly any height differences. Ammo is scarce, especially in UV, and there are a few one-way spots. The moving wall maze is worthy of note. All in all, give it a run only if you're into this kind of gameplay. 3/5 -Maes	x
Anonymous	Nice level.Very good atmosphere, when barons looking for you in the maze :) 4/5 - Memfis	x
Anonymous	Great! Greetings Funduke	x
Anonymous	A lot of effort must have gone into making this map so annoying.	x

View escape2.txt

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Title                   : ESCAPE.WAD
Author                  : Mark Spaeth (Wayne Gretzky)
Email Address           : mspaeth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Misc. Author Info       : Double major in Electrical Engineering
                          and Math at THE Ohio State University.
                          ...yet I still had time to do this.
Description             : This wad is not for the Doom Newbie. 
                          Sizing out at 360k, I'd recommend a 486
                          and 8 megs and a fast video card to play 
                          it.
Additional Credits to   : Johndoe for telling me where to get 5.2gcc 
================================================================

* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : E2M1 (Preliminary)
Single Player           : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes  (Not tested)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes  (Not tested)
Difficulty Settings     : Yes  (Not tested)
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : No
Demos Replaced          : None (Maybe a lmp for the maze later)

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Build Time              : One hell of a long time
Editor(s) used          : Deu5.1, Deu5.2, Deu5.2gcc, BSP1.1x for nodes
Known Bugs              : There are a few slowdowns due to massive #'s
                          of two sided linedefs in several rooms (including
                          the starting room, but how else can I get the 
                          floor to look cool?)  Some players may find this
                          impossible, but it's very playable.  The sections
                          of the game are rather delineated, so there are a
                          few good save points.

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional levels.
Seriously... what are you going to add to it anyway?  It's huge!

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.

(*************)

If you enjoyed this wad, please at least send me e-mail saying so.  I've 
put well over a hundred hours into this level (so far) so if you really like
it, please consider sending me real mail, or even money (hey... I'm a broke
college student - you can spare a few bucks for a huge wad like this!) 
to the following address (it'll get forwarded to me, wherever I am):

Mark Spae

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