Beach Ball Castle v2.0! 11/24/95 (Okay, so I never released v1.0...so what? <Grin> This has been in

Title:	Beach Ball Castle v2.0! 11/24/95 (Okay, so I never released v1.0...so what? This has been in
Filename:	levels/doom2/a-c/bbcasl20.zip
Size:	73.63 KB
Date:	12/24/03
Author:	Richard C. Steiner
Description:	Most people really like medieval castles, right? Most people also really really hate vile evil rotten pinko commie scum-sucking demon bastards that all deserve to die, right? And I'll bet you've always dreamed of the chance to go right out and mix the two ... right? Right??!?!? Of COURSE you have! Well, this is your golden opportunity RIGHT HERE IN THIS VERY PWAD to relax, breathe the fresh air, and explore a wondrous piece of ancient architecture whilst blowing the brains out of bounteous bevies of bellowing bloodthirsty baddies. ...And you get to play with beach balls. :-) Hints: Beginners, don't play this one, ok? Or if you do, don't be surprised at what happens. Standing around is NOT (repeat NOT) recommended. For the rest of you, there's a lot of "openness" in this PWAD which lets (overly) curious beach balls float around, and there are a few invisible critters outside the castle to add a little bit of variety. Don't panic. Pay no attention to the noises you think you hear. I can assure you that the castle and its surrounding grounds are perfectly safe... :-) Also, this level was workable (if a bit slow) on my old 486DX/33 and and really plays smoothly on my new DX4/100 and on a Pentium/90, but it might be far too slow on 386 machines due to the largish amount of critter "activity" going on. This can be good or bad; I'm not sure that I completely MINDED some slowdown, myself. In deathmatch, you MIGHT want to avoid the lake area, although suicide there is easy .
Credits:	Much though I'd like to, I can't claim to have created most of the physical map used for this level. I just populated it and added a few new things (outer towers, some lighting effects, a few switches and doors, the area with the big pretty lake and lightshow, and tunnely bits on the outside that don't map well ), and then flipped the whole thing over for good measure (thanks to the WADFLIP utility). The original castle (including the main keep and its large surrounding wall) was originally created by Chris Badger (74017,1014 on CompuServe), and was released as the file CASTLE.WAD. Thanx, Chris, for an awesome base to explore and populate! Also, a big THANX to ID Software for making one of the most incredible games I've ever played, and to Ben Morris (author of DCK) for a wonderful DOOM level editor!
Base:	Somewhat modified and repopulated CASTLE.WAD (which was itself a new level from scratch for the original Doom game)
Build time:
Editor(s) used:
Bugs:	No known bugs in this PWAD (I fixed a known HOM problem under the chaingun platform), but if you find any please don't hesitate to let me know! It pushes object display limits at times.
Rating:	(8 votes)

Download mirrors:

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Reviews:

Anonymous	I am the creator of this level, and I find it a bit amusing that it escaped the bounds of Exec-PC and made its way here. However, I'm glad it did. The level was created for four reasons: (1) I wanted to use CASTLE.WAD as a base, (2) I wanted to see how other experienced players would attack an open level, (3) I wanted to create a level which stressed ammo conservation, and (4) I wanted to create something intense to provide me with a practice arena to speed up my reaction time. Deathmatch is hard. :-)	x
Anonymous	Very challenging, but worth trying. And the text makes it very clear that it is from 1995 - no idea what the clown above is on about.	x
Anonymous	Based on an earlier level that isn't in the archive, this is from 1995 and feels it. Because it was uploaded by the enthusiastic but rubbish Gary Burgess people might think that it is from 2003, and give it a lower mark. Which is hard, becase it deserves a solid one star. It's a crude castle with a dark maze hidden outside; hard in an unfair way (yourself plus single shotgun vs large clots of imps, cacodemons such that infighting doesn't happen, except for a cyberdemon who is no use).	x
Anonymous	so so WAD ... 2/5 - PerOxyd	x
Anonymous	GEREAT	x
Anonymous	* for the map, * for the text file	x

View bbcasl20.txt

Uploaded by:            Graham Burgess (GKBurgess@compuserve.com)
================================================================
Title                   : Beach Ball Castle v2.0!  11/24/95
                          (Okay, so I never released v1.0...so what? <Grin>
                          This has been in development in various forms for
                          over a year, and I've playtested this version for
                          three months now, so that's long enough...)
Filename                : BBCASL20.WAD for Doom II
Author                  : Richard C. Steiner
Email Address           : Internet: rsteiner@skypoint.com

Misc. Author Info       : A 32-year-old professional programmer who's not a
                          DOOM addict at all.  Especially not a deathmatch
                          addict or anything like that.  Honest!  And I can
                          quit DOOM *anytime* I want, too.  Um...  Just let
                          me play one more quick game before I *do* quit,
                          tho, ok?

Description             : Most people really like medieval castles, right?

Most people also really really hate vile evil
                          rotten pinko commie scum-sucking demon bastards
                          that all deserve to die, right?

And I'll bet you've always dreamed of the chance
                          to go right out and mix the two ... right?

Right??!?!?

Of *COURSE* you have!  Well, this is your golden
                          opportunity RIGHT HERE IN THIS VERY PWAD to relax,
                          breathe the fresh air, and explore a wondrous piece
                          of ancient architecture whilst blowing the brains
                          out of bounteous bevies of bellowing bloodthirsty
                          baddies.

...And you get to play with beach balls.  :-)

Hints:  Beginners, don't play this one, ok?  Or
                          if you do, don't be surprised at what happens.

Standing around is NOT (repeat NOT) recommended.

For the rest of you, there's a lot of "openness"
                          in this PWAD which lets (overly) curious beach
                          balls float around, and there are a few invisible
                          critters outside the castle to add a little bit
                          of variety.  Don't panic.  Pay no attention to
                          the noises you think you hear.  I can assure you
                          that the castle and its surrounding grounds are
                          perfectly safe...  :-)

Also, this level was workable (if a bit slow)
                          on my old 486DX/33 and and really plays smoothly
                          on my new DX4/100 and on a Pentium/90, but it
                          might be far too slow on 386 machines due to
                          the largish amount of critter "activity" going
                          on.  This can be good or bad; I'm not sure that
                          I completely *MINDED* some slowdown, myself.

<Swoosh, *Yawn*, calmly dodge that fireball!>

In deathmatch, you MIGHT want to avoid the lake
                          area, although suicide there is easy <VBG>.

Additional Credits to   : Much though I'd like to, I can't claim to have
                          created most of the physical map used for this
                          level.  I just populated it and added a few new
                          things (outer towers, some lighting effects, a
                          few switches and doors, the area with the big
                          pretty lake and lightshow, and tunnely bits on
                          the outside that don't map well <g>), and then
                          flipped the whole thing over for good measure
                          (thanks to the WADFLIP utility).

The original castle (including the main keep and
                          its large surrounding wall) was originally created
                          by Chris Badger (74017,1014 on CompuServe), and
                          was released as the file CASTLE.WAD.  Thanx, Chris,
                          for an *awesome* base to explore and populate!

Also, a big THANX to ID Software for making one
                          of the most incredible games I've ever played,
                          and to Ben Morris (author of DCK) for a wonderful
                          DOOM level editor!
================================================================

* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : L01
Single Player           : Yes!  Best if you warp in with only a pistol, and
                          should provide a challenge.  Good luck!
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes (but only if you can't handle it alone! <bg>)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes -- tho a bit better if cleaned out a bit.
Difficulty Settings     : Yes, kinda sorta.  Real Men Use ULTRA-VIOLENCE.
New Sounds              : Nope.
New Graphics            : Nope.
New Music               : Nope.
Demos Replaced          : None.

* Construction *

Base                    : Somewhat modified and repopulated CASTLE.WAD
                          (which was itself a new level from scratch for
                          the original Doom game)
Editor(s)/Util(s) used  : DoomCAD 4.3, DCK 1.1A and 2.0, BSP 1.2x, WADFLIP
                          to reverse the map, and DM2CONV v2.0.
Known Bugs              : No known bugs in this PWAD (I fixed a known HOM
                          problem under the chaingun platform), but if you
                          find any please don't hesitate to let me know!
                          It pushes object display limits at times.

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional levels.  Yesssir!
Play with it however you want.  I'd appreciate a note if you do, tho.

You *may* distribute this file in any electronic format (BBS, Diskette, CD,
etc) as long as you include this file intact.  Not that I can stop you <g>.

* Where to get this WAD *

FTP sites: You found it, so what do you care?  :-)

BBS numbers: Exec-PC 414-789-4502, or telnet to bbs.execpc.com

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