HALF A CHANCE (hafchans.wad) This WAD may be run directly with either Doom or Doom II.

Title:	HALF A CHANCE (hafchans.wad) This WAD may be run directly with either Doom or Doom II.
Filename:	levels/doom2/deathmatch/g-i/hafchans.zip
Size:	37.89 KB
Date:	03/29/96
Author:	Jack Valero
Description:	I hate unfair death match levels. You know them- one player gets a heavy advantage early in the match, blows away the opposition and remains invincible for the rest of the match. Boring... even when it's you. HALF A CHANCE provides limited ammo, medicals and only offers the standard armour. Weapons are available but you'll expose yourself to fire and/or have to take damage to get them. The only powerup is the shadow sphere. Any advantages a player gains are temporary and there will be a price to pay. This is a small level. It offers plenty of cover and invisible sniping locations but you won't waste a lot of time finding your opponent(s). If you like monsters, a few imps will keep you alert. If you prefer humans only, use the -nomonsters parameter when loading Doom. Skill levels are not implemented. Instead, they are used to vary the weapons. In Doom, levels 1 and 2 provide the shotgun and machine gun. Level 3 trades the rocket launcher for the machine gun. Levels 4 and 5 offer the shotgun and plasma rifle. Doom II gives level 1 and 2 players both shotguns. Level 3 drops the super shotgun but brings in the machine gun. Levels 4 and 5 arm you with shotgun and rocket launcher. In multiplayer mode the exit is cooperative; the single player exit is blocked off. One player will have to throw a switch to make a distant actual exit switch available for a second player. It is intended that deathmatch play use -altdeath version 2 rules. A batch file is included to respawn monsters and items for single player practice.
Credits:	all the little people (we know who we are...)
Base:	New level from scratch
Build time:	An evening
Editor(s) used:	DCK 2.2 It crashes all the time on my system but I still like it better than anything else I've tried. Thank you Ben Morris!
Bugs:	It's not a bug... it's a feature!
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Title                   : HALF A CHANCE (hafchans.wad)
			  This WAD may be run directly with either
			  Doom or Doom II.
Date Finished           : Dec 7, 1995
Author                  : Jack Valero
Email Address           : Internet- jval@inforamp.net
			  CompuServe Mail- 102252,1152
Other Files By Author   : the Book of Doom (illustrated e-book
			  for game play and WAD building. See below.)
			  Numerous wads for Doom, Doom2 and Heretic  
			  including HANDICAP, JFOLLY, SDM, SIXPACK,
			  DUET2, ICKDETH, YAWII, TWOWAY.
Misc. Author Info       : Let me check the mirror...
Description             : I hate unfair death match levels. You know them- 
			  one player gets a heavy advantage early in the
			  match, blows away the opposition and remains
			  invincible for the rest of the match. Boring...
			  even when it's you.

HALF A CHANCE provides limited ammo, medicals
			  and only offers the standard armour. Weapons are
			  available but you'll expose yourself to fire
			  and/or have to take damage to get them. The
			  only powerup is the shadow sphere. Any advantages
			  a player gains are temporary and there will
			  be a price to pay. This is a small level. It
			  offers plenty of cover and invisible sniping
			  locations but you won't waste a lot of time
			  finding your opponent(s).

If you like monsters, a few imps will keep you
			  alert. If you prefer humans only, use the
			  -nomonsters parameter when loading Doom.

Skill levels are not implemented. Instead,
			  they are used to vary the weapons. In Doom,
			  levels 1 and 2 provide the shotgun and 
			  machine gun. Level 3 trades the rocket launcher
			  for the machine gun. Levels 4 and 5 offer the
			  shotgun and plasma rifle.

Doom II gives level 1 and 2 players both
			  shotguns. Level 3 drops the super shotgun but
			  brings in the machine gun. Levels 4 and 5 arm
			  you with shotgun and rocket launcher.

In multiplayer mode the exit is cooperative;
			  the single player exit is blocked off.
			  One player will have to throw a switch to make
			  a distant actual exit switch available for a
			  second player.

It is intended that deathmatch play use
			  -altdeath version 2 rules. A batch file is
			  included to respawn monsters and items for
			  single player practice.

Additional Credits to   : all the little people (we know who we are...)
			  
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For registered Doom or Doom II

New level WADs          : Yes

* Play Information *

Map #                   : Map E1M1 / 01
Single Player           : If respawn for monsters AND objects is enabled 
			  this makes a nice non-stop shooting gallery.
			  Works particularly well if you imagine the
			  imps are politicians...
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : No
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes- intended for this.
Difficulty Settings     : See above.
New Sounds              : No
New Music               : No
New Graphics            : No
Demos Replaced          : None

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Build Time              : An evening 
Editor(s) used          : DCK 2.2
			  It crashes all the time on my system but
			  I still like it better than anything
			  else I've tried. Thank you Ben Morris!
Known Bugs              : It's not a bug... it's a feature!
May Not Run With...     : Cray computers or kitchen blenders
			  Tested with Doom II version 1.9 and
			  The Ultimate Doom version 1.9

* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional
levels.

You MAY distribute this WAD only as originally distributed; no
modifications please. You may distribute this file in any electronic 
format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc.) If you are distributing this as 
part of a CD-ROM or disk collection, it would be polite to let
me know.

Feel free to make any modifications for your own use but 
please do not distribute such modifications. Thank you.

* Where to get this WAD *
  Many of my wads can be found in the Action forum at CompuServe
  or on the Internet in the Walnut Creek archives at
      http://www.cdrom.com/pub/doom2/levels/

*** THE BOOK OF DOOM ***
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2 teaches you all you need to know to design your very own levels,
including design tips, sample error wads and example wads. Full 
colour graphics and an easy point and shoot interface make 
The Book of Doom easy and fun to read.

Available on 3.5" disks for MS-DOS only. A Doomacious bargain 
at only $10 (U.S.)- you'll enjoy the 8 level episode for Doom 
and Doom II included. Not to mention the 6 level deathmatch for 
Doom, Doom II and Heretic. Over 4 megs of fun and info for the
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