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Title:	Pacwad
Filename:	themes/pacman/pacwad.zip
Size:	241.19 KB
Date:	05/29/96
Author:	Christopher Evans (The Ace of Spades)
Description:	Ultra-violence is for wimps! NIGHTMARE is where REAL DOOMIES play! REAL DOOMIES don't need guns. We use OUR FISTS! Experience the first and only wad designed for play on NIGHTMARE! A familiar board is the scene for this fast action adventure. Put your gun away and grab the cherries because it's berserk time! NOW GO MUNCH SOME GHOSTS! Item placement is exactly the same as in the arcade game, but it's a lot harder to find your way around when you're IN the game. All difficulty levels are supported, and should be tried in order (yes, tough guys too :) ). Also, try different routes through each level, as I have put unique traps in each one. "I'm too young to die", and "Hey, not too rough" are good for fans of the original game (with respawn) as the monsters are all in the central area (just like the original). "Hurt me plenty", "Ultra-violence", and "Nightmare" have great action and tricks. "I'm too young to die" and "Hey, not too rough" have 4 ghosts, "Hurt me plenty" has 8, and "Ultra-violence" and "Nightmare" have 12 (I thought 16 was excessive). Try this in deathmatch (great action!) and see graphics.txt for info on putting in some cool graphics. Send a lmp of your best "Nightmare" game. Can you survive all 15 minutes of recording time?
Credits:	ID games, of course The makers of DEU, DMGRAPH, and New Wad Tool My worthless friend Mark for support, playtesting, and annoying the heck out of me The makers of Neopaint You for sending comments and distributing this (pleasepleaseplease)
Base:	New level from scratch
Build time:	about 70 hours (very approximately; I had to redo some of the graphics a few times)
Editor(s) used:	DEU, DMGRAPH, Neopaint
Bugs:	A small disappearing sprites effect from some angles in areas with lots of dots.
Rating:	(4 votes)

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Reviews:

Anonymous

really people this is a trash wad and very aged

View pacwad.txt

WAD Authoring Template V1.4 <--There aren't this many versions of the wad!!!
================================================================               
Title                   : Pacwad   
Filename                : PAC.WAD
Author                  : Christopher Evans (The Ace of Spades)
Email Address           : I have no access to the net world :(  Pity me.
Misc. Author Info       : Unlik sum cumpewtur pepul, I kan spel.

Description             : Ultra-violence is for wimps!  NIGHTMARE is where
                          REAL DOOMIES play!  REAL DOOMIES don't need guns.
                          We use OUR FISTS!  Experience the first and only wad
                          designed for play on NIGHTMARE!  A familiar board is
                          the scene for this fast action adventure.  Put your
                          gun away and grab the cherries because it's berserk
                          time!  NOW GO MUNCH SOME GHOSTS!  Item placement is
                          exactly the same as in the arcade game, but it's a
                          lot harder to find your way around when you're IN the
                          game.  All difficulty levels are supported, and
                          should be tried in order (yes, tough guys too :) ).
                          Also, try different routes through each level, as I
                          have put unique traps in each one.  "I'm too young
                          to die", and "Hey, not too rough" are good for fans
                          of the original game (with respawn) as the monsters
                          are all in the central area (just like the original).
                          "Hurt me plenty", "Ultra-violence", and "Nightmare"
                          have great action and tricks.  "I'm too young to die"
                          and "Hey, not too rough" have 4 ghosts, "Hurt me
                          plenty" has 8, and "Ultra-violence" and "Nightmare"
                          have 12 (I thought 16 was excessive).  Try this
                          in deathmatch (great action!) and see graphics.txt
                          for info on putting in some cool graphics.  Send a
                          lmp of your best "Nightmare" game.  Can you survive
                          all 15 minutes of recording time?

Additional Credits to   : ID games, of course
                          The makers of DEU, DMGRAPH, and New Wad Tool
                          My worthless friend Mark for support, playtesting,
                          and annoying the heck out of me
                          The makers of Neopaint
                          You for sending comments and distributing this
                           (pleasepleaseplease)
================================================================

* Play Information *

Episode and Level #     : E2M1
Single Player           : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : No (just start a deathmatch game but don't fight each
                              other)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : Yes! (ten starts with a few nasty tricks)
Difficulty Settings     : Yes
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : Yes (see graphics.txt)
New Music               : No
Demos Replaced          : None

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Build Time              : about 70 hours (very approximately; I had to redo
                          some of the graphics a few times)
Editor(s) used          : DEU, DMGRAPH, Neopaint
Known Bugs              : A small disappearing sprites effect from some angles
                          in areas with lots of dots.

* Copyright / Permissions *

This wad should not mess up your computer!  If your HD crashes, it's your 
fault.

Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional levels.  This wad has
many unexplored possibilities (send me your mods!).  But please DO NOT UPLOAD
MODIFIED VERSIONS UNDER THE NAME PAC.WAD and do give me lots of credit.

You may use my new graphics in other wads.  Just mention that I made them.

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.

You may sell this wad on a cd of doom add-ons (though a free copy for
my efforts would be nice).  Other than that, this wad may not be sold.

* Where to get this WAD *

FTP sites:

BBS numbers:

Other: The hard drives of me and my friends.

--------------------------------------Hints-------------------------------------
                               (read at some point)

-The exit is the Pac-man symbol (located where the ghosts originally
      appeared).  Please DO NOT dash straight to the exit.  The point of
      the wad is to survive as long as possible.  The switch is there so
      that the kill total can be seen when playing on "Nightmare" (or with 
      respawn) or to see frag totals in deathmatch.
           
     -I have put the ghosts in different places for each level, to create
      different traps.  Try different starting routes for each difficulty
      level to see all the traps (better yet, look at the map through an 
      editor).  Find the best route and stick with it.

-The triple spades are my symbol.  You can see them on the map.  At some
      point, clip (walk through walls, for those who don't know) by typing
      idspispopd while in the game.  Walk into each one for fun, new graphics,
      a message, and some items.
     
     -When alerted, each ghost MUST move east for its first move.  This is
      very important on "Ultra-violence" and "Nightmare".

-Non-deaf enemies start out alerted when they respawn.  Deaf enemies
      must be re-alerted.

-Don't try to kill ghosts with the teleporters.  I've tried repeatedly
      and only succeeded once.  Might work better in deathmatch.
     
     -Don't chase ghosts; ambush them.  Example:
                                                         
                         2. he goes here                                                         
------------------|    |---------------------------------|
1. you are here   |    |   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   |
   \/             |    | /\|----------|    |--------| \/ |
                  |    | /\|          |    |        | \/ |
    |             |----| /\|----------|    |--------| \/ |
  --+--                 \ /                           \/ | 
    |                   / \                            X<---4. ambush him here  
---------------------------------------------------------|
       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                          
  3. run this way

-Just for fun, go to E3M2 with pac.wad added.  The effect of the new
      graphics is very interesting.

-Check out the time stamps for some of the files.  Late worker, huh?

Pop quiz (may or may not help you in the wad) :
       Q: What is the best weapon to use against a demon?

A: The BFG 9000 (you didn't really think it was the chainsaw, did you?)

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