Grok-It.wad (for Heretic) - Doomworld /idgames database frontend

Title:	Grok-It.wad (for Heretic)
Filename:	levels/heretic/g-i/grok-it.zip
Size:	575.12 KB
Date:	08/09/95
Author:	Dan Teeter
Description:	Grok-It is designed to look and feel different from a standard ID wad. It includes a number of traps and puzzles. Many parts of Grok-It have epic scenery. Some parts are better survived by running, other parts are designed for maximum gratuitous carnage. Mostly designed for single combat, the last level, however will make an excellent deathmatch arena. This is a PWAD only and requires no changes to the Doom exe.
Credits:	To Matt Tagliaferri for making the easiest to use Doom editor, Doomcad 6.0. To Olivier Montanuy for making Deutex,and Wintex:the coolest wad-exploding, rebuilding utilities ever. To Renaud Paquay and the DEU team for making an extremely powerful editor that's easy to use (WinDeu 5.24). To Colin Reed and Robert Fenske Jr. for making some bitch'in node builders. To the guys who made Trinity.wad for showing us all how to stretch the Doom engine. To Warren Rice for midi sequencing of "Hurt" and "Closer" from Nine Inch Nails. To Christopher Roy for midi sequencing of "A Warm Place" and "Ruiner" by Nine Inch Nails. Oh yeah! and of course thanks to the bitch'n dudes at ID for producing Doom, Doom2, and Heretic and for being so cool as to allow users to make their own levels!
Base:	New level from scratch.
Build time:	about 5 months off and on
Editor(s) used:	Doomcad 6.0 beta - basic build, error checking WinDeu 5.24 - advanced sector tweaking, pro-active bug fixing Doomcad 4.3 - seductively easy, buggy copy and paste Wintex 3.4 - Texture, Sound, and music addition Warm 1.4 - very good node, reject builder
Bugs:	Get the 1.0 to 1.2 patch for Heretic or you will see flashes of sky when crossing some sectors in E2M2. E2M1 and E2M3 may run slow on 486's due to the number of gas bags. I set up difficulty Levels 1-2 to have fewer gas bags for these levels. On the very outsides of E1M4 you may see a couple of slight HOM's
Rating:	(6 votes)

Download mirrors:

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Reviews:

Anonymous	Weird stuff. Author absolutely shows some technical skills; sadly he shows little talent for mapping (layout, ambiance, gameplay). Rated as 1995 mapset: 1* + 1/2 for the effort = very small 2*.	x
printz	Just a set of four highly experimental levels. They include mandatory flying and easy exits. The texturing is awful.	x
Anonymous	Awful, looks awful, plays awful. Doom + Heretic in a same wad = nothing interesting. The puzzles aren't pluzzles, let's say they're more like badly-thought tricks and traps. Very weak, even for an old wad.	x
Anonymous	The readme mentions Surreal2.wad (which is in the archive) and Surreal1.wad (which is not). Surreal2 was interesting, but this is dire; the layouts have some nice ideas but the gameplay is far too puzzly, with instant-death traps, teleports etc. The new textures might have been good in 1995, but they look like arse nowadays.	x
Anonymous	Same than above. Maps are very plain, but the new textures deserves to appear in another maps with a better design. 3/5 too. ~Naan	x
Anonymous	Great new graphics, but the gameplay sucks. 3/5-- SSWolfenSie	x

View grok-it.txt

Grok-It.wad for Heretic

The Heretic world meets the Doom world and the Modern world

5 months in the making

4 all new levels
360 degree blue sky with clouds, moons
Over 40 original textures
One new animated texture
6 new ambient sounds
all new music
vintage automobiles
Gas Bag surfing
Requires *no* changes to your Heretic.exe or Heretic.wad

Check it out, it's a Grok from Dan Teeter

-From the same guy who brought you Surreal2.wad
  and Surreal1.wad

Standard Info:

Title                   : Grok-It.wad (for Heretic)
Author                  : Dan Teeter
Email Address           : dteeter@aol.com or dteeter@inchq.com

Description             :
			 Grok-It is designed to look and feel 
			 different from a standard ID wad. It includes a 
			 number of traps and puzzles. Many parts of Grok-It 
			 have epic scenery.  Some parts are better
			 survived by running, other parts are designed for 
			 maximum gratuitous carnage. Mostly designed for single
			 combat, the last level, however will make an excellent
			 deathmatch arena. This is a PWAD only and requires 
			 no changes to the Doom exe.

Additional Credits to   : To Matt Tagliaferri for making the easiest to use Doom 
			  editor, Doomcad 6.0. To Olivier Montanuy for making 
			  Deutex,and Wintex:the coolest wad-exploding, 
			  rebuilding utilities ever. To Renaud Paquay and the DEU
			  team for making an extremely powerful editor that's easy
			  to use (WinDeu 5.24). To Colin Reed and Robert Fenske Jr.
			  for making some bitch'in node builders. To the guys who 
			  made Trinity.wad for showing us all how to 
			  stretch the Doom engine. To Warren Rice for 
			  midi sequencing of "Hurt" and "Closer" from 
			  Nine Inch Nails. To Christopher Roy for midi sequencing
			  of "A Warm Place" and "Ruiner" by Nine Inch Nails.
			  Oh yeah! and of course thanks to the bitch'n dudes
			  at ID for producing Doom, Doom2, and Heretic 
			  and for being so cool as to allow users to make 
			  their own levels!
================================================================

* Play Information *
Map #                   : E2M1 E2M2 E2M3 E2M4 (Heretic)
Single Player           : Yes 
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Yes
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : E2M4 is good for Death match
Difficulty Settings     : All
New Sounds              : Yes
New Wall Textures       : Over 40
360 Degree Sky		: Yes
New Sprites             : No
New Animated Graphics   : Yes
New Music               : 4 Nine Inch Nails songs
Demos Replaced          : None

* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch.
Build Time              : about 5 months off and on

Editor(s) used          : Doomcad 6.0 beta - basic build, error checking

WinDeu 5.24	   - advanced sector tweaking,
					     pro-active bug fixing

Doomcad 4.3	   - seductively easy, buggy copy
					     and paste 
	
			  Wintex 3.4  	   - Texture, Sound, and music addition

Warm 1.4	   - very good node, reject builder

Other Apps              : Adobe Photoshop for Windows, Kai Power Tools for
			  Windows, Windows 95, ATI Video basic card and software

Known Bugs              : Get the 1.0 to 1.2 patch for Heretic or you will 
			  see flashes of sky when crossing some sectors in 
			  E2M2. E2M1 and E2M3 may run slow on 486's due 
			  to the number of gas bags. I set up difficulty
			  Levels 1-2 to have fewer gas bags for these levels.
			  On the very outsides of E1M4 you may see a couple 
			  of slight HOM's

* Copyright / Permissions *

You may *not* use these levels as a base to build additional
levels.

You may only distribute this PWAD provided you include this electronic 
document with no modifications.  Further, you may not transfer Grok-It.wad
in whole or in part on CDROM or Floppy for the purposes of commercial 
distribution without my prior written consent.  However, I will not consent
to any such distribution where the charge to the customer will be greater 
than $17 dollars U.S. In addition I will require one copy of any CDROM or
Floppy for sale for confirmation that these directions have been followed.
The primary purpose of this provision is to exert some effect on the 
outrageous prices which have been billed to Doom and Heretic users.

Disclaimers:

This add-on for Heretic is not supported in any way by ID Software!
 
I disclaim all warranties as to this software, whether express or implied, 
including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, 
fitness for a particular purpose, functionality, data integrity or protection.

* Where to get this WAD *

FTP sites: ftp.cdrom.com, and mirrors
America Online (when they get around to posting it)

Grok-It.wad, a Grok from Dan Teeter

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