12-18-98

Merry Christmas from Raven!

This pack is a sort of unofficial Raven release.  We wanted to get some extra maps out there for everyone to enjoy over the holidays.  I think you'll find quite a variety in here.  As you read on, you'll notice that two of these maps were created by designers on Soldier of Fortune.  They had so much fun playing, they made their own maps.  Please distribute these maps freely, but only in this zip file and with this readme.  You may not sell these maps to others or distribute them on a CD, and if you paid anything for them, you were ripped off.  These maps are for public enjoyment and are the property of Raven and Activision.  With that legalese out the way,

Enjoy,

Jon Zuk
Raven

P.S.  See www.hereticii.com for the scripting contest and look for the upcoming contest on www.gamegirlz.com.

Following is a synopsis of the included new deathmatch maps.

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Name of Map -			dmcitadel
Full Name -			Citadelic
Created By -			Greg Barr
Title - 			Designer, Soldier of Fortune
Ideal Number of Players -	1 on 1, or 3-4 Free for All
Blurb -				A Dungeon themed level featuring a full loadout of offensive and defensive weapons with the exception of the Iron Doom. Neither the teleports or the shrines are random, this should allow players to learn the layout and predict/intercept opponents moves. Tricky jumps and sound cues are suited to 1 on 1 play rather than ffa but that doesn't exclude playing it for a quick bloodbath with more players.
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Name of Map -			rendm
Full Name -			Blade Pit
Created By -			Mike Renner
Title - 			Designer, Heretic II
Ideal Number of Players -	4 for fast action; more for total carnage
Blurb -				Created with the Hive textures.  This is a big circular pit that tends to be a fast paced, fast action, high intensity map.  I wanted a staff only deathmatch with a twist.  I added the chicken hole to break up the action.  I made a staff only deathmatch for those who enjoy removing someone's limb and hunting them down.  If you cannot handle yourself with the blade staff, this would be a good place to learn.
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Name of Map -			dmbloodfeud
Full Name -			Blood Feud
Created By -			Scott McNutt
Title - 			Designer, Soldier of Fortune
Ideal Number of Players -	6 to 8
Blurb -				Blood Feud is a dark and gloomy place to feed your slaughtering frenzies.
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Name of Map -			DMLava
Full Name -			The Lava Palace
Created By -			Jeremy Statz (IRC: Terata)
Title -				Tomato gatherer, second circle, rank Journeyman
Ideal Number of players -  	5-12
Blurb:				This map is a port of a HexenWorld DM map I made a while ago, with a few areas added/changed and some secrets modified.  The lava is either nastier or easier to deal with, depending on who you ask, but it's still around.  Had to remove the secret room through the lava tunnel, unfortunately, because of the way H2's lava works.  Besides that, though, it converted pretty well and makes for a fun free-for-all DM.
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