Name:           Pro LaserDeath
Author:         Sirian, Founder of the Descent Rangers
Date finished:	2-28-97
Editor:         Devil 2.2h
Email:          sirian@ibm.net   (As of Dec 96)

Play modes:     All. The bots are mostly for robo-anarchy, though. If you
                want co-op or solo play, you might try my mission of
                levels converted from original Descent - Sirian's Classics

Changes Made:   Added a reactor room and exit without disrupting the design
                Added afterburners, headlights, plasma cannon and converters
                Removed the mega, replacing it with a pack of bombs
                Reduced the number of homings and amount of vulcan ammo
                Added more mercury missiles and one fusion cannon
                Switched from arbitrary lighting to natural lighting
                Added bots, all guarding the center and reactor room/exit

History:        LaserDeath was my first self-created level. I was trying to
                create a dueling arena for laser to laser dogfights. This
                did not work out. The mega, homings, and especially the
                vulcan cannon, tended to score most of the kills. This made
                for a good mix, but not the one I was aiming for.

                I achieved the laser "death arena" in my level Gunfight,
                which bears some similarity to LaserDeath. Any laser purist
                like myself should seek their entertainment there.

                Pro Laserdeath is intended to incorporate the best of both
                the original and what I achieved with Gunfight, while still
                blazing a new trail. The reduced amount of vulcan ammo
                should prevent players from employing the vulcan as their
                primary weapon, but still allow its strategic use. More
                mercuries and fewer homings means more aiming. And the
                addition of afterburners alone will change everything.

                I hope you enjoy this improved version of an old classic.

Note:           When I completed my masterpiece level, "Lightning!", I put
                my level editor away and never looked back. I left my D2
                group, the Rangers, in late August 96 and have only played
                Descent occasionally since that time. Even though I had
                originally promised to make a pro version of LaserDeath,
                it would not have come to pass without the members of the
                {DMC} Descent 2 clan, who are self-described fans of
                LaserDeath and came to me asking for the Pro version. So
                to all the {DMC} members, this one's for you. :)

                - Sirian

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D2 Missions by Sirian include:

Lunar Base            lunar.zip          (obsolete - use v1.5)
LaserDeath            lasrdeth.zip
Mars Base             marsbase.zip
Gunfight              gunfight.zip
Lunar Base 1.5        lunar15.zip
S2 Classic            s2clasic.zip
Venus Labs            vnuslabs.zip
Sirian's Classics     sirian.zip         (all my d1 conversions)
Lightning!            litening.zip
Pro Laserdeath        prolaser.zip


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You may NOT use this level to build upon, or as a macro, or modify
the design in any way, without express written permission from the
author. All comments and suggestions are welcome.

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