
                             T D 2 K
                         Thunderdome 2000
                 http://www.planetquake.com/td2k/
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                       PRE-BETA Release .003

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 *** BY NO MEANS IS THIS MOD FINAL!  MANY MODELS, TEXTURES, ***
 *** MAPS AND SOUNDS ARE STILL BEING TESTED AND FINALIZED.  ***
 *** ALSO, MANY MODELS AND ENTITIES WERE SPECIFICALLY       ***
 *** INCLUDED IN THIS RELEASE FOR TESTING PURPOSES.         ***
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 Table of Contents
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 I.   Overview

 II.  Setup 

 III. Gameplay
      A. Game Structure
      B. Weapons
      C. Weapon Upgrades
      D. Items
 
 IV. Planned Features

 V.  Credits & Contact Information

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 |          I. Overview             |
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 "Times have changed in what is now a post apocalyptic world.  Any man
 would cut your throat if given the chance.  Hard times abound, and
 there's no rain in sight.  Electricity, gasoline, clean water, all
 are dwindling resources that are highly sought after.  There are
 places, towns if you will, where people have tried to re-establish 
 lawful living in hopes that as a  collective, we can repair this 
 earth.  These towns operate under laws, and those laws are absolute
 and unchallenged.

 "You know the law.  Sway from it, and you'll pay the price.

 "Welcome to the world of TD2K.  You'll find your way around pretty
 quickly here.  Either that or you'll be dead."

 TD2K is based loosely on the trilogy of films featuring Mad Max. 
 We've strived to include gameplay elements that are true to the 
 spirit of the world Max lives in.  If you're looking to find Quantum
 Ray Disintegrator Guns in this mod, you'll be looking for a long
 time.  Only realistic weapons, powerups, and items exist in our mod.  

 Damage System:
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 There's not much chance of someone surviving a head shot. They tend
 to be quite fatal in this mod as well.  As for other wounds, you WILL
 bleed to death if you don't find a way to bandage that gaping hole. 
 A bullet in the legs makes it quite difficult to run.  Also, if you
 happen to be unlucky enough to get shot in the heart, no amount of
 bandaging will completely stop the bleeding.  Similarly, if you get
 shot in the lungs, your tortured gasps for breath will make it   
 difficult to run full-tilt.

 Oh, by the way, don't try to jump off a four-story building either. 
 The other players will be happy to salvage your crumpled body for
 anything you might have.

 Other Information:
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 The Pre-Beta release uses a deathmatch-style mode of play, but the 
 final version will be teams-based.  If it moves, shoot it. 
 
 If you find that it gets darker or lighter as time progresses, this 
 is what we call day and night.  It happens.

  

 This Pre-Beta Release includes many of the features that will be 
 found in the complete final release.  


 We're very interested to hear your comments  about the world of TD2K!

 TD2K is being developed for the Quake 2 platform, and will be ported 
 to Quake 3 soon after its release.
 
 In the following sections, you'll find detailed information about the
 realm of TD2K.

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 |            II. Setup             |
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 Now that you've gotten this far, the installation program should have 
 installed everything you need to get started with TD2K.  
 

 Binds:
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 Feel free to modify the AUTOEXEC.CFG in the /TD2K directory.  All of 
 the essential binds are in it.  Here's a list of our specific binds
 for this Pre-Beta release:

 use wrist crossbow                 //Uses the Wrist Crossbow
 use large crossbow                 //Uses the Full Crossbow
 use explosive projectile launcher  //Uses the Explosive launcher
 use sawed-off shotgun              //Uses the Sawed-Off Shotgun
 bandage                            //Stops you from bleeding
 reload                             //Reloads your weapon
 detonate                           //Detonates Pipebombs
 laytrap                            //Throws out a Bear Trap
 laymine                            //Lays a Landmine
 flashlight                         //Toggles on/off your Flashlight
 irvision                           //Toggles on/off your IR Goggles
 changezoom                         //Cycles through your zoom levels
                                      (Large XBow Only)

  
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 |          III. Gameplay           |
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 A. Game Structure
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 The Pre-Beta release is deathmatch only.  The final release will be
 team-based.

 B. Weapons
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   1. Wrist Crossbow
      You start the game with your default weapon, the Wrist Crossbow.              
      It fires short bolts in an arcing path.  The speedy bolts travel
      a fairly straight path, and are somewhat accurate.  The built-in
      autoloader holds 10 bolts, and will reload the weapon for you
      until its clip is empty. 
   Upgrades Available: Explosive Tip Bolts
  
   2. Sawed-Off Shotgun
      The powerhouse of short range weapons.  A single blast from this 
      sawed-off double barrel shotgun will most likely kill anyone at
      close range.  The blast is also so immense that it throws the
      person it hits.  The gun has a slow reload, and must obviously
      be reloaded between each shot. The Pre-Beta release 
      automatically reloads your weapon for you, but future releases
      will be manual reload.  The damage from this gun is reduced to
      single digits if the target is more than 15 feet away, as the
      spread of the projectiles increase.  
   Upgrades Available:  Armor Piercing Shells

   3. Large Crossbow
      This two handed weapon fires bolts at an unreal velocity and 
      requires a manual reload after every shot.  Reload time is
      roughly one bolt per second.  A 2x sighted scope is included
      with the crossbow and you can operate the weapon with or without
      zooming. The damage from this weapon is almost certainly deadly
      every time.  The is the sniper's weapon of choice.  Using the
      weapon's scope provides a major increase in accuracy. 
   Upgrades Available:  Enhanced Scope, Titanium Tip Bolts, WD-40 

   4. Explosive Projectile Launcher
      This grenade launcher has a slower rate of fire than the Id 
      issued grenade launcher.  This weapon is used to volley
      explosives at varying distances.  The distance of travel is
      determined by how long the weapon's trigger is held.  Future
      releases will include a 6 grenade clip that must be reloaded
      manually when empty.
   Upgrades Available:  Pipe Bombs & Detonator, Adhesive 

 C. Weapon Upgrades
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   1. Explosive Tip Bolts - Wrist Crossbow
      Each bolt is tipped with a small amount of explosive. A direct 
      hit with these is almost certainly fatal.  The drawback is that
      because your bolts are heavier, they do not fly as fast or as
      far.

   2. Armor Piercing Shells - Sawed-Off Shotgun
      These shells have pellets that pass through most armor.

   3. Enhanced Scope - Large Crossbow
      This scope attaches to your existing scope on the Large 
      Crossbow.  You can then either choose the built-in 2x
      magnification or 4x magnification.  
 
   4. Titanium Tip Bolts - Large Crossbow
      Armor no longer plays a part with these bolts.  They will easily 
      penetrate the most sophisticated armor, and will even penetrate
      helmets.  There is no speed or accuracy penalty for these bolts.

   5. WD-40 - Large Crossbow 
      A quick dose of this pre-war lubricant will quiet down your 
      reload and fire sounds so that your position is not given away.

   6. Pipe Bombs & Detonator - Explosive Projectile Launcher
      Shoot out a pipe bomb.  Wait until your enemy walks near it.  
      Press detonate button.  No more enemy.  These pipe bombs have a
      fairly large radius of damage, and will definately kill anyone
      too close to it.  They will detonate after 30 seconds if you
      don't detonate them yourself.

   7. Adhesive - Explosive Projectile Launcher
      Once you aquire this adhesive, all of your grenades will now 
      stick to walls, players, ceilings, even Teflon(c)!  If you can
      hit an enemy with a grenade coated with adhesive, you may want
      to stay out of his way, as there is no way to remove it and he
      may just try to take you with him.

 D. Items
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   1. Infrared Goggles (Pre-Beta Only)
      Extremely useful when it gets dark.  Players stand out clearly 
      with a red glow, even in the darkest area.  The goggles do have
      a red tint to them, and don't deal well with bright daylight.

   2. Bear Trap
      Bear Traps are just that.  Throw one out, and it automatically 
      sets itself.  Traps deal 15-30 points of damage, so aren't 
      deadly, but they do hold an enemy for several seconds while they
      try to extricate themselves.  Avoid bear traps by shooting them 
      to set them off.  They will also set themselves off after a set
      amount of time.
 
   3. Land Mine
      Once set down, these mines activate and will detonate upon any 
      contact.  The damage is highly destructive, but has a fairly
      small radius.  These also can be set off by gunfire.    

   4. H-Stimpack
      These injectable canisters speed blood clotting and stop most
      wounds from bleeding and administer strong painkillers.  You'll
      need these.

   5. Leather Boots
      These soft leather boots mask your footsteps completely, making
      sneaking up on camping snipers all the more easy.  Also, you
      don't make any sound when falling from heights either.

   6. Lined Vest
      Steel vest that's mostly intact.  Bulletproof to most types of
      weapons.  Occasionally, shots will get through your vest and
      injure you.

   7. Helmet
      Reinforced steel helmet decreases headshot damage considerably, 
      and you don't bleed.  There is the possibility that a headshot
      with a helmet will daze you somewhat, making you black out
      momentarily.  Or, the concussion could cloud your vision for the
      rest of the match.  Overall, a lot better than dying.

   8. Flashlight
      Shoulder-Mounted flashlight has a strong battery and blinding 
      beam.  Very useful for flushing out enemies in the dark.  If you
      happen to catch someone in the eyes with this during nighttime,
      it will temporarily blind them.  Users of Infrared Goggles will
      be blinded even longer by this item.

   9. Backpack
      Aquiring a backpack will allow you to carry twice the ammo you 
      normally could.  

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 | IV. Planned Features              |
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 Planned features for future releases:
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 - Rounds-Based Team Play
 - 1 on 1 Thunderdome finale for top two players 
 - At least four additional weapons
 - Additional items including Geiger Counters, Narcotics,
   Canteens and Implants
 - Tattoos (Unique abilities & modifiers) 
 - Working Economy (Cashing in frags for barterchips)
 - In-Game Bazaar to purchase items & weapons (using barterchips)
 - Custom player models & skins
 - Visible items & visible weapons on player models
 - More custom maps including a training map
 - Custom mapping entities
 - More custom sounds and music
 - Highly customizable server configuration with 100+ cvars
 - GUI server configuration frontend

 
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 | V. Credits & Contact Information  |
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 Credits
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 Chris "Kramer" Shelton   
   Project Lead   
   Modeling   
   Source Coding   
 email: kramer@planetquake.com
 
 Jim "Barnee Phife" Pace   
   Mapping   
   Webmaster   
 email: barneephife@planetquake.com
    
 Michael "Spectrum" Lotz   
   Sounds   
   Music
   Documentation
 email: slotz@flash.net
    
 John "Cryect" Rittenhouse   
   Source Coding   
 email: cryect@planetquake.com
    
 Jessica "Happyjessi" Sison   
   VB Coding   
     
 Jeff "Da Gooch" Pace   
   Art   
    
 Kevin "Rorshach" Johnstone   
   Skinning   
   Textures   
   Assorted Graphics  
 email: rorshach@planetquake.com


 Contact
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 You can find more information and news about this mod at:
 
 http://www.planetquake.com/td2k/
 
 To go directly to our messageboards, go to:

 http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~td2k/board/
 
 Copyright
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 This mod may be freely distributed on the condition that this readme 
 is included in its unaltered form.
      
 All new code, models, textures, maps, sounds and music are copyright 
 Frame, 1999.

 

 DISCLAIMER: This is a PRE-BETA Release.  We will not be held 
 responsible for any damages, implied or otherwise, that result from
 the use of this software.

 If you encounter problems, we encourage you to contact us so that we
 can resolve any issues.  That being the main reason for our Pre-Beta
 release.

  