================================================================ = A Quake II ® level pak = ================================================================ Title : Back At The Front v1.1 File Name : batf.zip (pak0.pak) Author : Rick Troppman www.troppman.com E-mail Address : troppman@oz.net Release Date : May 25 1999, Aug 3 1999 Description : 9 level unit made in the image of Quake II to play like Quake II----- I usually like to add a bunch of hype here but, not this time. These 9 levels are put together for fraggin. Nothing special here. Just a whole hella lotta fraggin. Pleanty of bad stroggs to use for your target practicing pleasure. I'll just let the levels speak for themselves. As usual, the my whole intent in creating these, is to have fun. So whata ya waitin' for? Have a fraggin good time. Have some fun. Update information : David Shaw rattled my cage asking me "how buot COOP for us home lan partiers". I said "Hmm. . .OK, party hearty!". SO, for Dave and all you COOP types (me included), I added COOP support to this version. otherwise the same as the original release. Additional Credits : Special Thanks to Ben Morris, Valve Software and everyone else involved in the creation of WorldCraft. Also as usual, a big ol hearty thanks goes out to all the people at id Software without whom, all this fun stuff would'nt even exist. Thanks to all responsible for the creation of Rust game Design Net http://www.gamedesign.net/ Special Thanks to : Once again to my beautiful wife Shirley for putting up with my b/s Joost Schuur & Walnut Creek for maintaining a huge archive open to all of us, to access & enjoy Thanks to David Shaw for getting me to add COOP. Beta Testers : Big thanks to Ryan Hamilton, Chris Duncan, Patrick McCabe and Devin Dook for all their help getting this thing beta tested. Editor used : Worldcraft 1.6a registered version ================================================================ = * Play Information * = ================================================================ Game : Quake II® Full Registered Version (must be v3.13 or higher) IF you need to update your version, as of this writing, the latest version is 3.20 You may obtain your upgrade at ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake2/ Single Player : Yes Cooperative : Yes, 4 player support. Thanks Dave for rattling my cage about it Deathmatch : No New Sounds : Yes New Graphics : No Demos Replaced : None Skill Levels : Easy, Normal and Hard * Construction * Build Time : About 5 years (it seems like) Editor(s) used : Worldcraft Version 1.6a Known Bugs : none reported * System configuration * Editing System : 2 workstations and 1 game/map fileserver Workstation 1 : Pentium III 500, 256mb dimms Voodoo III 3000 Workstation 2 : Pentium II 333 192 mb dimms Voodoo II 12mb X 2 (sli) File server : Pentium Pro 200 128mb edo NT server 4.0 ================================================================ = * To Play This add-on * = ================================================================ Make a directory under the Quake2 directory called "batf", e.g. c:\quake2\batf. Copy the contents of batf.zip into the batf directory. To start the game, you may execute one of the batch files in the c:\quake2\batf directory. There is one for skill levels easy (batfeasy.bat), normal (batfnormal.bat), and hard (batfhard.bat). There is also a batch file to play a demo (batfdemo.bat) if you'd like to see yours truly playing in sewer.bsp. Alternatley, you may make a shortcut on your desktop using the command line: easy skill: "quake2 +skill 0 +set game batf +map theship" Normal skill: "quake2 +skill 1 +set game batf +map theship" Hard skill: "quake2 +skill 2 +set game batf +map theship" demo: "quake2 +set game batf +map demo1.dm2" demo: "quake2 +set game batf +map demo2.dm2" ================================================================ = * Other Levels BY Author * = ================================================================ -------------------------------------- Quake II -------------------------------------- * The Relay Station * Filename: trs.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/quake2/levels/s-u/trs.zip * Q2DM13: Ricks House of Death II * Filename: q2dm13.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/quake2/levels/deathmatch/p-r/q2dm13.zip -------------------------------------- Quake -------------------------------------- * The Comm Center * Filename: commctr.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/levels/a-c/commctr.zip * DM13: Ricks House of Death * Filename: dm13.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/levels/deathmatch/d-f/dm13.zip * The Death Trap * Filename: dethtrap.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/levels/d-f/dethtrap.zip -------------------------------------- Hexen -------------------------------------- * Dead man Walking for Hexen * Filename: deadmanh.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/hexen/d-f/deadmanh.zip -------------------------------------- Heretic -------------------------------------- * PlanetX * Filename: planetx.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/heretic/p-r/planetx.zip -------------------------------------- Doom II -------------------------------------- * Stormtroopers of Death * Filename: sod.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/doom2/s-u/sod.zip * Legend of DooM II * Filename: legend2.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/doom2/j-l/legend2.zip * Destroy Nazi Headquarters - nazi_hq.zip * Filename: nazi_hq.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/doom2/m-o/nazi_hq.zip * Dead man Walking for Doom II * Filename: deadman2.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/doom2/d-f/deadman2.zip -------------------------------------- Doom -------------------------------------- * Legend of DooM * Filename: legend1.zip ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/levels/doom/j-l/legend1.zip ================================================================ = © COPYRIGHT NOTICES and PERMISSIONS © = ================================================================ This level is copyright ©1999 by Rick Troppman. Permission to use, copy and distribute unedited copies of this file -- batf.zip -- is hereby granted, provided that no fee is charged for the use or availability of this file (other than the normal connection costs for on-line services, if applicable). The above copyright notice and this permission notice must be left intact in all copies of this file. Commercial distribution of this file, in whole or in part, requires prior agreement with the author. Commercial distribution includes any means by which the user is required to pay either for the support (e.g. book, newsletter, DVD or CD-ROM) or for the file itself. Unauthorized commercial distribution is prohibited. If you wish to commercially distribute this file, note the following: (1) This file contains intellectual property (including, but not limited to, textures and other artwork) owned solely by id Software (www.idsoftware.com), and is subject to any and all copyrights held by them. The author does not have authority or permission, either expressed or implied, to grant usage of id's copyright, and, by granting permission to use this level in a single commercial release, does not claim or waive their rights thereby. (2) Permission is granted by the author for the one-time commercial distribution of this file if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The author is notified by email prior to the file's inclusion on any commercial release; (b) The author is provided with one (1) "contributor's copy" of the finished product upon it's release. Said "contributor's copy" is to be sent to the author using the shipping address specified by the author in his/her reply to the publisher's initial email notification, and is to be provided at no cost to the author; (c) This file q2dm13.bsp and q2dm13.txt (including this copyright notice) is not to be modified in any way, and shall be distributed as the author Rick Troppman intended; (d) The author retains all relevant and proper copyrights to this work both prior to and subsequent to the commercial release of this file. (3) By requesting a shipping address from the author, the publisher signifies acceptance of, and agrees to abide by, these conditions. By returning a valid shipping address to the publisher, the author thereby grants the publisher one-time usage of the author's copyrighted work for commercial purposes. ========================================================================================= You can find this level pak at: ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2 my web site: http://www.troppman.com Other places for levels: Quake Map Hotel - Check in, enjoy your stay. Got the best Q2SPQ levels on the planet http://www.planetquake.com/hotel/ Lt. Dan's Single Player Quake - Where you rate the levels http://www.planetquake.com/ltdan/ Ten Four - If 3D shooters are your bag. . . http://tenfour.gagames.com 3D Gamers Edge - Quake II, Unreal & Jedi Knight Excellent reviews and a whole lot more http://www.planetquake.com/3dgamersedge/ 3D Map Realm - Your SP map source You'll find most maps there (not trs though) http://3dmr.gamedesign.net/ Quake and Quake II are registered tradmarks of id Software ======================================================== = Thank you for your interest in this work. = ======================================================== ©1999 Rick Troppman