Fava Beans All new episode for the registered version of DOOM -------------------------------------------------- E-mail address: sean.birkel@imagebbs.com Files included in the 01FAVA.ZIP -------------------------------- FILE_ID.DIZ FAVA.WAD FAVA.TXT FAVA.LMP CRAP115.WAD CRAP115.TXT CRAP115.LMP PLAYLMP.BAT Episode Info (replaces `Knee Deep In the Dead') ----------------------------------------------- Well, this is a very impressive episode including 9 _excellent_ levels. All the levels in this episode were created by myself, excluding e1m5, which was designed by a friend. We feel that any DOOM fanatic will enjoy this episode and will be completely impressed by the work put into it. Most levels on the Internet suck. It's a fact, but these 9 levels do not suck. id Software, if they ever saw this, would most likely want to know where the two of us were when they were designing the original DOOM levels. It's taken roughly a year to design the levels, in fact...I never planned to have any nice levels...much less a whole episode. It seems that after I figured out how to use DEU that level making just sorda seemed fun, so I designed levels like mad. ...but, I am a perfectionist (in most respects) and therefore I insisted that the levels I designed were no less greater than those in the actual game. I felt that if they could make complex levels, then so can I...and I did :) Most of the levels in here have been zipped and distributed via local BBS, but even those were completely checked and re- checked for bugs/parts I found to be lacking "id" quality. So, what you have here is pure DOOM art. ...not to mention my last DOOM work that will ever be. I am _tired_ of making levels. My creativity is draining (I also want to maintain a life :), etc., so I have decided to stop while I'm ahead. So, play this all the way through...it is arranged as the original DOOM, smaller/easier levels first which work up in size/difficulty. You will see the quality, and you may also wonder how I kept my sanity...so, have a blast! -The LMP's I included are funny. FAVA.LMP is a deathmatch between two of my friends (I usually let my friend play...deathmatch is getting old). The person who made E1M5 is in the foreground, a guy named George (who happens to have a Pentium 100...grrr) is in the background. Watch player 1 get blasted out a window ---> window shots are so damn funny :) CRAP115.LMP is a window demonstration of E1M7. Yup, you guessed it...just myself and a friend flying through windows...from high up...with the help of some rockets :) Watch if you want a good laugh :) These are for version 1.9 of DOOM and require FAVA.WAD to be loaded at the commandline. Miscallany ---------- Just so you know, this episode was originally distributed as 01MADNESS.ZIP (#1 on BBS's), but I changed a couple graphics and things that I found annoying (things that no one else would even notice...) in the levels. FYI, I changed COMPSTA1 and something on the status bar during deathmatch. So, to see what I did, flip deathmatch mode on and gock at the status bar... you will see something remotely funny. It looks "right" though. I didn't just put shit in anywhere, you know that's not my style, I took time to make the letters look authentic. Level # Original distribution ------- --------------------- E1M1 #1GASPRA.ZIP E1M2 HANGAR18.ZIP or 18HANGAR.ZIP E1M3 #1IMPALE.ZIP E1M4 #1TRITON.ZIP - unreleased E1M5 CHARON.ZIP E1M6 SHADOWS2.ZIP or 2SHADOWS.ZIP E1M7 #1TITAN.ZIP E1M8 unreleased; made special for episode E1M9 #1CREEP.ZIP - unreleased Level # The chosen title for the level ------- --------------------------------- E1M1 Gaspra Armory E1M2 Hangar 18 E1M3 Impalement Station E1M4 Triton Lunar Base E1M5 Charon's Lab E1M6 Shadows of Darkness E1M7 Titan's Anomaly E1M8 Orion Outpost E1M9 Creeping Death - The editor of choice has been DEU521GC, until I found a DEU port dubbed DETH, which is even better :) E1M5 was made with the shareware version of DEEP. BSP1.2x was used for nodes on everything except E1M3 and E1M5. BSP1.2x has a bug and wouldn't build E1M3, so it was nodes built with DEEPBSP. Obviously E1M5 was done with DEEPBSP. My levels were all done on an Am486DX2 80 with 5Mb of RAM, E1M5 was done on a 386DX 40 with 4Mb without a math-co (yuck)!! - Graphics editing was done with New WAD Tools. To replace the end message I used the program TED (yes, I know the top line gets cut, but at this point I don't really care...). E1M5 was designed by Ben Gates (no relation to that rich guy...) of Hermon, Me and all others by Sean Birkel of Bangor, Me. ...summer's almost over . Register DOOM if you haven't already, the guys at id deserve the money for making the greatest game ever! ...I can't wait till Quake is released... I saw the preview gifs...and, wow!! Other stuff ----------- Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix, and Cringe (kick-ass local band) have been the music of choice to help us through the long hours of level making. ...look for Cringe in the near future, they've got the potential for something great...the guitarist rules! Oh, yeah... ----------- I might as well tell you the story behind the title, "The Madness of Mergatroid." I had this wacky science teacher a few years back and he's become something of a legend around here...I can just picture him saying something corny like, "heavens to mergatroid." That's old news though...why did I call it Fava Beans? Jerky Boys. The Jerky Boys make me laugh. BYE! ---- I'm freeeeeee!!!!!!!!! My DOOM levels are DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No more levels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy!! Update ------ I was fooling around with DETH again, and I happened to make a cool area...will I finish the level?? Nah, even though it was one of the best things I've designed to date...But, I hate DOOM, I hate making DOOM levels, so I won't finish this...it will just drift on my hard drive 'till I nuke it :) ---> If you must know what that level looks like, send me mail and tell me to finish it. I won't ever do it, but I might upload what I have (you'll like it...we're talking nothing like what's in this episode). Buh-Bye! -------- "So I'll see you tomorrow with my tools, fuckface!" -Jerky Boys Oh yeah, call this BBS...it has 11 CD-ROM's online or something. Many files. Many message areas. My levels. Mucho DOOM stuff. It be cool. ============================================================================== Mission Control BBS: (207)947-3105 more nodes comming soon! -Give 'em a try, and tell him Sean sent ya! ============================================================================== Oh yeah, E-mail me if you want to play deathmatch :) -Keep these in mind: I hate/won't play any DOOM2 levels (except H18)! I'll play Hangar or Phoboe's Lab anytime!! FYI --- Hangar18 (E1M2) is a very good deathmatch level (use the DOOM2 version in 18HANGAR.ZIP...I've made changes since then that may not be as good for deathmatch as it was originally...). BYE!!!! ------>