!!NIGHTMARE!!
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Title : NIGHTMARE
Filename : nitemare.zip which contains:
nitemare.map -- the single/muti player map itself
nitemare.txt -- this document you are reading
Author : Jonathan C. Wu (aka Jonathan The Grape)
Date Completed : 2/13/1998
E-mail : J330F6270@aol.com
Misc. Author Info : I'm a freshman in Walnut High School in California,
age 15
Other Levels : Race on The Mountains--the very first racing map for
Shadow Warrior that is tons of fun!!
(racemts.zip)
A Race in the Mystic House--another race map due to
popular demand!!
(aracehos.zip)
Storyline:
"The legend has it that there is an ultimate treasure, one with
unlimited amount of wealth, hidden not in this worldly earth, but in another
dimension, rumored "Dream Land". Many had tried quite hard to get to the
destination, but most died on their way. Some saw the treasure, but was
killed by its ultimate guardian before returning to earth... And this
pamphlet claims to have power to bring anyone to Dream Land in search of the
ultimate treasure!!" Master Leep had once told Lo Wang such an unforgettable
speech, but Lo Wang was never given the pamphlet before Master Leep's death.
Now, he, with luck, found, finally, the pamphlet that he held in his hands
in Zilla's underwear drawer. "It was something Mastuh Leep never achieved,"
said Lo Wang to himself, "and I shall do this for him and for me."
Upon closer inspection, the pamphlet explained in detail of this
so-called "Dream Land". "The Dream Land is where all dreams live, and where
people go to when dreaming. It is where the dreams are being controlled, and
it exists in a far higher, and more sophisticated dimension then 3rd dimention
that humans live in. A pamphlet is used as the 'permission' into Dream Land,
but can only be used once--therefore one must find another similar pamphlet
in the Dream World to travel back safely. One can travel without the
pamphlet, but it is extremely dangerous, as it will sometimes lead to death.
The ultimate treasure is being locked inside a sacred temple, and can only
be unlocked by a sacred golden staff. Upon entrance, one must first seek
way to destroy a place called 'Dream Control' to prevent creatures in Dream
Land controlling the enterer's dream..."
"Damn English," murmured Lo Wang, as he stopped reading, and prepared
himself for the wildest ride of his life. He is to sleep, and when midnight,
the pamphlet will lead him the way......... to *N I G H T M A R E* !!! Haha
hahahahahahaha!!! (evil sounding, eh?)
Lo Wang knows what he must do:
1) Arrive Dream Land
2) Destroy Dream Control
3) Get the sacred golden staff (which looks like a gold skeleton key)
4) Get the other pamphlet (looks like blue keycard... come on, what do you
expect? you got any better ideas?)
5) Get the ultimate treasure
6) Find his way out of Dream Land!!
Description:
This level is set in a "dream-like" environment, in other words, it is a
"simulation" of a dream, therefore, always remember:
NOTHING MAKES SENSE!!
Many things are more than they might seem to be.
This level was very cool, and I enjoyed unlimited pleasure building it,
because I got to do things to this level that other people can not even
dream about. (Of course, the "unlimited pleasure" came to an end when I found
out that this level is full of bugs... Fixed them, but have been hating this
level ever since... };-) Play it to see what I mean!!
Additional Credits To : All beta-testers listed below...
**Master Leep, no work for Shadow Warrior, but a great Builder for Duke.
My most loyal and supportive beta-tester!!
**Yves, known for PARK(park.zip), a superb user map for Shadow Warrior
that has won many awards, and is often called the best map yet, which
can be found at http://www.home.ch/~spaw1261/ sw section.
**Malorum, known for his latest interesting WangBang map Mortal Kombat
(MortalK.zip) which can be found at Nim Nim's Shadow Warrior page.
(http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/3600/index2.html)
or his own web page http://www.iag.net/~viper007/
**WOLF, known for GRUNE.map, which can be downloaded at
www.orion-online.com.au/assassin Check it out!! It's way cool!!
**EIDERN, who gave me many valuable suggestions on gameplay tweaking.
Thanks people!!
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* Play Information *
Episode and Level # : episode [unknown], level [insert]
Single Player : Definitely!! And a good one, too! It's what this map
is for!!
WangBang 2-8 Player : Oh yeah! It's really cool, and good for around 4
players... Definitely a good WangBang map!!
Cooperative 2-8 Player : Ah, yes. I recommend at most 2 players, but hey,
it's a free country. However, you better use the
harder difficulty setting, or else you'll get really
bored... };-)
Difficulty Settings : don't look too shocked, but I actually did implement
difficulties because of the many complains I got
about the level being too hard... There are two
different difficulty settings. The default one
("Who Wants Wang") is the harder setting, and is
the recommended one if you're REALLY good. The
easiest one ("Tiny Grasshopper") is the easier
setting, provided for those "common people" };-).
To change to different difficulty settings, load the
map first, then call up the main menu, select
"New Game", any episode (doesn't matter)
and then the desired difficulty setting.
New Art : No
New Music : No
New Sound Effects : do you see a pattern here?
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* Construction *
Base : New level from scratch
Level Editor(s) Used : That "Construct" mapper I programmed is working
really fine... (yes, it IS a joke)
Art Editor(s) Used : None
Construction Time : roughly two and a half months -- long indeed! You
better say it's good!!
Known Bugs/Problems : common graphic glitches everywhere
* Where to get this MAP file *
File location: you can get it at WangsDOJO (www.wangsdojo.com) map download
section, or Nim Nim's Shadow Warrior Page
(http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dungeon/3600/index2.html)
which is one of the best sites around... The best thing is
that it reviews every single map, instead of simply slapping
on some meaningless ratings.
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*Important Information*
Installation : plug in your computer
Important Notes : I like chicken
Build Info : Due to some weird bug in the level, you cannot
modify the level with Build at all. If you do, some
functions will malfunction, causing the level
unplayable in certain places.
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-- Copyright / Permissions --
"THIS LEVEL IS NOT MADE BY OR SUPPORTED BY 3D REALMS"!! (Well, they make me
say this, and all of you who make levels should include this text too, as
said in the license agreement in license.txt.)
Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional
levels.
You MAY distribute this map, provided you include this file, with
no modifications. You may distribute this file in any electronic
format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file
intact.
Give me any suggestions or recommendations or comments any time through
e-mail. (e-mail address shown above) If you REALLY wanna modify some parts
of the level, send me an e-mail and we'll talk about it. };-)
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***Special Advices from Jonathan The Grape***
As usual, I always provide some extra help for people who spend time reading
the document. Remember, this is a "Dream Land", so if something does not
make sense, it probably should not. Things that seem friendly may hurt you,
and things that seem ordinary may help you. Remember that!!
Also, there are LOTS of secret places in this level. (14, I think) A tip on
finding some of them: do go chasing waterfalls };-)
Moreover, those floating trees sometimes may lead to something cool... };-)
Oh, and, do you use guardian head? Heart? Rail gun? Smoke bomb? Gas bomb?
Flash bomb? If not, you better starting using them, because merely UZIs are
not going to get you through the level.
Now, onto WangBanging... My only advice is to look out for where you are able
to climb up cliffs and stuff... They help you out a lot... And remember, the
WangBang arena is still in Dream Land, so still, nothing, and nothing, should
make too much sense to you. Oh, yeah, and, umm, if you want to play a
WangBang game with MUCH more depth than just point and shoot, have all the
players turn the "auto aiming" off in the Option menu.
And, again, I would really LOVE to hear your comments on this level... E-mail
them to me!!
*Written By Jonathan C. Wu/Jonathan The Grape
*Copyrighted by Jonathan C. Wu/Jonathan The Grape (not really... };-)
*NIGHTMARE, DREAM LAND, DREAM CONTROL, SACRED GOLDEN STAFF, PAMPHLET are all
trademarks of Jonathanian Grape Import, Inc. (just kidding!! };-)
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