quake/articles/1996/art-61

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From: Doug McBride

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Subject: NEW LEVEL from Scratch - FIRST.BSP

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Date: 28 Mar 1996 09:18:10 -0000

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This morning a Zip file of the first original Quake level made from

scratch was posted on the following web page:

http://www.nuqneH.org/aftershock/

Some guy on Compuserve apparently tore through the BSP code to figure out

how the whole thing is constructed. I have a copy of it down here, and

it's nothing to look at, as far as a level. It's only a SMALL box you're

in with all the weapons inside. (Maybe Houdini would have enjoyed this

level, but otherwise it's pretty useless.) However, it's a pretty

significant step in quake editing, I'd say. Within a month, people may

hack out full blown level editors.

Here's the readme file that came with the level:

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Title : First Quake Level from Scratch

Filename : FIRST.BSP

Author : Dalias

Email Address : 71614,3257

Description : Ahh, the glory. It's not much, but it's

the first. Everything was created

manually, including the nodes. Well,

everything but the textures. :) Enjoy!

Additional Credits to : ID, for finally releasing the 'test'.

================================================================

* Play Information *

Level Name : FIRST

Single Player : YES

Cooperative 2-4 Player : N/A

Deathmatch 1-4 Player : YES! Looks like it would be fun. :)

Difficulty Settings : N/A

* Construction *

Base : New level from scratch. (That's the whole point!)

Build Time : Way too long.

Editor(s) used : TXT2LMP, MAKEBSP (my own tools)

Known Bugs : NONE! If any were known I'd have fixed them! :)

* Legal Stuff *

You may distribute and modify this level, as long as you include my

text file and give me credit. I don't get why you'd want to, though.

* Where to get this WAD *

CIS:ACTION - CompuServe Action Games Forum

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Doug

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