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From: Mike Burbidge

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Subject: Painkeep DM mission pak

Date: 30 May 1997 11:06:12 +0100

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Team Evolve has just released "Painkeep"

new weapons, graphics, and sounds.........

you can get it from cdrom.com, Blue's news, redwoods's

or go to the Painkeep page at

http://www.planetquake.com/skins/painkeep

http://www.bluesnews.com/files/patches/pk10.zip

ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/partial_conversions/pk10.zip

ftp://ftp.stomped.com/pub/redwood/quakec/pk10.zip

heres the .txt file

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PainKeep v1.0 29 May

1997

PainKeep homepage - http://www.planetquake.com/skins/painkeep

Evolve homepage - http://www.deltix.com/evolve/

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Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION

II. INSTALLING PainKeep

A. Requirements

B. Normal Installation

C. Manual Installation

III. WHAT'S DIFFERENT/WHAT'S NOT

A. Goal of the Game

B. Changes

IV. CONTROLS

A. Keyboard Commands

V. NEW FEATURES

A. Firepower

B. Objects

C. Special Effects

VI. CREDITS

A. Core Development

B. Map Authors

VII. LEGAL CRAP

A. Copyright Notice

B. Distribution and Usage Permissions

I. Introduction

---------------

PainKeep is a DeathMatch-only "mission-pack" designed for use with

registered

Quake. PainKeep not only offers brand new weapons (with new pickup and

view

models), but also a new rich environment with tons of new sounds, new

special

effects, great new features, and lots of surprises. Every modification

included is original. This is in no way a compilation of various

"weekend

mods" from the net. Literally hundreds of hours were spent perfecting

every aspect of PainKeep.

PainKeep was designed as an addition to the Quake setting. Evolve was

committed

to building an extension to Quake that would meet or exceed the high

quality

standards that many commercial development groups hold themselves. We

tested

our ideas thoroughly and tried not to put anything in "just because".

Our

extensions were made to be easy and fun to use. We probably threw out

much as we kept.

Why not single player? We would have loved to have a full TC project.

But

because we developed everything for our addition, we had to concentrate

only one aspect of gameplay. We believe that deathmatch and network

play

provide longer and more enjoyable gameplay. Everyone involved in

Evolve is

fully occupied outside Quake. (unfortuneately)

Just to emphasize, PainKeep was designed for multi-player games only.

The

weapons and objects will behave differently in single player games (and

the

really cool stuff only happens in DeathMatch!)

There are no new Impulse to bind!(unless you want to) Just install and

play!

Enjoy,

Team Evolve

II. INSTALLING PainKeep

-----------------------

In order to play PainKeep you must have the full registered version of

the id

Software game Quake.

For information on multiplayer games and troubleshooting in general

please refer

to the files MANUAL.TXT and TECHINFO.TXT included with Quake.

A. Requirements

Pentium CPU

12 megs RAM

30 megs free disk space

B. Normal Installation

If you are running DOS, Win 3.x, Windows NT 3.x/4.x or Windows

95, all

you have to do is unzip the PainKeep zip file and run SETUP.

Batch

files

to run PainKeep will be placed in your Quake directory.

Now change to your Quake directory and type PAINKEEP!

C. Manual Installation

Unzip the Pain Keep ZIP file into a sub directory. Now copy the

files

PAK0.PAK, IMPULSES.TXT and README.TXT to a directory beneath

your

regular

Quake directory:

i.e. C:\QUAKE\PAINKEEP

You can now play PainKeep by selecting Quake\Painkeep from your start

menu or

by typing:

QUAKE -game Painkeep

III. WHAT'S DIFFERENT/WHAT'S NOT?

---------------------------------

A. Goals

PainKeep goes back to Deathmatch's original emphasis. Make

other

people die.

B. Changes

- Vote Hub Mode

The democratic way to play! By default the game is in "Vote

Hub"

mode. The Vote Hub is a special startup level that has

entrances

to all fourteen levels in PainKeep. This mode will return all

players to the Vote Hub after a level is completed. At this

point, run or fight your way to your favourite map entrance.

The

map with the most players entering will be the next map

played.

In the event of "ties", a level will be randomly selected.

Once

you have voted you go to a status view until all votes are

col-

lected. You may choose to change your vote at this point. Vote

Hub Mode can be disabled (see IMPULSES.TXT).

- Inventory System

Some of the toys we've added to deathmatch do not have a mech-

anism for an intuitive interface for their selection (this is

limitation to how the Quake .EXE handles the status bar and

other

UI elements). To alleviate this problem we have implemented a

simple inventory system. All objects can be cycled through

using

(impulse 1) by default. Specific impulses for each item are

also

available if you wish to change them (see IMPULSES.TXT).

IV. CONTROLS

------------

A. Keyboard Commands

Below are listed the default keyboard commands for playing

PainKeep.

You may modify or customize these (see IMPULSES.TXT). Weapon

cycling

is fully supported.

1 - Inventory (cycles)

- Axe

- AutoSentry

- Beartraps

- Can of Pork and Beans

- Gravity Well

2 - Shotgun / AirFist (toggle)

3 - Double Barreled Shotgun

4 - Pulse Nailgun

5 - Super Nailgun

6 - Grenade Launcher

7 - Rocket Launcher

8 - Lightning Gun / Chain Lightning Gun (toggle)

9 - Harpoon Gun

/ - Cycle to next weapon

V. New Features

---------------

A. Weapons

- AirFist

Deflect incoming rockets, grenades or nails. Blast players or

objects across the room. Also a great way to launch yourself

and over obstacles!

(note: objects moved by AirFist blasts will eventually respawn

their original respawn positions)

- Exploding Shells (single/double barrel shotguns)

Shotgun Shells that are chock full of tiny explosive pellets.

Watch the crowd scatter as a bunch of tiny explosions spray

the

room! Think that is fun, try it with two barrels!

(note: if you have picked up exploding shells, you must

deplete

your entire supply before you can shoot normal shotgun

shells

again. The maximum number that can be carried at any one

time

is 10)

- Pulse Nailgun

This version of the regular Nailgun shoots much higher

velocity

nails. Therefore the projectiles will ricochet off any

non-living

surface. This specialized gun is perfect for shooting targets

around corners or behind you. Skilled marksmen can do some

really impressive stuff with this gun.

(note: the Pulse Nailgun rate of fire is reduced as each nail

causes more damage. This also minimizes lag.)

- Chain Lightning Gun

A devastating version of the Lightning Gun that uses cells 3x

the

normal rate. When the gun is fired and a target is hit, the

bolt

will seek the nearest living target within visual range. It

will

continue to jump to all living targets until the player is out

cells or the fire button is released. Targets killed by this

bolt will become charcoal grilled conduits for electrical mis-

adventure!

- Harpoon Gun

Our version of the Grappling Hook. Features a solid rope, and

unique "come-here" feature. Ever wished you could reach that

Quad Damage across a chasm? Or to bring your opponent into

Axe

range? Just stick 'em with the Harpoon and reel 'em in!

B. Powerups

- AutoSentry

Hate it when someone won't stop following you? Just drop one

these cannons and let them provide a little automated cover

fire.

- Beartraps

Step on it and *WHAM!* The player is burdened with this huge

trap

clamped to their leg.

(note: the trap will eventually fall apart once attached to a

player)

- Can of Pork and Beans

Ever wished you could carry a health pack around with you?

When

consumed the Can of Pork and Beans adds 100 health, but can

cause

embarrassing side effects and give away your location.

- Gravity Well

A Gravity Bomb that spews sparks of lightning and sucks all

objects and players within range inward in a large spiral.

When

opponents actually reach the Cube, watch the groovy gib fire-

works! Once dropped, make sure you run!

C. Special Effects

- Sparks

Showers of industrial sparks rain down from above.

- Drips

Droplets of water slowly drip from the ceiling making a soft

splashing sound.

- Lightning

Blinding bright light casting ominous shadows across the walls

accompanied by thunderous crashes of thunder.

- Damage Skins

As players become more and more injured they take on a more

and

more bloody appearance.

- Gib Physics

New gib chunks representing severed arms, legs and torsos fly

out

in the directions carried by the blast.

- Torture Victims

Skinned torture victims decorate the halls and walls

struggling

helplessly to free themselves as they swing in the subtle

breeze.

- Ambient Sounds

Haunting sounds of anguish and terror emanate from secluded

recesses of the darker maps.

And a few more surprises...

VI. Help?

---------

We will not provide any kind of support for this product. We

did this

for fun. Put simply, you get what you pay for...

If you think you have discoved a bug (and have read the

documentation

first), feel free to send email to cbolin@teleport.com. If you

send me

stupid email, you will burn in hell. (slowly)

Our web pages will always have the latest build and news about

PainKeep.

VII. CREDITS

------------

A. CORE DEVELOPMENT

Christopher Bolin - Project Director, Artist

Shane Powell - QuakeC Project lead

Matt Houser - QuakeC, SFX design

Jon Skinnner - QuakeC, master build

Mark Lewis - Sound engineer

Stephen F. Karl - Models, map development

Dan Martin - Models

Anders Gustavsson - Map design lead

B. MAP AUTHORS

Level Name Author e.mail

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

HUB Start Anders G

anders.gustavsson@mbox204.swipnet.se

PAINKEEP PainKeep Anders G

anders.gustavsson@mbox204.swipnet.se

pk0 Mephisto's Hold Anders G

anders.gustavsson@mbox204.swipnet.se

pk1 Prison Anders G

anders.gustavsson@mbox204.swipnet.se

pk2 Darkstone temple Ryan C gmarts@mtx.net.au

pk3 Palace Anders G

anders.gustavsson@mbox204.swipnet.se

pk4 Obscured David Kelvin kelvins@total.net

pk5 Masters of Earth Eric Pedersen racine@enol.com

pk6 Suicide Staccato M Dromowicz

Marcus.Dromowicz@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.de

pk7 Battered Brains M Dromowicz

Marcus.Dromowicz@Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.de

pk8 Dakyne Mike Burbidge mikeburb@pacbell.net

pk9 The Stronghold Anders G

anders.gustavsson@mbox204.swipnet.se

pk10 Harlequin's Demise Stephen Karl stephenk@agility.co.nz

pk11 Derelict David Kelvin kelvins@total.net

pk12 The Other Side David Kelvin kelvins@total.net

Special Thanks

--------------

Adam Froio - NNTP, FTP and web server as well as excellent

support

Travis Prebble - for Demo editing, Web help and testing

Greg Buffington, Nick Clark and David Kelvin - for contributing

to the

sounds

Avatar for Deathmatch 3

Jeff Epler, jepler@inetnebr.com) & Disastry for centre printing

techniques.

Steve Teddy for the Install work

Also thanks to Exodus, Space Boy, Giblets, Chief Bastard,

FleshHarrower,

Redwood, Shaun Reid (nuchy nuchy), Jack Gaummer (delirious

dingo),

Matt Bixler (slasher), Adam Lloyd (sage), Matt Taylor (doormat),

Adam Aguilar (sir-stupid), Mike Burbidge (g1zm0) for testing &

demos.

VII. LEGAL CRAP

A. Copyright Notice

This production in its entirety and all derivative works are

copy-

Ownership of all new components, including, but not limited to;

source code, compiled code, graphics, textures, sounds, models

and

maps, remain with Team Evolve and the individual authors respec-

tively. Some components are the exclusive property of their

authors

and owners and are used with kind permission.

Quake and the stylized 'Q' are trademarks of iD Software. All

other

trademarks are property of their respective owners and are

hereby

acknowledged.

B. Distribution and Usage Permissions

Team Evolve grants to the final end user an exclusive right to

use

this production for the purposes of personal entertainment only.

Team Evolve grants to the final end user an exclusive right to

freely distribute this production in its undisturbed and

unaltered

entirety provided no exchange, monetary or otherwise, is

requested.

All other media entities are expressly excluded from this right

prior to acknowledge and consent from Team Evolve or one of Team

Evolve's duly appointed representatives, agents or subsidiaries.

By using this product you agree to exempt, without reservation,

the

authors and owners of this production or components thereof from

any responsibility for liability, damage caused, or loss,

directly

or indirectly, by this software, including but not limited to,

any

interruptions of service, loss of business, or any other

consequen-

tial damages resulting from the use of or operation of this

product

or components thereof. No warranties are made, expressed or

implied, regarding the usage, functionality, or implied oper-

ability of this product. All elements are available solely on

"as-is" basis. Usage is subject to the user's own risk.

New or altered source code components are included with kind

per-

mission of the respective authors and owners and are provided

with

the only intention of facilitating in the integration of this

production, or components thereof, with other such freely

available

and non-commercial productions. Authors are expressly forbidden

use these components, or any other component of this production,

a basis for other commercially available works or demonstration

systems without prior acknowledge and consent from Team Evolve

one of Team Evolve's duly appointed representatives, agents or

sub-

sidiaries.