The Earth War For Quake2 ================================ +set game tad +map park An add-on for Roseville Missions "The Armageddon Device" mission for Quake2 By Forrest "Gumpsta" Glithero http://www.planetquake.com/roseville This is a non commercial project. Full retail version of Quake2 required. Note. You must have already downloaded and installed "The Armageddon Device" from the above web site, before installing this add-on mission. Contents ======== 1. Installation 2. Story 3. Weapons 4. Enemies 5. Maps 6. Multiplayer 7. Hints 8. Credits 9. Contact Installation ============ 1. Unzip the tewq2.zip file into a directory on your hard disk. 2. Run the setup.exe from that directory. Note. When you are prompted for the quake2 directory be sure to enter the correct path. Eg. C:\QUAKE2 Do not enter a sub directory below your quake2 directory. 3. Setup will add a new start menu folder (by default it will be "The Earth War" and will be within your TADQ2 menu. Story ===== A group of power-hungry Humans haved allied with the Strogg. Together they are planting small worm-hole devices in various areas on Earth itself! History has shown that the worst threat to man is often man himself, but Humans and Strogg together? They must be stopped immediately! Intelligence has confirmed they have developed 5 of these worm-holes, or Star-ports. The questions is WHERE are they. One is rumoured to be hidden in some obscure, abandoned park area somewhere in San Francisco;Troops are already searching GolenGate Park and a few other well-known larger parks. You will go in with one of those regiments searching the less- known parks. Its believed whoever finds this Star-port can then locate the other 4 to enable a quick crippling blow to this Strogg/ Human threat! Good luck soldier! Weapons ======= All the usual quake2 weapons are available to you on this mission. There have also been some new weapons developed since the original conflict. Some of these weapons were available in our previous missions "Window Of Retaliation" and "The Armaggedon Device" a) Air Force Issue Blaster. This is a slighly more powerful weapon than the one issued to ground forces. It fires two blaster bolts in quick succession. Requires no ammo. Always available. b) Proximity grenades. These can be thrown to set a trap for an enemy. A prox grenade will detonate after 1 minute or when an enemy wanders too close. They cannot be used in the grenade launcher. This weapon is available on button 6 which it shares with the standard grenade launcher. Hand grenades without the proximity fuse are still available. Prox grenades are recogniseable due to the yellow stripe around their top. c) Feedback Laser. This weapon uses a modified railgun casing, to house a powerful laser whose pulse can be fed back into the excitation chamber to increase its power. This weapon is immensly powerful but tricky to aim and control. To charge the weapon, keep your finger on the fire button. You will see the charge state as a percentage figure on your HUD. When you release the fire button the laser will fire. BEWARE. Overcharge the weapon and it will explode. You have been warned soldier! This weapon is available on button 9 which it shares with the railgun. d) Plasma Gun. This weapon fires a torus of superheated gas at a rapid rate. It has a small radius damage and is powerful when a concentrated burst of fire is laid down. Thanks to the Loki's Missions team for kindly letting us use their Plasma Gun model, although the effects and sounds are ours! Enemies ======= Some of these monsters also appeared in our previous missions. You will find the following new enemies along with all the existing quake2 monsters. a) Soldier StormTrooper a highly trained soldier armed with a machine gun, a power screen and an attitude. Not the usual cannon fodder. b) Flyer Hornet nasty variant of the flyer. Easily recognisable due to its wasp stripes, this monster packs the punch of a railgun and is defended by a power screen. It has one disadvantage. The generator used to power its shield cannot be cooled properly on such a small frame. Overload the shield and it will explode. The resulting smoking and glowing hornet is then an easy target. c) Laser Gladiator Power shielded and carrying a Feedback Laser, these guys are fast and hard to kill. Beware. d) Death Tank. A Faster and more aggresive tank. Armed with a plasma gun and a wicked pulse laser these guys really pack a punch. Look for the skull and crossbones on the breastplate. e) Prox Parasite. Parasite with a habit of dropping a proximity grenade. Watch where you step. f) Traitor and Female Traitor. Human traitors. Chaingun totting, tough and usually in groups. g) Traitor Boss. The problem with using human DNA. She was cunning enough to usurp her creators and rise to the top of the Strogg Hierarchy. She is also a scientific genius and has harnessed the Strogg technology to full effect. Beware. She can use a personal cloaking device and any weapon she chooses. Expect her to decloak, fire and then re-cloak before you can counter attack. bad bad trouble.... Maps ==== The following maps are included in this pak. Mission maps. 1. "A Walk in the Park" park.bsp Forrest Glithero 2. "Sheltered Life" port1.bsp Forrest Glithero 3. "Home Stretch" under.bsp Forrest Glithero 4. "Risky Business" port2.bsp Forrest Glithero 5. "Rock-On" port3.bsp Forrest Glithero 6. "Run Forest Run" gump.bsp Forrest Glithero 7. "The Gauntlet" port4.bsp Forrest Glithero 8. "A Stand in the Jungle" port5.bsp Forrest Glithero 9. "The Monster Mash" gate.bsp Forrest Glithero 10. "Frag The Flagship" ship.bsp Forrest Glithero Death Match Only. 1. "Castle Fury" taddm3.bsp Gareth Evans-McClave Muliplayer ========== The Feedback Laser is a great DM weapon over a LAN and can be used in two modes. a) Standard mode where you charge up the weapon and fire at a high charge percentage. b) Pulse mode. Just fire like a normal weapon. The reload time is very short so you can lay down a barrage of laser fire. Quite effective. The Feedback Laser can be tricky to use over the Internet. Beware of accidentaly overcharging and blowing yourself up! Proximity Grenades can be used in DM but unlike in single player, you only pick up 1 at a time in DM. The plasma gun is great fun! If you require more than 8 players, the following maps are the largest. port1.bsp "Sheltered Life" port4.bsp "The Gauntlet" gate.bsp "TheMonsterMash" Hints ===== 1. Just shoot the Star-ports...nothing tricky;They do not even explode but rather just sort of shatter. Credits ======= Maps: Forrest "TheGumpster" Glithero Gareth "Nogbad" Evans-McClave Programming: Gareth Evans-McClave Quality Artwork: Shona Brewster - Skins - Some Textures Other Artwork: Gareth Evans-McClave Plymouth '54 car(found in "Risky Business" map) made by Josh 'dopefish' Jeffcoat "Fishman" of Planetquake's Q2/jail.bsp Turrett Some textures sourced from the late Golgotha Project. ** thanks to Loki's Missions for permission to use their ultra cool Plasma Gun model. Check them out at; http://www.planetquake.com/lm Contact ======= My "personal" (Forrest Glithero) website "http://home.att.net/~billie.glithero/Gumpspy.html" email "billie.glithero@worldnet.att.net" Roseville website. "www.planetquake.com/roseville" (Gareth Evans-McClave) email. "gareth@ndl.co.uk"