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Title                   : ex_area32x_q1 (RC3 = Release Candidate 3)
BSP map name            : ex_area32x_q1
Filename                : ex_area32x_q1.zip (Map does *NOT* run in DOS)
Release date            : 2019.03.03 (Release Candidate 3)
Author                  : eXeler0
Email Address           : exelero2009@gmail.com
Other Files By Author   :
Misc. Author Info       : exretro.com

Short Description       : A Half-Life -esque approach to mapping a Quake
			 map. You find yourself outside what seems to be 
                         a secret underground facility. Can you get in 
			 there and unveil its secrets and get away with it?

Additional Credits to   : @dumptruck_ds for great Trenchbroom tutorials 
                         that got me going after not doing any mapping för 
                         18 years.. Also thanx to @PacMan for beta-testing. 
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* Where to get the file that this text file describes *

Web sites: quaddicted.com, (after beta also:) exretro.com/downloads/... 

* What is included *

New levels              : Yes
Sounds                  : No
Music                   : No
Graphics                : Yes (only .wad - no other custom graphics)
Other                   : Yes (.lit file included for colored-lights)
Other files required    : No


* Play Information *

Single Player           : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : No!
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : No!
Difficulty Settings     : Not specifically implemented


* Story *

You find yourself outside something that seems to be a secret facility 
hidden in the mountains. What is it, and why are they trying to keep 
you away from it? Go on a Half-Life -esque mission and try to unravel 
the mystery of this secret underground facility. 


* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch
Build Time              : On and off for 2-3 months 
Editor(s) used          : Trenchbroom + ericw tools for compiling
Known Bugs              : 
May/Will Not Run With   : Original unmodified Quake or old WinQuake 
Tested With             : Quakespasm only


* Technical *

Map is made without any stuff that requires mods or plugins. Aim was to 
make it compatible with "Vanilla Quake" as much as possible. But, it 
may not run in older engines anyway. (expect HunkAlloc, AllocBlock: 
Full errors). Map size is kept under 4096x4096 units, edge count is 
kept low enough to fit into bsp (and *not* requiring bsp2), its not
using a skybox, it doesnt use alpha blend, fog... However, 
a number of other limits are exceeded: (Numbers from RC3 version)
It's using protocol 666
*** 35207 marksurfaces exceeds standard limit of 32767.
*** 9412(?) visleafs exceeds standard limit of 8192.
*** 284 models exceeds standard limit of 256 (max = 2048).
*** 104 lightmaps exceeds standard limit of 64 (max = 512).
Maps is "fully vis:ed"


* Installation *

Unzip archive to root of your Quake dir. A map named id1 and another named 
wads are included in the zip and these need to be in root.


* Copyright / Permissions *

Authors may NOT use the contents of this file as a base for
modification or reuse.  Permissions have been obtained from original 
authors for any of their resources modified or included in this file.

You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with
no modifications.  You may distribute this file in any electronic format 
(BBS, Diskette, CD, DVD; BD, download, etc) as long as you include this 
file intact.  I have received permission from the original authors of 
any modified or included content in this file to allow further 
distribution.


* Authors commentary *

After seeing stuff like Arcane Dimensions, standard medievil Quake is a 
tough "market" to get into these days. I have not touched mapping since 
the early days of CounterStrike, so basically some 15-20 years ago. 
I always loved Half-Life so I thought, "hey why not make a Quake map that 
plays more like a Half-Life level and not so much as your average Quake
map.
Also, if I'm doing a single player level, I want it to have some replay 
value so there's a bunch of secrets to discover that will help you
complete the map more effectively. I also tried to give the player 
some feeling of "free choice".
From a technical perspective, my initial though was to keep it as much 
as possible within vanilla Quake limits, because I wanted it to be 
playable on lesser systems that still have ports of Quake based on 
old WinQuake versions. At some point I ran into max edge limits so 
I started optimizing and tried to keep geometry simple. Still, in the 
end I exceeded a bunch of limits which means it will need a modern 
Quake engine to run. Not a big deal for most people, but it will 
exclude some other.
Also, just wanted to say that map was sort of finished a while ago, but
it took a while to get the damn vis to go throug (meaning finding and
fixing leaks, believe me, some "shouldn't have been called leaks, but 
hey, you don't argue with a compiler, you just fix it until it works ;-)

Hope you enjoy my map.
/eXeler0

