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Archive Maintainer : Ty Halderman
Update to : /combos subdirectory
Advanced engine needed : GZDOOM 1.6.0 (software renderer)
Primary purpose : Single play
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Title : 'That Amazing Space Amazon'
Filename : rslabase.wad, rslamaze.wad, rslavee2.wad -> rslamaze.pk3;
FXTamer\rslamaze-FXTamer.wad (effects reducer)
Release date : May 25, 2013
Author : Richard Smith Long
Email Address : ferratos@tiscali.it
Other Files By Author : rslproto.zip, rslvenge.zip, rslrebel.zip, rslengee.zip, rsliczdp.zip,
rslforce.zip, rslredux.zip, rsldiazp.zip, rslshino.zip, rslquest.zip,
rslzerox.zip, rslpolar.zip, rslexeem.zip, rslfuria.zip, rslpagan.zip
Misc. Author Info : AKA "Dick S. Long"
Description : She's sexy. She's deadly. You might argue that her arsenal is so limited
it could fit into her handbag.
This because you just don't imagine the mayhem she can deliver.
She's just that amazing. She's a Space Amazon.
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Well, to put it simply I was inspired by a sprite set that my friend Chronoteeth sent me one day.
That set had Strife HUD arms graphics and an overall futuristic look, so I thought about creating
a modification that would have exploited such great resources in a DOOM context. I also took this
opportunity to focus on a minimal arsenal design (loosely based on the HeXen formula),
that would have exploited all ammunition types and weapon canons typical of the DOOM games, by
condensing them in very few weapons. A rich gore and death system complements the gameplay.
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May 25, 2013: initial release.
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This special combat kit mainly consists of a shock-capable biomagnetic handheld device (Tazer-)
that is complemented by an extremely light, synthetic-sapphire hardened blade (-Fang).
The Tazer exploits its internal auto-recharging battery to deliver electrical burst that shocks
any living or biomechanical target for a few seconds, rendering it paralyzed and harmless. Such
target can then be quickly injured / finished with the Fang.
Avoid stressing the Tazer too frequently with repeated discharges; should the battery fail to
sufficiently recharge in time for the next attack, a backburst shall be experienced by the wielder
with lesser damage.
And if you stumble across a Berserk pack, don't underestimate the power of you fang...
Primary Fire) deliver a reverse slash/direct poke to a foe in proximity.
Secondary Fire) send a single shocking discharge to a nearby opponent.
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This weapon acts as the new standard-issued firearm granted to Space Amazons as replacement
for the old semiautomatic pistol. 'Unicorn' is a high-precision, efficient assault rifle
that exploits single 11mm rounds much better than its 'Manticore' cousin (the damage ratio
is grossly doubled). On top of this, the rifle sports an additional mini acid tank that
can be refilled with the contents of a single gyroscopic grenade, and allows up to four
acid streak alternate attacks before discharging completely!
Primary Fire) fire one single round (the weapon does not support autofire).
Secondary Fire) emit a single acid gas streak.
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'Phoenix' is a new concept weapon developed by UAC engineers, in an attempt to better exploit
the auto-rechargeable battery that most of their soldiers need to carry for their tazers anyway.
Its main purpose is that of a slight damage / high rate stunner device that can help keeping
large demon groups at bay, while planning a better strategy to escape or defeat them - all
without sacrificing ammo.
With a full power supply, the weapon is even capable of delivering a spectacular top-tier attack:
a globe of pure electrical charge that after a slow hum shall start discharging in all directions
with blue lightning - it needs to be seen.
But don't forget - if you run out of power, you'll suffer the same consequences as in the case
of TazerFang.
Primary Fire) deliver quick bursts of electricity that stun and slowly kill enemies.
Secondary Fire) quickly charge and hurl a power accumulation... Then take cover!
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'Hydra' is the new design of standard-issue shotguns assigned to UAC operatives. A very
pump-action shotgun implementation that sports smaller rearm times, but most of all,
and extended shell chamber. This latter feature allows to load up to three shells in a row
to be all fired at once, augmenting the versatility of this weapon and becoming a de-facto
singlehanded replacement for the older pump-action/double-barreled pair.
Primary Fire) if 1..3 shells loaded, fire all loaded shells at once;
if 0 shells loaded, pump one shell into the chamber - if available.
Secondary Fire) pump one shell into the chamber - if available. Also, discharge
one exhausted shell casing from the chamber (if any still present).
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Who said that Nordenfelt-style guns were dead? 'Manticore' proves exactly the opposite: a modern,
variable-asset tri-barreled machinegun that fires a random combination of its three barrels according
to probabilistic overheating management circuitry. And if it wasn't enough, the weapon also mounts
an underneath missile launcher that propels special Torpedo missiles: these can detect the proximity
of over/underlying surfaces and thrust themselves accordingly, to avoid premature collisions.
Primary Fire) Fire one machinegun round:
- first round is more accurate and always consumes one bullet;
- ensuing rounds are less accurate and consume up to three bullets each.
Secondary Fire) Fire one Torpedo missile.
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Although Torpedo missiles are more than handy when dealing with most 'explosive' situations,
sometimes they don't offer the sheer power needed to deliver the carnage. This is where
'Basilisk' comes into play: a powerful rotor-based grenade launcher that propels special
Gyroscopic Gas grenades. These babies are unpredictable and dangerous, since they conserve their
momentum a lot with every rebound, and bounce against foes while dealing damage on them a lot of
times before deflagrating. Heck, you can finally play pinball with 'em! >-D
But in case you want a precise timing for the grenade to explode, press the alternate trigger
and the grenade will explode immediately, leaving around a cloud of toxic gas that shall literally
liquefy the weakest creatures.
Primary Fire) lob one gyroscopic gas grenade, that shall exhaust on a time limit.
Secondary Fire) remotely dispatch an immediate deflagration command to all deployed grenades.
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Plasma has always been the preferred fuel for dealing with the largest hellspawn; however,
traditional weaponry such as the dedicated Rifle or BFG-9000 always consumed and propelled this
powerful matter in very different ways - each one sporting its peculiar purpose anyway.
The new 'Gryphon' warfare module finally combines the firing modes of both weapons and
enhances them to grant unrivaled power: the old Rifle plasma stream is now twice as fast,
and three times powerful - only at the cost of a small warmup / cooldown delay.
The trace-spreading attack now consumes half the power and deals half the damage, but also
gains extreme speed - and multiple rounds can be stringed together very effectively.
Primary Fire) if <BOLT MODE> selected, starts chargeup and then fire plasma in a continuous,
sped-up stream;
if <WAVE MODE> selected, hurl a fast, small-sized plasma wave immediately,
and then promptly cool down.
Secondary Fire) toggle between <BOLT MODE> (blue light) and <WAVE MODE> (green light).
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The following auxiliary devices might be found throughout levels:
MECHSUIT: a robustly-shielded vest-like robot uniform for our Amazon, whose special titanium-
based plating absorbs a good fraction of any dealt damage. The mech normally
comes equipped with a lefthand grenade launcher that sustains high fire rates,
and a righthand heatseeker pod that can be exploited for the largest targets.
But beware: when riding the robot, movement speed is slightly reduced and if
its shields get completely overcome, chances are that you can die inside the machine.
Always keep an eye on the "eject" button...
INVICTA SYMBOL: a special protection module working on the principles of radial shielding,
it gets activated immediately at pickup, and grants all the follwing improvements
at once, for a total of 20 seconds:
- 'active shielding' that partially hides the activator, and eludes the
heat-seeking ability of hostile projectiles;
- 'repulsion' that gives the wielder a distorted appearance and
keeps most foes at a safe distance;
- 'tanking' that implements a safe damage-canceling barrier around
the possessor, rendering him/her totally immune to damage.
PROXIMITY RADAR: a special functionality tied to her latest-generation space suit, she owns it
right from the start: an indicator of moving / living beings in the near
surroundings, this radar can prove crucial in supporting certain raids or
ambushes to monsters around corners or behind walls.
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Sometimes, the Amazon might encounter one of her fellow marines trapped as hostages of the
Netherworld forces. Luckily for her (but mostly for him!) a single TazerFang shock should be enough
to free such prisoners - if they are freed in time before any hellspawn around is able to finish
them, they might give a good hand in return...
Footnotes:
(1) The suggested commandline for launching the modification is the following one
(assumes that the modification has been decompressed in subdirectory 'RSL' of your (G)ZDOOM directory):
(g)zdoom.exe -iwad <IWAD_PATH>\<IWAD_FILE> -file <CUSTOM_LEVEL_PATHNAME> RSL\rslamaze.pk3
(if under GZDOOM, add option '+gl_nogl 1' to disable hardware rendering)
>>> enables Sheila Doe, T H E S P A C E A M A Z O N (full arsenal of 7 weapons)
(2) Do not forget to bind a key for MechSuit-ejection under 'Options > Customize Controls'
in (G)ZDOOM.
(3) Similarly, you might want to bind a key to toggle automatic 'Hydra' rearming after fire, always
under 'Options > Customize Controls' in (G)ZDOOM.
(4) If the provided special effects happen to excessively tax your system resources,
use the following commandline to enable a lighter explosive barrel / teleportation effect /
gore system in place of the default ones:
(g)zdoom.exe -iwad <IWAD_PATH>\<IWAD_FILE> -file <CUSTOM_LEVEL_PATHNAME> RSL\rslamaze.pk3
RSL\FXTamer\rslamaze-FXTamer.wad
(5) If a reduced set without the starting 'Unicorn' rifle is preferred, extract 'rslabase.wad' and 'rslamaze.wad'
from the .PK3 package and adopt the following commandline:
(g)zdoom.exe -iwad <IWAD_PATH>\<IWAD_FILE> -file <CUSTOM_LEVEL_PATHNAME> RSL\rslabase.wad RSL\rslamaze.wad
(6) If the base set only is to be used together with its own coordinated HUD sprites (play as 'Valkyrie'),
extract 'rslabase.wad' from the .PK3 package and adopt the following commandline:
(g)zdoom.exe -iwad <IWAD_PATH>\<IWAD_FILE> -file <CUSTOM_LEVEL_PATHNAME> RSL\rslabase.wad
>>> enables Peta Röthen-Köhl, T H E S P A C E V A L K Y R I E (arsenal minimally reduced to 4 weapons)
(7) To obtain the complete set of weapons and/or carriable items for quicktesting
without breaking the weapon set at your disposal, type 'rsl' in the console.
(8) The modification is compatible with the following IWADs: The Ultimate DOOM, DOOM 2, Final DOOM.
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Additional Credits to : Various sources for resources and/or inspiration (see below):
Chronoteeth for the base Strife-style spriteset
that this mod originated from
PyroScourge for the base palette
The Community Chest and S.T.R.A.I.N. teams
for the status bar base graphics
Vaecrius, Isle/DuduKrazy and LizardCommando
for the ACS scripts
Zygo for the custom explosive barrel
Phi108 for the custom bullet puff
PFL for the custom teleportation effect
Zygo for the custom base blood system
Sergeant_Mark_IV for the custom gore system
(from ArmageDOOM and Brutal DOOM)
Eric_ for the additional blood system
DukeWooze for the additional gore system
eliw00d for the casings
Phi108 for the custom foes redefinition,
thereby including all alternate death animations
Vaecrius for the custom bosses redefinition
Sergeant_Mark_IV for the hostage marine
Xaser, LizardCommando and Raven Software for the MechSuit
Xaser and Raven Software for the Invicta Symbol
Alice Jameson, Virtue for the rslabase.wad player skin
id Software, Raven Software, LucasArts, Xaser, Neoworm
for the rslamaze.wad player skin
Namco for the custom player sounds
Rogue Software, SilentZora, WildWeasel and Raven Software
for 'TazerFang'
Rogue Software and Mike12 for 'Hydra'
Rogue Software, Banjo Software and Uboa for 'Manticore'
Banjo Software, Rogue Software and Chronoteeth for 'Gryphon'
Midway, Chronoteeth, Zygo for 'Phoenix'
(special thanks to Chronoteeth for the added value barrel animations)
Chronoteeth, Raven Software for 'Basilisk'
Minigunner for the zombies acid death custom animations
Chronoteeth for 'Unicorn'
MagSigmaX for the lighter explosive barrel base
Ryan Cordell and Hellser for the lighter custom teleportation effect
sonic_HD87 for the lighter custom gore system.
...and the following ZDOOM forum contributors:
Vaecrius
Mav3rick
Ed the Bat
DoomNukem
Globe
JimmyJ
twinkieman93
Captain J
chronoteeth
All other authors I forgot to mention: please forgive me! I tried to be accurate as much as I could.
If you here notice some of your resources un-mentioned, please notify me and I will try to remedy.
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* What is included *
New levels : None
Sounds : Yes
Music : No
Graphics : Yes
Dehacked/BEX Patch : Yes
Demos : No
Other : (G)ZDOOM-specific lumps
Other files required : None
* Play Information *
Game : DOOM
Map # : None
Single Player : Designed for
Cooperative 2-4 Player : Maybe (untested)
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Maybe (untested)
Other game styles : None
Difficulty Settings : N/A
* Construction *
Base : New from scratch
Build Time : 3 months (of frantic work)
Editor(s) used : Adobe Photoshop Elements, GoldWave Audio Editor, Notepad++, Slade
Known Bugs : Widescreen modes are perhaps unsupported. Sorry.
May Not Run With... : Ports not supporting DECORATE; level WADs with heavy amounts of DEHACKED / DECORATE modifications
* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors MAY 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, 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.
* Where to get the file that this text file describes *
The Usual: ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/ and mirrors
Web sites: None others than the IDGames archive
FTP sites: None others than the IDGames archive
By D3rpyD00dlez · PostedI genuinely enjoyed this mod with its level design and music. It was challenging and interesting and it kept me playing a while after beating it to try to find anything. though I would say it was slightly repetitive and overwhelming with enemies at some moments.
By LouigiVerona · PostedWriting a review for Darkening 2 is tough. It's a beloved megawad, and for good reason. As many other reviewers have said, it is historically a very important project. It was an important megawad for me personally. I fell in love with the first level in particular. The music, the realistic architecture, so reminiscent of the video games of the 90s... It all left a lasting impression. And it was one of the most beautiful wads I've seen at the time. But I rarely played anyt
By Ofisil · PostedA competently made map, for sure, but fun? It's way too long and repetitive, with same-y combat & ambush scenarios used again and again, and with way too much enemies, and not that much of a challenge, even for me who isn't exactly fond of "SUPER HARD WAD #9263!!!!11!. You can cut the whole thing in half, and then cut THAT half in half, and it would be a better map. Is it bad? No, just a little bit above average, mostly because it drags a bit too long.
By MrSkeltal · PostedGenerally good map design, but the difficulty as is the case with pwads tends to be uneven even on HMP, especially when you mix them with what slaughtermaps tend to be (monster spam). Too many parts where, after pressing a switch, you'll spend some time killing enemies only to realise the map maker tried to get cute and spawned a bunch of hidden archviles somewhere to start reviving everyone while you were busy wasting ammo. This is especially unfun in parts with very little cover where you'll b