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Title:	CRUSHER.WAD
Filename:	levels/doom/a-c/crusher.zip
Size:	81.12 KB
Date:	03/12/95
Author:	Ethan Brodsky
Description:	This is my first level. It is a combination of all my great ideas I wanted to put into a level. Since this is my first level, it has the mandatory room with lots o' enemies. There is a large maze which can be solved using the "stay to the left" method. All secrets are hinted at so you won't have to push every bit of wall to get 100% secrets. Difficulty levels are implemented but it is easy on skills 1-2 and I wouldn't recommend playing it. Skill 4 is tough even for me, but it is the most fun to play. Also, take a look at the overpass.
Credits:	Id Software Raphael Quinet (The author of DEU5, 5.1, 5.2) Colin Reed (The author of BSP11x) Matt Fell (The author of the Doom Specs) Hank Leukart (The author of the Doom FAQ)
Base:	New level from scratch
Build time:	Too long!
Editor(s) used:	DEU 5.0, DEU 5.1, DEU 5.2, and BSP11x
Bugs:	None
Rating:	(9 votes) Log in at the Doomworld forums to comment.

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Reviews:

Zahid	scarcity of Ammo and health makes it surprisingly hard....layout and visuals are decent for its era...but that huge and tedious maze drain my brain,soul and eyes for today...makes it easily forgettable...nice apart that	x
Anonymous	^ and so you zero-voted twice. boy, get a life... I have seen dozens of much worse mazes, in absolute darkness and with disabled automap. this one is quite easy even with -fast inhabitants, though red texture realy not very pleasant for player's eye.	x
Anonymous	The boring/uninspired maze ruins this otherwise fine map. He should have taken notes while playing the IWAD's E1M2...	x
Anonymous	very good early level	x
Anonymous	This is dated May 1994, which means that it predates Doom II's "Crusher" by a few months. The author mentions it on his website, which is one of the few 1995-era sites that's still online. For the period it's excellent - you fight 310 monsters in a varied techbase. The action is non-stop apart from a tedious maze which you absolute have to explore, and the design is well up to scratch for the period. The crusher itself is fun although hidden away.	x
Anonymous	A nice level, would be 5/5 if not for the maze.	x
Anonymous	Named after (surprise!) a crusher, located in an open area you're unlikely to visit unless you're out hunting for secrets. The author set up a clever device for crushing a Cyberdemon. The rest of the map is nothing special: a mixed set of rooms and hallways, mostly in the tech style, and a boring maze. Some very violent fights, so be sure to find the powerups (or play carefully). Progression is unintuitive and wierd, and will probably have you visiting several sections many times over. Skip it. --2/5	x

View crusher.txt

I created this level a while ago and it received great reviews and
was given 4 stars in the WAD ranking.  Some idiot uploaded
another junk one-room level named crusher and it overwrote mine.  
Please move crusher.zip to /doom/levels/a-c/crusher.zip. 
    Ethan Brodsky

Title:         CRUSHER.WAD
               The level is named after the device in the courtyard.
               Figure out how to work it.   If all else fails, read
               the instructions. :) (On the ground)

Author:        Ethan Brodsky

Email Address: ericbrodsky@psl.wisc.edu

Description:   This is my first level.   It is a combination of all my
               great ideas I wanted to put into a level.  Since this is
               my first level, it has the mandatory room with lots o'
               enemies.   There is a large maze which can be solved using
               the "stay to the left" method.  All secrets are hinted at
               so you won't have to push every bit of wall to get 100%
               secrets.  Difficulty levels are implemented but it is easy
               on skills 1-2 and I wouldn't recommend playing it.  Skill
               4 is tough even for me, but it is the most fun to play.
               Also, take a look at the overpass.

Additional Credits to: Id Software
                       Raphael Quinet (The author of DEU5, 5.1, 5.2)
                       Colin Reed (The author of BSP11x)
                       Matt Fell (The author of the Doom Specs)
                       Hank Leukart (The author of the Doom FAQ)

* Play Information *
Episode and Level #: E1M1 (Would probably be good as a M5 or M6 level,
                     but I made it E1M1 for convience)

Single Player:          Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player: Yes, but not tested
Deathmatch 2-4 Player:  No
Difficulty Settings:    Yes
New Sounds:             No
New Graphics:           No
Demos Replaced:         1 (Sorry I couldn't do a whole demo, that was
                        about my 20th try, and the imp caught me by
                        suprise, he had never done that to me before)

* Construction *
Base:                     New level from scratch
Build Time:               Too long!
Editor(s) used:           DEU 5.0, DEU 5.1, DEU 5.2, and BSP11x
Known bugs:               None

* Copyright / Permissions *
Authors MAY use this level as a base to build additional levels as
long as they give me credit and notify me.  The final level must
not be usable with shareware Doom.  It can be put in a episode with
other WADs as long as this message is included.   My initials must
be left in the level.

You MAY distribute this WAD, provided you include this 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.

* Where to get this WAD *
FTP sites: infant2.sphs.indiana.edu
Other: alt.binaries.doom

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