RRitual Chambers

RRitual Chambers

RRitual Chambers, an Unreal Tournament Deathmatch level by Meme.

RRitual Chambers (UT)

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File : DM-Ritual.zip

Author : Meme (Formerly Las)

Email : [email protected]

Page : www.six6six.demon.co.uk

ICQ UIN : 41512375

Released : 07/01/00

Play Info

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Single Player (Botmatch): Yes. Fully pathed and tested until I whimpered.

Deathmatch : Yes. 6 Starts.

Known Problems : It can be a trifle slow in places. My V2 struggles. But I liked the 'feel' of the map and didn't want to start removing things. In addition, bots with nothing better to do may lurk in the main room. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT! In any case, they do it but rarely.

Play Info

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Editor used : UnrealEd

Build Time : Too long. Far, far too long. Testing was very time consuming.

Installation

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Place the DM-Ritual.unr file in your \UnrealTournament\maps directory.

Place the RitualS.utx file in your \UnrealTournament\textures directory.

Thanks et cetera

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Requisite thanks go to Epic/DE for making the best game I know of. Ever.

Thanks to Silver_Wake and Ohm for testing and suggestions.

Thanks to Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Brainchild, Solar stone, Liquid child and loads of other artists for keeping me awake into the wee hours.

Thanks to everyone who made me coffee at some point. Cheers Ohm.

Thanks to everyone who put up with above music in said wee hours.

Thanks to anyone who plays, looks or sneers at, or plain knows of this level. Feeeedback...

Uh, yeah. The rest of the world can go thankless. In general.

Author's Notes / blab

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Water runs and trickles everywhere, drumming off floors and staining the ancient carvings dark. It steams as it strikes the still-spinning barrel of your minigun, raising tiny plumes of vapour. You let the warm rain run down your face, listening for the tell-tale splash that might indicate your enemy in the constant background sound of water. Tropical thunder booms and rolls about the temple, as lightning flickers between the thunderheads and lights the sky. You smile wryly... how melodramatic. And apt.

A small temple complex left from the Nali revolution, which saw the desecration of many ancient water temples as the Sons of Velora started the preaching of violence. Her image now covers the idol to the god Chizra, and the the time-worn paths trodden only by priests before now jump and drum to the beat of armoured boot-clad feet. Liandri corp only recently 'aquired' this location, and presently it is used only as a combat arena for the low-teir entrees to the tournament.

Don't expect loads of stuff here. No powerups, no redeemer, no flak cannon... plenty of health, but you'll have to risk life and limb to get it. The wide corridors make the sniper rifle, shock rifle, minigun and pulse gun the staple of this map, but the rocket launcher and ripper are also present. The former is very useful in the central room, the latter is just there as another toy.

It was originally intended as a one-on-one map, but I prefer playing it 4 to 6 player, with 'weapon stay' on. I strongly recommend altering the the bot stats to make them more varied; I play with one sniping coward, one minigun-weilding maniac, one RL-hogging 'normal' bot and one shock-rifle nutcase.

Other Maps by Author

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DM-Glib. Just don't go near it, 'K?

Copyright/Permissions

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You may distribute this map via electronic means, providing that it is done so free

of charge and that this text file is also included unchanged.

You may not include or distribute this map in any sort of commercial or non-comercial

product without permission from the author. You may not mass distribute this level

via any non-electronic means, including but not limited to compact disks, and floppy disks.

This map may not be used, in whole or in part, as the basis of another map, without the

author's permission.

All other trademarks acknowledged.

Who actually bothers with this stuff?