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Timeline

Bloody Dreams Level 1

The first level of an upcoming scenario. Very nice chapter art... an interesting take on the Marathon universe. As for gameplay: let me give you some advice. DON'T try to kill everything... just do your best to get to where you need to go, as quickly as possible. If you're lucky, you'll survive to see the final term. Some nice dead ends (these would bother me quite a bit if it were a longer level), and a couple of nice visual tricks.

Buckets of Fun

Eight levels, all aimed at smaller groups (3-4). There's a bit of everything here... a modification of Waldo World (very claustrophobic), some ledge maps that are really reminiscent of Mark Conahan's M1 work Go Wif Jeza comes to mind, or Canyonlands), and some have been seen before (Bobcorn is a lot like Bob Hot Air Popper and Way Down should look like Lord of the Sky.

E=Dope MC

A remake of E=MC what!, with very cool lighting effects... update tweaks ammo, weapon, and powerup placement.

Iron Buddha Chakra v1.5

Another well-designed level (from a flow perspective), with some very nice lighting effects. Getting to the flamethrower requires exposing yourself a bit... update tweaks ammo and weapons, and makes a few aesthetic improvements.

M2 NetHell 2000

A large arena, with lots of running room. There are also several narrow passageways around the outside, which provide access to sniper positions... The jug keeps things interesting for solo play. Size comes from an included sound clip. (This description was snagged from the the M1 version, which is included here.)

Netwired v2.0a

Very nice conversions of 2 fun M1 levels... Dementia came out better than the original author's conversion attempt, imho. These are both arena maps, with narrow staircase/hallways around the outside. Torque also has some nice crossbeam action.

Sexual Chocolate

A pretty fun larger level. In theory, action should revolve around the central arena (the one with the cross and the crushers. In practice, there's quite a bit of running up and down stairs (careful of the pits!), and some good spanker action in the waldo-like side arena. Nice lighting effects.

Wheatgrass Chakra v1.5

An interesting level. On one hand, it's nicely designed... three (or two or four, depending on how you count) killing rings, with easy access between them. On the other hand, there are many little funky sections, which serve no gameplay purpose, but are pretty cool to look at... some very nice uses of polygons. Run through this level once by yourself-you may not have time to admire the window dressing during a net game. Update tweaks ammo and weapons, and seems to pretty a few areas up.