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Four Pillars v3.0

A very slick, extremely confusing (at least the first time) large map. There's a bit of everything here... open space, sniper nests, 5D space, crushers for your enemies... you name it, all packaged in a very visually appealing map. The motion detector is close to useless, and there are many ways to get around. Use the various elevators as cover. Update cleans up a few bugs, consolidates polys (should run faster), adds sounds and aliens, and generally improves play....

Aaron Welton
July 23, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Gemini Station

A huge, rambling, fantastically engrossing level that makes up the first of six to eight parts in this scenario. (The Tony Smith model of serial level release might be catching on.) There are a few (minor) bugs, like telepost bugs, and places you shouldn't be able to get to, but on the whole, this is really, really well done. The storyline gets weird at times, but it's quite intricate, and self-consistent. There are even a couple of never-before-seen tricks here... check out the self-destruct timer! Worth every byte...

Mike Trinder
July 23, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Solo Levels

Siege of Nor'Korh v1

Siege of Nor'Korh! This was the first solo adventure that I created. It has rated the best as a single person made scenario to date. Get the Infinity version if you have Infinity... because it's A LOT BETTER.

Frigidman™
July 22, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Scenarios

A A

Four maps, none of them really playable. They're mostly idea maps... sort of trying out new architectures. A couple would make nice additions to existing maps...

Casey Lewis
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Solo Levels

Bob World Headquarters

A bunch of bobs, and a bunch of aliens... the only weapon is a single spanker. The readme says wait until you have it to start killing bobs... but when I did that, there weren't any bobs left.

Casey Lewis
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Net Maps

BobKill

A huge pit, with a ring around the outside. Bobs galore, mostly just for killing...

Andreas Rønning
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Net Maps

Life Experience

A spaceship level, with small rooms and lots of corridors. Some texture alignment needed...

Michael Svendsen
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Net Maps

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 and the MADD keep things interesting for solo play. Size comes from an included sound clip.

Matthew Ramquist
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Net Maps

Nothing Special

A big, rambling level that works better as a solo "kill everything" level than a net level. Lots of narrow passageways, and a bit light on the ammo...

Andreas Ronning
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Solo Levels

Party/Live at London

Two maps. Party is 4 big rooms, LIve at London is a ring with sniper ledges and a central recharge area. Weird smearing because of a no-thickness wall...

Andreas Rønning
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Net Maps

Trek Walls 2

A full set of textures (and scenery, and the Borg Cube) from Star Trek. You can see a good representation by patching your Shapes file, and playing Arrival (the first Bungie level) with these shapes...

Michael O'Brien
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Alterations

Where'd That Come From?

A pretty nice-looking net level-quite bright, good flow-but no weapons. (Well, there's one spanker, and ammo for it, but...)

Casey Lewis
July 20, 1996
Marathon
Net Maps

Badluck

A striking map, designed for king of the hill. You want to stay on the high ground, because there's a switch that will flood most of the map in lava... The hill is quite reachable from this switch, so beware the cherry picker. (The lava's supposed to drain if you leave the switch, but I found with a little fancy footwork, you could make it to the hill with the lava in place... it'll go off when they die and regenerate, but this is a cheap way to get a few extra seconds of hill time.)

Mark Conahan
July 18, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Compactor of Pfhunk

Very strange. The hill is truly dangerous to get to... and nasty to defend. Once you've figured out how to get up and down, it's a really fast-moving level... Aliens make it a pain in the butt.

Mike Miazgowicz
July 18, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Network Preparation

Thunderdome, slightly modified and with a nasty physics model. The elevators go all the way up now, but the ledge side never got textured, which makes for some trippy views if you're looking out at the arena... There are aliens now, and the physics model makes 'em really nasty. Supposed to be a training level.

Craig Durkin
July 18, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Satan's Muffins M2

A nice port of an interesting M1 level. As with the original, it's a great arena, if you stay away from the edges... but if you do, you'll miss the goodies.

John Bingham
July 18, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Carnage Island v3.0

Fast-paced, multilevel map. Ostensibly a circular arena, but most of the action occurs in narrow passageways or the small central room. Best with bigger groups. Update tweaks textures, makes it harder to take a lava bath. (Although there certainly are benefits!) V3 update: The central area is now outdoors. Readme lists other changes, but they don't really seem major in terms of gameplay...

Jeremy Whitman
July 15, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Hadley's Hope

A small, bug-hunt-like level. There's an outer ring into which everyone must enter from their starting points. Inside that, there are a few small rooms with lots of cover... even though it's not large, you can stay alive a long time if you play it right. (Not much open space.) Inspired by the colony of the same name in Aliens.

John Bingham
July 15, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Holodeck Waldo v2.1

Billed as the Ultimate Waldo World. There's a little that's new, but basically it's Waldo Conversion number 432...

Peer Schmitz and Kevin Lim
July 15, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Net Maps

Krylark The Demo

First level of a 5-level scenario, Krylark the Fallen. Interesting plot, but the AI can't spell worth a damn. The level is almost too difficult to bother with... lots of tight corridors filled with purple compys and tanks (nowhere to dodge projectiles, or explosions). Nice construction, though... the transparent walls in front of lava might be overdone, but there are some nice tricks. Also comes with a copy of Carnage Island (looks like version 3, but I can't be sure).

Jeremy Whitman
July 15, 1996
Marathon2 Durandal
Solo Levels

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