                          Bill, the Gates of Hell!
                          ------------------------

  Damn! Those critters keep coming back...

  Last monday, at 05:15, the first strange phenomena started to occur in
Cyberspace: databases randomly changed or just disappeared, links went
berzerk, people died... I hate mondays!

  Attracted by the prospect of millions of human souls to toast, the demons
infected Cyberspace. The military felt defeated, but UAC's R&R department
brought forth a solution: the UAC CRA, or UAC Cyberspace ROM Agent. The
military selected their best carnage veteran: you. Not that they had much of
a choice, there were but few marines left.

  The people at UAC took an image of your personality through a modified
neural link, and stored it in a ROM. An UAC CRA was born. After jacking in,
it lasted for about 5 minutes, doing nothing, before all functions ceased.
Obviously the CRA did not interact with the matrix, it needed a suitable
environment.

  The R&R people decided to create a VOS, to allow an easier interaction of
the CRA with the matrix. They based it on the experience you had as a
marine, and created a virtual world wich resembled the real thing, and
allowed a more efficient functioning of the CRA. Still, CRAs went dead after
short periods of inactivity, and so you were needed once more...

  Your cerebral core will be used as a backup system for the CRA's ROM,
reactivating the ROM as it dies. We don't know what kind of effect these
multiple deaths & resurrections will have on your psyche, but it shouldn't
hurt.

  So they said...



  Klak-sheeek... click!

> CRA jacked in, standing by...

  (A remote, drilling kinda sound resonates through my skull. I'm getting
  linked to the CRA...)

> Hooking up audio, video, sensory feedback... Done!

  (Ah, I get to see something, nice.)

> Booting VOS... Done!

> Opening link to matrix homebase... Established!

  (Teleport flash, were am I? Ah, the matrix base. Damn, why do they always
  forget the real weapons?)

> All systems go!

  (Right, let's get bus... Ouch! Shit, why the hell did they implement
  that sensory feedback?! 'It shouldn't hurt', yeah right!)

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  Welcome to GATE.WAD!

  Bill, the gates of Hell (pun intended), is a new level, based on some
previous, unpublished, work of the author.

  Difficulty levels have been implemented, but I would like to warn you:
this not an easy level! It is an excellent training ground to improve your
DOOM skills, wich is something DOOM I players sorely need... <g>

  Both cooperative netplay and deathmatch are supported. However, as this is
one of my first real levels with DM support, I'm looking for any feedback
you may want to give me!

  Hmmm... Guess that's it... Ah yeah, this is also my first attempt at
writing a background story for a level... Nice concept, Cyberspace action?

  Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this text, and that you'll enjoy the level.
  Please, send any comments, bugreports or general feedback to this address:

    erik.cumps@ping.be

  Thank you!

