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Archive Maintainer      : NA
Update to               : NA
Advanced engine needed  : None, but far better looking with a port.
Primary purpose         : Single player
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Title                   : Blind Alley B., "Octagon of Fear"
Filename                : BndAlyB.wad, BABgbO.lmp, in the BndAlyB.zip
Release date            : March 5, 2003
Author                  : Gene Bird  
Email Address           : genebird@hotmail.com
Other Files By Author   : Blind Alley mini-series 
                          (Bndaly E, M, O, P, Q, R, S.)
           2003 Doomworld Community Chest Project maps 7, 19, and 32.

Misc. Author Info       : Doom Nut, Grandpa.

Description             : A Simple fun map.

Additional Credits to   : The id folks, The Deepsea Team.

Special thanks to my friend Rich Sham for valuable input, 
suggestions and extensive playtesting.
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* What is included *

New levels              : One
Sounds                  : No
Music                   : No
Graphics                : No
Dehacked/BEX Patch      : No
Demos                   : No
Other                   : No 
Other files required    : None


* Play Information *

Game                    : DOOM2
Map #                   : Map 1
Single Player           : Designed for 
Cooperative 2-4 Player  : Player starts only,  Never tested
Deathmatch 2-4 Player   : 4 starts and a few things but Never tested.
Other game styles       : NA
Difficulty Settings     : Yes


* Construction *

Base                    : New from scratch 
Build Time              : Around 80 hours
Editor(s) used          : Deepsea 11.1
Known Bugs              : Release a buggy wad??? I don't think so!
May Not Run With...     : ?

Extensive testing done with vanilla Doom2, Zdoom, PRBoom and Legacy.

This map is part of a mini series that I am working on.  This is my eighth release.  ;)  

The series is called Blind Alley and will be about seven to ten levels.  
They will all be released as singles and then combined once the series is finished.  

My original design as map 11, "Circle Of Death" now running on level 1.  
Artistic license used freely.

A nice fun smallish sized map with decent attention to detail. 

You will never have for hunt for ammo in here.  That is the least of your problems.  

As with all my maps I don't scrimp on health, armor, ammo or monsters.

I would love to see any lmp's done for the level.  Feedback greatly appreciated.  

I have been mapping for about six years.  This map was started a long time ago and just recently re-finished.  It is not quite up to my current mapping skills but is pretty good.  Concentration here, as always, is on gameplay.  It is a very fun map, and is certainly no worse than my other early maps, probably better.

Some good old fashioned run and gun in here.  
Stay awake however, or you could get very dead.  

I consider this map easy in UV, but I know where all the monsters are.
UV in this map is however aimed at the experienced player. 
Skill levels could come in handy until you learn the map.

Included in the zip file is a Legacy version 1.4 max demo of the map showing Layouts, 100% secrets, and 100% kills.
To play the demo use the following:
c:\doom2\legacy.exe doom2.wad -file BndAlyB.wad -playdemo BABgbO
This assumes your doom2 folder is on your c: drive, 
and that you have the excellent, free, Legacy port.  
Or you can run it from the Legacy Launcher.

Get Legacy at:
http://legacy.newdoom.com/

I recommend you watch the demo of the level before you play it.  
Unless you just love to die in the traps I have set for you.

There are, or soon will be, other excellent demos of this map at the following site:
Doomworld Speed Demo Archives.
http://www.doomworld.com/sda/doom_sda.htm

What are you waiting for?  The carnage is waiting.



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