D I S C R I P T I O N: 


TITLE              : TV1998

FILE NAME          : tv1998.wad (tv1998.zip)
DISCRIPTION        : 22 maps for Doom2 I made back in 1998. More info below...	
AUTHOR/ BUILDER    : Thomas van der Velden (aka T.V.)
BUILDING TIME      : 1998 (and early 1999)

OTHER WADS         : - Revolution! 			   (aka TVR!.wad)
		     - map 02 and 30 of Community Chest    (aka CChest.wad)
		     - parts of map 25 & 29 of Plutonia II (not yet released)
		     - Harmony 				(soon to be released)
	
SITE               : www.doom.2ya.com
E-MAIL             : ThomasV@dr.com
ADDITIONAL CREDITS : - id Software & the makers of:
                     - id Edit version 1.0 &
                     - Doom Editor Utilities for Doom II ver 1.00
		     - eXtendable Wad Editor version 1.09



P L A Y   I N F O R M A T I O N:

Made to run with             : the original Doom2.exe 
 			       (and all other Doom2-source ports) 
Episode & level # replaced   : Map 01 - 22
Single Player                : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Players      : Yes [not (fully) tested]
Deathmatch 2-4 Players       : Yes [not (fully) tested]
Difficulty Settings          : Yes
New Sounds                   : No
New Graphics                 : New sky textures; a new title/ intermission 
			       picture, and level names
			       [textures made and implemeted after 1999]	       
New Music                    : No
Demo Replaced                : No

 

C O N S T R U C T I O N:

Base              : Started from scratch
Editor(s) used    : id Edit version 1.0, 
		    Doom Editor Utilities for Doom II ver 1.00 and
		    eXtendable Wad Editor version 1.09
Known Bugs        : It`s more fun to find them yourself. 



S T O R Y   B E H I N D   T H E   W A D: 

Well it's almost 2005. Happy new year doomers! 
Here is my gift to you: tv1998.wad.

In August 2004 I found a disk which contained Doom maps I made back in 1998. 
I was pleasantly suprised since I believed these maps were lost for all eternity.
Playing them after such a long time, brought back good memories. tv1998 might 
offer veteran doomers a chance to relive some of the good old days. 

Eventhough these maps will not live up to modern standards, I decided to release them. 
I also included 2 maps I made in early 1999 (map 12 and 06 ('structure 999' & 'begin')).  


If you are looking for state of the art maps, with breathtaking scenerie and intens 
battles, tv1998.wad will dissappoint you. You'll have to wait for Harmony to be released 
:-) 
The tv1998 maps are not big, suffisticated and challenging, but I found them fun and 
innovative (for that time) none the less. 
I figured there might be others out there who will appreciate these old maps (if only 
for the sake of nostalgia). 



M A P   I N F O: 

Map 01: dune
Map 02: pipes
Map 03: congo
Map 04: warzone
Map 05: train
Map 06: home
Map 07:	hostile hotel
Map 08:	store
Map 09: incorpsorated
Map 10: the rocket
Map 11: ice

Map 12:	me and my shotgun
Map 13:	structure 999
Map 14: wood & evil 
Map 15: village of the violent
Map 16: flood
Map 17: eye
Map 18: dark niche
Map 19: fortress
Map 20: the portal

Map 21: arena
Map 22: harko



C R E D I T S:

Thanks to id Software & 
the makers of id Edit version 1.0,
Doom Editor Utilities for Doom II ver 1.00 and
eXtendable Wad Editor version 1.09


Furthermore I would like to thank all the DOOMERS 
out there for the inspriration and motivation! 



L E G A L   P A R T:

In the very unlikely event something goes (terribly) wrong with 
your computer I do not accept any form of liability. 
You may freely distribute the tv1998-files but you are not allowed 
to make personal profit by selling/ renting/ leasing (one of) them. 
You MAY use the tv1998 wad file as a base for your own wads, as long 
as you give me proper credit and let me know about it.



N E W S:

For those who might be interested:
I'm still working on my next big project: Harmony. It was planned to 
be released two years ago, but you know how it goes... delays and drastic 
changes have pushed the release date to somewhere early 2005. 
It will be a 10 level TC with all new textures and will feature 
music made by Metabolist. 


I wish you all a happy and peaceful new year,
Thomas V    /2004