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*                   Icarus Grandmaster Collection                             *
*                   by Roger Moraga and Mike Reid                             *
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    This is a grandmaster collection(fast monsters) of Icarus: Alien Vanguard.
The goal was to do each Icarus level on Ultra-violence with -fast parameter
with 100% kills 'n' secret. And, yes, we managed to do it.
    To play a demo, simply type this command:
    ICFPLAY xx {return}
    Where xx is the level number.  Levels under 10 need to have a zero in
front of them.
    YOU MUST HAVE ICARUS: ALIEN VANGUARD BY TEAM TNT TO RUN THIS
    If you do not, get it at http://www.teamtnt.com
Michael Reid
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        Well, we finally made it to the end of a 3-4 month lmp collection. This
is the first collection I've ever done for levels that aren't my own, and after
this I don't think I'll do another collection.  My lmps are different from
Roger's because I usually go on the offense, rather than defense. Roger's the
kind of guy that likes to duck behind a corner while monsters duke it out. I
would go out and beat them to death with the beserk. :)
        Top three Icarus levels:
        Map28: Excavations
        Map29: Brutality
        Map32: Prestidigition
        Visit my homepage at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/2812/doom2.htm
        Recording crap:
        Computer: Pentium 133Mhz, 16 megs RAM.
        Controls:
        keyboard-
        ctrl: fire
        alt: strafe on(not used)
        shift: run on
        enter: use
        >: strafe left
        <: strafe right
        mouse-
        left button- shoot
        right button- forward

Roger Moraga
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        So, here it is (at least!). A complete collection of Icarus levels
on UV with -fast. When I sent Mike a -fast LMP of his level "Mine Facility" 
(BTW, it's a great WAD!), he told me if I'd like to make this collection with
him. "Sure!" I said, and downloaded the WAD from ftp.cdrom.com. I blazed
trough the levels and in just about five hours I E-mailed him saying some
like "I hate this! The levels are too damn long!!" Anyway, I started the
recordings, and soon I found out I was wrong. Yeah, there are some long
levels (and some too "damn" long), but they are well designed and some of
them really fun. You'll recognize my LMPs because I always try to make the
monsters fight against each other (It's so COOL => Look at level 17), and
because I get lost easily.

        About me:
        I'm a 20 years old Biology student who started playing DOOM not a
very long time ago, with an old 386sx/20 and Keyboard only.
        Until this year, I've played with keyboard only, but this year I
decided to use my trackball too. These are the settings:
        -Keys:
         Left/right: Strafe left/right.
         Up/down: Forward/backward.
         Ctrl: Speed up (always pressed).
        -Trackball: More than Maximum (nearly) sensivity.
         Left button: Fire.
         Right button: Err... (after going to Setup) Strafe on (never used)
         Right button double-click: Use.
        And the system I use: P100, 32 Mb RAM, 1,2 Gb HD, 12x CD-ROM,
Logitech Trackball, Sound Blaster 2.0 (8-bit, mono sound... Yuk!).
        My homepage is at http://www.ddnet.es/personales/moraga and my E-mail
is moraga@mail.ddnet.es
        What else can I say? I love DOOM!! ;-)


Levels with (M) proceeding them were recorded by Michael "Prower" Reid.
Ratings are from 1 to 3, 3 being the best.
MAP  RANK    TIME   FUN  LOOK DESIGN COMMENT
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01   Medium  10:04   2    3    2     Save the medkits!
02   Easy    11:13   1    2    1     Easy to get lost (I did).
03   Easy     6:23   2    2    3     Play defensive, it helps.(M)
04   Easy     6:40   2    2    2     A short one, nice.
05   Easy    10:26   3    3    2     FUN! Better with -fast.
06   Medium   5:56   1    2    1     Pissing ammo shortage.
07   Easy     7:20   2    2    1     Rocket party!
08   Medium  11:57   1    3    2     Key hunt.
09   Hard     7:10   3    3    3     Alone in the dark.
10   Easy     9:14   2    2    1     Plasma party!
11   Hard    30:08   1    3    3     Longest! Cool look.
12   Easy    17:10   2    3    2     Easy after the barrels.
13   Easy    11:20   2    2    1     0% secrets. I got lost.
14   Medium  20:58   2    3    3     Needs more monsters.
15   Easy     8:17   2    2    1     Empty. Max 75% secrets.(M)
16   Medium  13:51   3    2    2     Easily killed Cibye.
17   Hard    17:35   3    3    3     Save ammo with the lift.
18   Hard    17:23   3    2    2     Used the "door trick".
19   Medium  12:32   1    2    2     Let the monsters fight!
20   Medium  25:42   3    3    3     My favourite one.
21   Easy     9:59   2    2    2     Found an easy route.
22   Easy    12:44   3    2    2     Nice tribute, punch the souls.(M)
23   Medium  18:49   3    2    3     Easy after the Soulsph.
24   Medium  15:25   3    3    2     Ghost level!  Very fun.(M)
25   Hard    31:21   2    2    3     Hardest. Low ammo here.
26   Easy    11:02   3    2    2     Most fun level in Icarus.(M)
27   Medium   6:22   2    2    2     Kill the pain elems first.(M)
28   Hard??  23:41   2    2    3     It's *NOT* hard.
29   Medium  11:31   3    3    3     2nd fav level.(M)
30   Easiest   :41   1    1    1     Pathetic. Killed myself at end. :)(M)
31   Easy     5:16   2    2    1     Kill pains first, again.(M)
32   Medium   4:54   3    3    3     3rd fav level. Caco/demon fight.(M)
    Enjoy the demos!
    Michael Reid (mikeprower@geocities.com)
    Roger Moraga (moraga@mail.ddnet.es)
