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Title                   :BLADE	
Filenames               :BLADE.MAP, DEFS.CON, GAME.CON, 
                         USER.CON, TILES014.ART,
                         (+ MANY .VOCs)
Author                  :StratonAce
E-mail Address          :StratonAce@aol.com
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DESCRIPTION:

This is the first in a planned series of related levels. I plan 
on 4 levels total for this project.

I started this level wanting to recreate the city and skyline
from the movie BladeRunner. I quickly realized that all the
buildings and locations I wanted to include wouldn't fit into 
just one map, so I decided to make it a series. I've deviated
from the movie into just a large futuristic city with
incredibly high skyscrapers and an insane skyline.

This map uses a highly customized set of con files (defs.con,
game.con, & user.con), plus new sounds and art. You'll surely 
want to back up your current cons, and if you're using 
TILES014.ART, it as well. Then just unzip the file (BLADES.ZIP),
and place all the files into your Duke directory. I've modified 
the cons, so you don't even have to type SETUP to select Blade
as a user map. Just type in DUKE3D as you would for a normal
game. When you want to play the first regular level (e1l1) 
again, you'll need to put your original cons back into the Duke 
directory. Have fun! ;)
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*PLAY INFORMATION*

Single Player         :YES
CO-OP 2-8 Player      :YES
DukeMatch 2-8 Player  :YES, with 8 players. the map is too big
                       for anything less.
New Sounds            :YES
New Art               :YES
New Cons              :YES
New Music             :NO

*CONSTRUCTION*

Base           :Scratch level
Editor used    :BUILD
Build Time     :Off and on for 2 months
Known Bugs     :Anything is possible with this many sectors 
                over sectors. ;) Plus some areas cause 486
                systems to strain. Expect slowdowns.
Thnaks/Credits :ADarcJedi for all the hard work he did putting
                together the art file for me. :)

                ZTXJim for allowing everyone the use of his
                modified cons and inspiring me to hack the cons
                even more.

                The gurus on the Duke editing board for 
                answering my incessant questions.

                And all the beta testers for (hopefully) 
                notifying me of any errors before this project
                got to you. :)

*COPYRIGHT / PERMISSIONS*
Please don't use this map as a base for your own levels.
Examine it, rip it apart and learn from it, but please don't
copy it. If you distribute it, please include the con files, 
art file, and all the .vocs.

*OTHER MAPS ON THE WAY*
Keep an eye out for the second level in this series. ;)