=========================================================================== Archive maintainer : levels/doom2/megawads/ Advanced engine needed : none Primary purpose : Single play Uploader : The Green Herring (eabaker@san.rr.com) Upload date : June 23, 2015 Uploader's note : This is a reupload of the legendary 1997 total conversion STRAIN to repackage it in a manner suitable for modern users. The original version uploaded to /idgames on September 14, 1997 was distributed as a self-extracting LZH file, which one could run only in DOS, split into four pieces so the user could copy them to four 3½-inch floppy disks and install the WAD that way if they wanted. Because both DOS and floppy disks have been obsolete for decades, this method now serves only to deter all but the most tech-savvy users from playing it, and thus it has been repackaged as a regular ZIP file. strain.zip contains the complete contents of the self-extracting LZH extracted with another program so that the timestamps are preserved. No files are needed to play the WAD in modern ports apart from STRAIN.WAD and STRAIN.DEH, but they are included anyway for historical accuracy. The WAD's permissions (see below) allow it to be redistributed as long as the original text file and package are included with no modifications. Thus, the original 1997 strain10.* package is included as two separate files complete with the original /idgames archive timestamps, not only to follow the permissions but once again for historical interest. The original package also remains available on the archive itself as a separate download. =========================================================================== Title : STRAIN 1.0 (repackaged edition) Filename : STRAIN.WAD and STRAIN.DEH in strain.zip Release date : July 3, 1997 Author : Alpha Dog Alliance Email Address : ada@iname.com (Please send us email if you enjoy STRAIN!) Description : STRAIN is THE largest DOOM II Total Conversion. And it's FREE! This is the product of our painstaking effort at a true successor to DOOM II. We hope you'll agree that it is much better than 90% of all those $50 shovelware first person shooters that wish they were DOOM! STRAIN includes 32 new levels, all new music, and a complete story which carries through the levels. It also contains 100+ new textures, and many new baddies, weapons, graphics, and sound effects. Yes, that's right: new baddies and weapons! Designed for single play with special support for co-op and deathmatch play. All difficulty levels supported - from beginner to DOOM god. Please visit our web site for more info and the story! [This WAD has been repackaged for access by modern users. Now you can just load STRAIN.WAD and STRAIN.DEH in your port of choice and play!] Credits : Charlie Patterson | Adelusion David Rotramel | Rich Johnston Arthur Chang | Eric Roberts Bjorn Hermans | Jon Landis Bill McClendon | Holger Nathrath Chainsaw | Andy Badorek Florian Helmberger | Darrell Esau Ron Allen | Adam Windsor David Graves | David Davidson Bishop | Stuart Burke Brian Burke | Will Vale Iikka Keranen | David Shaw Mark Klem | Justin Patterson Bob Lindemann | Aaron Koller Xenos | Reid Harmon Frank Buckley | Chris Shullenbarger | John Walker Richard Church | Mister Bungle Additional Credits to : id Software, Greg Lewis (DeHackEd), Ben Morris (DCK), Antony J.Burden and Simon Oke (DETH), Marc Rousseau (ZenNode), Olivier Montanuy (WinTex) =========================================================================== * What is included * New levels : 32 Sounds : Yes Music : Yes Graphics : Yes Dehacked/BEX Patch : Yes Demos : No Other : No Other files required : None * Play Information * Game : Doom 2 Map # : MAP01-32 Single Player : Designed for Cooperative 2-4 Player : Designed for Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Designed for Other game styles : None Difficulty Settings : Yes * Construction * Base : New from scratch Editor(s) used : DeHackEd, DCK, DETH, ZenNode, WinTex May Not Run With : Pre-1.9 versions of doom2.exe Tested With : doom2.exe v1.9 * Copyright / Permissions * Authors should write us (ada@iname.com) to inquire into the use of these levels. You MAY distribute this WAD, provided you include this file and the entire STRAIN package, with no modifications. You may distribute STRAIN in any electronic format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) but no money may be collected for this add-on without writing us for permission. Not even if the money is just to 'recover the cost of the medium.' This obviously includes software compilations. Just write us already. Also, you must keep the STRAIN package intact, including this file. Other than that, enjoy and please spread STRAIN as far and wide as possible! And please write us to let us know what you think or to at least let us know how far it spread! Oh yeah, for the crazies out there who are always after an unearned buck: STRAIN and its installer are provided as is and come with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no event will the copyright holders be liable for any damages resulting from the use of this software. * Where to get the file that this text file describes * The Usual: ftp://archives.gamers.org/pub/idgames/ and mirrors Web sites: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/8528/ (dead link) http://www.doomworld.com/ricrob/strain/ada.shtml