: For those of you interested in the differences between the early Marathon 2
: Preview and the full game, I've converted the Shapes file from its
: "half Marathon, half Marathon 2" format into something readable
: by Anvil, ShapeFusion, and Aleph One. Get it here, until Hamish finds a
: home for it in the Story archives.
: Bungie included some goodies that aren't visible in the actual demo. The
: Pfhor set, interestingly, is a nearly-complete remake of the M1 textures.
: The unfinished weapons in hand are also fun: the fusion pistol is an
: untextured 3D render, and the rocket launcher is wildly different.
: This Shapes file won't work with the full game, as many monsters and scenery
: items are missing. It mostly works in Aleph One with the original Preview
: map, with the notable exception of terminals.
Cool. Many thanks. I'll add your file to the M2 Preview page. I remember at the time this was released that people (including myself) were critical of the new weapons, not knowing of course that this version was really more akin to a beta. The rocket launcher, in particular, bore more resemblance to a movie camera than an actual weapon.
Cheers
Hamish
