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Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far

Posted By: Steve Levinson Date: 9/1/04 9:47 a.m.
In Response To: The 11th Hour (Forrest of B.org)

Forrest,
I've been playing Mk II for a couple of hours on TC and have finished the first 3 levels and just started the 4th. So far, I like what I see. I take it you didn't change level 1 that much - I didn't notice anything major, but it's definitely grown on me. You have some nice Marathonesque vistas that I'd missed the first time through - I still think the doors, PBs etc should look more metalic and less like concrete, and I think the switch designs on the Marathon and on the Pfhor ship are too similar - but I feel much more comfortable with it all now. Level 2 is tremendously improved. I would have loved to see lava, but that might take a lot more work. (Did you read the information I posted from Chris Lund on how to include 2 liquids in one level?) What you did do, however, is awesome - I really like that new control room a lot, and the underwater tunnels are pretty cool. But this brings up an important point - the sewage is not depleting my O2. I don't think it did on the first level either, but there isn't that much of it there. I'll be curious to see if anyone else has that problem. BTW, the enforcers kill me just fine, now ;^) The exit from the secret 3X recharger room works now, but if you think this is a secret, it's not at all. Players will natrually stop at the end of a hall before turning the corner, so almost everyone will find this one. I would suggest two things - make the transport poly less apparent - perhaps at the bottom of one of the sewage pools - and make the 3X recharger itself a secret within a secret, obtained by a more sneeky strategy than just stepping into a teleporter. Let the teleporter bypass the 3X recharger room and hide access to the real secret. And thanks for the added chargers/PBs in level 3 - I liked this level to begin with, but this way the player has a much better chance of avoiding repeating the end of level 2.
Good work!

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: Forrest, : I've been playing Mk II for a couple of hours on TC and have finished the : first 3 levels and just started the 4th. So far, I like what I see. I take : it you didn't change level 1 that much - I didn't notice anything major, : but it's definitely grown on me. You have some nice Marathonesque vistas : that I'd missed the first time through - I still think the doors, PBs etc : should look more metalic and less like concrete, and I think the switch : designs on the Marathon and on the Pfhor ship are too similar - but I feel : much more comfortable with it all now. Level 2 is tremendously improved. I : would have loved to see lava, but that might take a lot more work. (Did : you read the information I posted from Chris Lund on how to include 2 : liquids in one level?) What you did do, however, is awesome - I really : like that new control room a lot, and the underwater tunnels are pretty : cool. But this brings up an important point - the sewage is not depleting : my O2. I don't think it did on the first level either, but there isn't : that much of it there. I'll be curious to see if anyone else has that : problem. BTW, the enforcers kill me just fine, now ;^) The exit from the : secret 3X recharger room works now, but if you think this is a secret, : it's not at all. Players will natrually stop at the end of a hall before : turning the corner, so almost everyone will find this one. I would suggest : two things - make the transport poly less apparent - perhaps at the bottom : of one of the sewage pools - and make the 3X recharger itself a secret : within a secret, obtained by a more sneeky strategy than just stepping : into a teleporter. Let the teleporter bypass the 3X recharger room and : hide access to the real secret. And thanks for the added chargers/PBs in : level 3 - I liked this level to begin with, but this way the player has a : much better chance of avoiding repeating the end of level 2. : Good work!

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The 11th Hour	Forrest of B.org	8/31/04 9:00 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/1/04 9:47 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	blake37	9/1/04 3:29 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/1/04 3:38 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	blake37	9/1/04 4:11 p.m.
just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awhile NM	blake37	9/1/04 4:14 p.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/1/04 4:55 p.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/1/04 4:58 p.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/2/04 3:18 a.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/2/04 3:57 a.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	a disreputable source	9/1/04 5:03 p.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/2/04 5:01 a.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/2/04 5:14 a.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	a disreputable source	9/2/04 9:29 a.m.
Re: just started the mac 512 download, it'l be awh	blake37	9/2/04 9:34 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/1/04 3:51 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/1/04 5:17 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/1/04 6:55 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 3:39 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 6:25 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 6:44 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 7:26 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 7:57 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 8:45 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 9:35 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	D-M.A.	9/1/04 7:06 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Dr. John Sumner	9/2/04 3:51 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 5:18 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Dr. John Sumner	9/2/04 8:03 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 9:26 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Dr. John Sumner	9/2/04 11:16 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Dr. John Sumner	9/2/04 11:43 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 1:31 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Dr. John Sumner	9/2/04 2:09 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 2:44 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 6:17 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 6:31 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 7:14 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 7:42 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/2/04 7:54 p.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	blake37	9/3/04 3:48 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Steve Levinson	9/3/04 6:03 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	blake37	9/3/04 7:00 a.m.
Re: The 11th Hour - good job so far	Forrest of B.org	9/2/04 6:29 a.m.
Level 6 Nightmare	Steve Levinson	9/3/04 8:02 a.m.



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	Message: : Forrest, : I've been playing Mk II for a couple of hours on TC and have finished the : first 3 levels and just started the 4th. So far, I like what I see. I take : it you didn't change level 1 that much - I didn't notice anything major, : but it's definitely grown on me. You have some nice Marathonesque vistas : that I'd missed the first time through - I still think the doors, PBs etc : should look more metalic and less like concrete, and I think the switch : designs on the Marathon and on the Pfhor ship are too similar - but I feel : much more comfortable with it all now. Level 2 is tremendously improved. I : would have loved to see lava, but that might take a lot more work. (Did : you read the information I posted from Chris Lund on how to include 2 : liquids in one level?) What you did do, however, is awesome - I really : like that new control room a lot, and the underwater tunnels are pretty : cool. But this brings up an important point - the sewage is not depleting : my O2. I don't think it did on the first level either, but there isn't : that much of it there. I'll be curious to see if anyone else has that : problem. BTW, the enforcers kill me just fine, now ;^) The exit from the : secret 3X recharger room works now, but if you think this is a secret, : it's not at all. Players will natrually stop at the end of a hall before : turning the corner, so almost everyone will find this one. I would suggest : two things - make the transport poly less apparent - perhaps at the bottom : of one of the sewage pools - and make the 3X recharger itself a secret : within a secret, obtained by a more sneeky strategy than just stepping : into a teleporter. Let the teleporter bypass the 3X recharger room and : hide access to the real secret. And thanks for the added chargers/PBs in : level 3 - I liked this level to begin with, but this way the player has a : much better chance of avoiding repeating the end of level 2. : Good work!
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