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	Re: Tempus Irae Volunteers - Revealing Science of
	Posted By: Mark Levin	Date: 12/5/03 5:06 p.m.
	In Response To: Tempus Irae Volunteers - Revealing Science of God (Steve Levinson) : And hence we now know how it is that the Pfhor have been able to anticipate : our every move, as has been alluded to in numerous terminals. It is you, : or rather an AI based on You, that is driving the Pfhor and that seems to : be seeking you out specifically. The Pfhor are even better at predicting your moves than that; this level has several secret ambushes involving sliding doors that could only have been arranged with the foreknowledge that you'd walk down that particular corridor (or that the mapmaker wanted to avoid the telltale sound of a teleporting rear admiral :P) : Overall, this is a very fun level to play. Definitely, and I didn't feel like the backtracking was all that excessive, despite a bit of frustration early on after failing to realize that a particular switch opens *two* doors. The path through this level twists back on itself very often, letting you see both sides of windows and realize where you've gotten to. The combination of straight, clean hallways and uneven secret passages make for an excellent feeling that some revelation or major turning point is just around the corner (which it is). The problems with finding doors remain, though; this level's use of platform settings is even less consistent than usual, with some unlockable doors lacking the locked sound and one "door" near the end of the level which can never be opened at all despite being able to visit both sides of it via other routes. The level also unfortunately uses the "teleporter hidden in the sky" trick again. I also made little use of the regenerating ammo, although as I said I didn't go back over visited areas all that much. This level contains the first super-Juggernaut in the "real" game path, and to me it seemed to be much more aggressive than the one encountered on Towel Boy. It was also a darker color, although it's difficult to notice. Be careful when picking up the rockets on the balcony in front of it; that wall is low enough to jump over by accident and drop you in the garden.

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	Tempus Irae Volunteers - Revealing Science of God	Steve Levinson	12/5/03 3:23 p.m.
	Re: Tempus Irae Volunteers - Revealing Science of	Mark Levin	12/5/03 5:06 p.m.
	Re: Tempus Irae Volunteers - Revealing Science of	Gholsbane	12/6/03 3:05 a.m.

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