Author: Frater Diatonica Dracona
Released: 26th April 2003
Rating: 85
Review by Kim Robinson on 1st August 2007
An interesting one with new (alright ripped) art and a couple of new sounds - it's set in a luminously challenged castle with plenty of puzzles, quite a few enemies and a whole lot of firepower with which to wipe them out. The quality of design varies from place to place and there's not an awful lot of detail either, but the gameplay is more than reasonable. Take a look!
Gameplay Type: SP
Requires:
Duke Nukem 3D v1.3d
Filesize: 2.61 MB
Level includes: new ART, new CON code, new music, new sounds
Download: Dark Castle 1 (337)
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Mapping template:
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Title : Dark Castle 1
Filename : Dark_Castle1.zip
Author : Frater Diatonica Dracona
E-mail : diatonica_dracona[at]yahoo.com
Web Page : http://www.geocities/ain_tempus/darkcastle
Misc. Author Info : Abbas Primus of the ChaOmega CyberSanctuary for Chaotes
Other Levels : This is the first one of many
Description : A kind of Tomb Raider meets Deathtrap Dungeon. A nightmare of
a castle that you have to escape from. This is the first
level of what will be a 8 level TC. I don't know if I
will release any others seperatly.
Additional Credits To : Jon Hunt, Duketape, Speed, T.S. Bolten, Harry, and anyone
else at TOTALLY REDNECK who has given me their best advise
and put up with my flurry of stupid questions as well as Ben
Crenshaw (AGES OF EVIL TC) for his input about art which
saved me a terrific headache, and my sweet wife who
supports me in everything I do.
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* Play Information *
Episode and Level # : E1L1
Single Player : Yes
DukeMatch 2-8 Player : No
Cooperative 2-8 Player : No
Difficulty Settings : None to speak of. If ya find it too hard you can check out
the walkthrough doc.
Plutonium Pak Required : Yes and No. I'm including a con file for each version.
New Art : Yes! Art from REDNECK RAMPAGE, AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE,
UNDYING, & BLOOD.
New Music : Yes
New Sound Effects : Yes
New .CON Files : Yes
Demos Replaced : No
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* Construction *
Base : New level from scratch
Level Editor(s) Used : BUILD
Art Editor(s) Used : Wally, Harmware's sTile, UTX View
Construction Time : 2 Weeks of at least 8 hours each day.
Known Bugs/Problems : I think I've worked all the bugs out. If anyone has any
problems let me know.
* Where to get this MAP file *
File location : You can get this map at the same site you got this map
from.
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*Important Information*
Installation : Make a back up of your USER.CON, unzip contents into DUKE3D,
pick the zip that matches your version (1.3 or 1.4/1.5)
and add contents to the folder. Play, Repeat, Rinse.
Important Notes : If anything I create offends anyone then TOUGH S#!+. If
anyone finds
I've used their art without permission and has a problem
with that, you should be flattered I liked your work enough
to use it. If anyone actualy LIKES this level let me
know. Email is free. If anybody wants to use this as a basis
for another level then feel free. Imitation is the highest
form of flattery.
Enjoy!
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