Author: Bodhi
Released: 21st May 1997
Rating: 80
Review by Kim Robinson on 31st July 2007
A 'house level' from aeons past (well, 1997) which stands out from the rest - this one actually plays pretty well and looks good too. Monsters are a little on the light side so you won't meet much resistance from them, however the keys are well hidden and the puzzles are certainly there. Features some great design and neat effects for its age - remember, if you get stuck there's a handy walkthru appended to the text file.
Gameplay Type: SP
Requires:
Duke Nukem 3D v1.3d
Filesize: 112.54 KB
Level includes: new music
Download: My Mansion (550)
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TITLE : My mansion (house)
FILENAME : 649.map
AUTHOR : Bodhi
E-MAIL ADDRESS : kn_vancouver[at]yahoo.com
MISC. AUTHOR INFO : Tooth-fixer by day, amateur architect by night.
DESCRIPTION: This is a really COOL map based loosely on my house
(yeah, right!) after I win the lottery sometime in the near
future, hence the name 649 (all Canadians will know). It contains
many things that my present house doesn't, like 2 pools
(indoor/outdoor, check out the pools- I'm quite sure you haven't
seen anything like them before in any other user-made levels),
2 tenis courts, 2 fountains, a threater, a library, ballroom,
sauna room with whirlpool, exercise room, etc. You will need
to get all three access cards to finish the level, please don't
use the cheat codes, it will take all the fun out of it. Just
listen and observe for hints carefully and you should be able to
finish the level.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS TO: 3D Realm, Ken Silverman, Joe Grant Bell for writing
his book "Unauthorized Duke Nukem 3D Construction Kit",
Matt Tagliaferri for writing his book "The Offical
Duke Nukem 3D Level Design Handbook", all other level
designers whose levels I have learned from, my mom,
my dad, my wife, the Academy, etc.
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EPISODE AND LEVEL #: USER MAP
SINGLE PLAYER : Yes
COOPERATIVE 2 TO 4 : NO
DEATHMATCH 2 TO 8 : Yes (if you want, but you have to put in starting
positions)
DIFFICULTY SETTINGS: NO
NEW SOUNDS : NO
NEW GRAPHICS : NO
NEW MUSIC : Yes,if you like,copy dethtoll.mid into your duke3d
directory. I found it somewhere in another map,
I hope the original musician doesn't mind.
DEMOS REPLACED : NONE
BASE : NEW LEVEL FROM SCRATCH
EDITOR(S) USED : BUILD.EXE
KNOWN BUGS : Ladybug, jitterbug, bedbug, Volkswagen Beetle,(What is
this? a biology quiz or something?) Seriously, though,
None that I know of, I've build this level on my
Pentium 166 with 32 MB RAM, I haven't tested it on
any other systems so it may not run or run slowly
on slower systems. I'm not responsible for any damage(s)
this level may cause to your PC, hard-drive, monitor,
sound system, CD-ROM, RAM, modem, Zip-drive, Jaz-drive,
tape backup, printer, scanner, heart, pace-maker, marriage
etc.
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** PLAY THIS LEVEL AT YOUR OWN RISK ! ***
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COPYRIGHT / PERMISSION : AUTHORS MAY USE THIS LEVEL AS A BASE TO BUILD
ADDITIONAL LEVELS AS LONG AS YOU MENTION MY NAME (IF YOU HAVE LEARNED FROM
THIS LEVEL). YOU MAY DISTRIBUTE THIS MAP, PROVIDED YOU INCLUDE THIS FILE.
WHERE TO GET THIS MAP : YOU FOUND IT.(Oh no! not in the garbage dump!)
COMMENTS : I have spent MANY,MANY hours creating this level, there are
lots of details, things to see, so please enjoy and hopefully
learn from it so that you can make better levels in the future
that other people (including me) can enjoy. Comments welcome!
** WARNING ! ** the following is for the intellectually challenged or
impatient players only, it contain EXPLICIT solutions
to the level, so only continue if you are one of the
above.
HINTS: If you are having problems finishing the level, here is the
complete walk-through:
1. turn around and get out of the tunnel, read the message on the
wall
2. break the gate or jump over the hedge from the top of the garbage
can to get into the lawn of the mansion
3. get the granade on the ledge on the right side of the mansion
4. use the granade on the crack on the furthest right wall on the
mansion
5. check out the sights on the monitors
6. push the "push button", (try the "don't push" button if you want)
7. go inside the mansion, up the stairs, through the balcony (on the
left) onto the ramp leading downstair
8. jump on the platform to get the night vision goggle
9. go to the threater upstair on the right side of the mansion
10. turn on the night vision goggle and read the hint on the wall
11. use the hint in the threater, or the message on the wall outside
the tunnel to open the door to the exercise room
12. push the button on the wall inside the exercise room next to the
door to open the door to the sauna across the hall
13. get into the whirlpool and down to the aquarium to get the red
access card
14. open the door to the library to the left of the kitchen
15. go through the library to the family room, jump on the top of
the giant screen TV from the top of the plant on either side
to get the gold access card OR open the secret compartment
behind the picture on the wall and shoot the button to lower
the TV to get the card if you have destroyed the plants
16. go back upstair to open the door to the right of the elevator
with the gold access card
17. go to the guest room and get the shrinker from the left closet
next to the bed
18. go inside the bathroom and shrink yourself with the shrinker
against the mirror then get the blue access card, shrink your-
self again through the window against the mirror again to get
out
19. open the door to the master bedroom with the blue access card
20. jump on the bed to open the door to the walk-in closet
21. switch on the left wall switch inside the closet to expose the
end level switch again
22. jump on the platform and hit the switch to end the level
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!






