March 31, 1998
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* General Information *

Title                   : Spawn of Anklebiter
Filename                : Ankle3.bsp
Author                  : Hafhead (Tony Hafner)
Email Address           : hafhead@geocities.com
Web Page                : http://www.geocities.com/~hafhead
Additional Credits to   : id Software for such a great game
                          Ben Morris and Valve for Worldcraft
                          Geoffrey DeWan for his compile tools
Description             : Deathmatch Quake II Level

This is an arena-style level.  The main area has a cross-shaped area cut
into the floor with a roof over it.  There is a crack all the way around
it, just wide enough to shoot through.  Above this, there are two
rafters with powerups on them.  They would be great sniping spots if it
weren't for the lasers scanning the area.  Below it all is a small area
where you get a brief chance to catch your breath.  But the only exit
from the basement leads right to the heart of the action...

All weapons are present here.  It is intentional that there is a BFG
with plenty of ammo.  The size of the map makes it easy to dodge the
blasts and only take a minimum of damage from the rays.  And besides,
there are plenty of other weapons to choose from.

I recommend playing withOUT the deathmatch option "weapons stay".  There
are enough weapons laying around that there is always something
available, and this forces people to actually choose a weapon based on
what's currently there.  Also, you get some great central action waiting
for the BFG to spawn.


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* Running the Map *

Put Ankle3.bsp into your maps directory (Quake2\baseq2\maps).  Run
Quake2, and bring down the console (by pressing ~).  At the console,
type "map Ankle3".  The game will start.  For multiplayer games, start
the game first.  Then bring down the console and enter the map command.
Each player must have the .bsp file in his/her map directory.


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* Play Information *

Single Player           : Don't bother- there's nothing to kill
Cooperative             : No
Deathmatch              : Yes- 12 starts, good for 2 to 8 players
Difficulty Settings     : No
New Sounds              : No
New Graphics            : No
New Music               : No
Demos Replaced          : None


* Construction *

Base                    : New level from scratch
Editor(s) used          : Worldcraft
Known Bugs              : None
Build Time              : About 12 hours to build the level, plus 8 or
                          so more to fix the vis errors
Compile machine         : PPro 200 with 32Mb
QBSP3 Time              : 5 seconds
QVIS3 Time              : 4 second
QRAD3 -extra -chop 0    : 162 seconds


* Copyright / Permissions *

This level may be distributed only over the Internet and/or BBS systems.
You are NOT authorized to put this level on any CD or distribute it in
any commercial way without my permission.  It must be kept together with
this text file intact.


* Other Info *

This is the 3rd version of Anklebiter.  The original was a very fun,
very simple, and fast-paced Doom II level.  The second one was my
first Quake level, and featured horrible poly counts.  I've redone it
again from scratch, and kept it very true to the first Quake version,
but with approximately a 40% reduction in poly counts.  The counts are
quite reasonable, but as with any large area it bogs down a bit when a
lot of players are fighting in the same place.  Still, it plays pretty
well.

Bsp/Vis for Q2 suck eggs.  Big stinky ones.


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* Past Projects *

If you like this level, you may want to see some of my other projects.
Links to all of these can be found on my website:
    http://www.geocities.com/~hafhead

Quake II Levels:
    LaGrange Pt 1 Starbase
    Warhouse II
    Dark and Silly

Quake Levels:
    Anklebiter, Storm the Castle, 4 Boats
Quake Mission Pack 1 Level:
    Weightfulness

Quake Patches:
    Dance!, Prison Break, Hafweaps

Doom II Levels:
    Anklebiter, Warhouse, Command, Parts, and more...
