README File for DM-DawnsMonument][-b1.unr
Dated Jan 23, 2002

*** DM-DawnsMonument][-b1 ***
A unique and challenging Deathmatch Map for UT !

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Title                : DM-DawnsMonument][-b1
Filename             : DM-DawnsMonument][-b1.unr
Version              : 1.0,  Jan 23, 2002

Author               : Dawn Knight

Email Address        : Dawn <arkdesign@psln.com>

Websites             : Get this map at these locations:   
In US: 
http://www.UTGoddess.UnrealPalace.com/files/

                       
Credits to           : Taco, for his interest and testing.
		       
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Play Information:

Game                 : Unreal Tournament - tested on versions 436, 440, and
                       451, but should work on all versions.

Requirements         : None, other than a standard installation of UT.

Single Player        : No
Deathmatch           : Yes!
Domination           : No
CTF                  : No
Assault              : No

Recommended # of Players: 10-20.

New Graphics         : Yes
New Sounds           : No
New Music            : No
New Game Code        : Yes


Construction:

Base                 : All original
Editors used         : UnrealEd2
Build Time           : 120 hours...
Known Bugs           : None to report, except for very minor HOM at the extreme fringes.
                       in a couple places.
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Description:

DM-DawnsMonument was my second all-original map, and a BIG step up from my first, DM-DawnsRoulette.  I was hooked on the notion of making maps that could teach Deathmatch players new skills.  The typical Deathmatch player finds the TransLocator awkward to use and avoids it unless absolutely necessary.  Then they become annoyed and frustrated by other players that use it often, not only to navigate maps quickly, but as a weapon.  I have operated Dawn's Deathmatch Palace, my own UT Deathmatch server, continuously for over 6 years, and among the top complaints I receive regularly is the one about "unfair use" of TransLocators by some players.  Take notice: TransLocators are a part of the game and need to be mastered like any other weapon!  I have created this wonderful map to help you do just that.  If you stick with it and force yourself to navigate this map by TransLocator, you will eventually achieve that wonderful feeling of "flying" that the best players experience.  Using a combination of Jumpboots and the TransLocator, I can start on the ground at the base of the Monument and reach the top with just 3 tosses of the TransLocator beacon.  Can you?

The original version of this map was a bit simpler, I added the suspension bridge and concrete bridge to this second version to increase the number of close fighting areas.  This is also the first map in which I wrote my own code.  I created a new class of PlayerStart (spawn point) for this map in reaction to numerous complaints that the original heavily favored spawning in the cavern area.  My new PlayerStart runs on a timer that regularly deactivates the PlayerStart for a programmable percentage of the time.  Using them in the cavern lets me reduce the probability of players spawning there by any amount I choose.  Of course, those same players now complain that they don't spawn often enough in the cavern!

Several secret areas exist in this map - look under the waterfall, dive under the pool in the cavern, and thoroughly explore around the top of the waterfall.  The two gates in the cavern lead to a 1-on-1 Grudge Match Room, but requires two players to access it simultaneously.

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Special Information:

Just place the DM-DawnsMonument][-b1.unr file in your UnrealTournament\Maps Folder and the DawnsMonTex.utx file in your UnrealTournament\Textures Folder and you're ready to play!

Direct any bug reports to me at my email address.

- Dawn Knight

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Legal/Copyright stuff

DM-DawnsMonument][-b1.unr is Copyright (c) 2002 by Dawn Knight

DM-DawnsMonument][-b1.unr must only be distributed freely and in a manner that includes this readme.txt file!

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Other UT maps by Dawn Knight: DM-Bathroom-DawnsSniperHeavenA, DM-Bathroom-DawnsSniperHeavenB, DM-DawnsRoulette, DM-OutsideWithDawn, DM-DawnsMonument, DM-DawnsInferno, Dm-DawnsTreasureIsland, DM-BedroomDE, DM-Dawns500, DM-DawnsCoriolis, DM-DawnsDeepSpace, DM-DawnsAlpenUberfall, AS-Zeppelin

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