	>>> DM-Valkyrie <<<

   Map Name: Cradle of Valkyries
   Map Type: UT-Deathmatch
       Game: Unreal Tournament
     Author: Revelation
    Players: 2 - 5
Bot Support: true
 Build Time: about 4 weeks (with many interruptions), finished on 04-28-2010
Editor Used: UnrealED 2.0
       File: DM-Valkyrie.unr (every other stuff I used is in "MyLevel")

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Installation:

Extract the file to this folder:

DM-Valkyrie.unr --> ...\UnrealTournament\Maps

The only requirement is Unreal Tournament v436. I've done the map without any BonusPack-stuff, so you don't need those.
BUT: A pretty fast computer is also required because of the high polycounts and various effects (e.g. particle emitters, meshes) in this map!
I would suggest to set your Color-Depth to 32Bit, otherwise some Textures might look a bit ugly.
The map's visuals are optimized for the new render devices Direct3D 9 and OpenGL 3.4, however I created a script to adjust graphics on other modes as well.

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Features and effects:

- Gravity manipulation: Can be used to change layers around the map's center. Tricky to master, but quite helpful.

- Sun flare: A new version of my "glaring" sun effect, as first time seen in AS-FoT-Chronoshift.

- Texture-based Footstep sounds: Another effect known from Chronoshift, virtually unchanged since then.

- Particle systems: Some minor particle emitters are used for torches and weapon bases.

- Alpha-Blend: With a specific combination of textured, I managed to simulate the UE2-Alpha-Blend effect for use with the skybox.

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Special thanks to:

- Epic Games for the original Ancient.utx pack that I used as a base for my black/white convertion.

- Daire Stockdale for the ASEtoT3D converter I created my deco meshes with.

- Planetside Software for Terragen 0.9.43, where my skybox textures came from.

- milb and FrozenDozer for some offhanded betatesting in TeamSpeak. ;)

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You are allowed to copy this map and give it to friends, but do not change it or build other maps on it's base.
You are not allowed to distribute the map commercially, if you want to put it on a CD or something, please send an E-Mail to:

revelation@unrealed.de

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Have fun playing!

Revelation