NIRVANA
Gladiator and single player map for Blade of Darkness
by IronLord
March/April 2003
http://iron.lord.bei.t-online.de/
Mail me for any question, hint, suggestion (in German
or English).
* Map can be played in Gladiator and as "Load
custom map"
* In the "Load Custom Map" mode you can try
and test the create-creatures function of my Swords&More 5 (no other
creatures in the way there)
* Open the file nCONFIG.py with a text editor and
configure the map for both Gladiator
and "Custom Map" (make a desktop link to this file for a quick access).
[1.] At each option there
is a short explanation.
[2.] Do NOT (!!!) change anything else but the
values behind the =
[3.] Look exactly how the default values are
given and make your settings.
[4.] The option "RandomPositions"
should be set to 0 (= no random spawn positions). RandomPositions = 1 makes the
creatures always respawn very close to you, and that would be negative for the
map's special atmosphere.
* The graphic settings (the stars) are taken from my
map AngelSteel. Read the readme of AngelSteel for information about this !
* Special atmosphere: The map is meant to make you feel right in the
middle of nowhere.
[1.] The scorer (head up
display) can NOT be turned on! So you are on your very own, so to speak
(Nirvana = nothing, null, void) But you
can see your inventory when cycling through it.
[2.] Watch
your character's head. (S)he looks at enemies being still in the darkness.
[3.] Since the scorer is
not to be seen, you can not see your level. So at each beginning of the map
(Gladiator and "custom map") your level is shown for some time at the
lower edge of the screen.You must keep this in mind to keep track of your
level-ups.
[4.] In "Load custom
map" you start at a random level
[5.]
You can not see your life, energy and the enemies' life. So use your
BOD-experience and your instinct !
[6.] Hint: You are on a
huge "round" symmetrical octogon, surrounded by a huge abbyss. You
always start in the centre of it (coordinates 0,0). Use the "sun" and
the shadows to orientate.
[7.] The radius of the
octogon is 75000. The enemies' spawn coordinates in Gladiator (if RandomPositions
= 0) are (20000,0), (-20000,0), (0,20000), (0,-20000). Just to give you some
orientation in this nowhere.
[8.] Try to use the 1st
person perspective. Even more impressing if suddenly an Orc comes out of the
darkness towards you. You first hear him, you turn around and around and
suddenly he may be right behind you ...
* I haven't been to Nirvana yet. Just and idea of what
it may look . . . .