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Title             : CTF-Stratos
Version           : 1.00
Release Date      : 05-19-2002
Fixes             : None
Filename          : ctf-stratos.zip
Author            : Brian R. Dempsey
Email Address     : brdempsey69@brdempsey69.net
Web Page          : www.brdempsey69.net

Where to get
this map          : http://home.att.net/~brdempsey69

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--- Play Information ---
Level Name           : CTF-Stratos
Single Player        : Yes
Deathmatch           : no
Capture the Flag     : Yes
Domination           : no
Assault              : no
Difficulty Settings  : no
New Sounds           : Yes
New Graphics         : Yes
New UnrealScript     : no
External DLLs        : no
Known bugs           : There is a bug with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun. If you engage with
                       it and then disengage too quickly then your weapon won't display. If
                       this happens then engage with the M2 and then disengage completely
                       and then your weapon should display. Also there are a couple of minor
                       texture glitches, but nothing major, though. The map does have a high 
                       poly count in some areas due to its layout so a fast Pentium or Athlon 
                       processor combined with a robust video card are recommended.
       
                       Also, I apologize for the somewhat bland-looking green arena surface.
                       What it is supposed to be is artificial turf, like in an indoor football
                       stadium. I tried a multitude of patterned textures and none of them
                       looked right, so I settled for an artificial turf surface with a few
                       decals painted on it. At least it looks right.

Story Theme          : This is a make-believe Star Trek fantasy theme.
                       This map is based on the original Star Trek TV series that first
                       aired in 1966-1969. Up above the arena you will see the Enterprise
                       as well as a Klingon ship opposite the Enterprise hovering above.
                       Hovering above the Red flagbase is a Romulan ship and hovering
                       above the Blue flagbase is the S.S. Botany Bay (that's the ship
                       that contained Khan and his people from the episode "Space Seed"
                       which later was made into the movie "Star Trek 2- The Wrath Of Khan)
                       The Liandri mining corporation contacted the Federation and arrangements
                       were made also with the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Star Empire to
                       have the best starships and crew from each outfit come and watch the
                       spectacle. The Enterprise picked up the Botany Bay along the way and revived
                       Khan and his people and brought them along to watch the show. Although
                       the Federation doesn't condone this type of activity, they agreed, since
                       none of the combatants die permenantly. On the other hand the Klingons
                       and Romulans loved it and were honored to be invited to watch the show.
                       Khan loved it too and would participate if he were allowed to. There
                       is a museum in the center of the arena that has an artifacts gallery
                       comtaining (supposedly) billions of dollars of gold and silver and
                       other valuable artifacts collected by Federation, Klingon Empire, and
                       the Romulan Star Empire. The artifacts gallery has been sealed off for
                       Tournament play (supposedly). The winners of this CTF match will receive
                       all the valuables inside the artifacts gallery (supposedly) and once
                       the match is over the Captain and 1st officer from the Enterprise, the
                       Klingon ship, and the Romulan ship will beam down to the arena and unlock the
                       artifacts gallery (supposedly) and the winners will get to spend successive
                       days on each of the ships and will get to wine and dine with the crew.
                       The losers will have to serve Khan and his people in his Empire 
                       that he will build once he's given a planet of his own to rule.


Features             : Although the artifacts gallery is sealed off inside the museum, the
                       photo gallery is open and it is unlike any other in any UT map. There
                       are 68 photos of the original 79 episodes which also have the name of
                       episode and its original airdate. The name "Stratos" was taken from 
                       the episode called "The Cloud Minders" which was the name of a city
                       that floated on a cloud way above the ground in that episode. To the
                       right rear of each of the flagbases is an anti-gravity platform that
                       is suspended up in the air and offers a great snipering spot. There
                       are also some voice-overs from the episodes which are triggered in
                       various locations around the map, for example, you will hear the voice
                       of Robert Lansing in his role of "Gary Seven" from the 1968 episode
                       "Assignment: Earth" ( and by the way, Gary Seven was the only one
                       who didn't fall to the floor unconscious as a result of Spock's 
                       Vulcan neckpinch, instead he he turned around and decked Spock
                       in that episode ) .  


Tips                 : Take a few moments and surf around the map in the spectator mode
                       and see what's there. When you get around to playing, work with your
                       teammates to capture the flag. The better your opponents skills are,
                       the tougher it will be. Also, don't try carrying the flag around the
                       outside sides of the museum, as a nasty surprise awaits you, if you do.





--- Construction ---
Editor(s) used       : UnrealEd 2.0


Installation
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ctf-stratos.zip     : Install CTF-Stratos.unr into DRIVE:\UnrealTournament\Maps
                    : Install InfAdds.u (if you don't have it already) into DRIVE:\UnrealTournament\System
                    : Install StarTrek.u into DRIVE:\UnrealTournament\System


SPECIAL THANKS TO   : Nick Clark, Tony "Wolf" Garcia, and Steve Tack for their great tutorials
                      that helped me make this map the way I wanted to make it, instead of having
                      to settle for something lesser. Thanks again, guys !!




Copyright / Permissions
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This level is copyrighted by Brian R. Dempsey 2002.
Authors may NOT use this level as a base to build additional levels.

You are NOT allowed to commercially exploit this level, i.e. put it on a CD
or any other electronic medium that is sold for money without my explicit
permission! 

You MAY distribute this level through any electronic network (Internet,
FIDO, local BBS etc.), provided you include this file and leave the archive
intact.

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GT Interactive Software, Inc. under license. UNREAL TOURNAMENT and the UNREAL TOURNAMENT logo are
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