22/05/99
...:tHe RoCk:...

...ON A TINY MOONLET IN THE OUTER RIM OF THE STROGG EMPIRE...
First off, the gravity sucks here. I've been stuck in this back water
prison for over 2 years now. We named this place THE ROCK after the 
famous Alcatraz prison back on Earth, simply because no one has ever managed
to escape from it. Those friends of mine that have tried (even after heavily 
arming themselves) are all impaled on display in main courtyard. A reminder
to the rest of us there is no hope to escape.
Some days I wish they would just kill me and be done with it, this existence
is hopeless!!!
The force field that contains me in my cell has shorted out!!??
If not by ship then by death, I finally have my chance to leave this sick place.

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A MINIMUM P200 WITH A 3D CARD REQUIRED, P2 OR HIGHER RECOMMENDED.
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AUTHOR:		Roger Staines
E-MAIL:		eas@interlog.com
EDITOR USED:	Worldcraft 1.6
BASE:		New level from scratch
NEW STUFF:	No new textures, sounds or models
RELEASE DATE:	April 30, 1999

SKILL LEVELS:	EASY	 	58 monsters  (don't bother wasting your time here)
		NORMAL		94 monsters  (Still a reasonably easy escape, again don't bother)
		HARD		130 monsters (I spent most of my time tuning
					hard skill, for those of you who really want a good 
					challenge escaping from a fortified Strogg prison. 
					
					(BTW...I can beat this map on hard skill and I am not
					a very good player at all. Don't let that fool you, it 
					is still going to be a bitch of a challenge none the less!)

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THANKS TO:	id software for Quake2, Ben Morris for Worldcraft 1.6 and Lt. Dan and Eric 
		for sticking around long enough for me to release this map.
		Also thanks to Paul Taylor for telling me to get rid that crappy Gladiator on the high ledge. :)

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KNOWN BUGS:	Some HOM if you stand in an exact spot looking an exact way in the cell area.
		Because just about all the monsters in this map carry an item, spawning or
		re-spawning monsters sometimes get an error message. I'm not sure why.
		It is likely you will not even notice either bug, gameplay is not affected if you do.

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DISCLAIMER:	This level is provided as is and I can't guarantee this 
		level will work flawlessly on your particular machine.
		I don't have a great deal of technical expertise nor time lately
		but I will try and help if possible.

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HOW TO RUN
THIS MAP:	Extract or unzip this archive into your quake2\baseq2\maps folder.
		Start Quake 2 as you normally would and hit the (~) key to bring
		down the console.
		Type "skill 2" (no quotation marks-this will set the game for hard skill)
		Then type "map alcatraz" (no quotation marks)
		Then, well, GFL :)

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LEGAL CRAP:	You may not distribute this map or include it on a commercial CD or
		product or development product without permission from the author.
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Good luck and thanks for playing!