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Episode 1 ASCII Maps

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JimmyJ:
Say, what program did you use to make this <_< >_>

Turgor:
Those maps look pretty good! and the resemblance is good too.

how to deal with the bigger maps.. i dunno.. i don't like the idea of chopping it in pieces. maybe simplifying the levels?

Alfonso the Great:
Quoting: jimmyjSay, what program did you use to make this

Wordpad. I typed out a grid of "#"s that would serve as the outer boundaries, went to the Doom Wiki on Wikicities, looked at the maps they provide, and went from there. It's a little time-consuming, but it's the only way I know how to do it with any real ease.

Quoting: Turgorhow to deal with the bigger maps.. i dunno.. i don't like the idea of chopping it in pieces. maybe simplifying the levels?

I'll get on the next batch of stages (probably E1m3 and E1M9) as soon as possible. They're a little more complex than the other two, but not a whole lot larger in area.

JimmyJ:
Alf, here is my solution for you.   http://www.torchsoft.com/download/aas_en.exe


Its what I use for ascii, it should work for you too! (30 day limit, just set back your PC's clock :))

Alfonso the Great:
Thanks, jimmy. Straight conversion of the maps doesn't work at all (it gets a truly horrendous jumble of characters that doesn't resemble the maps in question one bit), but I think this program will come in very handy when drawing up the new ones!

Speaking of new ones, I've finished E1M5 (Phobos Lab) and E1M9 (Military Base). E1M9 turned out pretty well (though it is a little crunched vertically), but E1M5 has some pretty drastic changes. The start area and the area off to the left (with the twin hallways) turned out acceptably, but the 20 tile height limit seriously cramped the right side of the map and the shadowy maze at the top. I had to compress the jumble of hallways and maze by stretching them out to the right. All the pillars and things from the maze are there; they're just a little...skewed. Unfortunately, it was either that or warping the entire level, and I wanted to do at least SOME of it justice ^_^

Anyway, here are the links to the two maps:

http://www.geocities.com/tomss231/E1M5_ASCII.txt

http://www.geocities.com/tomss231/E1M9_ASCII.txt

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