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Title                   : August Reign
Filename                : VCTF-August_Reign_3-0.zip
Authors                 : Team August (scroll down for full list of
                          credits).
Website                 : http://www.apophis3d.net/phpBB2/portal.php
Description             : In the aftermath of a plague swept kingdom, 
                          there were survivors who found themselves 
                          exiled from the capital City of Lace due to 
                          familial ties with its plague victims. With 
                          nothing but their clothes on their backs 
                          (and sometimes not even that), their homes 
                          were burnt and livestock slaughtered or 
                          stolen wholesale. Finding themselves within 
                          the ruins of the Valley of Leer, these 
                          exiles swore vengeance upon those whom which 
                          they formerly swore allegiance. 
                          
                          The Liandri Corporation, siezing every 
                          opportunity to export violence and strife to 
                          a bloodthirsty audience, began dealing arms 
                          and armor to willing recipients on both 
                          sides of this conflict to better promote its 
                          gory action. The 'lowtech' establishment of 
                          this planet having thus died, the war was 
                          naturally moved to areas on the world that 
                          provided more abundant resources with which 
                          to supply both armies new equipment. The 
                          City of Lace and the Valley of Leer has by 
                          now so ravaged by the fury of modern 
                          technology as to render their possession 
                          superficial at most by military means, so 
                          the Liandri Corporation has thoughtfully 
                          decided to supply both sides of this 
                          territory, dubbed the 'August Front' for its 
                          regal heritage, with imported mercenaries to 
                          promote the conflict on this popular rocky 
                          battlefield. 

                          A Liandri P.R. executive has made assurances 
                          that these broadcasts will now be withdrawn 
                          from the global war and contained with this 
                          area...

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* Play Information *

Game                      : Unreal Tournament 2004
Tested Version(s)         : 3339 + ECE Bonus Packs
Single Player             : Yes
Game Type                 : Vehicle Capture the Flag
# of Recommended Players  : 16-32
New Sounds                : Yes (100% custom environment ambiance)
New Meshes                : Yes (100% custom environment static 
                                 meshes)
New Textures              : Yes (100% custom environment textures)
New Music                 : No  (Aborted due to time restraints)
                            Used 'KR-Ghosts-of-Anubis'
Note                      : Sky explosions (giant shockwaves and 
                            fireballs) created with default Unreal 
                            Tournament 2004 content due to time 
                            constraints.
Matinee Machinima         : No  (Not planned)
Tested Machines           : 1+ GHz Processor incl'd 64-bit
                            512MB - 2GB Memory
                            ATI 9600 Pro - BFG GeForce AGP-8x 6800UOC
                            ATA-133, SATA 7K, WD Raptor HDD's

                            avg'g 40-150FPS

* Construction *

Base                      : New map and contents from scratch.
Editor(s) used            : Creative WaveStudio v5.00.06
                            Adobe Audition v1.5
                            Adobe Photoshop v7.0/CS & Misc. Plugins
                            3D Studio Max v7.0
                            UnrealED v17.02

Important                 : - Tested above 40 frames per second on a
                              1.83GHz 9600 Pro system. May run 
                              significantly slower on older machines.
Known Bugs                : - Known but not problematic texture tiling 
                              in the mountains and in misc. places.
                            - Minor blocking volume issues on some 
                              static meshes.
                            - Ship particles may or may not fire on
                              some machines. This issue is believed to
                              have been fixed.
                            - Some ambient sounds reported as quiet by
                              some users. May have to adjust volume or
                              music volume to compensate.
                            - Both sides believed to be balanced in 
                              favor of the other by different people, 
                              so they are balanced. It just depends 
                              upon style of play employed.
                            - Contact Apophis3d.net's forums if you 
                              discover any significantly detrimental
                              problems.
File Size                 : - Aug_Sound.uax 
                                ../UT2004/Sounds
                                  (5,955,858 bytes)
                              Aug_Test.utx 
                                ../UT2004/Textures
                                  (40,016,719 bytes)
                              Aug_Test_S.usx 
                                ../UT2004/StaticMeshes
                                  (12,758,459 bytes)
                              VCTF-August_Reign_3-0.ut2 
                                ../UT2004/Maps
                                  (6,318,077 bytes)

  
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* Copyright (C) 2005 Apophis3d.net & following Team August Members *

Chris 'Apophis3d'  Hatchie
  - project leader
  - project mapper
  - skybox fog
  - lighting
  - vehicle/turret placement
  - weapon locker placement
  - terrain heightmapper
  - terrain texture painter
  - mesh/terrain texturer
  - static meshes
  - static mesh placement
  - volumes
  - map debugger/optimizer
  - conceptualization/beta tester
Andy 'ArcaneFury' Preston
  - static meshes
  - concept art
  - conceptualization/beta tester
Lia 'The Tigress' Smazik
  - lead texturer
  - static meshes
  - mesh/terrain texturer
  - story editor
  - concept art
  - conceptualization/beta tester
Jeff 'BigBuddyWill' Barton
  - tunnel mesh
  - pill/vial/health/armor placement
  - conceptualization/beta tester
Phoenix778m
  - beta tester
3dPolynoma
  - beta tester
Rob 'unnamednewbie13' Gordon
  - project co-mapper
  - sound effects
  - particle effects
  - skybox effects
  - advanced and dynamic lighting
  - additional turret/vehicle placement
  - additional/refined item placement
  - terrain texture painter
  - fluid animator
  - static mesh placement
  - volume optimization
  - border volumes
  - reference photos
  - story final edit
  - map debugger/optimizer
  - concept art
  - conceptualization/beta tester
Teresa 'AdrenalineJunkie' Monson
  - static meshes
  - reference photos
  - story writer
  - concept art
  - conceptualization/beta tester
Ryan 'Sir-William-Wallace' Miller
  - big dock meshes and barrel
  - concept art
  - conceptualization/beta tester
CocamenMark
  - static meshes
  - beta tester 

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* Permissions *

Authors may NOT use this map and its contents (to be referred to as
'this package' for the remainder of this document) as a base to build 
additional levels.

You MAY distribute this package, provided you include this file, with 
no modifications.  You MAY distribute this package in any electronic 
format as long as you include this file intact.  Exceptions apply to 
hard format (CD, DVD) or other media distributed for profit without 
first contacting Apophis3d.net for permissions.

You may NOT re/distribute this package in any other format than that
supplied from Apophis3d.net or authorized distributers without gaining
prior assent from Apophis3d.net.

You MAY view this map within UED for personal learning.

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* Where to obtain this package *

Other: http://www.apophis3d.net/maps/VCTF-August_Reign_2-0.zip

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* Additional Credits to * 

  Vril Power - tips

  UnrealPlayground
    harryhash  - beta tester
    SuperApe   - tips

  This document based on the "Official" PWAD Authoring Template v1.4.

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