Title : Custom Powerball Filename : Pb1.zip Version : 1.0 Date : 7-04-97 Authors : The Clan Defenders Design Team Build time: God knows how long...and then a day! Get a hold of me at dalchrc@heart.net! Type of Mod ----------- Quake C : yes Sound : yes MDL : yes The Aim ======= The basic aim in powerball is to grab the ball and run for your nearest exit. Types of game ============= There are two distinctly different types of Powerball games: Non-Teamplay ------------ Non-Teamplay Powerball is played on the original Quake maps. This type of mode is a kind of free for all. The player1 start point is where the ball starts. Players start at the deathmatch positions and they can use any exit points to score. Teamplay -------- Teamplay can only be played on custom powerball maps. In this mode there are specific start points for each team and specific goals. The powerball will appear at pre-designated points on the level so you'll just have to learn where that is! How to Install the Modification ------------------------------- Create a Powerball Directory and type c:\quake>quake -game pb (where pb is your Powerball dir) and Enjoy! OK, the cool stuff ------------------ *Throwing the Ball* To throw that big ol' ball, all you have to do is to hit "f". Or, otherwise, you could bind a key of your choice to "Impulse 20". *Airfist* The Airfist is a tactical weapon that can be used to repel rockets, give opponents a rush, or lift you up to new heights! Press two twice and fire away! Be warned though... you can blow yourself to lava, and the compressor only works for short periods of time! **Created by the Evolve Team, implemented to Powerball by Josh Dalcher; and the new skin is by new because I enjoy being different.** *The Tracer* The newest of annoying features! Aim this badboy at your opponent, and you'll be able to hear them for blocks! (just make sure you don't hit yourself with it, it'll make you just as easy to hear coming, and it's awful embarrassing too!) Press 6 twice to access this, costs cells and rockets. It also takes a certain amount of time to reload so you can't label a whole room at once. **Code, concept, the entire tracer created by James "The Code Man" Bielby** *Ident-a-enemy* Have you ever wondered who the heck you are looking at? Well, now all you have to do is look and it tells you who you are looking at! If this sort of thing bugs you, you can turn it off by setting difficulty to 1. **Code, concept, James Bielby** New Special Items ================= The new items in powerball are the Orbs of the Elements. They can only,however, appear in custom powerball levels. The Earth Orb ------------- The Earth Orb allows you to absorb the pain of the person you are shooting and convert it directly into health (hehehe). Basically, you nick their health by shooting them. The Fire Orb ------------ The Fire Orb gives you twice as much damage as you would usually have. If you picked up the Fire Orb, the powerball and the Quad Damage item you would have 8x Damage! The Water Orb ------------- The Water Orb allows you to reload your weapons twice as fast as you normally would. The outcome is you get weapons like the automatic shotgun, just watch your ammo! The Air Orb ----------- The Air Orb gives you power over the air, allowing you to fly. Just use the normal jump keys to get to places you couldn't before. Known Bugs/Issues ----------------- The Powerball will return to the spawn point after about 30 seconds. This is so no one can hoarde the Powerball in some hidden place and just guard. It keeps the pace of the game going. Copyright and Distribution Permissions -------------------------------------- Authors MAY NOT use these modifications as a basis for commercially available work. You may distribute this Quake modification in any electronic format as long as all the files in this archive remain intact and unmodified and are distributed together. If we catch you using this modification without our consent, my God turn His Almighty Back upon you. Availability ------------ This modification is available from the following places: www.clandefenders.com www.hipnotic.com/news.shtml ftp.cdrom.com www.gibbed.ml.org/PowerBall Watch us soon for the QuakeWorld enhanced version of Powerball!!!