Title    : The Vorpal Sword  

Filename : 
Version  : 1.0 (Only and Final)

Date     : 09/25/97

Author   : Ian Sheridan (PaRaNoiD)

Web Page : Does not apply.


Email    : sslique@io.com

Credits  : ID Software for creating Quake and DooM2 (especailly DooM, but I
           couldn't very well make this mod for DooM)


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º  Type of Mod  º
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Quake C  : yes
Sound    : yes (see below)
MDL      : yes (stolen from Raven's Hexen II, sorry, if someone else
                uses the specs from this patch to make a weapon in
                one of their own mods, make a new model.  This was
                just to show how it could be done)


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º  Format of Quake C  º
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unified diff  : no (?)
context diff  : no (?)
.qc files     : nope.  I use the orphaned ACCQC, and it's output files
                       look different than what most compilers give you.
                       Decaompile it yourself.
progs.dat     : yes

I know that this patch works perfect in LAN games.  Don't know about
Internet gaming though.

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º  Description of the Modification  º
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I've been playing Hexen II on the internet since it came out, and it kicks
ass!  Anyway, the main reason I like it is the Vorpal Sword, the paladin's
number 2 weapon.  For those of you who haven't played Hexen II, the vorpal
sword is a melee weapon that has real long range, and it's much easier to
hit with than a Quake axe.  It has a swing arc, which means that if there
is a victim standing within your field of vision when you swing it, and he's
close enough, he'll get hit.  Also, If you hit them hard enough, it'll
take their head off.  Sweat.
Oh yeah, and I created a nasty decapitation sequence for the player when
he gets killed by the vorpal sword.  If you don't want the sword, you could
still get this patch to steal the decap sequence :)

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º  How to use Modification  º
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Start your game with quake -game GAME, where GAME is the directory in which
you installed the patch.

The vorpal sword replaces the regular nailgun (weapon #4).  Just select it
as you would the nailgun (if anybody would really select the nailgun, anyway)
and it uses nails, but only when it deals damage.

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º  How to Install the Modification  º
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If you don't have a master's degree in Engineering, this'll be tough.

Unzip it using Winzip.
Here's the complicated part... if you only have PKUNZIP, then unzip it
with the -d parameter.



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º  Future Enhancements  º
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None.  How 'bout that?

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º  Copyright and Distribution Permissions  º
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Do whatever you want, I made it so you could peel it apart and play with
it.