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ADDON PAK for Blood V1.20 or higher
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README
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  Thanks for your interest in "The carnage continues".This is probably one of the last ever addons you'll find for "Blood". As loyal fans, we did our best in keeping the game alive. 
This file contains everything you'll want to know about this new addon.

 The inability to render Mapedit on newer systems besides the lack of time, has seen the release
of this addon in its current Beta version (See below). The full fledged addon may never be
released in its entirety. Getting this thing out itself was an acheivement!


RELEASE NOTES v1.0 Beta
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* No story. Limited cutscenes which will make little sense. 
* No formal ending or Boss level. We believe that the puzzles in the Pyramid level are
challenge enough.
* Limited testing.
* Reduced episodes to 3.

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REQIUREMENTS:
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IBM or 100% compatible computer
Pentium 200 mhz
32 MB RAM Not one meg less
Around 23 MB of free HD space for content + ANOTHER 35 MB for 
backup files+ altleast 61 meg free to execute!

This addon has been designed for Blood v1.20 only. Compatibility with 
the Plasma Pak and Cryptic passage packages, remain uncertain and are
not recommended. 

You may get a "-nodemo" error with older versions.

This addon has been designed for a DOS environment under Win 95/98 or
DOS running SB-16 Sound emulation. 
It may not work under Windows XP. 

Please check www.deathmask.net for Windows XP related compatibility.

Get related patches here : http://www.pcgamesportal.de/index.php?site=patc&id=B


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MISC INFO
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Title           : The Carnage Continues
Author          : B Harry (See Credits)
E-mail          : BHarry@gmail.com
Description     : 3 completely new episodes.
Special thanks  : Monolith productions.
                  Creators of the "Bloodshack"
                  Joel and Kurt Blackwell
                  PlanetBlood.
                  Felix drott, for answering many useful questions.
 	          Frightfan
                  Famous artists and sculptors
                  and you of course!
Included files  : Carnage.grp
                  Carnage.com
                  Carange.rff - will be created when run for first time.
                  nocuts.rff - run if the cutscenes are NOT working.             
                 
Other projects  : None at present.
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PLAY INFO :
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No. of levels   : 12 SP and 1 pointless BB
Singleplayer    : Yes
Cooperative     : Yes
Bloodbath       : No (Although MP startpoints exist)
Difficulty      : Limited implementation (I personally recommend 
                  only the first 2 skill levels
                  because they give the most kill satisfaction)
New SoundFX     : Yes. 68 new Sound files.
Monsters        : Yes
New Graphics    : Yes. 5 modified .ART files.
Demos replaced  : 0
New weapons     : This version includes no new weapon art. A separate weapon art file used during development is also available as Tiles012.bkc. Rename it to Tiles012.art if you want to check it out.
Do note that this will permanently replace existing artwork so keep
backups!


STRUCTURE(CONTENTS):
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directory /CARNAGE  - study it's contents carefully before playing.
CARNAGE.COM         - to execute the addon.
CARNAGE.GRP         - Content
CARNAGE.RFF         - base sound file (will be created the first time you run the addon
                      and thereafter be used for sounds in the addon) 

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BUILD INFO :
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Base            : From Scratch.
Build time      : Too long. Beyond a single person. We recommended stringent time
		  management for projects such as these.
Tools used      : Many,known and unknown.
                  
Bugs            : Most of the already existant bugs will be removed when patched!
                  Rest assured that gameplay will not be affected in any way!
                  Look below...
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IMPORTANT:
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* Two new features are introduced into gameplay, namely ladders and jump pads.
* All ladders are climbable so dont ignore them.
* Jump pads may be recognised by an eye or an artwork in the centre of a tile on the
  floor. Get on them and hit the use key to activate. This will shoot you up and may
  cost you a lot of health. Keep moving in the air to get to the place at the top. 
  This may take some time to master and saving often before trying, is recommended.  

GAMMA ISSUES:
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* Different monitors and desktop settings may cause different gamma settings within the 
  game. We recommend a low gamma setting (if not the lowest) with all surrounding lights
  switched off.
* Adjust game or screen gamma settings to suit you, if needed.


KNOWN ERRORS:
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* Links and stacks are not perfect unlike Shadow warrior(don't blame us)
* You may sometimes get stuck on a ladder. Hit the jump button and try to navigate to the top.

NO CUTSCENES?
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We've noticed that on many systems, the cutscenes only play the first time "carnage.com" is executed and never again. Start the first episode to see if the cutscene works the second time etc. If not, this is a critical error because the cutscenes contain the password codes for the  second and third episodes. While we have not been able to fix this bug, there is a workaround - 
Simply run nocuts.bat instead of carnage.com.

This will delete carnage.rff everytime before running carnage.com so that the latter identifies the run as a first. This willonce again, create a new Carnage.rff file and start Blood. After exit,the carnage.rff file will remain in your directory and must be deleted everytime before executing carnage.com. 

The only other way to view these cutscenes are to extract them from the
Carnage.grp file, using Duke3D/SW tools.


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COPYRIGHT/PERMISSIONS:
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The developers allow any user, the freedom to modify or work on existing content in the addon. However, if the newly modified data is being redistributed, the original credits must be explicitly mentioned. The developers however, do not encourage the modification of
the levels in the addon. 

If you are including this package in any "Collection",CD or any other compilation, please send us a copy.(also preferred:money,and a copy of Blood2,he he)

Contact: BHarry@gmail.com

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HANDY TIPS/HINTS:
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*Turn slope tilting off.

*Play at a resolution that does'nt slow down the game.

*Some important rooms are hidden.Discovering these is essential in order to
 finish the game,so look for clues!

*Read the text messages that appear during gameplay....they provide vital
 clues and hints!

*If you have a CREATIVE INFRA cd-rom drive and are unable to play CD-AUDIO,
 run the "caraud.bat" file instead of carnage.bat and play the tracks manually.

*DON'T CHEAT.I REPEAT......DON'T CHEAT!

*Save often. You may also get stuck often. Look around more carefully and try to
figure out the level. The Pyramid level in particular, is heavy on the puzzles.
 
*Watch the cutscences carefully.Turn up the brightness if they're too dark!

*Save often,especially at the end of an episode.

*Don't keep the Music too loud!

*But keep the sound as loud as you want!
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THE PASSWORD SYSTEM:
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  Since each episode can have only 2 cutscences, we had to divide the levels
into 3 episodes. You cannot access the later levels without a password/code you
should obtain from the previous levels! This system was absolutely neccessary
in order to preserve the flow! If you've played the brilliant
"Gods" addon, you'll know exactly what the password system is!

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CREDITS 
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* Level 'Intensive Decay' by Mathew Wold
* Level ' Live Underground' by Reactor and B Harry
* All other levels and content by B Harry
* Blgroup by Ben Smit

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This addon is not made or supported by Monolith productions,Gt interactive or
any of their affiliates and subsidiaries.
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