Escape!! is a 7-level scenario created for the Marathon 2 engine and texture sets so people can have an extension to Marathon 2 that is both fun and challenging. It introduces a new storyline and an AI, as well as totally new levels. Escape!! was built with a combination of Pfhorte 2.0, Hex!, Chisel, Scalpel, ResEdit, Graphic Converter, Sound Effects, Simpletext, Marathon Map Splitter, and Forge. Most of the level building was done with Pfhorte, while some tweaking, testing, and merging was done with Forge. Hex! was used for the terminals. Escape!! can be played with Marathon Infinity, but the textures won't look as well-placed as in Marathon 2. To play Escape!!, simply put the map file into your Marathon 2 folder, start Marathon, and select Escape!! as your map in the "Environment" section of the preferences. Even though it may be challening, Escape!! was never designed to be overly difficult or impossible. It is possible to beat at total carnage. If you are truly stuck, then contact me. I may be able to help. Escape!! has more demanding system requirements than the standard Marathon 2 scenario does. This is caused by the larger and more complex levels Escape!! has to offer. If you are experiencing crashes, freezes, or levels won't load, you'll either have to increase Marathon's memory allocation (use "Get Info" from the "File" menu in the Finder), or disable some of the options in Marathon's preferences. Virtual memory will most likely work, but is not recommended do to it slowing Marathon down. You may need to disable some of Marathon's advanced options if you are experiencing slow frame rates. Most areas will play like normal, but some complex areas might slow some older computers down considerably. I recommend a Power Mac with at least 12MB of free memory to run under thousands of colors and all the sounds enabled. Escape!! also requires about 2.9MB of free hard drive space, although that won't be much of a problem for most people. Changes from 1.0 to 1.0.1: Made some tiny changes to some text. The author of Escape!! is Scott Noblitt, a 16 year old living in the small, rural town of Hutsonville, Illinois. He attends Hutsonville High School. You can find his other works at his web site. Please send all comments, good and bad, to either his e-mail at snoblitt@hotmail.com, or post it at the Marathon Scenarios Forum, where he will pick it up. |