Title:	EWTF
Files:	EWTF.bsp, EWTF.map, EWTF.htm
Author:	Karmakaze (Chris Edwards)

My first Half-Life level, and yes, it's a scientist killing level. No co-op, deathmatch, or difficulty settings here, just a single player map. No new sounds, graphics, monsters, demos, or models, just plain old boring Half-Life. Wait a minute; "boring Half-Life" - isn't that an oxymoron?

Construction:

Base:	New level, with a few prefabs supplied with WordCraft.
Editor:	WorldCraft 2.1
Build Time:	About a month.
Machine Used:	Pentium II 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, ATI Rage II+
Total Coffee Consumed:	20 Litres (conservative estimate).

Storyline:

Something is amiss in this scientist killing level. The Administrator has come to inspect it, to be sure it's 'up to SKC standards' (or so he claims). What he doesn't realize is that you have already entered the level, and have followed him through a teleporter. Ahead lies the Firing Chamber, where you just might be able to put the Administrator out of his misery…

Aside from the gigantic Particle Beam Generator (which requires a charge cycle before it can fire), this level also holds an experimental firing range, with the latest in Laser Turret weaponry. Prototypes of the Gauss gun and Gluon cannon can also be found in the HEV and Weapons Storage Area.

Notes:

• This map comprises four rooms: a lounge, HEV suit and weapons storage, a laser turret firing range, and a particle beam weapon room.
• There is a teleport pad behind the player starting point which will take you back to the lounge.
• I had originally wanted the player and the G-Man to start in the lounge, and have the G-Man walk through the teleporter into the particle beam weapon room. This turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought; I never did get it working correctly. Instead, I moved the player start and the G-Man's starting point to their current places in the hallway.

Getting Started:

Unzip "EWTF.zip" onto your hard drive, using Winzip. Place the file "EWTF.bsp" into your Half-Life\Valve\Maps folder, and load up the game with the console ("hl.exe -console"). In the console, type "map EWTF" to load up the map. Have fun.

Known Bugs:

• GMAN (actually a monster_generic with gman's model) sometimes freezes up at one of his scripted_sequences, and becomes motionless and invulnerable.
• The env_sound entities do not always work as intended, causing the wrong sounds to be played in certain rooms.

Credits:

The Half-Life Editing Resource Centre deserves most of the credit, and Autolycus' tutorials and help were invaluable. Also of use was Handy Vandal's Almanac, maintained by Karl Jones.

Copyright Stuff:

These files are all © Chris Edwards, 1999. The EWTF files may be freely distributed, so long as I am somehow credited or blamed. Half-Life is a trademark of Valve Software, so don't mess with it. If you wish to link to these files, or use them for other than personal enjoyment, the author should be contacted at tcce@hotmail.com. No real scientists were harmed in the making of this level.