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IMPORTANT: It is imperative to your enjoyment of "They Hunger" to read the "Before Playing" notes below!
29/11/99 "PC GAMER presents: They Hunger - Episode 1"
[A New HalfLife Pak w/16 Single Player Levels] HalfLife Registered Ver. 1.0.0.9 (or higher) is Required!
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Designer/Mapper: Neil Manke
web site: http://www.planethalflife.com/manke/
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If you want to see more 'PC Gamer presents' Halflife levels, write and let us know! Send e-mail to the PC Gamer Disc Editor....
Jeremy Williams <jeremy@pcgamer.com>
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Design/Technical Advisor & Programmer: Einar Saukas
Sound Producer: Magnus JansΘn
Monster Models & Skins: Jack Cooper
Lead Tester: Paul Taylor
Original Concept: Bill Harms
Custom Textures: Neil Manke
Vehicles: 50's Sports car: Sebastian Croon
All the rest of 'em: Neil
Sky/Enviroment: Aaron Paulson
Testing: Jiang Pi
Gene Spinks
Morgan Parry
Magnus JansΘn
Dennis Plester
Einar Saukas
Paul Taylor
Eric Sutton
Dave Waters
Voice acting: David Ilstedt
Magnus Jansen
Petter Mork
Lo Rumar
Jack Cooper
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* Thanks to * Dave, Bill, Paul, Magnus, Jack & Dr. Einar!
* Zoner for his compile tools
* Freon [Fabian Cortina] for 'rain' tutorial
* Ty & Neal for Wally
* Otis [aka Frans Bouma] for 'MdlViewer'
* David Flor for Half-Life Sprite Viewer
* Jaybz from 'www.planethalflife.com/dmplus'
* Ben Morris for originating 'Worldcraft' and
Yahn Bernier for continuing it's developement
* and of course! Sierra, Valve and Id Software!!!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Prologue +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"PC GAMER presents: They Hunger - Episode 1"
Are you tired of always fighting the same
Half-Life enemies?
Then accept our invitation for a vacation
in a quiet and welcoming small town...
"They Hunger": a traditional horror story
with no soldiers or aliens!
You're a writer who saw some success in the past but is now
struggling to complete your latest work. Your publisher rents you
a house in the country and you are on your way there to rest,
write, and recoup. During the course of your drive the relaxing
radio music is broken by a hurried announcement, "This is BMRF
radio bringing you a special news report! Unknown atmospheric
phenomena have been reported throughout the area. Meteorologists
have been unable to identify the source of the strange electrical
displays but we will keep you informed of any developements. We
return you now to our regular programming".
"... ah, probably nothing", you think.
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Remember, you must own a copy of the full retail version of
HALFLIFE(r) in order to play this extra single-player level pak.
For additional information on how to purchase your very own copy of
HALFLIFE(r) please contact
http://www.sierrastudios.com/games/half-life/bot.html
or visit you local computer software retail store. Please read this
text file for complete installation and play details for this extra
level[s] "pak" file.
HALFLIFE(r) is a registered trademark
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IMPORTANT!!! ....BEFORE PLAYING:
THEY HUNGER
NOTE: "They Hunger" is horror themed, it is not a military action
game like original Half-Life. So don't expect aliens or soldiers
this time. Keep this idea in mind and I believe you will enjoy it
much more. Also, because of the twilight setting, play in a dark
room and make sure to adjust your gamma so that it looks as it
should. You should be able to 'just' barely see well in the open
outdoor areas with shadows being nice and dark. The sky should not
look grainy! The black areas of the sky are 'pure' black so if they
are anything but, your video adjustment is wrong!
Default video card settings are certainly NOT necessarily proper,
and gamma can vary wildly between games ... a small gamma difference
in levels, such as these, with a low lighting level, can make a big
difference in the visuals! And don't forget HalfLife has a
flashlight [f], you will need it!
-some verbal messages are very important so listen carefully
-you will need to know how to 'crouch-jump' and how to 'creep'
[walk slow] to make it through this pak. This is covered in the
Halflife training course, and it 'may' be in the HalfLife game
manual?
-if you use movement type cheat codes you will disrupt the normal
course of events and may even get stuck in your progress through
the levels.
-explore all areas well before moving on ..there are many secret
spots in "They Hunger".
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"HOW TO RUN"
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Note: "They Hunger" requires Halflife version 1.0.0.9 or later,
i.e. one of those versions that include "Team Fortress Classic".
You can find the official Halflife patch at...
<http://www.won.net/gamerooms/action/half-life> or simply
download the English patch 1.0.1.3 directly from...
<ftp://ftp.won.net/pub/half-life/english/10051013.EXE>
1) Create a subdirectory HUNGER under the HALFLIFE directory
(parallel to the VALVE directory). Extract the hunger.zip
into HUNGER retaining the folder structure. After unzipping
the layout should look as follows:
*:\HALFLIFE
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+--- HUNGER
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| +-- They_Hunger.txt
| +-- liblist.gam
| +-- neilm2.wad
| +-- cached.wad
| +-- pak0.pak
| +-- titles.txt
| +-- MEDIA
| | |
| | +-- logo.avi
| |
| +-- DLLS
| | |
| | +-- einar.dll
| |
| +-- CL_DLLS
| |
| +-- client.dll
+--- TFC
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+--- VALVE
2) Now start HalfLife normally.
3) From the main menu, click on "Custom game". You will see
now a list of all the mods available on your computer. Select
"They Hunger" and click on "Activate".
4) Select "Done" and then return to main HalfLife menu. The
"They Hunger" logo should appear on the screen.
5) Now start a new game, select the skill level.... That's all!
NOTE: Please consult Sierra technical help and your Halflife
documentation for help on how to run custom games in version
1.0.0.9 (or higher).
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* Level information *
Single Player Maps : YES
Deathmatch/Co-op : No
New Models/Code : YES, Code by Einar and models and skins
by Jack Cooper.
New Sounds : Yes... many new sounds and dialogues
by Magnus JansΘn
New Graphics : Mostly new textures by me
New sky/enviro by Aaron Paulson
Base : New levels from scratch
Tools used : Worldcraft 2.1, qART, Paint Shop Pro,
PakExplorer, QPed, Wally, SkyPaint,
Spriteviewer, MdlViewer, Zoner's Compile
Tools.
Known Bugs/nonbugs : There are a couple CD tracks designated
in "They Hunger", playing the CD usually
causes the game to stutter. You can
disable the CD in options.
- if you have any probs then please check
the "They Hunger" page for a FAQ.
http://www.planethalflife.com/manke/
Distribution : PC Gamer requests that "They Hunger" is only
distributed by them and will be done so at NO CHARGE
to the recipient, "They Hunger" may not be used or
modified in any way without written permission from
the author and PC Gamer. I would like to request
anyone who reviews "PC GAMER presents: "They Hunger"
at their site to kindly inform me that they have done
so. Thank you!
This level may not be distributed on any medium, such
as, but not limited to, CDs, floppy disks, etc,
without the express written permission of PC Gamer.
Property : The custom textures/skins/graphics/code/sounds are the
property of their respective authors and ARE NOT to be
used in any other add-ons levels/paks/etc. without the
written permission of the appropriate author.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HELP/HINTS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Please check the "They Hunger" page @
http://www.planethalflife.com/manke/
for a walk-through of "They Hunger"