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-
-
- Marathon 2 DEMO is OFFICIALLY OUT! If you don't already
- have it, download it from either ftp.bungie.com or
- ftp.amug.org in /pub/contrib/marathon/.
-
- There are 3 demo files, one with 16-bit graphics, one with
- 8-bit graphics and music (No BGM) and one with 8-bit
- graphics and no music.
-
- Some Notes:
-
- - Saved game cheaters for M2 preview and M1 don't work.
- - There is no background music.
- - Modem play (except ARA) is NOT supported.
- - Demo allows unlimited netplay time, but only 2 players.
- - No compatibility with M1 maps, shapes, sounds, or models
- - You can go UNDER lava and Water!
-
- If you have some more questions about M2, I'd first read
- some of the M2 WWW pages, at:
-
- http://mac1.fast.net/marathonII/
-
- http://www.indirect.com/www/brymen/MarathonII.html
-
- http://www.amug.org/~marathon/slurpee/marathon2/index.html
-
- http://www.amug.org/~marathon/pyrojoe - Marathon 2 Hyperarchive
-
- The following are some tips & tricks stolen off alt.games.marathon:
-
- From: brymen@indirect.com (Bryan Mendoza)
- Newsgroups: alt.games.marathon
- Subject: How to Swim
-
- Hello,
-
- I don't know why Bungie didn't tell anyone, but Masem from #marathon found
- out how to swim. Press your run key on and off rapidly and use your movement keys.
-
- Thanks Masem,
-
- --
- Bryan Mendoza
- http://www.indirect.com/www/brymen/MarathonII.html - Better than Sliced Bread!
-
- -----------------------
-
- From: joebob@crl.com (Jason Fowler)
- Subject: Marathon 2 demo... NEW secret
-
- I found a secret ammo stash in a secret room on level 2. Spoilers
- below...
-
- Go to the second circuit panel(that you need to break) on level 2 with
- 100% health(full red bar... you don't need to cheat to do this). Shoot a
- grenade at the panel or punch it. The lava will start to rise. Then
- turn -160 degrees and walk forward. You'll fall off the ledge and into a
- secret doorway that just opened. Then RUN(because your being fried by
- lava right now) over to the switch on the other side of the room and flip
- it. If you were quick enough, the platform will take you out of the lava
- just before your health runs out. You will now see a Pfhor Fighter
- standing with his back to you. Drop a grenade under his butt and collect
- the piles of WSTE-M-COMBAT-SHOTGUN shells! What a deal! =)
-
- -----------------------
-
- From: joebob@crl.com (Jason Fowler)
- Subject: Re: Marathon 2 demo... NEW secret
-
- Found another cool secret that wasn't in the preview. Spoiler for a
- secret on level 3 below.
-
- Level 3, go into the room with the first terminal, 1x shields, and
- pattern buffer. There are 3 secret elevators in the southwest corner of
- the room. 2 lead to the same place.
-
- -----------------------
-
- From: jbrown41@maine.maine.edu (Jamin A Brown)
- Subject: Re: Marathon 2 demo... NEW secret
-
- In article <kirill-1410951843180001@dialup038.lava.net>, kirill@lava.net
- (Kirill) wrote:
-
- > > actually, if I have one complaint about M2, it's this: theres TOO MUCH
- > > AMMO. I know, I know, masochism is an ugly thing, but that was one of my
- > > pet peeves about Dark Forces--there wan't anything you couldn't blast
- > > your way through (excepting jabbas ship, nitpickers!)
- >
- > While it is true that there is on the average more ammo than in m1, and
- > added to that, Bobs drop ammo too, I think its perfect if you're playing
- > on TC. I am a wasteful person, and M2 is a game for those that played m1
- > and will probably be playing on TC or MD.
-
- I've found a little bug that has to do with the ammo. Since the regular
- levels can also be played as net levels, the ammo regenerates. Go to the
- shotgun place on level 1. Get all 10 round of ammo. Use some, then run
- around and watch the ammo reappear... Kinda nice. You can load up on
- shotgun (and some other ammo) just before leaving the level.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- Jamin Brown jbrown41@maine.maine.edu
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- ---------------------
-
- Rumor has it that the Full version of Marathon 2 will be released November 15th, however this has NOT been confirmed with Bungie.
-
-
- Until Next Time,
-
- Ben Chess
- Editor of Marathon Magazine
- climax@grfn.org