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Matt H
Dark Trooper Phase 1
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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 Posted: Apr 19, 2004 16:00 Post subject: Don Sielke's DF Levels (* * * *) |
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Don Sielke's DF Levels by Don Sielke (* * * *)
Crow's Nest:
Part 1: 91%
Part 2: 84%
Part 3: 79%
Part 4: 74%
Katarns: 81%
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Barry Brien wrote:
Great 4 level pack. Includes the first custom mission ever released.
[Message edited by Barry Brien on September 08, 2002]
DarthDoctor wrote:
Level 1:
It's the Death Star! The atmosphere is great, the enemies well placed, it's the Death Star! This is a nice level, and it's the Death Star! Alas, the most obvious thing (Death Star) has been done so many times before... it's the Death Star. That's it. Shame there's nothing distictive about this mission...
Out of ten: 8
Level 2:
Plagued by the early problems of df levels. Bland, blocky, Just doesn't grab you.
Out of ten: 3
Level 3:
Nice. A bit many enemies for realism out there in the desert, but still, an all around okay map. Boba was placed okay, I guess.
Out of ten: 8
Level 4:
Don's run out of steam. Imagine level three tweaked a little. Don't get me wrong, three was a great level. But if I wanted to play it again, I would've.
Out of ten: 4
Weighted average: 5 out of 10.
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"Goin' out west where the alligators fight;
They duel all day and they duel all nite;
Afterwards it's all all right;
Out where the alligators fight."
Charles Rigby
Barry Brien wrote:
I must admit that this was my favourite df level pack for a long time. DarthDoctor is right - the Death Star level is fantastic, yet I cannot think of another df level set on the deathstar. It hasn't been done before or since. Level 2 was built with a text editor, before the days of dfuse, for that you have to appreciate this mission, it is small and blocky, but it's still quite an achievement. I love the last 2 levels bacause they are set on tatooine, and I think they re-create the tatooine atrmosphere very well (or they did at the time). I love this pack, though it's very dated by todays standards, it kicked arse 6 years ago.
Geoffrey Simpson wrote:
This is one of my favorite level series. The Death Star level rocks (it's in my personal HoF), and is by far the star of the show in this pack. Level two is short and as said before blocky, but it has an excellent layout and some decent architecture. Level 3 and 4 are virtually identical, but both feature a great layout, and some good atmosphere. The plot is rather bad though. I'd give the series something around an 8 (out of 10).
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Incredible! One of the worst performances of my career and they never doubted it for a second. -Ferris Bueller
Fenwar wrote:
Level 2 gets maximum respect. Only one of levels 3 and 4 does.
There is... another... Death Star level...
It's called Operation: Evasive Action, and it's by Andrew Emmons. Quite a neato idea, although it's a bit dull as DF levels go.
It is in fact tucked away in the FTP: http://df-21.net/downloads/missions/deathst1.zip
I'd better update that files page...
DarthDoctor wrote:
Don't forget about that one... the one with the DTs... the whole goal was kill the DTs on the Death Star...
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"Goin' out west where the alligators fight;
They duel all day and they duel all nite;
Afterwards it's all all right;
Out where the alligators fight."
Charles Rigby
Barry Brien wrote:
This isn't one of those levels that says it's situated on the daeathstar, but it's so badly made, it could be anywhere? They're are quite a few of those.
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Barry Brien
Dark Trooper Phase 1
Joined: 26 Sep 2003
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Ah Don-df42. I still love this mission pack. In my opinion this level, along with return to cloud city, are the pinnacle of pre golden-era Dark Forces level editing.
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Burning Gundam
Kell Dragon
Joined: 28 Sep 2003
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This level pack in itself was well put together, but there were some ups and downs that prevented it from 5 stars.
I loved the Death Star level! It actually looked like the Death Star in that it was vast looking. But no other comment on that.
The second level, the return to secbase was well done as well. A lot was done in the Hanger with literally no HOMing.
I didn't really enjoy the last two levels, but the scenery was nice and represented Tatooine nicely.
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Nottheking
Kell Dragon
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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This work, just by itself, is very fine editing. The levels are well balanced out, and are just as professional-looking as the original LEC levels, and the first one is even better-looking.
Operation DethStar is a very good level. When I first heard the plot, I thought "Oh no, not another crappy levvel!" I was wrong. Although the scale left me scratching my head, it looked very much like the Death Star, and it was a nice level for being a traditional "find the DS plans" level.
Secbase II was also a good level. Although it didn't have anything spectacular, it is one of the most flawless levels I have ever seen. I could almost swear that the author works for LEC (which, coincidentially, he now does).
The most amazing thing about the series, however, was that it was among the first. Secbase II was the first-ever custom-made DF level; it was made using a text editor, and nothing more. That was truly outstanding work, and must have taken incredible effort. I would say that this is the crown jewell of the "Pre-Kurek" era.
Operation DethStar: 9.0/10
Secret Base II: 8.5/10
3rd level (I don't remember the name): 7.5/10
The Impossible Rescue: 5.0/10
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Nottheking
Kell Dragon
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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New ratings:
Level 1:- Quality: 91%
- Atmosphere: 95%
- Innovation: 83%
- Gameplay: 84%
- Overall: 88%
Level 2:- Quality: 75%
- Atmosphere: 83%
- Innovation: 96%
- Gameplay: 79%
- Overall: 83%
Level 3:- Quality: 83%
- Atmosphere: 98%
- Innovation: 80%
- Gameplay: 84%
- Overall: 86%
Level 4:- Quality: 83%
- Atmosphere: 82%
- Innovation: 50%
- Gameplay: 40%
- Overall: 64%
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Darth Oosha
Trandoshan
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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