--------------------------------------------------22.Nov.2000--
    ..::LvL pack - the cream off the top


 i,    what to do
 ii,   single play support
 iii,  authors and maps
 iv,   running a server
 v,    who did this?
 vi,   some info
 vii,  thanx, credits 
 viii, copyright info



----what to do-------------------------------------------------

Extract the contents of lvl-pack.zip to your baseq3 folder. 
Start a game as per normal. Some levels will only appear in the 
Tourney menu, others only in the Free For All.

If you wish to play the maps as a 4 Teir single player mission 
see below for more info.


----single play support----------------------------------------

Included with this pack is a file called lvl-pack-sp.zip. This 
file contains a scripts/arenas.txt file which will create a 
4 Tier single player game of all of the maps. Simply extract 
(with directory structure) to your main Quake III Arena folder. 
Once this is done there will be a lvl-pack-sp folder under your 
main Q3A folder. You can then either select the lvl-pack-sp mod 
from the mod menu (not recommended) or run the lvl-pack.bat file 
found in the lvl-pack-sp folder (highly recommended).

Bot play is not great on all the maps, but its better than 
nothing :]

One bug I've found with single play is that your status is not 
recorded unless you run the lvl-pack.bat file. For some reason 
when using the mod menu you sometimes lose your status. Maybe 
fixed in version 1.25 or better.


----authors and maps-------------------------------------------

* Natestah's Beotch by Nathan Silvers (natedm2)
* Future Brownie by Fingers (ik3dm1)
* Japanese Castles by g1zm0 (japandm)
* Heavy Duty by Mr.CleaN (mrcq3t3)
* Beatbox by ztn (ztn3dm2)
* Let's Drink Beer and Shoot Things by Lunaran (lun3dm2)
* Golconda by Bal (bal3dm2)
* Blood Run by ztn (ztn3dm1)
* The BackStab by Auhsan (auh3dm2)
* Short Circuit by Binaryshi (shortcircuit)
* Clowning Around by FxR|jude (cpm8)
* OverWhelming Hostility by Auhsan (auh3dm1)
* fff by stecki (fff)
* Infernal Genesis by DeV (devdm3)
* Up Close and Personal by DruZli (d3xf1)
* Tig's Den by Tigger-oN (tig_den)


----running a server-------------------------------------------

Also included are three map cycle files for server admins;

* lvl-pack.cfg - contains all the maps, suits 2 to 6 players
* lvl-pack-sm.cfg - targeted at 2 to 4 players games
* lvl-pack-big.cfg - optimal for 4 to 6 player games

If you currently run a server you will know what to do with 
these. If your new to it all, start your server and type the 
following at the console;

\exec lvl-pack.cfg 
(or lvl-pack-sm.cfg or lvl-pack-big.cfg)

This will start the map cycle and set the timelimit at 15 
minutes with a fraglimit of 50. After a lot of play testing 
I've found this to be a very comfortable set-up for a LAN or 
online server.


----who did this?----------------------------------------------

The ..::LvL pack was put together by Tigger-oN with full 
permission given by the level authors. For more info check 
out - http://www.planetquake.com/lvl/

Tigger-oN can be contacted at: tigger@ebom.org


----some info--------------------------------------------------

After 11 months of map reviews at ..::LvL I've decided to put 
together some of the best maps in one big fat download. The 
maps included are some of my favourites. I've included levels 
that I feel are great for playing humans on a small LAN or 
online server. Bots files are included however the maps are 
best against humans. For practical reasons there are only 16 
maps included.

Challenge Pro Mode comes highly recommended with this pack. 
You can grab the latest build from http://www.promode.org/

lvl-pack-textures.pk3 contains a few missing textures and 
scripts from the maps included in the pack.


----thanx, credits---------------------------------------------

Big fat thanx with a huge cherry on top goes out to all the 
mappers who have work in this pack.

Another big fat thanx goes out to all the mappers that have 
submitted work to ..::LvL over the last 11 months, its you lot 
that has kept ..::LvL going strong.

And one more big fat thanx goes out to all the people that drop 
by ..::LvL and leave a comment about the maps (or just drop to 
check out what's new)


----thanx, credits---------------------------------------------

Copyright is held by the level authors individual. Consult 
their <mapname>.txt for more information.

This package as a whole (lvl-pack.zip) may only be distributed 
by means of electronic transfer, free of any charge to the 
recipient, and may not be modified in any way. All the files 
included in the original package must remain intact and 
unmodified.

This package may not be distributed on any CD-ROM, nor be
used on a commercial multi-player server without the prior,
explicit written consent from all the level authors involved.



