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Explore a scientific facility concluding routine dimensional research.​

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Investigate the vessel, access the upper decks, venture beyond the containment boundaries, and enter undocumented exploration zones.


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Experience environmental storytelling, combat beats, and a facility more crowded than it first appears...
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Features:
- 15-20 minute play time.
- 90-149 enemies.
- A lived-in SlipCorp research facility.
- Multiple excursions into hostile environments.
- Environmental storytelling and exploration.
- Three hidden artifact transfers and several secrets, some more useful than others.
- Corporate-approved humor.






Playtested with:
- Alkaline v1.2 (Quake Protocol 999)
- QuakeSpasm v0.94.2
Map release version 1.0. Things mostly work as intended. Feedback is greatly tolerated.


IMPORTANT:
This map utilizes content from the official Alkaline map pack.
For the intended experience, please install Alkaline v1.2 before playing.




Thank you for your cooperation.

SlipCorp
Connecting worlds.​
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intr0naut
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Release Date
Oct 1, 2026
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The_Pirate
Very fine map. Another science experiment gone haywire.

Excellent brushwork, mood setting and storytelling! I haz a happi!
...Except now my evening tea has gone cold. i forgot all about it...

Thanks for Your work, and thanks for sharing!
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thank you so much for playing!
I faxed a clarification request to HR, and this is their official standpoint regarding your tea:

"SlipCorp does not accept responsibility for loss of valuables, personal autonomy, or thermal tea mass.

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

SlipCorp
Connecting worlds."
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Dimiriel
EXCELLENT storytelling! For somebody who's doing this for the first time, the map maker has done a brilliant job. As much as I enjoyed the action, it was the overall map layout and the environmental storytelling which kept me hook. Bravo! Can't wait to play more of your maps!

My playthrough: https://youtu.be/aAdXvYnu3Is
Skill
Easy
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thank you for your kind words! And what a treat to watch a commented playthrough. It's half of what's so fun about creating these little worlds, seeing others experience them for the first time.
It's actually my third release but I've been at it since the late 90's, haha. Just haven't finished anything release-worthy before now.

Thank you again for playing and see you in the next map!
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Cpt.Gonzo
Great combination of different environments. It starts off slowly, but then really picks up the pace. Very detailed brushwork with lots of storytelling. I liked it very much. Thanks for your work!
Skill
Hard
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thanks for playing!
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L
Plays fast and smooth and is eventful enough.
Secrets 3/7 with this first try, and I will give it another soon enough.
Thank you.
Skill
Easy
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thanks for playing!
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Strelok
Dude, you should release this map along with your previous 2 maps as its own episode. All of them have the same aesthetic and general atmosphere and takes place in the same "universe". 2 more maps like this and the episode will be complete!

Apart from that, this map is a nice self contained mini-adventure. At times it feels like Half-Life and at times like the recent Call of the Void (mixing the Base and Eldritch aesthetics so that the lore point to "portal esperiments gone wrong and the facility overrun" It gets touched on and I feel like it can get expanded upon much more, but here it gets incorporated very nicely. There is much more to explore in this area as you do got the eye for this style.

The combat is on the easy side even on Hard, and the spamming of Scrags got a bit old, but that happens in many maps. But it serves the purpose for the environment, which definitely is the main showcase here. I love this style, and I would like to see more of this.

I enjoyed the return of the Corporate humor and Slippy. Very charming, very humorous, beautiful environments, all in that cheeky tone which doesn't take itself too seriously but nonetheless done earnestly.
Skill
Hard
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thanks for playing my map Strelok! When you compare it with Half-Life and Call of the Void it makes me very proud.
I've inadvertently built a universe, haven't I? Haha. An episode, that might be worth looking into. Great suggestion!

Very good critiques as well, I'm committing them to memory for next map. It will feature a bit of flying enemies as well, although in a different setting.
SlipCorp might make an appearance in that one too though, haha.

Thank you for your kind words and your detailed analysis!
Hope to see you in the next adventure.
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Q
The map is excellent.
Structure/ammo/enemies/secrets are in a good ratio.
I had a lot of fun playing it.
Thank you for your time, ideas, and effort.
Skill
Nightmare
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thank you!
I'm happy Nightmare skill landed well.
Nightmare monsters are difficult to design combat for because they share spawnflags with Hard but act very differently in fights.
Thank you for playing and for your kind words!
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G
Great, colorful, exploring!
Why on earth didn't you set these previews at least?!

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Skill
Easy
intr0naut
intr0naut
Thank you for playing!
And thanks for those ideas, I'm stealing them right away.
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