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A great Egypt map that might need to be ever so slightly tuned down a notch. As far as level interactivity, progression, aesthetics, traps, secrets etc. go, this is awesome, feels very trope-y but in a good way, full on Indiana Jones + Tomb Raider. It's clearly a passionate project. The combat encounters are possibly too over the top considering the place available to the player and sometimes ammo can be quite hard to manage. I think this might even be too hard even on Hard. There are plenty of small things to be aware of, like crushing the many ogres with spikes, breaking pillars for ammo, "only killing enough to get a specific target and then running out", but either it is a bit too vague (I like some of the vagueness but it's not for everybody), or, even when you do see the "solution" for the hopeless situation, it's still in max gear. I do want to see more Egypt shenanigans though and it's still worthy of a play, possibly on Normal or Easy though (haven't tried to see if enemy setups are changed but I would hope so lol).

Bravo, bravo, bravo. Very challenging levels almost to the point of getting lost but not quite. Brilliant design and the gameplay ramps up perfectly, lets you breath while keeping you alert. What a great episode and the secrets are also superb.
Played it twice now and the last time I found all the secret levels.

im really bad with horror but none the less this map was amazing to experience

as a Normal Skill connoisseur, this was an amazing challenge! specially for the secrets, leaving the first map with 0/5 secrets was crushing! but got better as it went on! found 3 secret maps which were satisfying as hell.
This is truly a great vanilla episode!

Thanks to Shadesmaster for posting it on youtube! otherwise I'd have most likely missed it or forgot I have an account here hehe.

Idk what this clip is supposed to convay, but i felt like a world record trying this for 10 minutes till it worked LOL

Just wanted to add that it doesn't let me change resolution in Quakespasm under Linux for some strange reason. This is the first time (after having played almost every mod out there) I encounter such issue.
Anyway, great gameplay and cool maps. Really enjoyed this one!

Very good looking maps. Level design is mostly good.

The ending level was really a highlight for me

This is a wonderful modification, but it has many drawbacks.

The author hastened to make his creation public. There are many transitional levels consisting simply of one room. There is no final map, but you will still not be able to get into it, because in the 2nd and 4th episodes there are no runes due to the absence of the last maps. Several types of monsters are not completed.

One of the coolest and most atmospheric maps is the "Copper Citadel" (e4m5).

While somewhat incomplete and inconsistent in quality, overall the content presently available manages to simultaneously stand on its own as a decent game while opening the door for the independence of this community from our corporate overlords.
Vive la liberté!

Nice Work

One of the best maps ever made. Simple as that. Absolutely everything is on point, and the challenge is at exactly the right level and in exactly the right places to deliver on the action-horror Quake allows.

Nothing to add that wasn't written before. Great. Thank you for hours of fun.

Loved this mapset!!!! Zothique and Sock have outdone themselves, and The Inhuman Hosts' music was awesome-sauce! had that retro feel, but detailing was way better. Gameplay, pinnacle of less is more.

Gameplay of the whole mapset - including secret levels - is here! I only couldn't find one of those dang crypts, tho!

I usually tend to rate 'first' maps a bit high, but in this case the five stars would have been earned even by a very experienced mapper!

This is absolutely magnificent. Excellent brushwork, fabulous mood-setting, filled with crooks and nannies.... er, nooks and crannies...
Good lighting, good monster placement (perhaps with the shambler and vore right after the gold key as an exception).

If i should compare this to anything, i guess ad_sepulcher would come closest.

I certainly hope this mapper will continue to produce new maps; but be warned! My expectations for You will be very high!

Thanks for Your excellent work, and thanks for sharing!

Nice Work

Ritual was a great time, particularly once it starts getting past the sewer bases and into the otherworld maps. It captures the feeling of the original campaigns perfectly, and has fantastic atmosphere, which the soundtrack only helps - it reminded me a bit of Immorpher's work with SMEJ. Some of the secrets were perhaps a bit odd, but that doesn't really matter much, and some were quite good, offering multiple routes to get to them throughout the map/subtly guiding the player. It was also cool to see a remake of a scourge of armagon map in here too - I don't run into that very often.

Not much to add. Excellent work. Worth the time playing this episode.
Thank you to all involved!

Very nice Level Design, including all the bloody decals and cobwebs. Gameplay was fair and anything worked out well. I just couldn't finde the second secret
thank you! 5/5

This is absolutely excellent.

With all the new mods and bells and whistles, it is easy to forget what can be done with 'Vanilla' Quake. But here is a wonderful demonstration.

This magnificent map pack is damn close to perfect.

...There is only one small fly in the ointment: i absolutely hate "GL_NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR" ! Sock, how could you do it? Corrupt an innocent young mapper to use... this?

Aaargh!

Apart from that... bloody well done! Thanks for Your effort, and thanks for sharing!

...I have to go secret hunting now...

Nice Episode

Nice Episode