Allstar Pack Overview

All-Star CTF Overview

> Welcome to All-Star CTF, an enormous collaboration between some of the largest names in the CTF community. All-Star CTF is an integration of Threewave CTF, ThunderWalker CTF, CTF Plus!, the CTF Expansion Project, Expert CTF, Midnight CTF, and the new Xeno CTF. A new start map allows players to choose from 11 separate episodes, and the combined client supports all of the custom features, models, skins, and sounds from all of the previously mentioned projects. An innovation in its own right, All-Star CTF is also serving as the premiere of ThunderWalker version 4.0, CTF Plus! version 2.0, and Xeno CTF version 1.0.

> The Xenocide Flag Academy will be coordinating this project and Dakota's Frontline News will serve as the official source of All-Star CTF updates and news.

Installation instructions

> The installation of All-Star CTF is fairly simple. The most difficult part of the installation is making sure that you have all of the files you need. To play this mod, you will need the most recent versions of the following games:

> CTF 3
> CTF 4
> The CTF Expansion 1.4
> ThunderWalker 3.1
> If you have previously downloaded these mods, great. If not we recommend that you download the zip files that we have created of them. The contain all of the original elements, but do not use the .pak format. We have done this because of some confusion that has arisen over pak numbers. If you need any of these .zip files, download the appropriate file from this list:

> ctf3.zip
> ctf4.zip
> ctfep.zip
> twctf1.zip
> Additionally, you must have the following file:
> alst100c.zip
> This contains the new files needed for ThunderWalker 4.1, Xeno CTF 1.0, and CTF Plus! 2.0.
> Once you have dowloaded all of the necessary zip files, you must install them on your computer. To install these files, use one of the many great unzip programs to unzip these files into your Quake directory. Make sure that the program retains the file structure of the zip file.

The Episodes

> All-Star CTF version 1.0 contains 11 separate episodes of CTF levels. Below is a list of the episodes and a description of how to access the episodes from the new start map. As with Threewave CTF 4.0, each player is allowed to vote for an episode from the start map by using a slipgate.

> - E1 - First episode of the id levels; use the slipgate in the center of the left wall of the main room.

> - E2 - Second id episode; use the far left passage along the back wall of the main room.

> - E3 - Third id episode; use the far right passage along the back wall of the main room.

> - E4 - Fourth id episode; use the center passage along the left wall of the main room.

> - DM - The id deathmatch levels; use the lower passage along the back wall of the main room.

> - CTF 3 - The first Threewave CTF episode; use the far right passage along the left wall of the main room.

> - CTF 4 - The second Threewave CTF episode; use the far left passage along the right wall of the main room.

> - TW - There are two episodes of ThunderWalker levels; use the center passage along the back wall to access both. The first episode is the first doorway, and the new TW 4.1 levels is further down the hall.

> - CTF EP - The CTF Expansion Project levels; fall through the hole blown in the left wall of the main room.

> - Xeno CTF - The Xeno CTF levels; jump into the airshaft through the archway in the right wall of the main room.

Credits

> All-Star CTF is a collaborative effort between many individual projects. Credit for the contributors to each component of All-Star CTF is given within the .txt files for that project. I would like to thank each of the projects and then a few individuals who helped coordinate this effort.

> Threewave CTF - This is project is not associated with Threewave CTF, but I would like to thank David "Zoid" Kirsch for the creation of Threewave CTF and for his help on this project. Zoid has worked tirelessly on many projects and has left the Quake community a better place.

> ThunderWalker CTF - The most popular of the CTF mods, the ThunderWalker team has gone out of their way to tie the release of TW 4.0 with All-Star CTF. Marc Rittierodt helped the project in countless ways, including the new start map.

> Expert Quake - The Expert team went above and beyond the call of duty by allowing two of their custom CTF maps to be temporarily used in Xeno CTF. This selflessness exemplifies the sprit of cooperation that is All-Star CTF.

> CTF Plus! - The members of this ongoing project have been very helpful and understanding, despite the fact that the All-Star CTF timeline prevented them from having every aspect of their project complete before the first release. Like Expert Quake, CTF Plus! graciously donated two custom CTF maps for Xeno CTF.

> The CTF Expansion Project - Special thanks to Hanzo for becoming a member of team All-Star at the very beginning and helping to pursued other to join.

> Midnight CTF - Despite an incredibly busy schedule, Dr. DooM has been an integral part of All-Star CTF.

> Special thanks to Marc Rittierodt of ThunderWalker CTF. Marc created the new start map for All-Star CTF and designed the entire installation procedure, all while he was also coding version 4.0 of ThunderWalker. I purposely downplayed his role in the project before its release because the prejudice harbored by many against TW. However, Marc is very talented coder and his participation in All-Star CTF was greatly appreciated. This project would not have gotten off the ground without him.

> I would also like to thank the members of the Xenocide Trinity. With the exception of a few rash decisions on my part, the members of the Trinity made each decision on this project together.

Copyright and Distribution Permissions

> The compilation of programs comprising All-Star CTF is subject to a copyright held by the members of Team All-Star. The program may be freely distributed on the internet, provided that all original documentation is included in the distribution, but may not be sold or distributed by other means without express written consent. The separate programs contained within this compilation are also subject to separate copyrights and similar restrictions.

> All-Star CTF is dedicated to the loving memory of Donna M. Reavis.

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