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| "MOTU
Missing
Areas!"
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posted
by
Sycada
on
Friday,
16th
February
2001. |
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Missing
levels?!?
Don't
get
too
excited.
I
refer
to
a
collection
of
areas
that
were
removed
during
the
making
of
MotU
and
as
such
were
never
finished.
These
levels,
along
with
a
document
about
them
are
available
at
the
MotU
download
page.
They
have
been
posted
for
those
who
are
interested
in
seeing
what
the
unfinished
levels
were
like
and
are
curiousities
only.
Keep
in
mind
that
they
are
horribly
unfinished
e.g:
Sections
missing,
no
items
or
monsters,
little
to
no
architectural
detail,
no
proper
lighting
etc,
and
are
not
supported
in
any
way.
The
download
is
less
than
700KB
too
:)
I
hope
those
of
you
who
are
interested
enjoy
them.
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| "MOTU
V1.1
Released!"
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posted
by
Sycada
on
Sunday,
28th
January
2001. |
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Maw
of
the
Umbra:
Abode
of
Golgotha
2
V1.1
has
just
been
released.
You
can
get
it
at
the
downloads
page.
The
new
version
has
the
skins
that
were
supposed
to
be
in
MOTU
in
the
first
place
in
it
along
with
alterations
in
the
main
game
aswell.
It's
about
31.6
meg
big
which
I
know
is
quite
a
bit
bigger
than
v1.0.
Because
of
this,
I
feel
an
explanation
is
in
order.
The
reason
MOTU
v1.1
is
so
much
bigger
is
because
Heretic
II
reads
the
cutscene
skins
in
different
directories
depending
on
the
cutscene
model
used.
As
a
result
I
had
to
place
multiple
copies
of
the
skins
in
different
directories
in
order
to
get
them
to
work
properly.
I
apologise
for
any
inconvienience
this
may
cause
but
it
was
the
only
way
I
could
do
it.
Thanks
for
all
your
e-mails.
The
response
I've
had
to
the
add-ons
so
far
has
been
overwhelmingly
positive
even
to
the
extent
where
a
programmer
for
a
software
company
e-mailed
me
to
say
he
liked
the
AOG
saga
(MOTU
in
particular)
more
than
Heretic
II's
original
campaign!
Talk
about
positive
feedback!
Also
some
of
the
pages
have
been
updated
slightly
on
the
site.
Anyway,
enjoy
v1.1
:)
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"AOG
Breaks
1000!"
- posted
by Sycada
on Saturday,
20th
January
2001. |
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The
Abode
of
Golgotha
v1.5
has
broken
1000
downloads
from
this
site!
Considering
this
is
a
mod
for
Heretic
II,
a
game
that
not
a
lot
of
people
own
I
thought
it
was
worth
a
mention
;
P
V1.1
of
MOTU
is
going
well
now
that
my
computer
has
been
fixed.
I've
just
finished
making
the
light
fixtures
in
the
Inn
look
more
realistic.
Oh
and
among
other
things
I'm
sure
you
guys
will
be
pleased
to
learn
that
the
sewer
jumps
are
now
more
forgiving
than
the
suicidal
ones
in
v1.0.
Till
next
time.
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"Faq
updated."
- posted
by Sycada
on Sunday,
14th January
2001. |
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The FAQ
page has
been updated.
V1.1 of
MOTU is
currently
being done.
It will
primarily
feature
the new
skins but
will also
have a few
bug fixes
and adjustments
to make
the game
flow more
smoothly.
These adjustments
are coming
from suggestions
made by
you guys
so if there
is something
you want
to see (within
reason)
in v1.1
then Mail
me.
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"New
mirrors + more!"
- posted
by Sycada
on Tuesday, 9th
January 2001. |
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Two new FTP mirrors
have been added.
One for Maw of
the Umbra and
another for Abode
of Golgotha. Thanks
to Grim of The
Four Winds.
MOTU has been
downloaded over
400 times so far
since release
and the interest
level in AOG1
has suddenly surged
aswell. Thanks
to everyone who
has downloaded
either of them
and I hope you
are enjoying them.
Lastly, I have
just been told
how to put the
new skins DraX
did into MOTU.
(Thanks Demolisher).
I will put these
new skins in and
update MOTU to
v1.1 as soon as
I can.
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"MOTU
Released!" - posted
by Sycada
on Sunday, 7th January
2001. |
IT'S
OUT!!!!!!!
Maw of the Umbra:
Abode of Golgotha
2 is now available
for download. Go to
the MOTU downloads
page to get it.
It's quite big (21.4
meg zipped) but myself
and all who've played
it think it's worth
the download. It's
taken quite a lot
of work and I hope
it was worth it. You
guys can be the judge
of that though.
UPDATE:
Just added a high
speed mirror for Maw
of the Umbra for all
you dial up users
thanks to Ragman of
Extreme
Players.
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"MOTU
Testing Begins!" - posted
by Sycada
on Thursday, 21st December 2000. |
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Incredible but true! Maw Of
The Umbra: Abode Of Golgotha
2 has officially entered the
testing phase! I managed to
finish it off but as a result
a couple of sacrifices had
to be made. These being that
the rendered ending sequences
are not featured in this version,
(version 1.0) instead the
endings are in-game cutscenes
and the skins used are some
of Heretic II's multiplayer
skins instead of the ones
that DraX did so the characters
look a bit different. Don't
fret however, version 1.0
of MOTU is still a finished
version and not a beta.
When DraX gets these missing
elements done then a new 'complete'
version will be provided as
well as an upgrade patch which
will update version 1 to the
complete incarnation.
A release date for version
1.0 of Maw Of The Umbra will
be announced in the next few
days so keep 'em peeled!
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"A
Painful Delay" - posted
by Sycada
on Monday, 18th December 2000. |
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It's a real pain I know but DraX's
system is not fixed yet and I am
powerless to do anything to finish
off Maw of the Umbra until he gets
those skins implemented. If anyone
would know how to just plonk the
skins onto a cutscene model then
please let me know! It's very irritating
not being able to. The whole of
MOTU is finished except for the
skin implementation and rendered
endings. If I can possibly find
a way to put some temporary skins
on at least then I'll try to release
a version of Maw of the Umbra soon
because it's taking too long and
your overwhelming patience can only
be stretched so far. I'll keep you
informed.
Thankyou
all for your fabulous e-mail responses.
Keep 'em coming. I love to get feedback
on my work and so far you all seem
pretty happy with it.
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| "Netscape
Compatible!" - posted
by maXX09
on Thursday, 23rd November 2000. |
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I've
now altered the HTML in all the
pages that Netscape 4.7 was having
a problem with. It works, I just
tested the whole site. If anyone
has further problems with the page
please contact me.
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| "DraX's
Disaster " - posted
by Sycada
on Wednesday, 22nd November 2000. |
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DraX informed me of some bad news
yesterday. His computer has ceased
to function. What does this mean?
Well since he was doing the skin insertion
into MOTU and the ending cutscenes
for it I'm afraid that MOTU is going
to suffer a small setback. Luckily
all the material was backed up so
he hasn't lost anything <phew>.
I'll let you all know when he's back
in business again. |
| "Netscape
Problems" - posted
by maXX09
on Tuesday, 21th November 2000. |
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We've been notifed that some versions
of Netscape (4.7) cannot display some
pages of the site (the download page
being the most important). As a temporary
measure, you can download AOG 1.5
right here.
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| "AOG
Re-Release" - posted
by Sycada
on Sunday, 19th November 2000. |
Hello
Everyone. I'm sorry this page has
been absent for so long but The Abode
of Golgotha Saga is back at last.
How do you like the new look? Pretty
spiffy eh? To celebrate the return,
the original Abode of Golgotha has
been Re-released. What does this mean?
Primarily that the lighting has been
re-done and looks much better now.
Other changes are minor because I
want the real work going into it's
sequel but I did make the final boss
battle easier along with some other
minor alterations. Go and get it at
the downloads page now!
Before
you ask, No, Maw of the Umbra is not
out yet. It undergoes final additions
as you read this. Quite a few things
have been put into it that were not
intended. Those of you who have followed
the project for a while now will remember
that a section of MOTU was to be a
split pathway which would take you
to one level or another depending
on what you did and it was removed
due to big problems getting the alternate
stage to function. Well I'm pleased
to say that I fixed it and the missing
level has been re-inserted into MOTU
so there is a split decision after
all :) On top of that, DraX being
the hard working guy that he is has
done some rendered cutscenes for the
endings. Very cool. Check back in
the near future for word on the release
date for Maw of the Umbra: Abode of
Golgotha 2, seriously this time :).
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