Deathmatch Classic
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Deathmatch Classic or DMC is a multiplayer game based on Quake. It was released on June 11, 2000 and [1] was in development for three months.[2]
History
DMC was conceived by Valve as a tribute to id Software, and is essentially a remake of the multiplayer component of id's Quake.[3] It took three months to develop.[2]
Gameplay
The original release included five maps converted from Quake. The gameplay is similar to Quake deathmatch, with essentially the same weapons (except the one for melee combat, which is Half-Life's trademark crowbar instead of the original axe), armour and power-ups.[2] DMC also imitates Quake's physics, which allows an advanced player to gain a lot of extra speed or jump very high by using a number of movement skills such as bunny hopping and rocket jumping.
The default game speed in DMC is somewhat slower than in Quake. The weapons scale from the basic shotgun to the rocket launcher and the "shaft", a powerful directed energy weapon. Three kinds of bonuses are scattered over the maps, which give the player a temporary special power: "quad damage", "invulnerability", and the "ring of shadows" which turns the player into a ghostly, almost invisible figure.
DMC: Source
In October 2004, an independent mod developer announced that he was starting to work on DMC: Source, a conversion of Deathmatch Classic to the Source engine.[4] Several people joined his team, but it was eventually suspended.
In October 2009, an independent mod developer started working on DMC: Source. Several people have started work with him on the project and it is currently in development. They plan to release on June the 1st 2011.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "DMC Steam". Retrieved 21-12-2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Tom Ham. "Half-Life Mods - Part I (page 2)". GameSpy.com. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ Tom Ham. "Half-Life Mods - Part I". GameSpy.com. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ It comes! DMC Source! on Steam User Forums
- ^ Deathmatch Classic: Source on Mod DB
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