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Re: Hell on Earth Suggestion

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From: pmi... Paul - Miller
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 00:59
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ez04...@othello.ucdavis.edu (R.Y. Greene) writes:

>I know this may be a bit early to talk about Hell on Earth, but I just 
>wanted to ask.  Will it be possible to tilt your head to look down?  I 
>mean, in Doom I could have used that to look at what was downstairs from 
>me, rather than just run down and find out the hard way.

>Just a thought.

Have you played Ultima Underworld I/II? These let you do this, and it is
really remarkable (and useful!). However, it really complicates the 
engine. The lighting effects in the DOOM engine really make up for
this and add a whole new level of realism to the game. 


>	R.Y. Greene



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