------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title : The Night Before Christmas Mod Type : Map Version : 0.4 (unfinished) Date : December 24, 2001 (original version 0.3) : December 14, 2003 (fixed version 0.4) Authors : Reaperman & Slippery Jim Email : reapersworld@hotmail.com (Reaperman) : videomonkey@hotmail.com (Slippery Jim) Homepage : http://mods4games.filetap.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro (revised): =============== Reaperman got the idea for a Christmas map in the early days of December 2001 and suggested the concept to me. Both of us being big suckers for the Christmas season we immediately started working furiously on the map both night and day. We knew that we wanted quality instead of quantity so we decided to take our time and release the map at Christmas time in whatever condition it was at. Sadly, we did not have the time to add many features that we wanted and were forced to release it in it's unfinished state. We had many ideas that we wanted to include in the map but have since moved on from Swat 3. The map will never be finished. The Story: ========= 911 received a desperate phone call from the North Pole. Not much is know at this time but it appears the elves are holding Mr and Mrs. Claus hostage and Binky the foreman elf in protest of their working conditions. You team has been activated and sent into the area on police snow mobiles. Rescue the hostages, neutralize any suspects, and arrest the elf leader. You are working without any back up or sniper support. Children around the world are depending on you and the future of Christmas is in your hands. Good luck officers! Recommended Game Settings: ========================= Although this map is intended as a coop map the small size of the house makes it a very short mission. For fun we suggest filling the map up with about 17 tangos and go on a killing spree. Any more than 17 tangos and you will almost certainly die at spawn! It was great while it lasted and we would like to thank the whole Swat 3 community. We wish you a happy and safe holiday season! - Reaperman & Slippery Jim (Dec 2003) List of New Fixes/Changes: ========================= - Included missing "1_" sample map textures. - Included missing dialog .cmp files. - Added fireplace animation. - Fixed major problems with missiondialog.dat file. - Modified Santa's and Mrs. Claus' clothing. - Fixed sound effects levels that were too high. - Fixed all door sounds. - Fixed and improved the Elves. - Removed unused textures and optimized all textures. - Changed dialog for foreman Elf. - Fixed backdoor cutting into stove geometry. - Changed some textures to make more Christmas-like. - Changed the gamma on load screens. - Updated the README Credit List: -==========- Special thanks goes out to Haystakk who helped us the most, to Abey (who tried his best to record for us), to Action*Jackson and to Gun Nut. Most of all thanks to our respective spouses for being ignored during the holidays while we made this map! Voice Acting (never fully enabled): ============ Reaperman as Santa Claus Action*Jackson as the elf leader (not enabled) Reaperman as Binky the foreman elf (not enabled) Action*Jackson as Leaf the elf (not enabled) Slippery Jim Jr. as Rudolph Music Credit: ============ "Grahbe Yahbalz" from album "I am Santa Claus" © Bob Rivers Additional Help: =============== * Furrycat for GSM hacking. * Rockape & Scarywoman for scripting assistance. * Mrs Slippery Jim for coming up with some great ideas. * All the Swat 3 forum visitors who posted help in the LEVEL section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclamer and Distribution Permissions ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This software is distributed 'as is'. We are not responsible for any damage or modification this map does to your hardware or software. "The Night Before Christmas" Map is freeware and can be distributed freely as long as the .ZIP and it's contents are not modified. You do NOT have permission to use any of the files contained within unless you receive specific written permission. Webmasters please do not host this file on your website without written permission from me. SWAT 3 logo and all Swat 3 images © 2000, Sierra On-Line, Inc. SWAT 3 is a registered trademark of Sierra On-Line, Inc. All rights reserved.