Deathmatch Classic
Deathmatch Classic | |
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Developer(s) | Valve |
Publisher(s) | Valve |
Engine | GoldSrc |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
Release date(s) |
Microsoft Windows‹See Tfd›
OS X, Linux‹See Tfd›
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Deathmatch Classic is a first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed and published by Valve. It is an updated version of the multiplayer aspect from id Software's Quake, featuring enhanced textures, models, and lighting.[1] The game was released as a freeware modification for Half-Life on Microsoft Windows on June 7, 2001,[2] and included in Half-Life's version 1.1.0.7 update, released on July 11, 2001.[3] Ports of the game to OS X and Linux were released through Steam on August 1, 2013.[4]
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to the deathmatch aspect from Quake's multiplayer, with essentially the same weapons, armor and power-ups. Deathmatch Classic 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 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.
References
- ↑ Walker, Trey (June 7, 2001). "Valve releases Deathmatch Classic mod for Half-Life". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ Goldstein, Maarten (June 7, 2001). "Half-Life DMC Released". Shacknews. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ Gibson, Steve (July 11, 2001). "Half-Life v1.1.0.7". Shacknews. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ alfred (August 1, 2013). "Deathmatch Classic Update released". Steam. Valve Corporation. Retrieved October 18, 2016.