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       -=   IRIS   =-
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WELLINGTONCRAB
  TDM v 2.10 REQ

           Ver. 1.0

     *For  Maureen*

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"Carry the light of the Builder, Brother. Unto its end."
                                                    -Valediction of the Devoted

"What year is this? Am I dreaming?"
                                                    -Plea of the Thief

Dear Iris,

I am old and broken. 

When we were young it felt like the words came easily. Now I find the ink has long dried on the pen and I'm as wanting for words as coin in my purse. 

I can tell we are nearing the end of the tale; time enough for one more job before the curtain call...

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-Installation- 

Download and place the following .pk4 into you FMs directory:
Iris Download

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*Thank you for playing. Iris is a large mission which can either take as quickly or as long as you are compelled to play. I hope someone out there enjoys it and this initial release is not completely busted - I tried the best I could!*

*Iris both is and isn't what it seems. If commenting please use spoiler tags where appropriate. If you are not certain if it would be appropriate a good assumption would be to use a spoiler tag*

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WITH LASTING GRATITUDE:

OBSTORTTE - Whose gameplay scripts from his thread laid the foundation which made the mission seem like something I could even pull off at all. Also fantastic tutorial videos!

DRAGOFER - Who built upon that foundation and made it shine even brighter! And whom also provided immeasurable quantities of help and encouragement the past couple years on the TDM discord.

ORBWEAVER & GIGAGOOGA - For generously offering their ambient music up for use.

EPIFIRE - Who lent me his fine trash and trash receptacle models.

AMADEUS - Who was the first person who wasn't me to play the damn thing 

TESTERS AND TROUBLESHOOTERS:

AMADEUS * DATISWOUS * SPOOKS * ALUMINUMHASTE * JAXA * JACKFARMER * WESP5 * ATE0ATE * MADTAFFER * STGATILOV * DRAGOFER * KINGSAL

- What can I possibly say? Playing this thing over and over again could not have been easy. Deepest thanks and all apologies. 

-=THANKS TO ALL ON THE TDM DISCORD AND FORUM=-
==SEE README.TXT FOR ADDITIONAL ATTRIBUTIONS & INFORMATION==

HONORABLE MENTION:

GOLDWELL - If I hadn't by chance stumbled into Northdale back in 2018/2019 I would probably still be trying to get this thing to work in TDS, which means it probably would not exist - though more details on that in readme.

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Boring Technical Information:

*This mission makes use of volumetric lighting in several scenes. While optional if you wish to see this feature enable the "maps" lighting model and I recommend you also disable image sharpening. If you do not like the effect or are concerned about performance use stencil shadows*
*Iris is a performance intensive mission and I recommend a GTX 1060 or equivalent. I find the performance similar to other demanding TDM missions on my machine, but mileage may vary and my apologies if this prevents anyone from enjoying the mission.*
*Iris heavily modifies the behavior of AI in the game, how they relate/respond to each other and the player. So they may act even stranger than they do typically in TDM. Feedback on this is useful - as it can potentially be improved and expanded upon in future patches.*

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This is my first release and it has been a long time coming! If I forgot anything please let me know!

God Speed.

2.10 Features Used:

•   Reveal hidden contents

  • Revised entity limit
  • Volumetric lighting
  • Security Cameras
  • X-rays
  • Cabinet1 Extension pack