A large level with an Arabic/Persian/central Asian theme.
IMPORTANT: REQUIRES SHADOWS OF CHAOS STANDALONE MOD (DOWNLOAD HERE)
A large level with an Arabic/Persian/central Asian theme set in the land of Qazzarith. An isolated library-fort has been taken by the forces of evil, and inside is a powerful tome that could turn the tide of the war. As a legendary warrior, you have been tasked by the ruler of the land with retreiving this tome before they can use it.
This map is designed for medium brightness ("gamma 0.75" in the console or the mid-way point of the menu slider). It uses the Shadows Of Chaos Standalone mod, which itself is based on the Game Of Tomes mod. Additionally, it requires a Hexen 2 port with BSP2 support, which is included with the mod. To play, download the SoC Standalone mod, unzip contents into your Hexen 2 folder (such that a new folder called "soc" is created and all .exe & .dll files are overwritten). Then unzip this map's folders & files into the "soc" folder. Then simply click the included .bat file. If you want to change your class or skill level, start a new game with your preferences and then type "map ws_arabia" in the console.
The map includes various puzzle elements, which I've tried to make about the same difficulty as the original game. However, in case you become completely stuck, there is a walkthrough included at the bottom of this file.
If the game fails to launch with the error "models/stltng2.mdl not found", you are attempting to launch the Portals Of Praevus version of the mod without having or without loading the expansion pack. If you experience graphical errors upon starting a game, check your config.cfg file and set "gl_ztrick" is "0". If the engine crashes upon loading a map, set "gl_multitexture" to "0".