The AMC Squad - 10th Anniversary Edition - DEPRECATED file

The AMC Squad - 10th Anniversary Edition (3.9.2)

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The AMC Squad 10th Anniversary Edition -- a standalone single-player FPS running on EDuke32, which takes place in a universe loosely based on Duke Nukem 3D and other Build Engine games. This release is a greatly improved version of the first 3 episodes, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the original Episode 1 release.

This release features improved sound design, voice acting, some new music, additional cutscenes, new levels, improved tutorials, updated sprites and textures,
a new unlockable character, new weapons, hidden collectibles, and a metric ton of bugfixes and polish.

Episode 3 Synopsis

The AMC Squad are called into action again when a mysterious benefactor sends them the location of a highly-important Cycloid Outpost. But when they arrive, a scene of devastation awaits them... At the same time, Sang's evil Doppelganger arises in Egypt, hoping to repeat the Kilmaat's goal of absorbing King Ramses' power. Do you have what it takes to stop him?

Features for returning players

• A comprehensive overhaul of all of the character and weapon artwork in the game; all enemies originally sourced from other Build engine games including Duke Nukem 3D now have original artwork. Weapons have received an overhaul, including smoother interpolation.
• Huge overhaul of audio - similar to artwork, a huge portion of the soundwork has been replaced with original work, either from credited sources from Freesound.org or from sound packs with additional work on our part. There's also now a simple reverb system for guns that will really enhance the atmosphere and visceral feeling of firefights.
• Updated Music - alongside some original tracks, music has again received an overhaul in many places.
• Brand new game options menu - settings originally contained outside the game can now be modified inside the menu options; check them out.
• Photosensitivity option - this option removes many flashing textures and light; please still play with caution if you are sensitive to flashing lights however, if you have any feedback or spot any troublesome spots please don't hesitate to let us know.
• Additional FMVs as you progress through the campaign
• New vocal performances - Highwire has received a complete recast by the talented Steb; Axon is revoiced by Dan Gaskil, who voiced Axon originally in WGRealms; and Trenton Solari is now voiced by Thanatos (with thanks to .Mark and Brandon C Hovey for originally providing voices for Trenton and Axon respectively) As per usual there's new voiceovers for other characters as well - and last but by no means least, AliCatGamer voices Jane Ashford, who is finally playable in this release. Ali has also done hard work improving and managing the voice actors for AMC squad in general.
• Additional tutorials - The first level of the game, Megabase, has a tutorial built into it now that explains many of AMC Squad's new mechanics. Additionally, when starting episode 1 for the first time, you'll received a short introduction to the AMC base by Epsilon (voiced by Bobby Davidson)
• New content - for returning players, there's several new maps to check out. Most notable is Caligula Station, based on a map kindly donated by Mr. Sinister; this is available after beating Choasphere in episode 3. You play as elite EDF agent Jane Ashford, and once beaten she will be available to play in AMC Squad's other levels afterwoods. Doom Disco has been replaced with a brand new proper level called Scarlett Hollow, based on work donated kindly by Mike Norvak. There's also 2 Christmas only levels to check out - for the duration of December, check out Highwire's Driving Home for Christmas and my Wonderful Christmas Time levels.
• New side content - AMC squad gets its very own museum in Garmid - once you've unlocked this hub map in episode 3, head to the museum and check everything out. New LA has also received extensive work by Rhaisher, as well as a brand new shop to check out
• New collectibles - hidden around many of the levels are AMC Chibis - build up a collection around the AMC mission terminal! If you've unlocked the Precog research, you can check the tab to see if a mission has a chibi in it. There's also a few new weapons to find as well, including finally one for Snowfall.
• New Per-map art - using a relatively new engine feature of Eduke32, many maps have customised artwork and enemies specifically for that level, bringing even more variety to the AMC experience.
• Hundreds of bugs fixed - the quest to fix bugs is never ending but thanks to Sang and Doom64hunter's hard work, this should be the cleanest release yet.

Information before playing

As of Version 3.9 and up, the AMC Squad uses a modified EDuke32 engine, which makes a number of changes that could not be implemented through CON scripts easily, or at all. It also prevents certain crashes that occur due to the large number of art tiles that are used in the game.

EDuke32 and Build are licensed under GPL 2.0 and the BUILD license, which we have included in this download.

• The recommended renderer to play in is Polymost/OpenGL. A few features will not work in Classic/Software such as FMVs, but it will still be playable.
• If it's your first time, start with 'The Men who were AMC' and play on Normal difficulty. The higher skill levels introduce new mechanics that you will be unprepared for, and underequipped to deal with. In the AMC base lobby you can talk to the receptionist to take an optional training course that's highly recommended. If it's NOT your first time and you would like to carry your progress from previous episodes, run the data import tool included in the package.
• Head into the key binds setting and ensure you have keys bound; AMC Squad is designed for mouse + keyboard, and it's recommend to have alt-fire bound to your right mouse button, with reload/tertiary as your middle mouse button.
• AMC's inventory system is different from other BUILD engine games; press the Inventory key to open up a wheel, and then scroll with the mouse key to move around it. You can change this back to the standard left/right system in the options menu.
• The game options menu gives you some options that may potentially improve performance.
• All your progress in the AMC Squad is saved; beating a level is permanent and when you start a new game on a higher skill level, you retain everything you've researched and purchased (with the sole exception of weapon upgrades, which are handled on a case to case basis)
• Finally, when visiting the AMC base right click on a character's portrait to be taken straight to the underground base rather than their room. If you wish to change characters when there, head into the base' briefing room. The mission interface has multiple levels; you can zoom out with a right-click.

Computer Specs

The AMC Squad pushes Eduke32 and Build to the very limits; you will need a much more powerful computer than the original games to run at a stable framerate; 2GBs of RAM and an i5 at the very least is recommended as well. If you're having framerate issues, try lowering the resolution.

Known Issues:

• There is a significant startup overhead in OpenGL mode, so if the game doesn't launch immediately, wait a few seconds and it will pop up. This should not affect ingame performance.