Editing Blake Stone Maps

From WinWolf3D/WDC

Contents 1 Floor Codes 1.1 Deaf Guards 1.2 Guard Blocking Floors 1.3 Automatic Door Hot Spots 2 Walls 2.1 Elevators 2.2 Push Walls 2.3 Locked Doors/Access Cards 2.3.1 Red Cards 2.3.2 Gold Cards 3 Guards 3.1 Patrolling 3.2 Behavior 4 Special Object Codes 4.1 Bio-Tech Message Codes 4.1.1 Informant Messages 4.1.2 Loyalist Warnings 4.1.3 Loyalist Alarms

Floor Codes

Rooms can contain more than one floor code, unlike Wolfenstein 3-D. When you move onto the same floor code as a guard, that guard becomes alerted if it can see or hear you. There is no need for a door to open for this to happen, however, doors do still connect areas as they did in Wolfenstein 3-D.

There are two sets of floor codes: 0x6D-0x98 and 0xA3-0xCE. The first group is used to denote normal (non-secret) floors (bright green on the automap) and the latter group denotes secret floors (dark green on the automap). The two groups function together meaning floor 0xA3 corresponds with floor 0x6D and all guards on floor 0xA3 can hear and/or see the player when the player is on 0x6D and so on.

Deaf Guards

This is a special floor code (0x6A) that causes the guard standing on it to only react if they see the player.

Guard Blocking Floors

These are floor codes 0x6C (normal) and 0xA2 (secret) that stop the guards from entering those tiles and are very useful behind pushwalls. Note that when the pushwall moves over the guard blocking floor codes, they become regular floor codes.

Automatic Door Hot Spots

Place this floor code and set the object code to "ccrr" which represents the column and row of the door to be opened when the player is on the tile.

Walls

Elevators

The elevator tiles must be in the same position for every map in the mission. The player must start inside the elevator except for on the starting map.

Push Walls

These are pushable walls just like in Wolfenstein 3-D. However, you must have walls touching two opposite sides of the pushwall tile and adjoining walls cannot also be pushwalls.

Locked Doors/Access Cards

Doors can be locked simply by placing an access card object on top of the door. Be sure to remember to place an access card elsewhere in the level. You can only carry one card of each type and you carry it until it's used.

Red Cards

Red cards are used by the elevator to unlock the next floor.

Gold Cards

Gold cards must be collected from Dr. Goldfire and the Boss on level 9 before the mission can be completed.

Guards

Patrolling

This is the same as with Wolfenstein 3-D.

Behavior

Non-human guards always stand still before alerted and will never run away. Human guards, however, can patrol and will run away to try to ambush the player.

Special Object Codes

Blake Stone uses a lot of special codes to control game play. Here's a general list of them:

Code	Description
0xF4nn	Warp to level 'nn' where 'nn' is between 0 and 15 (00 and 0E).
0xF500 ccrr	Teleport withing the current level. The next tile gives the coordinates in front of the receiving teleporter.
0xF8nn ccrr	Control a barrier on level 'nn' at tile 'cc','rr'.
0xF8FF ccrr	Control a barrier on the current level at tile 'cc','rr'. (AOG only)
0xFAtt	Delays or speeds up the release of Pod Aliens, Mutant Guards and High Energy Plasma Aliens. The smaller 'tt' is, the shorter the delay. Place this code in the tile immediately following the Pods or Mutant Guard tables. For High Energy Plasma Aliens, place the code on the Wall Socket.
0xFB00 ccff	Sets the ceiling and floor textures. The numbers 'cc' and 'ff' are offset by 160 in the VSWAP file.
0xFCnn	Sets up a food unit with 'nn' units left.
0xFDnn	Sets up a broken food unit. The value in 'nn' is ignored.
0xFE00 ccff	Sets the ceiling and floor colors. The player can also walk over these tiles to change the color while playing.

Bio-Tech Message Codes

These object codes are placed along the edges of the map and assigned to the Bio-Tech engineers at random. To disable a message, simply don't add that object code to the map.

Informant Messages

Code	Message
0xF101	Electro spheres can be a nuisance.
0xF102	Doors with red lights are locked.
0xF103	Doors with green lights are unlocked.
0xF104	Don't let Goldfire catch you in here.
0xF105	Your AutoCharge pistol is silent. Use it wisely.
0xF106	Hidden arenas can be accessed from this room.
0xF107	Be careful, Stone. Goldfire watches everyone.
0xF108	Informants are working to unlock all floors.
0xF109	To destroy Goldfire, shoot him when he initiates warp-out.
0xF10A	Some Food Units are out of order.
0xF10B	A Dual Neutron Disruptor is stored on this floor.
0xF10C	Be careful, Blake! Dr. Goldfire is executing all informants.
0xF10D	Some food is stored in crates.
0xF10E	Search all walls for hidden passages.
0xF10F	Some weapons are stored in crates -- blast all crates!
0xF110	All weapons are stored on this floor. Get 'em!
0xF111	Food Units require tokens.
0xF112	Some ammo is stored in crates.
0xF113	The AutoCharge pistol is silent.
0xF114	Beware of the genetic guards!
0xF115	Ask other informants for their Food Unit tokens.
0xF116	Spilled toxic waste will hurt you if you stand in it.
0xF117	The access key is well-guarded! Be prepared to fight!
0xF118	A Plasma Discharge Unit and ammo is here in a hidden area.
0xF119	Ask the informants for their energy packs.
0xF11A	You're protected from the Pods in the observation areas.
0xF11B	Follow the stacks of gold and you'll find the room of gold!
0xF11C	Be careful when deactivating barrier switches.
0xF11D	Beware of the Perscan Drones.
0xF11E	Some secret passages are hidden behind blastable objects.
0xF11F	Be careful, Stone. Some experiments have broken free!
0xF120	The turrets cannot be damaged with the Plasma Discharge Unit.
0xF121	The turrets cannot be damaged with the pistols.
0xF122	Blake, some barrier switches deactivate barriers on different floors.

Loyalist Warnings

Code	Message
0xF201	Hey, buddy, leave me alone.
0xF202	I don't have time for your gibberish.
0xF203	Have you seen a mutant running around here?
0xF204	It's after hours. You'd better be leaving.
0xF205	You must be new here.
0xF206	Uh-huh, Uh-huh, anyway...
0xF207	Don't I know you?
0xF208	Do you know what time it is?
0xF209	You must be with the tourist group.
0xF20A	If you're not supposed to be here -- leave!
0xF20B	This is a restricted area. Leave!
0xF20C	Bother me again and I'll kill you!
0xF20D	Get away from me, buddy!
0xF20E	I outta' hit you with my notepad!
0xF20F	Is that thing loaded?
0xF210	Ever been told you look like a guy named Blake!?
0xF211	Are you any relation to Jake?

Loyalist Alarms

Code	Message
0xF301	Hey, where's your access badge?
0xF302	Goldfire's gonna' hear about this!
0xF303	Talk to the guards about that.
0xF304	Have you ever been mutated?
0xF305	Hey! You're no scientist!
0xF306	Oh no! It's Stone!
0xF307	Only guards should have weapons! You're a bad man!
0xF308	Alright, Stone! Hand over your weapons!
0xF309	Ha! I've never mutated a Stone before!
0xF30A	Stone ... You're not that tough!
0xF30B	Better start shootin'!
0xF30C	I don't think I like you!
0xF30D	Boss says to kill informants ... and Stone!
0xF30E	I bet I can get blood from a Stone!
0xF30F	You wouldn't know a guy named . . ..Stone!
0xF310	Better duck!