June 30, 2000 The gates of Hell are open night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way: But, to return, and view the cheerful skies; In this, the task and mighty labour lies. -Virgil

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• 128x192 Ash

• Designed for 2-4 Players

June 23, 2000 Excerpt from an interview of Dr. Iliac Weston, Naturalist Mr. Weston: "I've been tracking, observing, and trapping rare beasts across this sector for most of my lifetime. I often use extremely precise radar that can track the smallest fly hovering over a pile of dung. I have a set of sophisticated scent detectors that not only tells me what animal made the dung, but what the animal had for breakfast. Thermal sensors can tell me the exact temperature of the dung from a mile away. All of these systems are tied into a sophisticated computer, giving me a complete view of the environment around me. My chosen prey simply has no chance of evading detection." CSI Reporter: "So what do you use to actually trap the beast once you have fixed its position?" Mr. Weston: "Well, I still have a soft spot for the old classics. We deploy pit traps." CSI Reporter: "Pit traps? Why?" Mr. Weston: "I do have computer guided tranquilizer tipped homing missiles at my disposal, but using those just seems unfair."

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• 192x192 Jungle

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June 16, 2000 War is never pretty, but on the planet of Thanix III two competing factions have been waging a particularly ugly war. The two sides have used anything and everything imaginable to gain an advantage over their enemy. Key leaders have been brutally assassinated, food and water are routinely poisoned in an effort to starve the enemy, and nuclear weapon barrages are a daily occurrence across the battlefield. One key piece of terrain has seen the lion's share of the action in this war, a place known only as the "Schism" between the combatants. A long tar field separates rocky high ground from the outlying deserts, and both sides fight fiercely to control the area. Offworld military observers are convinced that whomever firmly controls the "Schism" will win the war...

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• 192x192 Desert

• Designed for 2-6 Players

• Use Map Settings for Allied Play

• Requires Brood War to Play

June 9, 2000 MEMO 592JLY03 FROM: Commandant L. H. Smith RE: MCT Training Program In this modern age of warfare, many new recruits discount the importance of Melee Combat Technique training. While specific attention is paid while learning how to service and fire their Gauss rifles, they never seem to learn how block a thrown punch. Last night, I disciplined a recruit who was leaving his quarters without proper authorization and it was a embarrassingly simple matter to pummel the lad into a weeklong coma. The deplorable shape of the recruits in our charge as well as our training regimen needs to change, ladies and gentleman, and quickly. Platoon leaders should begin to schedule daily sessions with our melee instructors until some noticeable improvement is achieved. I will continue a program of random testing the recruits, placing them in the hospital if need be, until I see that improvement. That is all.

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• 96x96 Badlands

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June 2, 2000 "In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it." - Lao-Tzu, Legendary Chinese Philosopher

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• 192x128 Twilight

• Designed for 2-4 Players

• Requires Brood War to Play