P.A.I.N Combo Patch

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The P.A.I.N Combo Patch is a modification for Quake made by Jack the Stripper in October of 1996. Unlike most larger modifications, MultiSkin support was not included.

Some Gib graphics don't show properly, resulting in none being visible in DOS or giant white blobs in a Source port.

Impulses

 * Impulse 9 - On top of the default mechanics, this now gives all three Weapon Classes. The message "BOLE and HEMP in '69" will be displayed on the middle of the screen, while "Republicans suck..." will appear as an additional message. Also automatically enables auto-flare.
 * Impulse 20 - Auto-flare. Launches a flare at the target when the player is targeted with a homing missile. Costs 10 Shells.
 * Impulse 55 - Sacrifices all Minions to restore health.
 * Impulse 56 - Tells the Minion to attack the nearest opponent.
 * Impulse 57 - Tells the Minion to stop attacking an opponent.
 * Impulse 58 - Frees your Minions.
 * Impulse 69 - Toggles between the default male gender and female. Besides model, the only difference is that different taunts are used.
 * Impulse 70 - Plays a random taunt. Using a taunt under the Water results in drowning damage.
 * Impulse 101 - Weapon Class C
 * Impulse 102 - Weapon Class B if acquired.
 * Impulse 103 - Weapon Class A if acquired.
 * Impulse 123 - Swaps between whatever Weapon Classes the player currently has.
 * Impulse 150 - Use Mystic Rune ability.
 * Impulse 250 - Resurrect an opponent and create an Undead Minion.
 * Impulse 252 - Biosuit. Includes the message "Divers do it deeper, Stay down longer, And come up wetter and ALWAYS satisfied!"
 * Impulse 253 - Pentagram of Protection. Includes the message "No one is".
 * Impulse 254 - Ring of Shadows. Includes the message "Just for Kelly".
 * Impulse 255 - Now includes the message "The hypocrites will burn".

Gameplay Changes

 * Corpses are now solid and able to be Gibbed, including Rotfish and players.
 * Crucified Zombies are able to be seen in Deathmatch and are also able to be Gibbed.
 * Fixes issue in Deathmatch where quickly switching Weapons would change the obiturary from what the player was killed by to what the attacker was now holding.
 * Players can see their own corpses in Deathmatch. Note this can be exploitable, if the player spawns before the corpse appears they can respawn where they died.
 * If the player is Gibbed while holding an Axe, there will be an additional Axe gib using the normal Axe model. This can be picked up for 1 additional Axe.
 * Projectiles now travel through Teleporters.
 * Fixed a swimming monster glitch where they were counted twice.

Weapon Classes
One of the most predominant features of this modification is the implementation of a Weapon-Class system. There are three tiers of weapons, C being the worst and A being the greatest. This allows the player to have a total of 24 Weapons while being replacements for the vanilla Weapons.

All players start with class C, but must acquire the other two, with death/returning to the Introduction resetting the tiers. Tier is based off the Armor the player has acquired, though losing Armor does not result in losing the tier. Tier B requires Yellow Armor, while Tier A requires Red Armor.

Mace
Appears identical to the Morning Star, except that it immediately retracts without the hook mechanics after a short distance, meaning it is treated more like the Axe. None of the custom sounds are included, while the vanilla ones such as the collision with a surface still exist. 10 damage per hit.
 * Long-Distance Mace - The Mace now no longer stops upon immediately firing, but can travel the distance it could in Morning Star.
 * Grappling Hook - Restores the hooking mechanics of the Morning Star. The grappling works slightly different, the player clicks once to cling to a wall as opposed to holding down the attack, which also gives the player the ability to switch Weapons. Enough pain can cause the player to lose their grip on the grappling hook.

Axe
No longer on the player by default, this instead replaces the Double-Barrelled Shotgun. Otherwise functionally the same.
 * Throwing Axe - Very similar to the Weapon found in the aforementioned modification. Each Axe pickup provides 5 Axes. Note that running out of Axe ammo will also result in the Axe being unable to be used until one is re-obtained. Causes 40 damage per hit. The player cannot hurt themselves with this Weapon. The player might need to deplete their Axes to get more than 5 in Deathmatch 2 or Cooperative, this can be done indefinitely with one Axe pickup. Goes up to a maximum of 50.
 * Flaming Throwing Axe - Costs 3 Axes per shot, but each pickup also restores all 3 Axes. Is on fire as it flies through the air, resulting in enemies that get hit with this Weapon also being set on fire. This causes 2 damage per second, but will continue to burn until the opponent is dead or douses themselves with some Water. While still making the sounds, the fires will not appear under the Water. Note that opponents will still burn after killed since the corpses are solid. Also note that the player can potentially set themselves on fire if they hit an opponent that is being burned to death.

Shotgun
Available from the default loadout, even if the slot is changed. The Shell ejection mechanic exists as found in Bort's QuakeC Mod.
 * Double-Barrelled Shotgun
 * Flare Gun - Behaves somewhat similar to the Quake Flares, except that it is fired from a Shotgun and thus the launching sound is different. Costs 3 Shells. Does not dim when it hits an opponent or object, instead lighting them up like a wall. Uses the same texture as an ejected shell for the flare.

Laser Gun
Fires much like a Shotgun, but uses a single Cell per shot. Fires projectiles similar to those fired by Enforcers. World model appears to be a retextured Double-Barrelled Shotgun, while the held version appears to be a retextured Shotgun. Causes 20-25 damage per shot. Note that the obituary erroneously refers to this weapon as the "pulse rifle". Note that the world model tends to be warped in hardware accelerated Source ports like GLQuake.
 * Super Laser Gun - Appears to be a retextured Double-Barrelled Shotgun. Fires two laser shots side by side, costs 2 Cells per shot.
 * Rapid Fire Laser Gun - Appears to be a retextured Super Nailgun, but fires at an extremely fast rate.

Nailgun
Changed slot, otherwise has the same behavior. While most Weapons replace the slots they are in, the Nailgun does not replace the Super Nailgun.
 * Super Nailgun
 * Nail Bomb - Appears to be a Grenade Launcher. Costs 10 Nails. Will fire a grenade projectile that bursts into a series of nail projectiles that fire on all sides. Initial grenade bounces off opponents.

Grenade Launcher

 * Proximity Mines - Costs 5 Rockets. Appears functionally similar to Demo Charges without the ability to retake them once planted. Has a shorter arc than a regular grenade, but also has a wider range.
 * MIRV - Costs 10 Rockets. One grenade will burst apart into 10, causing a cluster of destruction. Initial grenade bounces off opponents.

Rocket Launcher

 * Drill Rockets - Will rotate inside an opponent, causing further injury (and if dynamic lights exist, will continue to light up an opponent). Causes around 200 damage, will kill an Ogre in a single shot, and does not suffer from Splash Damage. Costs 5 Rockets.
 * Homing Missile - Similar to Homing Missiles. Costs 10 Rockets. Will also target flares, but cannot target Zombies as their cold bodies means there is nothing for a heat-seeking missile to lock onto. Causes around 100 damage per shot. Note that this will potentially crash the game in Deathmatch.

Thunderbolt
Firing into the Water from outside of it can instantly gib any opponent within a decent sized distance. Discharges do not work, instead the player simply loses all of their Cells without anything being killed.
 * Flamethrower - Works relatively similar to the Flaming Throwing Axe, except that the fire is more controlled and direct, firing a short distance from the Flamethrower. Fires in two bursts of 5 Cells each, or 10 per shot.
 * Freeze Ray - Fires an icicle projectile that is entirely harmless, but can instantly freeze any opponent it collides with. Costs 10 Cells per shot. A frozen opponent is unable to move or attack while frozen, this lasts a total of 10 seconds, whereupon they will burst from the ice. Note the opponent will be unfrozen immediately upon being injured, but that injury will also cause twice the normal damage. Firing this when under the Water will result in the target being frozen, but also the player who fired it.

Undead Minions
Another mechanic introduced by this modification is the ability to make an army of Undead Minions. To gain this ability, the player must first find a Quad Damage, which will turn the player into a necromancer for the rest of the level or until they die. Using Impulse 250 on choice opponents (those deemed worthy of resurrection), the player can bring them back from the dead to serve them as opposed to fighting them. This will require the cost of a certain amount of health, getting more demanding as the player chooses a more powerful type of Minion. The player cannot create a minion if doing such an action would kill them. Minions, once killed, are immediately Gibbed so that they cannot be resurrected again. Unlike regular opponents, they can be pushed around as needed.

If health becomes more important than having minions, you can restore most of the health you sacrificed (with a slight bit not being restored) by using impulse 55. This will in turn sacrifice all the minions you have captured to the Gods, immediately killing them.

The Undead Minion is a follower, meaning it will continue to follow you around the map as you fight opponents, with the limitations of the Monster AI in regards to movement. Impulse 56 can order your minion to attack an opponent. They may do such automatically, but may also ignore them until they are attacked themselves, meaning this provides a more reliable method. Impulse 57 can be used to order your opponent to not attack others.

Impulse 58 can be used to free your minions. This serves little purpose, there is no benefit to doing such and the Undead Minion will still continue to idly follow you. This will however prevent you from being able to control your Undead Minion in any way, meaning it can be convenient if trying to prevent a sacrifice for a particular unit at the cost of lesser control over it.

Mystic Runes
In Deathmatch games, there will be various Runes on the map that randomly move around every 15 seconds; one Rune will be on the map at any given time. Only one player can hold a Mystic Rune at any time; the Powerup will last for 30 seconds. If any player does not have a Rune (meaning it can be found), the panel with the four Runes will continually blink. The Rune is glowing, meaning it can be easily seen if the player is somewhat close to it.

Unlike a normal Powerup, the changes tend to be more subtle. There are no audio cues, nor does the screen flash or change color.

Note that some Mystic Runes have additional abilities that can be used by pressing impulse 150. Note also that there are some Runes that offer negative effects; there is no way to tell what power a Rune will do as the appearance is entirely randomized.


 * Disease - The inverse of Regeneration, the player will lose 1 health every half second but cannot be killed by it. When expired, the message states "Your disease has been cured".
 * Gravity - If the player uses the Rune with impulse 150, the gravity is greatly changed around. Quickly changes the gravity to -200 before increasing it to 100. After about 15 seconds, it increases to 500. After another 5, it goes to 900 before jumping up to 1300. After another 5 seconds it drops to 1000 and then to 800, whereby the Rune will have fully worn off. If the gravity is not 800 when the Rune is used, the gravity is changed to 800. Note that this time period is the same, even if it was just before the next Rune would spawn. If the player does not use the Rune it will expire like normal, resulting in the message "You lose controll of gravity".
 * Fiend - Much like the Fiend's Pentagram, allows the player to turn into a Fiend. Enemy attacks only do half damage. The player can pick up resources, but can't use Weapons until the Rune expires. When expired, the message states "You revert to your human form".
 * Necromancy - Temporarily provides the powers of a Necromancer, even in a map without a Quad Damage. Note also that it costs 60 health instead of the normal 50, but can generate a Zombie Solider anywhere on the level without the need for a corpse. When this ability is done, the player also will get a vampiric Axe and Mace, meaning every attack they do will heal 10 health. Note that a Throwing Axe is not vampiric. When expired, the message states "Your necromatic abilities have returned to normal".
 * Protection - Enemy attacks only do half damage. When expired, the message states "You fell less protected".
 * Regeneration - Will give 1 point of health every half second as long as the player has less than 100. When expired, the message states "Your regeneration has stopped".
 * Strength - Causes double damage. When expired, the message states "You feel weaker".
 * Weakness - Can only cause half damage, while all damage sustained is doubled. By using impulse 150 the player can explode themselves (which counts as a suicide), also causing damage in a wide splash radius. When expired, the message states "Your strength has returned".

New Obituaries

 * "Player" says 'Uhh, hu huh. Fire is cool." - Player suicides by fire.
 * "Player" was barbequed by "Attacker" - Opponent was killed by flammable Weapon.
 * "Player" was lit up by "Attacker"'s flare gun" - Flare Gun
 * "Player" was nailbombed by "Attacker" - Nail Bomb
 * "Player" forgot there was a mine there - Suicide by own Proximity Mines
 * "Player" stood a little to close to "Attacker"'s mine - Proximity Mine
 * "Player" was given a grenade shower by "Attacker" - MIRV
 * "Player" was chased down by "Attacker"'s rocket - Homing Missile
 * "Player" accepts "Attacker"'s shock - Being electrocuted by the Thunderbolt while in the Water
 * "Player" was shattered to bits by "Attacker"'s "Weapon" - Opponent was killed while frozen. This message uses a "Weapon" variable to determine the Weapon the player was killed with.
 * "Player" is destroyed by the mystic rune - Player uses special power of Weakness Mystic Rune.

v1.0.06 - November 10, 1996

 * Added Mystic Rune system.
 * Added custom model for Rapid-Fire Laser Gun.
 * Nerfed Flare Gun to do normal Shotgun damage. Previously it did 30 damage per shot.
 * Undead Minions can only be raised if the player is a necromancer, which requires finding a Quad Damage.
 * Impulse 69 no longer makes the player a pervert, instead it toggles their gender between male and female. The sound that played when a player became a pervert is now used as the first female taunt.
 * Weapon class impulses slightly shifted. Before it was impulses 100-102, now it is impulses 101-103.
 * Added additional Axe gib.
 * Beta release cycle finished, remained closed-source even though source was previously promised.
 * Footstep sounds were removed. Previously it was buggy, being able to block out jumping sounds.
 * Anti-Gravity Ray no longer triggered with impulse 13. Instead it is one of the Rune powers.
 * Removed the custom Axe icon on the HUD.
 * Removed alternate Deathmatch system where the player had to get a certain number of kills without dying to get the next class (3 for B, 10 for A). Now all modes are controlled by Armor.
 * Startup messages were removed.
 * Custom messages have been slightly altered to have color. Biosuit also has a border around its message.
 * Fixed buggy nature of projectiles and other entities going through Teleporter. Previously it was impossible to play certain levels, such as E2M1: the Installation.
 * Fixed crash if Nail Bomb was fired alongside other grenade projectiles.
 * Fixed the swimming Monster counting bug in the vanilla game.

v0.9.06b

 * Official Release