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Introduction

If you've spent any time hanging around in the Doom Newsgroups you've probably heard about STRAIN for some time now. For those that aren't "in the know", STRAIN is a full 32-level conversion of Doom2...New monsters, weapons, graphics, music, tricks and some awesome levels. Well....after more than a year and a half in development utilizing the skills of a myriad of people, STRAIN has been released. You can also Download the Files directly from here.  You can also drop by the Alpha Dog Alliance web site for a load of additional information. (Note: the file download links on the Alpha Dog Alliance page no longer work. You can still download it from here)

Strain was released on July 3, 1997 and since then the download page at this location has been hit over 3700 times since it's release.  Considering it's availability, I would imagine that it's been downloaded by well over 10,000 people from various locations.  The feedback that the ADA has received has been tremendous. Here's a few of the letters that have come in to ADA Central:

"I just wanted to say that I LOVE STRAIN!!!! ID Software needs to hire you guys, you could make them a lot of money!!... I used to think only software companies could do something like this, but ADA just proved me wrong! Rock on!! " -- Marc Zienkiewicz

"THIS IS THE BEST TC SINCE THAT ALIENS TC BACK IN '94! IT KICKS!" -- James Johnson (LordHaHa)

"I Congratulate you for ... STRAIN. I love it. The levels are masterfully designed ... I'm challenged by the enemies in every level, but not to the point where i was frustrated at losing. I must say i like STRAIN far better than DOOM II and Final DOOM"

"Even though i think the ending was rather, ummm, unique, STRAIN was the most fun i've had playing DOOM, ever. I'm not BSing you, i really do love it. It was just like (or even better than) the first time i played DOOM, and that is not an easy thing to accomplish." -- The SuperFly

"Damn STRAIN is awesome, is it just me or are <secret enemy info censored here>" -- Josh Ray

"Strain is the most fun I've had in a first person shooter. Period"
"STRAIN is in a league of its own."
"STRAIN ... is something I would have bought."
"[It] could be sold as a game, yet it's available for free over the internet! - I have to keep on reminding myself of that one fact" -- Keith Jung

"...I would like to say how incredible STRAIN is. Just finished it today,and the new creatures were fantastic. It's worth the wait when you get an end result like this. --Mike

"Thanks for letting me know about STRAIN's release. I downloaded it immediately, then ZMODEMed it to my co-op DOOM buddy, and we spent the next five hours playing through the first 8 levels using our SVD modems. It was INCREDIBLE. We loved the detailed architectures, magnificent textures, <secret enemy info censored here> and evil marines, and flawless co-op design. If the next 24 levels are as good, STRAIN blows away every other TC and megawad we've seen."
"I'll let you know more about what we thought of STRAIN when we're done playing it, but I thought you might like some early feedback. Thanks to all of ADA for the incredible amount of work you've put into this project. Bravo!" -- Blake Wilfong

The guys at the ADA would like to thank all the folks that have downloaded and enjoyed STRAIN.
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