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- Doom Network Menu System
- Version 6.0, Jun 12 1994
- Copyright 1994, Jason Sandlin
- All Rights Reserved
-
- MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING DOOM V1.2 or HIGHER!!!
-
- **** What is DooMenu:
-
- DooMenu will search thru WAD files for the correct map/episode for easy
- play! It will now even load multi-pwads! It will also allow IPX network,
- modem, and null-modem play, or stand alone play quickly and easily thru a
- menu which is far better than the one packaged with Doom. DooMenu allows you
- to choose coorperative, or deathmatch with respawn or no monsters on or off,
- it can load a save game, or use an external WAD file. It will ask you for
- the skill, episode, episode map, number to dial, and weather to disable call
- waiting. It can store up to 9 different default friends for speed dialing.
- It is very quick and does a lot more than the Doom setup does. The Doom
- setup does not support -nomonsters, -devparm -wart epi lev, -respawn, -file,
- or call waiting. DooMenu does this and more.
-
- **** Explain How DooMenu use external WAD files?
-
- DooMenu looks in the doom directory for all wad files besides the main
- doom wad file. If any are found it adds the option to load an external wad
- file at the episode prompt. Once you select this you are given a list of all
- wad file in the dir. Use the arrow keys and highlight the one you want and
- then it will use that wad file in to play. Make sure the person your playing
- with also has loaded the same wad file. Once you have selected the wads you
- want, if you tell it to doomenu automatically looks in the wad file to find
- the first level the external wad edited, and then automatically warp to that
- level. DooMenu will also record the number of times each of wad you have has
- been played, so it will be easy to spot wads you haven't tried yet. This
- will be stored in DOOMENU.WDI. If you find that you can't get wads to work
- and have read the docs fully, leave me a comment and maybe it's not you.
-
- **** Does DooMenu support different SERSETUP's not made by ID?
-
- Yes. It will send the commands as normal to sersetup.exe, so just
- name your new sersetup to sersetup.exe. If you need to add an command
- line option to sersetup everytime, for example you need to send -14400
- then just type 'DOOMENU -14400'. You can pass up to 9 commands thru doomenu
- to the new sersetup.
-
- **** Sometimes I get a warning message about my command line being long?
-
- I am telling this to tell you about a MAJOR problem you will almost
- definatly ecounter if you use DOOMENU or any other DOOMENU clone. What is
- this problem? I'll tell you. There are major bugs in passing more than 155
- character command lines to doom or sersetup, like doomenu can. With the
- ability to load more than one external wad file its easy to go far beyond 155
- characters. I think DOS v6.0+ (5?) and 4DOS can support command lines more
- than 155 characters, but it seems that DOOM is not reconizing them. Anyways
- I am just warning you that there will be error if you try to do TOO much.
- DooMenu will beep at you and display a warning message if this occurs so if
- that never happens you will be fine. I have NO idea how to get around this,
- the only real way is for doom to read a file instead of looking at command
- line parameters, but i doubt ID will do that just so a few people can add
- external wads. If you never have any problems, GOOD otherwise it is not my
- fault you can't get it to work. As usual you can email if you wish to
- discuss any problems you find.
-
- **** How to Start:
-
- 1) Edit the doomenu.bat.
- a) Add your network type to the 'SET DOOMTYPE=' line.
- b) Add your com port to the 'SET DOOMCOM=' line.
- c) Add your ipx port to the 'SET DOOMIPX=' line.
- d) Add your call waiting status to the 'SET DOOMCALL=' line.
- e) Add your external wads directory to the 'SET DOOMWADS=' line.
- f) Add any phone numbers you call often to it on the 'SET CALLER1='
- and 'SET NUMBER1=' lines.
-
- *NOTE* Edit doomenu.bat for a full explaination of all parameters.
- If you do not have IPX port or com port leave it blank.
-
- Example DOOMENU.BAT:
-
- set doomtype=1
- set doomcom=2
- set doomipx=
- set doomcall=2
- set doomwads=c:\doom\wads
- set caller1=Joe Doe
- set number1=555-5555
- set caller2=Mary Bob
- set number2=1-900-555-5555
- set caller3=
- set number3=
- set caller4=
- set number4=
- (ect...)
-
- This will set use the telephone modem, set the default comport to 2, add
- *70 to all numbers dialed and assign names and numbers to only 2
- slots. This is quite acceptable. When DooMenu loads up it will ask
- you to dial Mary Bob, or Joe Doe, or a another number. Select Mary
- Bob and it will call 1-900-555-5555.
-
- The DOOMTYPE can be 3 numbers. 1 if you want to always use the telephone
- modem, 2 if you want to always use nul-modem, 3 if you want to always
- use IPX network.
-
- The DOOMCALL can be 2 numbers. 1 if you want never add *70, 2 if you
- want to ALWAYS add *70, or leave it blank if you want to choose every
- time.
-
- After you have configured doomenu.bat, all you need to do is to type DOOMENU
- and it will load up and ask you a series of questions. Answer them and
- eventully it will load up sersetup.exe and start calling or answering.
-
- **** How do pay tribute to this great shareware author?
-
- The very least you can do if you have internet access is just to
- leave me a message expessing your opinion of DooMenu.
-
- If you want, please feel free to send $0.01 up to $2 billion to
-
- Jason Sandlin
- 35 Woodland Drive
- Downingtown, Pa 19335-1720
-
- By registering you can receive, if you wish, the source code (written in
- Turbo Pascal v7.0) to the latest copy of DooMenu (internet access req.)
- Thanks for your support.
-
- Internet E-Mail Address: 000082937@ucis.vill.edu
- Don't bother emailing me after 1/95, the account will probably not be
- active.
-
- If you find any errors or have any suggestions get in touch.
-
- **** Do you have any thing else to say?
-
- I would like to thank everyone on internet for helping me with
- ideas on how to improve DOOMENU, and of course for the few that registered
- with it with me. I am amazed at internet's ability for mass information,
- and how that it only gets bigger. I'd also like to thank ID, alt.games.doom,
- and the sysop of infant2.sphs.indiana.edu for obvious reasons.