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- DOOM-IT SETUP PROGRAM Version 3.0
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- SUMMARY: The DOOM-IT program is an alternative to the original setup
- program that comes with DOOM. By running DOOM-IT to start
- your single or multiplayer games the process of using command
- line only parameters is completely simplified. Such parameters
- provide the ability to load PWADs, record your game, start at
- any level of any episode, turn on development mode, and much
- much more. This version of DOOM-IT also provides complete
- support for the upcoming DOOM 1.5 patch.
-
- Some of the new features you will see with this patch are:
- a "-turbo" parameter which allows you to speed up your players
- movement by 250%, a "-fast" parameter which greatly increases
- the speed of enemies, and an "-altdeath" parameter which lets
- you play DeathMatch 2.0 with a whole new set of rules. These
- are only a few of many great new features, along with many bug
- fixes, you will find in the DOOM 1.5 patch.
-
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- INSTRUCTIONS
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- INSTALLATION: To install DOOM-IT, simply unzip all the files within
- DOOMIT.ZIP into your DOOM directory. This requires PkUnzip
- version 2.04 or higher. If you don't already have this
- program you can download it off Compuserve. To start the
- program type DOOMIT.
-
- NOTE: You must use the DOOMIT batch file for DOOM-IT to work
- correctly. You CANNOT run DMLOAD.EXE.
-
- PRE-CONFIGURATION:
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- Before starting Network, Serial, or Modem games you need
- to set your PORT and COM settings. You can do this from
- the menu bar located at the top of the screen. To access
- this menu press the ALT key. Then select CONFIG and press
- enter. From this menu can choose to setup any of the three
- types of connections. More info on each of these is given
- later on in this document.
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- USING PWADS
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- If you choose to use PWADS you will be presented with a menu
- containing all files with a .WAD extension in the current
- directory. All files except DOOM.WAD are probably PWADS. These
- files can contain new levels, graphics, sounds, etc.. You can
- select up to five different PWADS to load with DOOM. To do this
- you must highlight the desired file then press the space bar to
- mark it. If you do this correctly you will see a "*" next to the
- file name. Once you have your PWADs marked you can press the
- enter key to continue. If you are only going to load one PWAD
- then you need only highlight it and press enter.
-
- If you chose to load a PWAD containing a new level the program
- will ask you if you want to warp directly to that level. Doing
- this will skip the process of choosing an episode and level. If
- you have marked more than one PWAD level to load, the program will
- warp you to the lowest one.
-
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- SPECIAL OPTIONS
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- When you get to the special options menu you have a choice of
- "No Enemies", "Re-Spawning", and "Fast Enemies". If you choose to
- have no enemies then enemies will not be present on any of the
- levels. This could be useful in multi-player games when enemies
- just get in the way. If you choose to have re-spawning, then
- once you kill an enemy, it will come back to life after about 30
- seconds. This is the same technique used when you select NIGHTMARE
- for you level of difficulty. The third option "Fast Enemies" is
- only available if you have DOOM v1.5.. If you choose this, all
- enemies will move and fire much faster than before.
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- RECORDING GAME
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- If you choose to Record your game you must give the program a file
- name to save the data into. When giving it a file name use no more
- than eight characters and leave off the file extension. You MUST
- do this because DOOM will put one on for you. DOOM will use .LMP as
- the file extension of your recorded game. So, if you give DOOM-IT
- the name "DEMO1" for recording, DOOM will save it as "DEMO1.LMP".
-
- If you have DOOM v1.5 you can now record mulitplayer games. You
- can also specify the amount of diskspace you want DOOM to use for
- your recording. Make sure ALL players choose the record option
- for it to work correctly.
-
- Recording of your game begins right when you start DOOM. To end
- the recording you need to press "Q", or exit the game. Once you
- have recorded your demo, you can it play it back within DOOM-IT
- by selecting "PLAY DEMO" under MISC on the menu bar.
-
- NOTE: If you record a demo from a pwad you must load that same
- pwad along with DOOM for your demo to play correctly.
-
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- NETWORK PORTS
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- When playing a network game you must select a port number. To do
- this choose "NETWORK" under CONFIG on the menu bar. By selecting
- different port numbers you can play more than one match over the
- same network. The default port number is 0. If you don't want to
- change this then just press the return key to continue.
-
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- Multiplayer Mode
- ------------------
- If you have DOOM v1.5 you can now select "DeathMatch 2.0" in
- addition to "Cooperative" and regular "DeathMatch" mode. DMatch
- 2.0 has new rules such as negative frags for suicides and
- respawning items.
-
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- SERIAL SETUP
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- If you play DOOM over a serial cable you must pick the COM port
- that you serial cable is plugged into. To do this choose "SERIAL"
- under CONFIG on the menu bar. Your COM port will either be COM 1
- or COM 2. COM ports higher than this are only used by devices such
- as an internal modem.
-
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- MODEM COM PORT
- ----------------
- When setting up a modem game you must choose the COM port that
- your modem is connected to. To do this choose "MODEM" under CONFIG
- on the menu bar. External modems can only use COM 1 or COM 2. Most
- internal modems can be setup to use COM ports 1 through 4.
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- MODEM SETUP
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- When you get to the "Modem Setup" window you must choose between
- making your computer the one that dials or the one that answers.
- If you choose to dial, then you will be required to type in the
- destination phone number or use the phone book. If you choose to
- answer, then you need only to wait for the incoming call. Or, if
- you already have the two computers connected by another program,
- then choose "Already Connected".
-
- If you have DOOM v1.5 you can now choose modem speeds greater than
- 9600 baud. Run the README.EXE program that comes with DOOM to learn
- how to setup you MODEM.CFG file with the new options.
-
- Before starting a Modem game make sure your modem is setup correctly
- in the MODEM.CFG file.
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- PHONE BOOK
- ------------
- To setup the phone book you need to access the menu bar by pressing
- the ALT key. Then press the right or left arrow until the category
- "PBook" is selected. You can then choose to edit the phone book.
- After you have chosen EDIT, you are able to pick one of ten slots
- to enter a persons name and phone number into. Select a slot and
- press the ENTER key. Type the persons name and press ENTER again.
- Now type their phone number and press ENTER a final time. You are
- now back at the beginning. To exit the menu bar press the ESC key.
-
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- CUSTOM PARAMETERS
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- DOOM-IT now allows you to define you own parameters. This might
- be necessary if you have an alternative SERSETUP or IPXSETUP file
- that can accept non-standard parameters. To define these you need
- to select "ADD PARAM" from MISC on the menu bar. You can type up
- to about 50 characters of your own text. These parameters are
- treated as constants and will always be added to the settings you
- chose when starting a game.
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- OTHER PARAMETERS
- ------------------
- There are other parameters DOOM accepts that I felt were not
- necessary to directly address in DOOM-IT. I have listed as many
- as I can below. If you wish to use any of these you may add them
- to the custom parameter list.
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- Ver. Parameter Description
- ---- ------------------- --------------------------------------------
- 1.2 -nosound Plays no sound effects or music during DOOM.
- 1.2 -nosfx Plays no sound effects during DOOM.
- 1.2 -nomusic Plays no music during DOOM.
- 1.2 -config <filename> Specifies an alternate config file.
- 1.2 -devparm Is needed to allow certain parameters.
- With devparm enabled you can press F1 during
- the game to save the screen as a PCX file.
- 1.5 -maxdemo (size) Tells DOOM the max amount of diskspace to
- use for demos. For example: "-maxdemo 1024"
- sets aside 1 Megabyte. Default is 128K.
- 1.5 -8250 Tells SERSETUP to set the UART to 8250.
- 1.5 -irq <number> Sets the IRQ for a COM port.
- 1.5 -port <number> Sets the COM I/O port that SERSETUP uses for
- your modem. (example -port 0x3f8)
- 1.5 -<#> Sets the baud rate of your COM port. Legal
- values are 9600, 14400, 38400, and 57600.
- (example -14400). Overrides MODEM.CFG.
- 1.5 @<filename> Tells DOOM to read a set of parameters from
- a file. (example "DOOM @RESPONSE")
-
- NOTE: For a more complete description of many of these parameters run the
- README.EXE file that comes with DOOM.
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- ID SETUP
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- If needed you can run the SETUP.EXE program that comes with DOOM
- within DOOM-IT. To do this choose "ID SETUP" under MISC on the
- menu bar. This option is given so you can change your hardware
- configuration at the last minute.
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- IF YOUR BORED!
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- This document and the DOOM-IT program was created in entire by
- Chris Badger. I am 18 years old and live in Santa Ynez CA.
- Where the heck is Santa Ynez you ask? About 30 miles out of
- Santa Barbara of course. On the technical side, DOOM-IT was
- programmed in Quick basic 7.1 PDS on a 486DX-33 VLB with 4Mb
- of RAM.
-
- If you don't have DOOM-IT v1.5 yet, but have access to the
- InterNet. You can download the beta shareware version on
- "infant2.sphs.indiana.edu". But then again by the time you
- read this Id may have released the final patch.
-
-
- I have explained the usage of this program to the best of my abilities. If
- you still have questions, comments, or found a big fat bug please feel free
- to contact me on Compuserve at 74017,1014.
-
- Feel free to distribute this program wherever you like. And, if you feel
- really inspired to do a good deed, I won't complain if you insist on sending
- me a donation of any sort for the many long hours I put into making this
- program. Watch for the upcoming DOOM-IT for Windows!
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