home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- - DOOM SURVIVAL GUIDE -
-
- As you see of the title DOOM is the most ultra violent monster slaying
- game in 1993! That to say the least. Before I start comming with details
- of how to 'win' this game, please note that the hint file is build
- for the RELEASE version of DOOM, typed Monday morning on the 20 of
- december 1993.
-
- NOTE 1.: If you got a trainer and are so lame you use it, don't read this.
- NOTE 2.: This is an HINT/HELP/POINTER text, and not an exclusive solution.
- NOTE 3.: The author of this text take no responsability for any material
- or personal damage caused by the hints :-)
-
- Weapons - You all read the specs of the weapons (Didn't you ?) in the
- manuals/dox. So here is some hints of how to get
- the most out of them. " Fists " Very cute option but not anything
- I can see about it is very appealing, when you got 'nuff ammo!
- "The Gun" is worthless. Only use it to get a bigger weapon
- in the start." The Shotgun " is my favorite 'small'
- handgun. It has fairly quick loading time, and the kill effect
- is stunning (Rite.. With two shots in the head everything
- is stunning!!!) The shotgun ammo is fairly easy to find. Use
- also the shotgun at long distances to get an easier kill
- when the monsters come close. Also very good weapon against
- people in windows on higher levels. " The Chaingun " is
- actually nothing more than an rapid firing handgun, the effect
- is stunning on soldiers when you see their flesh rip multiple
- places in their bodies (Nothing like dying twice). But
- sadly the effect is smaller on the big monsters, and it is
- harder to hit people with is than the shotgun because of
- it's small caliber. Result: Only use if you'r out of shotgun
- shells. "Rocket Launcher" Hmmm, very cute if you got some
- rockets but you can't hardly find any, and it isn't interesting
- to blow up people with it. There is nothing left that you can
- look at..... "Plasma Rifle" Indeed an interesting gun, especially
- is you want to fry an hamburger, nice option tough.
- "BFG 9000" Cool, VERY Cool. (If you ever find one)
-
- Survival- Yes all those guns are great, but if you get slayed it dosn't help
- much. The easiest way of controlling the game is by holding
- one hand on the spacebar and crtl, and the other on the mouse.
- The reason for this is that with the mouse it is very easy to
- aim properly. And with the keyboard you get quick execution
- of the commands you wish to make. Another very important
- thing you should do is to choose the largest screen, ok you
- might have to move down to low detail, but it is the only
- thing to do if you want to get an good aim, and the advantage
- of seeing the shadows of the monster before you see the monster
- itself and vice versa. Another important thing you should be
- avare of, is too look out for windows, because it is very
- easy for an monster to pick you out when he is looking down at
- you. On the other hand you get to do that at different parts of
- the game, when there is a small window in to an room, that you
- can't enter untill later in that level. Simply blow away
- the bloody things. Then you are at least free of them later.
- An great tip is; when you open an door into another part of that
- level, then fire one (1) shot and go out again. Open the door
- a little later and if there is any mobile (Monsters that are
- not set to stand a special place, but wander around) monsters
- they will be close to the door and easier to pick out.
- Always remember to enter an room very carefull, because there
- is almost always an inmobile (A monster that is waiting untill
- you go to a special part of the room) monster waiting for you
- to blunder inn, so it shoots you in the back! Also be ware
- of very sharp corners there could easyly be an monster
- around that corner. Also if you see an lighter or darker
- part of the room it might be an switch that activates some
- walls that open, and there come monster out. This is very
- bad to you'r health! Yet another good tip: The barrels
- contain toxic or neuclear waste, they are very good to blow
- up if there is a lot of baddies close to it, but if you stand
- beside it and blow it up it'll mess you up badly. And if
- you stand beside it when a monster shoots it. it'll be the
- same effect, so they can both be good and harmfull!
- As you probably noticed (unless you'r blind) there is quite
- alot of green/blue/red stuff around, it is very harmfull
- to you'r health and should not be consumed or walked in....
- No.. seriously the stuff can be walked in for short periods of
- time, but if you fall down in to an hole, and there is no way
- out you are dead! Calculate approx 1 health point for every
- 2 seconds you are in there. I am not really sure if the
- color of the stuff is of any importance, but I really
- didn't want to try it just so you wouldn't make the error! (heh)
-
- Armor - Unlike the Wolfenstein 3-D games, you have an armor suit,
- there is two moddels. Model 1 (green) is an standard flak
- jacket wich is the kind the cops in TV uses, needless to say
- these are worthless against an 500 pound monster with a
- laser canon. The other model (blue) is an special combat suit
- that gives 200%, these can be improved by picking up the
- little green eyed skulls, they each give 1%. Remember you
- can't pick up an green suit if you allready got an blue,
- but you can do it the other way 'round.
-
- Sound - If you have an Sound Blaster 1.0, 1.5, 1.8, Pro, Pro II,
- 16, 16 Basic, 16 MCD, 16 SCSI or an Pro Audio Spectrum +,
- 16, 16 XL, Thunderboard OR compatible board. You get to 'enjoy'
- the digitized effects. They contain of following sounds:
-
- Gunfire/Lightning bolts etc : Simple battle sounds
- Sloppery water sound : Means Toxic waste near by!
- Pain scream 1 : Your death
- Pain scream 2 : Another Space marine is beeing
- killed by a monster or you.
- Heavy breathing 1 : You when you loose health points
- Heavy breathing 2 : A monster nearby - Be ware!!
- Growling 1 : A monster dying
- Growling 2 : A BIG monster nearby - Be ware!!!
- Growling 3 : I don't know, but you'll
- find out when 'IT' rips you'r
- lungs out...
- A lot of other stuff : Different background noice and
- unidentified sounds (Wich may be
- created by you'r junk soundboard)
-
- As you might understand, it is very important to listen for
- growling sounds, because if there are some nearby it might
- mean that there is someone/something behind you.
- So if you don't have an sound board with DAC, buy one!
-
- Special - Thre is a lot of special items that I havn't mentioned;
- so here we go: The white suits that is found close to
- toxic pools, is an anti radiation suit, you can go around
- in the sludge for a certain time without getting hurt, this
- is especially good if there is an hidden door somewhere in
- the pool, and you want to find it, alas if there is monsters
- that need killing, it is also an good idea to find an radiation
- suit. There is also another 'little' weapon I didn't mention
- before because it is not under the weapons selection, its the
- CHAINSAW!!!! Sooo Cool. There is nothing like chopping up
- an enemy with an big ugly Lumber Jack chainsaw. (Have I ever
- seen this in an film ??!!) Well, there is also bonus things
- that look like gigantic eyeballs, they give ultimate
- energy/protection and is very nice to have, so if you
- see one, do anything to get it. NOTE: these things are normally
- located in hidden rooms, wich is opened by presseing spacebar
- on the walls - the hidden room doors (tm) are normally located
- by an light fixture that is blinking over an special part
- of the room you are in, but that has no obvious doors.
- As you probably can guess these things is the only way you
- have to win the game, because in the higher levels there is
- not as many ammo/health packages, and especially on ultra-violent
- it is crucial that you have the necessary things!
- The most overseen option in the game is the beserker drink.
- It gives the player a good health %, but also gives him xtra
- strenght, resulting in an good hit effect if you use you'r hands
- in combat. The last option is the non-visabillty option.
- It gives you an invisible shield, resulting in very bad
- targeting from you'r enemies. It should be noted that this
- option is also used by the enemy, so look out for the dark-like
- monsters that is pretty easy to see in the light, but in dark
- rooms it is living hell!
-
- The End - This is all you should know to complete DOOM, ofcourse a
- great deal of experience with the game for Wolfenstein/Doom Beta,
- helps the way to glory, but always remember to be carefull
- because it's not a question of speed, but survival.
- May the force be with you - err wrong game...
-
- Piglet / Bvn
-
-
-