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- │ DOOM─IT SETUP PROGRAM Version 5.9c │
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- ─────────────
- DESCRIPTION
- ─────────────
- DOOM─IT is an alternate setup program for DOOM and DOOM 2. By
- running DOOM─IT to start your single or multiplayer games, one
- can take full advantage of command─line─only parameters. These
- parameters allow you to load WAD files, record games, start at any
- level, turn on development mode, and much more. This version of
- DOOM─IT provides complete support for DOOM System Startup v1.2
- through v1.9.
-
- ──────────────
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ──────────────
-
- PRE─CONFIGURATION:
-
- Once you have DOOM-IT installed onto your hard disk you need to
- make sure it is configured correctly for you system.
-
- Before starting Network, Serial, or Modem games you may need to
- adjust the PORT and COM settings. You can do this from the menu
- bar located at the top of the screen. To access this menu first
- press the <Alt> key, then use the arrow keys to highlight CONFIG.
- From this menu you can choose to setup any of the three connection
- types. More info on each of these is given later on in the
- document.
-
- If you need to change the path settings for DOOM, DOOM2, or your
- CD-ROM Drive this can also be done from the menu bar.
-
- NOTE: You must select "DOOM 1" or "DOOM 2" from the initial menu
- before accessing the menu bar.
-
- If you are still using DOOM v1.2 or lower you will need
- to add "─DEVPARM" to the ADD PARAM list. This enables the
- level warp and record demo features.
-
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- NETWORK PORTS
- ───────────────
- When playing a network game you must have a port number chosen.
- To do this, choose "NETWORK" under the CONFIG category on the menu
- bar. By selecting different port numbers you can play more than
- one multiplayer match over the same network. The default port
- number is 0 and the maximum port number is 32767.
-
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- SERIAL SETUP
- ──────────────
- Before setting up a serial game you must specify the COM port that
- the cable is plugged into. To do this, choose "SERIAL" under the
- CONFIG category on the menu bar.
-
- You are also given the option to select a Baud rate. This value
- will override the settings in your MODEM.CFG file. If you don't
- want to change this then select "Default".
-
- The final option determines whether or not to set the UART to 8250.
- This might be necessary if your I/O card is having problems at a
- faster speed.
-
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- MODEM SETUP
- ─────────────
- Before setting up a modem game you must specify the COM port that
- your modem is connected to. To do this, choose "MODEM" under the
- CONFIG category on the menu bar.
-
- You are also given the option to select a Baud rate. This value
- will override the settings in your MODEM.CFG file. If you don't
- want to change this then select "Default".
-
- The final option determines whether or not to set the UART to 8250.
- This might be necessary if your I/O card is having problems at a
- faster speed.
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- USING WADS
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- You will be presented with a list containing all WAD files on the
- CD-ROM. These files can contain new levels, graphics, sounds, etc..
- You can select up to nine WADS to load at one time. To do this,
- highlight each file and press the space bar to mark it. You will
- then see a "*" next to each file name. Once you have your WADs
- marked you can press the enter key to continue.
-
- If you chose to load a WAD containing a new level, the program
- will automatically warp directly to that level. If you have marked
- more than one WAD level to load, the program will warp you to the
- earliest one.
-
- If a WAD file contains more than one level you can press the RIGHT
- or LEFT arrow to select which level to warp to.
-
- To scan through the WAD list faster, press any key A to Z
- to jump to the first WAD beginning with that letter.
-
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- PHONE BOOK
- ────────────
- To add entries to the phone book choose "EDIT" under the PBook
- category on the menu bar. After you have done this you are able to
- pick one of fifty slots to modify. Highlight a slot and press
- <Enter>. Type the persons name and press <Enter> again. Now type
- their phone number and press <Enter> a final time. To exit the phone
- book editor press <Esc>. You will be prompted to use the phone book
- whenever you start a modem game as the dialer.
-
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- RECORDING GAME
- ────────────────
- If you choose to Record your game you will be prompted to enter in a
- file name to save the data into. DOOM will use .LMP as the file
- extension of your recorded game. For example, if you give DOOM─IT
- the name "DEMO1" for recording it will be saved as "DEMO1.LMP".
-
- You can record mulitplayer games if you are using a version of DOOM
- greater than v1.2. You can also specify the amount of diskspace you
- want DOOM to use for recordings by setting the MAXDEMO parameter.
- When recording a multiplayer game make sure ALL players choose the
- record option.
-
- Recording of your game begins right when you start DOOM. To end
- the recording press "Q", or exit the game. Once you have recorded
- your demo you can play it back within DOOM─IT by selecting "PLAY DEMO"
- under the MISC category on the menu bar.
-
- NOTE: If you record a demo from a WAD, you must load that same
- WAD along with DOOM for your demo to play back correctly.
-
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- MOUSE SUPPORT
- ───────────────
- You can use both mouse buttons in DOOM─IT but the LEFT mouse button
- is the most important.
-
- On a single list menu use the LEFT mouse button to make your
- selection. After doing this the program will immediately take
- you to the next menu.
-
- On a multi─list menu (such as the modem config menu) first use the
- LEFT mouse button to make your selection for each list. Then click
- the LEFT mouse button in the box in upper left─hand corner of the
- menu. The box looks like this: ( ). You will then be taken to the
- the next menu.
-
- On the WAD selection menu, use the LEFT mouse button to tag or
- untag each file you want to load. You can also use the LEFT mouse
- button to click on the up and down arrows to scroll through the
- file list.
-
- On menus that ask a yes or no question, click the LEFT mouse button
- on the word "YES" or on the word "NO" to answer.
-
- The RIGHT mouse button can be used on any menu. It basically does
- the same thing as pressing the <Esc> key to back up a menu.
-
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- ID SETUP
- ──────────
- If needed, you can run the SETUP.EXE program that comes with DOOM or
- DOOM 2 within DOOM─IT. To do this, choose "ID SETUP" under MISC on
- the menu bar. This option is given just in case you need to change
- your hardware configuration at the last minute.
-
- DO NOT start DOOM or DOOM2 within id's setup program when running
- under DOOM─IT.
-
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- RESPONSE FILE
- ───────────────
- A great feature in DOOM and DOOM2 is the ability to use a
- response file. A response file is an alternate way to pass
- parameters to DOOM. Instead of passing DOOM the parameters on
- the command line they can be written to a file. If you need to
- disable the use of a response file you can do so from the menu
- bar under the DEFAULTS category.
-
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- CUSTOM PARAMETERS
- ───────────────────
- DOOM─IT allows you to define your own parameters. This might be
- necessary if you have an alternative SERSETUP or IPXSETUP file that
- can accept non─standard parameters, or if you want to use parameters
- not addressed by DOOM─IT. To define these you need to select "ADD
- PARAM" under the MISC category on the menu bar. You can type up to
- about fifty characters of your own text. These parameters will
- always be added to the settings you choose when starting a game.
-
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- OTHER PARAMETERS
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- There are other parameters DOOM and DOOM2 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.
-
- Ver. Parameter Description
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- 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.
- 1.2 -recordfrom <#> <name> This is only availavble in DOOM v1.2. It
- allows you to record a game from a saved
- game. (example -recordfrom 1 demoz)
- 1.6 -maxdemo (size) Tells DOOM the max amount of diskspace to
- use for demos. For example: "-maxdemo 1024"
- sets aside 1 Megabyte. Default is 128K.
- 1.6 -irq <number> Sets the IRQ for a COM port.
- 1.6 -port <number> Sets the COM I/O port that SERSETUP uses for
- your modem. (example -port 0x3f8)
-
- NOTE: A better description for many of these parameters can be found in
- the README file that comes with DOOM or DOOM 2.
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