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╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ DOOMLaunch v1.00 ║ ║ ════════════════ ║ ║ ║ ║ Copyright (C) 1994, Conquest Software & Keith Cohen ║ ║ Documentation by Mike Duvall & Keith Cohen ║ ║ ║ ║ Comments requested at: viper@mercury.interpath.net ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ (Docs written w/ QEDIT 3.00 and can be printed properly w/55 lines per page) Note: Final Formatting won't take place until DL and Docs are out of Beta testing and are ready to be distributed * Disclaimer * ────────────── DOOMLaunch is copyrighted material. You may not alter this program in any way, including stripping files from the original archive to shrink distribution size, decompile or reverse engineer any part of this program, or in any other way, violate the copyright laws of the United States of America without prior written permission of the author. You may not sell this program under any circumstances, nor may you charge a "handling fee" for disk duplication if you intend to offer this to the mass public without prior written approval from the author. This program is placed into public domain for everyone to use free of charge for their personal use. RESPONSE PLUG -> While Conquest Software is not asking for money to use DOOMLaunch, we are asking for a note telling us what you think about this program. No need to write a novel (unless you want to :) but send something to us at the address listed above! The author holds no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by the use of DOOMLaunch. I have tested this version thoroughly and it shouldn't cause any problems. Of course I know the program and know what it's supposed to do, and what it isn't, and I have tried to make it crash proof and hopefully foolproof. Under all circumstances, you use this program AT YOUR OWN RISK! Use and enjoy! PKZIP and PKUNZIP are trademarks of PKWARE, INC, and all licensee rights apply when using these programs. Doom, by id Software is copyright 1993. Support these great guys and register your copy today. Besides, you need the registered version to use DOOMLaunch anyway. Call 1-800-IDGAMES Welcome to DOOMLaunch! The complete Doom .WAD Manager. Looking for one program to handle all of your wads efficiently and easily? Can't find any text file to tell you what level that wad is? Is your hard rive overwhelmed by the sheer size of all those extra wads? Need a simple, easy to use solution? DOOMLaunch has arrived! o Maintain up to 750 wads at a time o Enhanced Network Play support including the AUTO-SYNC(tm) feature o Supports Doom 1.2 AND 1.666 features o Sophisticated built-in Map Viewer allows you to scope out a wad before you get bloody! o Store your WADS, Text Files, & Saved Games in their own separate zip file, DRAMATICALLY saving Hard Drive space. o Sort, group, and delete wads either one by one or in groups o Configure most Doom settings from within DOOMLaucnch o Keep track of a multiple statistics including number of wads, number of times played, several averages, and time counters o Drop to DOS from most menu screens o Record and playback DEMO files (.LMP's) for later use, including Mulitplayer demos. Set the buffer size from within DOOMLaunch o Add your own notes about wads and store them for later recall o Run utility and editor programs or other batch files right from DOOMLaunch o Easy to setup and run ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ DOOMLaunch REQUIREMENTS ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ o Hey, if you can run <REGISTERED> DOOM 1.2, you can run DOOMLaunch. o You also need PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE in your path o Finally, either DOS's EDIT.COM or another shareware text editor for viewing .txt files, such as QEDIT or LIST ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ DOOMLaunch INSTALLATION ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Installation is as easy as running the program the first time in the DOOM Directory. You will be presented with the main window, which shows any wads you have installed. The first time you run DOOMLaunch, the only wad listed will be the original DOOM.WAD file. You can begin configuring DOOMLaunch to suit your needs. Hit <ALT-C> to configure DOOMLaunch, specifying a path to where you store your .WAD files. Then hit <INS> key to add new wads. DOOMLaunch will place several files in your DOOM directory, including a small configuration file (DL.CFG), a data file after you add external wads (WADDATA.DL), and a zip file (SAVS.DL) containing saved games once you save a game while in DOOMLaunch. There will also be a .zip file for each stored wad placed in the you specify for each wad. (I.E. C:\DOOM\WADS). ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ GETTING STARTED ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ When you run DOOMLaunch, you will first be presented with the main window. Each .WAD will be listed with several additional pieces of information. Times Group─┐ Single Wad Last Time & Played────┐ │ Co-op ─┐ Name Rating Description Date Played │ │ DMatch │ │ │ │ │ DMPRISON 7.6 Doom Prison │ ----/---- 2 5 --D <─┘ DOOM 9.3 Original Doom .WAD └──────> ----/---- 17 5 SCD IO14 8.2 Several levels of fun fighting ----/---- 4 5 SCD PUREEVIL 7.3 Pure Evil - Runs good on my machine ----/---- 4 5 S-- YAKWORLD 9.7 Yakworld - Killer wad! ----/---- 7 8 SC- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ COMMANDS AVAILABLE FROM MAIN WINDOW ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ From the main window, you have numerous options for controlling both DOOMLaunch and DOOM's environment. Hitting F1 from the main window will bring up a help screen to remind you off all the commands available. <F2> - <F10>......................Execute 2.BAT through 10.BAT DOOMLaunch will run user defined batch files and can be used in conjunction with popular Doom editors, including DEU 5.x, Dehacked, etc... and passes the current wad filename and its path as command line options to any batch files you create. Batch file are numbered 2.BAT through 10.BAT. See Appendix A for sample batch files. <><>,<PGUP><PGDN>,<HOME><END>...Maneuver Cursor <A-Z><0-9>........................Jump To Next Filename Starting With... <INS>.............................Add wads to DOOMLaunch Your .WAD files must be placed in the WAD path specified on the configuration screen for DOOMLaunch to find and add them. DOOMLaunch scans each wad to determine what level it replaces. It also checks for replaced graphics and sounds, new demos, and whether it is single player, co-op, and or death match. <ENTER>...........................Play .WAD DOOMLaunch will extract the wad from its zip file and present you with a submenu of configuration items to preview before you play. Hitting <ENTER> again will run DOOM and the selected .WAD. See below for complete description of submenu options and commands. <SPACE>...........................Tag/Untag Current Wad Places a white flashing asterisk next to the current wad, marking it as tagged. Tagged wads can be managed with the Tagged WAD Functions menu <ALT-T>. See <ALT-T> for a description of the functions. <DEL>.............................Delete/Restore Current WAD Hitting the delete key tags the current wad for deletion. You can tag as many wads as you want for removal. They won't be deleted until you Pack the Database <ALT-P>. A red flashing asterisk ("*") symbol will be placed to the very left of the wad you specify. <ALT-A>...........................Auto-sync (IPX Network Play) With Auto-Sync, one player chooses the wad to be played and configures it for the number of players and other options within the submenus and hits <ENTER> to accept his choices. Other players on the network need only hit <ALT-A> after the first player has made his choices to "jump" right in, using the same selections as the first player. NOTE: For DOOMLaunch (and DOOM) to work correctly on a network, each player needs their own copy of DOOMLaunch & DOOM in a separate directory. <ALT-C>...........................Configure DOOMLaunch A submenu will pop-up, allowing you to change the way DOOMLaunch operates. See below for a complete description of submenu options and commands. <ALT-E>...........................Edit Current WAD Information Change the wad description, rating, and group. Ratings may be from 0.0 to 99.9. The group can be from 0 to 250. The <ENTER> or <TAB> key moves the cursor down to the next field. <SHIFT-TAB> moves the cursor up one field. <ESC> will cancel any changes you have made. <ALT-F>...........................Change FLAGS for current WAD Change any or all of the flags for the current wad. When a .wad file is added to DOOMLaunch, it is automatically scanned to determine if there is single, co-op, and death match play and the flags are set accordingly. You may wish to change these, however, if for example there is a wad that is designed for deathmatch play but also allows single player action, and you want to indicate that this wad is really only suitable for DM play. Use the arrow keys to move between the three fields and the <SPACE> or <ENTER> keys to toggle between YES and NO. Hit <ESC> to save your changes and return to the main window. <ALT-G>...........................Group Functions See "Sub-Menus" section below for complete explanation. <ALT-I>...........................Information on Current WAD Call up a window that shows the level or levels included with the current wad, and what changes were made by the creator, such as new sounds, new graphics, or demos, etc... With this window up, you can hit "D" and call up a detailed window for the current wad. Choose whether you want to see details for the whole wad or just one level (if the wad is multi-level) and select whether DOOMLaunch should display muiltiplayer information. This is a sample of Detailed Information Screen: ┌──────────────[ Detailed Information On: All Episodes/Missions ]──────────────┐ │ Trooper........... 33 Shotgun............ 2 Shell (4).......... 16 │ │ Sergeant.......... 54 Shell (Box-20)..... 5 │ │ Imp............... 62 Chaingun........... 1 Bullet (Clip-10)... 17 │ │ Lost Soul......... 19 Bullet (Box-50).... 5 │ │ Spectre........... 20 Rocket Launcher.... 2 Rocket (1)......... 10 │ │ Demon............. 27 Rocket (Box-5)..... 3 │ │ Cacodemon......... 9 Plasma Rifle....... 2 Cell (Small-20).... 3 │ │ Baron............. 2 BFG................ 1 Cell (Large-100)... 2 │ │ Spider Demon...... 0 Chainsaw........... 0 BackPack........... 1 │ │ Cyber Demon....... 0 DeathMatch Starts.. 4 │ │ │ │ Red Skull Key..... 1 Area Map........... 1 Medkit............. 5 │ │ Yellow Skull Key.. 1 Light Amp Goggles.. 1 Stimpack........... 5 │ │ Blue Skull Key.... 0 Radiation Suit..... 1 Health Bonus....... 0 │ │ Red Keycard....... 0 Invisibility....... 0 Blue Armor......... 2 │ │ Yellow Keycard.... 0 Invulnerability.... 1 Green Armor........ 3 │ │ Blue Keycard...... 1 Supercharge........ 2 Armor Bonus........ 0 │ │ Berserk............ 2 │ │ │ │ Total Items Shown........ 331 │ │ │ └─────────────────────────[ Press Any Key To Continue ]────────────────────────┘ <ALT-J>...........................Jump to Last WAD Played Useful for when you can't remember what the name of the killer wad you were playing before you stopped for sleep. <ALT-M>...........................Map Viewer Display a map of the current wad, including color-coded monsters, weapons, ammo, triggers, and other such items. Use the <SPACE> bar to change the scrolling rate and cursor keys to move around the map. <F1> calls up a help screen. <ALT-N>...........................Edit/View Notes For Current WAD You can use your favorite ASCII editor to record notes about a particular wad. Track special areas or record interesting places and game play notes. <ALT-P>...........................Pack Database In order to remove wads from DOOMLaunch, you first need to tag them with the <DEL> key. A flashing asterisk tells you which wads you have marked to remove. They will stay that way until you either pack the database or remove the deletion tag. If you quit DOOMLaunch and rerun it, DOOMLaunch will keep track of marked wads but will not delete them. <ALT-R>...........................Reset Statistics for Current WAD Erase Last Time Played, Number of times played, & generated statistics for the current wad. <ALT-S>...........................Search for Text-Filename/Description Input text to look for and DOOMLaunch will search both filenames and descriptions for the text you entered. Hitting <ALT-S> again will present you with the same information you inputed when you last searched. You can either clear that information out or search for the same criteria again. <ALT-T>...........................Tagged WAD Functions If you have tagged wads, you can Reset Stats, Change Group, Toggle Deletion Flag, and Clear Tags. Note: If you decide to move tagged wads into a group that is already in use, you will be asked to confirm your choice. <ALT-V>...........................View .TXT File for Current WAD DOOMLaunch reads .TXT files from the .ZIP file if a wad was supplied with one. The text file must have the same name as the .WAD it came with and a .TXT extension. I.E. SUBWAY.WAD & SUBWAY.TXT. If the text file has a different name, you will need to rename it to match the name of the wad BEFORE adding that wad to DOOMLaunch. <ALT-W>...........................WAD Reports DOOMLaunch will provide the user with many different reports including a catalog listing of installed wads. See the REPORTS section under SUBMENUS below. <ALT-X>...........................Exit DOOMLaunch Upon exiting, DOOMLaunch will update its config file to reflect any changes you have made to the program, including any Games Settings changes you may have made. <ALT-Y>...........................Toggle Information Displayed Toggle the display showing Name, Description, Rating, etc... or File Size, Time Played, etc. <ALT-Z>...........................Generate Statistics DOOMLaunch keeps tab on such things as total time played of all wads, average rating, etc. This is a sample Stats Screen: ┌──────────────────────────────[ Statistics ]──────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ All WADs │ │ │ │ Total WADs............. 457 │ │ Played WADs............ 51 ( 11.2%) │ │ UnPlayed WADs.......... 406 ( 88.8%) │ │ │ │ First Play............. 07/28/94 At 1:10pm │ │ Last Play.............. 09/08/94 At 3:09pm │ │ │ │ Total Elapsed Time..... 22 Hours, 37 Minutes, 41 Seconds │ │ Average Elapsed Time... 26 Minutes, 37 Seconds │ │ │ │ Average Rating......... 2.5 │ │ │ │ Total Plays............ 228 │ │ Average Plays.......... 4.5 │ │ │ └───────────────────────[ Press Any Key To Continue ]──────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ SUBMENUS ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ────────────────── =CONFIGURATION MENU= ────────────────── ╔═════════════════════[ Configuration ]═════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Text Viewer...................... LIST.COM ║ ║ Text Editor...................... Q.EXE ║ ║ New WAD Group.................... Group # 1 ║ ║ Highlighted Group................ <NONE> ║ ║ Highlighted Flag................. <NONE> ║ ║ 1st Sort Field................... Group ║ ║ 2nd Sort Field................... Rating ║ ║ 3rd Sort Field................... FileName ║ ║ Sort Order....................... Ascending ║ ║ "Sticky" Cursor.................. ON ║ ║ Screen Mode...................... 25 Lines ║ ║ WAD Path......................... C:\DOOM\WADS\ ║ ║ Common Network Path.............. G:\ ║ ║ Response File (v1.6+)............ ON ║ ║ Turbo Scale (v1.6+).............. 100% (Default) ║ ║ Auto-Load Group 255.............. ON ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════[ <> Move, <SPACE> Change, <ESC> Quit ]═════════╝ TEXT VIEWER.................Choose you favorite ASCII file viewer, such as LIST.COM. Defaults to EDIT.COM. TEXT EDITOR.................Choose your favorite ASCII text editor, such as QEDIT (Q.EXE). Defaults to EDIT.COM. NEW WAD GROUP...............Choose what group you want new wads added to. Defaults to <Group # 1>. HIGHLIGHTED GROUP...........Toggle this to highlight a specific group of wads. All others will be dimmed except for the HIGHLIGHTED FLAG group, if one has been specified. Defaults to <NONE>. HIGHLIGHTED FLAG............Toggle this to highlight the type of WAD you are looking to play. Single, Co-op, and Death Match can be selected. All wads not matching the highlighted flag will be dimmed, except for the HIGHLIGHTED GROUP is one has been specified. Defaults to <NONE>. 1st, 2nd, 3rd SORT FIELD....Arrange the order in which your wads are listed by one of 8 criteria, including GROUP TIMES PLAYED ELAPSED TIME FILENAME, RATING DESCRIPTION LAST PLAY NONE SORT ORDER..................Choose Ascending or Descending sort order. "STICKY" CURSOR.............Toggles whether the cursor will "stick" with wad if the it is moved during a resort after changing the rating or group. SCREEN MODE.................Choose 25 or 50 line screen mode. WAD PATH....................Specify the location where DOOMLaunch will store your zipped .WAD files. COMMON NETWORK PATH.........Use with Auto-Sync(tm) for network play. Specifies a path that all network players must have access to for Auto-Sync to correctly pass game parameters between work stations. RESPONSE FILE...............Doom 1.666 allows players to use a simple ASCII file to store a series of command line options. If you want DOOMLaunch to create a response file, turn this option ON. TURBO SCALE.................DOOM 1.666 allows players to increase or decrease their movemet from a factor of 1% to 250%. This could be useful in Deathmatch games where a less experienced player might need a little boost. You can set this for any type of game, but using this on a single player game is wussing out, isn't it... AUTO-LOAD GROUP 255.........If this option is ON, DOOMLaunch will automatically load any WADs that are in Group #255 every time you play a WAD. This is useful for graphic/sound effect replacements. Group #255 can contain a maximum of 5 WADs. ──────────── =GAME OPTIONS= ──────────── The Game Options Screen: ╔═══════════════════════════[ Game Options ]═══════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ CASTLE.WAD (134k) ║ ║ ║ ║ Game Type..................... Normal ║ ║ Skill Level................... Ultra-Violence. ║ ║ Warp To Episode/Mission....... E1M1 ║ ║ Load Saved Game............... <NONE> ║ ║ Monsters...................... ON ║ ║ Fast Monsters (v1.6+)......... OFF ║ ║ Sound......................... ON ║ ║ DEMO Mode..................... <NONE> ║ ║ DEMO FileName................. <NONE> ║ ║ DEMO Buffer................... 128k (Default) ║ ║ ║ ╚═══════[ <> Move, <SPACE> Change, <ENTER> Play, <ESC> Abort ]═══════╝ GAME TYPE...................Choose what type of game you want to play, including NORMAL, IPX NETWORK, MODEM, & SERIAL. Selecting anyone of the settings other than NORMAL will call up a final communications pre-play window and allow you to choose whether you want to play Co-op or Death Match and related communications settings. See COMMUNICATIONS SETTINGS below for a complete description of these options. SKILL LEVEL.................Choose one of the 5 skill levels from the submenu. WARP TO EPISODE/MISSION.....Most wads are a single mission and DOOMLaunch automatically sets that as the default mission. If you have a wad file that contains multiple missions, you can choose which one you want to warp to. If you change this setting with a single level wad, you will simply play the original version from DOOM.WAD. LOAD SAVE GAME..............Choose a save game and load that at the start if you have saved one for the current wad. MONSTERS....................Toggle Monsters On, Off, or ReSpawn. FAST MONSTERS (v1.666)......Fast Monsters doubles the speed at which opponents fire at you. Need an extra challenge from the tried and true wad? Toggle this ON. SOUND.......................Toggle sound On or Off. DEMO MODE...................You can Record or Playback demo files (.LMP's) by toggling this mode. Remember that Demos from DOOM 1.2 have a 15 minute time limit or part of the demo will be lost. DOOM 1.666 allows you to specify a buffer size, and therefore increase the time of the Demo. DEMO FILENAME...............Specify either the filename to be recorded or to be played back. DEMO BUFFER.................Set the size of the recording buffer for demos. The size is in "Kbytes" so 1024 would be one meg of buffer. ─────────────── =GROUP FUNCTIONS= ─────────────── RESET STATS.................Clear Total Time Played & Number Of Times Played statistics for a particular group. Does NOT clear description, rating, or flags indicators. CHANGE GROUP NUMBER.........Give the wads in a particular group another group designation. If you attempt to change a group to one that already is in use, you will be prompted for a confirmation. TOGGLE GROUP DELETION FLAG..An easy way to clear out unwanted wads from DOOMLaunch by tagging them all for deletion in one pass. Remember that to actually remove them, you need to repack <ALT-P> the database. You can reverse the process and remove the deletion tag from a group of wads as well. ──────────────────── =COMMUNCATION OPTIONS= ──────────────────── NOTE: The title of the options screen will reflect the menu option you selected under the Game Settings screen depending on whether you chose IPX, Modem, or Serial connection. ALSO, certain items will be dimmed when not appropriate for the type of connection to be established. For example, you don't need to input a Phone Number for an IPX setting, etc.... PLAY TYPE...................Choose whether you want to play a Co-operative game or either Deathmatch 1.0 or 2.0 rules. 2.0 rules require DOOM 1.666. TIME LIMIT (DthMatch Only...Doom 1.666 allows players to set a time limit on the length of Deathmatches. Time is in minutes and the level will end automatically, when the timer reaches the specified setting. Defaults to <NONE>. NUMBER OF PLAYERS...........Choose how many players will be playing. IPX PORT....................Tell DOOMLaunch what IPX port you are using. CONNECT TYPE................Set this to deterimine who will initiate the call with Modem play. Choose "Wait for Call", "Make Call", or "Already Connected". COM PORT....................Tell DOOMLaunch what COM port your modem is using. PHONE NUMBER................Input the phone number DoOMLaunch should send to your modem. ────────────────── =WAD REPORT OPTIONS= ────────────────── DOOMLaunch can provide the user with a variety of reports about the status of installed .WAD files. These listings include: All WADS SPECIFIED GROUP SPECIFIED RATING SPECIFIED STRING PLAYED WADS UNPLAYED WADS MARKED FOR DELETION ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ SELECTING A WAD TO PLAY ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Move the cursor with the arrow keys and PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to the wad you want to play. Hit the ENTER key to bring up a pre-play list of options. Here, you can select the different conditions you want and run the wad. When you finish playing the wad, you will be returned to DOOMLaunch and presented with a window showing how much time you spent playing the last wad. Hit any key to return to the main window. ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ═╡ QUITTING DOOM LAUNCH ╞═ └────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Hit ALT-X to leave DOOMLaunch. Hit "Y" to leave or "N" to cancel and return to DOOMLaunch. If you hit "Y", any configuration changes you have made will be saved and you will returned to the command prompt.