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- QPU Work Log
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- Planned for v1.0
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- ■ Better interface
- ■ Insert/remove files
- ■ View lumps
- ■ Play wavs
- x■ View sprites (?)
- x■ View models (huge maybe)
- ■ Extract/extract all
- x■ Handle more entries
- x■ WAD2 support
- - view contents
- - view graphics
- - view palette
- - add/remove entries
- ■ More intelligent docs =)
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- The 'x' indicates things postponed until 1.1 or later.
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- Work Progress:
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- 24/7/1996 ■ QPU v0.1 coded in 1 hour (and uploaded)
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- 25/7/1996 ■ QPU v1.0 planned and basic interface designed
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- 26/7/1996 ■ HUGE leap forward. Extract file/Extract All/View lumps
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- 27/7/1996 ■ Play WAVs, view .BIN. Fixed bugs & found huge bug in
- extract all. Couldn't fix.
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- 28/7/1996 ■ WAV player finished. Code moved around. Startup screens
- improved. Finally found the bug and fixed it. (YAY!)
- Drew title graphics, added this file and had a rest.
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- 29/7/1996 ■ Remove File, Info, Rebuild. Misc Interface improvements.
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- 30/7/1996 ■ Insert File, fixed Remove file. Added cool warped title
- effect. Contemplated any improvements b4 uploading.
- Wrote Documentation. Did some final testing and
- recompiled (a 32k EXE!!).
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- QPU v1.0 Released
- Final Build has over 1500 lines of source code. (100% original)
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- Planned for 1.1
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- d■ Misc fixes
- d■ Rename file
- d■ Base path for extract all
- x■ Command line interface (utility like)
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- * /h, -h or pc = 0 >> display syntaxing
- * -x <entry> >> extract entry
- * -xa {path} { p } >> extract all w/(o) path
- * -i <file> <name> >> insert file with name
- * -r <entry> <name> >> rename entry to name
- * -rebuild >> rebuild
- * -i / -info >> information
- * -d <entry> >> remove/delete entry
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- d■ Handle more entries
- d■ Fix 0 = Resource problem
- d■ Add nag messages.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - This is still freeware BUT you know I only got ONE
- mail about QPU. It seems, to get people to give a
- bit of thanks you have to make them... *:-O
- d■ Add file packing.
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- (d=done)
- (x=abandoned)
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- Scratched Altogether
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- ■ Viewing Sprites
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- QPU 1.1 Work Progress
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- 18/8/1996 ■ Added Rename File, Add cursor to text entry, Stopped people
- Rebuilding the pack needlessly. Misc fixes. Plans for 1.1
- Updated docs.
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- 19/8/1996 ■ Added mediaeval font thingo, added nag message (SEND ME MAIL!!)
- Added base directory option to 'extract all'. Tidied up code
- and the interface. Changed documentation.
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- 20/8/1996 ■ Fixed Resouces bug. Can now handle 980 entries. Now checks for
- enough memory. Plans for 1.2. Highlighted menu options. Other
- stuff.
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- 21/8/1996 ■ Nothing, I was too busy working on Star Wars Doom TC
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- 22/8/1996 ■ Decided It wasn't worth putting anymore work into it. I have far
- to many other things to do. The future of QPU is limited anyhow.
- If there is something that you WANT done then send me a mail and
- I might do it. Otherwise enjoy!
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- | QPU v1.1 released, God knows how much source code, 40k EXE
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- Planned for 1.2
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- ■ Whatever you wish.
- (just mail me and tell me)
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- -Richard Nichols
- tiberius@mailhost.net
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- QPU is (c)1996 Richard Nichols
- Quake and .PAK are (c) idSoftware. All Rights Reserved.
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