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Lines 76  ** DOOM INFOMERCIAL #2 ** (explains v1.4)1 Response
mark.astarita@vgis.com                                            Mark Astarita


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From: ap641@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Hank Leukart)
Newsgroups: alt.games.doom
Subject: ** DOOM INFOMERCIAL #2 ** (explains v1.4)
Date: 27 May 1994 14:49:56 GMT
Message-ID: <2s51ak$b4i@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


    Direct from id, with slight edits by yours truly, here's the
newest DOOM info and answers to all of the questions everyone keeps
asking.  Everything in this document is very tentative and is subject
to change.

    -Hank Leukart

(1) Will DOOM v1.4 have new features?  What are they?

    DOOM v1.4 WILL have new features.  They are:

    * map bug fixes
    * sound code all re-written with Sound Blaster AWE32 support!
    * SETUP now has dialing directory
    * SETUP now lets you choose your modem from a list to create MODEM.CFG
    * new DeathMatch rules (selectable)! They are:
        + everything on the level respawns after 30 seconds
          except the INVISIBILITY and INVULNERABILITY
        + you can't kill yourself anymore. -1 frag for killing
          yourself!
        + you pick up a weapon, it goes away for 30 seconds like
          everything else!
    * old DeathMatch rules changed a little: you can't kill yourself, or
      -1 frag for you.  It's now possible to have negative frags!
    * rewritten Network and Serial drivers for high-speed modems and
      more efficient network traffic
    * shareware v1.4 will NOT let you run external .WADs. People must
      register to have fun with the rest of the crowd.

(2) When will v1.4 be released?

    It should be released in about 2 weeks.

    (yeah, I know, but that's what I was told!)

(3) What will "DOOM II: Hell on Earth" have that is different from DOOM?

    "DOOM II: Hell on Earth" will have:

    * Chaingun dude. Kill him & pick up his weapon!
    * Archvile: Resurrects dead demons and does a Hellfire attack on ya!
    * Fatso: Shoots triple high-speed bruiser-damage shots, but moves
      around pretty slowly
    * Pain Elemental: A gray/brown Cacodemon that shoots Lost Souls! When
      you kill him, 3 Lost Souls birth from the goo!
    * Hell Knight: A weaker, lighter-colored version of the Baron of Hell
    * 30 levels
    * Lots of graphics
    * All new music
    * More sound effects
    * Runs a little faster than original DOOM due to further code
      optimizations!
    * Totally killer DeathMatch-designed levels!

(4) How many copies of DOOM have been sold?

    id estimates that about 70 to 80 thousand copies have been sold.
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