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                    SeradTWO 1.0 for DOOM: Hell On Earth!
               - µ N F ó R G í V é N   P R ó D ú C T í ó N S -
                             In Association with
                     - P H Ω L Ω N X   S Θ F T W Ω R Σ -

                                -Requirements-
                                 A computer!
                            DOOM: Hell On Earth!
                                   A mouse!
                                   A modem!
        (9600 baud or better required to play DOOM through the modem)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
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Introduction........................................................1
The Menu............................................................1
Saving Your Configuration...........................................1
Loading A Saved Configuration.......................................2
Revision History....................................................2
Troubleshooting.....................................................3
Where To Reach Us...................................................4
Disclaimer / Miscellaneous Program Information......................5
Registration Information............................................5

INTRODUCTION
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This is a utility to create a batch file to run SERSETUP with your desired
configuration: already connected, call out, wait for call, connect from voice,
whatever.  You don't want to play with monsters?  Fine!  Or if you like
monsters, you can have them shoot faster and even rematerialize after they
die!  Play cooperative, deathmatch, or NEW deathmatch 2.0 (new rules and
rematerializing objects!!!)  If you're a cheater, use the TURBO option to make
you cruise faster than your buddy.  If you are one of those people who just
can't decide when to end the level, put on the minute timer option to end it
for you!  Operation of this fine free utility is simple.  Simply check off the
options you want to change, then click on "KICK SOME ASS!"

The program creates PLAY.BAT which is a simple two-line batch file containing
all the options you need to pass to SERSETUP.  You may want to create another
batch file that calls SeradTWO (which makes the PLAY.BAT file.)  You may also
add commands to give to your modem prior to running SERSETUP.  An example of
such a batch file is included in this package - "MODEM.BAT."  This batch file
sends the command 'AT&F' to the modem.  <which, in this case, is connected to
COM2> Then it starts SeradTWO which creates the PLAY.BAT.  MODEM.BAT will call
up PLAY.BAT only if nothing went wrong and the user didn't click on CHICKEN
OUT.

The Menu
--------
        For an explanation of each option and what it does, click on the HELP
button located near the lower left corner of your screen.  It will switch the
screen into 50 line mode and display a help screen.  Simply click the HELP
button another time to put it back in 25 line mode and hide the help screen.
Basically all of the options on the menu are self-explanatory.

Saving Your Configuration (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)
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        Although your configuration is always saved upon exit of the program
and reloaded upon reentry, the Load/Save menu gives you the option to load and
save up to 20 other stored configurations that may remain constant.  To saveyour configuration in one of the slots, click on the LOAD/SAVE button. Use the
cursor or the mouse to move to the slot you wish to save in.  Press ENTER to
change the name of the configuration, then press ENTER again when you are
done.  Click on SAVE to save your configuration in this slot and exit back to
the main menu.  NOTE: the new name of the configuration slot is NOT saved
unless you click on the SAVE button with that field selected.

Loading A Saved Configuration (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)
-------------------------------------------------------
        To load a previously saved configuration, first click on the LOAD/SAVE
button from the main menu.  Use the cursor or the mouse to move to the slot
you wish to load from.  Now click on LOAD to load the configuration that is
stored in this slot and exit back to the main menu.

Revision History
----------------

SeradTWO 1.0

 ■ From the death of SerBatch comes the birth of SeradTWO, the long-awaited
   SerBatch rewrite specifically for DOOM TWO!

 ■ Episodes are now extinct; levels go from 1 to 31, so we made a quicker way
   to directly input the level number.

 ■ Added Fast Shot, an option to make monsters shoot faster

 ■ Added support for DEATHMATCH 2.0 with new rules and respawning objects!

 ■ Added an option that could be used either to cheat or to make the game a
   little more interesting: TURBO speeds your movements up xxx% and alerts
   everybody else to your increased speed

 ■ Added an end level timer.  Automatically ends the level after xxx minutes.

 ■ Changed the background from blue to red to match the new Hell on Earth
   colors.

SerBatch 1.3/1.4 -

 ■ Up to 21 different configurations, including the default option that is
   still saved automatically when you click "KICK SOME ASS!"

 ■ Noticeable change in the look.  Added palette changing to get away from
   the normal boring 16-color palette

 ■ New option - Connect from VOICE connection.  Now when you call up your
   buddy to tell him you want to kick his ass in Doom one more time tonight, all
   you have to do is click on "KICK SOME ASS" and hang up the phone when you hear
   a click.

 ■ The HELP button moved.  Now it's a ToggleSwitch located near the lower
   left corner of your screen.

 ■ Cursor turned off.  Now you won't have a cursor jumping around when you
   select an item.

 ■ SerBatch 1.4 was the last version of SerBatch ever to be released.

SerBatch 1.2 -

 ■ Start on any level on any episode you like.

 ■ Play from an alternate WAD file that you can make with a map editor or
   download from a BBS.  Kill your buddy in an entirely new world that YOU
   create.  (A WAD file editor is required to make your own levels.)

 ■ Your settings are saved automatically upon exit and loaded upon reentry.

 ■ You can get help by clicking on the HELP button

 ■ Skill level bug fixed -- Now SerBatch has all the correct skill levels.

No history records exist for newer versions.


Troubleshooting
---------------
"DOOM reports that it has been modified and warns me that I may have an
incorrect version."

This is normal when using the -file option to add an alternative WAD file.
SeradTWO does nothing to modify DOOM in any way.  You may simply disregard
this message.  If you don't aren't using an external IWAD or PWAD file, you
don't have to worry about it.

---

"Doom does strange things when I go into it"
"Doom just sits there with a bunch of green stuff on my screen"
"Doom reports an inconsistency failure"

Make sure you set up your options exactly the same as your buddy's.  Only a
few options such as Speed Boost, Opponent's Phone Number and comport may be
different.  The external WADfile may have a different name as long as it has
the same specifications for the levels you will be playing)

Another possibility could be that one of you is running off different versions
of SERSETUP.  Since SeradTWO calls on SERSETUP, it's up to SERSETUP to handle
all the communications.  Incompatible versions of SERSETUP could be the cause.

If you are running DOOM: Hell On Earth and your buddy is using the original
DOOM, shoot yourself in the foot.

---

"SeradTWO crashes with a RUNTIME ERROR 100 or other error message."

Your SeradTWO configuration file is corrupt or out of date.  Efforts have been
made to detect corrupt or out of date configuration files, but sometimes a
runtime error will occur anyway.  Type DEL SeradTWO.CFG at the DOS prompt to
delete the incompatible configuration file.

---

"SeradTWO's screen and/or fields look garbled or corrupted."

Your configuration file is most likely out of date or corrupted.  Delete the
configuration file by typing DEL SeradTWO.CFG at the DOS prompt.---

"When I connect with my buddy, it just sits there in SERSETUP and never goes
to DOOM."

SERSETUP is having a hard time establishing a connection with your modem or
your opponent's modem.  You might want to try different configurations for
SERSETUP and having your opponent call you or the other way around.  If this
doesn't work, see if you can find an update for your SERSETUP version.

---

When connecting with the Voice Connect option . . .

"It won't connect with my buddy."

Make sure you use different connect options.  If your buddy uses Answer, you
MUST use Dial.
Also, whoever dials should press D before the other person presses A.

"It just sits there after connecting."

VOICE connect hasn't been tested for total reliability.  "Misbehaving" modems
such as GVC's tend to have a hard time with it.  If you are dialing and your
buddy is answering, try answering and having your buddy dial.  If this still
doesn't work, but it works fine with Dial Out or Wait For Call, use those
options instead.

"It doesn't send anything to my modem -- It just sits there."

Your port could be incorrect.  Make sure your comport in the main SeradTWO
menu is correct.

"It locks my modem at the wrong baud rate."

Make sure the third line in MODEM.CFG indicates the speed you wish to lock
your modem at.

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WHERE TO REACH US
-----------------

Questions?  Comments?  By all means, contact us.

T.J. Mannos, programming and document writing
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Phone Number     : [phone]
Internet Address : [e-mail]
                   [e-mail]

Unforgiven Productions
6088 S. Don Carlos Dr.
Bennion, UT  84118
USA

Chris Gibson, suggestions and document editing
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Phone Number     : [phone]
Internet Address : [e-mail]
                   [e-mail]

Chris Gibson
3002 Ryan Drive
Bennion, UT  84118
USA

DISCLAIMER / MISC. PROGRAM INFORMATION
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 √  SeradTWO is NOT made by id Software

 √  Unforgiven Programming will NOT be liable for any damages caused by the
    use (especially misuse) of SeradTWO.

 √  SeradTWO is NOT responsible for anything that SERSETUP or DOOM:HOE may do
    to your system.

 √  SeradTWO does NOT modify DOOM and/or any of its system components.

 √  The warning message displayed by DOOM is NOT caused by SeradTWO.

And now you may try it out!  If you like it, please register.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
------------------------
SeradTWO is SHAREWARE.  You MUST register after 30 days or you will be in
violation of the law.  If you have not registered within 30 days, you must
either register or delete this program off your system.

Here are some of the benefits of registration:

 ■ You can rest easy in the knowledge that you legally own SeradTWO
 ■ Load and Save Configuration Menu enabled (holds 20 configurations)
 ■ No annoying code when you first start SeradTWO
 ■ No annoying 5-second delay before you get to waste your buddy
 ■ FREE registration for the very next version of SeradTWO
 ■ Updates (if you want them) on the status of other Unforgiven Productions
   programs including SeradTWO

To register, send a self-addressed envelope with the filled out registration
form and $5 (US) cash, check or money order to:

SeradTWO Registration
6088 S. Don Carlos Dr.
Bennion, UT  84118
USA

Make all checks payable to "T.J. Mannos"

To print out the registration form, type PRINTREG.

If you do not have a printer, please just take the time to write out the
following information on a piece of paper or something:
Your name, address, city, state, zip, country, the program name (SeradTWO
1.0), the program code (SERAD2-10-1094), and the Regpattern ID (412)

         Now go out and blow your buddy apart with the super shotgun!
                                     -µF-

 ■ Special thanks go to Chris Gibson for helping me with the docs and making
   suggestions.