Fixed bug with mouse control to work with multiple screen resolutions (only worked with 1024x768 before). Thanks to several people for reporting that.
What's New in Version 1.2:
Fixed small bug that sometimes reversed fire and action keys or didn't setup Doom II Preferences file properly (Thanks to Pete Gale for reporting that).
What's New in Version 1.1:
Doom ][ Keys has been completely rewritten for much more functionality.
Works with all versions of Doom.
All keys can be individually changed (including directional keys).
Mouse control can be changed to disable forward/back movement (Thanks to Mickey Franklin for the idea).
Multiple configurations can be saved and switched to via a popup menu.
New email address. The old one will still work, but the new one is preferred.
Web page has moved. The old site will transfer for a while, but update your links please.
Instructions:
Doom ][ Keys is an application that complements MacDoom. Lion Entertainment made MacDoom an outstanding port of id Software's Doom. The only problem with MacDoom was the lack of customization of the keyboard controls (eg. it didn't let you choose the Caps-lock, option, command, return, etc keys; and it had hard-coded directional keys). This is where Doom ][ Keys fits in. With this application for example, you can now set Caps-lock to run, have separate strafe keys like Z & X, and Control to fire.
Doom ][ Keys 1.3 automatically installs a System Extension the first time it runs. This extension will not slow down your system at all since it is only active while Doom is running, and allows much more flexibility than was possible with just modifying the Doom II Preferences file like Doom ][ Keys 1.0 did.
After launching Doom ][ Keys, a dialog box will appear that should hopefully be fairly straightforward to use. To change the key for any of the controls, simply click on the current key for that control and it will become selected. Then press any desired key (except for Escape, F1 to F15, and plus & minus since they are used by the game). The change will be made and then the next control will be selected. To deselect a control simply click the mouse somewhere else.
Click the checkbox labelled Disable vertical mouse movement to disable the forward/back movement when using mouse control. The mouse will then only turn you left and right in the game (you can still use the keyboard to control as well).
Multiple configurations or setups can be created using the Configuration: popup menu. The first time you run Doom ][ Keys, a configuration called Standard is made from your current Doom setup. New configurations can be created by choosing Save as... and removed by choosing Delete.... Deleting will be disabled if there is only one configuration left as in the above figure. With more than one configuration, they can easily be switched between with this menu, and again you will be prompted to save changes if necessary.
The Revert button may be clicked at any time to restore the original settings, discarding any changes you have made.
The Quit button will exit from Doom ][ Keys, prompting you to save your changes to the current configuration if necessary.
The Run Doom button will first prompt for you to save changes to the current configuration if necessary and then attempt to launch Doom. To find the Doom application, Doom ][ Keys first looks in it's own folder and then elsewhere on the volume. If Doom is not in the same folder as Doom ][ Keys and cannot be found, try rebuilding the Desktop File.
Tip: Holding down the Option key will skip most of the alerts that Doom ][ Keys puts up should they become annoying. The Option Key will cause Doom ][ Keys to:
• NOT confirm deleting a configuration
• assume that you DO want to save changes to a configuration
• assume you DO want to replace an existing configuration with Save as...
Notes:
• Doom ][ Keys is not supported by either Lion Entertainment or id Software. Please don't bug them about it, contact me if you have any bug reports, comments or suggestions.
• You cannot set the Always Strafe option for the controls in Doom ][ Keys. This option is reset by MacDoom every time it runs. Does anyone use this anyway?
• Doom ][ Keys sets up Doom's preferences to work in a certain way that it expects. If you bring up the Movement... dialog box in Doom and change anything then the controls may not work properly. In this case, just run Doom ][ Keys again and everything will be fixed up.
Fine Print:
Doom ][ Keys is Freeware. I retain all copyrights. This archive may be freely distributed as long as the Read Me file is kept with the application. Doom ][ Keys may not be sold or bundled with any other product without my prior permission. Doom ][ Keys may not be included on any CD-ROM without my prior permission.
Scott Kevill hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Scott Kevill will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Scott Kevill has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Scott Kevill be liable for any damages, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.
It's free! Gimme a break! :-) Besides, I'm just a poor, humble student...
