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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ History ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ v1.01 - (11/04/94) Enhancements: - Rewrote <ALT-E> "Edit WAD's Database Entry". It Should Be A Little Easier To Use Now. - Separated "Modem/Serial Driver" Into Separate Items. (Programs/Paths Configuration Screen) - Added Configurable Path To .IN/.OUT Batch Files, But They Are Still Executed From The DOOM(II) Directory. - Added <CTRL-B> "Edit .IN/.OUT Batch Files". Allows You To Edit .IN/.OUT Batch Files For Current WAD & ALL.IN/ALL.OUT. - Added VERY Limited Saved Game Editor. Currently Only Allows Editing Of Saved Game Description. If Anyone Has The Structure Of The .DSG File, Please Send It To Me! - DL No Longer Resets Turbo Scale, Fast Monsters, & Deathmatch Timer To Default After Every Game. - Added Small Crash Recovery Function That Will Allow You To Keep Your Saved Games If DOOM Locks Up Your System. - Added <CTRL-E> "Edit Text File" Command. Allows You To Specify Any FileName To Edit. - Moved "Highlighted Group" And "Highlighted Flag" From "General Configuration Screen" To <ALT-H> From Main Screen. Bugs Fixed: - When Using 50-Line Mode, Only Half Of Screen Would Be Redrawn When Returning From DOOM Play. - When Using Auto-Sync(tm), The Wrong WAD's Statistics Could Be Updated And Saved Games Could Be Assigned To The Wrong WAD. Sorry! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.00 - (10/25/94) - First "Release" Version Enhancements: - If You Are Upgrading From BETA 6, Run B6TO100.EXE From Your DOOM Directory BEFORE Running DOOMLaunch! You May Then Delete B6TO100.EXE. - DOOMLaunch No Longer Stays In Memory When Running DOOM. This Is Accomplished (As Messy As It May Sound) By Using A Batch File (DL.BAT). You Will Notice NO DIFFERENCE In The Way That DL Works. Be Sure To Delete DL.EXE. - DL.OVR No Longer Included. You Only Need DOOMLNCH.EXE & DL.BAT In Your DOOM Directory. (First Time Installers Also Need ITEMLIST.DL(2), Which Will Be Moved The First Time You Run DOOMLaunch) - DOOMLaunch Now Supports DOOM II! UnZIP Into Your DOOM II Directory, And Run "DL /2"! - DOOMLaunch No Longer Supports DOOM v1.2. The Upgrade To v1.666 Is FREE, And Everyone Has Had Time To Obtain It By Now. - Auto-Sync(tm) Now Passes DEMO Mode, DEMO FileName, And DEMO Buffer Parameters To All Workstations. - Added Support For WAD Sub-Dirs. Any Sub-Dirs Of The WAD Path (As Defined In Configuration Section) Will Also Be Scanned For WADs. - Added Third Display Screen, Using <ALT-Y>, Showing WAD's Path. - Added New Sort Field: Path. - Changed The Way WADs Are Added. DL Will Will Prompt You For A Choice At Each WAD. You Have Four Options: Y: Yes, OK To Add This WAD. N: No, Skip This WAD. A: Add ALL (No Prompting From Now On). Q: Quit Adding. - Turbo Scale Is Now Reset To Default (100%) After Every Play. - Changed Command To Launch DOOM On "Game Options Screen" From <ENTER> To <F10>. You Can Now Use <ENTER> Or <SPACE> To Select Options On Sub-Menus. - Added Development Mode ON/OFF Option. (General Configuration Screen) - If Found, DL Will Now Execute A Batch File Named "[WADname].IN" Before Running DOOM, And "[WADname].OUT" After Exiting DOOM, For A Particular WAD. "ALL.IN" And "ALL.OUT" Work The Same Way, Only They Are Executed For ALL WADs. Example: For KECE1M1.WAD, You Want To Run A Patch. You Create A Batch File In Your DOOM Directory Called "KECE1M1.IN" That Does The Patch. Then, Create "KECE1M1.OUT" That Removes The Patch. - Added Configurable Date Format, Time Format, Date Separator, & Time Separator Options. (General Configuration Screen) - Updated Registration Form. (DL.REG) Bugs Fixed: - None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.00 - (10/07/94) - Sixth Beta Release Enhancements: - Unless There Is A MAJOR Problem Found, This Will Be The Last Release Of DOOMLaunch For A While. Emphasis Will Now Be Placed On "Cleaning Up" What's Already There For The "Release" Of Version 1.00. (Which Should Be In Approx. 1 Month) - NOTICE!!!: The Structure Of WADDATA.DL Has Changed! BE SURE TO RUN B5TOB6.EXE (From Your DOOM Directory) BEFORE RUNNING THIS NEW DL. You Can Delete B5TOB6.EXE After Running. - Added <CTRL-U> Update To Beta 6. It Will Allow You To Update The Current WAD, All WADs, Or All WADs Starting From Current WAD. It Isn't REQUIRED That You Run This On All Of Your Old WADs, But If You Want The "T" Flag, & The "Episode/Mission" Displays To Work, You Must. - Added "T" Flag: "Text File Exists". (Must Use <CTRL-U> To Update WADs Already In DL's DataBase For This Feature To Work. Will Be Automatic For All New WADs Added) - DL Now Shows The WAD's Episode/Mission On The Second Screen Of Information. (Must Use <CTRL-U> To Update WADs Already In DL's DataBase For This Feature To Work. Will Be Automatic For All New WADs Added) - Swapping Out Now Gives About 20k MORE Free Base RAM. - Added <CTRL-C> Clear Tags. - Added Configurable # Of Minutes For Screen Blanker. (General Configuration Screen) - Added Ability To Enter Full Path To PKZIP/PKUNZIP. (Paths/Programs Configuration Screen) - Added "Number Of WADs Tagged" At Bottom Of Display. - Added "Dialing Prefix". (General Configuration Screen) - Added "Clean-Up Mode". (General Configuration Screen) You Have Three Choices: After Every Play: The UnZIPed WADs Are Deleted After Every Play. When Exiting DL: The UnZIPed WADs Are Deleted When You Exit DL. <NONE>: The UnZIPed WADs Are Never Deleted. (Use <CTRL-Z> To Clean- Up) - Changed Flags. "W" Now Means That The UnZIPed WAD File Is Present. "Z" Means That The WAD's ZIP File Is Present. - Added "Auto-Select Last Saved Game" Option. (General Configuration Screen) - Adjusted Display To Allow For WADs Over 9,999k. Bugs Fixed: - DL Now Opens DOOM.WAD In Read-Only Mode Instead Of Read/Write Mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.00 - (09/30/94) - Fifth Beta Release Enhancements: - Added Configuration Section "Additional Parameters". Allows You To Enter Any Additional Parameters You Want Passed, For Each Of The Game Types. - Added <ALT-U>. Allows You To Update (Change) The Episode/Mission A WAD Modifies. - DL Now Sends The <ENTER> Key To DOOM To Bypass The "Modified Game" Message. - PKZIPing/PKUNZIPing Is Now Done "Behind The Scenes". - Swapping Out Now Gives About 10k More Free Base RAM. - Added "N" Flag. Signifies That Notes Are Present. (If You Are Upgrading From A Previous Version Of DL, This Feature Will Be Functional After You Press <ALT-N> On Any WAD.) - DL Now Creates And Uses A Directory Called DL.DAT Off Your DOOM Directory. All Data Files, Notes, Saved Games, And The Configuration File Are Now Stored There. (If You Are Upgrading From A Previous Version, All Updating Will Be Done Automatically The First Time You Run DL.) The Only File Required To Be In Your DOOM Directory Is DL.EXE. - All Yes/No Questions Now Have A Default Answer. The Default Answer Will Have Brackets Around It At The Bottom Of The Question "Window". Press <ENTER> For The Default Answer. - When Selecting A Saved Game To Load, DL Now Displays Its Date & Time. - Added Random IPX Port Generator. <F2> At IPX Port Prompt On Net Game Options Screen. Bugs Fixed: - "Music ON/OFF" Option Was Reversed. - Screen Saver While Viewing A Map Showed A White Screen. - Some People May Have Experienced Problems In Adding Notes To WADs. <ALT-N> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.00 - (09/23/94) - Fourth Beta Release Enhancements: - Rewrote Paging Code So There Is Less "Flash" When Scrolling Through WADs. - Moved "Turbo Scale" Option From Configuration Screen To Game Options Screen. - Rewrote Configuration Section. Added Ability To Specify How DOOMLaunch Swaps Out. (Gives Up To 175k More Free Base RAM) - Added "Additional Parameters" To General Configuration Screen. Used To Pass Any Additional Parameters To DOOM. - Increased Maximum Number Of WADs To 750. This Will Increase Even More In The Future. - Added Option To Turn Music ON & OFF On Game Settings Screen. - Editor & Viewer FileNames Have Been Expanded To 30 Character Fields So You Can Now Enter Their Full Path. - You Can Now Exit DOOMLaunch With <ESC> or <ALT-X>. Bugs Fixed: - DL Would Crash Out After Exiting DOOM, If No External WADs Had Been Installed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ v1.00 - (09/16/94) - Third Beta Release Enhancements: - Added Support For TCP/IP Network Games. (This Has Not Been Tested But, In Theory, Should Work.) Thanks To Grant D. Visser (grant@lonnet.co.za) For Help In This Area. - Changed The Way Deleting A WAD Works. When You Press <DEL> On A WAD, You Will Now Be Asked If You Want To Delete It's Saved Games, Then You Will Be Asked If You Want To Delete The Actual .ZIP File Containing The WAD, Finally You Will Be Asked If You Want To Mark That Record For Deletion. This Is So You Can Remove The Saved Games And .ZIP File To Save Disk Space, While Retaining The WAD's Record In DL For Statistical Purposes. If You Mark A WAD For Deletion Through The "Group Functions Menu" Or The "Tagged WAD Functions" The Records Will Be Marked For Deletion, But The Saved Games And .ZIP Files Will Not Be Removed Until The Database Is Packed (<ALT-P). If The WAD Is Already Marked For Deletion, You Will Be Asked If You Wish To Restore It. This Will Not, Of Course, Restore The Saved Games And/Or .ZIP File If They Were Removed. - Added W & S Flags: W = WAD Exists G = Saved Game(s) Exists Moved "Times Played" To Second Screen Of Information. (<ALT-Y>). - DL Will Now Load All WADs That Are Tagged. (Along With Any WADs That Are In Group #255, If Auto-Load Is ON) - Added Ability To Change Serial, IPX, & TCP/IP Driver FileNames On Configuration Screen. - When Using Auto-Sync, DL Will Now Keep Looking For AUTOSYNC.DL Until It Is Found, Or <ESC> Is Pressed. Bugs Fixed: - None. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.00 - (09/12/94) - Second Beta Release Enhancements: - After 1 Minute Of Inactivity, DL Will Blank The Screen Until A Key Is Pressed. - For Modem Play, Added PhoneBook To Store Up To 18 Phone Numbers With Descriptions. (<F2> At Phone Number Prompt) - Added Ability To Sort By Tagged Flag & Deleted Flag. Bugs Fixed: - When Initially Installing DL, It Would Not Save Your Current Saved Games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v1.00 - (09/09/94) - First Beta Release.