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- HOW TO SET UP THE DETH and HETH .INI AND .CFG FILES
- ===================================================
-
- In order to make DETH user-configurable, it is necessary to use configuration
- files. These can be confusing, and ordinarily do not need to be edited, as
- long as you have unzipped DETH with the -d parameter in order to retain DETH's
- directory structure. DETH needs to know where your DOOM.WAD and DOOM2.WAD are
- stored, and the default locations are shown in the DOOM.CFG and DOOM2.CFG.
-
-
- <DOOM.CFG>
-
- # Location of the main IWAD.
- [wad]
- c:\doom\doom.wad
-
- <DOOM2.CFG>
-
- # Location of the main IWAD.
- [wad]
- c:\doom2\doom2.wad
-
- <HEXEN.CFG>
-
- # Location of the main IWAD.
- [wad]
- c:\hexen\hexen.wad
-
- If your DOOM 1 and 2 and HEXEN directories are on different drives, or named
- differently than the above, you will need to put the proper reference in these
- two areas. (Likewise for the HERETIC.CFG.)
-
- This is all you should have to play with.
-
- =========================================
-
- DETH is set up by default to edit DOOM 2, assuming the above. If you want to
- edit DOOM 1 or The Ultimate DOOM, you will have to change one area in the
- DETH.INI:
-
- # LOAD OPTIONS
- # -+-+-+-+-+-+
- # Game data to use.
- #gamedef = config\doom.cfg
- gamedef = config\doom2.cfg
- #gamedef = config\heretic.cfg
-
- In the HETH.INI:
-
- # LOAD OPTIONS
- # -+-+-+-+-+-+
-
- # Game data to use.
- gamedef = config\hexen.cfg
-
- A "#" in front of line means that that line is ignored. So if you want to edit
- Ultimate DOOM, for instance, put a # in front of the 2nd gamedef line, and
- remove the one in front of the 1st gamedef line. Likewise if you want to edit
- HERETIC. DETH will recognize only one of these lines: the others must be
- "commented" out with a #.
-
- There are a couple of other options in the DETH.INI that can be changed to
- reflect your own personal default options for DETH each time you use it. It is
- a good idea to get familiar with the DETH.INI file. Here are some other areas
- you may want to look at:
-
- # DISPLAY OPTIONS
- # -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
- # 0-standard VGA, 1-640x480x256, 2-640x480x256, 3-800x600x256, 4-1024x768x256
- #bgi = VESA
- video = 3
-
- DETH is set to run in 800x600x256 mode. If you have a decent monitor, you may
- wish to run DETH in a higher resolution. To do so, simply change the "video =
- 3" number to 4. (For more info on this, read the DETHGO32.TXT for setting up
- the GO32 environment and specifying drivers for your video card.)
-
- You may also wish to configure DETH to use your favorite Textures and Flats
- each time it starts. To do this, check out the Preferences Menu section:
-
- # PREFERENCES MENU (F5)
- # -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
-
- # Default Textures and preferences. You may want to change these values...
- #walltexture = BIGBRIK1
- #uppertexture = BIGBRIK1
- #lowertexture = BIGBRIK1
- #ceiltexture = FLOOR7_1
- #floortexture = RROCK09
- #doortrack = DOORTRAK
- #doortexture = MARBFAC3
- #ceilheight = 256
- #floorheight = 0
-
- To change or use any or all of the above lines, remove the "#" from the line
- you wish to use, and enter IN CAPITAL LETTERS the exact name of the
- texture/flat you wish to use. That is, DO NOT enter "brick6". It must be
- "BRICK6" (without the "" of course). Otherwise you will get invalid PName
- errors when DOOM tries to run. These options can also be set from within DETH
- itself using the F5 key, but the changes are only good for the current editing
- session, and will reset to default values if you exit DETH.
-
- ========================================
-
- That's about it. We are hopeful to have an automatic configuration function
- for DETH sometime in the future; but for now, there are other more pressing
- areas for further development to make DETH even better. I know: How much
- better could it get?<g>
-
- ========================================
-
- Your suggestions and comments matter. Please e-mail any and all to:
-
- Antony J. Burden 100141.277@compuserve.com
- John W. Anderson (Dr Sleep) 76132.3415@compuserve.com
- Jim F. Flynn 72713,3334@compuserve.com
-