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- From: ddt@daisy.cc.utexas.edu (David Taylor)
- Newsgroups: alt.games.doom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
- Subject: idNews: Petition & Whatsup
- Date: 12 Apr 1994 11:31:38 -0500
- Organization: id Software
- Lines: 119
- Message-ID: <2oeida$7po@daisy.cc.utexas.edu>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: daisy.cc.utexas.edu
-
- Hi there, everyone. Sorry for the long silence. Things have been
- very ____ around here (I think you know how to fill in the blank
- by now).
-
- Have a couple of updates for you and a VERY important request at
- the end.
-
- On v1.3..
-
- We're close. The important parts of the sound code were totally
- rewritten for stability, especially in net games. Our results
- so far have been very promising. However, the GUS code was
- totally removed and needs to be rewritten as well. As soon as
- we get that finished and Doom tested, we'll send it out. Best
- estimate is a couple of weeks. v1.3 also integrates fixes
- submitted by y'all to make the serial and net code more compatible
- and work faster. There were a couple of savegame bugs fixed and
- a minor sky texture mapping bug fixed. It also has a new map
- reload feature for the map editor types out there so that you
- can test a level immediately after developing it without restarting.
-
- On ports of Doom..
-
- We're currently very ____ with the Jaguar ports of Wolf 3D and
- Doom and haven't had time to round out the Linux/X port and other
- stuff. The Linux port should be closely followed by an Irix/X
- port and later by lots of other ports, but we haven't committed
- to release dates because we kinda figured a nasty crunch like
- this would come along. I'm afraid that we still can't commit
- for the same reason.
-
- On the Jaguar ports..
-
- We're doing Doom and Wolfenstein 3D for the Atari Jaguar. They're
- both coming right along. Wolf 3D is sporting several new features,
- including source artwork at twice the resolution (4x the data),
- a high, fluid refresh rate, 22 kHz sound effects, and MIDI device
- emulation. Doom pushes the hardware a lot harder and already
- looks trey cool. The anti-aliasing effects of composite screens
- coupled with the very hip 16-bit CRY pixel mode makes images look
- even more realistic than the DOS version. Both should be done
- this summer.
-
- On commercial Doom..
-
- In progress is the development of lotsa new everything for the
- commercial Doom release. Will probably be done in September.
- We've got some hip new stuff for you like awesome new levels
- based on Earth, and several new bad guys, including possessed
- humans carrying chain guns, spider daemon offspring, and several
- new arch-daemons with extremely creative and grim methods of
- destruction. We're paying even closer attention to the design
- of good deathmatch levels.
-
- Our VERY important request..
-
- We could use your help. Apparently, there was a game called "GATE
- OF DOOM" that came out some time ago. When we applied for a
- trademark on "DOOM", they wouldn't give it to us because they
- thought the name "DOOM" was too close to the name "GATE OF DOOM"
- which has a trademark on it.
-
- Reasoning doesn't work. Apparently, you have to do a petition
- to get people to say, "I associate Blammo's LOG! with this rotting
- lump of wood my daughter carries on her back everywhere with
- 'LOG! from Blammo' written all over it." Jay has written up a
- lusty e-mail letter to ask for your support. If you've got a
- minute, it would help us a lot- thanks!
-
- What follows is from the Mind of Jay..
-
- =-ddt->
-
- ------
-
- We hope that you are enjoying DOOM, the latest creation of Id
- Software. Id Software is currently pursuing trademark registration
- of the mark "DOOM". We would like to get your assistance in
- gathering information about DOOM, for delivery to the trademark
- office. Please review the following statement and if it is agreeable
- to you, complete your name, address and telephone number, and deliver
- it back to Id Software. We will likely present to the trademark
- office the information sent back to us. Id Software appreciates your
- assistance.
-
- Please fill the following petition form in and E-MAIL it to
- petition@idsoftware.com. The petition@idsoftware.com mailbox will be
- active until May 1, 1994. After May 1st the mailbox will be shut
- down and messages sent to it will bounce.
-
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-
- NAME__________________________________________________
-
- ADDRESS_______________________________________________
-
- CITY, ST ZIP____________________________________________
-
- TELEPHONE_____________________________________________
-
- E-MAIL ADDRESS________________________________________
-
-
- I agree that the following is a true statement. I consent to the use
- of this statement for commercial reasons, or otherwise, by Id
- Software, Inc. ("ID"), and further consent to possibly being
- contacted in the future with regard to this statement.
-
- I have purchased and/or have played the computer software game
- "DOOM", and I understand DOOM was developed by ID. ID has a
- reputation of producing high quality computer software games, using
- the latest interactive 3-D technology. Based upon advertisements,
- trade magazine write-ups and word-of-mouth among my fellow computer
- software game players, I recognize DOOM as coming from ID and from no
- other source. There is no confusion between DOOM and any other
- computer software game which may contain the word "doom" in its
- title, including "GATE OF DOOM." DOOM is recognized as the latest
- creation from the minds of ID.
-