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- DOOMSHELL V1.0
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- 31-10-94
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- INTRODUCTION
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- DoomShell is a program created to take the hassle out of the parameter-jungle
- which Doom and Doom II offer. It was born out of frustation over those
- programs which offer this kind of support, but use an interface which is
- just not acceptable anymore in these days of virtual cyberspace. This program
- was devised with the hasty user in mind, and will hopefully revive your
- interest in all the possibilities that Doom has to offer.
- The program currently handles both the Doom V1.666 and Doom II (v2.0)
- versions of Doom. The program automatically detects which version is used
- (simply by checking whether DOOM2.EXE exists), and adjusts the possible
- choices here and there.
- DoomShell is NOT a product of id Software and thus will not be supported
- by them in any way. You may copy it freely across the world if you include
- at least all 4 files mentioned in the installation chapter below. Yes, that
- means it is public domain.
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- INSTALLATION
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- The DoomShell files should be unzipped right into your Doom or Doom II
- directory (so no CD-ROM support, yet). The following files are supplied:
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- DOOMSHEL.TXT - This file, what else!
- DOOMSHEL.EXE - The one-time selection program
- SHELL .BAT - A small batchfile which you should run from now on instead
- of DOOM.exe or DOOM2.exe
- DOOMSHEL.INI - Configuration file to memorize the results of your clicks.
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- A file DOOMSHEL.RSP will be created when starting a game from within DoomShell.
- This file is a Doom response file and contains the necessary parameters
- you have selected.
- If you can run Doom, you should also be able to run DoomShell. This means:
- o 80386 or higher required
- o VGA required
- o 1Mb of RAM required
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- TROUBLESHOOTING
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- Although I did my very best to keep the code clean & simple, you may be that
- lucky soab that unravels a tiny flaw in the semantic or syntactic flow of
- DoomShell. I would be glad if you told me about it. At the end of this file
- you can see where to send your e-mail. Ofcourse, any suggestions regarding
- any part of this tool are naturally welcome.
- Currently no bugs or beauty bugs have been noticed (dangerous sentence!),
- but here's a troubleshooting list:
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- Q: I am not able to select any options, since I don't have a mouse pointer.
- A: DoomShell requires that a mouse driver is installed and running. Make
- sure your mouse is activated.
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- Q: Whenever I try to start a game, I receive a 'Bad command or file name'
- error.
- A: DoomShell must be installed into your Doom directory (C:\DOOM for example).
- If not, it will not be able to start Doom.
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- WHAT IT DOESN'T DO
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- DoomShell is NOT a replacement for the SETUP.EXE program from id Software.
- You must still use SETUP.EXE to select your hardware. DoomShell is just
- a replacement for the command-line parameters you might want to pass, after
- you've setup your computer configuration.
- Not (yet) implemented in DoomShell is the demo recording/playback group
- of switches. Also, the -config parameter has not been implemented because of
- lack of usability (sorry).
- Beside these two things, there are also some switches which are not described
- in the manuals that id Software supplies, like -left and -right for extra
- side views when using a network. These have not been implemented.
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- CONTACTING THE AUTHOR FOR WHATEVER REASONS YOU MAY HAVE
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- I can be reached through cyberspace on planet Earth at the following address:
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- Internet: jwkorver@xs4all.nl
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- Or you can just write by physical mail to:
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- Ruud van Gaal
- Lt. Maltbystraat 6
- 3621 KL
- Breukelen
- The Netherlands
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- HISTORY
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- 31-10-94/v1.0:
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- First release of DoomShell. For Doom v1.666 & Doom II.
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- MISCELLANEOUS
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- Hurrah for id Software for creating such a cutting-edge-of-technology
- 3D program! Hopefully we'll see more, and perhaps also some variations
- using the same graphics engine, which are perhaps attractive to those
- people on Earth who don't play Doom because of the agressiveness.
- If you like this utility and want to support the creation of updates
- for any new features and/or Doom III (!), then it would be most helpful
- if you aid the author by making a cheque of $10 US payable to the following
- account number: 31.06.40.512, RaboBank Breukelen, Holland.
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- Doom, Doom II and logos are trademarks of id Software, inc. (C) 1994.
- All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
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- DoomShell is a public domain utility and should be treated as such.
- Use it at your own risc. All rights reserved.
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