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Allows You To Switch Between The Three Supported Games: DOOM, DOOM II, & HERETIC. - ULTRALaunch Is Ran From Its Own Directory. - All Input Prompts Have Been Re-Written Into The "Standard" Format, Allowing Editing, Etc. - Each DataBase Can Now Have Its Own WAD Directory. - MANY, MANY, Smaller Updates/Changes. Bugs: - Fixed Some "Logging" Procedures That Were Not Working Correctly. - Added New "Output Suppression" Routine That Should Correct Problem With PKZIP/PKUNZIP's Output Being Shown On Some Systems. =============================================================================== v1.02 - (12/22/94) Enhancements: - Added <CTRL-D> "Select DataBase". DL Now Allows You To Have Up To 10 "Extra" DataBases Of WADs, Increasing Its Capacity To More Than 8000 WADs. The Current DataBase Will Be Shown On The Third Line Of Your Screen. - NOTICE: Our InterNet Address Has Changed To: raven@mercury.interpath.net - Added "Use ZIPed WADs" Option To General Options (Part 1) Screen. If This Option Is OFF, DL Won't ZIP The WADs When They Are Added, Nor Will It Look Inside ZIPs For New WADs. With ZIPing OFF, The "Z" Flag Will Be Replaced By A "W" If The WAD Exists In Your WAD Directory. The Second "W" Flag Still Means That There Is A "Working" Copy Of The WAD In Your Current Directory. Everything Else Should Function Basically The Same. This Was Added To, Hopefully, Support DOOM WAD CD-ROMs. - DOOMLaunch Will Now Keep A Very Detailed Log Of Your Activities. This Log Can Get Large Quickly, So Keep An Eye On It. The Log FileName Is "UL.LOG". - Added <CTRL-V> "View DOOMLaunch Log" Command. - Removed <ALT-Y> "Toggle Information Displayed" Command. Now You Can Use The Left And Right Arrow Keys To Scroll Through The Extended Information. - You No Longer Have To Exit And Re-Run DOOMLaunch When Switching Between 25-Line And 50-Line Modes. - Added "Beeps/Bells" ON/OFF Option. (General Options (Part 2) Screen) - Added "Response File" ON/OFF Option. If You Are Not Using DOOM v1.666 Or Later, Turn This Option OFF. (This Also Seemed To Have An Effect On Serial & Modem Games. If You Can't Get DL To Work Correctly With A Modem Or Serial Game, Try Turning This Option OFF.) (General Options (Part 2) Screen) Bugs: - Fixed Problem With Reading Description Of Some Saved Games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Options (Part 1) 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 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 Options (Part 1) 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 Options (Part 1) Screen) - Added "Clean-Up Mode". (General Options (Part 1) 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 Options (Part 1) 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. - 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.