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- │ DOOM─IT SETUP PROGRAM Version 5.8 │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- NEW IN 5.8:
- - Heretic Support!
- ─ DOOM─IT reloads itself after exiting DOOM or Heretic
- ─ Ability to change Global Defaults
- - Minor bug fixes and layout changes.
-
- ─────────────
- DESCRIPTION
- ─────────────
- DOOM─IT is an alternate setup program for DOOM, DOOM 2 and Heretic.
- By running DOOM─IT to start your single or multiplayer games, one
- can take full advantage of command─line─only parameters. These
- parameters allow you to load PWADs, record games, start at any
- level, turn on development mode, and much more. This version of
- DOOM─IT provides complete support for DOOM System Startup v1.2,
- v1.666, v1.7a, and Heretic v1.0.
-
- ──────────────
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ──────────────
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- To install DOOM─IT, simply unzip all files within DOOMIT.ZIP
- into any directory on your hard disk. This requires PkUnzip
- version 2.04 or higher. If you don't already have this program
- you can download it almost anywhere, including Compuserve and
- the Internet.
-
- To start the program type DOOMIT at the DOS prompt.
-
- NOTE: You must use the DOOMIT batch file for DOOM─IT to work
- correctly. You CANNOT run DMLOAD.EXE.
-
-
- PRE─CONFIGURATION:
-
- Before starting Network, Serial, or Modem games you need to set
- your PORT and COM settings. You can do this from the menu bar
- located at the top of the screen. To access this menu press
- the <Alt> key and select CONFIG. From this menu you can choose
- to setup any of the three connection types. More info on each
- of these is given later on in the document.
-
- Before starting any type of game make sure the Path settings are
- correct. They can be changed by selecting PATH on the menu bar.
- Different file locations can be specified for the main program,
- WAD, and DeHackEd files.
-
- NOTE: You must select "DOOM 1", "DOOM 2", or "HERETIC" from the
- initial menu before accessing the menu bar. This is done
- so each program can have separate settings.
-
- If you are still using DOOM v1.2 or lower you will need
- to add "─DEVPARM" to the ADD PARAM list. This enables the
- level warp and record demo features. This was removed
- from DOOM─IT because it is no longer needed in the newer
- version of DOOM and DOOM2.
-
- ───────────────
- NETWORK PORTS
- ───────────────
- When playing a network game you must have a port number chosen.
- To do this, choose "NETWORK" under CONFIG on the menu bar. By
- selecting different port numbers you can play more than one match
- over the same network. The default port number is 0 and the
- maximum port number is 32767.
-
- ──────────────
- SERIAL SETUP
- ──────────────
- Before setting up a serial game you must specify the COM port that
- the cable is plugged into. To do this, choose "SERIAL" under CONFIG
- on the menu bar. Your COM port will either be COM 1 or COM 2.
-
- You are also given the option to select a Baud rate. This value
- will override the settings in your MODEM.CFG file. If you don't
- want to change this then select "Default".
-
- The final option determines whether or not to use UART 8250. This
- might be necessary if your I/O card is having problems.
-
- ─────────────
- MODEM SETUP
- ─────────────
- Before setting up a modem game you must specify the COM port your
- modem is connected to. To do this, choose "MODEM" under CONFIG on
- the menu bar. External modems can only use COM 1 or COM 2. Most
- internal modems can be setup to use COM ports 1 through 4.
-
- You are also given the option to select a Baud rate. This value
- will override the settings in your MODEM.CFG file. If you don't
- want to change this then select "Default".
-
- The final option determines whether or not to use UART 8250. This
- might be necessary if your I/O card is having problems.
-
- ─────────────
- USING PWADS
- ─────────────
- If you decide to add PWADs then you will be presented with a list
- containing all WAD files in the configured directory. All files
- except DOOM.WAD are probably PWADs. These files can contain new
- levels, graphics, sounds, etc.. You can select up to nine PWADS
- to load at one time. To do this, highlight each file and press
- the space bar to mark it. You will then see a "*" next to each
- file name. Once you have your PWADs marked you can press the
- enter key to continue.
-
- NOTE: If you only need one PWAD loaded then just highlight that
- one file and press enter, it will automatically be tagged.
-
- If you chose to load a PWAD containing a new level, the program
- will ask you if you want to warp directly to that level. Doing
- this will skip the process of choosing an episode or level number.
- If you have marked more than one PWAD level to load, the program
- will warp you to the earliest one.
-
- DOOM─IT allows you to change the episode and level number of
- a PWAD. To do this, highlight the desired file and press F1.
-
- To scan through a large PWAD list faster, press any key A to Z
- to jump to the first PWAD beginning with that letter.
-
- ──────────────────
- DEHACKED PATCHES
- ──────────────────
- To load a patch file created with the DeHackEd utility, press
- the letter "P" from the final setup menu. This will list all
- files with a .DEH extension in the directory specified in your
- DEHACKED.INI file.
-
- I recommend making a default patch file that keeps your original
- DOOM.EXE settings. This way you can restore you orignal
- settings whenever needed by loading that file. To make a patch
- file called "DEFAULT.DEH" type the following at the DOS prompt:
-
- DEHACKED ─SAVE DEFAULT.DEH
-
- NOTE: Make sure the directory path you config DOOM─IT for contains
- both the DEHACKED.EXE and DEHACKED.INI files. DOOM─IT reads
- the DEHACKED.INI file to determine where your .DEH files are
- located.
-
- ────────────────
- USING DEFAULTS
- ────────────────
- There are two types of defaults one can edit. Global defaults
- are the settings that automatically load every time you start
- DOOM─IT. Custom defaults are the settings that can be loaded
- manually from the main menu.
-
- DOOM─IT allows you to customize five sets of custom defaults. To
- edit these settings select "CUSTOM" under DEFAULT on the menu bar.
- Choose one of the five available slots and press <Enter>. You
- now have the option to give your settings a menu title. Once you
- have chosen a name press <Enter> again. You are now presented
- with a screen showing nearly all of the setup options. Customize
- the settings and and press <Enter> a final time. Pressing <Esc>
- will return you to the menu bar.
-
- To use these defaults press "D" from the game selection menu. When
- the list appears, highlight the desired settings and press <Enter>.
- The only thing left to do is select a game type and decide whether
- or not to use PWADs.
-
- ────────────
- PHONE BOOK
- ────────────
- To setup the phone book choose "EDIT" under PBook on the menu bar.
- After you have done this you are able to pick one of ten slots to
- modify. Highlight a slot and press <Enter>. Type the persons name
- and press <Enter> again. Now type their phone number and press
- <Enter> a final time. That's all there is to it. To exit the phone
- book editor press <Esc>.
-
- ────────────────
- RECORDING GAME
- ────────────────
- If you choose to Record your game you must give the program a file
- name to save the data into. When giving it a file name use no more
- than eight characters and leave off the file extension. DOOM or
- Heretic will use .LMP as the file extension of your recorded game.
- For example, if you give DOOM─IT the name "DEMO1" for recording,
- it will be saved as "DEMO1.LMP".
-
- If you have DOOM v1.666, DOOM2, or Heretic you can record mulitplayer
- games. You can also specify the amount of diskspace you want DOOM to
- use for recordings by setting the MAXDEMO parameter. When recording
- a multiplayer game make sure ALL players choose the record option.
-
- Recording of your game begins right when you start DOOM. To end
- the recording press "Q", or exit the game. Once you have recorded
- your demo you can play it back within DOOM─IT by selecting "PLAY DEMO"
- under MISC on the menu bar.
-
- NOTE: If you record a demo from a WAD, you must load that same
- WAD along with DOOM for your demo to play back correctly.
-
- ───────────────
- MOUSE SUPPORT
- ───────────────
- You can use both mouse buttons in DOOM─IT, but the LEFT mouse button
- is the most important.
-
- On a single list menu, use the LEFT mouse button to make your
- selection. After doing this, the program will immediately take
- you to the next menu.
-
- On a multi─list menu (such as the modem config menu), first use the
- LEFT mouse button to make your selection for each list. Then, click
- the LEFT mouse button in the box in upper left─hand corner of the
- menu. The box looks like this: ( ). You will then be taken to the
- the next menu.
-
- On the WAD selection menu, use the LEFT mouse button to tag or
- untag each file you want to load. You can also use the LEFT mouse
- button to click on the up and down arrows to scroll through the
- file list.
-
- On menus that ask a yes or no question, click the LEFT mouse button
- on the word "YES" or on the word "NO" to answer.
-
- The RIGHT mouse button can be used on any menu. It basically does
- the same thing as pressing the <Esc> key to back up a menu.
-
- ──────────
- ID SETUP
- ──────────
- If needed, you can run the SETUP.EXE program that comes with DOOM,
- DOOM 2, or Heretic within DOOM─IT. To do this, choose "ID SETUP"
- under MISC on the menu bar. This option is given just in case you
- need to change your hardware configuration at the last minute.
-
- DO NOT start DOOM or Heretic within ID's setup program when running
- under DOOM─IT.
-
- ───────────────
- RESPONSE FILE
- ───────────────
- A great feature in DOOM and Heretic is the ability to use a
- response file. A response file is an alternate way to pass
- parameters to DOOM. Instead of passing DOOM the parameters on
- the command line they can be written to a file. This is extremely
- helpful when passing more parameters to DOOM than will fit on the
- command line. (MS-DOS limit of 128 character)
-
- ───────────────────
- CUSTOM PARAMETERS
- ───────────────────
- DOOM─IT allows you to define you own parameters. This might be
- necessary if you have an alternative SERSETUP or IPXSETUP file that
- can accept non─standard parameters, or, if you want to use parameters
- not addressed by DOOM─IT. To define these you need to select "ADD
- PARAM" under MISC on the menu bar. You can type up to about fifty
- characters of your own text. These parameters will always be added
- to the settings you choose when starting a game.
-
- ──────────────────
- OTHER PARAMETERS
- ──────────────────
- There are other parameters DOOM and Heretic accepts that I felt were
- not necessary to directly address in DOOM─IT. I have listed as many
- as I can below. If you wish to use any of these, you may add them
- to the custom parameter list.
-
- Ver. Parameter Description
- ──── ─────────────────── ────────────────────────────────────────────
- 1.2 -nosound Plays no sound effects or music during DOOM.
- 1.2 -nosfx Plays no sound effects during DOOM.
- 1.2 -nomusic Plays no music during DOOM.
- 1.2 -config <filename> Specifies an alternate config file.
- 1.2 -devparm Is needed to allow certain parameters.
- With devparm enabled you can press F1 during
- the game to save the screen as a PCX file.
- 1.2 -recordfrom <#> <name> This is only availavble in DOOM v1.2. It
- allows you to record a game from a saved
- game. (example -recordfrom 1 demoz)
- 1.6 -maxdemo (size) Tells DOOM the max amount of diskspace to
- use for demos. For example: "-maxdemo 1024"
- sets aside 1 Megabyte. Default is 128K.
- 1.6 -irq <number> Sets the IRQ for a COM port.
- 1.6 -port <number> Sets the COM I/O port that SERSETUP uses for
- your modem. (example -port 0x3f8)
-
- NOTE: A better description for many of these parameters can be found in
- the README file that comes with DOOM, DOOM 2, or Heretic.
-
- ────────────
- CHEAT KEYS
- ────────────
-
- Here are some of the most usefull cheat keys for Heretic.
-
- Keys Description
- ──────────── ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- RAMBO Gives player all weapons.
- SKEL Gives player all keys.
- ENGAGE Followed by an episode and level number, this key
- combination will warp you anywhere in the game.
- For example, ENGAGE15 will warp you to episode 1
- level 5.
- MASSACRE Kills every enemy on the level.
- QUICKEN Turns on GOD mode!
- KITTY Use this combination in Heretic to turn off clipping
- mode. You will be able to walk through walls.
- SHAZAM Toggles your weapon power.
-
- ────────────────
- IF YOUR BORED!
- ────────────────
- This document and the DOOM─IT program was created in entire by
- Chris Badger. I am 18 years old and live in Santa Ynez CA.
-
- DOOM─IT was programmed in Quick Basic 7.1 PDS on a 486DX─33 VLB
- with 8 Megs of RAM.
-
-
- I have explained the usage of this program to the best of my abilities. If
- you still have questions, comments, or found a big fat bug please feel free
- to contact me on Compuserve at 74017,1014.
-
- I give you complete permission to distribute this program. I only ask that
- you include all of the unmodified files, and that you distribute it free of
- charge.
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