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- Tricks of the Game Programming Gurus
- 1995 Sams Publishing
-
- 1. Using the CD-ROM
-
- Most of the editors and utilities and some of the level files
- included on this disc must be copied to your hard drive to
- function properly. Refer to the respective rooms in the book
- and the documentation files accompanying the programs on this
- CD for detailed instructions.
-
- To make playing the WADs from the CD easier, the WAD files for
- each game appear in \WADS\DOOM1\PLAY, \WADS\DOOM2\PLAY, and
- \HERETIC\PLAY. Use these CD directories as the locations of WAD
- files in front-end DOOM loading tools like DOOM-IT (included on
- the disc). The PLAY subdirectories include only those WADs that
- can be played from the CD without altering your main WAD file
- or running utilities to insert sound and graphics.
-
- To start the menu program which installs DOOM-IT and other
- software to your hard drive, type \DOOMCD from your CD-ROM drive
- prompt. Also, if a converted WAD does not exist for your game
- version, try the conversion programs located in \BONUS\UTILS
- to convert them yourself.
-
- 2. How the CD-ROM is Organized
-
- * Level editors and general utilities which are discussed in
- the book can be found in the directories \EDITORS and \UTILS.
-
- * All other editors, tools, and utilities are located in \BONUS.
-
- * Tutorial levels discussed in the book are located in \SAMPLE
-
- * Example levels created by various designers are located in the
- \WADS directory. The example levels are separated into three
- main categories - DOOM levels are in \WADS\DOOM1, the DOOM II
- levels are in \WADS\DOOM2, and Heretic levels are in
- \WADS\HERETIC.
-
- WADs designed for more than one game version will, in most cases,
- be included in all appropriate directories. For instance, levels
- that work for DOOM and DOOMII appear in both directories, and
- levels that work for Deathmatch and Single play appear in both
- directories.
-
- 3. Installing Windows Applications from the CD
-
- *NOTE**************************************************
- Windows programs include DOOMCAD, WINDEU, and WINTEX
- *******************************************************
-
- To install the Windows applications from the CD-ROM, do the
- following:
-
- 1. Start Windows.
-
- 2. Select File from the Program Manager menu.
-
- 3. Select Run from the File menu.
-
- 4. Type x:\SETUP, where x is the letter of your
- CD-ROM drive.
-
- 5. Follow the instructions provided by the setup
- program.
-
- The program will create a Program Manager group named
- "Doom Utilities", which contains icons for running the
- Windows programs, viewing their help files, and viewing
- the documentation provided by the software's authors.
-
- You'll find more complete documentation for these programs in
- the book itself.
-
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