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- Article 994 (23 more) in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games:
- From: brudiakg@isis.cs.du.edu (Ben Rudiak-Gould)
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- Subject: All about Wolfenstein 3-D debugging mode ***SPOILERS***
- Message-ID: <1992May24.084922.27622@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 24 May 92 08:49:22 GMT
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- By popular demand (you can stop sending me email now) here is how to
- enter Wolfenstein 3-D debugging mode and what to do when you get
- there.
-
- SPOILERS FOLLOW. DO NOT LOOK UNLESS YOU HAVE "PLAYED OUT" W3D.
-
- Okay.
-
- To enter the mode, do the following:
-
- 1. Invoke Wolfenstein 3-D with the "next" parameter (wolf3d -next).
- You can also use whatever other command-line parameters you want.
-
- 2. Begin or restore a game. While in the game, hold down the TAB,
- CONTROL, and ENTER keys simultaneously. You should get a message
- stating that debugging keys are now available.
-
- That's it!
-
- To use debugging mode commands, hold down the TAB key and one of the
- letter keys listed below simultaneously:
-
- B Changes the screen border color. Don't ask me why it's here, but
- it's here.
-
- C Displays the number of statics, doors, and actors in the level. I
- believe that statics are things like food and ammo that you can
- pick up, and actors are the bad guys. Doors should be
- self-explanatory.
-
- E Moves you ahead two levels. That's right, not one level, but two.
- The W command (see below) seems to supercede this one. Perhaps I'm
- missing something.
-
- F Displays your current position on the level (X,Y) and orientation (A).
-
- G Turns what Id calls "GOD mode" on and off. Basically it just
- means that you're invincible.
-
- H Hurts you (-16% health). Not much use to us, but I guess Id had
- to debug their damage code just like everything else.
-
- I "Free items." Ups your health, ammo, and score, and gives you the
- next most powerful weapon. (Machine gun if you didn't have it,
- Big Grin if you did.)
-
- M Displays memory usage. Loads of fun.
-
- N Turns "No clipping" on or off. This lets you walk through walls.
- Wall-walking does STRANGE things to the graphics (try approaching a
- door from the side and opening it). It also does strange things
- to the bad guys. If you walk into a room through the wall, often
- they won't notice you at all, even if you walk right in front of
- them or fire your machine gun (in some direction besides at them,
- of course).
-
- O Changes the main viewscreen to a map of the current level, which
- you can scroll through using the movement keys or the mouse. It's
- neat, but I wish that it wasn't so ugly. Those numbers are from
- the internal level format. ESC will get you out.
-
- P Pauses the game, without putting up the little "Paused" window.
- Useful for getting a screen shot, I guess.
-
- Q Bombs my machine. Let me know if it works on yours.
-
- S Turns slow motion on or off. If you have a slow computer you
- don't need this.
-
- T Pops up a window which displays graphics and sounds from the game.
- Use the left and right arrow keys to page through the entries.
- If you come to a blank entry, keep going. You'll know when you've
- reached the end (500-something) because you won't be able to go
- any higher. ESC exits.
-
- V Asks you how many extra VBLs you want. High values seem to make
- the game sluggish and not much else.
-
- W Warps to any level. 10 is the secret level. If you didn't know
- there was a secret level then YOU SHOULDN'T BE READING THIS.
-
- X "Extra stuff." It definitely does something, but I can't figure
- out what. Let me know what you find.
-
- That enough commands for you? By the way, there also appears to be a
- "Demo recording" mode, but it can't be entered from debugging mode.
- Stay tuned.
-
- -- Ben Rudiak-Gould
- brudiakg@isis.cs.du.edu
- "Consequences, shmonsequences--as long as I'm rich." -- Daffy Duck
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