Doomer - Doom, Heretic & Hexen Launcher FREEWARE by George M. Reagan Version 1.1j February, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------- 1. System Requirements. - Windows OS, 24 MB memory (Tested on Windows 95, 98, ME and XP) - Doom, Doom2, Heretic, Hexen or source port thereof. info: http://www.doomworld.com/ - Any requirement of the source port, such as an OpenGL compatible video card. Doomer has been tested with the following games and source ports: Doom (1.2 SW, 1.5 SW, 1.9) Doom2 (1.666), TNT, Plutonia Heretic (1.2) Hexen (1.1), Hexen Deathkings Boom, PRboom (2.2.3), GLboom Doom 3d (1.16) Doom Legacy (1.41) DoomPlus (0.6) Doomsday (1.80), jdoom, jheretic, jhexen Edge (1.27), GLEdge Skulltag (0.95k) WinDoom (2.0) ZDoom (1.22, 2.0.63a) ZDoomGL (0.75) ZDaemon (1.07) Other source ports/versions may or may not work. Let me know! -------------------------------------------------------- 2. Installation. The installer for this product was created using Installer VISE from MindVision Software. For more information on Installer VISE, contact: MindVision Software 5901 North 58th Street Lincoln, NE 68507 Voice: (402) 323-6600 Fax: (402) 323-6611 E-mail: mindvision@mindvision.com http://www.mindvision.com -------------------------------------------------------- 3. Running Doomer. a. BUTTONS and MENUS. Main Buttons: Quit: Quit Doomer. Play: Play the currently configured game. Quit after Play: Check to Quit after Play. Menus: File/Play: Play the currently configured game. File/Play (Show command line): Before starting the game, the command line generated by Doomer is displayed. File/Defaults: A default IWad directory can be specified. If not set, IWads are expected to be in the game directory. The original Doom games and some source ports do not support IWads located outside the game directory. File/Exit: Quit Doomer. Help/Doomer.txt: Display this text file. b. GAME CONFIGURATION. Program: Up to 25 programs may be set up for use. Use the Add button to add a program to the list and the Remove button to remove a program from the list. NOTE: Any source port configuration setting not covered by Doomer, such as video resolution must be preset from the source port. Game/IWads: The game and program selections determine the default IWads. Use the Add button to add an IWad to the list and the Remove button to remove an IWad from the list. Original program IWad selections cannot be changed. NOTE: If you want to play Hexen DeathKings you can either set the Doom Program to HexenDk.exe or if using a port, add the Hexdd.wad to the IWads list. Files/Maps Replaced: PWad, Dehacked and Demo files can be selected here. They must be checked for use. PWads and Demos are placed in the -file command in sequential order. When a PWad is highlighted, all map replacements for the PWad are displayed in the rightmost box. Use the Add button to add a file to the list and the Remove button to remove a file from the list. Add can also be used to display a document or text file. Dehacked does not work with the original programs and some source ports. NOTE: This demo option has been provided so that demos located outside the doom program directory can be played by original doom programs, it is not necessary when running source ports. When checked for use, the demo is placed in the regular demo play box (see Demos below). This will result in a command line looking something like this: c:\doom\doom.exe -file c:\wads\test.lmp -playdemo test Start Map and Skill: Select the starting map and skill level. Other Options: NoMonsters - No Monsters FastMonsters - Fast Monsters, regardless of skill Respawn - Respawn Monsters, regardless of skill NoSound - No sound effects or music NoSfx - No sound effects NoMusic - No Music Turbo - Player speed, 100 is normal. This does not apply to Doomsday. Demos: Rec - Check to record a demo. Play - Check to play a demo. (See Files above) Time - Check to play a time demo. Plays back a demo faster than normal and displays a framerate when the demo is over. Button - Use to select a demo to play or to assign the demo file name. Clear - Clear all demo settings. NOTE: Except for the Boom, Doomsday, Edge and Legacy ports, demos cannot be recorded in directories outside the program directory. Doomsday keeps demos (.cdm files) in the directory Doomsday\Run\x\Demo, where x is the game (ex. jDoom). Additional Parameters: Add any additional parameters here, except the -file option. Parameters vary between the various programs. Video Settings: Doomer does not address video parameters at present. The only setting Doomer adds to the command line is for Legacy, it adds the -opengl option. -------------------------------------------------------- 4. Known issues. Edge and GLEdge cannot use wad files contained on a CD Rom because they attempt to create GL Node files on the CD and the process fails. I am not aware of a work-around. Legacy's Hexen support is still a work-in-progress. -------------------------------------------------------- 5. Contact. Please report bugs, problems, suggestions and comments to: george_reagan@hotmail.com Web site: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/georgereagan/index.html -------------------------------------------------------- 6. Revisions. 1.1j - Use Notepad to display most text files. - Added several file types, including ".bex" dehacked files to the Files list. An "All Files" option was added to the list. - Added Yes/No selection when using the Play (Show command line) option. - Fixed some bugs. 1.1i - Added game setting per port instead of one overall setting. - Added a read of IWad file to obtain valid level entries. - Relaxed the game selection rules. - Added Quit after Play 1.1h - Added a default IWad directory setting. - Additional parameters expanded from 5 to 10. 1.1g - Added a listing of replaced maps per PWAD. 1.1f - Minor changes and corrections. 1.1e - IWAD add bug fixed. 1.1d - Added Heretic and Hexen support for ZDoom. 1.1c - Various bugs fixed. 1.1b - Expanded the number of Doom programs allowed from 4 to 25. - Reverse the the turbo selection. The up arrow now increases the turbo setting, down decreases it. 1.1a - Added Play (Show command line) menu item. Before starting the game, the command line generated by Doomer is displayed. - Fixed a few bugs. - Added Response files for the original games. This avoids the problem of creating a command line that is too long. The file is named doomrsp.txt and will reside in the doom program directory. The command line will look something like this: c:\doom\doom.exe @doomrsp.txt 1.1 - timedemo can now be set for the original game programs. - demos existing in directories outside the Doom program directory can now be played by the original Doom programs. The demo must be added and checked in the Wads/ Dehacked/Demos list. -------------------------------------------------------- 7. Caveat. I am not liable for any direct or indirect damage caused as a result of using this software. Use it at your own risk. -------------------------------------------------------- 8. Thanks. ID Software, Raven Software & Bobby Prince for his excellent music. MindVision for the use of their installer. Everyone else who has spent countless hours playing and improving the games. For concepts and inspiration: TeamTNT (ZDoom, etc., etc.) http://www.teamtnt.com/ Jaakko Keranin (Doomsday, etc.) http://www.doomsdayhq.com/ Team Legacy (Doom Legacy) http://legacy.newdoom.com/ Special thanks to alt.games.doom's Never_Again and Kristian Ronge for sharing their vast doom knowledge. Eblo saves!