MoDOOM - The DOOM II Modem Front End
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Copyright 1994 by The Cookie Monster

Since this program took very little time to write, 
it is freeware. If you were charged money for this 
then you've been ripped off. You can distribute 
MoDOOM as long as you include all it's files 
unchanged - you may delete the CFG file if like
though.
   I wrote this to save me a bit of hassle when 
starting up modem games, if you have any problems, 
questions or suggestions then feel free to email me 
at misc199@csc.canterbury.ac.nz

MoDOOM - Help  (This help is available at run-time)

* Misc *
This interface is designed for a mouse but may be 
used with a keyboard by using ALT, TAB, Space and 
the arrow keys.

For most of the gaming options to work (skill level,
deathmatch etc), your opponent must have the same 
options selected.

MoDOOM will work with both serial links and modem
connections, if you are using a modem you must have 
run Setup and selected the type of modem you are 
using, this creates the file MODEM.CFG which SerSetup 
uses to gain information about your modem - If you 
have run modem games before then this has obviously 
already been done.


* Using MoDOOM *

Saved Games:
Pretty basic, click on the saved game you want to load
or none (default) if you don't want to run any.

Skill Level:
Click on the skill level you wish to play in.

Connecting:
Click on `connected' if your modems are already 
linked or if you are playing across a serial link, 
`answer' will make your modem wait for the other 
person to dial you, `Dial' dials the number in the 
box below it. 
   To save looking up numbers you may wish to use
the Directory, to add an entry fill out the name and
phone number and press the `Add' button. To delete an
entry, select the entry in the list box and press the
`delete' button. Selecting an entry and pressing `OK'
will put that persons phone number into the `Dial' 
box.

Loading WADs:
The list on the left contains the WADs (extra DOOM 
levels) that MoDOOM has detected, the list on the 
right contains the WADs that will be run when you 
play. To select a WAD to run, double click on it (in 
the left list box) and it will be added to the right 
list box, to remove one from the list of WADs to be 
run, double click on it.

Options:
This is a list of game options available to you, 
checked boxes (ie ones with an X in them are turned 
ON the others are Off). To toggle an option, click on 
it. 
DeathMatch - You try to kill each other, if this is 
not On it will run a co-op game.
DeathMatch 2.0 - new rules in DeathMatch - objects 
respawn after 30 seconds
No Monsters - removes monsters from levels
Respawn - monsters respawn after about 8 seconds
Fast Monsters - makes monsters about 3 times faster
Development Mode - used by id for techy purposes,
most useful thing about this is the little fps
gauge at the bottom left of the screen.

Player Speed:
This is the percentage of your normal speed that you
wish to play at, for instance by entering 200, you 
will go as fast as if you were running without having 
to hold down run! (holding down run would make you go 
twice as fast again). The other player(s) will be told
of your speed.

Start Level:
Enter the DOOM II level you want to start in here.

Comm Ports:
Click on the Comm port (1-4) which your modem is 
located at if you are playing across the modem or
the serial port that is linked to the other 
computer if you are using a serial link.

Run DOOM II:
(Actually runs SerSetup which runs DOOM II)
Saves your settings and runs DOOM II with your 
options. If you have selected `dial' but left
the phone number box empty, it will beep and do 
nothing.

Quit:
Saves your settings and exits

Extra Commands Line Options:
Not all DOOM options are supported by MoDOOM, if 
there is some rare command that you wish to use
this is the place to type it. eg if you wanted to
record the game you are about to play as a movie
or demo then you would put `-record' in this box.

Trouble Shooting:
There *may* be a bug with the mouse cursor on some
machines, this is Microsofts fault, not mine (their
mouse routines). If you have this problem and really
want to use this program (haha) then you could try
changing mouse drivers.