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Thanks for downloading Doomaster! (Or getting it on a disk, or
whatever). I really hope it makes your Dooming (or actually, Doom twoing)
days more fun and interesting. That's what I designed it for. I'm a
Doomaholic myself, so I think I know what everyone wants in a Doom
shell. I tried to add it all.
--------How Doomaster came to be (a true story!)--------
I'm almost 13 years old, and my dad and I are both avid Doomers, so it
goes without saying that we got Doom II soon after it was released. We
were both quick to notice that there were no good Doom II shell
programs, and my dad asked if I could program one. I didn't think it
would be too hard. I've been programming in QuickBasic for a while now,
and Doom shells aren't that complicated. Well, I typed up a dinky program in
about 10 minutes. All it did is run PWAD for you. Nothing more, nothing less.
Dad loved it (in fact, he came up with the name Doomaster). I didn't. It sort
of grew after that. I added on more and more stuff. Made it color. Put in
Soundblaster support. Decided that it didn't need it. Took it out. Dad beta
tested it for me. He couldn't get it to mess up. I figured that I would do
two things - distribute it, so that other Doomers could use it, and make it
shareware, so I can make some money. That's how you got this program. I hope
you enjoy it. It's pretty self-explanatory, but I'm explaining everything in
detail in this file for those of you who are Doomingly impaired.
------------------The first screen------------------
After the message reminding you to register if you decide to keep using
Doomaster, you'll come to a screen with the options RUN DOOM II NOW,
CHOOSE AN EXTERNAL PWAD FILE, WARP TO A LEVEL, OTHER OPTIONS, CLEAR ALL
SETTINGS and EXIT DOOMASTER. Press the corresponding number (1 - 6) to
choose an option. They are explained here.
Run Doom II Now: Choosing this option will start Doom II: Hell on Earth.
It will be customized using the options (if any) you specified.
Choose an external PWAD file: This will bring up a screen asking you to
enter the name of the PWAD you want to run WITHOUT THE .WAD EXTENSION!!!
If you don't remember the name, type /D to search the directory you're
in for all .WAD files. Once you know, type it in. For example, if I
wanted to play REGISTER.WAD, I'd type in REGISTER and press [ENTER].
Note: You CAN'T run Doom I PWADS with Doom II. It just doesn't work. So
don't even bother trying.
Warp to a level: This will bring up a screen with all 32 levels of
Doom II listed. Type in a number (1 - 32) to warp to that level. Level
31 and 32 are secret levels!
Other Options: This will bring up a screen allowing you to choose other
options (hence the name!). Here are definitions:
Play Nightmare game level without monster respawn: This speeds up the
enemies and their projectiles (like the Nightmare game level), but the
enemies don't come back from the dead once you kill them.
Disable Joystick: This turns off joystick input.
Play Doom II Without monsters: This removes all the monsters from the
game.
Disable Mouse: This turns off mouse input.
Play Doom II without background music: This turns off all the Doom II
music.
Play Doom II without sound effects: This turns off all the Doom II sound
effects.
Play Doom II with no sound at all: This turns off all the Doom II sound.
Make enemies respawn: Whenever you kill an enemy, it comes back to life
after a short amount of time. Great if you need some more challenge!
Make monsters fire more often: Enemies spend less time walking and more
time trying to blow your head off.
Make your marine able to run faster: Like you're holding down [SHIFT] all
the time.
Read an alternate command line parameter file: An interesting aspect of
Doom II is that it lets you create files with these options in them, and
then just use the file instead of typing out each parameter. For
instance, the file might contain -DEVPARM -NOMONSTERS - NOMUSIC. Instead
of typing all those out, you can use the file. To create the files, you
should choose....
Create a command line parameter file with the settings you've selected:
This creates a command line parameter file with all the settings you've
chosen so far. For instance, if you've chosen to warp to level 16 and
make your marine run faster, these options will be included in the
file. They can be saved with any name and extension, but I personally
recommend .PAR. To use these files, choose Read an alternate command
line parameter file.
Select the Difficulty Level: This allows you to choose how hard Doom II
is. The default is "3) Hurt me plenty".
Go back to previous menu: Takes you back to the original menu.
Clear all settings: This removes all settings you've selected so far,
and returns to the default (start on level 1, with skill level 3).
Exit Doomaster: Use this if for some reason you've decided NOT to play
Doom II. It will return you to DOS.
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Well, that's about it. These are the options. Remember, they won't take
effect until you choose to RUN DOOM II NOW. This program is shareware.
For more information on registering, please see ORDERME.DOC. That has
everything you want to know and them some. And I'd LOVE to hear from
everyone! Let me know your suggestions, questions, technical problems,
compliments, pretty much anything you want to let me know. This is
definitely NOT the last version of Doomaster, and I'll do my best to
incorporate all your suggestions into the new versions. You can reach me
by the following:
CompuServe: 72400,751
Prodigy: HKSP93C
America Online: WaWaPen
Internet: hksp93c@prodigy.com
Mail: WaWa Pen Ware
R.D.2, Box # 28
Petersburgh, NY 12138
Oh, and look for other WaWa Pen Ware products in the Gamers+ Forum on
CompuServe! Oh, and PLEASE distribute this program!!!! I want as many
people to get it as possible. Upload it to BBSs. Give it out on disks,
ANYTHING! Just please include all these files. Well, that's about it.
Happy Dooming!!
-Ben
WaWa Pen Ware (my software company)