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*** DMCHECK by Jean-Serge Gagnon<az589@freenet.carlton.ca> ***
***************************************************************************
*** Check infant2.sphs.indiana.edu or the Game Palace BBS (305)587-4258 ***
*** for latest version. ***
***************************************************************************
** GENERAL **
A utility for DOOM, versions 0.9 to ][!
This is a handy little program for all you PWAD authors out there that want
a way of knowing what version of DOOM the user is using. You can use
DMCHECK to verify the version of DOOM. It will also tell you if it is
registered or not. I added a few usefull features for those who have more
complex PWAD setups, like patches for monsters and floors, you'll want to
know if there's enough room on the hard disk to do the update and you may
also want to set the time and date back to their original state after
modifying a file or two. As an added bonus, I added a function to control a
batch file with questions asked to a user, so you can change the outcome of
the batch file based on user input. All that can be done with DMCHECK.
** FILES **
This archive should contain all these files. If it doesn't, then it means
you do not have the original release. You may get it from the DOOM FTP site
infant2.sphs.indiana.edu or the Game Palace BBS at (305) 587-4258 or check
with me for it.
README.1ST Copyright, thanks and history of DMCHECK.
DMCHECK.MAN This file.
DMCHECK.TXT Short description for FTP sites.
DMCHECK.EXE The DOS executable of DMCHECK.
TRYME.BAT Batch file to show sample usage of DMCHECK.
** USAGE **
First off, let me say that all the help needed is on-line! Just use the /H
parameter to get help. You can also use the /H parameter in addition to an
other parameter (like Space or What) to get additional help on that
function.
Thanks for using DMCHECK, a utility for batch files and DOOM PWAD or
DEHACKED creators. DMCHECK will permit you to know if you can apply your
patch to the installed version of DOOM. You can also use DMCHECK to make
sure that there's enough free space on the hard disk, change the date and
time of any file and enhance a batch file with the ask function found in so
many other utilities. The idea first came when I decided to create a new
PWAD for DOOM called OTTAWAU, because it was more than a normal PWAD with
not only new graphics wall patches, but it also had new floors, ceilings,
sprites and monsters. With version 1.2 of DOOM, it wasn't possible to have
those kinds of objects in a PWAD file, and until OTTAWAU, I had only seen
two ways of distributing those kinds of graphics, either by patching the
DOOM.WAD file with DMGRAPH (with a bunch of GIF files) or by distributing
the PWAD with all of the sprites or floors, which I understood as being a
breach of copyright because some of the distributed material was part of
id's property. I wanted an other way of doing it, so I found a binary
patching utility and went ahead and started creating that way. I needed a
way of making sure that there was enough space on the disk when the patch
was applied, so I got a utility for that. When version 1.666 of DOOM came
out, I decided to create DMCHECK for all that, so here it is...
Jean-Serge Gagnon
<az589@freenet.carleton.ca>