Tricks of the DOOM Programming Gurus

1995 · utility · application · Sams Publishing

Tricks of the DOOM Programming Gurus A Sams Publishing CD. This CD was released with the book of the same name (Tricks of the Doom Programming Gurus). The CD is similar to that of '3D Alchemy', however the contents are not the same. ____________________________ Readme Info: 1. Using the CD-ROM Most of the editors and utilities and some of the level files included on this disc must be copied to your hard drive to function properly. Refer to the respective rooms in the book and the documentation files accompanying the programs on this CD for detailed instructions. To make playing the WADs from the CD easier, the WAD files for each game appear in \WADS\DOOM1\PLAY, \WADS\DOOM2\PLAY, and \HERETIC\PLAY. Use these CD directories as the locations of WAD files in front-end DOOM loading tools like DOOM-IT (included on the disc). The PLAY subdirectories include only those WADs that can be played from the CD without altering your main WAD file or running utilities to insert sound and graphics. To start the menu program which installs DOOM-IT and other software to your hard drive, type \DOOMCD from your CD-ROM drive prompt. Also, if a converted WAD does not exist for your game version, try the conversion programs located in \BONUS\UTILS to convert them yourself. 2. How the CD-ROM is Organized * Level editors and general utilities which are discussed in the book can be found in the directories \EDITORS and \UTILS. * All other editors, tools, and utilities are located in \BONUS. * Tutorial levels discussed in the book are located in \SAMPLE * Example levels created by various designers are located in the \WADS directory. The example levels are separated into three main categories - DOOM levels are in \WADS\DOOM1, the DOOM II levels are in \WADS\DOOM2, and Heretic levels are in \WADS\HERETIC. WADs designed for more than one game version will, in most cases, be included in all appropriate directories. For instance, levels that work for DOOM and DOOMII appear in both directories, and levels that work for Deathmatch and Single play appear in both directories.