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diff --git a/man/INSTALL.template b/man/INSTALL.template index aab5ff01..70ab4665 100644 --- a/man/INSTALL.template +++ b/man/INSTALL.template @@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Obtaining an IWAD file ---------------------- To play Doom, you need an IWAD file. This file contains the game data -that is used in gameplay (graphics, sounds, etc). The full versions of -the Doom games are proprietary and need to be bought. The IWAD file -has one of the following names: +(graphics, sounds, etc). The full versions of the Doom games are +proprietary and need to be bought. The IWAD file has one of the +following names: doom1.wad (Shareware Doom) doom.wad (Registered / Ultimate Doom) @@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ has one of the following names: plutonia.wad (Final Doom: Plutonia Experiment) chex.wad (Chex Quest) -If you don't have a copy of the commercial version, you can download +If you don't have a copy of a commercial version, you can download the shareware version (extract the file named doom1.wad): * http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/index.php?id=7053 (idstuff/doom/win95/doom95.zip in your nearest /idgames mirror) -If you have a commercial version, obtaining the IWAD file may be slightly -complicated. The method depends on how you obtained your copy of the -game: +If you have a commercial version, obtaining the IWAD file is usually +straightforward. The method depends on how you obtained your copy of +the game: #if _WIN32 * The Doom games are available to buy for download on Steam @@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ do one of the following: * Within Explorer, simply place the IWAD file in the same folder as the Chocolate Doom files, and double-click chocolate-doom.exe. + * Run Chocolate Doom from the command prompt with the '-iwad' command + line parameter to specify the IWAD file to use, eg. + + chocolate-doom -iwad c:\games\doom2.wad + * Set the environment variable DOOMWADDIR to the location of a directory containing your IWAD files. @@ -140,12 +145,12 @@ do one of the following: environment variable DOOMWADPATH to be a semicolon-separated list of directories to search (similar to the PATH environment variable). - - * Run Chocolate Doom from the command prompt with the '-iwad' command +#else + * Run Chocolate Doom from the Unix console with the '-iwad' command line parameter to specify the IWAD file to use, eg. - chocolate-doom -iwad c:\games\doom2.wad -#else + chocolate-doom -iwad /root/doom2.wad + * Put the file into one of the following directories: /usr/share/games/doom @@ -158,11 +163,6 @@ do one of the following: environment variable DOOMWADPATH to be a colon-separated list of directories to search (similar to the Unix PATH environment variable). - - * Run Chocolate Doom from the Unix console with the '-iwad' command - line parameter to specify the IWAD file to use, eg. - - chocolate-doom -iwad /root/doom2.wad #endif #endif @@ -176,8 +176,9 @@ are needed: * The IWAD file 'chex.wad', from the Chex Quest CD. - * The dehacked patch 'chex.deh', which can be found in the /idgames - repository in utils/exe_edit/patches/chexdeh.zip. + * The dehacked patch 'chex.deh', which can be found here: + http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/?id=15420 + (utils/exe_edit/patches/chexdeh.zip in your nearest /idgames mirror) Copy these files into a directory together and use the '-iwad' command line parameter to specify the Chex Quest IWAD file: |