From ffb162b3442eec36b67ded444fcff4b4338af2ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Howard Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 04:36:02 +0000 Subject: Update INSTALL file to cover non-Doom games and GUS emulation feature. Remove note about CDs that don't contain the IWADs on-disk as I don't think any exist. Subversion-branch: /branches/v2-branch Subversion-revision: 2636 --- man/INSTALL.template | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/INSTALL.template') diff --git a/man/INSTALL.template b/man/INSTALL.template index 19d3c88d..6a26cc03 100644 --- a/man/INSTALL.template +++ b/man/INSTALL.template @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ information. Obtaining an IWAD file ---------------------- -To play Doom, you need an IWAD file. This file contains the game data -(graphics, sounds, etc). The full versions of the Doom games are +To play, you need an IWAD file. This file contains the game data +(graphics, sounds, etc). The full versions of the games are proprietary and need to be bought. The IWAD file has one of the following names: @@ -50,49 +50,50 @@ following names: tnt.wad (Final Doom: TNT: Evilution) plutonia.wad (Final Doom: Plutonia Experiment) chex.wad (Chex Quest) + heretic.wad (Heretic) + hexen.wad (Hexen) + strife1.wad (+voices.wad) (Strife) If you don't have a copy of a commercial version, you can download -the shareware version (extract the file named doom1.wad): +the shareware version of Doom (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 is usually -straightforward. The method depends on how you obtained your copy of +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 - (http://www.steampowered.com/). Chocolate Doom will autodetect + (http://www.steampowered.com/). Chocolate Doom will autodetect IWADs installed by Steam and you do not need to do anything. #else * The Doom games are available to buy for download on Steam - (http://www.steampowered.com/). To find the IWAD files on a - Windows system, look in the Steam directory (usually within - "Program Files"), under the "steamapps/common" path. + (http://www.steampowered.com/), but are available for Windows only. + To find the IWAD files on a Windows system, look in the Steam + directory (usually within "Program Files"), under the + "steamapps/common" path. #endif - * There have been several CD-based versions of Doom. Generally, the + * There have been several CD-based versions of Doom. Generally, the IWAD files can be found on the CD and copied off directly. #if _WIN32 - * If the IWAD files are not directly available on the CD, or you have - a floppy disk version, you will need to run the install program to - install the game to your hard disk. As the installer is DOS-based, - you may not be able to do this on 64-bit versions of Windows. In - this case, the best suggestion is to use a DOS emulator (such as - DOSbox) to run the installer. + * If you have a floppy disk version, you will need to run the install + program to install the game to your hard disk. As the installer is + DOS-based, you may not be able to do this on 64-bit versions of + Windows. In this case, the easiest suggestion is to use a DOS + emulator (such as DOSbox) to run the installer. #else - * If the IWAD files are not directly available on the CD, or you have - a floppy disk version, installation is more difficult. The best - suggestion is to use a DOS emulator (such as DOSbox) to run the - installer. + * If you have a floppy disk version, installation is more difficult. + The easiest suggestion is to use a DOS emulator (such as DOSbox) to + run the installer. #endif * As an alternative to using an emulator, it is possible to extract - the files manually. On the install disk(s), you will find several - files with numbered extensions (with CD versions there may be a - single large file with the extension .1, eg. "resource.1"). + the files manually. On the install disk(s), you will find several + files with numbered extensions (eg. "doom_se.1"). From the command line it is possible to combine these files into a single large file, using a command similar to the following: @@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ Music support Chocolate Doom includes OPL emulation code that accurately reproduces the way that the in-game music sounded under DOS when using an -Adlib/Soundblaster card. This is, however, not to everyone's taste. +Adlib/Soundblaster card. This is, however, not to everyone's taste. #if _WIN32 Better quality MIDI playback is possible by using Windows' native @@ -244,10 +245,18 @@ be found here: http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/index.php?id=13928 (Doom idgames archive, /sounds/eawpats.zip) +Chocolate Doom also has provides a very limited form "emulation" of +the Gravis Ultrasound (GUS) card, using Timidity's GUS patch file +support. To use this requires a copy of the GUS patch files, found +here: + + http://www.doomworld.com/idgames/index.php?id=17127 + (Doom idgames archive, /music/dgguspat.zip) + #ifn PRECOMPILED -When compiling from source, be sure to compile and install timidity +When compiling from source, be sure to compile and install Timidity before installing SDL_mixer. -#endif +#endif # vim: tw=70 -- cgit v1.2.3