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Advanced engine needed : None (Vanilla Doom)
Primary purpose : Single play
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Title : The Ultimate WAD.BAT
Filename : wad.bat
Author : Simon Howard
Author web site : http://www.soulsphere.org/
Email Address : fraggle@removethisbitbeforeemailingme.gmail.com
Other Files By Author : greenfish.wad
Description : This is a batch file I wrote years ago to start
Doom. Instead of tediously having to type
"doom2 -file foo.wad -warp 1" when testing a
file, you can just type "wad foo". The batch
file is quite clever, though. You can specify a
bunch of WADs on the command line, each with or
without the '.wad' extension. You can also
specify extra command-line parameters.
"stuffbuf" is included, so that you don't
need to press enter at the "you are playing a
modified version of Doom" screen.
The original documentation is included below.
I wrote this years ago, before the Doom source
was even released. Suffice to say I don't use
DOS any more :-)
Additional Credits to : Author of Edmap, for stuffbuf.
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** The ULTIMATE WAD.BAT v4 **
This latest version of the ULTIMATE WAD.BAT has many useful features:
* Unlimited command line wads, each specified with or
without the .wad extension.
* Support for alternate wad directories, for those people who do
not keep their wads in their doom directory.
* /w WAD 'list' option: list all files with a .wad extension
* STUFFBUF included, so you don't have to press enter every
time you run Doom with a WAD: it 'pushes it for you'.
* Add your own personal command line options easily.
** How to use WAD.BAT **
- The general format is:
wad (wad filename)
eg. Type "wad deca" to start doom with file "deca.wad"
You could also type "wad deca.wad" to do exactly the same thing.
- You can specify as many wads as you like:
eg. "wad deca.wad sf sf2.wad tbest" would load doom with
"deca.wad", "sf.wad", "sf2.wad", and "tbest.wad"
- Doom command lines can be added to the end of the wad.bat command line:
eg. "wad deca.wad -warp 4" would load "deca.wad" and warp to level 4.
- You can list the .wad files in your WAD directory by typing:
wad /w
You can also specify another directory eg. "wad /w c:\" would list
all the .wad files in the "c:\" directory.
** Advanced configuration options **
You can modify wad.bat and put in your own personal options.
- Command line options. WAD.BAT by default passes "-warp 1" to doom every
time you run it. To remove this, or add your own options:
1. Load up wad.bat in MS-DOS Editor (type "edit wad.bat").
2. Find the line beginning "set com_line=".
3. Add your own options after the '=' sign, seperated by
spaces.
4. Save the file and exit.
** IMPORTANT ** If you remove all the options, you must leave an
empty space ' ' after the '=' sign. If you don't,
things will cack up.
- Using your own exe file. With the release of the Doom source code has
come a flood of new doom .exe files. WAD.BAT by default uses doom2.exe,
but you can change this:
1. Load up wad.bat in MS-DOS Editor (type "edit wad.bat").
2. Find the line beginning "set doom_exe=".
3. Add the filename of the exe after the '=' sign, eg "doom3.exe".
4. Save the file and exit.
- WAD directories. Some people keep their PWAD files in a seperate directory
to their doom directory: eg, "c:\doom2\wads" rather than "c:\doom2".
To set your wad directory:
1. Load up wad.bat in MS-DOS Editor (type "edit wad.bat").
2. Find the line beginning "set wad_dir=".
3. Add the location of your wad directory after the '=' sign,
eg, "set wad_dir=c:\doom2\wads".
4. Save the file and exit.
** IMPORTANT ** If you decide to use your Doom directory to hold
WADs, the line MUST read "set wad_dir=."
(this is the default)
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