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This might be useful for people finding 'broken' links to DW threads in older ID Games wad descriptions...

 

I was browsing the ID Games archive, and came across a map whose description included a URL to an old DW thread:

 

https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/megawads/megaw2

 

The DW link is:

 

http://www.doomworld.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39487

 

This doesn't work as it is not in the same format as currently used. However, it DOES contain the thread ID.

 

I also noticed that the important part of the current URL format is the thread ID - in other words, this:

 

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/133417-doom-pictures-thread-2023/

 

 

Is the same as this:

 

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/133417

 

 

What this means of course is you can rearrange the old format link to a new format link that works just fine:

 

https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/39487

 

 

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