commit b2c9fd8841099d357e0391c47fe144efff96f906
Author: Simon Howard <fraggle@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Mar 10 19:20:10 2011 +0000
Commit: Simon Howard <fraggle@gmail.com>
CommitDate: Thu Mar 10 19:20:10 2011 +0000
Minor tweak to INSTALL instructions.
Subversion-branch: /trunk/chocolate-doom
Subversion-revision: 2300
---
man/INSTALL.template | 37 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
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: