컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 컴컴� WadSort v1.00 컴컴컴컴� 컴컴� Pwad Files Co-ordinating System for DOOM 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� * Notice * Wadsort has been tested on my system for some time and is still working fine. There are no obvious problems with Modem/Serial Play but I have never tested it on a network. If anyone can kindly test it on a network for me or report bug(s), I will be much appreciated :-) * Installation * Unpack the archive into any directory where you want Wsort to locate. Then edit the configuration file to suit your personal needs followed by the creation of a batch file to execute wsort recursively. A sample is included in the archive. * Execution * At the command prompt, execute the batch file created earlier, a window will pop out replacing whatever was on the screen originally. This is the main window of WadSort and almost everything is gonna to happen here. Select Pwad files by moving the selection bar along, in order to inform Wadsort which pwad file to add , press space bar to tag the entry. Wadsort supports up to 27 tag entries which means that you can overlay the entire game of doom provided no Pwad overlaps each other. Searching with scroll bars will exhaust you pretty quickly when the number of Pwads is becoming large therefore I have equipped Wadsort with a searching routine and once you start working with alphabetical keys, you will soon figure out how it works. If you think you need to check the pwad up, press enter and a window will pop-up showing what you practically need to know, slightly more perhaps. Once you are finished with your selection, proceed to the next window by pressing the 'F10' where you will find numerous switches for you to toggle. Suit yourself and press F10 again to start the game. It will be DOOM which is communicating to you if you prefer a normal single-player game, otherwise it will be another pop-up window about serial/network stuffs. To drop back to the previous window, press ESC. * Handling Pwad's Archives * Having a lots of Pwads on a harddisk wastes precious space. A solution to this problem is to compress those Pwads as they can be compressed readily by file compressors like PKZIP, ARJ ... etc. Wsort now supports the decompression of Pwad archives compressed by PKZIP and ARJ only. Wsort is not an unarchiver so you must get one for wsort to use e.g. PKUNZIP or ARJ. The unarchiver should be placed at the same directory as wsort or at any directory specified by the statement "PATH =" in your autoexec.bat. Once you got everything ready, you can proceed to the next step - Compressing Pwad files. The file WSARCWAD.EXE does this for you, it'll help you to compress every Pwad files at the current working directory with either PKZIP or ARJ, and rename the file to suits Wsort's needs. Normally you should let WSARCWAD.EXE does compression job for you, but there's still a chance that you what to do it on your own. To conquer this yourself, simply compressed those pwad files, delete the original wad and renamed the archive with the method demonstrated below : Original Wad -> Compressed Wad -> Archive for Wadsort TOASTER.WAD -> TOASTER.ZIP/ARJ -> TOASTER.ZID/ARD ^ ^ Note that the name of the archive must be the same as the original wad while the extension must be changed to .ZID or .ARD depending on which archiver you are using. In order to keep track of which Pwad containing archive is being uncompressed, wsort creates a file called WSORT.REC which contains a list of files to be expunged when wadsort starts again. Finally, each archive may only contain 1 Pwad file. That's it, a new feature of Wadsort. * Key Summary * ESC - Go back to previous window or exit to DOS. DEL - Delete all tagged Pwad entries, take care. END - Place option bar at the last Pwad entry. HOME - Place option bar at the first Pwad entry. PGUP - Self-Explanatory. PGDN - Self-Explanatory. SPACE - Tag Pwad entries. ENTER - Display Information on Pwads or Tag options. ALT-U - Untag all tagged entries. ALT-X - Exit to DOS. ALT-Q - Exit to DOS. ASCII (33 - 126) - These keys are used by the searching routine mentioned earlier. * Limitations * 1, A Maximum of 1024 Pwad files. 2, A Maximum of 27 ( 9 * 3 ) tag entries. 3, A Maximum of 5 Default Pwad files. 4, Support only Comport 1 - 4 and non-standard IRQ (set in config). 5, Only the first 15 characters of DOOM Savegame's description are displayed for selection. * Tips and Hints * 1, Turning off options like Respawn, NoMonsters ... will free up some spaces in the command line buffer (Max. 127). 2, Make sure that option SERPARM and IPXPARM should end with an ENTER (strictly speaking, a CR and a LF character) . 3, With DOOM version 1.5+ , the problem of insufficient space in the command line buffer is eliminated. 4, It is ambiguous to tag DOOM's original Iwad so leave it alone ! 5, Archives are unpacked to the directory where wads are placed. Unpacked wad(s) will be deleted as soon as Wsort starts up again. 6, Compressed archive can only end with .ZID or .ARD otherwise it'll be ignored. 7, Archive may only contain 1 Pwad file, better let WSARCWAD does everything for you. 8, Wsort will check if there's enough space for decompression. * Content of Archive * Files included in the archive : Name Description CRC32 ------------------------------------------------------------ WSORT.EXE The program body EE3E9A2F WSARCWAD.EXE Compresses Pwads for wsort BEF8547F WSORT.CFG Sample configuration file -------- WSORT.DOC You're reading it right now -------- WADSORT.BAT Sample batch file for Wsort -------- FILE_ID.DIZ File Description -------- ------------------------------------------------------------ * To Contact the Author * If you find any bugs or have suggestions on improving the program, feel free to send me a message :-) InterNet : asp@iohk.com FidoNet : Alexander Pau - 6:700/450 YO!Net : Alexander Pau - 7:1010/150, 7:1010/151 BBS/Data/Fax : +852 768 8990 (V.FC) * Disclaimer of Warranty * WadSort and all accompanying files are protected by the copyright law. Modification to either the program body or accompanying files are forbidded without the consent of the author . WadSort and accompanying files are provided as is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, are explicitly disclaimed below. The author do not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the use, or the results of the use of the program or any accompanying files. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by the end user only. * License * You may distribute this program freely only when accompanied by all the files included in the original archive. An adequate charge for copying may be requested, but you must not gain a profit in the process. * Bug Report/Version Information * ! New Feature + Bug Fixed - Removed Feature * Information - Version 1.00 - + Incorrect option pointer after removal of a Pwad file + Wrong selection of default Pwads + False information being displayed when processing an invalid wad file ! Wsort accept extra parameters specified in the configuration file ! Wsort can handle compressed Wad files - Version 0.99 beta - * Public Wide-Beta (Pre-release)