Tricks of the Doom Programming Gurus: With CDROM

896 Pages·1995·114.555 MB·English

by  Steve Benner

Steve Benner,
David Bruni,
et al
TRICKS OF THE
(cid:228)
GURUS
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FIR S T E DIT ION
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syst em, or tr an sm itt ed by an y m ean s, elect ron ic, m ech an ical , ph ot ocopyin g, re-
cordin g, or ot h erw ise , w it h out w rit ten perm is sion f rom th e pub l ish er . N o paten t
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dian apoli s, I N 462 90.
In tern at ion al S tan dar d B ook N umber : 0-672 -307 17- 0
L ibrar y of C on gress C atal og C ard Num ber: 95-676 62
98 97 96 95 4 3 2
In terpretati on of th e prin tin g code: th e ri gh tmost dou ble-digit n umber is th e year
of t h e boo k’ s prin t in g; th e rig h tmos t s in gl e-digi t, th e n umber of th e boo k’ s pr in t-
in g. For exampl e, a prin ti n g code of 95-1 s h ow s th at th e fir st pr in tin g of t h e boo k
occurred in 199 5.
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affe ctin g th e vali dity of an y tradem ark or servi ce m ark.
D OOM an d D OOM II are tradem arks of id S oftw are, In c. H ereti c is a tra demark
of R aven S oftw are , I n c.
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O VE R VIE W
E PISOD E 1: KNE E DE E P I N DO OM
M is sio n 1: I ntr o duc tio n t o DOOM 1
Room 1: Wha t i s DO O M ? ........................................................................................... 3
Room 2: WA D Fi le s .................................................................................................. 25
Room 3: DO O M A va il a bil it y ................................................................................... 33
M is sio n 2: R u nning DOO M 35
Room 1: U s ing t he Se t up Pr og r a m ............................................................................ 37
Room 2: DO O M ’s Com m a nd Li ne ........................................................................... 51
Room 3: Re c or di ng Your Livi ng H e ll ........................................................................ 57
Room 4: Runni ng a D e m o ......................................................................................... 59
Room 5: Che a t e r ’s G ui de ........................................................................................... 61
Room 6: Pl a y ing wi t h O the r s ..................................................................................... 65
M is sio n 3: W alls , A r tifac ts , an d C r e ato rs o f He ll 69
Room 1: The D e s i g n Com pone nt s ............................................................................ 71
E PISOD E 2: CRE A T ING Y OUR O W N DOOM
M is sio n 1: A He ll o f Yo ur V e r y Ow n 87
Room 1: Pr e l im ina r y Re c onna i s sa nc e ....................................................................... 89
Room 2: Re c onna i s s anc e De br ie f ing ....................................................................... 107
Room 3: M e a s uri ng a nd M a pping DO OM ............................................................. 125
Room 4: A t t he Se c t or’s Edg e ................................................................................. 139
Room 5: The Low- Down on Te xt ur e s ..................................................................... 157
Room 6: Put t ing Se c tor s t o Wor k ........................................................................... 191
Room 7: A c t iva t ing Se c tor s ..................................................................................... 229
Room 8: Re m ot e -Cont r ol Se c t ors ........................................................................... 255
Room 9: Si m ple Movi ng Sec t or s ............................................................................. 285
Room 10: Com pl e x M ovi ng Se c t ors ......................................................................... 321
Room 11: Le t ’s G e t t he H e ll O ut of H e re ! ................................................................ 355
Room 12: Popul a t ing Your D O O M Wor l d ................................................................ 377
Room 13: The Fi ni shi ng Touc he s ............................................................................. 407
Room 14: The A nom al i es .......................................................................................... 423
EPISODE 3: THE LAND OF THE GODS
Mission 1: From the Gurus of Gore 433
Room 1: The Top Five WAD Files.........................................................................435
Room 2: The Best Sounds........................................................................................455
Room 3: The Best Graphics.....................................................................................461
EPISODE 4: THE TOOLS OF THE GODS
Mission 1: Unleashing Your Demons 469
Room 1: DEU...........................................................................................................471
Room 2: EdMap........................................................................................................505
Room 3: What DoomEd Does................................................................................. 555
Room 4: WADED................................................................................................... 573
Room 5: Using DoomCAD......................................................................................601
Room 6: DCK...........................................................................................................629
Room 7: DeeP/HeeP................................................................................................651
Mission 2: Hacking the DOOM Code 673
Room 1: DeHackEd.................................................................................................675
Mission 3: Noxious Nodes 699
Room 1: RMB..........................................................................................................701
Room 2: NodeNav................................................................................................... 719
Mission 4: Mutations in DOOMspace 727
Room 1: DMGraph..................................................................................................729
Room 2: DeuTex and WinTex ............................................................................... 743
Mission 5: Voices of the Damned 767
Room 1: DMAud..................................................................................................... 769
Room 2: DMMusic..................................................................................................775
Mission 6: Entering the Abyss 779
Room 1: DoomMenu 12..........................................................................................781
Room 2: DOOM-IT v5.4 Setup Utility...................................................................789
Mission 7: Mother’s Little Helpers 797
Room 1: DeuSF: A WAD Installation and Combination Tool..............................799
EPISODE 5: THE DAY AFTER THE APOCALYPSE
Mission 1: Sharing the Pain 805
Room 1: Distributing Your DOOM.........................................................................807
Room 2: Places to Go and People to See.................................................................819
Mission 2: Only for the DOOMed CD 835
Room 1: The DOOMed CD....................................................................................837
Appendixes 839
Appendix A: Essential DOOM Thing Information.................................................841
Appendix B: Special Line-Types.............................................................................851
Index.............................................................................................................................863
CONTENTS
EPISODE 1: KNEE DEEP IN DOOM
Mission 1: Introduction to DOOM 1
Room1: What is DOOM?.....................................................................................3
Wolfenstein 3D...........................................................................................................4
Physical Measurements...............................................................................................6
The DOOM Engine....................................................................................................6
Typical Grid Layout...............................................................................................7
Typical Wall, Floor, and Ceiling Patterns............................................................8
Other DOOM Improvements................................................................................9
Deathmatch...............................................................................................................10
Weapons ...................................................................................................................11
Monsters....................................................................................................................11
id Software Helped Out.......................................................................................17
DOOM II..................................................................................................................17
DOOM II Monsters.............................................................................................19
Additional Features of DOOM II........................................................................23
Summary...................................................................................................................23
Room 2: WAD Files ..........................................................................................25
What Exactly Are WAD Files?................................................................................26
What to Consider When Building WAD Files........................................................27
Technical Terms for Working with WAD Files......................................................27
Vertices................................................................................................................27
Lines.....................................................................................................................28
Linedefs and Sidedefs...........................................................................................28
First and Second Sidedefs.....................................................................................29
Sectors..................................................................................................................31
Nodes...................................................................................................................31
Reject Resource...................................................................................................31
Room 3: DOOM Availability............................................................................. 33
Mission 2: Running DOOM 35
Room 1: Using the Setup Program ..................................................................37
Accessing the Setup Menu .......................................................................................38
TRIC K S OF THE DOOM P ROG RA MMI NG G URUS
10
The M a i n M e nu ....................................................................................................... 38
Se l e c t M usi c Ca r d ................................................................................................ 39
Se l e c t Sound FX Ca r d .......................................................................................... 40
Se l e c t Cont r ol l e r Ty pe ......................................................................................... 41
Runni ng a Ne t wor k, Mode m , or Se r ia l G am e ......................................................... 43
Runni ng a N e t wor k G a m e .................................................................................. 44
Runni ng a Mode m G a me ..................................................................................... 45
Runni ng a Se ri a l Ga m e ........................................................................................ 47
Runni ng a Ne t wor k, Mode m , or Se r ia l Sa ve g a me .............................................. 48
O pt iona l Fr ont Ends ............................................................................................ 50
Room 2: DOOM’ s Com m a nd Li ne .................................................................. 51
Ty pi c a l St a rt - Up St ri ng ............................................................................................ 52
U pg r ade to DO O M 1.666 ......................................................................................... 53
A va il a ble Com m a nd- Li ne Pa r a me t e rs ...................................................................... 53
Room 3: Re c or di ng Your Li vi ng H e ll ............................................................... 57
Ty pi c a l Re c or ding St ri ng s ......................................................................................... 58
Room 4: Runni ng a De m o .............................................................................. 59
Room 5: Che a t e r ' s G uide ............................................................................... 61
Why A re Che a t Code s Eve n H e re ? .......................................................................... 62
A c t iva t ing Che a t Code s ........................................................................................... 62
Ens ur i ng t he Pl a y a bil it y of Your WAD Fi le ............................................................. 62
The G od M ode .......................................................................................................... 62
A l l We a pons , Ful l H e a l th, a nd A l l Ke y s .................................................................. 63
N o- Cl ippi ng M ode ................................................................................................... 63
Se e i ng t he Ent i r e M a p i n M a p M ode ....................................................................... 63
Wa r pi ng t o Di f fe r e nt Le ve ls ...................................................................................... 63
Pi c ki ng U p A ddit iona l It e ms ................................................................................... 64
Cha i ns a w O nly .......................................................................................................... 64
Your Pos it ion i n H e x Code ....................................................................................... 64
Room 6: Pl a yi ng wi t h Ot he r s .......................................................................... 65
Coope r a t i ve WA D Fi l e s ........................................................................................... 66
De a t hm a t ch WA D Fi l e s ........................................................................................... 66
Don’t Los e Your Pe r spe c t ive ..................................................................................... 67
O r ig i na l I de a s ............................................................................................................ 67
Tr y Your O wn Le ve ls ................................................................................................ 68
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C ONTEN TS
M is sio n 3: W alls , A r tifac ts , an d C r e ato rs o f He ll 69
Room 1: The D e s ig n Com pone nt s ................................................................... 71
DO O M Ene m i es ....................................................................................................... 72
DO O M I I Ene m ie s ................................................................................................... 76
We a pons and A mm unit i on ....................................................................................... 79
A r ti fa c t s a nd P owe r ups ............................................................................................. 81
Wa l ls a nd Door s ....................................................................................................... 85
Sounds ....................................................................................................................... 86
E PISOD E 2: CRE A T ING Y OUR O W N DOOM
M is sio n 1: A He ll o f Yo ur V e r y Ow n 87
Room 1: Pr e l im ina r y Re c onna i ss a nc e .............................................................. 89
Be f or e You St a rt : Che c ki ng Your Kit ....................................................................... 90
DO O M I t se l f ....................................................................................................... 90
Edi t ing Tool s ....................................................................................................... 91
The De s i g n ........................................................................................................... 92
Pa t i e nc e i s a Vi r t ue .............................................................................................. 92
Pr e pa r a ti on f or t he Sor t ie s ........................................................................................ 93
Col l e c t t he G oodi e s f rom t he CD- RO M ............................................................ 93
I ns t al l ing the Edit or ............................................................................................. 94
WA D Sor ti e 1: A Q ui ck Fir s t WAD ........................................................................ 95
The O pe ni ng Vi e w .............................................................................................. 96
Cl e a r ing t he Cur r e nt M a p ................................................................................... 97
A Fe w Pr a c t i c e Li ne s ........................................................................................... 97
Zoom i ng A round ................................................................................................. 98
St a r ti ng for Re a l .................................................................................................. 98
Dr a wi ng Your Fi rs t M a p ....................................................................................... 99
Com pl e t ing t he M a p .......................................................................................... 101
Sa vi ng the WAD ............................................................................................... 101
Tr y i ng Your Ne w WA D ..................................................................................... 102
Te c hni que s f or Edi ti ng a nd Te s t i ng WA Ds ........................................................... 103
M ovi ng Be t we e n Edit or a nd DO OM ................................................................. 103
O pt im iz i ng t he Edi t -Sa ve - Te s t Cy c le ................................................................ 103
Ke e pi ng N ot e s ................................................................................................... 104
U s ing a n A ppropr i a te Ma p Num be r .................................................................. 104
De c i di ng Whe n t o A dd M ons te r s ..................................................................... 105
U s ing Swi tc he s a nd Che a t s ............................................................................... 105
The I m por t a nc e of Pr ope r Fi l e M a na g e me nt .................................................... 106
EXI T: M opping Up a nd M ovi ng O n ...................................................................... 106
TRIC K S OF THE DOOM P ROG RA MMI NG G URUS
12
Room 2: Re c onna i s s a nc e D e bri e fi ng .............................................................. 107
Se c ur i ng t he Se c t or ................................................................................................ 108
Di vi di ng Spa c e i nt o Se c t ors a nd Voi d ............................................................... 108
Wha t Exa c tl y I s a Se c t or? ................................................................................. 108
Looki ng a t t he Di vi s i on of Spa c e ...................................................................... 109
A t tr i bute s of Se c t ors .......................................................................................... 110
WA D Sor ti e 2: Cha ng i ng Se c tor A t tr i bute s ......................................................... 111
Cha ng i ng Se t ti ng s ............................................................................................. 112
Dr a wi ng t he Ba t t l e Li ne s ........................................................................................ 113
Li ne s a nd Ve r t i c e s ............................................................................................. 113
The H a nde dne s s of Li ne s ................................................................................... 114
Li ne de f s a nd Si de de fs ......................................................................................... 114
Cont r ol li ng t he Thi ng s ........................................................................................... 115
Thi ng s ................................................................................................................ 115
A t tr i bute s of Thi ng s ........................................................................................... 116
H i dden Ext r as .......................................................................................................... 117
Bl oc km a p ............................................................................................................ 117
BSP ( N ode s Tr e e ) .............................................................................................. 118
The Re j e c t Ta bl e ............................................................................................... 118
WA D Sor ti e 3: M ovi ng Thi ng s A r ound ................................................................. 119
Spe a ki ng of Thi ng s … ........................................................................................ 119
Cha ng i ng a T hi ng ’s A t t ri but es .......................................................................... 120
M ovi ng Thi ng s Ar ound ..................................................................................... 121
De l e t ing U nwa nt ed Thi ng s ............................................................................... 121
M ovi ng Li ne s a nd Ve r t i c es A r ound ................................................................... 122
De l e t ing M a p El e me nt s ...................................................................................... 123
EXI T: M opping Up a nd M ovi ng O n ...................................................................... 124
Room 3: M e a s ur ing a nd M a ppi ng D OO M ..................................................... 125
U nde r st a ndi ng DO O M- Spa c e ............................................................................... 126
DO O M M e t ri c s ................................................................................................. 126
The Ext e nt of D O O M -Spa c e ............................................................................ 127
2- D or 3- D? ......................................................................................................... 128
Pr a c t ic a l Cons e que nc e s ...................................................................................... 128
Cor r e c t Li ne La y out s .............................................................................................. 128
N e ve r Cr os s Li ne s .............................................................................................. 129
Thi nk of Wa l l s a s Voi ds ..................................................................................... 130
A voi d U nc onne c te d Li ne s ................................................................................ 130
Room s ver s us Se c tor s ......................................................................................... 130