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Re: Strange BUG with shareware DOOM.

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From: med... Mike Deal
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 13:12
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In article <CJp71...@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, aro...@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Anthony G. Roach) writes...
>3-6 (I think) so I copyed the .exe form the shareware and when I ran it
>my character started running forward and I could't stop him. Evrything else
>seemed fine. I then reinstallled the shareware version from the .zip file 
>and I had the same problem. I no idea why this is happening, it used to
>work fine and I have no problems with the registered version. 
> 

I had this same problem with a two-button mouse.  I solved it by setting up
the mouse buttons a little differently than default.  I ended up with button 1
as fire, and button 2 as run forward.  To strafe, I had to use the keyboard...

Hope this helps!

mike
MED...@ZEUS.TAMU.EDU
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