🚀 go-pugleaf

Ben-Kiki Oren (or...@pashosh.weizmann.ac.il) wrote:
> Well, I got the chainsaw on level II episode 1 (I got the shareware version,
> 1.1). However, once I switch to any other weapon the chainsaw completely
> disappears. And while I got it, the '4' in the weapons status does _not_ light
> up. Also, the exit door seems to stop functioning. I haven't tracked the exact
> point but if I do _something_ in that level, the exit door just freezes. It
> seems that its either opening the computer maze or getting the chainsaw.

Well, playing late at night, its easy to mix up chain-SAW and chain-GUN
(flimsy, but that's my only defense). I found no solution to the exit door
jamming on me, though. Maybe if I could drag a barrel to it and then explode
it :-)

> There is mention of doom game save files in the FAQ, and one of the save file
> editors (doomed or doomed2) mentioned .DSG files. However, when I do 'dir' I
> see no trace of anything like a save file (e.g., one per used saved game
> slot). Definitely no .dsg files. Where is it hiding?

Putting them in a sub-directory of the root directory is the weirdest
behaviour I ever encountered. Many thanks to all who pointed this out to me.
BTW, this should be somewhere in the FAQ...

> I use the game in low detail mode on a 386/33 and the game _flies_. But when I
> switch to high-detail, it becomes jerky, but there is no visible change in the
> image. Now, it is clearly doing _something_ extra... What? BTW, I'm one of
> those who really need the F11 gamma-correction - otherwise the image is almost
> completely dark. Is this related somehow?

It has been suggested that (i) my monitor is not good enough (especially after
applying the gamma correction) to display a noticable difference; and (ii)
that it only really matters for far away objects, subtle shading, etc. I
suppose it is time to switch to a 486...

				Thanks for all for the info,

							Oren.

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