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Article #239Re: Chainsaw Bug?
From: gor... Robert Antonelli
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 07:08
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 07:08
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In article <1994Jan5....@wisipc.weizmann.ac.il>, 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. > >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? > >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? > > Thanks, > Oren. > >-- Hey Oren! When you start up yr machine, do an Lboot: hold down the left ShiftKey while DOS is booting. This will load DOS w/out any TSRs, etc. Then just \cd to Doom and play. Remember tho--if you use yr mouse you must load it seperately-- just type 'mouse' when you get yr initial DOS prompt. Kill early, and often!
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!darwin.sura.net!math.ohio-state.edu!caen!usenet.coe.montana.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!gorgar From: gor...@u.washington.edu (Robert Antonelli) Newsgroups: alt.games.doom Subject: Re: Chainsaw Bug? Date: 17 Jan 1994 07:08:43 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 35 Message-ID: <2hddhr$i42@news.u.washington.edu> References: <1994Jan5.135450.847@wisipc.weizmann.ac.il> NNTP-Posting-Host: goren.u.washington.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit