Strange BUG with shareware DOOM.

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2 total messages Started by aro... Anthony G. Roach Sun, 16 Jan 1994 01:05

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Author: aro... Anthony G. Roach
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 01:05

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I was able to succesfully play the sareware version of DOOM for over a month,
but then I got the registered version, and now my shareware version has this
strange bug. The reason I kept the shareware version is that I heard about
that disk-laoding-jerky-slowdown-bug and I wanted to be able to copy my
shareware .exe to fix this problem. Anyway, I got the slow-down-bug on level
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. 

The only thing that I did was I was playing around with the controler type
to see what would happen. When I switched to joystick-keyboard mode the
game went crazy (i.e. they guy was running on his own) but I fixed that by
centering my joystick with those little dials that ost joysticks have. 
That's the only thing that is different now, except that I now have the
registered version (in a different directory). I've tried everything. I
even reinstalled to make sure I hadn't inavertantly messed something up, but
it's still messed up. 

Anyone have any ideas about this. I guess it might be a joystick problem,
but I have the game configured to no joystick and I even unplugged my
joystick and disabled the joystick port. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
-Anthony

Re: Strange BUG with shareware DOOM.

#1881

Author: 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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