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DoomGATE is started either via the Icon on WB, or via WBLoad. Do not attempt to start DoomGATE in any other way. If you want to start DoomGATE via a menu system, get it to execute the command

WBLoad [Directory]/DoomGATE
  eg.
WBLoad Sys:Doom/DoomGATE

(WBLoad © 1995-97 THOR-Software inc.)
I hope that the usage of DoomGATE is simple enough for it to be used until proper documentation manages to make it on my drive. Make sure that you take a quick look at the Quick Guide graphic that the installer offers to show you. It will be updated each time, to notify you of small changes that you might need to be aware off.

The file data/CommandLine.data contains the definitions that DoomGATE uses to know about the tags that your version of doom supports. You can edit this to add new tags that are released, or to remove tags that you never use. Also, you can flag lines in this file so that DoomGATE knows to default to settings this commandline (say, if you always want -music). It is in this format ;

Flag [SPACE] ID [SPACE] Command [TAB] [TAB] *Help Text*

As an example,
1 CDEV -devparm		*Sets Game to Development Mode*
0 CAVG -avg		*Set Game Length to 20 Minutes*
0 CRES -respawn		*Respawns Baddie After 8 Seconds of Death*
1 CNOM -nomonsters	*Turns off Monsters*

Things that might not be obvious


Settings Page
Click LOAD to load in your .doomrc before you try to edit anything :-) Its not loaded in at the startup because it takes a few seconds.
WADS Page
Same for the Custom WAD list, LOAD them before you try to use them :-)
Network Page
You need TCP: to offer and fetch settings. ATM it can only show you the other persons settings, not match them yet. If something goes wrong, click Unbodge to free up your Offer button :-) If you try to fetch settings from someone who isn't offering, type is output some junk, just close the CON: that appears and stuff :-) Uses TCP port 5152. Will be cleaned up soon.

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