DOOM WAD Manager v1.30b "The Original WAD Manager" by The Blind Preacher (Nick Sabinske) --------------------------------------------------- DOOM WAD Manager is a manager that allows you to organize and work with all these PWAD DOOM Levels tons of people are developing. DWM lets you do the following: - Catalog your PWADs and give them descriptions (subdirs supported) - Change the levels PWAD Modify (Maps and Music) - Flag PWADs for whatever you want - Run DOOM with a combination of PWADs to try them out - Configure how you want it to work and appear - and generally make living with 2000 .WADs much easier :) DWM is also a user-supported program. This program is completly free, and I usually consider any reasonable request for a program addition. ** ALWAYS BACKUP PWADLIST.TXT BEFORE RUNNING A NEW DWM VERSION! ** If you are upgrading from a previous version, it may be nessicary to type 'dwm -refresh' to run DWM for the first time. If you were using a version before 1.15b, then backup your PWADLIST.TXT file, run 'pwupdate', and then run 'dwm -refresh'. -> I lost my list of suggestions, so if its not on the 'In The Works' list, please send me your idea again! New to this Release version --------------------------- - When you add a PWAD, it now gets the date then :) - Tons of useability enhancements! (*special* thanks to "watchertwo" for most ideas!) - Refresh option moved to command line, use 'DWM -refresh' to run - PWAD List is first and always :) - Config option to show how far you are in list by fraction or percent - Removed config option for 'PWAD List First' - Config option for Custom Colors (change 7 & 8 if this is an upgrade) - DWM keeps track of levels Music modifies & lets you change them! - More efficient Tagging system; Tag multiple maps/musics (partial idea: BRYENTON T ) - DWM marks if you've changed a level on a PWAD since it was first added In the Works ------------ - The return of the Custom Episode File (CEF) (reintroduced by John Doggett ) OR Internal or External PWAD Merging - idea from Bob Findlay - Have different sets of savegame files for every WAD - ideas from "Marcus C. Kellerman" - More catagorizing for WADs (ie: Deathmatch wads, crap wads, good wads) (how bout using subdirs?) <- This will happen! support started - Running WADs from .ZIP's or .ARJs (iffy) (may use my own compression algorithm) - idea from Hank Leukart - The inclusion of DSCM & Network Support (good chance) - Send in some suggestions and -PLEASE- BE PICKY ABOUT USEABILITY! ** Looking for ideas on what could be on the Customization Menu! DWM v1.30b is available as "dwm130b.zip" on these popular FTP sites wuarchive.wustl.edu:: /pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/games/doomstuff ocf.nms.unt.edu:: /pub/incoming; /pub/doom/misc ftp.uwp.edu:: /pub/incoming/id; /pub/games/id/home-brew/doom ** Disclaimer ** I am not responsible if this program does anything its not supposed to do. It is designed to be what it says. If there's a bug that screws over your computer, its not my fault. However, it shouldn't be able to do that, and it sure doesn't do it to mine. ** This is not a final version! ** So PLEASE send me any input you have about this program. I'd love to hear anything about it, good or bad. Please, do it today! I may be _reached_ at sharvari@coke.eng.umd.edu Release Revision History ------------------------ v1.20b: - You can view .TXT files that go with your .WADs from inside DWM (idea: "Stefan.Maes" ) - Fixed bug in Load PWAD List checking routines - PWAD Flagging (idea: Jeremy Jones ) - PWAD Dates are now listed (idea: LYNN SIMPSON ) - New Configuration Menu: - Go Right to PWAD List (idea: Jeremy Jones ) - Choose to sort WADs with or without SubDir name - Choose to sort by Filename for Filedate - Customized PWAD List format - Pass more Command Line parameters to DOOM (idea: Bernie Gorski ) - !??!? Colors ??!?! v1.15b: - Fixed bug in Play Map PWAD option (didnt start level) - NEW PWAD SEARCHING ROUTINES! DWM now reads everything about them - New string input fields - Option to see whats tagged globally - Removed IWAD Support (per iD's request) - Sped up WAD Searching routines (were slow with new system) - Added Xtra Info option to WAD List @ This version was dedicated to Matt Fell, author of the DOOM Specs v1.10b: - FileSpec support for PWAD Searches (idea: Bernie Gorski ) - Figures out Sound PWADs better - Fixed changing WAD Type bug in Deletion routine - List is sorted by Name of PWAD, then by Type of PWAD (idea : BRYENTON T ) - PWAD Map Levels listed and stored - Added Refresh PWADLIST.TXT Option (idea : BRYENTON T ) - DWM updates any version of PWADLIST.TXT to the current version - DWM checks for the PWADs in the list at load up. - Support for Music PWAD Files - Docs! v1.06b: - Fixed bug in menu display system - DWM searches for PWADs in subdirs also (idea: BRYENTON T ) - Support for Sound PWADs (idea: Bernie Gorski ) v1.05b: - A nearly complete re-code of the source code - New menu system - Custom Episode Files REMOVED v1.01b: - Initial (tres buggy) release