DOOM

games A simulated 3D moster-hunting action game for IBMPCs, created and published by id Software. The original

press release was dated January 1993. A cut-down shareware

version v1.0 was released on 10 December 1993 and again with

some bug-fixes, as v1.4 in June 1994.

DOOM is similar to Wolfenstein 3d (id Software, Apogee) but

has better texture mapping; walls can be at any angle, of

any thickness and have windows; lighting can fade into the

distance or come from point sources; floors and ceilings can

be of any height; many surfaces are animated; up to four

players can play over a network or two by serial link; it has

a high frame rate (comparable to TV on a 486/33); DOOM

isn't just a collection of connected closed rooms like

Wolfenstein but sounds can travel anywhere and alert monsters

of your approach.

The shareware version is available from these sites:

Cactus ,

Manitoba ,

UK ,

South Africa ,

UWP ftp ,

UWP http ,

Finland ,

Washington .

A FAQ by Hank Leukart: UWP,

Washington.

FAQ on WWW .

Other links .

Usenet newsgroups: news:rec.games.computer.doom.announce,

news:rec.games.computer.doom.editing,

news:rec.games.computer.doom.help,

news:rec.games.computer.doom.misc,

news:rec.games.computer.doom.playing, news:alt.games.doom,

news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,

news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce,

news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc.

Mailing List: [email protected] ("sub DOOML" in

the message body, no subject).

Telephone: [phone] - the UK's first multi-player

DOOM and games server.

(1994-12-14)