HOW TO SET UP THE DETH and HETH .INI AND CONFIG FILES
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In order to make DETH user-configurable, it is necessary to use configuration
files. These can be confusing, and ordinarily do not need to be edited, as
long as you have unzipped DETH with the -d parameter in order to retain DETH's
directory structure. DETH needs to know where your DOOM.WAD and DOOM2.WAD are
stored, and the default locations are shown in the CONFIG.DM1 and CONFIG.DM2.


<CONFIG.DM1>

  # Location of the main IWAD.
  [wad]
  c:\doom\doom.wad

<CONFIG.DM2>

  # Location of the main IWAD.
  [wad]
  c:\doom2\doom2.wad

<CONFIG.HEX>

  # Location of the main IWAD.
  [wad]
  c:\hexen\hexen.wad

If your DOOM 1 and 2 and HEXEN directories are on different drives, or named
differently than the above, you will need to put the proper reference in these
two areas. (Likewise for the CONFIG.HER.)

This is all you should have to play with.

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DETH is set up by default to edit DOOM 2, assuming the above. If you want to
edit DOOM 1 or The Ultimate DOOM, you will have to change one area in the
DETH.INI:

  # LOAD OPTIONS 
  # -+-+-+-+-+-+
  # Game data to use.
  #gamedef = config\config.dm1
  gamedef = config\config.dm2
  #gamedef = config\config.her

In the HETH.INI:

  # LOAD OPTIONS 
  # -+-+-+-+-+-+

  # Game data to use.
  gamedef = config\config.hex

A "#" in front of line means that that line is ignored. So if you want to edit
Ultimate DOOM, for instance, put a # in front of the 2nd gamedef line, and
remove the one in front of the 1st gamedef line. Likewise if you want to edit
HERETIC. DETH will recognize only one of these lines: the others must be
"commented" out with a #.

There are a couple of other options in the DETH.INI that can be changed to
reflect your own personal default options for DETH each time you use it. It is
a good idea to get familiar with the DETH.INI file. Here are some other areas
you may want to look at: 

  # DISPLAY OPTIONS
  # -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
  # 0-standard VGA, 1-640x480x256, 2-640x480x256, 3-800x600x256, 4-1024x768x256
  #bgi = VESA
  video = 3

DETH is set to run in 800x600x256 mode. If you have a decent monitor, you may
wish to run DETH in a higher resolution. To do so, simply change the "video =
3" number to 4. (For more info on this, read the DETHGO32.TXT for setting up
the GO32 environment and specifying drivers for your video card.)

You may also wish to configure DETH to use your favorite Textures and Flats
each time it starts. To do this, check out the Preferences Menu section:

  # PREFERENCES MENU (F5)
  # -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-

  # Default Textures and preferences. You may want to change these values...
  #walltexture = BIGBRIK1
  #uppertexture = BIGBRIK1
  #lowertexture = BIGBRIK1
  #ceiltexture = FLOOR7_1
  #floortexture = RROCK09
  #doortrack = DOORTRAK
  #doortexture = MARBFAC3
  #ceilheight = 256
  #floorheight = 0

To change or use any or all of the above lines, remove the "#" from the line
you wish to use, and enter IN CAPITAL LETTERS the exact name of the
texture/flat you wish to use. That is, DO NOT enter "brick6". It must be
"BRICK6" (without the "" of course). Otherwise you will get invalid PName
errors when DOOM tries to run. These options can also be set from within DETH
itself using the F5 key, but the changes are only good for the current editing
session, and will reset to default values if you exit DETH.

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That's about it. We are hopeful to have an automatic configuration function
for DETH sometime in the future; but for now, there are other more pressing
areas for further development to make DETH even better. I know: How much
better could it get?<g>

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Your suggestions and comments matter. Please e-mail any and all to:

Antony J. Burden		100765,3240@compuserve.com
John W. Anderson (Dr Sleep) 	dr_sleep@cis.compuserve.com

