
 DooM LEGACY
 
 Original game & sources by: Id Software.
 Additions (c)1998 by: Denis Fabrice & Boris Pereira

 Doom LEGACY web site: HTTP://www.frag.com/doomlegacy
		 mail: legacy@frag.com


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 F.A.Q.
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 If you have any trouble with Doom LEGACY, you might find a solution
 here.

 If you find a solution to a problem that was not listed here,
 please tell us so that we can update the FAQ and help other people!

 Mail your hardware/software problems to:

 legacy@frag.com subject: FAQ


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 CONTENTS
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 [0] Miscellaneous
 [1] Mouse/Joystick
 [2] Video
 [3] Sound
 [4] Network
 
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 [0] MISCELLANEOUS
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 * I have the error : "Error: W_GetNumForName: STBAR not found!"
   What is it ?

   You have a old version of Doom. Just upgrade your version to 1.9.
   You can find patch to upgrade from the id software site.

 * under win95 or OS/2, I don't have enough memory. How can I fix this?

   Tell win95 to put more dpmi memory for your dos box.
   Or use the -mb option.



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 [1] MOUSE/JOYSTICK
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 * My mouse/joystick does not work in Doom LEGACY.

   First, check that the mouse/joystick is activated : go at the
   console and type either 'use_mouse' or 'use_joystick'.

   If it tells '0' than the mouse/joystick is not used, set the
   variable to 1. eg: 'use_mouse 1'.

   For the joystick, different values will support different
   types of joystick, check the console documentation for the
   command 'use_joystick' for more.

   Even if the mouse or joystick is activated, you have to
   set up the contols into the Setup Controls menu. That is:
   tell what use you will make of the mouse/joystick buttons.


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 [2] VIDEO
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 * Where are the other video modes ? I have only '320x200' in the
   Video Modes menu.

   Doom LEGACY adds new video modes only if a VESA2 (or better) driver
   is present. The VESA2 driver is a standard of 'talking' between a
   program and the huge amount of different graphics cards
   available today.

   If you don't have a VESA2 driver, you can download UNIVBE, or
   SMART DISPLAY DOCTOR from

   http://www.scitechsoft.com

   or if you have an S3 based card, you can download the free
   software called 'S3VBE'.

   http://www.s3.com/bbs/shrware/s3vbe318.zip


 * The game doesn't restore the video mode I have chosen the last time
   I played Doom Legacy.

   The current video mode has to be made the 'default' so that it is
   saved to the config : press the key 'D' on the Video Options menu
   to set the current video mode the default.


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 [3] SOUND
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 + I can't have CD audio music, why ?

   Make sure that the MSCDEX driver version 2.0 or later is loaded.
   If it says 'MSCDEX version xxx' at game startup, and you still
   don't hear the cd music, then probably your card doesn't respond
   when Legacy tries to set the cd volume. If so, make sure your sound
   card's mixer have the cd volume set up so that you can hear something.

 + When the CD plays, the game is very 'jerky'. It doesn't do that when
   I type 'cd off' in the console.

   You have an old/bad cd driver, that can take up to a second to
   respond to cd driver commands. Either get the latest version of
   your driver, or turn cd update off. Check 'cd_udpate' in the
   console documentation for more.

 * How can I *ALWAYS* disable the sounds or music of the game ?

   Edit the sound.cfg file and set digicard/midicard to 0 (none)


 * My sterero sound is reversed, how can I set it the right way ?

   Change the console variable 'stereoreverse' to either 1 or 0.
   Or, you can edit the sound.cfg file, and set the 'flip_pan' variable.


 * The sounds are too 'slow', or 'low-pitched'

   It seems to be a problem of the auto-detection of some 8bit sound
   cards. You will have to set manually the 'sb_freq' value in the
   sound.cfg file to a lower value : 11906, 16129.


 * Music does not seem to work with General Midi.

   The sound driver that Doom LEGACY uses doesn't seem to support
   General Midi through the MPU port. You'll have to use the midi
   of your sound card.


 * Doom LEGACY doesn't play any sound/music, but I have a sound blaster
   genuine/compatible card.

   If you have a genuine or compatible SoundBlaster card, it is very
   important that you set the BLASTER environment variable.

   If you are playing under DOS, and never installed your sound card
   under DOS, run the setup of your sound card for DOS.

   Check if the BLASTER variable was set: type 'SET' under dos
   (or DOSbox)

   Do you see something like 'BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 ...' ?

   Yes? If you don't hear sounds/music, then tweak the settings in the
   sound.cfg file until you get something, first try changing the
   type of the sound card, it is not always properly detected.

   No? You have to set this variable in order that your sound card is
   detected. Run the setup that was shipped with your sound card, and
   make sure you run the setup for DOS too, it will usually add a
   line of the type 'SET BLASTER=... ...' in the autoexec.bat file.


 * How can I have better midi music on my 8bit sound card ?

   Use the DIGMID driver, it is supported in Doom Legacy.

   What the hell is this ? Well, the Gravis Ultrasound uses digital
   samples to play midi music. On a simple 8bit card, you can use digital
   samples too, which will sound usually better than what is output
   by the poor fm synthesis chip of 8bit cards.

   You will need to get a Gravis Ultrasound patch set, you can find
   several ones for free on internet, it consists of a bunch of '.pat'
   files which are the digital samples to play the midi instruments
   (eg: piano, conga, guitar, ect.).

   Check the Allegro homepage for some links to GUS patches:
   http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/

   Now to activate the DIGMID driver:

   Set the 'midi_card' value to 8 (DIGMID) in the sound.cfg file.
   Make sure you leave the 'digi_voices' blank, or set it to a low
   value, because the midi music will use digital voices.
   At the end of the sound.cfg file, set the 'patches' value
   to the path, where you have installed a Gravis Ultrasound midi
   patch set. eg: patches = d:\music\midipat\



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 [4] NETWORK
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 * How can I run Legacy over the modem ?

   Doom LEGACY is still compatible with the old network interface like
   IPXSETUP and SERSETUP. But some new programs who replace SERSETUP
   don't support big enough packet sizes (the bigger is 512 byte),
   unfortunately these programs won't work with Legacy. These programs
   would need to be updated by their authors, to support larger packets.

   You can still play with SERSETUP, but of course it won't allow
   more than 2 players.