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tidbit on how to set up ZDoom to work with ICQ, for easy frag-festing. Here it is,
cut and pasted for your pleasure:
Currently, any Doomer who wishes to deathmatch friends over the internet has a very
limited selection of ways to do so. Widely accepted as the best method, however,
is via ZDoom, a Win32 (with an unofficial DOS
version) source port which, if configured right, can produce some exceptionally
playable TCP/IP fragfests. However, the complex string of command lines necessary
has deterred some from testing it out. Well, no more!
With a little tweaking I was able to successfully configure the nearly ubiquitous
program <B>ICQ</B> to launch ZDoom games with literally the click of a button.
Here's how:
- Go into the "Preferences" menu in ICQ and then "Internet Phone/Games/Chat."
Then click on "New External." You'll be given a box with three empty lines to fill in. - In the first line, type in the title of the application, i.e. "ZDoom."
- In the second line, type in the path to your zdoom.exe -- "C:\DOOM2\zdoom.exe"
or whatever. - In the third line, type in the following: "-net 2 %i -extratic -dup 2 -deathmatch
-nomonsters -skill 5 -warp 01 -nomusic" which will configure ZDoom to DM on Map01
with the optimum TCP/IP deathmatch settings. - Then click on the "Client/Server Application" button. This will bring up two
additional lines to fill in. - In the fourth line, type the same thing as in line 2: "C:\DOOM2\zdoom.exe" or
whatever. - In the fifth line, type "-net 1 %i -extratic -dup 2 -deathmatch -nomonsters -skill 5
-warp 01 -nomusic" which once again configures ZDoom for optimum Internet play.
It's exactly the same as line 3 except it has "-net 1" instead of "-net 2."
similarly enabled his ICQ, simply click on their name, click on "Internet
Phone/Games," and then on "ZDoom." And away you go! Need an opponent?
Head over to The ZDoom TCP/IP Deathmatch Resource to find one, as well as adding yourself to the ever-growinglist of available fragmates!