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i didnt know what forum to put this in....

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im not sure if this post goes in this forum.... i downloaded ZDOOM about an hour ago and when i try and install it it keeps saying W_GetNumForName: STCFN033 not found can someone help me with this...
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Post by Biff »

You need what's called an IWAD in the same folder. Doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, tnt.wad, plutonia.wad, hexen.wad, strife.wad are the choices I think. Zdoom doesn't include those, because you're supposed to purchase one of them. :)
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You also need what's called a brain. Preferably this organ should be placed in your head, somewhere between the ears. Once you've obtained one of those, you should be all set.
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HotWax wrote:You also need what's called a brain. Preferably this organ should be placed in your head, somewhere between the ears. Once you've obtained one of those, you should be all set.

Ouch! But I think he deserved it! :twisted:
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Re: i didnt know what forum to put this in....

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doom-freak wrote:W_GetNumForName: STCFN033 not found
I think you only got this message with older versions of Zdoom. You have probably downloaded version 1.22. Version 2.0.60 is the current version ( http://www.zdoom.org/files/lars/60.cab ). It still needs an IWAD, but from memory, the error message it gives you on not finding one is a little more helpful.

2.0.60 is in a cab file. These have basically the same functionality as a zip. Winzip can open them, as can most recent versions of Windows Explorer.
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Re: i didnt know what forum to put this in....

Post by Graf Zahl »

Enjay wrote:
doom-freak wrote:W_GetNumForName: STCFN033 not found
I think you only got this message with older versions of Zdoom. You have probably downloaded version 1.22. Version 2.0.60 is the current version ( http://www.zdoom.org/files/lars/60.cab ). It still needs an IWAD, but from memory, the error message it gives you on not finding one is a little more helpful.

2.0.60 is in a cab file. These have basically the same functionality as a zip. Winzip can open them, as can most recent versions of Windows Explorer.
From the 2.0.60 source:

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int FWadCollection::GetNumForName (const char *name)
{
	int	i;

	i = CheckNumForName (name);

	if (i == -1)
		I_Error ("W_GetNumForName: %s not found!", name);

	return i;
}
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Post by Enjay »

OK, from that source it looks like if a specific lump is not found, you'll still get a very similar message. However (can't check 'til I get home) I'm pretty sure Randy put in a new message if a suitable IWAD was not found. Something a bit more meaningful saying that an IWAD couldn't be found and suggesting what to do to fix the situation (things like specifying IWAD locations in the ini etc). Something like that anyway. No?

However, if doom-freak does have an IWAD in his/her ( @HW :P :) ) doom directory, then this message could be displayed because the WAD is not version 1.9 and does not have the STCFN033 graphic. If that is the case, doom-freak needs to upgrade to the latest version of doom/doom2 using the available patches.

Although, I can't believe someone called doom-freak doesn't already have the doom IWADs, and the latest versions of them at that. :P
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ZDoom v2.0.60 wrote: ZDoom Fatal Error

Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.). Did you install ZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:

1. Place one or more of these wads in the same directory as ZDoom.
2. Edit your zdoom.ini and add the directories of your iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
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Post by doom-freak »

ok.. i will try and put a IWAD in the folder.. thanks for the help everyone..... i also have all of the doom games for computer so will final doom work...
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Post by cccp_leha »

Yes, it will work like there's no tomorrow.
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Post by doom-freak »

danget.... i have bad luck. i downloaded the zdoom level editor and it asks me where the doom 2 wad is, i give it the exact place then it says its the shareware version (which it isnt) can anyone help......
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Post by cccp_leha »

Which editor is that?
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Post by doom-freak »

it would be the Zeth level editor for ZDOOM... can someone also tell me how to play downloaded levels for ZDOOM
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Post by Xaser »

For playing downloaded levels, there are 3 ways you can do it:
1: Drag and drop the WAD onto the zdoom EXE.
2: use the command line. Type zdoom -file (name of wad) at the dos prompt (or fake dos prompt if you have XP).
3: My personal favorite, just associate WAD files to be opened with ZDOOM (right click any WAD file, choose Open With, and select zdoom.exe). Now you can just double-click on any WAD file to open it with ZDOOM.

About ZETH, I've tried it, and personally, I find Doom Builder to be much better.
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thank you again for helping me

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