+--------------------------------+ | CHGDSG 1.1 | +--------------------------------+ | Copyright (C) UAC 1997 | | Written by Torben Giesselmann. | +--------------------------------+ WHAT IS CHGDSG 1.1? =================== CHanGeDSG allows you to modify your DOOM executive file (normally DOOM.EXE or DOOM2.EXE) so that it will be using other DSG files than DOOMSAV?.DSG. This is very useful if you have several different PWADs or EXE patches and you saved your games in PWAD maps. Normally, DOOM will crash when loading a wrong savegame (requiring a PWAD). CHGDSG 1.1 will solve your problems: Just copy your DOOM.EXE / DOOM2.EXE and modify the copy with CHGDSG! Every copy will now use its own DSG files while DOOM.EXE / DOOM2.EXE still loads the standard DOOMSAV?.DSG files. No more confusion, no more crashing ... :-) HOW TO USE CHGDSG 1.1? ====================== First, unzip the CHGDSG 1.1 zip file (CHGDSG11.ZIP) into your DOOM directory. If you don't do this it might not work! Using CHGDSG 1.1 is pretty simple. You can either use command line parameters or start CHGDSG without any parameters. Without command line parameters: 1.) Start CHGDSG 1.1 by typing: CHGDSG 2.) Enter the name of your DOOM.EXE / DOOM2.EXE copy. CHGDSG will automatically detect the game's version. 3.) Enter the new name for its savegames. You may also use these command line parameters: -f FILE Guess. The file name of your DOOM.EXE / DOOM2.EXE copy. -n NAME Yes, right, the new DSG name. You may start CHGDSG with both parameters "-f FILE" and "- n NAME" or just one of them. CHGDSG will detect the provided parameter(s) and will ask you to enter the other one. Examples: CHGDSG -f NEWDOOM.EXE -n newsavs CHGDSG -f NEWDOOM.EXE CHGDSG -n newsavs WHAT'S NEW? =========== Version 1.1 - Added support for DOOM II v1.9 and Final DOOM (TNT & Plutonia) Version 1.0 - Rewrote the source code and improved the functions. (Helped me to do that command line parameter stuff in this version!) - CHGDSG 1.0 now supports the registered versions of DOOM 1.2, 1.666, 1.9 and Ultimate DOOM! - Automatically detects the game's version. - Reminds you of using a copy of DOOM.EXE / DOOM2.EXE if you input "DOOM.EXE" or "DOOM2.EXE" by mistake. (Whoever needs to be reminded!) :) - Supports command line parameters. - Some internal buggy stuff fixed. - EMM386 HIGHSCAN bug fixed. - DSG name input bug fixed. (When first having typed in a wrong DSG name and then a correct one, CHGDSG 0.5 still wouldn't accept it.) - BIGGEST bug possible fixed: CHGDSG 0.9 didn't work with DOOM 1.666 registered! I'm terribly sorry! Version 0.9 - Support for DOOM 1.666 registered. Version 0.5 - First version, supporting DOOM 1.9 registered only. CHGDSG is available from the following places: ============================================== The UAC Homepage: http://uac.telefragged.com ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.5/idgames/utils/save_edit/chgdsg11.zip OK, that's it. Please gimme some feedback if you should have any problems with CHGDSG. Please read the disclaimer before using CHGDSG. And DON'T forget to visit the UAC Homepage if you're looking for good Quake and DOOM mods! Yours, Torben Giesselmann tsg@braunschweig.netsurf.de DISCLAIMER ========== The software is distributed as freeware. NO fee or payment may be charged for this program. You are not allowed to change the program. You may give CHGDSG to anyone who might find it useful, but please make sure you provide this (unchanged) documentation when copying it! Use CHGDSG at your own risk. The UAC is in no way liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of this program! id Software will neither support this add-on product, nor will they support DOOM after it has been modified! DOOM is a trademark of id Software. (Who else?) EMM386 is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a trademark of Intel.