idNews/idNews11_work1.3_ports_petition

From: ddt@daisy.cc.utexas.edu (David Taylor)

Newsgroups: alt.games.doom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action

Subject: idNews: Petition & Whatsup

Date: 12 Apr 1994 11:31:38 -0500

Organization: id Software

Hi there, everyone. Sorry for the long silence. Things have been

very ____ around here (I think you know how to fill in the blank

by now).

Have a couple of updates for you and a VERY important request at

the end.

On v1.3..

We're close. The important parts of the sound code were totally

rewritten for stability, especially in net games. Our results

so far have been very promising. However, the GUS code was

totally removed and needs to be rewritten as well. As soon as

we get that finished and Doom tested, we'll send it out. Best

estimate is a couple of weeks. v1.3 also integrates fixes

submitted by y'all to make the serial and net code more compatible

and work faster. There were a couple of savegame bugs fixed and

a minor sky texture mapping bug fixed. It also has a new map

reload feature for the map editor types out there so that you

can test a level immediately after developing it without restarting.

On ports of Doom..

We're currently very ____ with the Jaguar ports of Wolf 3D and

Doom and haven't had time to round out the Linux/X port and other

stuff. The Linux port should be closely followed by an Irix/X

port and later by lots of other ports, but we haven't committed

to release dates because we kinda figured a nasty crunch like

this would come along. I'm afraid that we still can't commit

for the same reason.

On the Jaguar ports..

We're doing Doom and Wolfenstein 3D for the Atari Jaguar. They're

both coming right along. Wolf 3D is sporting several new features,

including source artwork at twice the resolution (4x the data),

a high, fluid refresh rate, 22 kHz sound effects, and MIDI device

emulation. Doom pushes the hardware a lot harder and already

looks trey cool. The anti-aliasing effects of composite screens

coupled with the very hip 16-bit CRY pixel mode makes images look

even more realistic than the DOS version. Both should be done

this summer.

On commercial Doom..

In progress is the development of lotsa new everything for the

commercial Doom release. Will probably be done in September.

We've got some hip new stuff for you like awesome new levels

based on Earth, and several new bad guys, including possessed

humans carrying chain guns, spider daemon offspring, and several

new arch-daemons with extremely creative and grim methods of

destruction. We're paying even closer attention to the design

of good deathmatch levels.

Our VERY important request..

We could use your help. Apparently, there was a game called "GATE

OF DOOM" that came out some time ago. When we applied for a

trademark on "DOOM", they wouldn't give it to us because they

thought the name "DOOM" was too close to the name "GATE OF DOOM"

which has a trademark on it.

Reasoning doesn't work. Apparently, you have to do a petition

to get people to say, "I associate Blammo's LOG! with this rotting

lump of wood my daughter carries on her back everywhere with

'LOG! from Blammo' written all over it." Jay has written up a

lusty e-mail letter to ask for your support. If you've got a

minute, it would help us a lot- thanks!

What follows is from the Mind of Jay..

=-ddt->

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We hope that you are enjoying DOOM, the latest creation of Id

Software. Id Software is currently pursuing trademark registration

of the mark "DOOM". We would like to get your assistance in

gathering information about DOOM, for delivery to the trademark

office. Please review the following statement and if it is agreeable

to you, complete your name, address and telephone number, and deliver

it back to Id Software. We will likely present to the trademark

office the information sent back to us. Id Software appreciates your

assistance.

Please fill the following petition form in and E-MAIL it to

petition@idsoftware.com. The petition@idsoftware.com mailbox will be

active until May 1, 1994. After May 1st the mailbox will be shut

down and messages sent to it will bounce.

-=-= CUT HERE =-=-=-= CUT HERE =-=-=-= CUT HERE =-=

NAME__________________________________________________

ADDRESS_______________________________________________

CITY, ST ZIP____________________________________________

TELEPHONE_____________________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS________________________________________

I agree that the following is a true statement. I consent to the use

of this statement for commercial reasons, or otherwise, by Id

Software, Inc. ("ID"), and further consent to possibly being

contacted in the future with regard to this statement.

I have purchased and/or have played the computer software game

"DOOM", and I understand DOOM was developed by ID. ID has a

reputation of producing high quality computer software games, using

the latest interactive 3-D technology. Based upon advertisements,

trade magazine write-ups and word-of-mouth among my fellow computer

software game players, I recognize DOOM as coming from ID and from no

other source. There is no confusion between DOOM and any other

computer software game which may contain the word "doom" in its

title, including "GATE OF DOOM." DOOM is recognized as the latest

creation from the minds of ID.