idNews/idNews13_release1.6beta

From: ddt@idcube.idsoftware.com (David Taylor)

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

Subject: idNews: v1.6 released, -mips1 version of sgixdoom up

Date: 4 Aug 1994 09:48:43 +0100

Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway

DOOM v1.6 (beta)..

DOOM v1.6 is at ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/msdos/games/id/doom16bt.zip.

By the way, we're calling these latest versions "bt" or "beta"

because the sound code has been unstable and also because it's

basically a public beta test for DOOM 2 code (you just don't know

it). We have our fingers crossed that v1.6 is more stable

sound-wise now, especially for PAS 16's and GUS's. Please give

it a whirl and drop us a note to help@idsoftware.com if anything's

screwy. Thanks for your help!

SGI xdoom w/ -mips1:

SGI xdoom is at ftp.uwp.edu:/pub/msdos/games/id/sgixdoom.tar.Z.

If you were having trouble running sgixdoom on an R3000-based

SGI, it's because I had it compiled with the -mips2 flag. It's

now compiled with the -mips1 flag. Also, our tech support guys

have been getting calls and e-mail about SGI xdoom despite the

disclaimer in the README.sgi file, so to quote the README:

"I did this for fun. It doesn't generate revenue. Please don't

call or write us with bug reports. They cost us money. Thanks.

Besides, the Indy has to go back, so the bugs can't be fixed."

Thanks for your consideration!

=-ddt->