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From: djquad@serv2.fwi.com (D.J. Quad)
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Subject: WTF Productions 03-03-96 Weekly Post
Date: 4 Mar 1996 20:44:51 -0000
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w t f p r o d u c t i o n s
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"Ruthless by Nature, Violent by Design"
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Home Page - http://www2.fwi.com/~wtf
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Week of March 3rd, 1996
Weekly post
This will be a weekly post covering WTF Production News, Members,
Releases, Voting Booth Results, and Requests.
You can recieve this weekly post directly to your mailbox if you wish.
Just drop us a line..
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1. Intro
2. Condensed NEWS
2. Members
3. Releases
4. Voting Booth Results
5. Requests
6. Outro
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1. Intro
WTF Productions is a Doom 2 support group. Founded in January 1996 by
D.J. Quad, WTF will offer the best support around. WTF will release
original, quality wads, text and FAQs, setup help, and other add-ons
to enhance the games themselves. WTF will support Doom 2 mainly, and
will also support Doom, Ultimate Doom, Quake, Heretic, and Hexen, all
by id Software. The WTF team is constantly looking for new ideas, wad
designers, and programmers to join the team. If you think you've got
what it takes, please contact D.J. Quad at djquad@mail.fwi.com for
more information, or check out or home page listed above.
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2. Condensed NEWS of the week.
- 2 New Releases! Sliver.wad and Hurt.wad, both for Doom
- Added 7 new members to WTF Productions
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3. Members
Members as of 03-03-96 [E-Mail or Home Page, if available]
Founder
D.J. Quad - djquad@mail.fwi.com
WAD Designers
Paradigm - jmmctavi@acs.ucalgary.ca
JAB van Ree - http://www.pi.net/~javanree/home.html
Shadax - mansfie@uwindsor.ca
The Cainus - caines@bconnex.net
Razorback - jnc95001@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Freznor - jloftus@usa.pipeline.com
King o' Spam - BHHQ22B@Prodigy.com
Rambutt - rambutt9@aol.com
Benny - sigelman@crocker.com
Peter Hushvahtov - TLWV22E@prodigy.com
MYSCHA the sled dog - ecannon@freenet.tlh.fl.us
vYrus - vyrus@napanet.net
BlindSpot - vyrus@napanet.net (team)
Mike Reed - mreed3015@aol.com
Rorschach - townsher@syntegra.bt.co.uk
God Mode - zeno@tmgbbs.com
PiGMaN - pigman@ashsec.demon.co.uk
Programmers
Kapi - http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/~kapis-p
Shadax - mansfie@uwindsor.ca
Airwolf - airwolf@mail.fwi.com
Calamari - jeffryj@azstarnet.com
Peter Hushvahtov - TLWV22E@prodigy.com
Ted Sheibar - HRTechnics@usa.pipeline.com
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4. Releases
Our official ftp site is ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/themes/wtf, the
releases can also be found from our home page
Sliver.wad - 2 level Doom WAD with new music by Nirvana, available
for Single Player, Co-op, and Deathmatch.
Hurt.wad - A simple Doom WAD with new music by Nine Inch Nails,
available for Single Player, Co-op, and Deathmatch.
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5. Voting Booth Results
Voting Results for the week of 02-25-96!
Total Votes: 34 (Vote on our home page!)
Question: Age
Total Average Age: 19-20
Under 13: 1
13-15: 6
16-18: 6
19-20: 8
21-25: 4
26-30: 6
Over 30: 2
Question: What game do you play the most
Winner so far: Doom 2
Doom / Ultimate Doom: 3
Doom 2: 28
Heretic: 1
Hexen: 1
Question: What game servers and types have you played on:
Winner so far: 2 Player Network or Serial Port / Null Modem Connection
2 Player Network or Serial Port / Null Modem Connection: 22
4 Player Network: 13
Kali: 4
Dwango: 6
IHHD: 0
iDOOM: 0
iFRAG: 6
APCi: 2
Game Connection: 3
None other than a modem: 6
JSERVE: 1
Question: At your peak, when you were most "hooked" on Doom (Doom 2,
Heretic, and Hexen included), how much did you play:
Winner so far: About 2 hours a day
Under an hour a week: 0
About 2 hours a week: 0
About 4-6 hours a week: 3
About 8-12 hours a week: 5
About 2 hours a day: 17
Over 4 hours a day: 8
Question: Right now, about how much do you play Doom (Doom 2, Heretic,
and Hexen included):
Winner so far: About 4-6 hours a week
Under an hour a week: 0
About 2 hours a week: 9
About 4-6 hours a week: 10
About 8-12 hours a week: 8
About 2 hours a day: 6
Over 4 hours a day: 1
Question: Enter your all-around weapon of choice in Doom 2 Single
Player Games:
Winner so far: Double-Barrel Shotgun
Chainsaw: 0
Single-Barrel Shotgun: 9
Double-Barrel Shotgun: 17
Chaingun: 2
Rocket Launcher: 1
Plasma Gun: 4
BFG-9000: 0
Question: Enter your all-around weapon of choice in Doom 2
Deathmatches:
Winner so far: Double-Barrel Shotgun
Chainsaw: 0
Single-Barrel Shotgun: 1
Double-Barrel Shotgun: 17
Chaingun: 0
Rocket Launcher: 8
Plasma Gun: 5
BFG-9000: 2
Question: If you design WADs, what editors do you use:
Winner so far: DCK
BSP: 3
DCK: 8
HCK: 1
DOOMCAD: 3
DEU: 8
DETH: 7
NWT: 2
Dehacked: 1
EdMap: 2
Doom Edit: 4
WadAuthor: 3
WadEd: 5
WinTex: 2
RMB: 2
DeeP: 2
Have never edited: 4
Question: Your favorite part of a WAD:
Winner so far: Overall Playability
Looks/Architecture: 7
Overall Playability: 13
New textures, sounds, etc.: 5
Strategic placement of monsters, weapons, etc.: 5
Other Surprises: 4
Question: Which is your favorite Doom 2 Deathmatch Level:
Winner so far: Level 1
Level 1: 5
Level 3: 3
Level 5: 1
Level 7: 4
Level 10: 1
Level 11: 1
Level 16: 1
Level 17: 1
Level 22: 1
Level 29: 1
Question: Which is your favorite Doom 2 Style:
Winner so far: Deathmatch
Single Player: 1
2-Player Cooperative: 2
Deathmatch (2-4 Player): 17
Deathtag (Teams of 2 on 2): 0
Question: Which is your favorite Doom 2 Enemy:
Winner so far: Arch-Vile
Revenant: 2
Wolfenstein 3-D SS Soldier: 1
Demon: 1
Former Human Trooper: 1
Baron of Hell: 1
Cacodemon: 1
Pain Elemental: 1
Cyberdemon: 2
Arch-Vile: 4
Hell Knight: 1
Spider Mastermind: 1
Question: Which input device(s) do you use to play:
Winner so far: Keyboard/Mouse Combo
Keyboard Only: 6
Keyboard/Mouse Combo: 12
Joystick: 1
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6. Requests
None last week
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7. Outro
The home page is at http://www2.fwi.com/~djquad/wtf
Our Home Page Features:
- Links to all our Releases.
- Background information about our group.
- Links to updates, upgrades, cheats, wad editors, exe editors, lmp
recordings, shells/managers, patches, screenshots, and much more!
- The WTF Rating system where we rate everything listed above!
- An online application form.
- Online VOTING BOOTHS! We report the results on our Home Page, in
the Doom-related Newsgroups (weekly) and directly to id Software.
- Request Forms.
- Much, much more!!
We need dedicated WAD Designers and Programmers to join us!!
D.J. Quad - http://www2.fwi.com/~djquad - djquad@mail.fwi.com
WTF Productions Founder - http://www2.fwi.com/~wtf
Until next week...
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