The Internet DOOM Client/Server System v0.12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] The DOOM* Client/Server System is a front-end to DOOM TCP/IP network drivers. You use the client software to connect to a Frag Server. While connected to the server, you can chat with other players and bystanders and negotiate game parameters. You tell the server what parameters you want, and when all the players are ready, the server will give the client the decided game parameters plus the IP adresses of all your victims. The client software will disconnect from the server and then run a multi-player DOOM game (iDOOM* or linuxxdoom*). --------------------------------------------------------------------- [System Requirements] Client: DOOM v1.666/2 Shareware/Registered DOS/Linux Network Card iDOOM (for DOS) Server: Unix Box - The Server has been compiled and tested under - Linux 1.1.xx - SunOS 4.1.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Installation] DOS Client: 0. Install iDOOM 1. Modify WATTCP.CFG 2. Unzip CLIENT.EXE and CLIENT.CFG into your DOOM directory 3. Modify CLIENT.CFG Unix Client: 0. Unzip the whole package into a directory 1. Review the makefile 2. Compile by running 'make client' 3. Copy client and client.cfg to your DOOM directory 4. Modify client.cfg Server: 0. Unzip the whole package into a directory 1. Review the makefile 2. Compile by running 'make server' 3. Modify server.cfg 4. Modify server.msg --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Running] Server: Choose the Frag Server nearest you. You may try the servers listed at the end of this document. If you cannot connect to any of these servers, you must compile the server and maintain your own server in your locality. The Server compiles and runs only under Unix. The commandline parameters parameters for The Server are: server [-port ] [-log ] [-config ] where portnum is the port number where the server will accept Client connections. The default port number is 1666. The default logfile is .log. If you are planning to maintain an Internet Frag Server, contact Jay Cotton so that your server will be added in the list of all servers. Client: First, make sure that you are able to play multi-player games using iDOOM. The TCP/IP Internet DOOMer's FAQ is included in the iDOOM package [iDOOMxx.ZIP]. Make sure that you are in your DOOM directory when you do this. You connect to a server by typing: client [-server ] [-port ] where server is the hostname/IP address of your Server and portnum is the port number where The Server accepts connections. You may want to edit your client.cfg instead of using the commandline parameters. Once connected, "type /help" to get a list of the server commmands. If you want to exit, just type "/quit" or ^X. To check if there are players connected to a server, type "client -status" and it will give you all the players and guests connected to the server. Use "client -guest" if you just want to observe and don't want to join the game. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Known Bugs] None. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Unknown Bugs] Many. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Todo] None. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [List of DOOM FRAG Servers] Server Address Port ======================================== The BigBoss 165.220.16.6 1666 ======================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------- [Filename] TCPSRV12.ZIP --------------------------------------------------------------------- *DOOM and linuxxdoom - by idSoftware available at *iDOOM - by Scott Coleman available at -- (c) 1994 a.oliver