CHGDSG 1.1 - Doomworld /idgames database frontend

Title:	CHGDSG 1.1
Filename:	utils/save_edit/chgdsg11.zip
Size:	14.94 KB
Date:	07/29/97
Author:	Torben Giesselmann
Description:	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 ... :-)
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+--------------------------------+
                     |           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 <ENTER>
      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.

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