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d_doomer04 said:
... its the regular doom2.wad file that i got with my game, doom II for windows 95. i dont even know what vanilla doom is... what do i do if i have done that? reinstall my doom II ?
Vanilla doom is one of the original DooM executable files -- e.g., doom.exe, doom2.exe. Since the release of the source code many programmers have modified the original executables to add features to the DooM engine. These are known as source ports, and ZDooM, DoomsDay, Legacy, VaVooM, BooM, and others are examples. Using such source ports will eliminate the need to mess with sprite insertion procedures, as required by vanilla DooM. If, however, you still wish to use vanilla DooM, you will need to use a utility such as DEUSF to 'append' the sprites from DooM into your PWAD.
If you append DooM's sprites to your wad you will not be able to distribute your wad by uploading it to the 3DGamers Archive, which is the most popular site for public downloads. Instead, you will need to upload your wad minus DooM's sprites, and instruct the user to append DooM's sprites using DEUSF. Slightly messy and complicated, but it ensures copyright protection for id Software.
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