TimeOfDeath Posted October 29, 2009 How do you list all wads in the archive by date? Is it possible to list all wads in a certain directory by date? 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted October 29, 2009 TimeOfDeath said:How do you list all wads in the archive by date? Is it possible to list all wads in a certain directory by date? Wads or Zips? Fullsort.gz contains a chronologically sorted list of the archive's contents, which (after conversion to a CSV file)* can be imported into a spreadsheet and sorted whatever way you like. Retrieving file timestamps from within Zip files is a little more problematic, I've seen utilities that'll do the job but don't know how much of the Zip file has to be downloaded in the process. * A text editor that supports "column mode" insert/delete comes in handy. 0 Share this post Link to post
andrewj Posted October 29, 2009 GreyGhost said:but don't know how much of the Zip file has to be downloaded in the process. All of it, because the directory listing is stored near the end in zip files. 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted October 30, 2009 I never thought of using an ftp program, cool. I'm trying to play doom2 single player maps starting from the earliest, and then rating them if I like them. I thought it'd be possible to do something with the /idgames url when you search (I thought I remembered someone posting a listing of wads by date), like searching for *.* and sort by date. But I guess just opening each directory in /levels/doom2 and picking out the '95 wads, then the '96 wads, etc., would be just as good. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted October 30, 2009 Given the large number of `94 to `96 wads that have been uploaded many years later, this wad list I compiled from the /levels/doom2 section of my offline mirror might be of use to you. They're sorted by date and path, so you can open the list in a text editor and use it as-is or import it into Excel/OpenOffice (date format is "DD/MM/YYYY") and re-sort it there. It would appear (unless some of the timestamps are lying) that people have been mapping for Doom since 1970! 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted November 19, 2009 So, I've been using GreyGhost's list to play all the wads in the /idgames archive levels/doom2 folder starting with the oldest. I started with the '94 wads and just started playing the '95 wads today. It's been really fun! And I came across some wads that I was really surprised didn't have any votes yet. Like Gulph and fireking, among others. 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted November 19, 2009 GreyGhost said: It would appear (unless some of the timestamps are lying) that people have been mapping for Doom since 1970! Damn, the guys who made those must call even Julian a newb. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted November 20, 2009 Those PDP-11 hackers were way ahead of their time. :-)TimeOfDeath said:And I came across some wads that I was really surprised didn't have any votes yet. Like Gulph and fireking, among others. That doesn't suprise me, they pre-date the database and aren't high profile wads so their best chance of garnering votes is from people like us who like to do a bit of necro-gaming. 0 Share this post Link to post
Creaphis Posted November 20, 2009 TimeOfDeath said:I never thought of using an ftp program, cool. I'm trying to play doom2 single player maps starting from the earliest, and then rating them if I like them. I thought it'd be possible to do something with the /idgames url when you search (I thought I remembered someone posting a listing of wads by date), like searching for *.* and sort by date. But I guess just opening each directory in /levels/doom2 and picking out the '95 wads, then the '96 wads, etc., would be just as good. The precise trick is to search for ".zip" in filenames and to sort by date in ascending order. That's always been good enough for me, though other methods may be more accurate. It can be very interesting to view a body of work in this comprehensive, chronological way. I once watched the first few hundred movies posted to newgrounds.com in chronological order. At the time (this was most of a decade ago) there was no way on the site to get a list of all movies in chronological order so to watch them in order I manually incremented the ID number in the URL. TimeOfDeath said:Gulph There's a room-over-room effect in this one that has to be seen to be believed. 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted November 20, 2009 heh, of course, search for zip... *facepalm* I've been using GreyGhost's list since it uses the wad's date instead of the date it was uploaded on. Yeah, it's been really fun playing from the beginning. I play everything, even if I don't like it (which is rare) - playing with saves, trying to get 100% kills and secrets - if all secrets haven't been triggered and all monsters aren't dead after I tried finding them all, I iddt x2 - if I'm still stuck with iddt x2, I open the map in an editor. For Gulph, do you mean the custom texture? or the room where the red key is? 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted November 20, 2009 Creaphis said:There's a room-over-room effect in this one that has to be seen to be believed. If you're talking about the stairs, I've had the same idea, except I would have removed the teleport fog and noise, and not used them anywhere else in the map. Also I'd make the stairs a bit thinner so you wont be jerked as much when you cross the line. But yeah, neat effect. 0 Share this post Link to post
Jodwin Posted November 20, 2009 DuckReconMajor said:If you're talking about the stairs, I've had the same idea, except I would have removed the teleport fog and noise, and not used them anywhere else in the map. Also I'd make the stairs a bit thinner so you wont be jerked as much when you cross the line. But yeah, neat effect. The teleport plus the custom textures making it look like you're still in the same place. The texture work in Gulph is really nice. 0 Share this post Link to post
azureace Posted November 20, 2009 I thought the name on this one sounded familiar. Its on one of the disks I haven't fully cataloged, but I remember playing it because I grabbed a ton of the "house" wads for the class I am teaching to give them examples of the project I'm having them do. 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted November 20, 2009 For Gulph, I got pretty confused toward the end and opened the map in an editor, but I don't mind doing that. The room where the red key is: I thought it was really funny (in a good way). 0 Share this post Link to post
sparerib1968 Posted November 30, 2009 TimeOfDeath said:Gulph Nice find! 0 Share this post Link to post
Colusio Posted December 18, 2009 GreyGhost said:Those PDP-11 hackers were way ahead of their time. :-) That doesn't suprise me, they pre-date the database and aren't high profile wads so their best chance of garnering votes is from people like us who like to do a bit of necro-gaming. Thanks for your list and the word necro-gaming. Is there something in the pwad which gives information about the editor that has been used? Like http://www.pkware.com/documents/APPNOTE/APPNOTE_6.2.0.txt this information for the zip format? 0 Share this post Link to post
J-selva Posted December 18, 2009 Well, I'm stuck, now. I've gotten to the red key part, but what do I do? EDIT: GAH! I could have sworn I already tried hitting open at the pillar... 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted December 19, 2009 Coldfusio said:Thanks for your list and the word necro-gaming. Is there something in the pwad which gives information about the editor that has been used? You're welcome, use them wisely. I've noticed that DeuTex and WinTex leave their mark near the start of a wad, though you need a Hex editor to read them. Another editor - don't know which - leaves PLATFORM lumps and there's a couple of others I can't recall at the moment. 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted December 23, 2009 Here's a list of all the wads I apparently liked more than usual (be careful, some might be ugly or confusing or whatever): 08/94 - Fireking 10/94 - DMLAMOUR 10/94 - Home of the Lost Demons - Part 1 10/94 - The Tiger Den 10/94 - Fire Storm 10/94 - FoOT HILLS OF HELL 10/94 - The Interdiction Zone 10/94 - Murder Death Kill 10/94 - ZOA2 11/94 - R91 11/94 - G50 11/94 - Shrine of the Warriors 11/94 - Ice Nightmare 2 11/94 - DECEIT 11/94 - THE-ZONE 11/94 - MISERY 11/94 - KNOB's Carnage! 11/94 - HAUNTED HOUSE OF HELL 11/94 - GRATES 12/94 - Ppalace 12/94 - Animal Instinct 12/94 - Woof 12/94 - Home of the lost Demons - Part 2 12/94 - EARTH SCUM 12/94 - Radiation Processing Plant 12/94 - Gulph 12/94 - Sirius1 - suburbia 12/94 - TOWER OF RURQTA!!! 01/95 - Cliffs 01/95 - DOOMPIT 01/95 - PiAZZA DEi MiRACOLi 01/95 - House of Doom 01/95 - PRISON OF TERROR 01/95 - mrme 01/95 - Gogomap 01/95 - Sewer 01/95 - FourPlay... 02/95 - CETI ALPHA VI 02/95 - The X File 02/95 - Dumerica Bowling Arena 02/95 - The Big Open 02/95 - Twisting Halls 02/95 - runriot 02/95 - nasty2 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted July 11, 2010 I was going to post the next batch of maps that I liked more than usual, but has someone deleted some of my comments/ratings? All of my comments are "I liked it" or "I liked it - COOL", etc. 0 Share this post Link to post
DuckReconMajor Posted July 11, 2010 You finished? ALREADY?!?!?! And don't lie: you loved Ash Cave 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted July 11, 2010 Ashcave isn't in the doom2 directory. :) And no, I'm only on July 1995. I took a big break since I only have dial-up now, but most of the wads are under 100kb anyway, so it doesn't take long to download. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted July 11, 2010 TimeOfDeath said:All of my comments are "I liked it" or "I liked it - COOL", etc. Some of them might have been considered a bit too much alike and deleted as spam. If you've gone off /idgames but still want to post your opinions on maps - I know of a review site that could do with some love. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted July 11, 2010 All of them were deleted as spam, because, as far as I'm concerned, they were. 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted July 11, 2010 Bloodshedder said: as far as I'm concerned, they were. Why? 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted July 11, 2010 I played (all the way through) and liked every single one of those wads that I rated/commented. I use the same comment so that I know I liked it - that way, when I look through GreyGhost's excel file and look at the wads I've already played, I can see whether I left a comment, and I post the "I liked it - COOL" ones here. :((( 0 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath Posted July 11, 2010 I'm sorry that my comments looked like spam, I can understand why. Is there a record of what comments were deleted? just so I can see which maps I put "I liked it - COOL"? 0 Share this post Link to post