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Title : DooM II - downgrade from v. 1.9 to v. 1.666
Filename : dm2dwngr.zip
Release date : 27.01.2005
Author : FunDuke
Email Address : funduke@hotmail.com
Other Files By Author : herdwngr.zip (Heretic downgrade 1.3 --> 1.0)
Misc. Author Info : DooM archaeologist :)
Description : This patch downgrades a Doom II -version 1.9,
down to v. 1.666.
That version can then be upgraded to v. 1.7a
by using the official upgrade patch. The doom2-
version, that has been used as a base for this
downgrade, had the timestamp 29. August 1994
( 8-29-94 ), so you have to use the upgrade for
that 'sub-version'.
What you win by using this patch is the ability
to use demo-lmps and dehacked-patches, that have
been made for pre-1.9-versions of doom2.
To install just extract the content of the
zip-file into your doom2-folder and run the
batch-file '19to1666.bat'. Wait patiently until
the process is done. Ignore the 'batch-file-not
-found'-message. Run setup.exe and play the game.
The upgrade from 1.666 to 1.7 can be found here:
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/idstuff/doom2/doom2p.zip
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/idstuff/doom2/doom2p.txt
(You have to run PATCHA.BAT)
If ftp.sunet.se disappears from the online world,
replace the part:
'ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/' in the
above URL with any mirror of
archives.3dgamers.com. You can find a list of
current mirrors at the end of this file.
By the way: This patch is for the DOS-version of
DooM II, not DooM95. The installation of the DOS-
version is started with INSTALL.BAT, somewhere on
your DooM2-CD.
Additional Credits to : Lee Killough, for making the downgrade patch for
Ultimate DooM (downgrd.zip)
ebay, where i found somebody, who sold me the old
floppy version.
*Thank you* to : Ty Halderman, /idgames-maintainer, for his
patience with me, because i'm a re-upper from
hell!
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* What is included *
Files Included : pcwPatch.exe --> The patching-executable
19to1666.bat --> The patch-batch
dm2dwngr.txt --> The file that you are currently
looking at.
*.dif --> The files that contain the
differences between the
versions.
Other files required : Full DOS-version of Doom II v. 1.9
* Play Information *
Game : DOOM2
* Construction *
Base : DooM II, v. 1.9 and 1.666
Known Bugs : So far none.
Please report any problem that you find to:
funduke@hotmail.com
* Copyright / Permissions *
You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with
no modifications. You may distribute this file in any electronic
format (BBS, Diskette, CD, etc) as long as you include this file
intact.
* Where to get the file that this text file describes *
You can find this file in the /idgames-ftp-archives at:
utils/exe_edit/dm2dwngr.zip
Please choose one of the mirrors.
The Usual: ftp://archives.3dgamers.com/pub/idgames/ <-- That's where this
file has been initially uploaded to.
list (not hall :)) of mirrors:
ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/
http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pc/games/idgames/
http://public.ftp.planetmirror.com/pub/idgames/
http://www.gamers.org/pub/idgames/
ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/vendors/idgames/
http://youfailit.net/pub/idgames/
http://ftp.fdn.fr/games/idgames/
ftp://ftp.clinet.fi/pub/mirrors/archives.3dgamers.com/idgames/
ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pc/msdos/games/idgames/
ftp://ftp.task.gda.pl/pub/games/idgames/
ftp://ftp.netc.pt/pub/idgames/
http://ftp.netc.pt/pub/idgames/
http://crydee.sai.msu.ru/ftproot/pub/rec/games/idgames/
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Submitted to the /idgames-ftp-archives by FunDuke --> funduke@hotmail.com
