A. Dummy Posted August 11, 2004 Hi there, I just wanted to know something. I recently downloaded the patch that downgrades Ultimate DOOM to DOOM v1.1, and I liked playing it because I thought it was the original version. But then I learned in an FAQ that v1.1 was released on 12/16/93. The one EXACTLY released on 12/10/93 (the one I want) was v0.99/1.00. So is there a patch that can downgrade any version of DOOM (preferably Ultimate DOOM) to v0.99/1.00? And if there isn't, could someone make the patch? I'm asking this because I'd really like to play the original DOOM the way it was when it was originally released. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted August 11, 2004 Since 1.0 was only (as far as I know) used for the shareware version, that's the only version it will work with. You can get the 1.0/0.99 shareware version from the /historic directory on the idgames archive. 0 Share this post Link to post
Darkhaven Posted August 11, 2004 Probably. But then again, there are both v1.9 versions of the full and shareware, so maybe there's a v0.99 of the full version? 0 Share this post Link to post
A. Dummy Posted August 11, 2004 Well until then, I'm happy. Thank you and so long everyone! 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted August 11, 2004 As far as I know, like I said, 1.0/0.99 was only used for the shareware version. Version 1.1 of the shareware was released only 6 days after 1.0, so I doubt any registered copies were made with 1.0. 0 Share this post Link to post
Darkhaven Posted August 11, 2004 Bloodshedder said:...Version 1.1 of the shareware was released only 6 days after 1.0, so I doubt any registered copies were made with 1.0. Good point. 0 Share this post Link to post
sambobbilly Posted August 12, 2004 u could try downloading the press release version (0.99.) search for alpha and beta on 'the google' (damn old ppl) and its on the first page i think 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted August 12, 2004 The press release version is different from the Shareware, which was "finished", and was more or less the doom we know and love. The press release was NOT the doom we know, it had a score system, and some diffrent sprites/weapons 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted August 14, 2004 sambobbilly said: search for alpha and beta on 'the google' Why would anyone want to do that when Bloodshedder just linked to the /historic directory in the idgames Archive, which is where that page draws the stuff from? 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted August 14, 2004 Nathan Lineback has a decent page about the alphas here. 0 Share this post Link to post
VinceDSS Posted August 16, 2004 where can I find this downgrade patch from 1.9 to 1.2 or 1.1 ? I already have the v1.2 EXE but I'd like to downgrade the doom.WAD too (for old demo compatibility). thanks for any help 0 Share this post Link to post
Deathmatcher Posted August 17, 2004 I´ve been using the 1.1 full version in the old days - from 1995 when I first played Doom until 1996, when I got my hands on Ultimate Doom and jumped directly to 1.9. 1.1 was pretty original; the levels of episode1 weren´t altered: no button on the column in the room next to the starting room, no secret passageway in the zigzag-nuckage-room, the swastica in E1M4 was intact and so forth. I think the only "original" thing in 1.0 were some nasty door bugs, where the game would crash when saving and loading would be performed under an open door. 0 Share this post Link to post
LexiMax Posted August 17, 2004 When will the alpha link on the sidebar on the main page be moved from the doom 3 section to the classic doom section? 0 Share this post Link to post
VinceDSS Posted August 17, 2004 is there a downgrade doom2 v1.9 to doom2 v1.666 and others too ? 0 Share this post Link to post
Deathmatcher Posted August 17, 2004 AlexMax said:When will the alpha link on the sidebar on the main page be moved from the doom 3 section to the classic doom section? I think that´s a joke for people that think they can get the D3 alpha legally here. I wonder why the D3 alpha is illegal while the D1 alphas are not. Just because they´re older? 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted August 17, 2004 Because it wasn't an official release. Vince: I don't think there are any patches to downgrade to 1.666. What you need to do is downgrade to 1.1 and then upgrade from that. 1.1->1.2 (registered) 1.2->1.666 (registered) various patches Edit: Oh sorry, I see that you were asking about Doom2 v1.666 (which was the first release, so there are no earlier ones). No, I don't know of any such thing. I take it your old 1.666 disks are in France? 0 Share this post Link to post
Deathmatcher Posted August 17, 2004 Grazza said:Because it wasn't an official release. Were the Doom alphas more official, then? 0 Share this post Link to post
myk Posted August 18, 2004 It's different. The DOOM alphas started popping up, presumably from testers or such, a good while after the game became available, and eventually id gave the okay to making them public and officially okay to download. They haven't done such a thing for the DOOM 3 alpha, which was stolen and distributed during development. Plus DOOM 3 just came out... you can't expect them to make it legal yet at all. 0 Share this post Link to post