ODAMEX_AGA 0.6.4.45

Amiga port of Odamex (DOOM)

Short:        Amiga port of Odamex (DOOM)
Author:       NovaCoder
Uploader:     novacoder yahoo co uk
Type:         game/shoot
Version:      0.6.4.45
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.1.0
Distribution: Aminet

Overview:

Amiga 68k port based on Odamex v0.6.4.

Odamex is a modification of DOOM to allow players to compete with each other
over the Internet using the client/server architecture. Thanks to the source
code release of DOOM by id Software in December 1997, there have been many
modifications that enhanced DOOM in various ways. These modifications are
known as "source ports", as early modifications mainly ported DOOM to other
platforms and operating systems such as Windows, AmigaOS and Macintosh.

Odamex is based on the CSDoom 0.62 source code originally created by Sergey 
Makovkin, which is based on the ZDoom 1.22 source code created by Randy Heit.

Odamex is released under the GNU General Public License v2. Please read 
LICENSES for further details regarding the license.


Features:

 * SDL Mixer music support (OGG/WAV files)
 * Native MIDI support (CAMD)
 * International keyboard mapping
 * The popular ZDoom 1.22 core engine and CSDoom 0.62 core net code
 * Compatibility with many major operating systems, including Windows, Linux,
   FreeBSD, AmigaOS and Mac OSX
 * Core game play modelled on the original doom2.exe
 * Accurate playback of doom2.exe demo files
 * Streamlined WAD loading, allowing the server and clients to load WAD files
   on the fly without needing to restart the client or server
 * Compatibility with Boom, MBF and CTF Standard maps
 * Jumping, Mouse-look and other non-standard features


Requirements:

1) An AGA Amiga.
2) 68060 processor or better.
3) AHI installed and configured.
4) CAMD library installed and configured for native MIDI playback.
5) Music packs for digital music playback (see links section below).   
6) The original games (or demos).


Configuration Options:

When running from the Shell you must specify a stack of at least 300,000.
Please see the Odamex documentation for command line options, most of
these can be set via tooltypes.
Any errors/warnings should be written to a log file.


Limitations:

1) No network or multi-player support.
2) No Joystick support because 2 button DOOM is boring.


Version History:

0.6.4.42 - Built using latest RTG source code.
0.6.4.45 - Built using latest RTG source code.


Performance Considerations:

1) Fast File System is actually not, use PFS3 instead.
2) Playing OGG compressed music on a real 68k CPU will be very slow.
3) Use v4.18 of AHI as the later versions are too slow.


Links:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1001265 (Odamex thread on EAB)
http://odamex.net/ (Odamex page)
http://www.doomworld.com/classicdoom/info/patches.php (DOOM WAD versions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkxvDx27sY (AHI setup guide)
http://sc55.duke4.net/ (Roland SC-55 music packs for the SDL Mixer)