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Community Discussion => Technical Support => Topic started by: DBBromberg on April 02, 2007, 10:41:01

Title: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: DBBromberg on April 02, 2007, 10:41:01

I downloaded the Version 0.2 Alpha Windows 9x/2000/XP Starter Package and extracted all the files but I do not see a wizard or anything to install it or where I copy the wad files to I have no idea what to do to get this up and running?

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: killingblair on April 02, 2007, 15:29:00

There is no installer, just double click odalaunch.exe to list servers.

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: DBBromberg on April 02, 2007, 17:27:43

Ok I clicked on the launcher and a list of games popped up, I selected one and clicked on it and nothing happened, so what do I do now?
Do I have to copy the wad files from my DOOM collectors edition and if so where to?
What ports need to be forwarded for me to play?

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: Manc on April 02, 2007, 18:13:28

You need to tell the launcher where your IWADs (http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/IWAD) are or at least have a copy of one in the same directory as everything else.

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: DBBromberg on April 02, 2007, 19:00:36

Sorry that does not help I have the collector's edition so I have 4 games I know where the file is for the games but where do I go to tell the launcher where the wads are?

Again what ports do I need to forward to be able to play online?

Thanks

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: Russell on April 03, 2007, 04:03:54

Hello.

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Sorry that does not help I have the collector's edition so I have 4 games I know where the file is for the games but where do I go to tell the launcher where the wads are?

1) Open the launcher
2) Go to File->Settings
3) Click the Add button next to the wad dir, locate the Collectors Edition directory (usually under C:\program files\ directory somewhere)
4) Find the location of Ultimate Doom, Doom 2 and Final Doom IWAD files (filenames are doom2.wad, doom.wad), these may be located in subfolders
5) Repeat the process for all 3 game IWADS

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Again what ports do I need to forward to be able to play online?

Thanks

You shouldn't need to forward any ports unless you want to host servers

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: DBBromberg on April 03, 2007, 07:45:17

thank you for the information, I would like to know what ports to forward? I do host games now and then and I also find that I get a better connection (less chance of getting booted) when I am playing online if I have the ports forwarded

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: Zorro on April 03, 2007, 17:13:39

10666 is the default, but as Russell said, ports should only need to be forwarded when eunning your own servers, not when connecting to existing ones.

Title: Re: I need help installing?????????????
Post by: DBBromberg on April 03, 2007, 17:41:16

I know thank you