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Odamex itself is free, however you have to buy Doom2 because it is still commercially sold by id software.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Doom+2&x=0&y=0

http://www.idsoftware.com/games/doom/doom2/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2300/

We will NEVER freely give away Doom2 and will not endorse any kind of pirating for it.

Until you buy Doom, feel free to use shareware doom (doom1.wad) or freedoom

EDIT: And in case you were confused, you need to buy Doom2 for PC or MAC so you can get doom2.wad from the installation. Xbox Doom2 from Doom 3: Collector's Edition and Doom 3:RoE will not work.

Yay!!! ^_______^

[What is Domination?]

Domination is a gamemode that has recently been implemented into Skulltag. It no longer requires ACS, so now if Odamex were to implement it the two ports would be compatible boom-wise. The gamemode is inspired from UT's Domination gamemode and works well with Doom's fast-paced gameplay.

[How is Domination played?]
Domination is played with teams. The teams fight against each in order to take control of specific sectors called "control nodes." In order for a map to work, a SECTINFO lump has to be compatible with it. The SECTINFO lump tells the corresponding sector where control nodes are located.

Here is an example of what a SECTINFO lump would look like to define node points in maps:
[MAP01]
points =
{
   "The Temple" = {226},
   "Deadman's Ridge" = {298},
   "The Alien Hive" = {321}
}

[MAP04]
points =
{
   "The Void" = {25},
   "The Maze" = {1177},
   "The Library" = {1014}
}
[What are the rules of Domination?]

No specific rule changes not already described below. Just be sure to give the right SECTINFO points and add team starts :-)

{Scoring}

In various parts of the map there are "control nodes." When a player takes control of a node (the node is usually a teleporter surrounded by fog that changes color to match the team that controls it, white when nobody controls it), every 3 seconds a point is given to that team. Pointlimit will determine how many points is required for a team to be declared winner. The average pointlimit is usually somewhere around 200.

Here is an image of what a basic control node looks like in Domination for Skulltag.
http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=doom0515nt2.png


This is all subject to change and open to input.

However those are all gameplay and physics changes that would effect gameplay, Naut.

I don't think there's anything wrong with fixing it since its only a cosmetic issue. Odamex will still feel like doom2.exe with or without the bug fixed.

I vote fixed.

Welcome to Odamex. You may notice the community only has a few servers and the average player base is 0, but that doesn't mean nobody plays. If you ever want a game, hop into #odamex on irc.oftc.net and ask for one (yes its that simple). And unlike #zdplayers and #skulltag, #odamex isn't a cesspool for retards to spam random crap and cyber. :D

I really want to get this going some time now that 0.4 is out. Anyone still interested? If so I'll get a few helpers and see if we can get some kind of odaparty going on once a week or so.

Normally, servers will download them for you when you connect. However I disabled that feature on the [TX-Dallas] servers (the servers I maintain) to reduce network traffic.

You can find the wads here
http://www.coffeenet.org/~vulture/wads/

Also yes it is common to not see anybody online. However, if you join Odamex's IRC channel (#odamex on irc.oftc.net) and ask for a game there will be plenty of people who will reply (Ralphis and myself are very big on getting a game going any time).