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fZZey
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Joined: 19 Apr 2004

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:16 am    Post subject: starting help Reply with quote

hey, I'm completely new to zdaemon and im having trouble getting started. I've got an iwad for doom2, but it's size is at 14263 kb. since it doesn't match the file size of any of the iwad versions in the faq section, i have no idea what version of doom2 i have. I've tried to load up zdaemon.exe for the heck of it anyways, but the screens goes black. I can hear the music and all, so i know that the program is running - i just cant see anything. what am i doing wrong, and what patches do i need to fix this if any patch can fix it?
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enVision
A.K.A. Rat-Arsed


Joined: 13 Dec 2002
Location: Lagland

PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like your doom2.wad may be fine and your graphics settings are knackered. Open Zdoom.ini, which you will find in the zdaemon folder, and look for the lines:

vid_defbits=8
vid_defheight=200
vid_defwidth=320

Change it to:

vid_defbits=8
vid_defheight=600
vid_defwidth=800

That should fix the problem of the graphics, if it doesn't try 640 x 480 instead.

The size to check the doom2.wad is measured in Bytes, not KiloBytes. Right click the file, go into properties and copy down the full File Size whilst making sure its not the 'File Size on Disk'.
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fZZey
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 3:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey, thanks for the help. it seems to be working just fine now.
oh and thanks for correcting me on the file size issue there. i meant bytes Very Happy
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Ralphis
That blue hedgehog again of all places!


Joined: 13 May 2002
Location: Philadelphia Clan: Unidoom http://www.unidoom.org/

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you happen to be using a LCD monitor? My girlfriend has an LCD and this was a problem I had to correct for her. The reason this happens is that LCD monitors are pieces of crap and can't go to very many resolutions. Zdaemon's default is 320x240 so nothing is going to show up unless you modify the cfg. Of course, this proves difficult and most likely has turned a few people away from Zdaemon in the past. Thank you for bringing up this issue
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thefwf
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Joined: 08 Nov 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You have a girlfriend? Was that her bra you were wearing in the picture?
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fodders_DS
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

She isn't old enough to wear a bra. Razz
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xrob2k4x
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Joined: 16 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rofl
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Joker87
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

lmao
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enVision
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice and illegal, just how he likes it Razz

Joking btw Smile
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