Sliged: the Slige Quick-Runner Author: JJ Ukil, 7-12-98 Version: 1.0 1.0-Initial release. Two batch files for Doom and Doom 2, one batch file for Doom that isn't tutorial. Welcome to Sliged. This program is designed to quicken the process of making a Slige level. The normal process is to first run Slige, with any options you want, then use BSP to make its output a level, then play the level with Doom (or Doom2). With Sliged it is possible to instantly do all of these with one simple command--a double click! What does it do? Mostly, Slige does what I just said, but let me detail this: first it runs Slige, which generates a random level for Doom. Then it runs BSP, which builds the nodes--making the level playable. Then it plays Doom using the new level. How do I get it to work? Just unzip Sliged.zip in the directory that has Slige in it. Make sure it has BSP in it, too, BTW. Both these programs can be found at ftp.cdrom.com. What are these files? Sliged.bat: This creates/plays 1 Doom I level on a double click. Sliged2.bat: This creates/plays 1 Doom 2 level on a double click. Sligedav.bat: The other files explain, step by step, what they're doing, and prompt you each step of the way to continue. Once you're tired of hitting return for them all, use Sligedav (Sliged Advanced) to go without the prompts. What options do I have? Well, that's the thing. Sliged can do all of that with one double click. What it cannot do, at least currently, is directly use any of Slige's parameters, such as -levels or -rooms. To use these, you'll...umm...kind of have to defeat the purpose of Sliged and use a DOS prompt. It will still be one DOS command, but you'll need to outline your parameters in the command. ex. sliged -levels 3 -rooms 25 This makes Sliged create 3 Doom levels with about 25 rooms each and run them through Doom I. ex. sliged2 -levels 4 -rooms 7 This makes Sliged create 4 Doom 2 levels with about 7 rooms each and run them through Doom 2. One warning: currently, you can easily use -doom2 in Sliged, but this will not work. Sliged is currently configured only to use Doom I to run, so this way it will make a random Doom 2 level and run it in Doom I! (Don't try this; it doesn't work, trust me.) Or, for those of you with fair knowledge of batch files, you can edit in your common params. However, the same params over and over might get boring. I'm not the one to tell you how to judge that, though. IMPORTANT: Sliged isn't running the levels. Why? Because like most sane people you don't have Doom or Doom 2 and Slige in the directories I have them in. This can be fixed easily enough. Right click on one of the batch files, then left click on Edit. The batch files will show you where the directories are used; you just replace mine with yours. In case this doesn't help, remember that Sliged must assume BSP and Slige are in the same directory. Otherwise, email me and tell me where the problem is cropping up as well as you can and I'll try to fix it. Will this sketchy little job improve? Definitely. I'm just not sure exactly how yet. I could make a lot of the options available through the batch file, but this would require a LOT of repetitive coding based on my knowledge of batch files. We're talking several K of batch file! This would also be pretty slow and clunky. My ultimate goal is to figure out a way for you to be able to use an .ini file to configure what you want Slige to do, then have the batch file call on that. I don't think this can happen, though, with batch files; I might have to resort to C, when I get my hands on a C compiler in school next year. We'll just have to see what develops. Who can I contact to ask about this program? Jjukil@aol.com--JJ Ukil. (This isn't my real name.)