updated some documentation

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2003-03-13 Bradley Bell <btb@icculus.org>
* TODO, installation.txt: updated some documentation
* main/gamecntl.c, main/menu.c, main/menu.h: added "d2x options"
menu, with maxfps option

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See bugzilla for a more complete list of issues:
https://bugzilla.icculus.org/buglist.cgi?product=d2x&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED
* Rearrange build system
* Glitches with mission briefings
* D1 mission briefings (render spinning robots, etc.)
* bigendian networking (joining)
* use autoconf macros to replace junk in pstypes.h
* use unarj (or code) to extract necessary files from the CD as needed.

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-----------------
The base install depends on which version of the datafiles you have.
d2x currently supports the full version, the OEM version (Destination:
Quartzon), the PC shareware version, and the Mac shareware version.
d2x currently supports just about any version of Descent II, and can
use almost any version of Descent I as an add-on.
Place these files into your shared data dir:
Full Version:
Full Version (PC or Mac):
descent2.ham
descent2.hog
descent2.s11
descent2.s22
alien1.pig
alien2.pig
fire.pig
groupa.pig
ice.pig
water.pig
If you want movies, place the .mvl files in your shared data dir:
intro-h.mvl and/or intro-l.mvl
other-h.mvl and/or other-l.mvl
robots-h.mvl and/or robots-l.mvl
The mvl files from the Mac version will not work. They are in a
different format!
OEM Version (Destination: Quartzon):
descent2.ham
descent2.hog
descent2.s11
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ice.pig
water.pig
OEM Version:
descent2.ham
descent2.hog
descent2.s11
descent2.s22
fire.pig
groupa.pig
ice.pig
water.pig
If you want movies, place the .mvl files in your shared data dir:
intro-l.mvl
other-l.mvl
robots-h.mvl and/or robots-l.mvl
PC Shareware:
d2demo.ham
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exit.ham
d2.mn2
Mission Installation
--------------------
d2x should be able to play any missions for Descent 1 or Descent 2,
including the original Descent 1 mission (Descent: First Strike)
d2x should be able to play any missions for Descent I or Descent II,
including the original Descent I mission (Descent: First Strike)
In order to play any add-on missions, you need to have a full set of
textures. That is, your base installation above must be the "Full
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inside the system-wide data dir, or your $HOME/.d2x dir. d2x will
look in both places.
To install the original Descent 1 mission:
To install the original Descent I mission:
Place descent.hog into your data dir.
Vertigo Installation
--------------------
Vertigo consists of both game enhancements (codenamed HOARD) and an
Vertigo consists of both netgame enhancements (codenamed HOARD) and an
additional mission. To install HOARD, place hoard.ham in your data
dir. To play the vertigo mission, place d2x.hog and d2x.mn2 in your
mission dir.
If you want the movies that go with the vertigo mission, place
d2x-h.mvl and/or d2x-l.mvl in your data dir.
Notes
-----
In unix, the filenames must be in _lower case_. It's important.
In unix, all filenames must be in _lower case_. It's important.
It is not necessary to run the D2 setup program to extract the files
you need, just use unarj to extract the files from descent2.sow on the
cd.
If you use the mac data files, and they are not auto-detected (colors
come out wrong), use the -macdata switch.
If you use the mac demo data files, and they are not auto-detected
(colors come out wrong), use the -macdata switch.