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prboom - PrBoom, a version of Doom for Unix, Linux and Windows systems
SYNOPSIS
prboom [ -complevel lvl ] [ -width w ] [ -height h ] [ -viewangle n ]
[ -vidmode gl ] [ -[no]fullscreen ] [ -[no]window ] [ -iwad iwadname ]
[ -file wad1 ... ] [ -deh deh_file ] [ -noload ] [ -loadgame
{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7} ] [ -warp { map | epis level } -skill {1,2,3,4,5} ]
[ {-fastdemo,-timedemo,-playdemo} demofile [ -ffmap num ] ] [ -record
demofile ] [ -solonet ] [ -net hostname[:port] ] [ -deathmatch [ -alt‐
death ] ] [ { -timer mins | -avg }] ] [ -nosound ] [ -nosfx ] [ -nomu‐
sic] [ -nojoy ] [ -nomouse ] [ -noaccel ] [ -nodraw ] [ -config myconf
] [ -save savedir ] [ -bexout bexdbg ] [ -debugfile debug_file ] [
-devparm ] [ -noblit ] [ -nodrawers ]
DESCRIPTION
PrBoom is a version of the 3D shoot'em'up Doom, originally by iD soft‐
ware. It is based on Boom, a version of Doom adapted by TeamTNT
(http://www.teamtnt.com/) for DOS. PrBoom uses the SDL library, meaning
it can run on a variety of different systems, including Windows, X11,
Linux/SVGALib.
Options-complevel lvl
This sets the compatibility mode that PrBoom runs in. If you
need to change this, see README.compat.
Video Options-width w
Specifies the width of the PrBoom window, in pixels. Default is
320, the width must be greater than 320..
-height h
Specifies the height of the PrBoom window, in pixels. Default is
200, the height must be greater than 200.
-viewangle n
Causes the player view to be rotated by a given offset (speci‐
fied in 45degree increments, in the range 0..7) from the way the
player is facing.
-vidmode gl
Use the OpenGL video mode. The default is to use the software
video mode.
-fullscreen, -nofullscreen
These options toggle fullscreen mode. The default is fullscreen.
-window, -nowindow
This pair of options also toggle fullscreen mode. They only take
effect for this prboom session and do not alter your configura‐
tion file.
WAD Options-iwad iwadname
Specifies the location of the IWAD file, typically doom.wad or
doom2.wad (or doom2f.wad). This tells prboom where the main .wad
file that came with the version of Doom that you own is.
-file wad1 ...
Specifies a list of PWAD files to load in addition to the IWAD
file. PWAD files modify the existing Doom game, by adding levels
or new sounds or graphics. PWAD files are widely available for
download; try ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames for starters.
-deh deh_file
Tells PrBoom to load the dehacked patch deh_file.
Game Options-loadgame {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Instructs PrBoom to load the specified saved game immediately.
-warp { map | epis level }
Tells PrBoom to begin a new game immediately. For Doom 1 or
Ultimate Doom, you must specify the episode and level number to
begin at (epis is 1 for Knee-Deep in the Dead, 2 for Shores of
Hell, 3 for Inferno, 4 for Ultimate Doom; level is between 1 and
9). For Doom ][ or Final Doom, you must specify the map to begin
at, which is between 1 and 2 (0 for German Doom ][).
-skill n
Tells PrBoom to begin the game at skill level n (1 for ITYTD, 2
for Not Too Rough, 3 for Hurt Me Plenty, 4 for Ultraviolent, 5
for Nightmare).
-respawn
Tells PrBoom that monsters that die should respawn (come back to
life) after a while. Not for the inexperienced.
-fast Tells PrBoom to make all the monsters move react faster. Not
for the inexperienced.
-nomonsters
Tells PrBoom to include no monsters in the game.
Multiplayer Options-net hostname[:port]
Specifies that a TCP/IP network game is to be started. hostname
is the name of the machine on which the network game server is
running (prboom-game-server). For more information about this,
see prboom-game-server(6) and the README that came with prboom.
port is the port number on the remote machine to which to con‐
nect; if not specified, the default of 5030 (which is the
default for prboom-game-server(6) ) is assumed. The server will
configure your PrBoom settings, so that all the players have the
same game settings (skill, map etc).
Also, the server may specify additional PWAD files to play with; if you
do not have the required .WAD file, PrBoom will ask the server for a
download path, and attempt to use wget(1) and if necessary unzip(1) to
download and extract the required WAD.
-port portnum
Specifies the local port to use to communicate with the server
in a netgame.
-deathmatch
No longer used. Tells PrBoom to begin a deathmatch game, but
this is overridden by the server's settings. Only works for sin‐
gle play (!).
-altdeath
Similar to -deathmatch, but implies a different set of rules for
the deathmatch game. No longer used (specified by the server).
-timer mins
No longer used. Specifies that levels will end after mins min‐
utes of play if the level is still being played, but is overrid‐
den by the server in a netgame. Not really useful for single
play.
-avg Equivalent to -timer 20
-solo-net
Used to run a single-player network game, without a network game
server. This enables network game items & options for an other‐
wise single-player game; some demos are recorded like this.
Demo (LMP) Options-record demofile
Instructs PrBoom to begin recording a demo, to be stored in
demofile.lmp. You should specify game options to specify which
level and skill to record at.
-playdemo demofile
Play the recorded demo demofile.lmp
-timedemo demofile
Play the recorded demo demofile.lmp, reporting information about
the length of the demo (in gametics) afterwards.
-fastdemo demofile
Play the recorded demo demofile.lmp as fast as possible. Useful
for benchmarking PrBoom, as compared to other versions of Doom.
-ffmap num
Fast forward the demo (play at max speed) until reaching map num
(note that this takes just a number, not a map name, so so
-ffmap 7 to go fast until MAP07 or ExM7).
I/O Options
-nosound
Disables all sound effects and in-game music. This prevents the
sound server loading, which lets the game run a little faster.
-nosfx Disables sound effects during the game. This does not stop the
sound server loading, however, so for best performance use
-nosound.
-nomusic
Disables playing of music in the game.
-nojoy Disables joystick support.
-nomouse
Prevents the mouse being grabbed by the prboom window.
-noaccel
For prboom, this prevents it using the MITShm server extension
for passing the screen data to the X server. This option may be
required if the X server is not local. For lsdoom, this tells
lsdoom not to use the accelerated graphics functions that
SVGALib provides even when they are supported for your video
card (normally this is autodetected).
-1, -2, -3
Specifies the scale factor by which to enlarge the window. The
default, -1, displays the normal 320x200 pixel Doom screen (or
whatever size is specified by the -width and -height parameters
or in the config file for prboom). If this window is too small,
try using -2 or -3 to enlarge the window. -nodraw Suppress all
graphical display. Only for debugging & demo testing.
Configuration-config myconf
Loads an alternative configuration file, named myconf. The
default is boom.cfg(5), taken from the same directory as PrBoom
was run from, except when running with OpenGL, then the default
is glboom.cfg(5).
-save savedir
Causes prboom to save games in the directory specified by
savedir instead of ~/.prboom/.
Debugging/Profiling Options
-devparm
Development mode. Mostly redundant these days, but it does force
non-lazy generation of texture lookups which can be useful for
level authors debugging PWADs.
-debugfile debug_file
Causes some debugging information, mainly network info I
believe, to be written to the named file as prboom runs.
-nodrawers
Causes no rendering to be done. The only conceivable use of this
is (a) a multiplayer server (b) to test the speed of the other
routines in the program, when combined with -timedemo.
-noblit
Causes no copying to the screen from the rendering buffer to be
performed. The only conceivable use of this is (a) a multiplayer
server (b) to test the speed of the other routines in the pro‐
gram, when combined with -timedemo.
-bexout bexdbg
Causes diagnostics related to bex and dehacked file processing
to be written to the names file.
More Informationwget(1), unzip(1), boom.cfg(5), prboom-game-server(6)
For more information, see the README that came with PrBoom, the Boom
documentation, and your original Doom documentation.
Doom is a registered trademark of id software (http://www.idsoft‐
ware.com/).
Author
See the file AUTHORS included with the PrBoom distribution.
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