Tell me where a REAL "getting started" instruction is.
I get the impression that the people who wrote the instructions assumed that people already knew 95% of how to do this stuff. Nobody REALLY EXPLAINS anything. Said I needed a "WAD" file. Presumably I had them 20 years ago. Didn't explain how to find that. Eventually, I found what might qualify. Then, I tried downloading "version 2.0" Got a file. Unzipped it. Bunch of files. What do I do then? How to start it? Didn't see a .EXE file.
Etc.
Don't think of me as a total newbie. I DESIGNED my first computer in 1978. I actually ran Doom in 1993. Instructions were EASY, as they had to be. But not now.
Would it really be so hard for somebody to write a detailed, line-by-line EXPLANATION of what needs to be done? It would only have to be done once, more or less.
Etc.
Don't think of me as a total newbie. I DESIGNED my first computer in 1978. I actually ran Doom in 1993. Instructions were EASY, as they had to be. But not now.
Would it really be so hard for somebody to write a detailed, line-by-line EXPLANATION of what needs to be done? It would only have to be done once, more or less.
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I am happy to answer any questions you have and improve the documentation as needed.
Did you find this page: http://dengine.net/manual/guide/wad ? And if so, if it lacks some information please elaborate.
I recommend that if you're not familiar with Doomsday, you should get the MSI installer. This is a standard Windows Installer package that creates Start menu shortcuts etc, so you don't have to hunt for the executables manually. The ZIPs are provided for advanced users so that they can e.g. have multiple versions simultaneously available.
When you use the MSI installer and you have your WAD files somewhere, you can then follow these instructions to let Doomsday know where the WAD files are: http://dengine.net/manual/guide/2.0/readme_windows#games
There are further helpful tips here: http://dengine.net/manual/guide