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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 200.1 | | SUBPAC::MAGGARD | Mail Ordered Husband | Fri Oct 20 1995 15:24 | 6 |
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doubt it.
prolly another one of those "not necessarily the best of the net" ftp archive
collections.
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| 200.2 | | BASLG1::BADMANJ | Standardisation breeds mediocrity | Mon Oct 23 1995 07:59 | 7 |
| I saw that one on the weekend too. I wouldn't bother if I were you.
Most WADS on those compilations are rubbish. Only a small handful of
WADS are really good. Hunt down the RAVEN levels; they are excellent.
Alternatively, if you play with the keyboard, start DOOM again but use
the mouse instead... that's what I'm currently doing but it's really
hard. I know I need to be able to perfect this if I'm ever going to be
any good in Deathmatch...
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| 200.3 | | BIS1::MENZIES | Uncle Blinkey! | Mon Oct 23 1995 08:49 | 4 |
| But Jamie, why is the mouse better than the keyboard...is it the speed
at which you can turn or what ???
Shaun$great_at_the_keyboard
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| 200.4 | | BASLG1::BADMANJ | Standardisation breeds mediocrity | Mon Oct 23 1995 10:31 | 9 |
| You can move and turn faster, fire more accurately.
>Shaun$great_at_the_keyboard
I *guarantee* that a 'great_at_the_keyboard' player would lose *every*
time to a 'great_at_the_mouse' player... it's that much of a
difference...
Jamie.
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| 200.5 | | SUBPAC::MAGGARD | Mail Ordered Husband | Mon Oct 23 1995 10:42 | 11 |
| > I *guarantee* that a 'great_at_the_keyboard' player would lose *every* time
> to a 'great_at_the_mouse' player... it's that much of a difference...
I recall seeing comments about a US national DOOM tourney where a
keyboard-only player came in second to the Id guys.
But yeah... if you can't compensate for the difference turning speed btw.
mouse and kbd, yer maggot fodder.
- jeff
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| 200.6 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | Tyro-Delphi-hacker | Mon Oct 23 1995 11:10 | 6 |
| So what moves/type of moves do they do with the mouse? I use the mouse,
but only for aiming and for firing. For all other movement I use the
arrow keys (I use the mouse in my left hand, and hit the keys with my
right). I'd be interested to know what techniques others use.
Laurie.
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| 200.7 | | BIS1::MENZIES | Uncle Blinkey! | Mon Oct 23 1995 11:11 | 5 |
| Ahhh....but is this turning on the spot ?
Cos I do a mean running turn which is very fatal!
Shaun
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| 200.8 | | BASLG1::BADMANJ | Standardisation breeds mediocrity | Tue Oct 24 1995 05:55 | 10 |
| >Ahhh....but is this turning on the spot ?
Try it. With the mouse, try turning a really tight circle as fast as
you can. Then try doing the same with the keyboard. It's obvious, once
you've tried it, how advantageous it could be in a deathmatch game.
Also, even running seems to be faster. I've seen an opponent move so
fast away from me that they literally weren't displayed for some of the
movement they were going so quick...
Jamie.
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| 200.9 | | BIS1::MENZIES | Uncle Blinkey! | Tue Oct 24 1995 07:40 | 7 |
| Well I did five or so levels with the mouse last night. I agree that
you can turn faster on the spot and sliding in and out from behind
walss is excellent. However, i'll be clobbered if I can run forwards
with just the mouse....I keep getting RSI!!! So I opted for a combo of
shift+forward for moving and mouse for turning and aiming.
Shaun
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| 200.10 | | BAHTAT::HILTON | http://blyth.lzo.dec.com | Tue Oct 24 1995 12:10 | 1 |
| 3 button mice seem to be the best for Doom.
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| 200.11 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | Tyro-Delphi-hacker | Tue Oct 24 1995 13:04 | 3 |
| How does that work then? Don't tell me, the extra button is <SHIFT> :^(
Loz$MS_bus_mouse_with_2_buttons
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| 200.12 | | BASLG1::BADMANJ | Standardisation breeds mediocrity | Wed Oct 25 1995 06:15 | 8 |
| I spoke to someone last night who said he does the following :
Right Mouse : Move forward
Left Mouse : Fire
Shift : Run
X : Backwards
I'm going to try it tonight. The backwards key sounds like a good idea.
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| 200.13 | | BAHTAT::HILTON | http://blyth.lzo.dec.com | Wed Oct 25 1995 06:24 | 7 |
| My brother uses middle mouse button for forward, so he can spin and go
forward at the same time.
I thought I Was ok at Deathmatch, but he kicked my butt when he was
using the mouse.
Greg
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| 200.14 | | PLAYER::BROWNL | Tyro-Delphi-hacker | Wed Oct 25 1995 07:49 | 4 |
| I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I hadn't realised that one could
redefine the keys and buttons.
Laurie$going_to_change_things_this_evening_and_try.
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| 200.15 | I want to move my weapon selects... | MOEUR2::SMITH | Fast as a Mamba, Brave as a Lion! | Wed Oct 25 1995 09:30 | 5 |
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Um, *blush*, I hadn't realised you could change things either! Um, I
still don't know how! Please?
Ian
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| 200.16 | | BAHTAT::HILTON | http://blyth.lzo.dec.com | Wed Oct 25 1995 09:30 | 3 |
| re .15
run setup
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| 200.17 | What a twit I am | MOEUR2::SMITH | Fast as a Mamba, Brave as a Lion! | Wed Oct 25 1995 09:32 | 4 |
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Oh, thanks, oh, d**n, it was there all the time!!
Seen it, done it, thanks
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