The new wad selection mechanism

By [WDJ] March 23, 2010

Revised May 9, 2010
Revised Oct 30, 2010
Revised Fed 22, 2011
Revised Jan 12, 2014

The following command line switch will force the execution mode:
Syntax: -game <mode>
Where <mode> is one of the following:
"freedoom" => GDESC_freedoom
"freedm" => GDESC_freedm
"doom2" => GDESC_doom2
"freedu" => GDESC_freedoom_ultimate
"doomu" => GDESC_ultimate
"doom1" => GDESC_doom_shareware
"plutonia" => GDESC_plutonia
"tnt" => GDESC_tnt
"blasphem" => GDESC_blasphemer
"heretic" => GDESC_heretic
"heretic1" => GDESC_heretic_shareware
"hexen" => GDESC_hexen
"hexen1" => GDESC_hexen_demo
"strife" => GDESC_strife
"strife0" => GDESC_strife_shareware
"chex1" => GDESC_chex1
"ultimode" => GDESC_ultimate_mode
"doommode" => GDESC_doom_mode
"heremode" => GDESC_heretic_mode
"hexemode" => GDESC_hexen_mode

The following is the table of recognized games and modes.

The gname is used to tag save games.
The idstr is used to make save game directories, and the selection switch.
The title appears at game start, to identify the wad.
The wad will be checked for having the required lumps.
The execution mode controls Legacy features and game play restrictions.
doom_shareware = Doom shareware version
doom_registered = Doom registered version
ultdoom_retail = Ultimate Doom
doom2_commercial = Doom2 with Boom extensions
heretic = Heretic inventory etc.
hexen = Hexen (not implemented yet, May 9, 2010)
strife = Strife (not implemented yet, May 9, 2010)
chexquest1 = Chex Quest extensions.

There are upto 3 possible filenames, all will be checked for -game.
The first filename is preferred and is usually unique.

Boom extensions and Legacy extensions will be active in all modes except
where a specific mode has incompatibilities.

GDESC_freedoom: FreeDoom project, DoomII replacement

gname, title = "FreeDoom"
idstr = "freedoom"
file = "freedoom2.wad", "freedoom.wad", "doom2.wad"
lumps = require "FREEDOOM" "MAP01"
gamemode = doom2_commercial
GDESC_freedm: FreeDM project, DoomII deathmatch
gname, title = "FreeDM"
idstr = "freedm"
file = "freedm.wad", "doom.wad"
lumps = require "FREEDOOM" "MAP01"
gamemode = doom2_commercial

GDESC_doom2: DoomII
gname ="Doom2"
title = "DOOM 2: Hell on Earth"
idstr = "doom2"
file = "doom2.wad"
lumps = require "MAP01" "TITLE"
gamemode = doom2_commercial

GDESC_freedoom_ultimate: FreeDoom project, Ultimate Doom replacement

gname ="Ultimate FreeDoom"
idstr = "freedu"
file = "freedoom1.wad", "freedu.wad", "doomu.wad"
lumps = require "FREEDOOM" "E4M1" "E1M1" "E2M2"
gamemode = ultdoom_retail

GDESC_ultimate: Doom1 1995, Doom1 1995 on floppy

gname = "Ultimate Doom"
title = "The Ultimate DOOM"
idstr = "doomu"
file = "doomu.wad", "doom_se.wad", "doom.wad"
lumps = require "E4M1" "E1M1" "E2M2" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = ultdoom_retail

GDESC_doom: DoomI 1994

gname ="Doom"
title = "DOOM Registered"
idstr = "doom"
file = "doom.wad"
lumps = require "E3M9" "E1M1" "E2M2" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = doom_registered

GDESC_doom_shareware: DoomI shareware

gname ="Doom shareware"
title = "DOOM Shareware"
idstr = "doom1"
file = "doom1.wad", "doom.wad"
lumps = require "E1M1" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = doom_shareware

GDESC_plutonia: FinalDoom : Plutonia, DoomII engine

gname ="Plutonia"
title = "DOOM 2: Plutonia Experiment"
idstr = "plutonia"
file = "plutonia.wad"
lumps = require "CAMO1" "MAP01" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = doom2_commercial

GDESC_tnt: FinalDoom : Tnt Evilution, DoomII engine

gname ="Tnt Evilution"
title = "DOOM 2: TNT - Evilution"
idstr = "tnt"
 file = "tnt.wad"
lumps = require "REDTNT" "MAP01" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = doom2_commercial

GDESC_blasphemer: FreeDoom project, DoomII replacement

gname, title ="Blasphemer"
idstr = "blasphem"
file = "BLASPHEM.WAD", "blasphem.wad", "heretic.wad"
lumps = require "BLASPHEM" "E1M1" "TITLE"
gamemode = heretic

GDESC_heretic: Heretic
gname, title = "Heretic"
idstr = "heretic"
file = "heretic.wad"
lumps = require "E1M1" "E2M2" "TITLE"
gamemode = heretic

GDESC_heretic_shareware: Heretic shareware

gname, title ="Heretic shareware"
idstr = "heretic1"
file = "heretic1.wad", "heretic.wad"
lumps = require "E1M1" "TITLE" but cannot have "E2M2"
gamemode = heretic

GDESC_hexen: Hexen
gname, title ="Hexen"
idstr = "hexen"
file = "hexen.wad"
lumps = require "MAP40" "MAP01" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = hexen

GDESC_hexen_demo: Hexen
gname, title ="Hexen Demo"
idstr = "hexen1"
file = "hexen1.wad", "hexen.wad"
lumps = require "MAP01" "TITLE"
gamemode = hexen

GDESC_strife: Strife
gname, title ="Strife"
idstr = "strife"
file = "strife.wad"
lumps = require "ENDSTRF" "MAP20" "MAP01"
gamemode = strife

GDESC_strife_shareware: Strife shareware

gname, title ="Strife shareware"
idstr = "strife0"
file = "strife0.wad", "strife.wad"
lumps = require "ENDSTRF" but cannot have "MAP01"
gamemode = strife

GDESC_chex1: Chex Quest

gname, title ="Chex Quest"
idstr = "chex1"
file = "chex1.wad", "chex.wad"
lumps = require "W94_1" "POSSH0M0" "E1M1" but cannot have "TITLE"
gamemode = chexquest1
GDESC_ultimate_mode: Ultimate Doom replacement
gname, title ="Ultimate mode"
idstr = "ultimode"
file = "doomu.wad", "doom.wad"
lumps = require "E1M1"
gamemode = ultdoom_retail

GDESC_doom_mode: DoomI replacement

gname, title ="Doom mode"
idstr = "doommode"
file = "doom1.wad", "doom.wad"
lumps = require "E1M1"
gamemode = doom_registered

GDESC_heretic_mode: Heretic replacement

gname, title = "Heretic mode"
idstr = "heremode"
file = "heretic.wad"
lumps = require "E1M1"
gamemode = heretic

GDESC_hexen_mode: Hexen replacement

gname, title = "Hexen mode"
idstr = "hexemode"
file = "hexen.wad"
lumps = require "MAP01"
gamemode = hexen

GDESC_other: Other iwads, DoomII, Boom extensions, and Legacy extensions

gname = name of iwad
title = "Public DOOM"
file = file from -iwad
lumps = require "MAP01"
gamemode = doom2_commercial