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The Choices:Doom.Config file (which should be read as Choices:Doom.Config and written as <Choices$Write>.Doom.Config) follows the normal Doom format with one or two minor changes.
Lines starting with a '#' character are treated as comments and are ignored. All other lines will either be blank (and therefore ignored) or take the form :
| Keyword | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sfx_volume | Sound FX volume |
| sfx_swapstereo | Swap stereo effects flag |
| music_volume | Music volume |
| music_cd | CD drive number |
| music_atmospheric | Atmospheric music flag |
| show_messages | HUD messages flag |
| show_clock | HUD clock type |
| alarm_time | Alarm time |
| alarm_message | Alarm message |
| message_colour | HUD message colour |
| message_tiny | HUD message size |
| message_lines | Number of HUD message lines |
| use_gamma | Gamma correction factor |
| use_resampling | Resampling flags |
| use_translucency | Translucency flag |
| use_translucentspectre | Transluceny spectre flag |
| crosshair | Crosshair type |
| crosshair_colour | Crosshair colour |
| screenblocks | Size of viewed display |
| detaillevel | Detail reduced flag |
| automap_type | Automap type flags |
| automap_size | PIP Automap view size |
| automap_ping | Ping propogation speed |
| quickdisplay | Overlay 'quick' status information flag |
| winzoom_mul | Desktop window zoom multiplier |
| winzoom_div | Desktop window zoom divisor |
| wintext_font | Desktop messages window font name |
| wintext_usefont | Desktop messages window font enable flag |
| autowad_doom1 | Filename of Doom1 IWAD |
| autowad_doom2 | Filename of Doom2 IWAD |
| naming_orbit | Should names rotate around objects |
| naming_wavy | Should names lightly wave |
| naming_players | Should players have floating names |
| naming_monsters | Should monsters have floating names |
| naming_weapons | Should players have weapon names |
| naming_health | Should players have floating health |
| showfrags | Frag counter display format |
| dimtype | Type of dim to use when in menus |
| wipetype | Type of wipe to use on screen change |
| aabackgrounds | Anti-aliased background pictures flag |
| chatmacro1 | Alt-1 chat macro |
| chatmacro2 | Alt-2 chat macro |
| chatmacro3 | Alt-3 chat macro |
| chatmacro4 | Alt-4 chat macro |
| chatmacro5 | Alt-5 chat macro |
| chatmacro6 | Alt-6 chat macro |
| chatmacro7 | Alt-7 chat macro |
| chatmacro8 | Alt-8 chat macro |
| chatmacro9 | Alt-9 chat macro |
| chatmacro0 | Alt-0 chat macro |
| key_right | Key to turn right |
| key_left | Key to turn left |
| key_up | Key to walk/run forward |
| key_down | Key to walk/run backward |
| key_strafeleft | Key to step left |
| key_straferight | Key to step right |
| key_fire | Key to fire |
| key_use | Key to use keys, or trigger switches |
| key_strafe | Key to sidestep |
| key_speed | Key to run |
| key_jump | Key to jump |
| key_lookup | Key to look up |
| key_lookdown | Key to look down |
| mouse_sensitivity | Mouse sensitivity level |
| use_mouse | Mouse enable flag |
| mousebutton_1 | Select click effect |
| mousebutton_2 | Menu click effect |
| mousebutton_3 | Adjust click effect |
| mousebutton_4 | Select double-click effect |
| mousebutton_5 | Select double-click effect |
| mousebutton_6 | Select double-click effect |
| use_joystick | Joystick enable number |
| joybutton_1 | Joystick button 1 effect |
| joybutton_2 | Joystick button 2 effect |
| joybutton_3 | Joystick button 3 effect |
| joybutton_4 | Joystick button 4 effect |
| joybutton_5 | Joystick button 5 effect |
| joybutton_6 | Joystick button 6 effect |
| joybutton_7 | Joystick button 7 effect |
| joybutton_8 | Joystick button 8 effect |
The Choices:Doom.IWADs file (which should be read as Choices:Doom.IWADs and written as <Choices$Write>.Doom.IWADs) contains the locations of the IWAD files currently known about. These are listed in the form :
'<keyword> : <space> <filename>'
The currently known keywords are :
| Keyword | Meaning |
|---|---|
| default | Default IWAD to play |
| doom1 | Doom I |
| doom2 | Doom II |
| doomu | Ultimate Doom |
| plutonia | The Plutonia Experiment |
| evilution | TNT, Evilution |
| doom1s | Shareware Doom |
| unknown | Unknown IWAD |