SLIDERS: PREPARE TO MEET THY DOOM!


WRITTEN BY MARK MOORE





CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION

WHO AM I?

WHAT IS SLIDERS: PREPARE TO MEET THY DOOM!?

THE STORY FOR SLIDERS: PREPARE TO MEET THY DOOM!

WHAT TIME THE GAME TAKES PLACE IN IN RELATION TO THE TV SERIES

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE DOOMSLID.ZIP FILE

WHAT'S NEEDED TO RUN SLIDERS DOOM

HOW SLIDERS DOOM WAS MADE

SOUNDS USED IN THE GAME, AND FROM WHICH EPISODES

CHANGES MADE IN THE EXE FILES FOR THE GAMES

A NOTE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

CREDITS

FUTURE PROJECTS FROM ME

WHERE YOU CAN SEND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS

WHERE YOU CAN GET A COPY OF THIS GREAT PROGRAM

CONCLUSION



INTRODUCTION
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Well, here I am - FINALLY!!! This is the first project for Doom that I'm
releasing over the Internet. I've been spending quite a long time on this
project. (I started working on it sometime after the episode "THE YOUNG AND
THE RELENTLESS" first aired on Friday, June 7, 1996.) Anyway, I'm finally
done! Today's date is January 1, 1997 (New Year's Day). So now I finally get
to write about all this!!! Maybe you'd like to get something to drink while
reading this; it'll take quite a while!!!



WHO AM I?
---------


My name is Mark Moore. I'm 18 years old. I was born in Chicago, Illinois on
October 18, 1978. I've lived in Homosassa, Florida since June, 1986. Me and
my parents moved here from Chicago when I was 7. I graduated from Lecanto
High School on Tuesday, May 28, 1996. I'm the youngest sibling.

I had a lot of time on my hands during the summer, so I decided to make a
big Doom project, being a big Doom fan, yet not quite a fanatic. I don't
spend every free moment playing Doom. I like writing stories.

Anyway, since I started attending CFCC (Central Florida Community College)
on Monday, August 26, I kept working on it, so here it is.



WHAT IS SLIDERS: PREPARE TO MEET THY DOOM!?
-------------------------------------------


It is a program that I have made for Doom. It consists of DeHackEd patches
and a WAD file. It's really awesome, if I do say so myself!!! :-)

It's based on the T.V. series "SLIDERS", created by Tracy Torme and Robert
K. Weiss.



THE STORY FOR SLIDERS: PREPARE TO MEET THY DOOM!
------------------------------------------------


The story is pretty cool. The Sliders land on a world that has been taken
over by demons and monsters. Since they can't stay in one place until the
window opens, due to said demons and monsters, they have to get out of the
base. So, Quinn goes and clears the way, then Wade, Rembrandt, and the
Professor follow. They slide to the next world, only to find out it's
similar to the one they just left. Each episode of THE ULTIMATE DOOM takes
place on a different Earth, and DOOM II: HELL ON EARTH takes place on the
worst one they've encountered so far!!! In Doom II, the demons and monsters
have taken over the Earth and wanna sabotage the Cryin' Man Concert on that
Earth!!! The Sliders have to stop them!!! After Doom II, they slide to a
better world; thus, it's the end of the game.



WHAT TIME THE GAME TAKES PLACE IN IN RELATION TO THE TV SERIES
--------------------------------------------------------------


The events of this game take place immediately after the episode "RULES OF
THE GAME", the third season premiere. The "War Game" experience has prepared
them for this world - almost!!! :-)



WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE DOOMSLID.ZIP FILE
----------------------------------------


The following files should be included in the ZIP file. If any are missing,
then you have an altered copy. Check the end of the document on how to
obtain a pure copy.


FILE_ID.DIZ	Description
SLIDERS.TXT	Info File
SLIDERS.WAD	The Sliders WAD File That Contains The Sounds And Graphics
SLIDERS1.DEH	The DeHackEd Patch For Doom 1
SLIDERS2.DEH	The DeHackEd Patch For Doom 2



WHAT'S NEEDED TO RUN SLIDERS DOOM
---------------------------------


You need either The Ultimate Doom v1.9 or Doom 2: Hell On Earth v1.666.
You'll need both games for the full experience. Although, you can use the
WAD file with any version of Doom (I think), but not the DeHackEd patches.



HOW SLIDERS DOOM WAS MADE
-------------------------


Forget it!!! It takes TOO LONG to explain!!!



SOUNDS USED IN THE GAME, AND FROM WHICH EPISODES
------------------------------------------------


Here is a list of all of the voices and sound effects listed in the game,
who said them, and from which episode:


Pistol Sound - From the Second Season Episode "THE YOUNG AND THE RELENTLESS"
(6/7/96) where Wade's double fired the gun.

Quinn's Groan - "THE YOUNG AND THE RELENTLESS" where Quinn and Wade's double
were fighting.

Wade: "Ooh, you look so angry!" - "THE YOUNG AND THE RELENTLESS" from the
scene where they were watching the video tape.

Arturo: "Run! Run like hell!" - From the Second Season Premiere "INTO THE
MYSTIC" (3/1/96) when the Sliders were running away.

Wade: "Quinn?!"
Arturo: "Oh my God!"
Wade: "Nooooooooooooooo!" - "INTO THE MYSTIC" repeat of "LUCK OF THE DRAW"
(5/17/95). I used "INTO THE MYSTIC" because I couldn't find "LUCK OF THE
DRAW". I have every SLIDERS episode on tape, but the first season episodes
are scattered all over. Starting with the second season, I taped them all
back to back, so they would be easier to find.

Quinn: "That looked like that must've hurt!" - "THE YOUNG AND THE
RELENTLESS" when they were watching the tape.

Punching Sound - This is actually the sound from when Wade's double kicked
Quinn in "THE YOUNG AND THE RELENTLESS".

Thunder Clap - The thunder clap from the end of an episode. I don't remember
which one. It's used when the boss in Doom 2 dies.

Rembrandt: (singing) "I've got tears in my 'fro" (slowly) - From the episode
"THE KING IS BACK" (5/10/95) during the concert when Rembrandt starts
singing.

R & B Music - "THE KING IS BACK" when Rembrandt walks out on stage. Used in
level 30 of Doom 2.

Rembrandt: (singing) "I've got tears in my 'fro" (fast) - "THE KING IS BACK"
when Rembrandt starts singing again after his double come on stage.

Ross J. Kelley: "I'm Ross J. Kelley, and I'll fight for you!!!" - "INTO THE
MYSTIC" from the T.V. commercial.

Rembrandt and Rembrandt's double: (singing) "I should pull them out, I know,
though that's the saddest thing I'll ever have to do." - "THE KING IS BACK"
during the concert.

Quinn: "Whoo!!!" - "THE KING IS BACK" after they slide into the empty
courthouse.

Quinn: "That was unbelievable, you guys!!!" - "THE KING IS BACK" after they
slide into the empty courthouse.

Wade: "Damn you!" - From the episode "GILLIAN OF THE SPIRITS" (3/15/96) when
Quinn tells Wade to slide.

Maurice Fish: "Whoo-hoo-ooo!!! Oh, yes, sir!!! Thank you!!!" - "THE KING IS
BACK" when Maurice was demonstrating his "unique" singing skills to
Rembrandt. Well, I don't really know if you can call it "singing". :-)

Ross J. Kelley: "I can get those demons off your back!!!" - "INTO THE
MYSTIC" from the T.V.  commercial.

Arturo: "Gentlemen, check your flies." - "THE KING IS BACK" when they were
walking down the street and singing everyone laughing.

Wade: "That is so cool!!!" - "PILOT" (3/22/95), the series premiere, when
Wade asked Quinn if the Wormhole was safe.

Quinn: "Sliders" - From second season theme song. I don't remember which
one.


So, here are the number of sounds taken from each episode:


"THE KING IS BACK"		8

"THE YOUNG AND THE RELENTLESS"	5

"INTO THE MYSTIC"		4

"GILLIAN OF THE SPIRITS"	1

"PILOT"				1

PLUS:

1 SOUND FROM SECOND SEASON THEME SONG

1 SOUND FROM THE END OF AN EPISODE


And here's the number of lines each character had:


WADE		5 (counted 2 for sound when Quinn dies)
QUINN		4 (not counting groan)
REMBRANDT	3 (only counted 1 for when both Rembrandts were singing)
ARTURO		3
ROSS J. KELLEY	2
MAURICE FISH	1



CHANGES MADE IN THE EXE FILES FOR THE GAMES
-------------------------------------------


The following changes were made in both Doom 1 and Doom 2:


The plasma bullet's missile damage was increased to half of that of the
BFG-9000. It seemed more logical for the plasma gun to have more power than
the rocket launcher instead of less.


Maximum Health was upped to 999%

Max Armor upped to 999%

Max Soulsphere Health upped to 999%

God Mode Health upped to 999%

IDFA Armor upped to 999%

IDKFA Armor upped to 999%

The number of BFG Cells used per shot was lowered to 10


The cheat codes were changed. Here are the new cheat codes, which apply to
both games:


Change Music		tunes

Chainsaw		chainsaw

God Mode		god

Ammo & Keys		all

Ammo			ammo

No Clipping		clip

Invincibility		macleod

Berserk			berserk

Invisibility		gone

Radiation Suit		suit

Auto-map		automap

Lite-Amp Goggles	lights

BEHOLD menu		behold (note that it serves no purpose :-) )

Level Warp		engage

Player Position		player

Map cheat		map


The text was changed. Note: If you don't want the surprise to be spoiled,
scroll down to the section titled: "A NOTE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE". Don't say I
didn't warn ya!!! :-)

Here's the old and new text for both games, taken directly from the patch
files:


THE ULTIMATE DOOM:


After Episode 1 (Old):

Text 440 441
Once you beat the big badasses and
clean out the moon base you're supposed
to win, aren't you? Aren't you? Where's
your fat reward and ticket home? What
the hell is this? It's not supposed to
end this way!

It stinks like rotten meat, but looks
like the lost Deimos base.  Looks like
you're stuck on The Shores of Hell.
The only way out is through.

To continue the DOOM experience, play
The Shores of Hell and its amazing
sequel, Inferno!


After Episode 1 (New):

Once Quinn gets to the end of the base, he
tells Wade, Rembrandt, and Professor
Arturo to join him. They fight their way
to where Quinn is, and they Slide. What
they find on the next Earth is an almost
exact duplicate of the world they just
left - only a lot meaner!! Seems like
Quinn has to go and clear this base, too!

"Good luck, Quinn." Wade says, and kisses
him on the lips.

"Don't worry, Wade." Quinn says, and he
goes into the base.


After Episode 2 (Old):

Text 466 465
You've done it! The hideous cyber-
demon lord that ruled the lost Deimos
moon base has been slain and you
are triumphant! But ... where are
you? You clamber to the edge of the
moon and look down to see the awful
truth.

Deimos floats above Hell itself!
You've never heard of anyone escaping
from Hell, but you'll make the bastards
sorry they ever heard of you! Quickly,
you rappel down to  the surface of
Hell.

Now, it's on to the final chapter of
DOOM! -- Inferno.


After Episode 2 (New):

Quinn looks down at the Cyber-Demon Lord,
then tells Wade, Rembrandt, and the
Professor to join him. All four of them
Slide to the next world.

Can you guess what they find there?

That's right...another base infested with
demons.

Looks like it ain't over just quite yet.

Quinn will have to fight his way through
this base, too - which just happens to be
a lot tougher than the last one. Who
could imagine? Anyway, Quinn maintains an
open channel and goes inside.


After Episode 3 (Old):

Text 492 492
The loathsome spiderdemon that
masterminded the invasion of the moon
bases and caused so much death has had
its ass kicked for all time.

A hidden doorway opens and you enter.
You've proven too tough for Hell to
contain, and now Hell at last plays
fair -- for you emerge from the door
to see the green fields of Earth!
Home at last.

You wonder what's been happening on
Earth while you were battling evil
unleashed. It's good that no Hell-
spawn could have come through that
door with you ...


After Episode 3 (New):

Quinn has destroyed the Spiderdemon. Time
to Slide.

On the next Earth, things are a lot worse!

"Shit!" Wade screams in anger. "When will
it end?! When will it fuckin' end?!"

Before Quinn leaves, the Professor shakes
Quinn's hand. "Good luck, my boy!"

"Thanks, Professor." Quinn says, and,
after saying good-bye to everyone again,
he goes inside the base, leaving the
"Cryin' Man" the difficult task of keeping
everyone entertained. Rembrandt starts
singing "Tears In My 'Fro".            


After Episode 4 (Old):

Text 503 500
the spider mastermind must have sent forth
its legions of hellspawn before your
final confrontation with that terrible
beast from hell.  but you stepped forward
and brought forth eternal damnation and
suffering upon the horde as a true hero
would in the face of something so evil.

besides, someone was gonna pay for what
happened to daisy, your pet rabbit.

but now, you see spread before you more
potential pain and gibbitude as a nation
of demons run amok among our cities.

next stop, hell on earth!


After Episode 4 (New):

The Sliders Slide to the next world.

"Holy Shit!" Wade screams in horror.

"My sentiments exactly." Arturo adds.

It seems that on this world, all of Earth
has been taken over by zombies and demons!
Quinn reloads his pistol.

"Something tells me it's gonna take a lot
longer to fight our way through this one!"
Quinn says, quite a bit frustrated at the
thought of fighting zombies and demons on
the streets of San Francisco. "This has
gotta be Hell On Earth...or something..."
Quinn walks off.      


DOOM 2: HELL ON EARTH:


First (Old):

Text 405 407
YOU HAVE ENTERED DEEPLY INTO THE INFESTED
STARPORT. BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG. THE
MONSTERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR OWN REALITY
WITH THEM, AND THE STARPORT'S TECHNOLOGY
IS BEING SUBVERTED BY THEIR PRESENCE.

AHEAD, YOU SEE AN OUTPOST OF HELL, A
FORTIFIED ZONE. IF YOU CAN GET PAST IT,
YOU CAN PENETRATE INTO THE HAUNTED HEART
OF THE STARBASE AND FIND THE CONTROLLING
SWITCH WHICH HOLDS EARTH'S POPULATION
HOSTAGE.


First (New):

"All right, guys, you can join me now,
but be careful." Quinn says into his
radio.

Wade, Rembrandt, and Arturo fight
their way to Quinn's location. Wade
kills a couple of things that Quinn
left behind, while Rembrandt sings
"Tears In My 'Fro" all the way
through, about eight or ten times.
Finally, after a half hour, they
reach Quinn.

"Don't get your ass shot off."
Wade laughs.

"All right." Quinn says.


Second (Old):

Text 617 619
YOU HAVE WON! YOUR VICTORY HAS ENABLED
HUMANKIND TO EVACUATE EARTH AND ESCAPE
THE NIGHTMARE.  NOW YOU ARE THE ONLY
HUMAN LEFT ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET.
CANNIBAL MUTATIONS, CARNIVOROUS ALIENS,
AND EVIL SPIRITS ARE YOUR ONLY NEIGHBORS.
YOU SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR DEATH, CONTENT
THAT YOU HAVE SAVED YOUR SPECIES.

BUT THEN, EARTH CONTROL BEAMS DOWN A
MESSAGE FROM SPACE: "SENSORS HAVE LOCATED
THE SOURCE OF THE ALIEN INVASION. IF YOU
GO THERE, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO BLOCK THEIR
ENTRY.  THE ALIEN BASE IS IN THE HEART OF
YOUR OWN HOME CITY, NOT FAR FROM THE
STARPORT." SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY YOU GET
UP AND RETURN TO THE FRAY.


Second (New):

Quinn finds dead bodies everywhere. Seems
like a lot of people from this world have
died already. Quinn summons his fellow
Sliders via his trusted radio.           
                                         
"My ass is just fine, thank you." Quinn  
says to Wade.                            
                                         
Wade laughs. "You still have your sense  
of humor. Great! If I had to do what     
you're doing, I'd probably go insane!"   
                                         
"And it's not over yet!" Quinn says. "Wish
me luck!"

"Good luck, Quinn." Wade says as Quinn   
walks off by himself. 


Third (Old):

Text 312 315
YOU ARE AT THE CORRUPT HEART OF THE CITY,
SURROUNDED BY THE CORPSES OF YOUR ENEMIES.
YOU SEE NO WAY TO DESTROY THE CREATURES'
ENTRYWAY ON THIS SIDE, SO YOU CLENCH YOUR
TEETH AND PLUNGE THROUGH IT.

THERE MUST BE A WAY TO CLOSE IT ON THE
OTHER SIDE. WHAT DO YOU CARE IF YOU'VE
GOT TO GO THROUGH HELL TO GET TO IT?


Third (New):

Once Wade and co. get to Quinn, they see
a TV commercial in a store window about
a "Cryin' Man" concert.

"My double is performing on this world?"
Rembrandt asks, surprised.

"Apparently so." Arturo says.

"Quinn, what if those demons wanna
sabotage the concert?!" Wade asks.

"Then I gotta stop them." Quinn says. 


Win (Old):

Text 494 495
THE HORRENDOUS VISAGE OF THE BIGGEST
DEMON YOU'VE EVER SEEN CRUMBLES BEFORE
YOU, AFTER YOU PUMP YOUR ROCKETS INTO
HIS EXPOSED BRAIN. THE MONSTER SHRIVELS
UP AND DIES, ITS THRASHING LIMBS
DEVASTATING UNTOLD MILES OF HELL'S
SURFACE.

YOU'VE DONE IT. THE INVASION IS OVER.
EARTH IS SAVED. HELL IS A WRECK. YOU
WONDER WHERE BAD FOLKS WILL GO WHEN THEY
DIE, NOW. WIPING THE SWEAT FROM YOUR
FOREHEAD YOU BEGIN THE LONG TREK BACK
HOME. REBUILDING EARTH OUGHT TO BE A
LOT MORE FUN THAN RUINING IT WAS.


Win (New):

Finally! Quinn has destroyed the evil
being that has terrorized this world
and nearly ruined this Earth's "Cryin'
Man" concert! But all is well now.
Quinn radios for Wade, Rembrandt, and
Professor Arturo to come and join him.

"Man, am I glad to get off of this
fuckin' world!" Wade remarks.

"Yeah, besides, my throat was gettin'
dry as Hell!" Rembrandt adds.
                             
Everyone laughs. Quinn opens up the
Gateway and they Slide off of this
Earth and to a better one.       


Cast Listing At End Of Game (Old):

Text 8 11
OUR HERO


Cast Listing At End Of Game (New):

Q-Ball!


Plus, there are changes in the messages during the start-up for both games,
all of which are clearly visible, so I don't need to list them here :-).



A NOTE ABOUT THE LANGUAGE
-------------------------


In a few of the text sequences in Doom 1 and Doom 2, language that some
people might find offensive is used. If you're one of these people, then
please don't use the DeHackEd patches. Just use the WAD file.

Also, if Sabrina Lloyd happens to be reading this, if I have offended you by
having your character use "bad" language, then I'm sorry. Please e-mail me
if you feel this way. You'll find the addresses near the end of this text
file.



CREDITS
-------


Here's a list of all the great people I have to thank for making this
program possible:


id Software for making Doom and Doom 2!!!

Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Torme for creating SLIDERS!!!

Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies for
giving life to these wonderful characters!!!

Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, John Rhys-Davies, John
Novak, Clinton Derricks-Carroll, and Tom Pickett for lending their voices
for the game (albeit unknowingly :-) ).

Packard Bell for making my computer!!!

Microsoft for making Windows, Sound Recorder, Paintbrush, and Notepad.

Radio Shack for making a Communications Headset With VOX and a Karaoke
machine.

Emerson for making a VHS VCR.

Whoever made the A/V cables I used. It says ARCHER on them.

Voyetra for making WinDAT.

Chris S. Craig for making GoldWave.

Leonardo H. Loureiro for making LView Pro.

SuperSet Software Corp. for making WinGIF.

Denis M''ler (TiC) for making NWT.

Macintosh for making the hardware and software to let me get a screenshot of
Wade (which I decided to use AFTER I got it, by the way) and to scan the
picture of Jerry.

Mr. Mike Taylor, my Television Production teacher, for letting me use his
Mac to get the picture of Wade

BOP magazine for the picture of Jerry O'Connell.

Greg Lewis for making DeHackEd.



FUTURE PROJECTS FROM ME
-----------------------


I'm not sure about other stuff right now. Whatever I come up with, I'll
make. Right now, though, I think I'll take a break from Doom (what?!!!!!)
and get back to my writing.



WHERE YOU CAN SEND COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
-----------------------------------------


You can E-Mail me at randall.flagg@montego.com. I'd LOVE to hear from you!!!
Especially the cast of SLIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note: My Internet access will expire on January 19 at the latest. After
that, use my new e-mail address: mark.moore@nightrangr.win.net



WHERE YOU CAN GET A COPY OF THIS GREAT PROGRAM
----------------------------------------------


You can get it by e-mailing me at the above e-mail addresses and requesting
it, although I assume you already have it since you're reading this! :-)

And wherever you just got it from, I guess!!! :-)



CONCLUSION
----------


Well, this is the end (sigh). Now I'm gonna PKZIP the files using Maximum
Compression and upload it somewhere on the 'Net. I don't know exactly where
yet, though. Then I'm gonna play the game!!!

Thanks for reading, now go and play!!!

Remember to e-mail me!!! I wanna know what you think of this program!!!

You can spread this file around and do whatever you want with it. Ain't
freeware cool?! :-)

And most of all, keep on Dooming - and Sliding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mark Moore

Homosassa, Florida

January 1, 1997, 6:52 PM, EST