
WadAuthor v1.30
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 Williston Consulting
All Rights Reserved

What's New?
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Version 1.30 is a minor release.  As such, it fixes bugs and adds
new features without major changes to the existing interface.  A
detailed list of the bug fixes, enhancements, and new features
follows.

Bug Fixes
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. If an external wadfile is used for additional images, it will now
  be included when running the map.
. Fixed a focus problem with the image browser dialog incremental
  searching.

Improved Features
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. Improved zoom under WindowsNT to a maximum of 400%.
. Improved zoom under Windows95 to a maximum of 250% by limiting map
  size to 16000 units square.
. Changed the tag dialog to center the map editing view on the selected
  object.
. Added the make column option to the new rectangular sector dialog and
  the new polygonal sector dialog.
. Added the current zoom setting to the status bar.
. The image browser dialog now appends an asterisk to the name of an image
  if it is not supplied by the main wadfile.
. When running a map, WadAuthor will now create a response file for
  passing arguments if the command line length is greater than the
  operating system allows.

New Features
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. Added panning on Ctrl+Shift primary click.  This feature allows the user
  to scroll the map view by grabbing a location and dragging rather than by
  using the scroll bars.
. Added the run map dialog  for customizing options immediately prior to
  launching the game.
. Added the tip of the day dialog to provide on-going help and amusement.
. A special version of the WTF Productions DOOM and DOOM ][ Editing Guide
  is now included with WadAuthor.

Welcome to WadAuthor
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Thank you for trying WadAuthor!  I hope you like using it as
much as I enjoyed creating it.  The WadAuthor archive should
contain the following files:

    ACC.EXE         Action code script compiler
    COMMON.ACS      Common include file for scripts
    DEFAULT.ACS     Default script code for new wadfiles
    DEFS.ACS        Script definitions
    DOOM.WCF        Wadgame configuration file for DOOM
    DOOM2.WCF       Wadgame configuration file for DOOM ][
    EX_GLASS.WAD    Example of breaking glass effect (Hexen)
    EX_POLYO.WAD    Example of polyobject use (Hexen)
    HERETIC.WCF     Wadgame configuration file for HERETIC
    HEXEN.WCF       Wadgame configuration file for HEXEN
    HEXSPC09.TXT    Hexen official specifications v0.9
    README.TXT      The file that you are reading
    SAMPLE.ACS      Sample script code
    SPECIALS.ACS    Hexen specials declaration file
    WARUN.EXE       WadAuthor run map utility
    WAUTHOR.CNT     Windows help file contents file
    WAUTHOR.EXE     32 bit Windows/NT Windows95 executable
    WAUTHOR.HLP     Windows help file
    WAUTHOR.TIP     WadAuthor tip of the day topics
    WAUTHOR.WCL     Software license file
    WTFGUIDE.TXT    WTF Productions editing guide
    WVARS.ACS       World variable script declarations

If any of the files are missing, you did not get the real thing.
To get started, simply unzip the files and run WAUTHOR.EXE.
WadAuthor will ask you for any configuration data it needs.

If you are a newcomer to wadfile editing, I strongly suggest
taking a look at the helpfile "Getting Started" and "Tutorial"
topics before diving in.  WadAuthor is simple to use, but it
does require some knowledge of wadfile concepts.

Installing WadAuthor
--------------------
If you are installing WadAuthor for the first time, simply unzip
the archive into the desired directory -- that's all there is to
it.  If you are updating a pre-existing WadAuthor installation
with a new version, you need to copy all files except WAUTHOR.WCL.
Copying the license file will lose your registration information.

WadAuthor is shareware
----------------------
WadAuthor is *not* free.  You may use it free of charge for a
period of fifteen days.  After this period of time I expect you
to register the product or remove it from your system.  Consult
the helpfile "Registration" topic for further information.

I encourage you to distribute the original WadAuthor archive
freely as long as the following conditions are met:

    1) You distribute the original un-modified archive.
    2) You charge nothing.

Interested shareware distributors may contact me at my email
address for alternative agreements.

Happy gaming!

John B. Williston
7/26/96

I would like to dedicate WadAuthor to the memory of my father, 
John A. Williston, who for some reason decided to end his life over 
the weekend of March 16-17, 1996.  He helped me to build my first 
computer as a twelve year old boy, and I am well within the mark 
when I say that I would never have become the man I am today 
without him.

___        ___  
\  \  __  /  /            Williston Consulting
 \  \/  \/  / __________  makes software worth buying.
  \   /\   / /  _______/  
   \_/  \_/ /  /          http://www.speakeasy.org/~wc
           /  /_______    wc@speakeasy.net
          /__________/
