From:
[email protected] (RGCD Support Team)
Subject: () READ THIS BEFORE POSTING to Rec.Games.Computer.Doom newsgroups
Newsgroups: rec.games.computer.doom.help,rec.games.computer.doom.misc,rec.games.computer.doom.playing,rec.games.computer.doom.editing
Followup-To: poster
Organization: RGCD Support Team
These newsgroups dedicated to discussing any and all versions and ports of
id Software's 3D action game DOOM and its addons were created Nov 14, 1994:
rec.games.computer.doom.announce Info/FAQs/reviews about DOOM (Moderated)
rec.games.computer.doom.help DOOM Help Service (new players welcome)
rec.games.computer.doom.misc Talking about DOOM and id Software
rec.games.computer.doom.editing Editing and hacking DOOM-related files
rec.games.computer.doom.playing Playing DOOM and user-created levels
Before posting to these newsgroups, be sure to read the articles with
"POSTING GUIDELINES" in the Subject (cross-posted to all the groups).
HERETIC, HEXEN and STRIFE use DOOM-based technology licensed by id and are
considered to be "versions" of DOOM - they're "on-topic" for discussion in
these newsgroups.
QUAKE has its own newsgroups hierarchy created in January and May 1996:
rec.games.computer.quake.announce Info/FAQ/announcements about Quake (Moderated)
rec.games.computer.quake.editing Editing and hacking Quake-related files
rec.games.computer.quake.playing Playing Quake and user-created levels
rec.games.computer.quake.servers Setup and maintenance of servers.
rec.games.computer.quake.quake-c Modifying Quake with Quake-C
rec.games.computer.quake.misc General discussion about Quake
Games that are DOOM-like, but not written by or licensed by id Software
(such as Descent, RotT, Marathon) are generally NOT on-topic - see the
posting guidelines for details. Read the Other 3D Action Games FAQ
(see below) for more info or try one of these newsgroups:
comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
comp.sys.mac.games.action
alt.games.upcoming-3d
Rec.games.computer.doom.announce has some Periodic Informational Postings
that should always exist in that newsgroup due to the use of the Expires:
header line. It is a low-traffic group - articles should be easy to find.
These periodic postings (monthly unless noted) all have Subjects that
either start with "()" (unchanging newsgroup info for new readers) or end
with "(YYYY/MM/DD)" (the last modification date of DOOM info articles).
() POSTING GUIDELINES: Rec.Games.Computer.Doom.Announce
() POSTING GUIDELINES: R.G.C.Doom.{Help,Misc,Playing,Editing}
() POSTING GUIDELINES: No Binaries! Use Alt.Binaries.Doom
DOOM Cheat Codes. . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM I Keys FAQ . . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM I Secrets. . . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM II Keys FAQ. . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM II Secrets . . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM "Thy Flesh Consumed" Secrets (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM BFG9000 FAQ. . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM Level Design FAQ . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM Editing Guide. . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM on a Local Network via IPX . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM on the Internet via TCP/IP . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM-related Downloads via E-mail (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM: Other 3D Action Games FAQ . (YYYY/MM/DD)
DOOM: FTP and WWW Sites . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD) [weekly posting]
DOOM: Rec.Games.Computer.Doom FAQ (YYYY/MM/DD) [weekly posting]
HERETIC Secrets . . . . . . . . . (YYYY/MM/DD)
HERETIC "Serpent Riders" Secrets. (YYYY/MM/DD)
Current versions of these articles can be found at:
ftp://ftp.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/ [article repository]
http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/ [faster WWW access]
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/rgcd-pips/ [mirror of repository]
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/rgcd-pips/ [faster WWW access]
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/rec.games.computer.doom.announce/
Here are the most frequently-updated articles:
http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/RGCD_FAQ.html
http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/FTP_WWW_sites.html
http://www.gamers.org/pub/archives/doom/periodic/Other3D.html
John Van Essen <
[email protected]> Author of R.G.C.D RFD
