.H3 DOOM Benchmark
10/19/95 dstein

To run the DOOM benchmark:

PARENT is the parent DoomArena directory (for example: /net/bds.eng/export/doom)
CHILD is the child DoomArena directory (for example: /tmp/doomarena)

cp $PARENT/doom1.wad $CHILD/doom1.wad
cd $CHILD/bin
ln -s doom doom1

Set up the DOOM window:
 o  Run DOOM by typing "./doom1 -warp 1 1"
 o  Press the "+" key a bunch until the DOOM window is as large as possible
 o  Press the "-" key exactly twice so that there is a small green border
      around the DOOM display area.
 o  Quit DOOM

Make sure that there are no stray processes eating CPU cycles!

./doom1 -1 -timedemo demo3
./doom1 -3 -timedemo demo3
./doom1 -1 -mp -timedemo demo3
./doom1 -3 -mp -timedemo demo3

The rating for your machine is ((35 * gametics) / realtics).  It is best to run the benchmark twice, and then use the second number.  Feel free to send your benchmark results using the "Help->Bugs/Comments" popup.  I'll send out a chart to the doomarena email alias showing tabulated benchmark results.

This is what I got on my machine:

Machine   Procs    FB        3        3mp       1       1mp
------  ----  ---    --      ---     --    ---
 SS-20      2x51     SX       17.3     25.7    33.5    35.2 (rating)
                                               4310   2902   2230   2121 (realtics) 
 SS-20      2x51     CG6    16.2     25.3    33.6    35.5
                                               4618   2948   2220   2104


.H3 Frag Window
10/18/95 dstein

The "DOOM->Frags" menu item brings up a popup containing a frag matrix.  This is exactly the same as the frag matrix inside the main DoomArena window.  However, if you only have one display, the frag matrix popup will be visible when DOOM is started.  This is much more convenient than trying to reposition the DoomArena window so that the frag matrix is visible while playing DOOM.


.H3 Boss Alert Key
10/17/95 dstein

I changed the boss key to be the "Stop" key instead of the "Home" key.

The "Stop" key acts as a boss alert.  When you press the "Stop" key, audio is disabled and DOOM is iconified. If you are playing by yourself, then the game will be paused as well.  When the window is de-iconified, audio is restored and the mouse is grabbed (and DOOM is unpaused for single player).


.H3 Wakeup sound
10/17/95 dstein

The wakeup sound will now be played in the following situations:
1) DoomArena is muted but not iconified
2) DoomArena is not muted (regardless of whether it is iconified)

All other sounds will be played only if DoomArena is not iconified and not muted (this is different from before).


.H3 Wad Info
9/28/95 dstein

Use the "DOOM->Wad Info" menu item to get information about wad files.  This feature is especially useful for wads in the FLAGS subdirectory, because those wads have special rules of play.


.H3 Wad Map
9/27/95 booga

Look in the DOOM menu for the Wad Map panel which will display a map of the currently selected wad.  Use the middle button or the scrollbars to move the map.


.H3 Wad Randomizer
9/26/95 dstein

Click on the "Wad" label next to the wad menu to select a wad at random.  Wads in the "lame" and "one-player" categories are excluded from consideration.


.H3 Game Timer
9/21/95 dstein

The game timer shows how long a game has been going on.  The game time is displayed in the lower-right corner of the frag display.  Times for other games can be obtained by clicking on them in the list of games.


.H3 MOTD!
9/19/95 dstein

This "Announcements" popup will appear when Doom Arena is started.  It contains information about new features, bug fixes, etc.  It will not appear if there haven't been any changes since the last time you read it.  The motd will also pop up every day at 4:00 am if there have been any changes.  Announcements can be viewed at any time via the "Help->Announcements" menu item.


.H3 Multiple servers
9/19/95 dstein

This feature allows the Doom Arena client to attach to different servers.  The "DOOM->Servers" menu item brings up a panel that allows you to specify alternate servers, and switch between them.
