
WadAuthor v1.20
Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Williston Consulting
All Rights Reserved

What's New?
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Version 1.20 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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. Flipping linedefs now forces a node rebuild during the next save 
  operation.
. Script import and export dialog file types now work under Windows95.
. The missing Floor_ForceLightning special has been added to the Hexen 
  configuration file.
. The Hexen Arc of Death thing has been re-classified as a weapon.
. The object insertion dialog has been fixed to request a location from 
  the user.
. The map checking routine has been fixed to prevent interpreting a local 
  door as having an invalid tag number.
. Fixed a problem with clipboard pasting that prevented the front sides 
  of linedefs from getting properly fixed up with the correct surrounding 
  sector number.
. The center on map object dialog no longer allows an object number one 
  larger than the maximum.
. When deleting a sector, WadAuthor no longer deletes two-sided linedefs 
  still in use by another sector.
. A bug that caused texture alignment to fail has been fixed.

Enhancements
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. Added the ability to abort running the map if the WARUN.EXE utility 
  is not present.
. Improved performance when browsing thing images by the addition of a 
  multi-threaded preload routine at startup.  Under Win32s (which does 
  not support threads), the data will still be preloaded, it will simply 
  delay application startup.
. When deleting a sector, WadAuthor now goes to much greater lengths to 
  make sure all remaining one-sided linedefs have a main texture.
. Changed thing drawing to display facing angle for the appropriate classes.
. Added incremental searching to all image name edit controls.
. Clicking on an unused portion of the map with the primary mouse button 
  begins a rubberband selection.
. Changed insertion of rectangular sectors to allow separate specification 
  of horizontal and vertical widths.
. Changed the center on map object dialog to select the number control when 
  any of the type controls are selected to simply keyboard use.
. Added the ability to disable snap to grid on the fly during a drag 
  operation by holding down the shift key.
. Improved drawing to make a distinction between one-sided and two-sided 
  linedefs.  By default, one-sided linedefs are drawn in a lighter color.
. Removed almost all restrictions on door conversion; any sector connected 
  to at least one other sector may now be converted to a door.
. Changed insertion of rectangular sectors to snap upper left vertex to 
  grid only if the snap to grid feature is enabled.
. Changed insertion of polygonal sectors and things to snap center to grid 
  only if the snap to grid feature is enabled.
. Changed Hexen sector to door conversion to stop using up a tag number.
. Changed check map dialog image problem fixing to use images from the 
  linedef to be fixed, if available, before relying upon the current 
  sector motif.
. Made image caching defaults sensitive to operating environment: 75 under 
  Windows/NT, 50 under Windows95, and 25 for all other environments.
. Image acceleration code has been extended to support all known modes 
  (256 colors, 64k colors, 16M colors, and true color).
. Added Windows95 spin controls where appropriate to improve mouse 
  interface.
. Changed polygonal sector calculations to produce normalized geometric 
  figures.
. Canceling a drag and drop operation now restores the previous view 
  settings.
. Added two new zoom levels for more detailed editing.
. Optimized screen redraw performance.

New Features
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. Added a floor and ceiling image alignment grid.  To enable or disable 
  this feature, select the Show Floor Grid option from the context menu.  
  To change the default setting, choose Options from the Tools menu; the 
  default setting may be changed from the Views page.
. Added a bookmark feature.  Up to nine bookmarks may now be set for each 
  document, allowing the user to restore a given zoom and position setting.  
  To use this feature, select the Go To Bookmark or Set Bookmark options 
  from the View menu.
. WadAuthor now supports additional images within the current document or 
  within an external wadfile.  Click here for more information on using
  custom images.
. Added a document properties dialog.  To access it, make sure no map 
  objects are selected and choose the Properties option from the Edit menu 
  or double-click the primary mouse button in an unused portion of the map.
. Added a feature to force a node rebuild during the next save operation.  
  To use it, select the Force Node Build option from the Edit menu.
. Added complete color customization.  To modify the colors WadAuthor uses, 
  choose Options from the Tools menu; the settings may be changed from 
  the Colors page.
. Added a full-screen view feature.  To use it, select the Full Screen option 
  from the View menu.
. Added a tag editing and assignment option to the context menu.  To use it, 
  click the secondary mouse button on an object capable of being tagged and 
  choose Edit Tags from the context menu.
. The helpfile has been converted to a more Windows95 friendly format.
. WadAuthor now remembers the last open map for each wadfile.

Welcome to WadAuthor
--------------------
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.WCL     Software license file
    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
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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
2/19/96

http://ourworld.compuserve.com:80/homepages/williston_consulting/
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