Doom FAQ
The "Official" Doom FAQ is the title of a text document by Hank Leukart, started as simply The Doom FAQ but which became "Official" with its inclusion in version 1.4 of Doom.
The final version of the FAQ is 6.666, dated December 10, 1994.
Revision History
v1.0 (October 25, 1993 EST)
- First release of the DOOM FAQ.
v1.0a (October 25, 1993 EST)
- When ASCII uploading v1.0, the spacing malfunctioned.
- This is the same version as 1.0, except with fixed spacing.
v2.0 (November 1, 1993 EST)
- First major revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- Id gets involved, giving new information.
- The FAQ is rearranged.
- The FAQ is renamed from "The DOOM FAQ" to "The 'Official' DOOM FAQ."
v2.5 (November 13, 1993 EST)
- A standard revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- More information comes in on what DOOM will and won't support.
- More DOOM iNsAnItY is added.
- Information on related DOOM software is added.
- Information on DOOM's music and multi-playing is added.
- Sorry! The "Official" DOOM FAQ is no longer 666 lines. :)
v2.6 (November 17, 1993 EST)
- A minor revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- Grammatic and spelling errors are corrected.
- The use of asterixs, parenthesis, and brackets are used to highlight which information is new to a FAQ.
- Two new additions to DOOM iNsAnItY that didn't quite make it to the v2.5 release are added.
- More multi-playing information added.
v5.0 (December 18, 1993 EST)
- A major revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- DOOM is released.
- FAQ is completely rewritten.
- FAQ tells about troubleshooting, cheating, and add-on software.
- New additions to DOOM iNsAnItY.
v5.5 (February 24, 1994 EST)
- A standard revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- DOOM v1.2 is released, and information on modem play is added.
- DOOM iNsAnItY is released seperately.
- A complete list of add-on software, modem init strings, and troubleshooting guidelines are added.
v5.6 (April 17, 1994 EST)
- A minor revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- New add-on software is added.
- Many grammatic problems fixed.
- The secrets section is rewritten.
v5.7 (June 28, 1994 EST)
- A minor revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- Secret information completed.
- New add-on software, more grammatic problems fixed.
- Released in the DOOM v1.4 package.
v5.8 (August 30, 1994 EST)
- A minor revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- Minor grammatic problems fixed, updated for v1.666 of DOOM.
- Released in the DOOM v1.666 package.
v6.666 (DOOMSDAY (December 10), 1994 EST)
- A standard revision of the "Official" DOOM FAQ.
- DOOM II information added.
- A large amount of new add-on software, updated information on ports and more.