This is a DHT5 exam file. Its place is in the doom/dht-exams directory.

The DOOM Honorific Titles
Created by Frank Stajano on 1994 05 01

Jon Finn hereby conquers the title of DOOM 1 Grandmaster.

Exam file name: D1GM-JGF.ZIP
Title conquered: DOOM 1 Grandmaster
Author: Jon Finn 
Completion date: 1995 Sep 25
Game and version used: Ultimate DOOM v. 1.9
Log entry
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CHAL: D1GM JGF Jon Finn                   39 35 17  LFF-RRF-RRF            
    :          FASL@fasl.airtime.co.uk (FASL)                              
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Substitutions? NONE
System used: 486DX/2 66Mhz PCI (12Mb), VESA V7 1Mb video card, SB16 soundcard
Controls used: Keyboard, redefined as follows:
            z   : Fire  
            \   : Activate
        Control : Strafe on - it's close to the cursor keys, so you can
                  strafe & move with the right hand alone
        L Shift : Run
  
  All other keys as defaults. Observant readers may note the differences 
  between this layout and my usual, D1M, keys. This is because I need to 
  keep the Run key permanently pressed when you play -fast!

Free interpretation:  
E3M8 UV -fast No shots fired, no hits taken, 25% kill (You-know-who)

Comments:

The levels :   E3M9   14:04  A charmless slogathon. This level shows off my
                             execrable rocket technique in all its glory.
                             Highlight: herding the third Cacodemon to die
                             in a heap with his buddies. Cost me a few 
                             unnecessary hits to do it, but he had to die.
               E3M5   18:12  This level is great for letting the DooMies
                             slaughter each other. I thoroughly abuse their
                             propensity to shoot/flame/munch anyone who hurts
                             them. With -fast they're much more likely to 
                             stand there and shoot it out. They may have
                             line-of-sight but they don't have line-of-fire...
               E1M7   17:31  What a manic start! Once that's over and you know 
                             there's no-one left behind you (and believe me,
                             I checked!) you can proceed almost at leisure
                             with the rest of the level. Watch out for 
                             windows though, as hordes of rapid firing 
                             shotguns and rifles are bound to score a few 
                             hits, even from outrageous distances. I couldn't 
                             believe I got hit when I was in the chainsaw 
                             room! I couldn't even see him!
Addition to Base: 
             
               E3M2   16:04  Medium. A crazy run-round-the-maze extravaganza
                             where you have to hunt for ammo and, in my case,
                             health! I kept forgetting those damn spectres
                             in the little (pinky? :) ) finger...
Free Interpretation:

               E3M8   01:50? I am by nature a lazy man. Why should I do all
                             the work? I let a triple cross-fire take care
                             of old brainy-legs. As all the DooMies get 
                             trigger-happy with -fast it's a lot easier to
                             get them to shoot each other. I don't fulfill 
                             the criteria for Grandmaster (100% kill), but 
                             I do get cheap laughs aplenty!

Author info: 

        "Don't think of it as being vastly outnumbered, think of it as
         having a very wide shot selection."
                                 - Generalissimo Puerco, Phoenix Command

I really had to break down my technique and rebuild it for D1GM. No more
slugging it out with pinkies, no more calm(ish) shot selection, just put your
head down and run for it! The shotgun may be King of D1M, but the chaingun
rules when -fast is in town...
                              
This is it. By the end of the week I'll have cleared my desk and lost my
Internet connection. This will be my only legacy to the Netizens I leave
behind. Hmm. Never mind.

I'll be back!
                        
Jon