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

Steffen Winterfeldt hereby conquers the title of DOOM 1 Schwarzenegger.

Exam file name          : D1S-SW
Title conquered         : DOOM 1 Schwarzenegger
Author                  : Steffen Winterfeldt
Completion date         : 1995 11 07
Game and version used   : The Ultimate DOOM
Log entry               :
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CHAL: D1S  SW  Steffen Winterfeldt                  LFF-FLR-LFF            
    :          wfeldt@tph100.physik.uni-leipzig.de (s.winterfeldt)         
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Substitutions?          : NO

System used             : 486DX/50 ISA, SB Pro, ET4000 (1MB DRAM)

Controls used           : keyboard & mouse
			  mouse
			      L/M/R:  fire/strafe/forward
			  keyboard (german layout)
                              Y/X/C:  back/strafe left/strafe right
                              space:  use
                              shift:  speed

Free interpretation     : 1st episode, 4th level, nightmare
			  (ok, this doesn't make it special, but see
                           the comment below)

Comments                : I see that it is rather late for this title
			  (with one month to go until Quake comes (or
			  might come) out. But better late than never.

			  Right after id added the 'Nightmare!' skill
			  (in v1.2, I think) people started to complain
			  that this skill really is to hard to play.
			  maybe those forget that it was added BECAUSE
			  'Ultra Violence' was said to be TOO EASY.

			  Anyway, I hope that these 4 recordings will
			  show that the often discussed 'impossibility'
			  of playing at 'Nightmare!' skill is a
			  prejudice.

			  Of course, you can't just go and say: 'Ok,
			  lets make a lmp of, say, e1m5-nm'. This won't do.
			  You do need at first a clear plan of how
			  to go through the level and what you must
			  do, can do, and should better not try to do
			  in this level.
			  What helps in finding a good way through a level
			  is to do it in UV, but under par.
			  Then you can train every critical situation
			  separately (e.g in UV with -respawn -fast and
			  the help of cheats). Cheats are particularly
			  useful in training for multilevel recordings
			  as it gives you the necessary weapons (IDFA)
			  at the start of the level.
			  Then, try it. Over and over again.
			  And again. And ...
			  And, don't make sudden changes to your plan.
			  It will surely prove fatal. (There is even a
			  good example in one my lmp's: watch the 5th
			  level in ep1-nm (1st episode). It
			  somehow occurred to me that fighting the
			  pink demons behind the yellow door can be done
			  best with the chaingun (instead of with the rocket
			  launcher).

			  Here are some practical tips:

			  imps: harmless, just step aside if you
			    see a fireball
			  cacodemons: similar but much trickier;
			    if they attack in groups you better
			    have a BFG ready
			  pink & invisible demons: usually easy but
			    not if they attack in groups, just step
			    back a tiny step when they are going to bite
			    (so make sure you have nothing behind you)
			  soldiers & sergeants: it is often said that
			    it is impossible to avoid their shots; this
			    is not true. Try it with a soldier: stand
			    in front of him and when he is about to
			    shoot at you (just a few gameticks before)
			    step aside (with strafe left/right) he will
			    miss you. Same with sergeants but as they
			    shoot more bullets at a time you have to
			    make a bigger step. Of course, the timing
			    is crucial and as there is a random element
			    in DOOM it will not always work, but it is
			    worth a try.
			  barons of hell: more or less harmless, just
			    get out of the way of their shots
			  flying skulls: do not respawn -> harmless
			  spider: watch ep3-nm, level 8
			  cyberdemon: dangerous, but not in e2m8

			  A few words to the free interpretation lmp:

			  What's so special about it? Well, I do it
			  without getting any key. Find the way
			  yourself first and then watch it! It has
			  nothing to do with 'Nightmare!' at all;
			  I could have done it even in UV and with
			  '-nomonsters' but I thought NM would be more
			  appropriate.

Author info             : 26 years old, currently working for my PhD in physics;
                          started playing DOOM right after THE 10th of December