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what about doom for windows7? | what about doom for windows7? | ||
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::* A normal-looking Win32 installation routine, with a point-and-click interface, which automatically adds shortcuts to the desktop and Start menu. The user should not have to decompress files manually, let alone use a command line. | ::* A normal-looking Win32 installation routine, with a point-and-click interface, which automatically adds shortcuts to the desktop and Start menu. The user should not have to decompress files manually, let alone use a command line. | ||
::* An integrated GUI launcher. (Yes, this excludes most ZDoom distributions.) | ::* An integrated GUI launcher. (Yes, this excludes most ZDoom distributions.) | ||
− | ::* The ability to use IWADs/PWADs that aren't in the port's folder. | + | ::* The ability to use IWADs/PWADs that aren't in the port's folder. Ideally, the launcher remembers their locations between sessions; the user should never have to know where config files are located. |
::* Default graphics/sound setups with broad compatibility. Installing multiple SDL components just to get the app running is insane. | ::* Default graphics/sound setups with broad compatibility. Installing multiple SDL components just to get the app running is insane. | ||
:: Also, [https://zdoom.org/wiki/IWAD that list] looks like tl;dr to me. It would be better to have a simple table for each OS (game title vs shareware/full, or something). [[User:Ryan W|Ryan W]] 21:34, May 23, 2010 (UTC) | :: Also, [https://zdoom.org/wiki/IWAD that list] looks like tl;dr to me. It would be better to have a simple table for each OS (game title vs shareware/full, or something). [[User:Ryan W|Ryan W]] 21:34, May 23, 2010 (UTC) |