Doom Plus (Acorn RiscOS)

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Doom+.

Doom+ is an officially licensed source port for Acorn Computers RISC OS by R-Comp International. It is a more advanced port based on the company's original offering, with additional features and bug fixes, but requiring a more powerful machine to run. Doom+ was developed by Justin Fletcher, from the original RComp release of Doom which was ported by Eddie Edwards.

Features

• Supports resolutions up to 1280x1024 with color depths of up to 24 bits per pixel.
• Transparency and translucency effects.
• Supports a scalable desktop window.
• 8-channel stereo sound effects.
• General MIDI music.
• CD audio support.
• Atmospheric music adjustment.
• Works with all official Doom game IWADs.
• Plays all standard correctly built PWADs, and can merge sprites and flats.
• Network-ready (TCP-IP/UDP, serial, modem).
• Includes a frontend and tools.
• Joystick and gamepad support.
• "Picture-in-picture" overlaid automap.
• Low-detail mode restored.
• Monster and player proximity sensor.
• In-game real-time clock with settable alarm.
• Enhanced "quick status" HUD.
• Kills and secrets displayable in the automap.
• Obituary messages.
• Secret area found notification.

Bug fixes

• Save game limit removed.
• Visplane and drawsegs overflows removed.
• Spectres appear correctly versus earlier Acorn ports.
• Slime trail removal, similar to MBF.

System requirements

• ARM3 or higher, StrongArm Enhanced
• 4 MB RAM required; 8 MB or more preferable
• Hard disk with 1 MB free space; 30 MB recommended

External links

• Leisure software at R-Comp Interactive
• Interview with Justin Fletcher

References

Source code genealogy
Based on	Name	Base for
Doom (Acorn RiscOS)	Doom+	None