Talk:Doom source code files

I need to put this into a table :-) (edit: I have done now :-)

original file?
Can we create an article for each file that contains the original file? They have been GPLed, no? Ducon 09:59, 11 Jan 2005 (PST)

True, but theres a lot of stuff in there. Would it really be useful? Fraggle 10:04, 11 Jan 2005 (PST)
 * :-) and they should be protected... Ducon 10:06, 11 Jan 2005 (PST)

Asteroids?
The 'missing files' section mentions "Automap asteroids — an easter egg which was never included" - tell us more! -Ashley Pomeroy 22:37, 16 Aug 2005 (UTC)


 * Yeah that's pretty cool, isn't it? - Jon

I sent Romero an email to ask about it and he replied:

From: "John Romero"  To: "'Simon Howard'" Subject: RE: doom question Yes, that's exactly what it was for! :) Dave Taylor was the coder who started it but didn't have time  to finish it. - John -Original Message- From: Simon Howard  Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:37 AM To: john@rome.ro Subject: doom question Hi John, I have an interesting question that you may be able to answer.   When Id released the Doom source code they removed a bunch of files  first to clean it up.  There is a text file included which gives the original list, however.  Among these is a file called  "am_oids.c".  I've heard in the past (I forget where) that at one point there was going to be an "automap asteroids" easter egg but it never got finished.  Is this what the file refers to? --  Simon Howard http://www.soulsphere.org/

Fraggle 09:59, 17 Aug 2005 (UTC)

Romero sent me a copy of the file - you can find out more in Automap asteroids. Fraggle 00:17, 3 Sep 2005 (UTC)