Tartar is a Doom source port for DOS, author aiming for it to be useful to players running pure (as in non-emulated) DOS or Windows 9X on modern machines for retro gaming.
... for some traits "less common among source ports":
While these traits may be more common among source ports these days, this is not what Tartar supports:
Tartar binary distribution is available following the link below:
Moddb.com
There, TARTAR directory contains the executable TARTAR.EXE and files required to run it.
For a more compact download size check the bare minimum package:
Moddb.com
Download TARTAR directory contents from the above link
For a quick and simple start either
put one of the supported WADs (e.g. DOOM.WAD, DOOM1.WAD, DOOM2.WAD, PLUTONIA.WAD or TNT.WAD) into the directory with TARTAR.EXE
or put TARTAR.EXE and other files from the distribution into your Doom game installation
Run SETUP.EXE from directory with TARTAR.EXE and follow on-screen instructions to configure sound and music card.
Run TARTAR.EXE to play
Download Caverns of Darkness TC distribution and unzip the contents into a separate directory
Download TARTAR directory contents from the above link and copy everything there to the same directory as COD.
Copy DOOM2.WAD into the same directory as COD
Run SETUP.EXE from the COD directory and follow on screen instructions to configure sound and music card.
Run TARTAR.EXE -file COD CODLEV to play
Tartar's WAD autoloading makes it easy to add fix packs to the installation. Suggested WAD-s to try out include:
Follow the below steps to have them installed with Tartar
Install Tartar
Drop the desired fix pack WAD and DEH files into FIXES directory
Or if Tartar will be used with multiple IWADs drop the WAD and DEH files into a subdirectory of FIXES that has name matching the name of the IWAD the fix pack is to be loaded with. For example:
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\TARTAR.EXE
...
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\Doom_Sound_Bulb.wad
C:\GMAES\TARTAR\FIXES\DMXOPL.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\DOOM\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\DOOM\D1SPFX20.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\DOOM\D1DEHFIX.DEH
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\DOOM2\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\DOOM2\D2SPFX20.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\FIXES\DOOM2\D2DEHFIX.DEH
Start Tartar as you would normally do and enjoy improved Doom experience
Note that should you want to play a certain PWAD without any of the fix packs loaded start Tartar with a command similar to the below one:
TARTAR.EXE -noload -file NUTS
Install Tartar with DOOM2.WAD IWAD
Drop NERVE.WAD (e.g. from Doom 3 BFG Edition) into the same directory
Drop NERVE.WAD (yes, the same name!) from GOODIES\SHIMS directory in the distribution into SHIMS directory where TARTAR is found.
Drop INTMAPNR.WAD (required step!) found in GOODIES\OLIACYM directory of the distribution and place into the same same directory as TARTAR.EXE. For example:
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\TARTAR.EXE
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\DOOM2.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\NERVE.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\INTMAPNR.WAD
...
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\NERVE.WAD
Run TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file NERVE to play
Install Tartar with DOOM.WAD IWAD
Drop Sigil and Sigil II WAD-s into the same directory
Drop SIGIL_II.WAD from GOODIES\SHIMS directory in the distribution into SHIMS directory where TARTAR is found. For example:
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\TARTAR.EXE
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\DOOM.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SIGIL_v1_21.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SIGIL_II_V1_0.WAD
...
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\SIGIL_II.WAD
To play run
TARTAR.EXE -file SIGIL_v1_21 SIGIL_II_V1_0
if your system supports long file names - or -
TARTAR.EXE -file SIGIL_~1 SIGIL_~2
if your system does not support long file names
Note: make sure Sigil is loaded before Sigil II though as otherwise textures will not be shown correctly
... well, what remains of it anyway.
Install Tartar with DOOM2.WAD IWAD
Copy all files from GOODIES\TRIBUTE directory of the distribution into the same directory as TARTAR.EXE
Run TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file ETC ETCGFX2 ETCSKIN SWMP2021 ETC.DEH
Note that while this map originally by @Quasar has been populated with the TC denizens, and gives a good idea of the surviving bestiary, some of the scripts may be off in current version of Tartar. Also playing with translucency enabled is advised.
Install Tartar with DOOM2.WAD
Obtain classic Wolfendoom PWAD-s. The recommended way is by downloading WolfenDOOM Collection for Mac (yes, Mac - WolfenDOOM was developed on Mac in the first place!)
Optionally get Operation Arctic Wolf SE and Aftermath and its prerequisites. For playing classic Arctic Wolf the following updates may also be of interest: arc_fix.zip and Lrbjskin.zip
Drop shim WAD with the same name as the PWAD to be player from GOODIES\SHIMS directory
in the distribution to SHIMS directory where TARTAR is found. For example:
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\TARTAR.EXE
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\DOOM.WAD2
...
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\SOD.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\ESCAPE.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\FAUST.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\FUHRER.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\CONFRONT.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\SECRET.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\SHIMS\TRAIL.WAD
Run TARTAR to play with both PWAD and DEH patch provided via -file command line argument. For example, if the PWAD-s are in the same directory as TARTAR.EXE:
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file SOD SOD.DEH
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file CONFRONT NOCT.DEH
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file ESCAPE ORIGINAL.DEH
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file 2ND_ENC 2ND_ENC.DEH
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file AFTERMTH
Note that Tartar will pull the other required WAD-s from the directory where the specified PWAD-s sit, so there's no need to type all of them, as long as they have been copied there.
For original Operation Arctic Wolf:
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file GFX1 ARCTIC1.DEH
For Operation Arctic Wolf Special Edition:
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file ARCTGFX1 ARCTIC1.DEH
Note that for Arctic Wolf there is no need to quit and change the way the game is launched midway though. Tartar will automatically reload the required PWAD/DEH combination based on the level being played.
Optionally add WOLFMIDI.WAD to play with original Wolfenstein music. The music tracks (courtesy of VGMPF) can be found in GOODIES\WOLFMIDI directory of the distribution.
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file HALTEN WOLFMIDI
Optionally Tartar will automatically load B. J. Blazkowicz skin with Wolfendoom. Obtain it here, and put BJ.WAD side by side with the PWAD-s to be played. Then start the game as normal.
TARTAR.EXE -nodemo -file 2ND_ENC 2ND_ENC.DEH
Tartar offers first class support for some of the excellent mods by Doom community. Here's how to enable Doom 2 intermission screen maps created by @olyacim.
Install Tartar.
Drop INTMAPD2.WAD found in GOODIES\OLIACYM directory of the distribution and place itnto the same same directory as TARTAR.EXE. For example:
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\TARTAR.EXE
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\DOOM2.WAD
C:\GAMES\TARTAR\INTMAPD2.WAD
Optional place INTMAPPL.WAD (for PLUTONIA.WAD), INTMAPEV.WAD (for TNT.WAD) in the same directory as TARTAR.EXE.
Run TARTAR.EXE. When running without PWAD-s no additional arguments are required.
When running with PWADS, enable the intermission maps by adding -wimaps command line argument.
New maintenance version of Tartar designated STAGE5M1 is now being made available which incorporates recent "fidelity improvements" of the testing build and squashes bugs, quite a few in the demo playback department. Here is the list of what's changed:
Previously available "testing" version is thus marked obsolete and will eventually be taken down. Source code update will follow soon.
Tartar Stage 5M1 testing build arrives with music and visual improvements. Is this holiday a good time to finally take on Eviternity in DOS?
Support for larger screen resolutions for Bernewfie has been added to the new experimental build.
Main distributions updated with latest features, testing build taken down for now
New testing build for Tartar to address crashes, December plans shifted.
Scripts for launching multi-part WAD-s easily in DOS, prepackaged with FOSS tools and dependencies. Can run in DOSBox and have been tailored specifically...
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a Scottish Themed Wad/Mod sounds like a cool idea!
To my knowledge,that's never been done before.
Я незнаю как ходи мод установить
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