Doom Connector

Doom Connector is an application that allows users to browse servers, create a server, chat with users, send messages and share files with friends. Doom Connector also supports more than one game, like; ZDoom, GZDoom, ZDaemon, SkullTag, Doom Legacy, Sonic, and much more.

Creating a new account

If you are new to Doom Connector, you will need to register an account. Registering an account is very simple, painless, and is free. To create your own account, just click on “Create an Account” once the Doom Connector Login window appears. Just fill out the information on the screen, and click on “Create Account”, once you are finished!

After you have successfully created your new account, Doom Connector Login window will appear, and you will login with your new account.

Very simple, and painless!

Understanding the layout

Doom Connector’s environment is very simple to follow, and easy to navigate. To make things easier to understand, I will have the taps on there own sections.

Rooms

The Rooms tap is where you will select a server to play on, or if you want to create your own personal server.

You will be able to see servers from any game that you have enabled. If you have just started using Doom Connector, you might not see any servers, unless configured later. (Described later on)

However I will describe the columns that are used:

Room: Server or Virtual Server Room name.
- – A virtual room, allowing anyone to connect to it, even if the client is not using Doom Connector
- – Game is currently in progress, on Doom Connector.
- – Server is dedicated, and will never close when no users are present in that virtual server. (DC Staff only)
- – Room is setup to be a chat room, no games will be hosted from this room.
- – Official Tournament by the Doom Connector staff.
Ping: Ping from the server.
Users: How many players are currently playing
Limit: How many players are able to join the Virtual server.
- Max Users “Virtual Room limit”: 32 – Max Players “That can play on the server”: (32) [32(32)]. Keep in mind, that Max Players is what the port engine can handle; SkullTag can handle 32 players, max.
Location: Location of where the server itself is located.
Engine: What game the server is hosting. Engine is the port/executable name; for example: SkullTag.
Game: What IWAD and Game type the server is using. For example: [Doom 2 Deathmatch] or [Hexen Survival]
Map: The current map that is being played, and the PWAD’s that are being hosted.

Below the server list, you will see a couple of options:

Title contains: This allows you to search what server you want to see.
Show Full: See servers that are full.
Show Empty: See servers that have no players playing.
Max Ping: Only see servers at a certain Ping or better.
Refresh: Refresh your server list from each engine. (If multiple is used)
Enter Room: Join a selected room virtually.
Create Room: Create your own personal virtual room, for either playing games, or just a simple chat room.

Doom Connector Chat

Doom Connector allows users to talk with other users from the main channel, or even when accessing a virtual server room!

Note: This feature is accessible from all tabs, and when accessing a virtual room; though once you join a virtual server room, you leave one channel (chat room) for another channel (chat room).

I will describe the options that are available:

Address: When a user posts a URL (Website Address), it will be shown from this box. URL’s are not clickable from the main chat window.
- : This opens your default web browser, and follows the URL that is selected from the address box.
- : Removes a URL from the Address box.
Whisper: Send a private message to a selected user. Keep in mind, that this is not the same as a normal Private Messaging.
: Stop new message from appearing on the chat window. This Icon will flash when there is new messages on hold, simply click on the Icon again to get all messages that were on hold.

With the chat feature, there is also commands that can be used aswell. Though in most cases, you will not need them, unless you have Operator status.

Doom Connector Commands.

User List

From the left side of the chat feature, you will see a User list, of users that are currently on the same channel as you.

User Status Icons:

– User is Active.
- If Icon is faded - User is Away.
– User is Host/Moderator of a room created from Doom Connector.
- If Icon is faded – Host/Moderator is Away.
– User is Playing.
- If Icon is faded – User is hibernating (User is still playing, though no longer receives updates from Doom Connector, until the user terminates the game.).
– User is playing, however the users video setting is set to Window and not Fullscreen. User is somewhat active to chat.
– User is ready.
– User is muted.
– Virtual player is playing on the server. (User is not logged on to Doom Connector)
– User is part of the Doom Connector staff.

You also have a few options when you right click on a user from your User List:

(User name) User Profile: See the user profile.
Seen: How long has the user been logged on with Doom Connector.
Buddy: Add the user to your buddy list.
Mute: Ignores a user from messages that are shown from the Chat box.
Kick: Kick the user from the channel or Virtual server room. (Operators/Moderators only)
Send Message: Send a Private Message to a user. The user will also be able to view private messages from when that user was offline.
Send File: Send a file directly to the user.
Force Unready: When hosting your game room, you can use this option to force a player to be unready, when the user is away.
Force Moderator: User becomes an Moderator.
- Note: The user must be set as Ready, before the user could be set as a Moderator.

Tournament Icons

You might see some users that might have small Icon armour, or other fancy icons near there country flag. These Icons mean that the user participates in the tournaments that are hosted on Doom Connector.

Buddies

This feature allows you the option to follow your buddies. You will know what server they are currently playing, or if they are offline.

To add a buddy to your list, just click on “Add Buddy”, or you can right click a user from the User List and select “Buddy”.

File Transfers

File Transfer shows the current status of the files that are either being sent or downloading.

To do a direct file transfer with a user, just select a user from your User List located on the left side of the Doom Connector Chat.

Note: Doom Connector’s File Transfer uses TCP protocol, and requires port 5232 to be open.

Messages

You can be able to create or read private messages from this tap; also manage your inbox.

To create a message, just click on the “Create Message” and enter the information. To view a message, just simply double click on a message, or click on “View message”.

Screen

This will take you to the Doom Connector community forum. From here, you can sign up for up-coming tournaments, catch new updates about Doom Connector, post bug reports, or chat with other users.

Note: You will also need to register on the forums, before you can post; the account from the Doom Connector and the forums are different. If you don’t register an account on the Doom Connector forum, you will only have Read-Only access to certain forums.

Configuration

When you start using Doom Connector, you will need to configure it. Mainly if you want to play SkullTag online, you will need to set it up. But I will cover some generals.

Login: Log off from your current again, and return back to the login screen.
Modify Account: Change your User Name, Password, or change your profile information.
Save chat: Save a log from the chat.
Configuration: Change preferences and settings on Doom Connector.
Exit: Terminate the application

Support

This will show the list of the engines that are supported on Doom Connector, also a few other options.

Custom Files locations: Directory path of the wad files. You will need to enter in a directory when you to use Doom Connector as your server browser.
GetWAD Options: Change the way GetWAD searches for .WAD/PK3 files.

View

Select a tap to view. Though you can also click on the tap to view the selected screen.

Help

Doom Connector Website: Visit Doom Connector’s website.
About: Shows information about what version of DC you are using.

Setting up SkullTag

I will list instructions on how to set up SkullTag on Doom Connector

Step one: WAD Directory

You must make sure that you have setup the .WAD/PK3 file directories on Doom Connector. Todo this, click on the Support menu and select “Custom Files locations”.

You can add the directory yourself, or you can have Doom Connector to find it for you.

Also besure that Doom Connector sends newly downloaded WAD files to your main PWAD directory.

Step two: Skulltap Setup

On the Support menu, click on “SkullTag Setup”.

On Engine Folder directory, you will need to search for the exact skulltag folder. If you used the SkullTag installer, it will be located at:

C:\Program Files\Skulltag

On the Servers button located on the left, be sure to select “Show public servers”. Then click OK.

Doom Connector will automatically begin looking for Skulltag servers. Now you can play Skulltag on Doom Connector!

Also See

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