Manual:Introduction - Revision history

Epyon at 11:58, 11 August 2025

2025-08-11T11:58:01Z

Simon-v: plant -> planet surface

2011-07-16T23:00:12Z

plant -> planet surface

Simon-v: Initial import, minor spelling fix (checkout -> check out)

2011-07-16T22:56:16Z

Initial import, minor spelling fix (checkout -> check out)

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@rIntroduction

@rDoomRL@> (abbr. for Doom, the Roguelike) is, as the name implies, a
roguelike game. If you don't know what a roguelike is... check out
wikipedia -- @Bhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike@>.

DoomRL is based on the world from id Software's(tm) game Doom(tm). You're
the sole surviving marine from a squad sent to investigate a distress call
from the moonbase of Phobos. It turns out that all hell has broken loose
on the plant... literally.

Your quest in DoomRL is to descend into the moonbase complex, find the
source of this evil outbreak, and destroy it at all costs.

Unlike many other roguelikes, DoomRL is intended to be simple and easy to
get into. To that end, there is a limited inventory, maps of the size of
one screen, and one item per tile. The number of keys you need to
remember is also quite small compared to many other games.
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-@rIntroduction
+{rIntroduction}
-@rDoomRL@> (abbr. for Doom, the Roguelike) is, as the name implies, a
+{rDRL} (abbr. for D, the Roguelike) is, as the name implies, a
-roguelike game. If you don't know what a roguelike is... check out
+roguelike game. If you don't know what a roguelike is... checkout
-wikipedia -- @Bhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike@>.
+wikipedia -- {Bhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike}.
-DoomRL is based on the world from id Software's(tm) game Doom(tm). You're
+DRL is inspired by a famous 1993 FPS hellish shooter. You're
 the sole surviving marine from a squad sent to investigate a distress call
 from the moonbase of Phobos.  It turns out that all hell has broken loose
-on the planet surface... literally.
+on the plant... literally.
-Your quest in DoomRL is to descend into the moonbase complex, find the
+Your quest in DRL is to descend into the moonbase complex, find the
 source of this evil outbreak, and destroy it at all costs.
-Unlike many other roguelikes, DoomRL is intended to be simple and easy to
+Unlike many other roguelikes, DRL is intended to be simple and easy to
 get into. To that end, there is a limited inventory, maps of the size of
-one screen, and one item per tile.  The number of keys you need to
+one screen, and one item per tile. The number of keys you need to
-remember is also quite small compared to many other games.
+remember is also quite small compared to many other games in its genre.
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