Tutorial for using TASMBF and MBFLMPC
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tas@doomworld.com
http://www.doomworld.com/tas/

In case you can't figure out on your own how to use TASMBF with MBFLMPC, here
is a simple example of recording doom2 level 1 in two parts:

1) Start recording:
tasmbf -warp 1 -skill 4 -record part1
Quit the recording (press "q") when you want to stop this session and continue
with the next one.

2) Convert the demo to text:
Run MBFLMPC. Select "convert LMP to text" and select part1.lmp.

3) Edit the text file:
Open the text file part1.txt in any text editor. At the end of the file, after
the last tic, add a savegame tic. This means that when you play the demo back,
MBFLMPC will generate a savegame for you and you can continue recording using
that savegame. To do that, find the last gametic in the text file and after it
add a new line and type in it "SG5". This means the game will be saved in slot
5. If you want to use another slot (you can use 0-7) just type "SG3" or whatever
you want.

4) Convert the text file back to LMP:
Run MBFLMPC and select "convert text to LMP". Choose part1.txt.

5) Play back the modified demo:
tasmbf -playdemo part1 (if you want to do it quickly, use -fastdemo instead of
-playdemo).

6) Continue recording using the savegame:
tasmbf -loadgame 5 -record part2

7) Convert the second part to text:
Run MBFLMPC, choose "convert LMP to text" and choose part2.lmp. Then edit
part1.txt, replace the "SG5" tic you've added to "WT" and paste all the gametics
from part2.txt to the end of it. If you want to have more sessions, you can add
another "SG5" tic at the end and go back to step 4. When you're done, just don't
add another savegame tic and convert the text back to LMP, and you're finished.

Hopefully this tutorial makes it clear how to record demos in several sessions
using TASMBF and MBFLMPC. You can mail us at <tas@doomworld.com> and visit
Tool-Assisted Speedruns at: http://www.doomworld.com/tas/
