SPEAR.TXT

This is a list of all known versions of Spear of Destiny. ¹⁾

Spear of Destiny as a prequel to Wolfenstein 3-D was developed by id Software. It was released as a retail game only. The two additional mission packs “Return to Danger” and “Ultimate Challenge” were developed by FormGen Corp.

Development versions

Beta 1.0 (1992-08-01)

Thanks to gerolf 👍

Compiled August 01, 1992
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

README.TXT

SPEAR OF DESTINY

DATELINE: JULY 31, 1992
BETA TESTERS:

Yes!  It has finally arrived after months of waiting -- the Spear of
Destiny BETA!  We hope you like our latest creation because we just
spent two months making it!

Things to note:

* THIS IS A COMMERCIAL PRODUCT!  NON-UPLOADNESS, NON-COPYNESS!
  NON-GIVE-FRIENDNESS!  NON-GIVE-MOMNESS! (you get the idea)

* To get right into the game, you need to bypass the copy protection.
  To do that, type BETA and you're in!  YOU HAVE UNTIL AUG. 15TH!

* The title screen was shabbed together in 5 minutes by Tom, so pardon
  the awesome scanned images you see there.  The REAL title is giving
  my stinky little graphics grabber some trouble, so you'll see it in
  the 2nd BETA update.

* The High Score screen looks just as shabby as the normal Wolf3D one.
  I am REALLY going to fix this soon so it looks like it belongs
  on a shelf in an actual store.

* End of Game: the lame art/animation you see after you "wield the spear"
  was OBVIOUSLY scribbled in 10 minutes by "Mr. Beta Art", Tom Hall. Also,
  the sad text-article-like paragraphs (like in Wolf3D) are going to be
  replaced by a decent, commercial-quality ending; not like some steamy
  little shareware ending.

* The sparks that fly out from ... oops!  Almost gave away a neat part of
  the game!  Well, the sparks will be fixed in the next BETA update --
  they look sub-Master of the Pixel-ish at this point because of a TRUE last-
  minute bug!

* There's lots more neat music from The Prince -- plus a cool little
  digitized sample for when you get the chaingun!

* There's 2 secret levels.  Man, they're tough!

* Tell me if your Joystick Configuration works correctly.  I suspect
  it won't.  I'm sorry.

* The debug keys are now easily available -- no more "/goobers" from
  the command-line.  Just hold down "Alt-LeftShift-BackSpace" and you'll
  be able to use these debug keys:
        TAB-W   Warp to level
        TAB-E   End the level (doesn't skip 2 anymore)
        TAB-I   Free Items
        TAB-N   No-Clipping (YES, IT'S BACK!  YEAH!)
  The "MLI" cheat is also still in.

So there you go!  Have fun -- we have a Hint Manual planned for this one
as well.  By the way, the Wolfenstein 3-D Hint Manual should be finished
printing around Aug. 5th!  Soon you too will own an autographed copy!

Keep those comments coming,

John Romero
Id Software, Inc.

P.S. Like our new logo? (Credits screen)

Notes

This Beta version requires a date before August 15, 1992 otherwise it quits with “Sorry, BETA-TESTING is over. Thanks for your help.”
The tower in the title screen is mirrored yet and left placed
The initializing screen reports V1.0f while loading and turns into 1.0f when waiting for key press

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
14.04.1992  04:35             1.024 AUDIODCT.SOD 7af30a3a43dcffb32e8349952415c2e0
31.07.1992  22:36             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 65189b33eaa86490c6a16d4dbcc9b65a
31.07.1992  22:36           327.671 AUDIOT.SOD   51f60e650b7e4c3e43adc4c674c6b91b
01.08.1992  03:49               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  cab5b982652628319e5b437c1c00fcc5
31.07.1992  22:57           134.784 MAPTEMP.SOD  5ae1205092045f9953d7890563292ed8
01.08.1992  07:26             2.490 README.TXT   437a82b099cffde02e1aef5dc90810ad
01.08.1992  07:22            98.106 SPEAR.EXE    5e3b480945fe4a8f4fda5b93c7f91244
01.08.1992  02:19             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  80f9779725b31f23ee951d944f5f9614
01.08.1992  02:19           289.473 VGAGRAPH.SOD e36d748d0edcd94860a1514abd24b56a
01.08.1992  02:19               429 VGAHEAD.SOD  330cfee60f08d8b6650685ace2375711
01.08.1992  06:12         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    7e868d93725a0281d0a689a7e7d6a87b
              11 Datei(en),      2.473.019 Bytes

Screenshots

Beta 1.0 (1992-08-19)

Thanks to gerolf 👍

Compiled August 19, 1992
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

README.TXT

BETA TESTERS!!

Thanks for testing the first Beta of Spear of Destiny -- we got lots of
good bug reports, most notably from Douglas Howell.  Let's give a hand
to Doug everybody!!!  <CLAP,CLAP,CLAP,ad infinitum>

Has everyone gotten their Hint Books yet?  Hope so -- they're cool, eh?

Well, here's BETA #2 of SOD.  There shouldn't be much left that's wrong
in it, but I'M SURE SOMEONE WILL FIND SOMETHING!

Things that aren't finished:

* The actual ending of the game.  After the 'BJ WINS' screen, you'll go
        directly to the High Scores, with NO NEAT ENDING!  This is being
        done right now.

* There will NOT be a story at the OPTIONS MENU to read.  We're doing a
        real manual for that.

Things to note:

* You will all get a box copy of this game when it's finished, provided
        I've gotten BETA reports from you with valid bugs.  If you didn't
        BETA this game, no need to be rewarded, eh? (The box might have
        a holographic sticker on it!)

* The keyword 'BETA' is still how you get past the NEWLY IMPROVED copy
        protection screen.

* Like the menus and everything with that blue marbled background?  Good.

* After getting the Spear, the level number remains at 18 now. Used to
        be 21, but that made everyone ask where levels 19 & 20 were (which
        are secret levels).  And YES, the RED LEVEL is HELL!

* The time's up on this BETA on September 15th, but the game will be
        formally released on September 8th, so BUST THEM BRONCOS!

Thanks for all your hard work, we really appreciate it!

John Romero
Id Software, Inc.

Notes

This Beta version requires a date before September 15, 1992 otherwise it quits with “Sorry, BETA-TESTING is over. Thanks for your help.”
The init screen reports no version number

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
14.04.1992  06:35             1.024 AUDIODCT.SOD 7af30a3a43dcffb32e8349952415c2e0
13.08.1992  15:25             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
13.08.1992  15:25           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   01753eabadc7472ea85652a7e1bfc0bc
19.08.1992  04:37               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  54796d34e87958b62b884467db0cd967
19.08.1992  04:34           135.722 MAPTEMP.SOD  e47b613dd37774ddaaffa501f66eda99
19.08.1992  04:27             1.634 README.TXT   c27e928b75889ffdf89502f76354dd52
19.08.1992  04:43           112.784 SPEAR.EXE    fb8528cf6e343a397bac49bd6a06ef21
19.08.1992  03:56             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  483dc7929af93b593caeceef673d0c01
19.08.1992  03:56           375.437 VGAGRAPH.SOD e9550ea0e10d13909748be005d55f02d
19.08.1992  03:56               426 VGAHEAD.SOD  6d00ce83dc9a001dd787440b946ddb51
01.08.1992  08:12         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    7e868d93725a0281d0a689a7e7d6a87b
              11 Datei(en),      2.574.689 Bytes

Screenshots

Demo version

Demo 1.0 (1992-09-21)

Compiled September 21, 1992
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Miscellaneous

The main game .EXE is called SOD.EXE

Notes

Playable Demo contains only two levels

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
27.08.1992  07:21             1.072 AUDIOHED.SDM f0022742f86c214872bd72f03aaf1529
27.08.1992  07:21            93.412 AUDIOT.SDM   fcde1333c941229f4dd6ca099fcfe616
27.08.1992  08:40             5.534 GAMEMAPS.SDM 4eb2f538aab6e4061dadbc3b73837762
27.08.1992  08:40               402 MAPHEAD.SDM  40fa03caf7a1a4dbd22da4321c6e10d4
22.10.1992  04:14             6.852 SOD.DOC      ab85e05be214c9ac7a9ed35eb7b08058
21.09.1992  15:23           108.215 SOD.EXE      059c88f0e8b548de0595c4685d68d191
21.09.1992  15:20             1.024 VGADICT.SDM  2f85b6763a582df19e6a35dd9634c736
21.09.1992  15:20           305.891 VGAGRAPH.SDM 1cc5ceb8e43c0c0030cf552fc8ae9d0d
21.09.1992  15:20               402 VGAHEAD.SDM  18c03cb401ed274bc0b659e951140e64
27.08.1992  08:48           730.624 VSWAP.SDM    35afda760bea840b547d686a930322dc
              11 Datei(en),      1.253.428 Bytes

Screenshots

Releases

Version 1.0 (1992-09-28)

Released September, 1992
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Notes

Initial release
The *.SOD files were never changed in later releases

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
28.09.1992  03:26             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
28.09.1992  03:26           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   10020fce0f04d21bd07b1b5b951c360a
28.09.1992  03:26            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SOD 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
28.09.1992  03:26               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
28.09.1992  03:26           113.273 SPEAR.EXE    6c85a773a3008842d465de9d664d7efa
28.09.1992  03:26             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  30b11372b9ec6bc06289eb3e9b2ef0b9
28.09.1992  03:26           947.979 VGAGRAPH.SOD 3b85f170098fb48d91d8bedd0cac4e0d
28.09.1992  03:26               510 VGAHEAD.SOD  fb75007a1167bba05c4acadf90bc30d8
28.09.1992  03:26         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
               9 Datei(en),      3.077.714 Bytes

Screenshots

Version 1.4 (1992-11-11)

Thanks to silentnight 👍

Released November, 1992
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Notes

Erroneously identifies itself as V1.0 on the initializing screen

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
28.09.1992  03:26             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
28.09.1992  03:26           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   10020fce0f04d21bd07b1b5b951c360a
28.09.1992  03:26            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SOD 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
28.09.1992  03:26               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
11.11.1992  23:51           113.396 SPEAR.EXE    40e5ddb7fff7f891dc2ba65a3299dd03
28.09.1992  03:26             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  30b11372b9ec6bc06289eb3e9b2ef0b9
28.09.1992  03:26           947.979 VGAGRAPH.SOD 3b85f170098fb48d91d8bedd0cac4e0d
28.09.1992  03:26               510 VGAHEAD.SOD  fb75007a1167bba05c4acadf90bc30d8
28.09.1992  03:26         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
              10 Datei(en),      3.077.837 Bytes

Screenshots

Version 1.4 (1993-01-05)

Released January, 1993
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Miscellaneous #1

The listet version is taken from the id Anthology CD (1996) and contains START.BAT with a typo:
WOLFENSTIEN: SPEAR OF DESTINY instead of WOLFENSTEIN: SPEAR OF DESTINY
It appears that the files have their original non-modified compilation timestamp

File listing #1

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
28.09.1992  00:31             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
28.09.1992  00:31           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   10020fce0f04d21bd07b1b5b951c360a
10.11.1992  10:13            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SOD 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
10.11.1992  10:13               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
05.01.1993  18:18           112.835 SPEAR.EXE    0376eedb042a80387391a34b5ca4ce8e
21.11.1996  17:13               505 START.BAT    3eba3b9e16e16a21f5406e04f83d87e0
08.10.1992  19:38             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  30b11372b9ec6bc06289eb3e9b2ef0b9
08.10.1992  19:38           947.979 VGAGRAPH.SOD 3b85f170098fb48d91d8bedd0cac4e0d
08.10.1992  19:38               510 VGAHEAD.SOD  fb75007a1167bba05c4acadf90bc30d8
28.09.1992  00:31         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
              10 Datei(en),      3.077.781 Bytes

Miscellaneous #2

Another installation contains the same files but versionised timestamps

File listing #2

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
05.01.1993  01:40             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
05.01.1993  01:40           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   10020fce0f04d21bd07b1b5b951c360a
05.01.1993  01:40            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SOD 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
05.01.1993  01:40               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
05.01.1993  01:40           112.835 SPEAR.EXE    0376eedb042a80387391a34b5ca4ce8e
05.01.1993  01:40             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  30b11372b9ec6bc06289eb3e9b2ef0b9
05.01.1993  01:40           947.979 VGAGRAPH.SOD 3b85f170098fb48d91d8bedd0cac4e0d
05.01.1993  01:40               510 VGAHEAD.SOD  fb75007a1167bba05c4acadf90bc30d8
05.01.1993  01:40         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
               9 Datei(en),      3.077.276 Bytes

Screenshots

Mission 2: Return to Danger (1994-04-01)

Released April, 1994
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Notes

Mission 2: Return to Danger was neither developed nor produced by id Software, but was a title licensed to FormGen Corp.
The *.SD2 files were never changed in later releases

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
01.04.1994  02:00           135.024 GAMEMAPS.SD2 fa5752c5b1e25ee5c4a9ec0e9d4013a9
01.04.1994  02:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD2  d55508cd58e2e61076ac81b98aeb9269
01.04.1994  02:00         1.879.712 VSWAP.SD2    25d92ac0ba012a1e9335c747eb4ab177
               3 Datei(en),      2.014.822 Bytes

Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge (1994-04-01)

Released April, 1994
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Miscellaneous

This is the so-called UAC version, because some textures are ripped from DOOM (by mistake?)

Notes

Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge was neither developed nor produced by id Software, but was a title licensed to FormGen Corp.

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
01.04.1994  03:00           148.534 GAMEMAPS.SD3 29860b87c31348e163e10f8aa6f19295
01.04.1994  03:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD3  a8b24dd3d3271e0b7fc6f2f995915f27
01.04.1994  03:00         1.881.760 VSWAP.SD3    94aeef7980ef640c448087f92be16d83
               3 Datei(en),      2.030.380 Bytes

Mission Pack (1994-06-11)

Released June, 1994
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Content

Mission 2: Return to Danger
Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge (UAC version)

Miscellaneous

A mission chooser SOD.EXE is included
The bundle contains a game creator GAMEGEN.EXE which uses the *.CMF, *.PCX and *.VOC files

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
11.06.1994  20:00             9.792 1.CMF        be6685335112bedfda9b2aac47301807
11.06.1994  20:00            17.154 10.CMF       acaf90a6b820734155e7bd3a8e091d4d
11.06.1994  20:00            23.427 11.CMF       8d36d72301f0c761e57015abda9a5113
11.06.1994  20:00            16.760 12.CMF       89cf50399979271da237f19b7ecc2eb7
11.06.1994  20:00             6.527 13.CMF       251e05b70bd62f76392664046d82df04
11.06.1994  20:00            18.748 14.CMF       53309a28b7e39777ef07cf3dba12b30f
11.06.1994  20:00            19.489 15.CMF       2099aeeee63f8b200938bc06f55c83ec
11.06.1994  20:00            21.054 16.CMF       25d9f0e5d122f9662cda175f41720b04
11.06.1994  20:00            21.954 2.CMF        67eebd558dab3017897a5393fc34a43f
11.06.1994  20:00             6.210 3.CMF        c0135b61b6260cbeb35217bc19891cad
11.06.1994  20:00            14.394 4.CMF        00d86bc49097dd9a1a7ad59bd28aba55
11.06.1994  20:00            12.398 5.CMF        a4c59def97370ea1f7682968ece30996
11.06.1994  20:00            13.988 6.CMF        1f436c94be5681c8cfb6d79848f412f3
11.06.1994  20:00            22.740 7.CMF        2a0dc64886651b1ec653da57a07a0f24
11.06.1994  20:00             2.406 8.CMF        0b365054562cdcdff3f639e1e32c3aaf
11.06.1994  20:00            17.667 9.CMF        716013a21409c0f1bda51ea21bb3ca7f
11.06.1994  20:00            50.605 ADVANCED.PCX 1019135b67e29d30443bf965d38827ea
11.06.1994  20:00            14.635 BLOOD.VOC    a04616ae1889711d33f7ac5d575f76f9
11.06.1994  20:00            54.678 CREATE.PCX   132ca5a30d8347410b01ebf0b85c9f81
11.06.1994  20:00            26.494 CREDITS.PCX  d7dde85c30c6deda61531c0949b69019
11.06.1994  20:00            44.674 DEVIL.VOC    c46a05914dcccd4c47cbbc6b69f30554
11.06.1994  20:00             4.604 DOG.VOC      61844fa91792ce9bba215fbece2a1cfd
11.06.1994  20:00           149.605 GAMEGEN.EXE  850da38e26daed84c1312197b852a0ff
11.06.1994  20:00           135.024 GAMEMAPS.SD2 fa5752c5b1e25ee5c4a9ec0e9d4013a9
11.06.1994  20:00           148.534 GAMEMAPS.SD3 29860b87c31348e163e10f8aa6f19295
11.06.1994  20:00            37.302 INTRO.PCX    8c36b2889931404a21bb5a37591d02d4
11.06.1994  20:00             5.527 MACHINE.VOC  a9677366a056f9f104ef9726f26547ec
11.06.1994  20:00            37.928 MAIN.PCX     a28d299c8e87eae98edd010b5635f64f
11.06.1994  20:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD2  d55508cd58e2e61076ac81b98aeb9269
11.06.1994  20:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD3  a8b24dd3d3271e0b7fc6f2f995915f27
11.06.1994  20:00             5.663 SCREAM.VOC   ef523aa751758f1b49ecd06813930a02
11.06.1994  20:00             8.315 SOD.EXE      fa7aa0bc67a5430dd047d55d6180ff68
11.06.1994  20:00         1.879.712 VSWAP.SD2    25d92ac0ba012a1e9335c747eb4ab177
11.06.1994  20:00         1.881.760 VSWAP.SD3    94aeef7980ef640c448087f92be16d83
              34 Datei(en),      4.729.940 Bytes

Screenshots (Game creator)

Version 1.4 (1994-06-20) Super CD Pack

Released June, 1994
Distributed by FormGen Corp.

Content

Spear of Destiny (orignal mission)
Mission 2: Return to Danger
Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge (non-UAC version)

Miscellaneous

The ripped DOOM textures in Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge are replaced
A mission chooser is not included
MAPHEAD.SD1 - as the only *.SD1-File - seems added by mistake
The bundle contains the gane creator GAMEGEN.EXE which uses the *.CMF, *.PCX and *.VOC files
The timestamps of the game files shows their version numbers

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
01.04.1994  01:00             9.792 1.CMF        be6685335112bedfda9b2aac47301807
01.04.1994  01:00            17.154 10.CMF       acaf90a6b820734155e7bd3a8e091d4d
01.04.1994  01:00            23.427 11.CMF       8d36d72301f0c761e57015abda9a5113
01.04.1994  01:00            16.760 12.CMF       89cf50399979271da237f19b7ecc2eb7
01.04.1994  01:00             6.527 13.CMF       251e05b70bd62f76392664046d82df04
01.04.1994  01:00            18.748 14.CMF       53309a28b7e39777ef07cf3dba12b30f
01.04.1994  01:00            19.489 15.CMF       2099aeeee63f8b200938bc06f55c83ec
01.04.1994  01:00            21.054 16.CMF       25d9f0e5d122f9662cda175f41720b04
01.04.1994  01:00            21.954 2.CMF        67eebd558dab3017897a5393fc34a43f
01.04.1994  01:00             6.210 3.CMF        c0135b61b6260cbeb35217bc19891cad
01.04.1994  01:00            14.394 4.CMF        00d86bc49097dd9a1a7ad59bd28aba55
01.04.1994  01:00            12.398 5.CMF        a4c59def97370ea1f7682968ece30996
01.04.1994  01:00            13.988 6.CMF        1f436c94be5681c8cfb6d79848f412f3
01.04.1994  01:00            22.740 7.CMF        2a0dc64886651b1ec653da57a07a0f24
01.04.1994  01:00             2.406 8.CMF        0b365054562cdcdff3f639e1e32c3aaf
01.04.1994  01:00            17.667 9.CMF        716013a21409c0f1bda51ea21bb3ca7f
01.04.1994  01:00            50.605 ADVANCED.PCX 1019135b67e29d30443bf965d38827ea
05.01.1993  01:40             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
05.01.1993  01:40           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   10020fce0f04d21bd07b1b5b951c360a
01.04.1994  01:00            14.635 BLOOD.VOC    a04616ae1889711d33f7ac5d575f76f9
01.04.1994  01:00            54.678 CREATE.PCX   132ca5a30d8347410b01ebf0b85c9f81
01.04.1994  01:00            26.494 CREDITS.PCX  d7dde85c30c6deda61531c0949b69019
01.04.1994  01:00            44.674 DEVIL.VOC    c46a05914dcccd4c47cbbc6b69f30554
01.04.1994  01:00             4.604 DOG.VOC      61844fa91792ce9bba215fbece2a1cfd
01.04.1994  01:00           149.605 GAMEGEN.EXE  850da38e26daed84c1312197b852a0ff
01.04.1994  02:00           135.024 GAMEMAPS.SD2 fa5752c5b1e25ee5c4a9ec0e9d4013a9
12.06.1994  03:00           148.546 GAMEMAPS.SD3 4219d83568d770b1c6ac9c2d4d1dfb9e
05.01.1993  01:40            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SOD 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
20.06.1994  15:43             8.443 INSTALL.EXE  46f31f054a2e732d1a72f170b07b066f
01.04.1994  01:00            37.302 INTRO.PCX    8c36b2889931404a21bb5a37591d02d4
01.04.1994  01:00             5.527 MACHINE.VOC  a9677366a056f9f104ef9726f26547ec
01.04.1994  01:00            37.928 MAIN.PCX     a28d299c8e87eae98edd010b5635f64f
05.01.1993  01:40               402 MAPHEAD.SD1  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
01.04.1994  02:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD2  d55508cd58e2e61076ac81b98aeb9269
12.06.1994  03:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD3  52fd50245a77e61dc1df91110c186195
05.01.1993  01:40               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
01.04.1994  01:00             5.663 SCREAM.VOC   ef523aa751758f1b49ecd06813930a02
05.01.1993  01:40           112.835 SPEAR.EXE    0376eedb042a80387391a34b5ca4ce8e
05.01.1993  01:40             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  30b11372b9ec6bc06289eb3e9b2ef0b9
05.01.1993  01:40           947.979 VGAGRAPH.SOD 3b85f170098fb48d91d8bedd0cac4e0d
05.01.1993  01:40               510 VGAHEAD.SOD  fb75007a1167bba05c4acadf90bc30d8
01.04.1994  02:00         1.879.712 VSWAP.SD2    25d92ac0ba012a1e9335c747eb4ab177
12.06.1994  03:00         1.881.760 VSWAP.SD3    e3e87518f51414872c454b7d72a45af6
05.01.1993  01:40         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
              44 Datei(en),      7.807.758 Bytes

Screenshots

Version 1.4 (1998-03-13) (Activision Publishing, Inc.)

Released March 13, 1998
Distributed by Activision Publishing, Inc.

Content

Spear of Destiny (orignal mission)
Mission 2: Return to Danger
Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge (UAC version)

Removed features

The copy protection query has been removed

Graphical changes

The credits screen has slightly changed, the mention of FormGen has been removed and the other entries have been moved around

Miscellaneous

The exit screen has been removed
A Windows icon, SOD.ICO, is included with the game files
The mission chooser, SOD.EXE, is included
M1-SOD.EXE starts Spear of Destiny (orignal mission) directly
M2-SOD.EXE starts Mission 2: Return to Danger directly
M3-SOD.EXE starts Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge directly
The timestamps of the game files shows their version numbers

Notes

There's no installer package for this version, because it was distributed on CD only.

File listing

                                                 |----------- md5sum -----------|
05.01.1993  01:40             1.072 AUDIOHED.SOD 6e914d15335125872737718470061ad8
05.01.1993  01:40           328.620 AUDIOT.SOD   10020fce0f04d21bd07b1b5b951c360a
05.01.1993  01:40               522 CONFIG.SOD   aa75133df873b660d2058425ca8539b3
05.01.1993  01:40            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SD1 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
01.04.1994  02:00           135.024 GAMEMAPS.SD2 fa5752c5b1e25ee5c4a9ec0e9d4013a9
01.04.1994  03:00           148.534 GAMEMAPS.SD3 29860b87c31348e163e10f8aa6f19295
04.09.1997  16:51            68.290 GAMEMAPS.SOD 04f16534235b4b57fc379d5709f88f4a
04.09.1997  16:49            54.010 M1-SOD.EXE   842f96fab249660930739bb2e030155b
04.09.1997  17:01            54.010 M2-SOD.EXE   5dc526b1735c82c1d53c793048bf4569
04.09.1997  17:03            54.010 M3-SOD.EXE   50af40d52a7d07d74011a8983f4925fd
05.01.1993  01:40               402 MAPHEAD.SD1  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
01.04.1994  02:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD2  d55508cd58e2e61076ac81b98aeb9269
01.04.1994  03:00                86 MAPHEAD.SD3  a8b24dd3d3271e0b7fc6f2f995915f27
04.09.1997  16:51               402 MAPHEAD.SOD  276c79a4a6419db6b23e7699e41cb9fa
13.04.1994  16:52             8.224 SOD.EXE      61d08636116bb6eb2bec53451fa57325
02.09.1997  12:03             2.238 SOD.ICO      208c1d1d8048a35805d6b6cf9127d702
27.01.1998  15:10           113.418 SPEAR.EXE    066edc6f078b283101c26e8b412c6576
05.01.1993  01:40             1.024 VGADICT.SOD  30b11372b9ec6bc06289eb3e9b2ef0b9
05.01.1993  01:40           947.979 VGAGRAPH.SOD 3b85f170098fb48d91d8bedd0cac4e0d
05.01.1993  01:40               510 VGAHEAD.SOD  fb75007a1167bba05c4acadf90bc30d8
05.01.1993  01:40         1.616.544 VSWAP.SD1    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
01.04.1994  02:00         1.879.712 VSWAP.SD2    25d92ac0ba012a1e9335c747eb4ab177
01.04.1994  03:00         1.881.760 VSWAP.SD3    94aeef7980ef640c448087f92be16d83
04.09.1997  16:51         1.616.544 VSWAP.SOD    b1dac0a8786c7cdbb09331a4eba00652
              24 Datei(en),      8.981.311 Bytes

Screenshots

Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge UAC version vs. non-UAC version

	UAC version	non-UAC version
Filename	md5sum
`GAMEMAPS.SD3`	`29860b87c31348e163e10f8aa6f19295`	`4219d83568d770b1c6ac9c2d4d1dfb9e`
`MAPHEAD.SD3`	`a8b24dd3d3271e0b7fc6f2f995915f27`	`52fd50245a77e61dc1df91110c186195`
`VSWAP.SD3`	`94aeef7980ef640c448087f92be16d83`	`e3e87518f51414872c454b7d72a45af6`

SD3 Patching Utility

Patching utility to switch between UAC version and non-UAC version of Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge

Notes

Neither id Software nor FormGen Corp. have anything to do with this patch, but it shouldn't go unmentioned.
patchutil.exe is a Windows executable file

Wolfenstein 3D Universal Patching Utility

This utility recognizes the following (X marks latest):
  * Ultimate Challenge UAC -> No UAC
  * Ultimate Challenge No UAC -> UAC
This program will identify if you have an old version of a supported game, if
so it will patch up to the version considered to be the latest. To patch, only
the game data files are needed. Optionally, if the game executable are present
they will be patched as well.

This patch should be run in the same directory as the data you wish to patch.

File listing

                                                  |----------- md5sum -----------|
12.11.2013  03:50         1.387.291 patchutil.exe 6c1207d2d53360c65af7d2f93a942585
               1 Datei(en),      1.387.291 Bytes

Download

patch-sd3.zip

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All time stamps are given in UTC (GMT).

Table of Contents

SPEAR.TXT

Development versions

Beta 1.0 (1992-08-01)

README.TXT

Notes

File listing

Screenshots

Beta 1.0 (1992-08-19)

README.TXT

Notes

File listing

Screenshots

Demo version

Demo 1.0 (1992-09-21)

Miscellaneous

Notes

File listing

Screenshots

Releases

Version 1.0 (1992-09-28)

Notes

File listing

Screenshots

Version 1.4 (1992-11-11)

Notes

File listing

Screenshots

Version 1.4 (1993-01-05)

Miscellaneous #1

File listing #1

Miscellaneous #2

File listing #2

Screenshots

Mission 2: Return to Danger (1994-04-01)

Notes

File listing

Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge (1994-04-01)

Miscellaneous

Notes

File listing

Mission Pack (1994-06-11)

Content

Miscellaneous

File listing

Screenshots (Game creator)

Version 1.4 (1994-06-20) Super CD Pack

Content

Miscellaneous

File listing

Screenshots

Version 1.4 (1998-03-13) (Activision Publishing, Inc.)

Content

Removed features

Graphical changes

Miscellaneous

Notes

File listing

Screenshots

Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge UAC version vs. non-UAC version

SD3 Patching Utility

Notes

File listing

Download