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Rise of the Triad (1994)

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This page contains notes for the game Rise of the Triad (1994).

Source Code#

The game's (v1.3) source code was released in 2002 under the GPL, and can be found here at 3D Realms.

Version to compile#

One of the things about the source code is several defines in C are present to determine which version of the game will be compiled.

This can be found in the file DEVELOP.H of the Rise of the Triad source release.

#define DELUXE      0

#define LOWCOST 0

// Make sure only one of the following are on at one time

#define SHAREWARE 0 #define SUPERROTT 1 #define SITELICENSE 0

This reflects the fact there were many versions of the game:

  • Shareware Versions:
    • Shareware regular (DELUXE set to 0, SHAREWARE set to 1) - the most common version of the game
    • Shareware deluxe (DELUXE set to 1, SHAREWARE set to 1) - had more levels than the standard shareware
  • Registered versions:
    • Registered version (SUPERROTT set to 1 only) - Registered version of the game
    • Site-License version (SITELICENSE set to 1 only) - a pack of 11 ROTT games for a LAN, included more levelsets for multiplayer.