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@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ shareware doom1.wad) may be placed. The IWAD directory is
/usr/share/games/doom. If you don't have any IWADs, install
doom_shareware_data to play shareware Doom.
-Optional dependency, autodetected:
+Optional dependencies, autodetected:
portmidi - for the PortMIDI backend. Most users won't need this.
+dumb - somehow, this can be used for music. No idea how to enable it,
+ but if dumb is detected, prboom-plus will link with it.
*** NOTE ***
@@ -26,3 +28,8 @@ file that sets snd_midiplayer to "sdl", the music will sound *really*
messed up. If this happens, simply edit ~/.prboom-plus/prboom-plus.cfg
and remove the line containing snd_midiplayer. Or just delete the
file, to start with default settings.
+
+If you don't like the sound of the OPL2 music, you can try using
+FluidSynth instead (Options -> General -> Preferred MIDI Player in the
+user interface). Other options (PortMIDI and ALSA) may be usable but
+will require more setup, outside the scope of this README.