This page is for the reboot. For the original, see Doom (1993).
Warning
- Using developer mode corrupts the save file.
General information
- Doom Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed from the game with Update #5.[4]
- The Bethesda.net release is no longer available as the Bethesda.net Launcher is being retired. Users who own games in their Bethesda.net Library will be able to transfer their games to their Steam account for free, even after the launcher is officially retired.
DLC and expansion packs
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Season Pass |
The Season Pass includes access to three new DLC packs (when available). |
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Demon Multiplayer DLC Pack |
Pre-Purchase bonus. |
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Unto the Evil DLC |
3 multiplayer maps, 1 weapon and 1 playable demon |
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Hell Followed DLC |
3 multiplayer maps, 1 weapon and 1 playable demon |
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Bloodfall DLC |
3 multiplayer maps, 1 weapon and 1 playable demon |
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- All DLC content is available for free since Update 6.66.[5]
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
- See Command line arguments for optional arguments.
- Dynamically changes the game's rendering resolution to help mantain target framerate.
Installation[6]
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- Download only Dinput8.dll from DoomLegacyMod and paste it into the game's root folder <path-to-game>. This enables the game's command console.
- Pick which suits you best of the DRS profiles kindly provided by Digital Foundry on their video about the feature. Download and paste into
<path-to-game>\base\ . Read notes for explanation.
- When in-game, press tilde (~) key to open the console, then type exec (filenameofyourpreset.txt).
- Done! DRS should be working now, your fps should be higher if below target before.
Notes
- Agressive prioritizes and ensures full framerate over resolution. Balanced will cause some framerate dips but keep a better resolution overall. Lazy prioritizes resolution over framerate, optimal for VRR users (framerate will vary widely).
- The number after the (_) is target framerate.
- DRS will disable when changing graphics settings, just reenable when you're done.
- I recommend making a simple filename for your preset like b60.txt (balanced 60) for easier operation.
- DRS uses more of your VRAM. If you experience severe resolution dips or other problems, try lowering your Virtual Texturing Page Size in Advanced Options.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Use +set g_fov xx parameter for custom world FOV
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Input
Keyboard and Mouse settings.
Single-Player Key-Bind Settings
Multi-Player Key-Bind Settings
SnapMap Key-Bind Settings
- Mouse smoothing is disabled by default.[9]
Use +set m_smoothing 1 and +set m_smooth X (where X is a number between 1 and 8) command line arguments[citation needed]
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Multi-Player
SnapMap
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Master, Music, SFX, Voices, Announcer, and Voice (VoIP) Volume Sliders. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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Fan translation. |
French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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To enable it, install DoomLegacyMod and set +sys_langOverride 1 +sys_lang latin_spanish +sys_langPlatform es-mx commands in the launch options.[10] |
Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
Issues unresolved
"Interact with two rune trials" challenge on "Advanced Research Complex" is not beatable
- A bug may occur not allowing you to complete "Interact with two rune trials" challenge on "Advanced Research Complex" level if you didn't complete it on your first run and finished the campaign. Make sure you finished the challenge on a first-level playthrough, otherwise start a new game.[11]
Issues fixed
Sped-up/distorted audio
- Setting your audio card to play at a sample rate higher than 48000 Hz will speed up the audio and/or cause crackling/distortion.[12] Higher sample rates will result in faster speeds.
- There is no official fix for this bug.
Incorrect number of threads used
- By default, Doom detects the number of cores/threads your computer uses but may be incorrect.
Use jobs_numthreads X in the ingame console[citation needed]
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X is the number of threads your processor supports, minus one (ie, hyper threading quad core = 8 threads - 1 for main, use +jobs_numthreads 7)
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Crash on startup after switching to Vulkan API
Switch back to OpenGL[14]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM\base\
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DOOMConfig.local with a text editor such as Notepad or a similar program.
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r_renderAPI . If it is set to "1" , the game will try to run with Vulkan. Set it to "0" for OpenGL.
- Saves the changes made to the file.
- Launch the game.
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Corrupt save files
- Using developer mode corrupts the save file and the game will only allow you to load again when dev-mode is enabled, which disables achievements and other features.
The fix in the video takes advantage of a menu bug that allows you to load into an empty world. Then using the restart mission option and allowing the correct map to load, your save files will be written correctly again. You lose progress on that mission but retain all collectables and general progress.[15]
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Black lines over surfaces
- Enabling Directional Occlusion causes stripe artifacts to appear on any resolutions lower than 4K due to the engine's fixed camera frustum resolution. This is most noticeable when looking at plain or clean ground, wall surfaces and backgrounds. This issue was never fixed through post-launch patches and occurs regardless of which graphics API the game uses.[16]
Set Directional Occlusion Quality to "Off"
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Fix low FPS and poor frame pacing
- Doom's Razer Chroma integration has been known to cause low FPS and poor frame pacing.
Disable Razor Chroma in the in-game settings[17]
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- Disable it in-game Settings > Mouse and Keyboard > Razer Chroma.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 |
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Vulkan |
1.0 |
Added in July 11, 2016 update[19] |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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Windows |
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Middleware
Parameter |
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+menu_advanced_AllowAllSettings 1 |
Enables Nightmare graphics settings |
+com_skipKeyPressOnLoadScreens 1 |
Skips "press key to continue" prompts |
+com_gameType <value> |
Replace <value> with one of the following to start the game in a certain mode:
- -1: Mode select screen (default)
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-2400 AMD FX-8320 |
Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
55 GB |
70 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References