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Key points
- Runs on very low-end hardware.
- The Doom engine was made open source in 1997, making the game very mod-friendly.
General information
- Doom Wiki
- Doomworld — A major fansite for the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
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Retail |
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GamersGate |
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Also includes Final Doom and Master Levels for Doom II. Pre-configured to run with DOSBox v0.74 (included in download). |
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Includes Master Levels for Doom II. Pre-configured to run with DOSBox v0.72 (included in download). Can be played without Steam. |
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- Doom II: Hell on Earth is also available as part of Doom 3: BFG Edition. This version includes Steam achievements and the "No Rest for the Living" expansion (previously exclusive to the Xbox 360 version).
DLC and expansion packs
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Master Levels for Doom II |
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Essential improvements
Patches
All patches for the retail versions of Doom II: Hell on Earth (as well as Doom and Final Doom) can be found here.
novert
When using the keyboard and mouse configuration in Doom or similar games on DOS or through DOSBox, vertical mouse movement causes the player to move forward and back, which can make mouse aiming difficult. novert is a DOS TSR that disables vertical mouse movement to prevent unnecessary player movement.
Source ports
Since the release of the source code, several modified engines have emerged.
You can view a more exhaustive list on Wikipedia or a set of comparison tables on DoomWiki.org. The history of various source ports is examined on Doomworld.
Super Shotgun Launcher
If using a source port, you can use this launcher to load up custom WADs/PK3s in the ZDoom, GZDoom, and Zandronum source ports without needing to drag and drop or using command-lines. The launcher also has the extra functionality with launching Doom 64 EX, the DoomRPG mod, and also the OBLIGE Level Maker. The launcher can be downloaded here.
If using the GZDoom source port, The Master Levels Menu Interface is an ingame menu that serves to replace the old DOS program that would launch a chosen wad of the MASTER LEVELS FOR DOOM II expansion, this mod allows you to play them in one sitting without restarting GZDoom/ZDoom and loading each individual wad file.
Content
A freely redistributable replacement of DOOM-like assets is available at Freedoom, forming a completely free and open source game. Art assets from the original game such as the levels, sounds, textures, etc., remain under copyright. They can be purchased from Steam, GOG.com, or copied from an original game disc.
Game data
Configuration file and save game data location
Video settings
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Depending on your choice of engine, you can usually change the field of view with a console command, or even in the options. Try fov <1-179> or gr_fov <1-179>.
ZDoom seeks to support multiple monitors out of the box since version 2.5.0. Widescreen Gaming Forum discusses multimonitor set ups with GZDoom.
Borderless Gaming has been tested to work with the following source ports:
- PrBoom+
- ZDoom and its derivatives;
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Input settings
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Audio settings
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Localizations
Language |
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Network
Multiplayer types
- A source port is recommended for online play as it adds modern networking support and simplifies the process of finding games. Most major source ports (like Zandronum) also increase the max player limit (for Zandronum, the limit is 64)
Connection types
VR support
Issues fixed
Game does not run in DOSBox (Steam)
Doom95 doesn't start on Windows 7
Other information
API
Technical specs |
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Direct3D |
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A source port is required. See Source ports. |
DirectDraw |
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Doom 95 only. |
OpenGL |
Various |
A source port is required. See Source ports. |
Software renderer |
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DOS video modes |
VGA |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
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Recommended |
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5.0 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel 386 Processor
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System memory (RAM) |
4 MB |
8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
100 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
VGA graphics card | |
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References