Doom (1993)
Developers | |
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id Software | |
Publishers | |
GT Interactive | |
id Software | |
Engines | |
id Tech 1 | |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 10, 1993 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 4, 1994 |
Linux | 1994 |
Windows | August 20, 1996 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Doom (1993) | 1993 |
Doom II: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
Final Doom | 1996 |
DRL (unofficial game) | 2002 |
Doom 3 | 2004 |
Doom 64 EX (unofficial port) | 2008 |
Doom 3: BFG Edition | 2012 |
Doom (2016) | 2016 |
Doom VFR | 2017 |
MiniDoom 2 (unofficial game) | 2018 |
Doom I Enhanced | 2020 |
Doom II Enhanced | 2020 |
Doom Eternal | 2020 |
Doom 64 | 2020 |
Doom + Doom II | 2024 |
Doom: The Dark Ages | 2025 |
This page is for the original game. For the 2016 game, see Doom (2016).
Key points
- The engine was made open source in 1997.[1]
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
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Regular or The Ultimate Doom. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | The Ultimate Doom. Pre-configured to run with DOSBox v0.74 (included in download). | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | The Ultimate Doom. Pre-configured to run with DOSBox v0.71 (included in download). Can be played without Steam. |
- A shareware episode is also available (comes with the first episode, "Knee-Deep in the Dead").
- The shareware IWAD can be downloaded separately from the main release (to be used with source ports).
Version differences
The Ultimate Doom is an updated version of the original Doom that features a new fourth episode, Thy Flesh Consumed. All digital distribution releases carry The Ultimate Doom.
Alpha and Beta releases
A list of all alpha, beta, and shareware versions of the game can be found at Doomworld Shareware section. Details about each alpha and beta release can be found both on The Page of Doom and the Doom Wiki. Note that the .WAD files available in the alphas and beta are not compatible with any Doom source port. They should work in DOSBox however. You can use the following batch launcher to make it's usage with such easier.
- Alpha Launcher
@echo off set dos4g=quiet :start @echo off CLS echo ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ echo DooM Alphas echo ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ echo. echo ⁄ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒø echo ≥ [1] Doom 0.2 ≥ echo ≥ [2] Doom 0.3 ≥ echo ≥ [3] Doom 0.4 ≥ echo ≥ [4] Doom 0.5 ≥ echo. √ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ¥ echo ≥ [5] Doom press release beta: easy ≥ echo ≥ [6] Doom press release beta: normal ≥ echo ≥ [7] Doom press release beta: hard ≥ echo ≥ [Q] Quit! ≥ echo ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ echo. :choice choice/c:1234567q/n Choose Number: if errorlevel 8 goto exit if errorlevel 7 goto betah if errorlevel 6 goto betan if errorlevel 5 goto betae if errorlevel 4 goto 05 if errorlevel 3 goto 04 if errorlevel 2 goto 03 if errorlevel 1 goto 02 if errorlevel 0 goto exit :02 CLS cd doom0_2 doom cd .. goto start :03 CLS cd doom0_3 doom cd .. goto start :04 CLS cd doom0_4 doom cd .. goto start :05 CLS cd doom0_5 doom cd .. goto start :betae CLS cd doomdemo fakedate newdoom -devparm -skill 0 -pressrelease %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 fakedate /u cd .. goto start :betan CLS cd doomdemo fakedate newdoom -devparm -pressrelease %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 fakedate /u cd .. goto start :betah CLS cd doomdemo fakedate newdoom -devparm -skill 2 -pressrelease %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 fakedate /u cd .. goto start :exit CLS echo DOOM echo by id Software, inc. echo Copyright (C) 1993
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Lost Episodes of Doom | Unofficial commercial expansion released on floppy. Not available digitally.[2] |
Essential improvements
Patches
All patches for the retail versions of Doom (as well as Doom II: Hell on Earth and Final Doom) can be found here. The retail versions of the original Doom can be upgraded to The Ultimate Doom through patches.
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.
Automating novert in DOSBox[3] |
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MOUNT C "." C: novert.com DOOM.EXE -config MOUSE.CFG |
Source ports
Since the release of the source code, several modified engines have emerged.
Name | Description | |
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ZDoom | Renderers available: Software. Limit-removing source port that has features such as high resolutions and all-new editing features for modders. Most mods are designed around ZDoom's features. Uses a software renderer which could cause some incompatibility issues with mods that use special effects reliant on OpenGL like Brutal Doom. No longer in development by the original developer.[4] |
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GZDoom | Renderers available: Software, OpenGL. Based on the same code as ZDoom, except it also uses an OpenGL renderer. Nearly every mod should work with GZDoom, specifically ones that use special effects. |
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QZDoom | Renderers available: Direct3D, OpenGL. A successor to ZDoom, based off GZDoom except it uses a 32-bit true-color renderer instead of an 8-bit one. It has been merged with GZDoom |
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Zandronum | Renderers available: Software, OpenGL. Based off modified ZDoom code. Use this source port if you want to play multiplayer, as it significantly overhauls the netcode from ZDoom. Basic mods that change the maps are fully supported, but more complex mods such as Brutal Doom varies. Check to see if the mod supports Zandronum or if there's a separate version that does. |
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Odamex | Renderers available: Software. Source port based on ZDoom 1.22 (and parts of 1.23) that focuses on multiplayer while staying close to the original Doom. Not as widely used as Zandronum. |
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PrBoom | Renderers available: OpenGL. Source port based off Boom (a source port that was made by TeamTNT) that uses an OpenGL renderer that supports high resolutions. |
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PrBoom+ | Renderers available: Software, OpenGL. Based off PrBoom that attempts to extend the port with more features. |
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Chocolate Doom | Renderers available: Software. Source port that aims to accurately reproduce the experience of playing vanilla Doom. Renders at a low-resolution (that's upscaled to higher resolutions) and purposefully keeps the original game's limits. |
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Doom Retro | Renderers available: Software (with acceleration), Direct3D, OpenGL. Source port based off Chocolate Doom that supports vanilla, limit-removing and Boom-compatible maps and makes a few other changes/fixes for the modern age while still keeping the classic Doom experience. |
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. Latest Git builds of ZDoom, GZDoom, QZDoom, and Odamex are available at DRD Team Development Builds.
Launchers
If using a source port, it is recommended to use any of these following launchest to easily load the WADs or PK3 files, change their loading order, add the command lines or even set up the starting level. Some of these even allows you to save the list of mods you have added.
Name | System | Notes |
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SSG Launcher | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | The launcher also has the extra functionality with launching Doom 64 EX, the DoomRPG mod, and also the OBLIGE Level Maker. |
ZDL | Windows | There are 3 versions managed by each developer and the only version that is available is Q's that is currently linked. Others such as Bio's and WildGoose's are no longer available |
RocketLauncher | Windows, Linux | Based on Qt, RocketLauncher consists many features to customize your game and a support for DOSBox. Linux users should compile it in order to install it. |
Doom Launcher | Windows | Besides being a launcher, it also allows you to download mods from /idgames database. |
Useful wads
The following wads are designed to fix some sort of game data bug or a feature short coming of the game. They do not add any levels/change play style and thus are generally compatible with most user addons.
- Minor Sprite Fixing Project - Repairs bad sprite offsets and other graphical errors normally encountered when viewing the player and npc sprites. Works on Doom 1 despite the thread only referencing doom 2. Vanilla (DOS) executable compatible!
- Widescreen statusbar - Designed for source ports that support wide screen resolutions (almost all of them these days). In addition to removing the ugly brick pattens that appear on the side of the bar when upscaling it, it also helps keep graphical glitches that some times occur from the upscaling process from occurring to it.
- SC-55 music pack - For source ports that support OGG, FLAC or MP3. Allows you to listen to Doom's music more authentically without having to own expensive MIDI hardware.
WadSmoosh
If using the GZDoom or QZDoom source ports, you can use JP LeBreton's WadSmoosh tool to combine any of the official DOS-era Doom games' IWADs (Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth, Master Levels for Doom II, and Final Doom) that you own, as well as the No Rest for the Living IWAD from Doom 3: BFG Edition, into a single PK3 IWAD with each game selectable as episodes. The tool along with a guide to use it can be found here.
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
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2280/pfx/[Note 1] |
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C:\DOOMDATA
is used if running v1.1 or from CD;C:\DOOM_SE
is used if The Ultimate Doom is installed from CD.
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Multi-monitor
ZDoom seeks to support multiple monitors out of the box since version 2.5.0. Widescreen Gaming Forum discusses multi-monitor set ups with GZDoom.
The oldest versions of Doom supported multi-monitor by having a network of three computers, used to expand the field of view. The three clients needed to be launched with the following parameters: doom -devparm -net 3 -left
, doom -devparm -net 3
, and doom -devparm -net 3 -right
.[5]
Field of view (FOV)
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>.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Borderless Gaming has been tested to work with the following source ports:
- PrBoom+
- ZDoom and its derivatives
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Use Doom Legacy. | |||
LAN play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op, Versus |
- 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
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Requires source port. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Possible in source ports. |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 666 |
UDP | 666 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- These are the ports used by the vanilla game (no source ports). The ports to forward for each source port will vary
- It is highly recommended to not forward these ports without good reason! Some malware use these ports as an entry point into a system.[6]
VR support
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | Use ViveDoom | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Use ViveDoom | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | |||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Issues fixed
Game does not run in DOSBox (Steam)
Disable double-buffering in DOSBox[7][8] |
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Doom95 doesn't start on Windows 7
Apply necessary fixes and Doom95 XP Mouse Patch[9][10] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | A source port is required. See Source ports. | |
DirectDraw | 2 | Doom 95 only. |
OpenGL | A source port is required. See Source ports. | |
Software renderer | ||
DOS video modes | VGA |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | MS-DOS 6.2 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 | Intel 486 |
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:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2280/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2280) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ id-Software/DOOM: DOOM Open Source Release
- ↑ The Lost Episodes of Doom
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Doom 2 Disable Vertical Mouse Movement - last accessed on August 4, 2016
- ↑ ZDoom • View topic - ZDoom is Dead. Long live ZDoom. - last accessed on May 5, 2017
- ↑ Official DOOM FAQ, section 9.2
- ↑ SANS Institute - Intrusion Detection FAQ: What port numbers do well-known trojan horses use?
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: How to get DOOM to work on Windows 8 without downloading any sourcecodes or mods - last accessed on August 4, 2016
- ↑ Verified by User:AmethystViper on August 4, 2016
- Have tested using Windows 95 compatibility on the game's executable when using DOSBox, which did not stop the freezing issue until disabling double-buffering within DOSBox under Windows 7 and 8.1.
- ↑ Doomworld Forums - Doom95 mouse patch for XP available now - last accessed on August 4, 2016
- ↑ How to run Doom95 on Windows Vista/7 - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org - last accessed on August 4, 2016
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