Doom (2016)

Doom

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Developers
	id Software
Multiplayer	Certain Affinity
SnapMap	Escalation Studios
Multiplayer post-release	BattleCry Studios
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	id Tech 6
Release dates
Windows	May 13, 2016

⤏ 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
Doom I Enhanced	2020
Doom II Enhanced	2020
Doom Eternal	2020
Doom 64	2020

This page is for the reboot. For the original, see Doom (1993).

General information

Official game site

Doom Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Only includes the Steam installer.
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Bethesda.net
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed from the game with Update #5.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	The Season Pass includes access to three new DLC packs (when available).
Demon Multiplayer DLC Pack	Pre-Purchase bonus.
Unto the Evil DLC	3 multiplayer maps, 1 weapon and 1 playable demon
Hell Followed DLC	3 multiplayer maps, 1 weapon and 1 playable demon
Bloodfall DLC	3 multiplayer maps, 1 weapon and 1 playable demon

All DLC content is available for free since Update 6.66.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

See Command line arguments for optional arguments.

Use the +com_skipIntroVideo 1 command line argument[citation needed]

Fix low FPS and poor frame pacing

Doom's Razer Chroma integration has been known to cause low FPS and poor frame pacing. Disable it in Settings>Mouse and Keyboard>Razer Chroma. Chroma integration can also be fixed by following this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/9659nn/doom_2016_chroma_fix_cchromaeditorlibrarydll/

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM\base\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/379720/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM\base\savegame.user\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/379720/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Game settings.

Video settings.

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  Advanced Video settings.

Input settings

Keyboard and Mouse settings.

Controller settings.

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  Single-Player Key-Bind Settings

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  Multi-Player Key-Bind Settings

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  SnapMap Key-Bind Settings

Mouse smoothing

Mouse smoothing is disabled by default.

Use +set m_smoothing 1 and +set m_smooth X (where X is a number between 1 and 8) command line arguments[citation needed]

Controller presets

Single-Player

• 

  Default

• 

  Classic

• 

  Knuckles

• 

  Mirrored

• 

  Strafe

• 

  Tactical

Multi-Player

• 

  Default

• 

  Classic

• 

  Knuckles

• 

  Mirrored

• 

  Strafe

• 

  Tactical

SnapMap

• 

  Default

• 

  Classic

• 

  Knuckles

• 

  Mirrored

• 

  Strafe

• 

  Tactical

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		12

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: DOOM - OpenGL 3D Vision Fix.

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. Higher sample rates will result in faster speeds.

There is no official fix for this bug.

Set your audio sample rate to 48000 Hz[citation needed]

Incorrect number of threads used

By default, Doom detects the number of cores/threads your computer uses, but may be incorrect.

Type jobs_numthreads X in the ingame console where X is the number of threads your processor supports[citation needed]

Use the +jobs_numthreads X command line argument[citation needed]

Crash on startup after switching to Vulkan API

Update drivers

Switch back to OpenGL
Go to %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM\base\ Open DOOMConfig.local with a text editor such as Notepad or a similar program. Look for the line 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.

Corrupt save files

It's possible for the game to incorrectly mark your save files as having dev-mode enabled and the game will only allow you to load again when dev-mode is enabled, which disables achievements and other features. The fix 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, etc

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6
Vulkan	1.0	Added in July 11, 2016 update

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.5k
Multiplayer	Steamworks

Command line arguments

Parameter	Description
+menu_advanced_AllowAllSettings 1	Enables Nightmare graphics settings
+com_skipKeyPressOnLoadScreens 1	Skips "press key to continue" prompts
+com_gameMode 1	Start the game directly in Campaign mode
+com_gameMode 2	Start the game directly in Multiplayer mode
+com_gameMode 3	Start the game directly in SnapMap mode

System requirements

Windows
	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
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.