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Doom I Enhanced

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This page is for the 2020 Unity re-release. For the original 1993 game, see Doom (1993). For the 2016 game, see Doom (2016). For the version included in the BFG Edition, see Doom 3: BFG Edition.

DOOM Classic
DOOM Classic cover
Developers
Nerve Software
id Software
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
id Tech 1
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows January 9, 2020
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS
Themes Horror, Sci-fi
Series Doom
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

DOOM Classic is a sci-fi first-person shooter game developed by id Software and Nerve Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is an updated version of the original 1993 Doom that uses the Unity engine as a shell for the id Tech 1 engine.[2]

This game, as well as DOOM II Classic, was initially released in a suite of classic Doom ports for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android, however, the ports were initially heavily criticized due to its poor quality and inaccuracies compared to the previous console generation ports while implementing an always-online DRM that required the player to sign into a Bethesda.net account (meant to unlock Slayers Club rewards) to play the game, despite these ports not having any online multiplayer features.[3] After the initial criticism of the ports, Nerve Software eventually rectified the issues of the log-in requirements and problems with the ports through patches.[4] A PC version of DOOM Classic was released through Bethesda.net on January 9, 2020, which was later re-released through Steam on September 3, 2020 as a free update to existing owners of The Ultimate Doom.

Nerve Software, with assistance from members of the Doom modding community, would later go onto improve the ports even further by introducing new features, such as official 60+ FPS gameplay, 16:9 widescreen presentation, and free downloadable add-ons with custom vanilla-compatible and DeHackEd WAD support for the mobile and PC versions, among other changes.[5][6]

General information

Doom Wiki
Doomworld — A major fansite for the series
Bethesda.net Community Forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Bethesda.net
DRM-free after installation through Bethesda.net Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable. Bethesda.net account creation can be skipped, however, an account is required to download add-ons. Also includes the MS-DOS version of Doom (1993), pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Play Anywhere
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be played without Steam.[7] Bethesda.net account creation can be skipped, however, an account is required to download add-ons. Also includes the MS-DOS version of Doom (1993), pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows
The Bethesda.net version of Doom Classic includes two versions of the IWAD from the MS-DOS version of Doom (1993): one included as a separate download, and one in the installation folder of the rerelease, inside a folder named "base". The separate download version has changes similar to Doom 3: BFG Edition and is not compatible with some source ports. The version found in the "base" folder is the original unmodified IWAD Steam offers.[8]
The MS-DOS IWAD in the Steam release is unmodified.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Final Doom - TNT: Evilution One of the halves of Final Doom by TeamTNT.
Windows
Final Doom - The Plutonia Experiment One of the halves of Final Doom by Dario Casali and Milo Casali.
Windows
SIGIL Fifth episode released by John Romero for the 25th anniversary of Doom.
Windows
Double Impact An episode replacement add-on by Matt Cibulas (RottKing) and Ralph Vickers (Ralphis).
Windows
Deathless A megawad add-on by James Paddock (Jimmy).
Windows
No End in Sight A megawad add-on by Emil Brundage (NaturalTvventy), Xaser Acheron, and Christopher Lutz.
Windows
BTSX Episode 1 A megawad/partial conversion add-on by Back to Saturn X Team.
Windows
BTSX Episode 2 A megawad/partial conversion add-on by Back to Saturn X Team.
Windows
REKKR A Norse-themed total conversion add-on by Mockingbird Software.
Windows
All add-ons are available for free.
Doom II contents such as the super shotgun, its monsters and its music can be found in some of the add-ons.
Although Final Doom (the DOSBox version) is still available for purchase on Steam with uncensored contents, both parts can be downloaded for free with the Steam version of Doom Classic.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Install Skip Intro video files[9]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bethesda Softworks\DOOM
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2280/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM Classic
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2280/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Added in the September 3, 2020 update.[6] Game screen can be rendered to 16:9 or pillarboxed to 4:3, however, 4:3 resolutions are not available.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Natively runs at 1067x600 (960x600 in 4:3) and upscales to the set resolution
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Default behavior.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Vsync option added in the September 3, 2020 update.[6]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Option for 30, 60, 120, 144, 165, 240, and 0 (unlocked) framerate cap added in the September 3, 2020 update.[6]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and controller remapping.
Keyboard and controller remapping.
Gameplay control settings.
Gameplay control settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, SFX
Surround sound
Stereo
Subtitles
No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
No spoken dialogue.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Versus, Co-op
Player #1 is locked to mouse/keyboard and the first connected XInput controller. Two XInput controllers (or a controller of another type) are at least required to be connected to allow player #2 to use the second controller.[10]
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input Rewired [13]

Mods

Doom Widescreen Modding Assets

A collection of widescreen-friendly art assets drawn by Stephen "Scuba Steve" Browning (originally created from an unrelated widescreen project by Nash Muhandes) featured in the 2019 Unity re-release has been made available for personal use with compatible source ports.[14] The widescreen assets for Doom, Doom II, and Final Doom can be downloaded here. For the other Doom-related expansions not covered in the official download, see this Google Drive folder hosted by Stephen Browning.[15]

Restoring altered content in Doom Classic's IWAD

The red cross symbols on recovery items were altered and the secret Nine Inch Nails logo found in E4M1 was removed to avoid trademark infringement in the IWAD used for Doom Classic.[16]
Requires the original MS-DOS DOOM.WAD file. Make a back up of Doom Classic's doom.wad file before using these modifications.
Replace Doom Classic's IWAD with the original MS-DOS version's IWAD[17]
  1. Copy The Ultimate Doom's MS-DOS DOOM.WAD file found in <path-to-game>. See the 1993 version's article for common installation locations.
  2. Browse to your Doom Classic installation folder and go to <path-to-game>\DOOM_Data\StreamingAssets, then paste the original DOOM.WAD into this folder, replacing the stock doom.wad file used by Doom Classic.

Notes

Reverts the new widescreen assets to the original 4:3 assets.
Only applies to The Ultimate Doom in Doom Classic; the downloadable Final Doom and BTSX add-on WADs will not be affected.
Restore the changes via SLADE[18]

A Steam Guide written by AmethystViper provides instructions on how to restore the altered contents of Doom Classic's IWAD among other tweaks through the use of the SLADE editor tool. The guide can be viewed here.

Notes

Retains the new widescreen assets featured in Doom Classic's IWAD.
Instructions can also be applied to the downloadable add-ons WADs that have similar alterations.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Windows XP/Vista
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.3.12f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2280/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2280) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-01-10
  2. Doom Classic Unity port - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org - last accessed on 2020-10-27
  3. The NEW Doom Trilogy Console Ports: There's Good News And Bad News - YouTube - last accessed on 2020-10-27
  4. New Doom Patch Is Brilliant: Disappointing Ports Are Now Must-Buy Purchases - last accessed on 2020-10-27
  5. DOOM & DOOM II Patch Notes (Oct 23, 2019) - Community Forums for Bethesda.net - last accessed on 2020-08-18
    "I’m on PC. Can I drop my own WAD files on the client to run them?
    Actually...yes! Browse to your installation directory and put any WAD files into your Saved Games\id Software\DOOM Classic\WADs folder (or the equivalent folder for DOOM II) and they will be recognized in the Add-ons menu. Note that only WADs compatible with so-called vanilla-DOOM and DOOM II will function at this time.
    "
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 DOOM & DOOM II Update - September 3 - Bethesda.net - last accessed on 2020-09-04
  7. Verified by User:Lugamo on 2020-09-03
  8. DOOM: The New Official Source Port - Now on PC! (First Impressions) - last accessed on 2020-08-18
  9. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-05-28
    I made these blank videos and tested them myself.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-01-10
    Basically the first connected XInput controller is always connected and used by "player one", aka the one with the keyboard and mouse. There does not seem to be a way to disable this and allow the XInput controller to be used by "player two", so at least two XInput controllers are required, or a controller of another type (e.g. DualShock 4).
  11. Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-01-10
    Tested DS4 V2 connected to the wireless adapter.
  12. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-07-13
    Tested a V2 DualShock 4 controller wired via USB.
  13. Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-01-10
    Based on the inclusion of Rewired_DirectInput.dll file.
  14. Enjoy expanded widescreen art from our re-releases of DOOM (1993) & DOOM II! - Bethesda.net - last accessed on 2020-10-08
  15. The Unity Port Thread - PS4/Xbox One/Switch/IOS/Android, Page 47, a reply from Stephen Browning - last accessed on 2020-10-08
  16. Doom Classic Unity port - The Doom Wiki at DoomWiki.org - last accessed on 2020-09-18
  17. No swastikas in the new version. - Steam Community Forums for DOOM II: Hell on Earth - last accessed on 2020-09-18
  18. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-09-18