Doom Eternal


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Final Doom	1996
DRL (unofficial game)	2002
Doom 3	2004
Doom 64 EX (unofficial port)	2008
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Doom (2016)	2016
Doom VFR	2017
Doom I Enhanced	2020
Doom II Enhanced	2020
Doom Eternal	2020
Doom 64	2020

Key points

To avoid performance issues make sure to update graphics drivers (min. 20.3.1 for AMD Radeon / 442.74 for Nvidia GeForce)

General information

Official website

Official forum

Official fan club

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		No disc included. Deluxe Edition and Collector's Edition also available.^[1]
Bethesda.net		Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Bethesda.net Account-based DRM.^[2]

Bethesda.net Launcher version of the game has a DRM-Free executable.^[3]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Year One Pass	Season pass; access to two future campaign add-ons.
Rip and Tear Pack	Pre-order bonus. Includes the DOOT Revenant skin, Cultist Base Master Level, "Throw-back" Shotgun Weapon Skin
Demonic Slayer Skin	Deluxe Edition
Classic Weapon Sound Pack	Deluxe Edition

Version differences

Pre-orders receive the Rip and Tear Pack DLC and Doom 64.^[4]

Standard Edition is the base game.

Deluxe Edition includes the base game, Year One Pass, Demonic Slayer Skin, and Classic Weapon Sound Pack

Collector's Edition includes the Deluxe Edition, a wearable DOOM Slayer Helmet replica, playable cassette tape and download codes for lossless digital copies of Mick Gordon’s DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal original soundtracks, DOOM Lore Book, as well as one “The Gift of Argent Power” 11” x 17” Lithograph.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the `+com_skipIntroVideo 1` command line argument^[5]

Skip Bethesda.net account check

Use the `+com_skipSignInManager 1` command line argument^[5]

Game data

Game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\id Software\DOOMEternal\base\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/782330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	^{[citation needed]}
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\782330\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/782330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Template:Video settings

UI Settings

Input settings

Controls settings.

Template:Input settings

Slayer Bindings
Archvile Bindings
Marauder Bindings
Pain Elemental Bindings
Revenant Bindings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Some areas of the screen are obscured by large numbers of black particles

Disable Depth of Field^[6]

Game loads to a black screen when launching in full-screen mode

Update GPU drivers^[6]

Add `DOOMEternalx64vk.exe` to exceptions in your antivirus software (including Windows Defender!).^[6]^[7]

Disable one of GPUs if running SLI configuration^[8]

If using Occulus VR goggles, unplug them^[9]

Game crashes on launch with two AMD GPUs installed

Plug both monitors into the primary GPU^[6]

Game crashes before loading to menu

Update GPU drivers^[6]

Disable Reshade's Global Vulkan Hook (assuming it was ever installed)^[10]

"No physical devices" Error when starting up the game

(Laptops only!) Make sure to have the laptop configured to use dedicated graphics for applications, instead of integrated ones.^[11]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Vulkan

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.7s

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 10	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 3.1 GHz	Intel Core i7-6700K AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti/GTX 1060/GTX 1650 AMD Radeon R9 280/R9 290/RX 470 4 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080/RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

The minimum requirements are for 1080p at 60 FPS with Low quality settings. The recommended requirements are for 1440p at 60 FPS with High quality settings.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
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>/782330/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (782330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Bethesda Gear Store - DOOM Eternal Collector's Edition - last accessed on 2019-06-12
"The PC Version of the game will come with a printed code and the code is redeemable on Bethesda.net."
↑ DOOM Eternal on Steam - last accessed on 2020-03-03
"Requires 3rd-Party Account: Bethesda.net (Supports Linking to Steam Account)"
↑ Um guys - I think I "cracked" Doom Eternal? [Serious] - last accessed on 2020-03-20
"Bethesda included a DRM-free .exe in the Bethesda.net version. For all we know they could be trolling us and the game is unbeatable with that executable."
↑ DOOM Eternal delayed to March 20, 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, later for Switch; DOOM 64 added as pre-order bonus - Gematsu - last accessed on 2019-10-13
"Additionally, the company announced that DOOM 64 will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in addition to the previously announced Switch release, and will be included as a pre-order bonus for DOOM Eternal."
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Sui
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Bethesda FAQ - last accessed on 2020-03-19
↑ Doom Eternal won't start up. - last accessed on 2020-03-20
↑ Game stuck in black screen when loading main menu! - last accessed on 2020-03-19
↑ GAME WILL NOT LAUNCH - last accessed on 2020-03-20
↑ Game crashes before loading to main menu - last accessed on 2020-03-19
↑ GPU Driver Error - No Physical Devices - last accessed on 2020-03-20

[Proton_path_note-6] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/782330/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (782330) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/782330/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (782330) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Bethesda Gear Store - DOOM Eternal Collector's Edition - last accessed on 2019-06-12
"The PC Version of the game will come with a printed code and the code is redeemable on Bethesda.net."

[2] DOOM Eternal on Steam - last accessed on 2020-03-03
"Requires 3rd-Party Account: Bethesda.net (Supports Linking to Steam Account)"

[3] Um guys - I think I "cracked" Doom Eternal? [Serious] - last accessed on 2020-03-20
"Bethesda included a DRM-free .exe in the Bethesda.net version. For all we know they could be trolling us and the game is unbeatable with that executable."

[4] DOOM Eternal delayed to March 20, 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, later for Switch; DOOM 64 added as pre-order bonus - Gematsu - last accessed on 2019-10-13
"Additionally, the company announced that DOOM 64 will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in addition to the previously announced Switch release, and will be included as a pre-order bonus for DOOM Eternal."

[Sui-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Sui

[BethesdaFAQ-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Bethesda FAQ - last accessed on 2020-03-19

[8] Doom Eternal won't start up. - last accessed on 2020-03-20

[9] Game stuck in black screen when loading main menu! - last accessed on 2020-03-19

[10] GAME WILL NOT LAUNCH - last accessed on 2020-03-20

[11] Game crashes before loading to main menu - last accessed on 2020-03-19

[12] GPU Driver Error - No Physical Devices - last accessed on 2020-03-20

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Developers

	id Software
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	id Tech 7
Release dates
Windows	March 20, 2020