(Image Below: The ZDL launcher in the Main tab. ZDoom is a source port for the modern era, supporting current hardware and operating systems and sporting a vast array of user options. At the bottom right, select the difficulty and map you want to start on then press Launch. On the left side of the screen, you can add any mods you want by clicking 'Add' and browsing for them in the file explorer window it opens.ĩ. Under IWADs, click 'Add' then paste the path of your DOOM2.wad (or DOOM.wad, or heretic.wad, etc.)Ĩ. Under sourceports, click 'Add' then paste the path of your GZDoom executableĦ. Or make a mod of your own Can play all Doom engine games, including Ultimate Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen, Strife, and more Supports all the editing features. Install Mod Of Choice Install a mod of your choice (I am using brutal Doom as an example) and drag it into your GZDoom install directory Drag Both The Doom2.wad file and the mod into GZDoom. Go to 'Settings' at the top left to configure the launcherĥ. Go to where your Doom is installed open up the 'base' folder then you will see a 'DOOM2.WAD' move this into where you have your GZDoom installed. Go to and scroll below the GZDoom downloads under 'Support' to find the ZDL downloadĤ. ZDL is easier to install than GZDoom, and is a completely seperate executable (meaning no messing with files.) It does take some configuration at the start, but any later use is easy.ġ. It is also a lot more user-friendly than dragging and dropping files from various folders onto your executable, and lets you save various mod configs so that you can easily load up multiple mods at once. It also has options for multiplayer and immediate map launch, if the sourceport is compatible. pk3, and any sourceport for the IDTech engine.

ZDL is a launcher with compatibility for any. (Image Below: a screenshot of GZDoom running Brutal Doom on DOOM 2.) wad on top of the DOSBox executable to run it along in GZDoom Run the new DOSBox executable and select your IWAD (it should automatically find them)ĥA. Delete 'DOSBox.exe' and rename GZDoom.exe to DOSBox.exeĥ. Cut the files, and paste them into the folder you want to modifyĤ. Installation for GZDoom is reasonably simple, but does require you to change the files in your DOOM directory.ģ. Additionally, it has dynamic lighting, free-look, many customizable graphics settings, new movement like jumping and crouching, and many other features that players can use if they want a more modern feel to their game. It supports the classic DECORATE language, used in the original engine, and has a new language called ZScript with other functionality. GZDoom is a popular sourceport for modding, as it supports fully-3D environments in maps, meaning slopes and models can be added if a compatible map editor is used. (Note that launchers like ZDL do NOT need to have any mods mounted, and can be used simply for better organization of your games.) The launcher used in this guide will be ZDL. They allow you to add and remove mods, and choose which IWAD you mount it to. and sometimes more maps this is usually used for major/total conversions a popular example is Brutal Doom).Ī launcher is used for easier organization and mounting of these files onto the base game. pk3 (this usually has rewritten or extra monsters, weapons, etc. wad (primarily used for extra maps and textures a popular example is Ancient Aliens) or a. Mods, as you probably know, are additional files run with the base game to either enhance the base game, or completely overhaul it with new data and files. * The vertex count without the effect of node building is 2568.So, first off, what are sourceports, launchers, and mods?īasically, a sourceport is a way of using the original IWAD file (an IWAD is the file that contains all the data for a game created in the IDTech engine) and running it in a new engine, like GZDoom, which will be used in this guide. An 'unzip and play' pack containing Brutal Doom v20b, GZDoom ready to be played, FreeDoom and the Hell on Earth Starter Pack: Containing 32 new levels specifically designed for Brutal Doom. The mod combines elements from two popular graphics mods, taking Smooth Dooms animation frames and. The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on March 18, 2023. Brutal Doom stays true to Dooms original form, just better.

The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are: But on switch if just brings me to usual WAD loader, where I choose between DOOM2 and Brutal Doom (the only wads I have installed, aside form Simons IPK file.) Prev. There are no official secrets on this map.Īs this level does not contain official secrets, the NM 100S category is redundant. exe file and it just loads into Simons destiny even without asking for a mod I want to check. Essentials Other points of interest Secrets Sector, thing, and linedef numbers in boldface are secrets which count toward the end-of-level tally.

Letters in italics refer to marked spots on the map.

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