/vr/doom faq 2016-10-06

Getting Doom
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Q - Where do I start? Where can I get DOOM?
A - Download the IWADs here (75 MB):
https://www.mediafire.com/?edy3dhdbp33pdg7
A - Or here (also 75 MB):
https://mega.nz/#!KZsHyKqD!HvV8Gpm_jO2__EpbefNKIqNgXpLUW09-vHZPIVgn0aY
A - Or here (105 MB):
https://www.mediafire.com/?5daxmd5azqmrvvz
A - Or this general starter pack; contains sourceports, IWADs, and selected PWADs (300 MB):
https://www.mediafire.com/?n2ss723v0sbpjmu

Q - Okay, now what do I do with these IWADs? How do I play DOOM?
A - Download a sourceport!
http://svn.drdteam.org/gzdoom/ -- OpenGL variant of ZDoom
http://svn.drdteam.org/zdoom/ -- THE sourceport to get for singleplayer. TONS of features.
http://www.zandronum.com/ -- The only surviving multiplayer port. Get this to play with /vr/.
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/prboom-plus/ -- for a little more than vanilla, has great demo compatability
http://sourceforge.net/projects/chocolate-doom/ -- Faithful to original EXEs, but with bugfixes.
http://pastebin.com/EzwyW330 -- Tutorial for setting up the original EXEs in DOSBox.

Q - Wahh, why does it look like shit? Why are my controls so weird!?
A - Whoa calm down there buckaroo, check the options menu or use this beautiful autoexec by Medicris if you're too lazy!
http://pastebin.com/3G0a4jJC

PRO STRATS
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Q - I'm new to doom and not very good at it, how do I get better?
A - HERE ARE SOME PRO STRATS

  - You'll want to go for some SSG swingshots, since everyone's hurling themselves around at about 50mph with
    delicious supershotguns. Doing this will probably increase your performance quite a lot.

  - Knowing the maps you play on is ALWAYS a good idea, in single or multiplayer. Knowing how to quickly eliminate
    opponents and monsters quickly in a map while still not taking too much damage is always a good thing and can
    really give you an edge over your opponents.

  - Learning to SR50 (Straferun50) is also something you should do, as it can give you a speed boost and possibly
    a good advantage over your enemies. Here's some info on it. http://zandronum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=469

  - Practice with all the weapons, otherwise you'll probably get fucked over easily. Burst-firing with the
    chaingun at range is a killing machine (no aim penalty after one bullet, spread starts if you hold down
    your fire button) and loading up hallways with rockets will net kills on players blindly charging around.
    If you haven't already, try reading the BFG FAQ as well because the real operation of that gun is not
    entirely straightforward: http://www.gamers.org/docs/FAQ/bfgfaq/

  - Try to find players who have been at it for a while to be buddies with and learn from. You'll lose to them
    embarrassingly but they'll be able to tell you exactly how to get better in place of these general ideas

There's also the DM Bible (which this part is based off of)
http://www.doom2.net/~dev/DooMStrategy.pdf

And the BFGFAQ
http://www.gamers.org/docs/FAQ/bfgfaq/

AND OF COURSE
THE
PRO DOOM MONSTER STRATS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJcf0aOwmiA

Happy fragging!

Wad Questions
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Q - (G)ZDoom only lists the normal IWADs, why won't it show the PWADs?
A - (G)ZDoom recognizes IWADs and will supply a list for you to pick from when you run the executable. It does not generate a list for PWADs, you have to drag and drop the file on the .exe, or use command line, or use a front-end like ZDL. See next question for more info.

Q - How do I load WADs/PK3s/PK7s?
A - Drag them onto the EXE (ctrl-click to add, load order is first to last) or use ZDL (load order is up to down).
ZDL download: http://data.vectec.net/zdl/qzdl/ZDL-3.2.2.2-stable.zip

Q - Where do I get started with making maps?
A - DoomBuilder 2 and/or GZDoomBuilder are an excellent place to start. GZDoomBuilder has more advanced ZDoom/Zandro features, but DoomBuilder 2 supports a fuckton more non-ZDoom formats. Slade 3 also has a map editor, but it's...inefficient at best. If you're a Linux user, well, you're shit out of luck--only the crash-prone editor of Slade 3 has been reported to work with them.

Q - Where do I get started with making new weapons/characters/monsters?
A - Slade 3 is practically THE Doom editor for creating, maintaining, and editing .wads and .pk3s. It boasts a whole shitton of features, such as minor sprite coloring, palette tweaking, checking for duplicate entries, etc, etc. XWE is another alternative to Slade 3 except worse in...practically every way. The big (and only) advantage XWE has over Slade 3 is that XWE can handle Build engine files (and some other weirdass formats) better.

Weapon Making Tuts
   http://zdoom.org/wiki/Creating_new_weapons
   http://gunlabs.blogspot.com/2011/01/tutorials.html
   Pick out a SIMPLE weapon mod and try to edit it in a private build. See what breaks and what doesn't.

Mapping Tuts
   http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCE835098C82D8F24 - ChubZDoomer's DB2 tutorial, slightly outdated.
   http://www.doombuilder.com/?p=tutorials - The official site's tutorials, also slightly outdated.
   http://zandronum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1303 - Not outdated but made by an Italian with poor English.

References
   http://zdoom.org/wiki/ACS
   http://zdoom.org/zdkb/zdkbviewer.php
   http://zdoom.org/wiki/Tutorials

Downloads
   http://www.doombuilder.com/
   http://svn.drdteam.org/doombuilder2-gzdb/
   http://svn.drdteam.org/slade/
   http://www.doomworld.com/xwe/

Other Games
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Q - What about Wolf3D? How do I play that on a modern machine?
A - We gotcha covered. Your options are
1. Download the Wolfenstein 3D TC for ZDoom
http://zdoom.org/wiki/Wolfenstein_3D_TC
2. Download ECWolf
http://maniacsvault.net/ecwolf/
http://puu.sh/5kGNE.7z - Game data
A - Alternative: a Wolf3d starter pack, posted Sept. 2016
http://pastebin.com/mRmhVWce
https://mega.nz/#!ikVlQBpQ!AtTZGvnFZgw_I96tsaOK-dbyLf6Usps1nVjLSdxUGz8

Q - I wanna play the good ol' QUAKE! How do I do that?
A - Well, you have several options here as well.
1. For Singleplayer, use Darkplaces
https://icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces/download.html
2. For Netplay, use EZQuake
http://ezquake.sourceforge.net/

And some cool mods
Hi-res map textures: http://qrp.quakeone.com/downloads/
Hi-res monster textures: http://quakeone.com/reforged/downloads.html
Dynamic lighting: http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod-releases/finished-works/6465-inkub0-new-rtlights.html
Transparent water: http://vispatch.sourceforge.net/
HQ Music: http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod-releases/finished-works/7337-high-quality-music-packs.html

Q - I wanna kick ass and chew bubblegum, though at the same time be out of gum.
A - Well, there's EDuke32 which even has its own script language.
EDuke32 - http://www.eduke32.com/
High res pack - http://hrp.duke4.net/download.php
Full Copies - http://pastebin.com/ywSx8g9E

MODS
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Q - Hey what are some good mods? And can I get your guys opinions on them?
A - Small list of good mods:

Samsara
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=33219
"Samsara? What a piece of shit." - Jon St. John, Nov 15 2012
In all seriousness, it's a good mod that adds in classic FPS heroes. Pretty fun online too.

Pirate Doom
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=32674
It's monkey island. In doom. And it's hilarious and silly.
That's really all there is to say.

Wrath of Cronos
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=35846
Hexen in DOOM with RPG elements. Pretty cool stuff.

Project MSX
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=25836
Mod that adds aspects from halo and speeds up the gameplay 10x.

Hideous Destructor
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=12973
Hey, we took doom and made every aspect of it harder. Have fun.

Crossfire
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=36667
WIP mod that has RPG elements and tasty weapons. Pretty damn fun.

Cyberrunner
http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=36608
Race the wind.

Community
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Q - Why is this not on /vg/? This is a general, right???
A - We're not on /vg/ because of the community. /vg/ has a far more insulated group of posters, and having the threads there would result in a total stagnation of new traffic. We even asked on /q/ whether it was allowed, they said they'd be fine with it.
http://users.greyserv.net/fh/marrub/moot.png

Q - Where can I find the newest DOOM thread?
A - It should be on the front page, or you can look here:
http://boards.4chan.org/vr/catalog#s=Doom%20Thread

Q - Why do most people tend to hate brutal doom?/Why do some people tend to love brutal doom?
A - Everyone has their reason (reloading, ironsights, general feel/speed, tons of gore, the author, etc)...
    ...but ultimately, nobody should care. Cause, well, >opinions

Q - So, there's the DOOM threads, but where's the rest of the community at?
A - Over here!
ZDoom Forums: http://forum.zdoom.org/
Doomworld Forums: http://www.doomworld.com/vb/
Zandronum Forums: http://zandronum.com/forum/
Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/vrDOOM

some /vr/ servers:
Name: vr Doom
IP: vrfps.servegame.com:666

Name: Time for Hexen co-op
IP: vrfps.servegame.com:1200

Name: Time for Hexen dm
IP: vrfps.servegame.com:6112

Masters of DOOM pdf: http://www.mita.lt/uploads/files/96840060_document_2_13464824385073.pdf

Other pastebins
Hosting with BE tutorial: http://pastebin.com/XLeN2pxe
Old FAQ: http://pastebin.com/q0kKJy36
/vr/oom's stuff: http://pastebin.com/5sKRiJzS
Soundfont Q&A: http://pastebin.com/y0Mnk9s4

IRC Channel:
Server: irc.zandronum.com
Channel: #vr
Pass: gmotasux

Good IRC clients:
Hexchat               - http://hexchat.github.io/
Chatzilla (XULRunner) - http://chatzilla.rdmsoft.com/xulrunner/

Our bans will redirect to #REKT, where #REKT people go.
You can also publicly join #REKT if you are #REKT or want to join in on the #REKKAGE