Wiki/wiki-rtd/docs/wiki_engine_guides/gzdoom/extract-doom-wads.md

How to: Get WADs from your bought copies of DOOM

Where are the Official Addons wads?

Doom Wiki - Official Addons

Notice: Steam Flatpak Version - steamapps/ location

If you got the Flatpak version of Steam the ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/ folder is located in:

~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/ when you follow this guide.

2024 KEX Engine Version

Bethesta updated the DOOM + DOOM II listing to a new KEX Engine as of 2024-08-08

The KEX Engine version of DOOM + DOOM II have spread out the files and assigned a random BethestaNet ID number to wads as their filename.

Steam - KEX

Where are the base core iwads?

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Ultimate Doom/rerelease/

You can also find the location by

1. Right Click on DOOM + DOOM II in Steam.
2. Press Properties.
3. Go to the Installed Files tab.
4. Press the Browse button.

This folder does not only contain the base versions of DOOM + DOOM 2 but also:

Name	Creator	WAD name
Extras	ID Software / Nerve Software	EXTRAS.WAD
Master Levels	ID Software	MASTERLEVELS.WAD
No Rest for the Living	Nerve Software	NERVE.WAD
The Plutonia Experiment	Dario Casali & Milo Casali	PLUTONIA.WAD
SIGIL	Romero Games	SIGIL.WAD
TNT: Evilution	Team TNT	TNT.WAD

Prerequisite: Download the Official Addons

Go from the Main Menu -> Mods Menu -> Featured Mods for most of the big mods like SIGIL 2.

Steam DOOM DLC Mods Location

All of the BethestaNet Wads are located in:

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2280/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Nightdive Studios/DOOM/bnetwads/

Each .wad downloaded have it's own sub-folder based on an internal ID and contains the .wad file and a index.json file.

Opening the index.json file in each folder will tell you what game the .wad is.

Example SIGILII:

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2280/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/Nightdive Studios/DOOM/bnetwads/585d6a05-e50c-4ad7-aac7-726d35d23a50/

Contains the index.json and 585d6a05-e50c-4ad7-aac7-726d35d23a50.wad

Opening the index.json:

{
	"id" : "585d6a05-e50c-4ad7-aac7-726d35d23a50",      <-- Mod's BethestaNet ID
	"title" : "SIGIL II",                               <-- Mod Title
	"version" : "2ed265fd-6fdf-45a5-a078-35811549ce3b", <-- Current uploaded version (for updates)
	"wad" : "585d6a05-e50c-4ad7-aac7-726d35d23a50.wad"  <-- The Wad file
}

It reveals that 585d6a05-e50c-4ad7-aac7-726d35d23a50.wad is in fact SIGILII.WAD.

You can then copy and paste it into retrodeck/roms/doom/ and rename it to SIGILII.WAD.

GOG

Unity versions 2019

Steam

Bethesta updated and removed the unity version as of 2024-08-08

On Steam you can still access them on the Beta Branch (as of now) by:

1. Right Click on DOOM + DOOM II in Steam.
2. Press Properties.
3. Go to the Betas tab.
4. Beta Patrticipation change to Previous re-release 2019 version
5. Launch the game and keep following the guide

Where are the base core iwads?

DOOM 2:

• ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Doom 2/masterbase/doom2/
• ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Doom 2/masterbase/master/wads/
• ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Doom 2/masterbase/Doom 2/masterbase/doom2/

DOOM 1:

DOOM.WAD

• ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Ultimate Doom/base/

Prerequisite: Download the Official Addons

You first need to download the addons from within the 2019 Unity Version.

Go from the Main Menu into the Addons Menu download them all.

Steam DOOM DLC Location

DOOM 2:

Steam:

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2300/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/id Software/DOOM 2/WADs/

DOOM 1:

Steam:

~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2280/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Saved Games/id Software/DOOM Classic/WADs/

GOG

W.I.P

Addon List - Unity version

Name	Creator	WAD name	ADDON ID
Anomaly Report	Michael Jan Krizik (valkiriforce)	AR.WAD	16
Arrival	Walker Wright (Pavera) and Brayden Hart (AD_79)	ARRIVAL.WAD	15
Base Ganymede	Adam Woodmansey (Khorus)	BGCOMP.WAD	18
BTSX Episode 1	Esselfortium et al.	BTSX_E1.WAD	8
BTSX Episode 2	Esselfortium et al.	BTSX_E2.WAD	9
Deathless	James Paddock	DEATHLESS.WAD	7
Doom Zero	Christopher Golden (DASI-I)	DOOMZERO.WAD	11
Double Impact	Ralphis & RottKing	DBIMPACT.WAD	5
Earthless: Prelude	James Paddock & Fuzzball	EARTHLESS_PR.WAD	13
Harmony	Thomas van der Velden, James Paddock	HARM1.WAD	17
No End In Sight	Emil Brundage, Christopher Lutz, Xaser	NEIS.WAD	6
No Rest for the Living	Nerve Software	NERVE.WAD	3
The Plutonia Experiment	Dario Casali & Milo Casali	PLUTONIA.WAD	2
REKKR	Matthew Little (Revae) et al.	REKKR.WAD	10
Revolution!	Thomas van der Velden; MIDI pack contributors	TVR!.WAD	14
Scientist	Roland van der Velden	SCI.WAD	19
SIGIL	Romero Games	SIGIL.WAD	4
SIGIL II	Romero Games	SIGILII.WAD	21
Syringe	Pavera, Tarnsman, Marcaek, & Xaser	SYRINGE.WAD	12
TNT: Evilution	Team TNT	TNT.WAD	1
The Troopers' Playground	Matthias Worch	TTP.WAD	20

How to extract them?

Each file is located in the WADs/ folder from the step above with an ID number that you can check on the list.

Example: Sigil

Sigil has the ID of 4 and is then located in the /WADs/4/ folder.

Within that folder there are images and also a file without an extension just called 4. That 4 file is the SIGIL.WAD file.

All you need to do is copy the ``/WADs/4/4file toretrodeck/roms/doomthen rename itSIGIL.WAD`.

Extra: Windows tips

If you want to move the WADs from a Windows installations instead you can use this software: Unity Doom Ripper

The WADs are located in

My Documents\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM 2\WADs\

or

My Documents\Saved Games\id Software\DOOM Classic\WADs\

Then just transfer them with a USB Stick or another way to your Linux machine.