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

Unity versions 2019

Steam

Bethesta updated and removed several of the 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:

• Steam/steamapps/common/Doom 2/masterbase/doom2/
• Steam/steamapps/common/Doom 2/masterbase/master/wads/
• Steam/steamapps/common/Doom 2/masterbase/Doom 2/masterbase/doom2/

DOOM 1:

DOOM.WAD

• Steam/steamapps/common/Ultimate Doom/base/

Prerequisite: Download the Official Addons

🛑 DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE ADDONS FOR BOTH DOOM AND DOOM 2 🛑

You first need to download the addons from within the 2022 Unity Versions of either DOOM 2 or DOOM 1993.

Launch either of the titles and go from the Main Menu into the Addons Menu Download them all.

Steam DOOM DLC Location

DOOM 2:

Steam:

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

DOOM 1:

Steam:

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

Flatpak steamapps/ location

If you got the Flatpak version of Steam the Links the Steam/steamapps/ folder is located in:
home/<username>/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/

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.