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How to: Get WADs from your bought copies of DOOM
Where to buy DOOM?
We recommend that you at buy both DOOM 1993 and DOOM 2.
DOOM 3 and DOOM 64 are not needed but we list them here because it is sometimes cheaper to buy the whole bundle.
GOG Links:
Steam Links:
Where are the base wads?
Steam
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/
Where are the Official Addons wads?
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.
GOG Location
WIP
Steam 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/
Addon List
| 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.
Where can I find more WADs?
None-official wads (mods) are all over the internet from old forums, github and various websites.
Doomworld:
The oldest DOOM community on the web and hosts of the annual Cacowards.
Doomworld is the lifeblood of DOOM community, generations of knowledge and a vast collections of wads exist within it.
Doomwiki:
ModDB: