Guide: GZDoom

WIP

GZDoom is the open source game engine for ID Software's older games like DOOM, DOOM2, HEXEN and HERETIC or it's own unique games.

GZDoom Links:

ZDoom Web Page

GZDoom Github

ZDoom Forums

Where to put the games

GZDoom games should be put under the retrodeck/roms/doom/ directory.

File types

.wad - Where's All the Data? file
.iwad - internal wad
.pwad - patch wad have priority over iwad
.pk3 - is a .zip file archive
.ipk3 - internal pk3 file
.pk4 - is a .zip file archive
.pk7 - is a .7zip file archive
.pke - is a .zip file archive made for the the Eternity Engine
.epk - is a .zip file archive made for the EDGE engine
.deh — DeHackEd file, edits hardcoded parts of the DOOM engine.
.bex — Enhanced DeHackEd file has more features then .deh and used by various ports.
.lev — A file that renames levels of a .pwad
.mus — Music file format of DOOM, Heretic, Hexen and Strife

Does GZDoom require BIOS or Firmware?

The RetroDECK DOOM Parser

The Iwad parser will look for any of the CORE DOOM files that could be required to run a DOOM mod in the /retrodeck/roms/doom/ directory.
We have not decided on the entire structure yet under /retrodeck/roms/doom/ but you can follow our efforts on the Discord.

Here is what files it is currently looking for:

IWAD_FILES=("DOOM1.WAD" "DOOM.WAD" "DOOM2.WAD" "DOOM2F.WAD" "DOOM64.WAD" "TNT.WAD"
            "PLUTONIA.WAD" "HERETIC1.WAD" "HERETIC.WAD" "HEXEN.WAD" "HEXDD.WAD"
            "STRIFE0.WAD" "STRIFE1.WAD" "VOICES.WAD" "CHEX.WAD"
            "CHEX3.WAD" "HACX.WAD" "freedoom1.wad" "freedoom2.wad" "freedm.wad"
            "doom_complete.pk3"
            )

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:

List of notable WADs

ModDB:

ModDB

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