Where to get it
2003 · Freedoom · Shooter
Freedoom
Freedoom is a project aiming to create open content for the free and open source software Doom engine. The project distributes three IWAD files: the two single-player campaigns named Freedoom: Phase 1 and Freedoom: Phase 2, and FreeDM, which contains a collection of deathmatch levels.
- Released
- 16 April 2003
- Platforms
- LinuxAndroidWindowsiOSmacOSMS-DOS
- Genres
- Shooter
- Developers
- FreedoomSimon Howard (Fraggle)
- Publishers
- FreedoomSimon Howard (Fraggle)
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- First person
- Themes
- ActionFantasyScience fictionHorror
- Engine
- Doom engine
- Age ratings
- ESRB M
About
Doom modding is the practice of creating modifications for games in the first-person shooter franchise Doom developed by id Software, such as the original Doom and its sequel, Doom II: Hell on Earth. These modifications allow players to design new levels, change graphics and sounds, and adjust gameplay mechanics.
During the development of Doom, id Software designed the game to be easier to modify and change; game content was separated from the engine itself. Levels, textures, sounds, and other game data were packaged as WAD files. ”. The WAD format made it possible to create and share new content without patching the game or writing code.
Keywords
- dark
- 2.5d
- open-source
- futuristic
- compilation
- demons
- freeware
- online multiplayer
- real-time combat
- missile launcher
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Development
When developing Doom, id Software was aware that many players had tried to create custom levels and other modifications for their previous game, Wolfenstein 3D, but the procedures involved in creating and loading modifications for that game were cumbersome.
John Carmack, the lead programmer at id Software, designed the Doom internals from the ground up to allow players to extend the game. In particular, game assets, levels, and other content was separated from the engine in WAD files. Tom Hall is responsible for coming up with the name WAD.
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Licensing
Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.