Doom: The Golden Souls 2 is another interesting free GZDoom game, taking some inspirations from Mario. Yes—really. It's the same developer behind the Castlevania: Simon's Destiny fan game.
Here's what the they said about it:
Doom : The Golden Souls 2 is the sequel of the groundbreaking mario styled hub-based mod, this time you'll travel through levels with a world map, unlocking new paths by reaching secret exits or by collecting big coins. You must retrieve 7 Golden Souls stolen by the Cyberdemon's minions in order to save the world... once again!
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To run it, you need GZDoom v3.4.1 at a minimum according to what the developer noted in the download.
Testing it out myself, it's actually not bad, somewhat amusing in fact. A little weird though, since you're fighting demons in a rather colourful setting with cheery music.
You can find the announcement post here on the ZDoom forum. Also on ModDB.
Hat tip to nate.
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Um...I've got it downloaded and GZDoom installed, but...HOW do I play it? There are no instructions that come in the Golden Souls 2 package.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
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Um...I've got it downloaded and GZDoom installed, but...HOW do I play it? There are no instructions that come in the Golden Souls 2 package.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
I think something like this
Haven't done it in a while. Have to try after work.
#gzdoom -file <mod>.pk3
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Um...I've got it downloaded and GZDoom installed, but...HOW do I play it? There are no instructions that come in the Golden Souls 2 package.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
I think something like this
Haven't done it in a while. Have to try after work.
#gzdoom -file <mod>.pk3
So the only way to do it is via terminal?
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Um...I've got it downloaded and GZDoom installed, but...HOW do I play it? There are no instructions that come in the Golden Souls 2 package.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
I think something like this
Haven't done it in a while. Have to try after work.
#gzdoom -file <mod>.pk3
So the only way to do it is via terminal?
Not 100% sure. Have not done it in some time :(
I think in the GUI you can place the WAD and MOD file. I recall using it like that for Brutal doom.
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Um...I've got it downloaded and GZDoom installed, but...HOW do I play it? There are no instructions that come in the Golden Souls 2 package.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
I think something like this
Haven't done it in a while. Have to try after work.
#gzdoom -file <mod>.pk3
So the only way to do it is via terminal?
OK , i can confirm terminal DOES work.
Not sure how you can add it to the GUI menu.
Seems it only detects the WAD files in ~/.config/gzdoom , but not the pk3 files.
Maybe a desktop shortcut with the command in it ?
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Um...I've got it downloaded and GZDoom installed, but...HOW do I play it? There are no instructions that come in the Golden Souls 2 package.
I don't think they took people with no modding experience into account.
I could make a snap for this very easily, but they haven't included a licence file so I couldn't distribute it :(
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Hi, i don't get how to play it.
$ gzdoom -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
GZDoom g3.4.1 - 2018-06-13 23:44:12 +0200 - SDL version
Compiled on Jun 16 2018
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:
1. Place one or more of these wads in ~/.config/gzdoom/.
2. Edit your ~/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini and add the directories of your
iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
tchey@tchey-NEW ~/.config/gzdoom $
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Hi, i don't get how to play it.
$ gzdoom -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
GZDoom g3.4.1 - 2018-06-13 23:44:12 +0200 - SDL version
Compiled on Jun 16 2018
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:
1. Place one or more of these wads in ~/.config/gzdoom/.
2. Edit your ~/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini and add the directories of your
iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
tchey@tchey-NEW ~/.config/gzdoom $
gzdoom said: Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.)
you need a wad file in order to play gzdoom with a mod, download freedoom.wad y then type the following:
$ gzdoom -iwad freedoom.wad -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
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Does GZDoom have weird controls for everyone, or just me? I still haven't figured out how to aim at something above me, and it seemed to be set up as some sort of weird controller-keyboard hybrid.
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That's just classic Doom controls. Rebind them to something more sensible and enable mouse look.
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Hi, i don't get how to play it.
$ gzdoom -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
GZDoom g3.4.1 - 2018-06-13 23:44:12 +0200 - SDL version
Compiled on Jun 16 2018
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:
1. Place one or more of these wads in ~/.config/gzdoom/.
2. Edit your ~/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini and add the directories of your
iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
tchey@tchey-NEW ~/.config/gzdoom $
gzdoom said: Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.)
you need a wad file in order to play gzdoom with a mod, download freedoom.wad y then type the following:
$ gzdoom -iwad freedoom.wad -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
Yeah, you still need to buy a copy of Doom or Doom 2 to be able to play GZDoom and others mods with it.
I personally bought a copy of Doom on GOG and extracted the setup with innoextract to get the WAD file...
(PS: I didn't tried this mod)
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Hi, i don't get how to play it.
$ gzdoom -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
GZDoom g3.4.1 - 2018-06-13 23:44:12 +0200 - SDL version
Compiled on Jun 16 2018
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:
1. Place one or more of these wads in ~/.config/gzdoom/.
2. Edit your ~/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini and add the directories of your
iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
tchey@tchey-NEW ~/.config/gzdoom $
gzdoom said: Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.)
you need a wad file in order to play gzdoom with a mod, download freedoom.wad y then type the following:
$ gzdoom -iwad freedoom.wad -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
Yeah, you still need to buy a copy of Doom or Doom 2 to be able to play GZDoom and others mods with it.
I personally bought a copy of Doom on GOG and extracted the setup with innoextract to get the WAD file...
(PS: I didn't tried this mod)
No, freedoom it's a replacement for doom2 and it's free, works with any mod
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[quote=leo640][quote=Cyril]
Did that, worked.
Thanks !
Hi, i don't get how to play it.
No, freedoom it's a replacement for doom2 and it's free, works with any mod
Did that, worked.
Thanks !
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Hi, i don't get how to play it.
$ gzdoom -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
GZDoom g3.4.1 - 2018-06-13 23:44:12 +0200 - SDL version
Compiled on Jun 16 2018
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:
1. Place one or more of these wads in ~/.config/gzdoom/.
2. Edit your ~/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini and add the directories of your
iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
tchey@tchey-NEW ~/.config/gzdoom $
gzdoom said: Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.)
you need a wad file in order to play gzdoom with a mod, download freedoom.wad y then type the following:
$ gzdoom -iwad freedoom.wad -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
Yeah, you still need to buy a copy of Doom or Doom 2 to be able to play GZDoom and others mods with it.
I personally bought a copy of Doom on GOG and extracted the setup with innoextract to get the WAD file...
(PS: I didn't tried this mod)
No, freedoom it's a replacement for doom2 and it's free, works with any mod
Oh, ok sorry and thanks for the tip. So the engine is free but not the original assets, right?
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Hi, i don't get how to play it.
$ gzdoom -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
GZDoom g3.4.1 - 2018-06-13 23:44:12 +0200 - SDL version
Compiled on Jun 16 2018
M_LoadDefaults: Load system defaults.
Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.).
Did you install GZDoom properly? You can do either of the following:
1. Place one or more of these wads in ~/.config/gzdoom/.
2. Edit your ~/.config/gzdoom/gzdoom.ini and add the directories of your
iwads to the list beneath [IWADSearch.Directories]
tchey@tchey-NEW ~/.config/gzdoom $
gzdoom said: Cannot find a game IWAD (doom.wad, doom2.wad, heretic.wad, etc.)
you need a wad file in order to play gzdoom with a mod, download freedoom.wad y then type the following:
$ gzdoom -iwad freedoom.wad -file GoldenSouls2_1.0.pk3
Yeah, you still need to buy a copy of Doom or Doom 2 to be able to play GZDoom and others mods with it.
I personally bought a copy of Doom on GOG and extracted the setup with innoextract to get the WAD file...
(PS: I didn't tried this mod)
No, freedoom it's a replacement for doom2 and it's free, works with any mod
Oh, ok sorry and thanks for the tip. So the engine is free but not the original assets, right?
i dont know what assets mean, english is not my mother tongue. I took this from freedoom's site:
id Software released the source code to their classic game, Doom, under the GNU General Public License. This means that the program code that powers Doom is free; Freedoom complements this with free levels, artwork, sound effects and music to make a completely free game.
i hope this answers your question
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leo640, "assets" are exactly what you just quoted from the freedoom site; levels, artwork, sound, music.
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leo640, "assets" are exactly what you just quoted from the freedoom site; levels, artwork, sound, music.
Thanks! :)
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