To go along with the 30th anniversary of DOOM, John Romero has released SIGIL II, a second megawad to blast through with 9 new levels. Available free from the official site, or you can buy different editions that come with different things.
Embark on a nostalgic nightmare: Immerse yourself in the dark, demonic world of DOOM like never before. John Romero, the original Icon of Sin, takes you on a terrifying journey to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this legendary, first-person shooter. SIGIL II is DOOM's unofficial sixth episode.
Upon breaching the pentagram of invulnerability in the final moments of SIGIL, Episode Five, you find yourself not on a victorious journey back to save Earth, but caught in Baphomet's cunning snare, catapulted into a new, grotesque domain of relentless torment, unending demon hordes, and an onslaught of heavy metal mayhem!
Will you be giving it a go?
To play it on Linux you need a copy of GZDoom installed, along with the wad file from DOOM (GOG / Steam). You'll need to make sure your DOOM wad file is in the correct location which for standard installs will be:
~/.config/gzdoom/
And for Flatpak / Flathub installs it will be:
~/.var/app/org.zdoom.GZDoom/.config/gzdoom/
And then place the SIGIL II file into the same folder.
Then to run you via terminal (or with your favourite launcher) with a standard install:
gzdoom -iwad DOOM.WAD -file SIGIL_II_V1_0.WAD
And again for Flatpak / Flathub:
flatpak run org.zdoom.GZDoom -iwad ~/.var/app/org.zdoom.GZDoom/.config/gzdoom/DOOM.WAD -file ~/.var/app/org.zdoom.GZDoom/.config/gzdoom/SIGIL_II_V1_0.WAD
Do also check out the 30th Anniversary Stream with John Romero, John Carmack, and David L. Craddock:
Direct Link
Here's a fun thing, Doom in your terminal!
https://github.com/wojciech-graj/doom-ascii
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Also, there's a DOOM2 megawad in the works, so I think I know what I'll be doing in a year.
Linux_Rocks Dec 11, 2023
), and I loved it*. Just in time for the 30th anniversary, too - better late than never! 
*I've even ended up with a little collection of Doom stuff, already;
Happy 30th Anniversary, Doom!
StoneColdSpider Dec 11, 2023
Quoting: PenglingI only got to experience Doom for the first time within the last yearBetter late than never........
Quoting: Pengling*I've even ended up with a little collection of Doom stuff, already;That is a nice looking little collection...... That little DOOM Disk hits the nostalgia buttons.....
Quoting: PenglingHappy 30th Anniversary, Doom!Have I been killing Imps for 30 years????....... DAMN!.....
officernice Dec 12, 2023
Quoting: officerniceI have not bought Sigil II yet, but I really enjoyed the first one. It can also be played with Brutal Doom, which is highly recommended.Brutal Doom is good to blow off some Steam, but I wouldn't recommend it over DOOM. It's goofy excess vs elegance in design.
officernice Dec 13, 2023
Quoting: suchQuoting: officerniceI have not bought Sigil II yet, but I really enjoyed the first one. It can also be played with Brutal Doom, which is highly recommended.Brutal Doom is good to blow off some Steam, but I wouldn't recommend it over DOOM. It's goofy excess vs elegance in design.
Each to their own. I've never really gone back to vanilla. :)
Quoting: officerniceYeah, and I always get bored with Brutal within minutes :)Quoting: suchQuoting: officerniceI have not bought Sigil II yet, but I really enjoyed the first one. It can also be played with Brutal Doom, which is highly recommended.Brutal Doom is good to blow off some Steam, but I wouldn't recommend it over DOOM. It's goofy excess vs elegance in design.
Each to their own. I've never really gone back to vanilla. :)
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