Today id Software and Bethesda Softworks announced a new bundling of the original DOOM + DOOM II, with a whole bunch of enhancements using Nightdive Studio's KEX engine. A free update for existing owners too.
While we have various source port projects like the fantastic GZDoom, the newer KEX engine versions will at least make them play a lot nicer on modern systems completely out of the box. There's definitely something to be said for convenience.
Plus you get all these extras now too (from the Steam page):
New Enhancements
- Online, cross-platform deathmatch and co-op for up to 16 players.
- Community-published mod support with an in-game mod browser.
- Choose between the original midi DOOM and DOOM II soundtracks or the modern IDKFA versions by Andrew Hulshult (including brand-new DOOM II recordings).
- Improved performance with multithreaded rendering supporting up to 4K resolution.
- Now on the KEX engine.
- BOOM source compatibility makes it possible for hundreds of community-created mods from the past 25 years to be published in-game.
- Accessibility options, such as a modern font to improve legibility, high contrast mode, text-to-speech, speech-to-text multiplayer chat and more.
- Translated into 8 new languages: Mexican Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
Existing Enhancements
- Upgraded visuals.
- Modern controller support.
- Weapon carousel for faster weapon switching.
- Improved mouse and keyboard controls.
- Local split-screen deathmatch and co-op for up to 4 players.
- Featured community mods²'³, including REKKR, Revolution!, Syringe, Double Impact, Arrival, and more! Expect an ever-expanding list of single player mods to be added by the community modders.
- 60 FPS and native 16:9 support – up to 1080p.
- Restored original in-game music using original hardware.
- Quick Save/Load support.
- DeHacked mod support.
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On top of that, a brand new episode was also released named Legacy of Rust. This was made in collaboration by id Software, Nightdive Studios, and MachineGames. Legacy of Rust is the newest episode for DOOM, and the first official episode since DOOM II to feature new demons and weapons. This 16-map Episode is broken up into two 8 map sections: The Vulcan Abyss and Counterfeit Eden.
The online features do need a Bethesda account, just to be clear. Plus, the original DOS versions of DOOM (1993) and DOOM II are still included so it's not like they've just been wiped away, which is good to see for proper preservation. So no need to complain about the classics not needing to be touched, they're still there.
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Nateman1000 Aug 8
NEW OFFICIAL DOOM TIME!!!
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A lot of these features actually sound inferior than the source ports.
Same with the Quake remasters.
The only advantage is convenience.
Same with the Quake remasters.
The only advantage is convenience.
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Nateman1000 Aug 8
A lot of these features actually sound inferior than the source ports.
Same with the Quake remasters.
The only advantage is convenience.
The official source ports will never be able to please everyone in a way source ports can.
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Linux_Rocks Aug 8
Not yet on GOG for owners of the previous versions.Should be, they did announce it.
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Should be, they did announce it.That does not matter on GOG, they announce many things that really are there a few days later, but it is there now. 2 hours between announcement and it actually being there is good.
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Oh. The thread on doomworld has gotten rather big. There is a wad upload feature and there are reports that people already have uploaded stuff made by others without asking.
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WTF with the hundred of pages of user agreement? I will no read all of it tonight, so postponing my tests for now.
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walther von stolzing Aug 8
Glancing at my GOG library after countless aeons, I see that GOG appears to have added two titles called 'Enhanced Doom', & 'Enhanced Doom II' to my account, alongside the complete set I had bought originally ... no idea when that happened, but it doesn't seem to be this newest update, because the installer says 'January 23 update'.
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I've added all of the original content (the new maps aren't in the steam depot, probably require a download) to be supported in luxtorpeda
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Cool, I owned Doom (1993) but not Doom 2, so I got Doom 2 for free.
Same thing happened when they simplified the Doom 3 Listing and I got the BFG version and DLC for free.
Looks like there's a nice amount of official DLC included OOTB including Sigil which is dope, and the new campaign and soundtrack should be good.
Same thing happened when they simplified the Doom 3 Listing and I got the BFG version and DLC for free.
Looks like there's a nice amount of official DLC included OOTB including Sigil which is dope, and the new campaign and soundtrack should be good.
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walther von stolzing Aug 8
Same thing happened when they simplified the Doom 3 Listing and I got the BFG version and DLC for free.
Yeah that was a nice surprise, which I found out via GOL a *long* time after it happened.
Looks like there's a nice amount of official DLC included OOTB including Sigil which is dope, and the new campaign and soundtrack should be good.
"Legacy of Rust" appears to be completely new, so I'm curious about that. I have to confess though, that Sigil is still a bit too difficult for me, which is embarrassing considering how much time I've sunk into Doom. ---- at least it's sure to be memory safe, and blazing fast; so there's that. (badoom-tss ... badoom ... haha, get it?)
Edit: The latest release is now added to previous owners' libraries on GOG.
Last edited by walther von stolzing on 8 August 2024 at 9:37 pm UTC
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Now on the KEX engine.But I hadn't finished playing through Doom II's Unity port that this has replaced!
Anyone know if I'll have to start over?
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Now on the KEX engine.But I hadn't finished playing through Doom II's Unity port that this has replaced!
Anyone know if I'll have to start over?
I don't think savegames are compatible, but the IDCLEVXX cheat should work (either by entering it during gameplay, or in the console – or perhaps try "map e1m5" in the console).
For instance, to access E1M5 in Doom 1, use IDCLEV15. In Doom 2, this would access MAP15.
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For what it is worth, Edward850 on Doomworld confirms they do test with Proton and on Steam Deck, but this also seems to confirm that Proton is the reason we have not gotten any native Nightdive games since Forsaken... 
I will probably play Legacy of Rust through a source port at some point, seeing how GOG and Microsoft gave it to me for free. As has been noted on Doomworld, kinda odd to officially integrate SIGIL and not SIGIL 2.
Last edited by Technopeasant on 9 August 2024 at 3:04 am UTC
I will probably play Legacy of Rust through a source port at some point, seeing how GOG and Microsoft gave it to me for free. As has been noted on Doomworld, kinda odd to officially integrate SIGIL and not SIGIL 2.
Last edited by Technopeasant on 9 August 2024 at 3:04 am UTC
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officernice Aug 9
I was curious to see how they would do Quake 3. :P Oh well, we'll see next year or if they'll do Doom 3.
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Vortex_Acherontic Aug 9
It was just recently that a friend and I played Doom split screen using the old "remastered" and disliked the weird way they added split screen. Players view was just square and there where textured bars on the left and right. If one died all their equipment was gone as well. There was a players corpse yes, but nobody could pick up their stuff. Other Pick-ups where twice, one for each player, but dieing could left all players without guns 😅
Then we remembered the remastered from nightdive and we where like: I hope they do a proper remaster of Doom as well.
And here we go, need to check out if they did a better job at coop split screen xD
Then we remembered the remastered from nightdive and we where like: I hope they do a proper remaster of Doom as well.
And here we go, need to check out if they did a better job at coop split screen xD
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Vortex_Acherontic Aug 9
I was curious to see how they would do Quake 3. :P Oh well, we'll see next year or if they'll do Doom 3.
I am all in on this. Even though the Doom 3 BFG Edition runs pretty decent even today. Can't wait to get yet another version of D3 for my library xD
Also Q3 Arena (not the weird Quake Live thing) would be pure dope too!
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I'm curious to see how good the new episode is. As for everything else, we already have it and better with gzdoom. It's basically another attempt to cash grab a few extra bucks.
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