About ZDoom

ZDoom is an enhanced port of the official DOOM source code to Win32. As such, it not only works with (and requires) Windows 95/NT 4.0, but it also adds new features not found in the version published by id Software.

ZDoom may be used and distributed free of charge. No profit may be made from the sale of it.

ZDoom was created by Randy Heit using id Software's and various others' sources.

Why would I want to use ZDoom instead of regular Doom?

Consider all these features that ZDoom has that are not found in the standard Doom originally released by id:

• Supports all the editing features of Hexen. (ACS, hubs, new map format, etc.)
• Supports most of the BOOM editing features.
• The vast majority of Doom limits are gone (including the evil visplane overflow).
• Free look (look up/down).
• High resoulutions (with optimizations for modern processors).
• Translucency (regular and additive).
• A console.
• More music formats: MOD, XM, IT, S3M, MIDI, and MP3 as well as MUS.
• Better mouse support.
• Limited UDP (Internet or LAN) networking inherited from Linux Doom.
• Quake-style key bindings.
• Jumping.
• Crosshairs.
• Walk over/under monsters and other things.
• Runs under Windows 95/98, Windows NT, and Linux. (There is a DOS version, but it's old.)

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