Doom II: Hell on Earth

Doom II: Hell on Earth

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Developers
	id Software
Publishers
	GT Interactive
Engines
	id Tech 1
Release dates
DOS	September 30, 1994
Windows	1995
Mac OS (Classic)	1995

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Doom (1993)	1993
Doom II: Hell on Earth	1994
Final Doom	1996
DRL (unofficial game)	2002
Doom 3	2004
Doom 64 EX (unofficial port)	2008
Doom 3: BFG Edition	2012
Doom (2016)	2016
Doom VFR	2017
Doom I Enhanced	2020
Doom II Enhanced	2020
Doom Eternal	2020
Doom 64	2020

Key points

Runs on very low end hardware.

The Doom engine was made open source in 1997, making the game very mod-friendly.

General information

Doom Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam		Pre-configured to run with DOSBox (included in download).
GamersGate
Retail

Doom II: Hell on Earth is also available as part of Doom 3: BFG Edition - this version includes Steam achievements and the "No Rest for the Living" expansion (previously exclusive to the Xbox 360 version).

The "Master Levels for Doom II" expansion cannot be purchased separately on Steam. It must be purchased as part of a Doom pack

Versions

Source ports

Since the release of the source code, several modified engines have emerged.

• ZDoom
• Zandronum
• GZDoom
• Odamex
• PrBoom
• Chocolate Doom

You can view a more exhaustive list on Wikipedia or a set of comparison tables on DoomWiki.org. The history of various source ports is examined on Doomworld.

Content

A freely redistributable replacement of DOOM-like assets is available at Freedoom, forming a completely free and open source game. Art assets from the original game such as the levels, sounds, textures, etc., remain under copyright. They can be purchased from Steam or copied from an original game disk.

Game data

Configuration file and save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2300/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

Field of view (FOV)

Depending on your choice of engine, you can usually change the field of view with a console command, or even in the options. Try fov <1-179> or gr_fov <1-179>.

Multi-monitor

ZDoom seeks to support multiple monitors out of the box since version 2.5.0. Widescreen Gaming Forum discusses multimonitor set ups with GZDoom.

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4
Online play		4

A source port is recommended for online play as it adds modern networking support and simplifies the process of finding games. Most major source ports (like Zandronum) also increase the max player limit (for Zandronum, the limit is 64)

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Requires source port.
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Possible in source ports.

Issues fixed

Game does not run in DOSBox (Steam)

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D		A source port is required. See Source ports.
DirectDraw	2	Doom 95 only.
OpenGL	Various	A source port is required. See Source ports.
Software renderer
DOS video modes	VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	6.2
Processor (CPU)	Intel 386 Processor	Intel 486 Processor
System memory (RAM)	4 MB	8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	100 MB
Video card (GPU)	VGA graphics card