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|cover        = Doom 2 cover.png
 
|cover        = Doom 2 cover.png
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Entryway DoomWiki.org]
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{{mm}} [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Entryway Doom Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/2300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/2300/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=297 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
  
 
== Availability ==
 
== Availability ==
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DOOM2/doom-ii GamersGate] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DOOM2/doom-ii GamersGate] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{ii}} '''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).
 
{{ii}} '''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).
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{{--}} The "Master Levels for Doom II" expansion cannot be purchased separately on Steam. It must be purchased as part of a Doom pack
  
 
== Versions ==
 
== Versions ==
=== Engines ===
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=== Source Ports ===
 
Since the release of the source code, several modified engines have emerged.
 
Since the release of the source code, several modified engines have emerged.
  
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== Game data ==
 
== Game data ==
 
{{Game Location Table|
 
{{Game Location Table|
{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Doom 2\base}}
 
{{Game Location Table/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game Location Table/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game Location Table/row|Linux|}}
 
{{Game Location Table/row|Linux|}}
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== Video settings ==
 
== Video settings ==
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[[File:Doom II Options.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game options menu.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/doom-ii
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/doom-ii
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes= Using the GZDoom port
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|widescreen resolution notes= A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor              = hackable
 
|multimonitor notes        = Using the GZDoom port. See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].
 
|multimonitor notes        = Using the GZDoom port. See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].
|ultrawidescreen            = true
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = true
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
 
|fov notes                  = See [[#Field of view (FOV)|Field of view (FOV)]].
|windowed                  = Yes
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|windowed                  = hackable
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = hackable
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|vsync                      = false
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|vsync                      = hackable
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
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|120hz                      = unknown
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|120hz notes                =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Input settings ==
 
== Input settings ==
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
|key remap                = true
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|key remap                = hackable
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option      = true
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = hackable
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = hackable
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|controller support        = true
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|controller support        = hackable
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = hackable
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = hackable
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = false
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|surround sound          = hackable
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = hackable
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  

Revision as of 04:13, 13 November 2013

Doom II: Hell on Earth
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Developers
id Software
Publishers
GT Interactive
Engines
Doom
Release dates
DOS September 30, 1994
Mac OS (Classic) 1995
Doom II: Hell on Earth on Wikipedia
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
MiniDoom 2 (unofficial game) 2018
Doom I Enhanced 2020
Doom II Enhanced 2020
Doom Eternal 2020
Doom 64 2020
Doom: The Dark Ages 2025

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

Template:Availability Table

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.

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

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

Template:Video settings

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.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB
Video card (GPU) VGA graphics card