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DOOM BFA is a source port of Doom 3: BFG Edition that uses RBDOOM-3-BFG source code. This source port mainly focuses on Doom Classic but also offers various additions for Doom 3 and provides various bug fixes and restored content that has been cut from the original games.

Features

Doom 3 BFG Edition

• Full controller support (plug n' play anytime).
• Support for multiple controller layouts depending on the edition
  1. DOOM 3 BFG Edition: XBOX 360, PS3
  2. DOOM 3 (2019): XBOX 360, PS3, XBOX ONE, PS4, Nintendo Switch
• EAX support for all games (through OpenAL Soft EFX).

Classic Doom

• Improved sprites and flats loaded from PWADs, by using it's own name processing algorithm.
• DEHACKED support, with some BOOM extensions like par time editing.
• Added Final Doom and Master Levels as expansions for Doom II.
• Fixed various inaccessible secrets on various maps.
• Added two different endings for Master Levels.
• Switch aspect ratio between the original (4:3 with borders), stretch (4:3 no borders) and correct (16:9).
• Removed and increased various static limits.
• Improved lighting with two variants Dark and Light.
• Free look for Doom I & II.
• Chasecam for Doom I & II
• Jumping for Doom I & II
• Crosshair for Doom I & II
• Support for EXPINFO, an alternative to MAPINFO
• When Aspect Ratio Correction is active the status bar will extend in order to show the level time and the power up remaining times (in seconds)

Doom 3

• Option to use forced aspect ratio (4:3).
• Add it's own SDK (can also affect Classic Doom)
• Option to switch flashlight (BFG, 2004 Original, BFGMix (Original with Battery)) (requires new game).
• Adjustable player model Field of View
• Add a new command that allow you to package a folder in a .resources file. (writeresourcefilewithdir)

Unlocked content

Various features of Doom Classic have been cut from Doom 3: BFG Edition. Classic RBDOOM 3 BFG restores various parts of this content, such as:

Ultimate Doom and Doom II

• In the PC version multiplayer is enabled.
• All cheat codes have been enabled.
• You can input the original command line parameters.
• There is confirmation when selecting Nightmare! skill.
• On Nightmare!, the fast monsters mechanic has been restored entirely.
• The INTERPIC lump will be used instead of the TITLEPIC, only if the TITLEPIC is missing.

Ultimate Doom

• All animation has been restored to the intermission screens.

Doom II

• MAP33: Betray is present, and is normally accessible (with par time set to 4:00).

• No Rest for the Living has now proper music order and par times.

New parameters

DOOM BFA also adds new parameters for both Doom Classic games and for Doom 3; these parameters are:

Ultimate Doom and Doom II

• doom, doom2, both: Allow you to force the original command line parameters to be accepted only by either Ultimate Doom, Doom II or both games.
• classich: Enables Doom Classic cheat codes
• zmem: Set the size of zone memory in megabytes (Default is 30MB)
• extractMaster: export MASTERLEVELS.WAD into MASTERLEVELZ.WAD and load it to ports that support MAPINFO

Doom II

• exp: Starts new game with the desired expansion. Possible values: (This parameter can be combined with the warp parameter)
  1. Doom II
  2. No Rest for the Living
  3. TNT: Evilution
  4. The Plutonia Experiment
  5. Master Levels
• ex: Used inside the file parameter allowing you to load different mods per expansion. Example: -file ex 1 <path-to-mod>(NOTE: the numbers are similar as the exp parameter with the difference that number 2 is in the end)

Doom 3: BFG Edition

• com_game_mode: Launch straight forward the desired game. (After the splash screen)
• in_joylayout: Change controller layout (based on the Edition you are using).
• cl_pitch: Adjust the pitch of Classic Doom sound effects

External links

• DOOM BFA on github
• DOOM BFA on modDb