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* [[Doom II]], [[Final Doom]], [[Master Levels for Doom II|Master Levels]], [[No Rest for the Living]]
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* [[Doom 64]], [[Sony PlayStation|PSX Doom]], [[Atari Jaguar|Jaguar Doom]], and [[:Category:Commercial ports|others]]...
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* [[Doom 3]], [[Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil|Resurrection of Evil]], [[Doom 3: BFG Edition|BFG Edition]], [[The Lost Mission]]
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* [[Heretic]], [[Hexen]], [[Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel|Deathkings of the Dark Citadel]]
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* [[Strife]], [[Strife: Veteran Edition|Veteran Edition]]
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* [[Chex Quest]], [[Chex Quest 2]], [[Chex Quest 3]]
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* [[Hacx]], [[Harmony]], [[Urban Brawl]]
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* [[Freedoom]], [[Blasphemer]], [[Zauberer]]
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* [[Doom RPG]], [[Doom II RPG]], [[Doom Resurrection (iPhone)|Doom Resurrection]]
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* [[Commercial games|All games...]]
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* [[id Software]], [[Raven Software]], [[Rogue Entertainment]]
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* [[Doomworld]], [[Cacowards]], [[Top 100 WADs of All Time|Top 100]]
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* [[Editing tutorials]]
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* [[Fan-made Doom games]]
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* The [[idgames archive]]
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* [[:Category:People|People]] and [[Quotes]]
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* [[Speedmapping]]
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* [[Speedrun]]ning
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* [[:Category:Modifications|WADs and mods]]
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* [[Websites]], [[Forum]]s, [[IRC]]
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* [[Artwork of Doom|Artwork]] and [[Cover art]]
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* [[Music]]
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* [[:Category:Expanded universe|Official merchandise]]
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; Gameplay
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* [[Automap]]
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* [[Cheat]] codes
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* [[Easter egg]]s
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* [[:Category:Hazards|Environmental hazards]]
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* [[Item]]s: powerups, weapons, bonuses, and more.
 +
* [[Levels]]: maps, walkthroughs, and speedruns.
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* [[Monster]]s
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* [[Multiplayer|Multiplayer games]]
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* [[Doom's protagonist|Player character]]
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* [[Controls|Player controls]]
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* [[Skill level]]s
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* [[Weapon]]s and [[Ammo]]
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</div></div>
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; Technical
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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* [[Engine bug|Bugs and quirks]]
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* [[Parameter|Command line arguments]]
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* [[Demo]]s
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* [[Doom engine]]
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* [[Environment variables]]
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* [[File formats]]
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* [[Lump]]s
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* [[Doom networking component|Networking component]]
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* [[Versions of Doom and Doom II|Release versions]]
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* [[Doom rendering engine|Rendering engine]]
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* [[Doom source code|Source code]]
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* [[:Category:Source ports|Source ports]]
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* [[WAD|WAD file format]]
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===[[Doom II]]===
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'''Doom II: Hell on Earth''' is the first sequel to Doom, released by id Software on September 30, 1994. Featuring 32 levels in a single linear episode, Doom II continues Doom's story, seeing the player returning to Earth to single-handedly fight off an invasion of the planet by demons.
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Doom II includes several gameplay enhancements over the original Doom. Most notable are the introduction of several new monster types, plus an additional weapon (the super shotgun).
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<br/>([[Doom II|read more]])'' ''([[Doom Wiki talk:Featured articles|feature nominations]])''
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Find out how to get into the world of Doom quickly with these step-by-step guides:
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* [[Doom Wiki:Help|Help and how-tos]]
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* [[How to download and run Doom]]
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* [[How to play Doom on modern Windows systems|How to play Doom on Windows]]
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* [[Levels|Walkthroughs for each level]]
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* [[Comparison of source ports]]
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{{HeadingB|DoomWiki.org needs you!|10px 0 10px 0}}
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Looking for something to do? Here are some of the Doom Wiki's greatest needs:
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* [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements|Add citations to articles]]
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* Add information on [[Hacx]] [[Hacx#Levels|levels]], [[Hacx#Items|items]] and [[Hacx#Weapons|weapons]]
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* Add to [[:Category:Stubs|article stubs]]
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* [[:Category:Cleanup|Clean up articles]]
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* Complete walkthroughs for all [[Levels|stock levels]]
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* Create [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted articles]]
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* [[:Category:Editing|Doom editing tutorials]]
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* [[:Category:Doom 3|Doom 3 material]], especially [[Doom 3: BFG Edition]] content
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* [[:Category:Doom (2016)|Doom (2016) material]]
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* Investigate [[:Category:Images with unknown source|unclear image copyrights]]
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* Replace [[:Category:Screenshots using an incorrect aspect ratio|screenshots]] using an incorrect [[aspect ratio]]
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* [[:Category:Accuracy disputes|Review articles with disputed content]]
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* Review pages marked for [[:Category:Delete|deletion]] or [[:Category:Articles to be merged|merging]]
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* Write about [[:Category:Doom II RPG|Doom II RPG topics]]
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* Write about [[List of WADs|PWADs]], especially [[Top 100 WADs of All Time|winners]] of [[Cacowards|major awards]], or complete [[:Category:Map stubs|unfinished map articles]]
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{{HeadingB|Useful articles|10px 0 10px 0}}
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Find critical information for editing the wiki with these resources:
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* [[Doom Wiki:Administrators|Administrators]]
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* General [[Doom Wiki:Source material|source material]]
 +
* New [[Special:Newpages|articles]] and [[Special:Newimages|files]]
 +
* [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]]
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* Upload [[:Category:Images|images]] (see the [[Special:Upload]] page)
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* You can find a list of useful templates on [[:Category:Templates]]
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This site is a wiki, so everyone is encouraged to create and edit articles. New contributors should read our FAQ first. If this is your first time using a wiki, be sure to check out the basic editing instructions as well. If you need additional help, or wish to discuss general aspects of this wiki, pay a visit to the Central Processing discussion board.

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Trivia

Did you know that episodes 2 and 3 of Doom swapped places during development?

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Featured Article - October 2019

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Doom II

Doom II: Hell on Earth is the first sequel to Doom, released by id Software on September 30, 1994. Featuring 32 levels in a single linear episode, Doom II continues Doom's story, seeing the player returning to Earth to single-handedly fight off an invasion of the planet by demons.

Doom II includes several gameplay enhancements over the original Doom. Most notable are the introduction of several new monster types, plus an additional weapon (the super shotgun).
(read more) (feature nominations)

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