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Welcome to the '''[[Doom Wiki:About|Doom Wiki]]''', a project to document everything related to [[id Software]]'s classic games [[Doom]] and [[Doom II]], as well as [[games]] based on the [[Doom engine]]. This is a [[wiki]], so anyone can create or edit a page. So far we have created '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' articles.
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For the basics on editing, you can refer to "[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:How to edit a page|how to edit a page]]" on [[Wikipedia]]. If you need help, or want to discuss general aspects of this wiki, visit [[Doom Wiki:Central Processing|Central Processing]]. The '''[[news board]]''' is a place where anyone can post Doom-related news.
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==Content==
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===Encyclopedia===
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====Games & history====
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* [[Doom]], [[Doom II]]
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* [[Final Doom]]
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* [[Doom 64]]
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* [[Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders|Heretic]], [[Hexen: Beyond Heretic|Hexen]], [[Strife - Quest for the Sigil|Strife]]
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* [[Doom 3]]
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* [[Doom RPG]]
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* [[Games|All games...]]
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* [[:Category:Expanded universe|Official merchandise]]
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* [[id Software]]
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* [[Raven Software]]
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* [[Timeline]]
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====Gameplay====
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* [[Levels]] (maps, walkthroughs)
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* [[Weapons]], [[Ammo]]
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* [[Items]]
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* [[Automap]]
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* [[Monsters]]
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* [[:Category:Hazards|Other hazards]]
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* [[Skill level]]s
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* [[Multiplayer|Multiplayer games]]
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* [[Cheat codes]]
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* [[Easter eggs]]
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====Community====
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* [[:Category:Modifications|WADs & mods]]
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* [[Editing:Index|Editing]]
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* [[:Category:Source ports|Source ports]]
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* [[Fan-made Doom games]]
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* [[:Category:People|People]], [[Quotes]]
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* [[Websites]], [[IRC]]
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* [[Speedrun|Speedrunning]]
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* [[Speedmapping]]
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====Technical====
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* [[Doom rendering engine|Rendering engine]]
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* [[Doom networking engine|Networking engine]]
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* [[Bugs|Bugs & limitations]]
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* [[Doom source code|Source code]]
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* [[File formats]]
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* [[WAD|WAD format]]
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* [[Lump]]s
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* [[Command line arguments]]
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You can also [[:Category:Categories|browse using the category system]].
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===Guides and how-tos===
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* [[How to play Doom on Windows XP]]
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* [[Levels|Walkthroughs for each level]]
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* [[Editing:Index|Editing]]
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* [[Special:Allpages|Glossary]]
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==For contributors==
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====Resources====
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* [[Doom Wiki:Policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]]
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* [[Doom Wiki:Style|Style guide for writing articles]]
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* General [[Doom Wiki:Source material|source material]]
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* [[Special:Specialpages|Special pages]]
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* [[Doom Wiki:Central Processing|Central Processing]], the place for general discussion
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* [[Doom Wiki:Administrators|Administrators]]
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====Things to do====
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* Walkthroughs for all [[levels]]
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* Write about [[List of WADs|PWADs]]
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* [[:Category:Editing|Editing tutorials]]
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* [[:Category:Cleanup|Clean up articles]]
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* [[:Category:Stubs|Add to stubs]]
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* [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements|Add citations to articles]]
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* [[:Category:Accuracy disputes|Review articles with disputed content]]
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* [[:Category:Delete|Review pages marked for deletion]]
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* [[:Category:Doom 3|Doom 3 material]]
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Revision as of 13:23, 22 September 2006

Did you know that Doom's protagonist, the marine, has made cameo appearances in Duke Nukem 3D and in the PC version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3?

(More trivia...) Welcome to the Doom Wiki, a project to document everything related to id Software's classic games Doom and Doom II, as well as games based on the Doom engine. This is a wiki, so anyone can create or edit a page. So far we have created 23,208 articles.

For the basics on editing, you can refer to "how to edit a page" on Wikipedia. If you need help, or want to discuss general aspects of this wiki, visit Central Processing. The news board is a place where anyone can post Doom-related news.

Content

Encyclopedia

Games & history

Gameplay

Community

Technical

You can also browse using the category system.

Guides and how-tos

For contributors

Resources

Things to do