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This is a timeline of Doom modification releases and directly related events. For the primary Doom timeline, see the Timeline article. For source port releases, see the timeline of source port releases.

1994

• January 26 - The first version of the Doom Editing Utilities is released.
• March 7 - The first public third-party PWAD, the Origwad, is released. [2]
• March 11 - CROSS.WAD is released. [3]
• March 24 - E2M1ED.WAD is announced on Usenet. [4]
• June 23 - Doomsday of UAC is released.

1995

• January - The Lost Episodes of Doom is published.
• May 14 - The Innocent Crew releases the final version of Obituary.
• September - The Abyss is released.
• October 28 - TNT: Evilution is announced delayed in favor of a commercial release as one half of Final Doom.^[1]
• December - Memento Mori is initially released.^[2]

1996

• February 10 - Memento Mori is initially uploaded to the /idgames archive.
• March 21 - Icarus: Alien Vanguard is uploaded to the /idgames archive.
• July 27 - Memento Mori II is uploaded to the /idgames archive.

1997

• May 2 - Hell Revealed is uploaded to the /idgames archive.
• July 4 - Requiem is uploaded to the /idgames archive.
• November 14 - Eternal Doom is uploaded to the /idgames archive.

1999

• January 30 - Wow.wad is uploaded to the /idgames archive.
• May 21 - Assault on Tei Tenga is released.

2001

• November 14 - Nuts.wad is uploaded to the /idgames archive.

2002

• December 26 - Alien Vendetta is uploaded to the /idgames archive.

2003

• July 1 - Initial release of the Doom 64 TC.
• December 10 - TeamTNT releases its first ZDoom-targeted mod, Daedalus: Alien Defense.

2004

• May 28 - Deus Vult is released.

2007

• June 2 - Initial release of Knee-Deep in ZDoom.
• July 16 - Demons of Problematique is released and is later named a Cacowards runner-up.

2008

• August 24 - UAC Military Nightmare is uploaded to the /idgames archive.

2009

• September 20 - Demons of Problematique 2 is released and later wins a Cacoward.
• October 22 - Deus Vult Zero is released.

2010

• February 28 - BioShock level designer Jean-Paul LeBreton publishes a noted design analysis on Doom and releases Arcadia Demade, a Doom II version of a BioShock level.^[3]
• March 28 - UAC Ultra is released.
• September 4 - The Brutal Doom gameplay mod is initially released.^[4]
• October 8 - Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch is released to the public after a demo debut at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention.
• October 9 - Hacx v1.2 is released as a stand-alone IWAD.

2015

• February 14 - The first version of InstaDoom is released. It wins the Mockaward for 2015.
• June 13 - Sunlust is released and later wins a Cacoward.
• August 17 - Don't Be A Bitch Remastered is released and later wins a Cacoward.

2016

• January 15 - John Romero releases his first Doom PWAD in 21 years. Tech Gone Bad is a single level for limit-removing ports and is an alternate take on E1M8: Phobos Anomaly.^[5]
• April 26 - John Romero releases a second Doom PWAD, Phobos Mission Control, as an alternate take on E1M4: Command Control.

References

1. ↑ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.games.doom.ii/Fhfl5PHTbVk/0eSgX8fkDJcJ
2. ↑ An "Announcement 2" thread was posted to the rec.games.computer.doom.playing Usenet group on 14 December 1995 [1] but implies the original release was on 10 December.
3. ↑ http://kotaku.com/5482975/bioshocks-arcadia-demade-for-doom-ii
4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/BrutalDoom/photos/a.120948254708841.21523.120938508043149/384484625021868/?type=1
5. ↑ http://kotaku.com/john-romero-releases-first-doom-level-in-21-years-1753216688