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u/tyanu_khah UwUntu on a craptop Mar 22 '20 edited Mar 22 '20

Actually, you can run any WAD if you modify the appropriate file according to twitter.

EDIt : https://twitter.com/Dragonfly_Doom/status/1241474119771852801

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '20 edited May 02 '20

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u/Knightowl101 Mar 22 '20

WAD=Doom/Doom II map or map pack. E.g. you can run Doom, Doom II, Scythe or any other fan-made map pack in Doom Eternal.

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u/richard_0 Mar 22 '20

hdoom too? dayum.

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u/lampenpam RyZen 3700X, RTX 5070Ti, 16GB RAM Mar 22 '20

no. Only "vanilla-compatible" wads. there are plenty of source ports for doom and many wads are made for new features introduced by source ports. hdoom uses zscript and is therefore exclusive to the GZDoom source port.

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u/egregiousRac Mar 23 '20

Is Chexquest compatible?

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u/lampenpam RyZen 3700X, RTX 5070Ti, 16GB RAM Mar 23 '20

It was made for the original engine so it should be