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PikAsriel: Text replacement - "Speedruns" to "Speedrun"

2022-02-26T06:19:21Z

Text replacement - "Speedruns" to "Speedrun"

PikAsriel: Text replacement - "Speed Run" to "Speedrun"

2022-02-26T05:25:20Z

Text replacement - "Speed Run" to "Speedrun"

AkiraZXE: Wikia links changed too Doomwiki.org. The Doom community has largely moved from the wiki on Wikia to Doomwiki. Doom on Wikia is considered unsupported and out of date.

2015-07-23T20:29:07Z

Wikia links changed too Doomwiki.org. The Doom community has largely moved from the wiki on Wikia to Doomwiki. Doom on Wikia is considered unsupported and out of date.

Super Jamie: Added Wallrunning and Thingrunning

2010-03-01T04:49:48Z

Added Wallrunning and Thingrunning

Super Jamie: /* Straferunning */ link typo

2010-03-01T02:34:34Z

Straferunning: link typo

Super Jamie: Greatly improved page with historical and current information, links and techniques.

2010-03-01T02:16:05Z

Greatly improved page with historical and current information, links and techniques.

Ngamer at 17:53, 21 August 2006

2006-08-21T17:53:51Z

New page

[[Image:Doom.jpg|thumb|Doom]]

'''Doom''' is a First Person Shooter released in December of 1993 by id Software for the [[:Category:PC games|PC]]. The series continued with [[Doom II]] and [[Doom 3]].

== Speed Runs ==

The [[Speed Demos Archive]] hosts Doom competition. Combined, the current proven [[World Record]]s for each level of Doom on Ultra Violence comes out to 21 minutes and 25 seconds. The records were set by a variety of runners, starting in 1998 and continuing to the present day. Players also compete for the best full episode runs, on Nightmare skill.

=== Speed Run Strategies ===

* Strats go here!

== External Links ==

* [http://speeddemosarchive.com/Doom.html Doom Speedruns] (hosted by the SDA)
* [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/index.cgi Compet-N] - Complete Doom running coverage.
* [http://www.doomworld.com/sda/doom_sda.htm Doomed SDA] - Even more Doom running information.

[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:PC games]]

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 * [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/index.cgi Compet-N]
 * [http://www.doomworld.com/sda/doom_sda.htm Opulent's Old Doomed SDA page]
-* [http://speeddemosarchive.com/Doom.html Doom Speedruns on the Speed Demos Archive]
+* [http://speeddemosarchive.com/Doom.html Doom Speedrun on the Speed Demos Archive]
 [[Category:Games]]
 [[Category:PC games]]

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 Despite the fact the game was released in 1993, Doom speedrunning is alive and well with world records still being beaten.
-=== Speed Run Strategies ===
+=== Speedrun Strategies ===
 ==== Straferunning ====

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 == History ==
-Doom's engine was revolutionary in its' day, being one of the first games to feature almost true 3D environments. More about the engine's capabilities and shortcomings can be read on [http://doom.wikia.com/ The Doom Wiki]. Most notably, the Doom engine reads all its' behaviour values from a pseudorandom table in the source code. This allows for demo recording and playback, so players can share their exact play routes and others can play those routes back using the actual game engine via exchange of small demo files.
+Doom's engine was revolutionary in its' day, being one of the first games to feature almost true 3D environments. More about the engine's capabilities and shortcomings can be read on [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Entryway The Doom Wiki]. Most notably, the Doom engine reads all its' behaviour values from a pseudorandom table in the source code. This allows for demo recording and playback, so players can share their exact play routes and others can play those routes back using the actual game engine via exchange of small demo files.
 id Software released the Doom source code late in 1997 under a not-for-profit license then again in late 1999 under the GNU GPL. The availability of this has encouraged ongoing development of "source ports" and continued creation of fan-made mods even today. Ports like [http://zdoom.org/ ZDoom] focus on implementing extra editing features like scripting and extra weapons/monsters although this comes at the expense of compatibility with original demos. Ports like [http://prboom.sourceforge.net/ PrBoom] focus on extending the features of the game whilst maintaining demo compatibility with the originals. The [http://prboom-plus.sourceforge.net/ PrBoom-Plus] branch of this port adds several TAS features for demo recorders and watchers such as slowdown and the ability to split demos and continue recording to a new file halfway through.
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 Official competition for Doom was hosted by [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/index.cgi Compet-N] from 1994 to 2005. Compet-N focused on the original Doom levels as well as a limited range of fan-made modifications which were seen to be of very high quality by the Doom community. Rules for Compet-N were very strict, with demos only played with the DOS executables being allowed entry into the archive.
-Compet-N established a format for sorting demos based on both the skill level selected within the game, and the aims of the demo. Some examples are focus on achieving 100% kills on the Ultra Violence difficulty (called UV Max), or a focus on completing the levels as fast as possible without attacking any monsters (called Pacifist). A complete list of categories can be found on the [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Speedrun Speedrun page of the Doom Wiki].
+Compet-N established a format for sorting demos based on both the skill level selected within the game, and the aims of the demo. Some examples are focus on achieving 100% kills on the Ultra Violence difficulty (called UV Max), or a focus on completing the levels as fast as possible without attacking any monsters (called Pacifist). A complete list of categories can be found on the [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Speedrun Speedrun page of the Doom Wiki].
 Today, Doom speedrunning lives on at Doug "Opulent" Merrill's [http://doomedsda.us/ Doomed Speed Demos Archive]. The Doomed SDA features a much more relaxed ruleset, accepting demos recorded with modern sourceports and for any fan-made level.
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 ==== Suicide exit ====
-Suicide Exit (also called Deathslide) is a technique where the player intentionally kills the character to exit a level. Dead actors in the Doom engine acquire momentum on death by a weapon (which will have a degree of knockback) or by a nearby explosion. The engine considers a corpse to have 0 height, so a dead player can slide their corpse under locked doors and into otherwise unreachable places which can trigger a level exit. This was discovered in 2001 by speedrunner Vincent Catalaá. More information, including techniques and demos, can be found [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_exit on the Doom Wiki Suicide Exit page].
+Suicide Exit (also called Deathslide) is a technique where the player intentionally kills the character to exit a level. Dead actors in the Doom engine acquire momentum on death by a weapon (which will have a degree of knockback) or by a nearby explosion. The engine considers a corpse to have 0 height, so a dead player can slide their corpse under locked doors and into otherwise unreachable places which can trigger a level exit. This was discovered in 2001 by speedrunner Vincent Catalaá. More information, including techniques and demos, can be found [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Suicide_exit on the Doom Wiki Suicide Exit page].
 ==== Wallrunning ====
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 Sprites in Doom (called Things in the engine) all have square "bounding boxes" in the Doom mapping format. As such, it's also possible to run into Things and accelerate in a similar fashion. This is known as "Thingrunning".
-An amateur player can easily wallrun on most maps, an ideal setup for thingrunning can be found in the rows of barrels present on Doom II's MAP23: Barrels o Fun. More information and demos can be found on [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Wallrun the Doom Wiki Wallrun page].
+An amateur player can easily wallrun on most maps, an ideal setup for thingrunning can be found in the rows of barrels present on Doom II's MAP23: Barrels o Fun. More information and demos can be found on [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Wallrunning the Doom Wiki Wallrun page].
 == External Links ==

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 ==== Suicide exit ====
-Suicide Exit (also called Deathslide) is a technique where the player intentionally kills the character to exit a level. Dead actors in the Doom engine acquire momentum on death by a weapon (which will have a degree of knockback) or by a nearby explosion. The engine considers a corpse to have 0 height, so a dead player can slide their corpse under locked doors and into otherwise unreachable places which can trigger a level exit. This was discovered in 2001 by speedrunner Vincent Catalaá. More information, including techniques and demos, can be found [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_exit on the Doom Wiki].
+Suicide Exit (also called Deathslide) is a technique where the player intentionally kills the character to exit a level. Dead actors in the Doom engine acquire momentum on death by a weapon (which will have a degree of knockback) or by a nearby explosion. The engine considers a corpse to have 0 height, so a dead player can slide their corpse under locked doors and into otherwise unreachable places which can trigger a level exit. This was discovered in 2001 by speedrunner Vincent Catalaá. More information, including techniques and demos, can be found [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Suicide_exit on the Doom Wiki Suicide Exit page].
 == External Links ==

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 ==== Straferunning ====
-Doom was the game that first featured [[Speed_strafing straferunning]], where players can move both forward and diagonally for a 40% increase in speed. This has been described by one of the creators as an "unintended side effect" and can allow for unforseen "jumps" across gaps in some of the original levels.
+Doom was the game that first featured [[Speed_strafing|straferunning]], where players can move both forward and diagonally for a 40% increase in speed. This has been described by one of the creators as an "unintended side effect" and can allow for unforseen "jumps" across gaps in some of the original levels.
 Regular speed strafing is called SR40 in the Doom speedrunning community. A faster variant called SR50 is achievable in the engine by moving forward, pressing the strafe sideways button, and turning sideways with the "strafe on" button pressed. This allows players to move 50% faster than just running forward however the extra speed comes at the expense of the ability to turn.

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 [[Image:Doom.jpg|thumb|Doom]]
-'''Doom''' is a First Person Shooter released in December of 1993 by id Software for the [[:Category:PC games|PC]].  The series continued with [[Doom II]] and [[Doom 3]].
+'''Doom''' is a First Person Shooter released in December of 1993 by id Software for the [[:Category:PC games|PC]]. The series continued with [[Doom II]], The Ultimate Doom and Final Doom using the same engine. The franchise received a reboot in 2005 with the release of [[Doom 3]].
-== Speed Runs ==
+== History ==
-The [[Speed Demos Archive]] hosts Doom competition.  Combined, the current proven [[World Record]]s for each level of Doom on Ultra Violence comes out to 21 minutes and 25 seconds.  The records were set by a variety of runners, starting in 1998 and continuing to the present day.  Players also compete for the best full episode runs, on Nightmare skill.
+Doom's engine was revolutionary in its' day, being one of the first games to feature almost true 3D environments. More about the engine's capabilities and shortcomings can be read on [http://doom.wikia.com/ The Doom Wiki]. Most notably, the Doom engine reads all its' behaviour values from a pseudorandom table in the source code. This allows for demo recording and playback, so players can share their exact play routes and others can play those routes back using the actual game engine via exchange of small demo files.
 === Speed Run Strategies ===
-* Strats go here!
+==== Straferunning ====
 == External Links ==
-* [http://speeddemosarchive.com/Doom.html Doom Speedruns] (hosted by the SDA)
+* [http://doomedsda.us/ Doomed Speed Demos Archive]
-* [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/index.cgi Compet-N] - Complete Doom running coverage.
+* [http://www.doom2.net/~compet-n/index.cgi Compet-N]
-* [http://www.doomworld.com/sda/doom_sda.htm Doomed SDA] - Even more Doom running information.
+* [http://www.doomworld.com/sda/doom_sda.htm Opulent's Old Doomed SDA page]
 [[Category:Games]]
 [[Category:PC games]]