Name Version Core
PrBoom Libretro Core prboom_libretro.so

IWADs or PWADs?

Within your Doom content directory create a directory named .WAD (capitalisation matters!). You will need to place required files based on your .doom file within.

  • IWAD files are the commercial, or shareware, of the parent WAD that is always required to run the content.
  • PWAD files are patch files that change how the game looks, sounds, functions etc.
  • DEH files are DeHackEd files which are used to modify the gameplay.

The launch script will look at this central repository of files for anything it requires to copy to the game directory.

Creation of Files to run Doom Content

In to root of your Doom running directory create a text file named <name of game>.doom with the following contents:

parentwad ""
wadfile_1 ""
wadfile_2 ""
wadfile_3 ""
wadfile_4 ""
wadfile_5 ""
wadfile_6 ""
wadfile_7 ""
wadfile_8 ""
dehfile_1 ""
dehfile_2 ""

An Example of Loading SIGIL 

parentwad "DOOM.WAD"
wadfile_1 "SIGILC.WAD"
wadfile_2 "VSMOOTH.WAD"
wadfile_3 ""
wadfile_4 ""
wadfile_5 ""
wadfile_6 ""
wadfile_7 ""
wadfile_8 ""
dehfile_1 "VSMOOTH.DEH"
dehfile_2 ""

Directory Structure

Example layout of Doom content

.
├── .WAD
│   ├── DOOM.WAD
│   ├── SIGILC.WAD
│   ├── VSMOOTH.DEH
│   └── VSMOOTH.WAD
├── Doom.doom
└── Sigil.doom

Upon launching it will automatically create the .Sigil directory if it does not exist, copy across all the required files within the Sigil.doom file if they do not exist, and then load based on the launch name which will create unique save files for each Doom game.

Compatibility

Please note that not all PWADs you find on the internet will be compatible with PrBoom, if you search for vanilla mods you will have full compatibility.

File Extensions

Some operating systems like to hide extensions by default leading sometimes to files being renamed improperly. Ensure that your <name of game>.doom file has the .doom extension only by allowing your system to show extensions.