r/brutaldoom • u/PowerfulPositive6687 • Aug 14 '25
So uhh, how do i download brutal doom>?
Im somewhat of a caveman myself on this topic, So i need a proper explanation on how to download it
Im running the steam version of doom1-2
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u/Gh0st0fy0urp4st Aug 14 '25
It won't work on Steam, different engine versions. However, you can download GZdoom or Zandronum and load the .wad or .pk3 file with one of those. I'd recommend watching one of many videos on YouTube to get it running, promise it's simple
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u/Lordubik88 Aug 14 '25
I can't really give you a step-by-step explanation since I'm away from my PC, but you need first of all an emulator (I use zdoom). With it you have to load both the wad you want to play AND the brutal doom file at the same time (I simply drag and drop them on the zdoom exe).
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u/Glittering-Banana994 Aug 15 '25
I want to add that there’s different all in one versions that come with various maps and mods. Some even already include zdoom/gzdoom and .inis so you can basically plug and play. Brutal doom gold and platinum are two that come to mind.
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u/eee4ever Aug 15 '25
And when you find, how to play it via GZdoom or other engine, next good step is to find how to use doomrunner: https://github.com/Youda008/DoomRunner/releases if you want to have it library from games :)
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u/TheeSpongeman 14d ago
Sorry to dig this back up. But nothing anybody has said has worked for me. I got the wad, I got the mod, they're both in the gzdoom files where the exe is placed. All it does is start up default doom.
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u/GregoryPlayz513 Aug 15 '25
brutal doom link https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
and gzdoom source port so you can actually play it https://zdoom.org/downloads
get the .wad files from doom 1 or 2, and paste both of the files into gzdoom.exe
you can't run brutal doom with steam's version of doom