What is the doom Bible?

The Doom Bible is the original design document for Doom, written by Tom Hall in 1992. Much of the content seen in the document is not featured in the final version of the game. There have, however, been some obscure attempts by fans to make a custom WAD based on the content seen in the document.
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Is Doom based off of the Bible?

Nothing they did is at all based on anything found in the Bible. Your "six degrees of separation" doesn't really mean much of anything, in this case. It's disingenuous so say that anything found in DOOM is based on any Abrahamic faith.
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Who wrote the doom Bible?

1 of 5: DOOM story draft. These notes and drawings by id Software designer Tom Hall served as the reference material used to construct the DOOM Bible, the original design draft behind DOOM. id Software designed DOOM to support user contributions to the game.
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What year does Ultimate Doom take place?

Ultimate Doom (2022 C.E.)
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How do I get Doom?

"Doom" is still a licensed game and the only way to legally play it is by paying for and downloading the game from Gog.com. However, you can still download the original "Doom" for free by downloading a custom mod of the game, and a free game engine developed by fans of the original game engine.
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Why is Doom called Doom?

4 The Doom Name Was Inspired By Tom Cruise

There was a scene when Cruise's character is showing off his new custom cue case and, when a man asks what he's got in there, he simply replies "Doom." As a cocky underdog fighting against the odds to dominate the gaming scene, Carmack related quite a bit to this movie's plot.
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Why was Doom created?

The concept for Doom was originally created while id Software developers were playing Dungeons & Dragons with co-founder John Carmack, who now is the chief technical officer at the VR company Oculus. A developer failed a quest for a magic sword and accidentally caused the world to be overrun by demons.
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How did Doom work?

The Doom engine renders the walls as it traverses the BSP tree, drawing subsectors by order of distance from the camera so that the closest segs are drawn first. As the segs are drawn, they are stored in a linked list. This is used to clip other segs rendered later on, reducing overdraw.
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How long did it take to make Doom?

Released on December 10th, 1993, Doom was crafted by a small team at id Software and took about nine months to complete. In it, players took on the role of a space marine fighting off waves of demons; first, on a research station on one of the moons of Mars, then in the depths of hell itself.
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Where was Doom developed?

The authors of Doom were a group of programmers, led by John Romero and John Carmack, formed in Texas to create monthly games as employees of Softdisk magazine. While at Softdisk the group also produced shareware titles for Apogee Software, beginning with the Commander Keen franchise (1990–91).
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Why is Doom important?

It helped set the groundwork for networked multiplayer matches. It promoted the use of mods (or 'WADs' as they were known back then). Even how it deftly juggled everything from realistic gun physics to intricate level design. There's a reason why plenty of games that came after were called 'Doom clones'.
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How many dooms are there?

So far, we've seen five main Doom games, which are the ones iD Software created. Also, there're various bundles, third-party entries, expansions, and a VR title. The total is 16 Doom entries. There're five main games in the Doom series.
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What was Doom originally going to be called?

The company told Computer Gaming World that Doom would be "Wolfenstein times a million!" Early versions were built to match the Doom Bible; a "pre-alpha" version of the first level included the other characters at a table and movable rolling chairs based on ones at the id office.
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Who makes Doom?

Developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. Sequel to the 2016 reboot.
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Is Doom true 3d?

The original DooM engine it's a "false 3d" or 2.5d game. Really it's a 2d game displayed on 3d. All game mechanics, and the monsters IA works based on 2d data. Even the maps are based on 2d BSP and data.
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Is the Doom Slayer a God?

In simple words, he is the true creator of everything, who also created the Father. Later the angels created the Doom Slayer by stealing the power from Dark Lord. The objective behind creating Doom Slayer who himself is a clone of God is to kill the Dark Lord. This will let the Father become the only God.
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Is the Doom Slayer real?

Doomguy, also referred to as the Doom Marine, the Doom Slayer or just the Slayer, is a fictional character from the Doom video game franchise of first-person shooters created by id Software.
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What does ultimate doom include?

The Ultimate Doom (or The Ultimate DOOM as a brand) is an updated version of Doom released on April 30, 1995, that adds a fourth nine-level episode, Thy Flesh Consumed, which contains eight regular maps and one secret map.
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What did Doom inspire?

Doom was then imagined as a cross between Aliens and the team's favorite B-grade horror movie, Evil Dead II. The idea to include demons was also inspired by their most recent Dungeons & Dragons campaign, which had ended with demons overrunning an entire planet.
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Does Doom run on anything?

And, if we've learned anything so far, is that anything with a screen will be forced to run Doom. In this case in a glorious 48x48 resolution (opens in new tab).
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Did Bethesda buy Doom?

Share All sharing options for: Microsoft completes Bethesda acquisition, promises some Xbox and PC exclusives. Microsoft has finalized its $7.5 billion deal to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Doom and Fallout studio Bethesda Softworks.
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When did Doom happen?

Supposedly, the original Doom's storyline takes place in March 2022, which of course is spreading around the internet. The source of this date can be traced back to the manual for the SNES version of the game, which clearly shows March 15, 2022, on the cover.
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