DOOM Retro v4.0.4 is now available to download as either a 32 or 64-bit Windows app. Here’s a list of what’s changed since the last one:

• DOOM Retro is now compiled using v16.8.6 of Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2019.
• SSAA (supersampling anti-aliasing) is now still applied if the r_detail CVAR is low, the r_supersampling CVAR is on, but the r_lowpixelsize CVAR is not its default of 2×2.
• The r_lowpixelsize CVAR can no longer be 1×1.
• Further improvements have been made in supporting older, non-widescreen displays.
• Minor changes have been made to text that is output to the console.
• Minor changes have been made to the help screen displayed using the F1 key.
• Minor improvements have been made to the status bar when the r_detail CVAR is high.
• The spacing of the map title in the automap has been improved.
• The corpses of monsters will now still be spawned at the start of a map when the nomonsters CCMD has been entered in the console, or the -nomonsters parameter has been specified on the command-line.
• The effects of changing the con_edgecolor CVAR in the console are now immediate.
• The following changes have been made when a pain elemental spawns a lost soul:
  • If a lost soul is spawned outside of a map, an obituary will no longer appear in the console if the con_obituaries CVAR is on.
  • The lost souls are now included in the stats displayed by the playerstats CCMD, and on the intermission screen once the player has finished a map.
• The correct background is now displayed on the intermission screen when playing the 4th episode of The Ultimate DOOM.
• The menu will no longer automatically open at startup when playing the BFG Edition of DOOM II: Hell On Earth.
• A bug has been fixed whereby the wrong TITLEPIC lump would be displayed in some instances.

DOOM Retro v4.0.3 is now available to download as either a 32 or 64-bit Windows app. Here’s a list of what’s changed since the last one:

• Optimizations have been made to further improve the overall performance and stability of DOOM Retro.
• DOOM Retro will no longer crash on older, non-widescreen displays.
• A fade transition will now be applied when using the am_path CVAR in the console to toggle the player’s path in the automap and the fade CVAR is on.
• Gamepads will now briefly vibrate during startup to indicate they are connected and support vibration, if any of the gp_vibrate_barrels, gp_vibrate_damage or gp_vibrate_weapons CVARs are greater than 0%.
• Player messages and the widescreen HUD are now slightly less translucent when the r_hud_translucency CVAR is on.
• Minor changes have been made to some player messages.
• The following changes have been made to DOOM II’s cast sequence:
  • The player now appears again.
  • The spectre will now always be positioned correctly while dying.
  • The double shotgun sound can now be heard again.

DOOM Retro v4.0.2 is now available to download as either a 32 or 64-bit Windows app. Here’s a list of what’s changed since the last one:

• Optimizations have been made to further improve the overall performance and stability of DOOM Retro.
• The following changes have been made to the external automap:
  • A bug has been fixed whereby the automap wouldn’t be drawn correctly after changing the am_external CVAR in the console.
  • Map titles are now displayed again in the external automap.
  • The external automap now displays correctly when the menu is open.
  • The zoom level is now reset when the external automap is opened.
  • The 0 key can no longer be pressed to toggle maximum zoom if the external automap is open.
• The automap title and all player messages are now full scale when the r_screensize CVAR is 8 and the r_althud CVAR is off.
• The automap will now be displayed correctly if it is open while adjusting the screen size in the options menu.
• Player messages are now slightly more translucent when the r_hud_translucency CVAR is on.
• Fade transitions will now be applied in the following instances when the fade CVAR is on:
  • When pressing the 0 key in the automap to toggle maximum zoom.
  • When using the r_textures CVAR in the console to toggle textures.
  • When the player picks up an invulnerability power-up.
  • When the player picks up a computer area map power-up and the automap is open.
• The IDDT cheat can no longer be entered when playing using the Nightmare! skill level.

DOOM Retro v4.0.1 is now available to download as either a 32 or 64-bit Windows app. Here’s a list of what’s changed since the last one:

• A bug has been fixed whereby sprites would be incorrectly drawn in front of masked midtextures in some instances.
• The external automap now displays correctly when the am_external CVAR is on.
• Minor changes have been made to text that is output to the console.
• Music will now play again when loading a savegame created using DOOM Retro v3.6 or v3.6.1.
• If the player starts a new game from the menu while playing E1M4B: Phobos Mission Control or E1M8B: Tech Gone Bad, the correct map will now be loaded.