DOOM Retro v5.2.1 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 version:

• DOOM Retro is now built using v17.8.4 of Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022.
• DOOM Retro now uses Direct3D 11 by default rather than Direct3D 9 to scale every frame on the screen, resulting in a considerable boost in performance. The vid_scaleapi CVAR can now be direct3d9, direct3d11, opengl or software.
• IT, S3M, XM and MOD music lumps now play again.
• These changes have been made in the automap:
  • The player’s path is now drawn correctly if the am_path CVAR is on and they have just teleported.
  • A controller’s left and right shoulder buttons can now be held down to zoom in and out.
  • The subtle shadow cast by the status bar is now only visible when the am_backcolor CVAR is its default of 0.
  • Minor improvements have been made to drawing marks added by pressing the M key.
• The con_obituaries CVAR has been renamed to just obituaries.
• When the r_rockettrails CVAR is on:
  • A bug is fixed whereby no smoke was trailing behind rockets fired by the player and cyberdemons.
  • Smoke trailing behind rockets fired by cyberdemons won’t be spawned if certain states or sprites have been changed in a DEHACKED lump.
• A sound effect is now played when using a control that has been bound to the toggle CCMD.

DOOM Retro v5.2 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 version:

• DOOM Retro now uses SDL_image v2.8.2.
• Minor optimizations have been made to further improve the overall performance and stability of DOOM Retro.
• Minor changes have been made to text that is output to the console.
• If the player dies, their obituary is now displayed in the console in red when the con_obituaries CVAR is on, and also as a player message when the messages CVAR is on.
• A bug is fixed whereby Buckethead’s music wouldn’t be autoloaded when SIGIL_SHREDS.WAD was present.
• The z-coordinate displayed by the IDMYPOS cheat is now correct when the automap is open and the am_followmode CVAR is off.
• These improvements have been made to the support for John Romero’s SIGIL II:
  • A warning is now displayed in the console when attempting to load SIGIL II extracted from the official DOOM port. Please download SIGIL II from here instead.
  • Par times are now displayed on the intermission screen.
  • The correct intermission music is now played when both SIGIL and SIGIL II are loaded.
  • The IDMUS cheat can now be used to change to SIGIL II’s music if it is available.
• Right-clicking the mouse in the menu now hides the mouse pointer if the m_pointer CVAR is on.
• Minor improvements have been made to the help screen opened by pressing the F1 key.
• A bug is fixed whereby the width of monsters was being miscalculated in some rare instances, which in turn could cause nearby line specials not to trigger as intended.
• These improvements have been made to the parsing of DEHACKED lumps:
  • All things declared now have their sprites clipped in liquid sectors if the r_liquid_clipsprites CVAR is on.
  • All monsters declared now cast a shadow if the r_shadows CVAR is on.
  • If a name is specified in parentheses when declaring a thing, it is now used in obituaries when the con_obituaries CVAR is on.
  • The smoke that trails rockets fired by cyberdemons when the r_rockettrails CVAR is on is no longer spawned if certain states or sprites have been changed.
• The mapstats CCMD now correctly indicates if a map is BOOM, MBF or MBF21 compatible.
• Improvements have been made to the console’s background.
• If map titles are obtained from a MAPINFO lump:
  • The maplist CCMD now lists them correctly.
  • When exiting a map and the autosave CVAR is on, the description of the current savegame is now updated with the title of the next map.
• The .wad file extension no longer needs to be included when using the -iwad or -file command-line parameters.
• The weapon CVAR can no longer be changed while the player is dead.
• Helper dogs spawned using the spawn CCMD in the console are now friendly by default. Use spawn unfriendly dog to spawn a dog that will attack the player.
• The player may now use the term unfriendly to refer to monsters that will attack the player when entering the kill, name, resurrect and spawn CCMDs in the console.
• Using the kill CCMD with a value specifying a type of monster no longer thrusts those monsters away from the player.
• A bug is fixed whereby midtextures weren’t being clipped in some rare instances.
• The thinglist CCMD now displays the angle and flags of every thing in the current map.
• Opening the console while entering a savegame description in the save game menu now works correctly.
• When deleting a savegame in the save or load game menus using the DEL key, the closest remaining savegame in the menu is now selected.
• A crash no longer occurs if a map’s title needs to be truncated in the automap.

DOOM Retro v5.1.3 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 version:

• DOOM Retro now uses SDL_image v2.8.1.
• Minor changes have been made to text that is output to the console.
• The MD5 hash value of the current map’s WAD is now displayed by the mapstats CCMD.
• Further improvements have been made to the parsing of bossaction in MAPINFO lumps.
• A bug is fixed whereby selecting an episode in the menu wouldn’t change the episode CVAR in some instances.
• SIGIL is now still automatically loaded if found and SIGIL II is manually loaded.
• Improvements have been made to recognizing the SIGIL and SIGIL II WAD files if they have been renamed.

DOOM Retro v5.1.2 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 version:

• Minor changes have been made to text that is output to the console.
• These improvements have been made to the support for John Romero’s SIGIL II:
  • “SIGIL” can no longer be selected in the episode menu if SIGIL isn’t loaded but SIGIL II is.
  • The Spider Mastermind’s health in E6M8: Abyss Of Despair is now correct.
  • Thorr’s music is now louder.
• If the current map is from a supported WAD, its author is now displayed by the mapstats CCMD.
• A bug is fixed whereby the corpses of monsters could remain solid, blocking the player’s path, in some rare instances.
• Minor improvements have been made to text autocompleted in the console by pressing the TAB key.
• Minor improvements have been made to the parsing of enterpic in MAPINFO lumps.

DOOM Retro v5.1.1 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 version:

• These improvements have been made to the support for John Romero’s SIGIL II:
  • The registered version of SIGIL II is now supported.
  • The correct sky is now displayed.
  • The correct background is now displayed on the intermission screen, and a crash no longer occurs if SIGIL hasn’t also been loaded.
  • Improvements have been made to the “SIGIL II” text in the episode menu.
  • The player now warps to the correct map after finishing the secret map.
  • The titles of Thorr’s music are now displayed by the mapstats CCMD when playing the registered version of SIGIL II.
• Minor improvements have been made to the parsing of bossaction in MAPINFO lumps.