Saturday, December 16, 2023
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DOOM Retro v5.1.3

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.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
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DOOM Retro v5.1.2

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.
Monday, December 11, 2023
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DOOM Retro v5.1.1

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.