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I think it would make more sense to make a list of wads that don't work in Odamex. I have a pretty huge range of vanilla wads, plus many boom compatible ones, and I haven't had much trouble running anything. So far the only wads I've had any trouble with are ArmouredBlood's Newgothic Movement MAP21, and Sunder.

As you go back in time, you will find that ZDoom is highly incompatible with itself. The reason Rex's Darkest Hour doesn't work from 1.22 to 1.23 is because ZDoom tended to change a lot of things without regards to how things worked and how modders were accustomed to previous versions. I'm sure the Odamex team would love to see full Boom and ZDoom 1.22/1.23 support, however there is not enough time in the day to keep up with demands and too few well documented bug reports to rely on. Its very rare that you come across developers that are willing to delve into the engine as thorough as some of the developers we have and we're lucky to have them. But the fact of the matter is is that there is nobody dedicated to simply "fixing compatibility." We would all love to see perfect DeHackEd, Boom, and ZDoom support (on and offline). But as of right now, development is a bit slow and the priority is netcode improvements, rendering improvements, and a more robust menu system simply because these criteria are what the developers enjoy working on the most.

If any developers are reading this topic and want to help the Odamex team out with anything coding-wise, please do not hesitate to contact the team via IRC or the bug tracker!

As you go back in time, you will find that ZDoom is highly incompatible with itself. The reason Rex's Darkest Hour doesn't work from 1.22 to 1.23 is because ZDoom tended to change a lot of things without regards to how things worked and how modders were accustomed to previous versions.

No Hex, the reason Darkest Hour doesn't work is becuause Odamex doesn't even have full 1.22 support, namely, ACS inventory manipulation functions are commented out in the source. I'd appreciate if you edit the wiki to stop saying Odamex supports all ZDoom 1.22 features or ZDoom 1.23 ACS, because it doesn't.

But as of right now, development is a bit slow and the priority is netcode improvements, rendering improvements, and a more robust menu system simply because these criteria are what the developers enjoy working on the most.

I'd be intersted to know if so called "uncapped frame rate" is planned, thanks.[/drive-by comment]

I think we really need a clear list as to what features are supported and are intended to work and be used with Odamex, and which features to stay away from, ones that are never intended to be made to work, or which may be removed from support sometime in the future.

Likewise, if Odamex had it's own DOOM Builder 2 config, that would save us all a lot of stress too!

Sadly that has not been posted on for some time. Then again these forums rarely seem busy either.

I'd love to contribute to such a listing though, maybe start up an official one here perhaps?

 I'm not a developer, and this is not my project so it is not my place to try to call the shots obviously, but as someone who is trying to map for Odamex (as TC to be exact), all I can say is that I would absolutely love to see Odamex given as much of ZDOOM's flexibility as possible, especially where running Rex's Star Wars classic is concerned! ;)

 Though again, it is not I who have to undertake all the hard work in that regards, but I would be grateful as would my XBOX and AROS machine!