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Odamex is a free and open source port for the classic first-person-shooter [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Doom Doom]. Odamex's goal is to emulate the feel of and retain many aspects of the original Doom executables while offering a broader expanse of security features, personal configuration, gameplay options, and editing features. Odamex can run on a wide range of operating systems and hardware, so players should be able to play on almost any platform!
 
Odamex is a free and open source port for the classic first-person-shooter [http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Doom Doom]. Odamex's goal is to emulate the feel of and retain many aspects of the original Doom executables while offering a broader expanse of security features, personal configuration, gameplay options, and editing features. Odamex can run on a wide range of operating systems and hardware, so players should be able to play on almost any platform!
  
== Features ==
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== Features For==
Odamex offers:
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* The ability to run on many different operating systems.
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'''Gamers:'''
* Client and server environment with in-game joining.
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* Client and Server environment with in-game joining.
* Resistance versus cheats and exploitation.
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* Support for up to 16 simultaneous players.
 
* Support for up to 16 simultaneous players.
* Additional higher-resolution video modes.
 
* The ability to load DeHackEd patches.
 
* Full support for Boom editing features.
 
 
* Five distinct game modes:
 
* Five distinct game modes:
 
** Free for All
 
** Free for All
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** Capture the Flag
 
** Capture the Flag
 
** Cooperative
 
** Cooperative
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* Auto WAD downloading from server and file checking (Now you know you have the right PWAD!)
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* Server ingame WAD loading, can load IWAD/PWAD files so you don't have to stop your server!
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* RCON (Remote Console) Support.
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* Cheating and exploitation redundancy, no longer do you have to put up with cheaters!
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* Additional higher-resolution video modes.
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* Cross-platform launcher written using wxWidgets.
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* System Independence, meaning it can run on:
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** Windows
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** Linux
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** MacOSX
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** FreeBSD
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** Sun Solaris
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** possibly more!
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'''For Map Editors'''
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* Inbuilt DEHACKED (*.deh) patch support (can also be externally applied via command line).
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* BOOM map format support.
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'''For Developers'''
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* Full, 100% source code available, based on the GNU GPLv2 license.
  
 
== Games ==
 
== Games ==

Revision as of 03:13, 26 September 2006

Odamex is a free and open source port for the classic first-person-shooter Doom. Odamex's goal is to emulate the feel of and retain many aspects of the original Doom executables while offering a broader expanse of security features, personal configuration, gameplay options, and editing features. Odamex can run on a wide range of operating systems and hardware, so players should be able to play on almost any platform!

Features For

Gamers:

  • Client and Server environment with in-game joining.
  • Support for up to 16 simultaneous players.
  • Five distinct game modes:
    • Free for All
    • Head to Head
    • Team Deathmatch
    • Capture the Flag
    • Cooperative
  • Auto WAD downloading from server and file checking (Now you know you have the right PWAD!)
  • Server ingame WAD loading, can load IWAD/PWAD files so you don't have to stop your server!
  • RCON (Remote Console) Support.
  • Cheating and exploitation redundancy, no longer do you have to put up with cheaters!
  • Additional higher-resolution video modes.
  • Cross-platform launcher written using wxWidgets.
  • System Independence, meaning it can run on:
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MacOSX
    • FreeBSD
    • Sun Solaris
    • possibly more!

For Map Editors

  • Inbuilt DEHACKED (*.deh) patch support (can also be externally applied via command line).
  • BOOM map format support.

For Developers

  • Full, 100% source code available, based on the GNU GPLv2 license.

Games

All of the following games are supported: