DOOM-ASCII
Text-based DOOM in your terminal!
Source-port of doomgeneric. Does not have sound.
You will need a WAD file (game data). If you don't own the game, the shareware version is freely available.
Build
Binaries for Windows and Linux are provided as github releases.
Linux
Creates doom_ascii/doom_ascii
cd src
make
Windows
Compile on linux. Creates doom_ascii/doom_ascii.exe
cd src
make windows
Controls
Default keybindings are listed below.
| Action | Default Keybind |
|---|---|
| UP | ARROW UP |
| DOWN | ARROW DOWN |
| LEFT | ARROW LEFT |
| RIGHT | ARROW RIGHT |
| STRAFE LEFT | , |
| STRAFE RIGHT | . |
| FIRE | SPACE |
| USE | E |
| SPEED | ] |
| WEAPON SELECT | 1-7 |
Keybinds can be remapped in .default.cfg
Performance
Display
Most terminals aren't designed for massive throughput, so the game cannot be played at full 320x200 resolution at high frames per second.
Pass the command-line argument -scaling n to determine the level of scaling. Smaller numbers denote a larger display.
A scale of 4 is used by default, and should work flawlessly on all terminals. Most terminals (excluding Windows CMD) should manage with scales up to and including 2.
Input
The following terminal input options are not mandatory but may improve input handling.
- Disable character repeat delay to prevent delayed repeated inputs.
- Increase polling rate to ensure input on every frame.