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- = What is Freedoom?
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- == A free FPS action game
- image::img/screenshots/th_phase1-0.12_02.png[alt="Freedoom Screenshot",link="img/screenshots/phase1-0.12_02.png",float="right"]
- The Freedoom project aims to create a complete
- https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html[free content] first person
- shooter game. But _Freedoom_ by itself is just the raw material for a
- game: it must be paired with a
- https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Category:Source_ports[compatible] game
- engine to be played. The link:download.html[download] page lists some
- recommended ones.
- https://www.idsoftware.com/[id Software] released the source code to
- their classic game,
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(1993_video_game)[_Doom_], under the
- https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html[GNU General
- Public License]. This means that the program code that powers
- _Doom_ is free; Freedoom complements this with free levels, artwork,
- sound effects and music to make a completely free game.
- _Freedoom_ is actually three games in one, consisting of two single
- player campaigns and one set of levels intended for multiplayer
- deathmatch (_FreeDM_).
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- == A compatible free replacement
- youtube::Rc4zIP1S6-I[width=320,height=180,style="float:right;"]
- There is a massive decades-long
- https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Idgames_archive[back catalog] containing
- thousands of _Doom_ levels and other ``mods'' made by fans of the
- original game. _Freedoom_ aims to be compatible with these and allows
- most to be played without the need to use non-free software. The
- video to the right shows a _Doom_ mod running under _Freedoom_.
- Just as https://www.gnu.org/[the GNU project] was started to develop a
- free operating system to replace Unix, we aim to provide a free
- replacement for _Doom_. If you have artistic skills (visual, musical,
- or maybe you just like making levels!) then you can
- link:help.html[help us] achieve that aim by contributing to the
- project!
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- == A collection of reusable artwork
- image::img/flats-thumb.png[alt="Screenshot showing textures",float="right"]
- _Freedoom_ contains hundreds of original textures, sound effects and
- music tracks that can be reused royalty-free by _Doom_ level authors
- and other independent game developers.
- _Freedoom_ is liberally licensed under the
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses[BSD license] - all that is
- required is that you include a short copyright statement that credits
- the _Freedoom_ project.
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