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🔥 GORE 🔥

A Minimal Go Port of doomgeneric

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TLDR

Tired of reading already?

wget https://distro.ibiblio.org/slitaz/sources/packages/d/doom1.wad
go run github.com/AndreRenaud/gore/example/termdoom@latest

💀 WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?

This is a minimal, platform-agnostic Go port of the legendary DOOM engine, transpiled from the doomgeneric codebase. No CGo. No platform dependencies. Just pure, unadulterated demon-slaying action powered by the glory of Go's cross-compilation.

The original C code was converted to Go using (modernc.org/ccgo/v4), by cznic (https://gitlab.com/cznic/doomgeneric.git). This was then manually cleaned up to remove a lot of manual pointer manipulation, and make things more Go-ish, whilst still maintaining compatibility with the original Doom, and its overall structure.

🔫 FEATURES

✅ Platform Agnostic: Runs anywhere Go runs
✅ Minimal Dependencies: Only requires Go standard library
✅ Multiple DOOM Versions: Supports DOOM, DOOM II, Ultimate DOOM, Final DOOM
✅ WAD File Support: Bring your own demons via WAD files
✅ Memory Safe: Go's GC protects you from buffer overflows (but not from Cacodemons) (WIP - 95% complete)
✅ Cross Compilation: Build for any target from any platform

Missing Features

One instance per process: Still has a lot of the original global variables, which prevent multiple instances from running
Random exported consts: The original C code used the standard convention of all upper case for const/enum values. This results in the Go code assuming these are exported values, when really they're internal state info
Nice external API for state inspection: It would be good to be able to change the running state externally, without exposing everything in such a raw way
unsafe: There are still some instances of unsafe in the code. It would be good to get rid of these to have better bounds access guarantees

🚀 INSTALLATION

Prerequisites

Go 1.24+
A WAD file

Running the examples

These examples are both very minimal, and whilst technically run the game, they are not really fully complete games in their own right (ie: Missing key bindings etc...). They all assume that a Doom wad is available in the current directory. The shareware Doom wad is available at https://www.doomworld.com/classicdoom/info/shareware.php, or bring your own from a commercial copy.

git clone https://github.com/AndreRenaud/gore
cd gore

Terminal based

This example renders the Doom output using ANSI color codes suitable for a 256-bit color capable terminal. It has very limited input support, as terminals typically do not support key-up events, or control-key support. So fire has been remapped to ,, and it is necessary to repeatedly tap keys to get them to continue, as opposed to press & hold.

go run ./example/termdoom -iwad doom1.wad

Web based

go run ./example/webserver

Now browse to http://localhost:8080 to play

Ebitengine

go run ./example/ebitengine

The window should pop up to run Doom

Getting WAD Files

You need the game data files (WAD) to run DOOM:

Shareware: Download doom1.wad (free)
Retail: Use your legally owned copy of DOOM.WAD or doom2.wad
Ultimate DOOM: doom.wad from Ultimate DOOM
Final DOOM: tnt.wad or plutonia.wad

🔧 PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION

Similar to doomgeneric, the actual input/output is provided externally. The following interface is required:

type DoomFrontend interface {
    DrawFrame(img *image.RGBA)
    SetTitle(title string)
    GetEvent(event *DoomEvent) bool
    CacheSound(name string, data []byte)
    PlaySound(name string, channel, vol, sep int)
}

Function	Purpose
`DrawFrame()`	Render the frame to your display
`SetTitle()`	Set the window title as appropriate to the given WAD
`GetEvent()`	Report key presses/mouse movements
`CacheSound()`	This will supply sound effect 8-bit 11025Hz mono audio samples
`PlaySound()`	Play a given sound effect

Only DrawFrame and GetEvent are vital to implement to get a functioning game. The others can be left blank, and things will still basically function fine.

📜 LICENSE

DOOM source code is released under the GNU General Public License.
This Go port maintains the same licensing terms.

Documentation ¶

Constants ¶

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const AM_NUMMARKPOINTS = 10

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const ANG1801 = 2147483648

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const ANG18011 = 2147483648

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const ANG18013 = 2147483648

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const ANG18015 = 2147483648

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const ANG1803 = 2147483648

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const ANG1805 = 2147483648

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const ANG1807 = 2147483648

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const ANG1809 = 2147483648

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const ANG2701 = 3221225472

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const ANG2703 = 3221225472

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const ANG2705 = 3221225472

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const ANG451 = 536870912

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const ANG453 = 536870912

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const ANG455 = 536870912

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const ANG457 = 536870912

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const ANG901 = 1073741824

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const ANG903 = 1073741824

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const ANG905 = 1073741824

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const ANG907 = 1073741824

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const ANG909 = 1073741824

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const ANGLETOFINESHIFT = 19

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const ANGLETOSKYSHIFT = 22

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const ANIM_ALWAYS = 0

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const ANIM_LEVEL = 2

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const ANIM_RANDOM = 1

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const BACKUPTICS = 128

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const BASETHRESHOLD = 100

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const BASEYCENTER = 100

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const BLACK = 0

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const BODYQUESIZE = 32

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const BONUSADD = 6

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const BOXBOTTOM = 1

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const BOXLEFT = 2

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const BOXRIGHT = 3

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const BOXTOP = 0

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const BUTTONTIME = 35

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const CF_GODMODE = 2

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const CF_NOCLIP = 1

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const CF_NOMOMENTUM = 4

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const DEFAULT_FLOAT = 3

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const DEFAULT_INT_HEX = 1

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const DEFAULT_KEY = 4

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const DEFAULT_RAM = 16

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const DEFAULT_SPECHIT_MAGIC = 29400216

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const DEFAULT_STRING = 2

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const DEH_DEFAULT_BFG_CELLS_PER_SHOT = 40

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const DEH_DEFAULT_BLUE_ARMOR_CLASS = 2

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const DEH_DEFAULT_GOD_MODE_HEALTH = 100

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const DEH_DEFAULT_GREEN_ARMOR_CLASS = 1

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const DEH_DEFAULT_IDFA_ARMOR = 200

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const DEH_DEFAULT_IDFA_ARMOR_CLASS = 2

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const DEH_DEFAULT_IDKFA_ARMOR = 200

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const DEH_DEFAULT_IDKFA_ARMOR_CLASS = 2

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const DEH_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BULLETS = 50

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const DEH_DEFAULT_INITIAL_HEALTH = 100

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const DEH_DEFAULT_MAX_ARMOR = 200

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const DEH_DEFAULT_MAX_HEALTH = 200

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const DEH_DEFAULT_MAX_SOULSPHERE = 200

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const DEH_DEFAULT_MEGASPHERE_HEALTH = 200

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const DEH_DEFAULT_SOULSPHERE_HEALTH = 100

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const DEH_DEFAULT_SPECIES_INFIGHTING = 0

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const DEMOMARKER = 128

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const DISTMAP = 2

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const DI_EAST = 0

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const DI_NODIR = 8

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const DI_NORTH = 2

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const DI_NORTHEAST = 1

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const DI_NORTHWEST = 3

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const DI_SOUTH = 6

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const DI_SOUTHEAST = 7

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const DI_SOUTHWEST = 5

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const DI_WEST = 4

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const DM_KILLERSX = 10

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const DM_KILLERSY = 100

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const DM_MATRIXX = 42

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const DM_MATRIXY = 68

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const DM_SPACINGX = 40

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const DM_TOTALSX = 269

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const DM_VICTIMSX = 5

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const DM_VICTIMSY = 50

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const DONUT_FLOORHEIGHT_DEFAULT = 0

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const DONUT_FLOORPIC_DEFAULT = 22

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const DOOM_191_VERSION = 111

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const DOS_MEM_DUMP_SIZE = 10

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const EISDIR = 21

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const FASTDARK = 15

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const FF_FRAMEMASK1 = 32767

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const FF_FRAMEMASK3 = 32767

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const FF_FULLBRIGHT1 = 32768

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const FIELDOFVIEW = 2048

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const FINEANGLES = 8192

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const FRACBITS = 16

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const FRACUNIT = 1 << FRACBITS

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const FRICTION = 59392

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const FUZZTABLE = 50

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const F_PANINC = 4

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const F_STAGE_ARTSCREEN = 1

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const F_STAGE_CAST = 2

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const F_STAGE_TEXT = 0

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const GLOWSPEED = 8

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const GRAYSRANGE = 16

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const GREENRANGE = 16

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const HEIGHTBITS = 12

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const HU_BROADCAST = 5

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const HU_MAXLINELENGTH = 80

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const HU_MSGHEIGHT = 1

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const HU_MSGX = 0

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const HU_MSGY = 0

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const HU_TITLEX = 0

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const INFRATICS = 4200

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const INT_MAX1 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX11 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX13 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX15 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX17 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX19 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX5 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX7 = 2147483647

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const INT_MAX9 = 2147483647

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const INVERSECOLORMAP = 32

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const INVISTICS = 2100

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const INVULNTICS = 1050

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const IRONTICS = 2100

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const ITEMQUESIZE = 128

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const KEY_BACKSPACE1 = 127

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const KEY_BACKSPACE3 = 127

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const KEY_DOWNARROW1 = 175

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const KEY_ENTER = 13

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const KEY_EQUALS1 = 61

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const KEY_ESCAPE = 27

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const KEY_FIRE1 = 163

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const KEY_LEFTARROW1 = 172

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const KEY_MINUS1 = 45

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const KEY_PAUSE1 = 255

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const KEY_RIGHTARROW1 = 174

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const KEY_STRAFE_L1 = 160

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const KEY_STRAFE_R1 = 161

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const KEY_TAB = 9

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const KEY_UPARROW1 = 173

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const KEY_USE1 = 162

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const LIGHTLEVELS = 16

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const LIGHTSCALESHIFT = 12

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const LIGHTSEGSHIFT = 4

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const LIGHTZSHIFT = 20

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const LINEHEIGHT = 16

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const MAPBLOCKUNITS = 128

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const MAXBOB = 1048576

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const MAXBUTTONS = 16

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const MAXCEILINGS = 30

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const MAXDRAWSEGS = 256

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const MAXEVENTS = 64

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const MAXHEALTH = 100

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const MAXINTERCEPTS_ORIGINAL = 128

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const MAXLIGHTSCALE = 48

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const MAXLIGHTZ = 128

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const MAXLINEANIMS = 64

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const MAXPLATS = 30

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const MAXPLAYERS = 4

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const MAXSPECIALCROSS_ORIGINAL = 8

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const MAXSWITCHES = 50

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const MAX_ADJOINING_SECTORS = 20

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const MAX_CAPTURES = 32

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const MAX_JOY_BUTTONS = 20

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const MAX_MOUSE_BUTTONS = 8

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const MINFRAGMENT = 64

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const MIN_RAM = 16

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const MOUSE_SPEED_BOX_HEIGHT = 9

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const MOUSE_SPEED_BOX_WIDTH = 120

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const MTF_AMBUSH = 8

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const NET_MAXPLAYERS = 8

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const NF_SUBSECTOR1 = 32768

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const NF_SUBSECTOR3 = 32768

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const NF_SUBSECTOR5 = 32768

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const NG_SPACINGX = 64

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const NG_STATSY = 50

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const NORM_SEP = 128

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const NUMAMMO = 4

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const NUMBONUSPALS = 4

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const NUMCARDS = 6

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const NUMCOLORMAPS = 32

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const NUMKEYS = 256

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const NUMMAPS = 9

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const NUMMOBJTYPES = 137

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const NUMMUSIC = 68

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const NUMPOWERS = 6

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const NUMPSPRITES = 2

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const NUMREDPALS = 8

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const NUMSFX = 109

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const NUMWEAPONS = 9

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const NUM_QUITMESSAGES = 8

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const NUM_VIRTUAL_BUTTONS = 10

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const NoState = -1

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const PLATWAIT = 3

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const PT_ADDLINES = 1

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const PT_ADDTHINGS = 2

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const PT_EARLYOUT = 4

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const Pst_DEAD = 1

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const Pst_LIVE = 0

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const Pst_REBORN = 2

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const QUEUESIZE = 128

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const RADIATIONPAL = 13

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const REDRANGE = 16

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const SAVEGAMESIZE = 180224

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const SAVEGAME_EOF = 29

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const SAVESTRINGSIZE = 24

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const SBARHEIGHT = 32

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const SCREENHEIGHT = 200

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const SCREENHEIGHT_4_3 = 240

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const SCREENWIDTH = 320

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const SCREENWIDTH_4_3 = 256

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const SHOWNEXTLOCDELAY = 4

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const SHRT_MAX1 = 32767

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const SIL_BOTH = 3

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const SIL_BOTTOM = 1

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const SIL_TOP = 2

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const SLOPEBITS = 11

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const SLOPERANGE = 2048

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const SLOWDARK = 35

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const SLOWTURNTICS = 6

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const SNDDEVICE_ADLIB = 2

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const SNDDEVICE_GENMIDI = 8

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const SNDDEVICE_GUS = 5

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const SNDDEVICE_SB = 3

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const SP_STATSX = 50

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const SP_STATSY = 50

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const SP_TIMEX = 16

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const STARTBONUSPALS = 9

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const STARTREDPALS = 1

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const STOPSPEED = 4096

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const STROBEBRIGHT = 5

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const ShowNextLoc = 1

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const StatCount = 0

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const TEXTSPEED = 3

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const TEXTWAIT = 250

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const TICRATE = 35

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const TURBOTHRESHOLD = 50

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const VDOORWAIT = 150

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const VERSIONSIZE = 16

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const WI_SPACINGY = 33

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const WI_TITLEY = 2

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const ZONEID = 1919505

Variables ¶

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var DG_ScreenBuffer *image.RGBA

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var EpiDef menu_t

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var EpisodeMenu [4]menuitem_t

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var I_VideoBuffer []byte

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var LoadDef menu_t

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var LoadMenu [6]menuitem_t

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var M_QuitResponse = func(key int32) {
	if key != key_menu_confirm {
		return
	}
	if netgame == 0 {
		if gamemode == commercial {
			s_StartSound(nil, quitsounds2[gametic>>2&7])
		} else {
			s_StartSound(nil, quitsounds[gametic>>2&7])
		}
	}
	i_Quit()
}

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var MainDef menu_t

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var MainMenu [6]menuitem_t

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var NUMANIMS = [4]int32{
	0: int32(len(epsd0animinfo)),
	1: int32(len(epsd1animinfo)),
	2: int32(len(epsd2animinfo)),
}

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var NUMCMAPS int32

C documentation

// # of commercial levels

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var NewDef menu_t

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var NewGameMenu [5]menuitem_t

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var OptionsDef menu_t

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var OptionsMenu [8]menuitem_t

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var ReadDef1 menu_t

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var ReadDef2 menu_t

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var ReadMenu1 [1]menuitem_t

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var ReadMenu2 [1]menuitem_t

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var S_music [68]musicinfo_t

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var S_sfx [NUMSFX]sfxinfo_t

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var SaveDef menu_t

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var SaveMenu [6]menuitem_t

C documentation

//
// SAVE GAME MENU
//

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var SoundDef menu_t

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var SoundMenu [4]menuitem_t

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var TRACEANGLE angle_t

Functions ¶

func EnableQuitting ¶

func EnableQuitting(enable bool)

func I_GetTimeMS ¶

func I_GetTimeMS() int32

func Run ¶

func Run(fg DoomFrontend, args []string)

func SetVirtualFileSystem ¶

func SetVirtualFileSystem(a fs.FS)

SetVirtualFileSystem sets the virtual file system

func Stop ¶

func Stop()

Types ¶

type DoomEvent ¶

type DoomEvent struct {
	Type  Evtype_t
	Key   uint8
	Mouse struct {
		Button1 bool
		Button2 bool
		XPos    float64 // from 0-1
		YPos    float64 // from 0-1
	}
}

type DoomFrontend ¶

type DoomFrontend interface {
	DrawFrame(img *image.RGBA)
	SetTitle(title string)
	GetEvent(event *DoomEvent) bool

	CacheSound(name string, data []byte)
	PlaySound(name string, channel, volume, sep int)
}

type Evtype_t ¶

type Evtype_t int32

const Ev_joystick Evtype_t = 3

const Ev_keydown Evtype_t = 0

const Ev_keyup Evtype_t = 1

const Ev_mouse Evtype_t = 2

const Ev_quit Evtype_t = 4

Source Files ¶

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doom.go

Directories ¶

Path	Synopsis
example
doomocracy command
ebitengine command
sdldoom command
termdoom command
webserver command

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