Zandronum – newschool multiplayer Doom online

Last Updated on July 13, 2021

Zandronum is a multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II by id Software.

Zandronum brings classic Doom into the 21st century, maintaining the essence of what has made Doom great for so many years and, at the same time, adding new features to modernize it, creating a fresh, fun new experience.

Zandronum supports an abundance of game modes and mode flavors.

Features include:

• Excellent online play:
  • Client/server architecture: play and switch between games.
  • Supports up to 64 players:
    • Wide array of gameplay modes.
    • Competitive: Team DM, Duel, CTF, Possession, LMS, Terminator, Skulltag.
    • Cooperative: Survival, Invasion (or both!)
    • Modifiers, like Instagib and Buckshot, can be used to spice up any game.
• Modern and beautiful
  • Support for large number of ZDoom and GZDoom mods.
  • Choose between GZDoom’s OpenGL renderer, or Doom’s Software renderer.
  • Useful features like a console, Quake-style key bindings, freelooking, and jumping.
  • Support for many Doom engine based games including Heretic, Hexen, and Strife.
  • Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. It also runs on the Raspberry Pi range of single board ARM-based computers.
• Compatible with Skulltag mods:
  • Supports announcers and skins for online play.
  • Runes, new weapons, and new monsters for modders.
  • Bots, and support for custom bots.

Website: zandronum.com
Support: Forums
Developer: Torr Samhao, Blzut3, Dusk and contributors
License: 4-clause license based on the OSI-approved and GPL-compatible Sleepycat License, with the addition of the “No Endorsement” clause from the 3-clause New BSD License.

Zandronum is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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