DOOM-ASCII

Text-based DOOM in your terminal!

Source-port of doomgeneric. Does not have sound. 

Github repository with source code is here.

Controls

Default keybindings are listed below.

Keybinds can be remapped in .default.cfg

|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 |
Performance Display

Most terminals aren't designed for massive throughput, so the game cannot be played at full 320x200 resolution and the display should be scaled to minimize the strobing effect.

Pass the command-line argument -scaling n to determine the level of scaling. Smaller numbers denote a larger display.

Below you can find a table of recommended scales, based on subjective observations

|Terminal |No Strobing|Some Strobing| |--------------|-----------|-------------| |Alacritty |3 |2 | |Yakuake |4 |2 | |Konsole |4 |3 | |Xfce4-terminal|5 |3 | |Windows CMD |- |4 (severe) |

By default, a scale of 4 is used.

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.