To launch the expansion use: doom3 +set fs_game d3xpįor Arch Linux, two PKGBUILDs are available in the AUR for Doom 3 one that builds from source and one that provides a binary (if keeping to the Arch Way, you should prefer to build from source).ĭoom 3 has a small, but very knowledgeable mod community that is still very active and covers most id tech based games. You can start the game with the command: doom3. If installing the expansion pack you must also copy the following retail pk4 to your /d3xp folder:Īfter copying all pk4 files to your hard drive run the Linux patch and direct it to your doom3 folder.
To install Doom 3 on Linux create a doom3 folder and then copy the following retail pk4 files to your doom3/base folder: For all of the Doom 3 testing, we used the standard demo1 that ships with the actual game and is used in hundreds of benchmarks here at Phoronix.
