What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
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What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Title say's all.
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Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
I believe the primary difference is OpenGL support for hardware rendering, where as Zdoom uses an updated version of the software rendering from the original Doom engine. Because of the advanced rendering engine, GZDoom has a bunch of extra visual features. From what I'm observed so far, GZDoom can do everything that ZDoom can, and then some.
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Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Pretty much that. GZDoom is "ZDoom + pretty OpenGL renderer" (shaders, lights, models, no y-shearing) in a lot of respects.


Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
[wiki]GZDoom[/wiki] vs. [wiki]ZDoom[/wiki]
Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Found this thread cause I only use ZDOOM
Not sure what the point of upgrading would be
I just like to play standard vanella style maps and make my own of the same style
weird
Not sure what the point of upgrading would be
I just like to play standard vanella style maps and make my own of the same style
weird
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Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
ZDoom as it is (version 2.8.1) has been discontinued. It is advised to either go to GZDoom or LZDoom, which targets lower hardware. You can find these at zdoom.org.Clippy wrote:Found this thread cause I only use ZDOOM
Not sure what the point of upgrading would be
I just like to play standard vanella style maps and make my own of the same style
weird
Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Hmm I can't see a reason to be bothered
Been using same Zfoom file for years
if it ain't broke don't fix it
Thanks pal
Been using same Zfoom file for years
if it ain't broke don't fix it
Thanks pal
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Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Newer mods may rely on features that are introduced post-ZDoom 2.8.1, and as such they will not run on ZDoom 2.81 or throw an error. As time progresses, the likelyhood of a mod supporting a more modern version will increase.Clippy wrote:Hmm I can't see a reason to be bothered
Been using same Zfoom file for years
if it ain't broke don't fix it
Thanks pal
Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
I haven't really dabbled in new mods in some timeRedneckerz wrote:Newer mods may rely on features that are introduced post-ZDoom 2.8.1, and as such they will not run on ZDoom 2.81 or throw an error. As time progresses, the likelyhood of a mod supporting a more modern version will increase.Clippy wrote:Hmm I can't see a reason to be bothered
Been using same Zfoom file for years
if it ain't broke don't fix it
Thanks pal
In fact I only recently got back into doom following a stormed in winter and mostly having fun trying to beat all the levels on pistol start for my utoob channel but also am trying to make a map which I hope to show you guys soon

Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Then don't bother. It's a free world.Clippy wrote:Hmm I can't see a reason to be bothered
Been using same Zfoom file for years
if it ain't broke don't fix it
Thanks pal
But don't make a big stink about it either.
Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
geez I don't think I did make a big stink about, I only asked a question....Rachael wrote:Then don't bother. It's a free world.Clippy wrote:Hmm I can't see a reason to be bothered
Been using same Zfoom file for years
if it ain't broke don't fix it
Thanks pal
But don't make a big stink about it either.
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Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
I don't see any question here. There are no question marks and nothing is worded to ask for a decisionary response.
Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
sorry I offended youRachael wrote:I don't see any question here. There are no question marks and nothing is worded to ask for a decisionary response.
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Re: What's the difference between GZDoom and Zdoom?
Question asked and answered already, letting this go on would be a mistake.