SS Free (
2)
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE
PLEASE DON'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THIS THREAD, I SPENT SEVERAL DAYS AND COUNTLESS HOURS TAKING SCREENSHOTS AND TYPING THIS AND UPLOADING THE SCREENSHOTS TO THE INTERNET USING DIALUP (56k). Thank you.
I have taken the liberty of comparing a few of the major source ports. This is great for new players because it can help them find a source port that is right for them. It is also good for csDoom players who are looking for a new place to play Doom since csDoom is dead now. I have also rated them.
Best = The best one, in my opinion.
Fantastic = Great.
Good = Good.
AAbove Average = Better than ordinary.
Average = Nothing special.
Below Average = Not quite average.
Bad = Bad.
Gay = Horrible.
Worst = The worst one on the list, it is Doom3D, so it's a fact, not an opinion.
??? = Can't try it.
bZDoom - above average
bZDoom is an above average source port. It has single player and multiplayer, however you can only play DWANGO5.WAD on multiplayer, which is odd. The source port comes with DWANGO5.WAD.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
website
IRC
game
forums
csDoom - ???
csDoom was one of the first client/server source ports. It is still available for download however Internet Doom Explorer no longer supports it and no one plays on it.....ever.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
client/server
forums
IRC
SourceForge
website
Doom3D - worst
Doom3D is possibly the worst source port out there, it is the Internet Explorer of Doom. Source ports that don't work are better than this one. You can't even configure your controls and the controls that you can't change are blank, so all you can do is move around with your mouse (you can't shoot with mouse though, just lookspring or whatever it is).
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
forums
IRC
website
Doom95 - fantastic
Doom95 is a great source port. I recommend everyone get it, the best part is that it comes with DOOM.WAD, DOOM2.WAD, TNT.WAD, and PLUTONIA.WAD. The whole part about it coming with the 4 Doom IWADs and it having so many multiplayer types are pretty much the only things that makes this a fantastic source port, instead of a good or above average one.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
client/server
forums
IRC
server
website
Doom Legacy - Below Average
Doom Legacy is a failed attempt at making a client/server source port. Most of the options can't be changed for one. Two, No one plays it.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
forums
IRC
SourceForge
website
wiki
DOOMBOT - below average
A horrible bot. In coop it doesn't even shoot the monsters. However in DM, TDM, and CTF, it might be useful........that is if DOOMBOT had such features.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
game
IRC
website
GZDoom - below average
It's a simple single player source port. It would be average if it had multiplayer.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
forums
game
IRC
website
wiki
NetDoom - gay
It sucks, you can't even maximize the game.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
forums
game
IRC
SourceForge
website
NTDOOM - best
The best source port out there.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
game
IRC
website
Odamex - above average
A new client/server source port, it's a little above average, but nobody plays it.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
client/server
forums
IRC
server
website
wiki
Skulltag - below average
The Skulltag community is almost as bad as ZDaemon's community, but atleast Skulltag players don't make fun of dead people like the ZDaemon players do. Except of course RebDoomer, but who doesn't make fun of a guy who killed 12 high school students with the intent to kill hundreds.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
client/server
forums
game
IRC
server
website
wiki
Vavoom - below average
Good graphics...until you pause the game.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
forums
IRC
website
wiki
ZDaemon - fantastic
Very fun, except it has the worst community. If you don't believe me check out
THIS, plus ask anyone who plays doom if the ZDaemon community sucks. ZDaemon's community is run by a faggot (Raider) and is full of 9 year old kids like Lockwolf.
[u:1burxkbv]screenshots[/u:1burxkbv]
wiki
website
server
IRC
game
forums
client/server 
