Download Doom BFA for Linux

Doom BFA is a Doom 3 BFG GPL source port

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Manual Flatpak install

You can also install and run Doom BFA from a terminal:

flatpak install flathub io.github.maddecoder.Classic-RBDOOM-3-BFG

flatpak run io.github.maddecoder.Classic-RBDOOM-3-BFG

About Doom BFA

DOOM BFA is a DOOM 3: BFG Edition source port Based on RBDoom3BFG.

This is the Special Flatpak Edition

It contains all the features of the original with some UX extras for Flatpak That release comes bundled with both the main engine and it's launcher To access the launcher you can either use the dektop's shortcut context menu or use the launch argument -open-launcher

Both the engine and the launcher search for the game folder on your system. If the engine boots with the wrong game files, use the launcher to selected yopur desired game

To install Open platform put the Open Platform .so file on either the game's or the save folder's (~/.var/app/io.github.maddecoder.Classic-RBDOOM-3-BFG/data/.doombfa) base folder. And the companion .so file on the ~/.var/app/io.github.maddecoder.Classic-RBDOOM-3-BFG/data/.doombfa/base/lib folder along side with any additional file that is required

Known Bugs:

(NOTE: Those bugs only apply to that release)

Using Open Platform with Steam might result the associated game to be stuck in playing state, as a workaround restart the Steam Client
The engine doesn't boot after installing OpenPlatform with Steam. Try to block access to the wayland socket from the app's flatpak rights
Loading mods with custom new game entry might not load the custom new game entry. Restart the engine

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