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DOOM on the PCwasfull of issues at launch less than a week ago. One of the most common problems that gamers are experiencing is that the game won't launch. Despite pressing play and Steam registering players as playing the game, nothing happens. Here are three methods that could fix this issue.
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Please note: There is no guarantee that any of these methods will fix the problem, but each of them have worked for some players.
Install or Reinstall your latest graphic drivers
The first method of fixing the problem is installing or reinstalling your latest graphics drivers. DOOM uses the most recent version of OpenGL, which requires the latest drivers to open the game properly. This method should be the first one you attempt before trying any other.
Nvidia users can down their drivers here. For AMD Radeon users, they can download the latest driver here.
If you are unsure as to what your graphics card make and model is, you can easily find out by following the steps below.
- Right click on My Computer, then left click on Properties.
- Click on Device Manager on the top right of the opened window.
- Click on Display Adapters in the Device Manager window and it will show what graphics card and model you are using.
After installing or reinstalling the latest drivers, restart your computer. How to unzip zipx files on windows 7. Once this is complete, hopefully DOOM will launch.
Reinstall the DOOMx64.exe file
This method is more of a roundabout way of getting the game to work, but is successful for some players. There may be a problem with the application file that stops it from launching the game. Deleting it and reinstalling it may fix this issue. Follow the steps below to remove and reinstall the file without having to download the entire game again.
- Go into your Steam folder. (This is found in program files unless moved by the owner of the PC)
- Double click on the steamapps folder followed by the common folder.
- Search for the DOOM folder and double click on it.
- Inside the DOOM folder is a file called DOOMx64. Just right click and delete the file.
- Log into your Steam account and go to your library.
- Right click on DOOM and click on Properties
- Click on local files tab in the Properties window and then click Verify Integrity of Game Cache.
Once your computer has finished scanning all of DOOM's files it will find the DOOMx64 file is missing, and it automatically begins to download. Once it has completed downloading, restart your computer. Log back into Steam and attempt to launch DOOM and hopefully this will fix the issue.
Uninstalling and Reinstalling the game
This method is everyone's worst nightmare when it comes to a game of DOOM's size, but it has worked in some cases. Only use this method as an absolute last resort. If nothing else works, this is the last thing you should attempt to do to fix the game from not launching.
All manner of things can go wrong when downloading a game, file corruption included. A complete fresh re-installation of the entire game could be the cure to your plight.
If you are having problems getting DOOM to load, give these three methods an attempt. Though there is no guarantee that they will work for everyone, there is always that glimmer of hope.
Are you having this issue with DOOM launching? Have you tried these methods? Did they work for you? Let me know in the comments below.
© Provided by GamesRadar nullDoom is an all-time classic. Back in 1995, it was installed on more PCs the Windows 95, and now it's found its way onto almost every gaming platform out there. The most recent console Doom Guy now also calls home is the Nintendo Switch, but the FPS hasn't just found its way onto various conventional platforms. Thanks to homebrew fans, hackers, and programmers, Doom is running on all kinds of machines. If it has a screen, you can probably see Doom on it. So without further ado, let's take a look at some of the strangest, shall we?
A pregnancy test
Yesterday I had a lot of retweets and reddit posts and such for playing Doom on a pregnancy test.But as I explained then, it wasn't really PLAYING on a pregnancy test, it was just a video being played back, not an interactive game.Well, now it is. It's Pregnancy Test Doom! pic.twitter.com/Nrjyq07EVvSeptember 7, 2020
Yes, Doom is now playable on a pregnancy test. With its monochrome pixel 128 x 32 display, it's a teeny tiny way to get stuck into the classic FPS. Programmer Foone replaced the existing CPU and swapped out the LED display for OLED since a pregnancy test couldn't run the game as is. Controlled using a keyboard, Pregnancy Test Doom is certainly one of the more unusual ways to take on the role of Doom Guy.
An Apple watch
Simultaneously as impressive as it is impractical. This is what happens when tech people have a hackathon. On the one hand it's amazing that what was the peak of gaming in 1995 now runs on *a watch* but on the other, it's not entirely a practical way to play the game.
A portable plate edge bevelling machine
This is a little like cheating because it is just a big computer, albeit one that adds PVC strips to furniture on an industrial scale. Still, let's not underestimate the skill involved in making Doom run on a something more used to applying the finishing touches to showers and kitchen cupboards. How to install vst plugins in fl studio 10.
A Macbook touch bar
Probably the least practical Doom hack ever, creating a version of the game that appears to be in a 100:10 aspect ratio. Kudos for getting it to work, but it looks like a visual representation of a migraine and probably plays like one too.
A printer
What's interesting here is that this famous Doom hack was actually part of an experiment to show security exploits in wireless printers. It was, at one point, possible to force a firmware update on a printer and make it run any software - spying stuff for example to sneak a look at what was being printed. Or, in this case, a version of Doom.
A graphics calculator
Graphics calculators are good at one thing mainly: graphical calculation. In terms of innards they don't have half the things you're supposed to need to do this, like loads of RAM or a GPU, which makes a working version of Doom here more witchcraft than anything else. Apparently it drains the batteries in minutes.
On a single key
The Optimus Maximus was a $1500 keyboard that had a programmable screen on every single key. The idea was you could map just about any lettering or symbols to it depending on the game you were playing. And, if we've learned anything so far, is that anything with a screen will be forced to run Doom. In this case in a glorious 48x48 resolution.
Public access tablets
Achievement Unlocked: DOOM running on a LinkNYC kiosk (wifi and android kiosk on NYC streets) pic.twitter.com/OVevmJ3JNbApril 10, 2016
I'm not sure this is what New York had in mind when it provided hundreds of public kiosks to give people free computer access and WiFi. Still, if it can run Doom, it should. This isn't a true hack, though, as it's really just playing an online emulator via a browser, but it counts all the same.
This old Sony phone
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It might not play any sound but this old Sony K-800i apparently 'runs okay.' It's made possible by patching the firmware to let the phone run custom executable files. Like Doom. Because what else are you going to do with phone from 2006, call someone?
On a camera
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What's most impressive about this is that the 1998 Kodak DC260 digital camera is almost as old as Doom itself. A lot of things on this list work because time moves on and there's now enough power in a watch to run a game that originally needed an entire PC. Bonus points for the fact that this has a TV out as well if you want a bigger screen.
On an old iPod
Not just an old iPod, but a Nano at that, for extra showing off. This is probably a hack you could do yourself if you had one lying around, as there's an Instructables guide detailing the steps needed to do it.
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An ATM
Not having any of the right buttons has certainly never stopped anyone running Doom on a thing. So an ATM? Sure, whatever. As well as getting the game working on a cash machine, these ambitious hackers have also got it using the buttons on the side of the screens, swapping the $10, $20 money options for pistol, shotgun and so on.
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There are so many different versions of Doom now that almost anything is possible, including GZDoom, an open source port that includes support for arcade machines capable of playing other games. Like Doom. In Doom. Doom squared, if you like. Yes it is a bit Inception-y.