ZDaemon

ZDaemon 1.10.28 - Client Hotfix #1

AF-Domains — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:12:43 +0300

A client hotfix has now been released.

This addresses various display-related complaints that had been reported since 1.10.28 dropped.

In order to update, the usual procedure in the ZDaemon Launcher is to go to: 'Help -> Check For Updates'

Changes:

11. Fixed a couple of aspect ratio bugs that were being experienced
    by anyone that happened to be using Native Fullscreen and/or
    a maximized window (not borderless). Kudos to Kurtovitch for
    highlighting the Native Fullscreen case and narrowing it down.

12. Fixed a window positioning oddity that was occurring under some
    conditions on some systems after switching to Native Fullscreen.
    Kudos to Oxyde for highlighting this case and patience in order
    to get it nailed to the wall.

13. The behaviour of the 'vid_windowmaximize' CVAR has been adjusted
    so it'll be properly remembered while the window is maximized
    and also preserve the window state during resolution changes.

14. A new CVAR 'vid_windowautoadjust' has been added and enabled by
    default; while enabled, if you are switching between servers that
    are configured with different aspect ratios, the non-maximized
    game window will automatically resize as opposed to the game area
    being scaled down.

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Wadazine Flag Fest #242 - ZDMega + Oxyde's CTF Maps (Part I)

AF-Domains — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:48:03 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 14th June 2026 / 20:00 ET (01:00 BST / 19:00 CT)
Location: Dwango United New Jersey (or type Wadazine into the search tool)

> Click Here for details and upcoming schedule <

Welcome back to this week's edition of WFF!

We will be playing a random selection from ZDMega coupled with 3 maps from Oxyde! (Part I)

So, grab your shotty, strap up your Red or Blue gear, and come join us for an epic session of fraggin' n' flaggin'!

For more events / releases by Wadazine join the Wadazine Discord

ZDS #980 - Eon Deathmatch

Krawa — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:22:14 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Deathmatch People,
Time to play Eon Deathmatch this weekend.
Maps made in 2005 to 2014 are waiting for you.
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: June 13th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #774 - Plutorium (Part III)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:29:51 +0300

Date: Thursday 11th June 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

The final part of Plutorium is ahead of us and there are no big surprises there - 10 Plutoniaesque levels with 1,400+ monsters in MAP28 is the last slice that's on the menu for today. The question that remains to be answered is if we'll be able to zip through the maps as quickly as we did so far despite the above average monster counts. See you there to find out!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #354 - The Road to Skull City (Part II)

Spaz — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:57:19 +0300

Date: Friday June 12th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

It is almost time for another round of FNS and we have a trip to finish! There are 14 more stops on the Road to Skull City. Map 30 will be cut as there are no monsters or Icon to fight. So, grab your favorite snacks, load your weapons, and hop back in the vehicle!

We will see you at the end of the road this Friday!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

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USDQC Wednesday Night Deathmatch #369 - Impromptu + MancerXX

Spaz — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:30:45 +0300

Date: Wednesday June 10th 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

For our second week on Zdaemon, we will be running the combination wad Impromptu + MancerXX! This combo set contains 18 maps, featuring all of 2018s release of ImpromptuDM maps and 2007’s re-release of some Mancer maps. This wad includes the Ancient Aliens palette and some new colors to give us some visually appealing maps.

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

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Wadazine Flag Fest #241 - Cup CTF

AF-Domains — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:23:44 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 7th June 2026 / 20:00 ET (01:00 BST / 19:00 CT)
Location: Dwango United New Jersey (or type Wadazine into the search tool)

> Click Here for details and upcoming schedule <

Welcome back to this week's edition of WFF!

It'll be another trip through Cup CTF!

So, grab your shotty, strap up your Red or Blue gear, and come join us for an epic session of fraggin' n' flaggin'!

For more events / releases by Wadazine join the Wadazine Discord

ZDS #979 - Reverie

Krawa — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:01:04 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Survival People,
This weekend it's time to play Reverie.
That's a 32-level megawad made for Vanilla DoomII.
Inspired from and made in the style of 90's megawads.
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: June 6th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #773 - Plutorium (Part II)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:17:20 +0300

Date: Thursday 4th June 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

Onto the middle part of Plutorium which increases the typical per-map monster counts significantly and might have other tricks up its sleeve to keep us... entertained for longer. Last week's first rota took us barely over an hour even with a 1,300-monster map at the end so let's see how well we're going to handle whatever the wad throws our way on this week's session!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #353 - The Road to Skull City (Part I)

Spaz — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:05:03 +0300

Date: Friday June 5th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

Pack your bags folks, we are going on a road trip this week! The Road to Skull City was released by Quackjen late last year, who is also the creator of Astral Globetrot and Burn the Marble Moss. The maps are mostly urban themed featuring different locations on the road to and throughout the city, including places like a drive-in movie theater, amusement park, and a football stadium. Our friends over at TNS made this trip last year, now it is our turn to follow!

Join us this Friday and help us survive the first half of this journey!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

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ZDaemon 1.10.28 - Known New Display Issues

AF-Domains — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:43:19 +0300

In 1.10.28 there have been changes concerning how the Windowed and Borderless modes are handled, unfortunately a couple of issues slipped through the net.

In both cases the "game area" will now expand to fill the (borderless) window while preserving the aspect ratio set on the game-side (4:3, 16:9, 21:9, 32:9).

The excess boxing from varying prior situations is now gone.

As far as Windowed mode goes specifically this has generated a few comments due to:
1 - If you have a 4:3 resolution set and you join a server (or create a single-player game) configured for Widescreen, the window will be resized to account for the "game/displayable area" in order to omit any visible boxing - this differential can be clarified by viewing the vid_currentmode command.

2 - Related to the above, if you then join a non-Widescreen server you'll notice that the "game area" area is scaled-down to maintain the aspect ratio within the limits of the current window dimensions. This case in particular has been highlighted; although it is being looked into, a workaround for now (if you want to quickly force the window to be resized) would be to create a bind similar to the following via the Console:

bind key "vid_setmode $vid_defwidth $vid_defheight"

Upon joining a server with different display AR settings all you'd then need to do is press said key to instigate a window size reset.

3 - In Native Fullscreen mode if you're on a 4:3 server with a 16:9 resolution, you may find that the boxing control does NOT do anything until you press "Apply" under Video Modes; for now I'd recommend utilising the bind referenced above.

Master Server Maintenance - 2026-05-31 - Complete

AF-Domains — Sun, 31 May 2026 23:17:07 +0300

Although this is late notice, maintenance is about to be performed on the master.

This notice will be updated once it has completed.

If you're unable to connect during this period, this is the reason.

EDIT: Maintenance is now complete, you can connect once again.

USDQC Wednesday Night Deathmatch #368 - Eternal DM

Spaz — Sat, 30 May 2026 20:01:29 +0300

Date: Wednesday June 3rd 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

We make our return to Zdaemon this week with Eternal DM! The maps in this wad use textures and similar designs from Team TNT's Eternal Doom, without the brain busting puzzles that wad is known for. The maps have a variety of large and small, making sure the pacing does not get too stale.

We always have a great time with this one, so be sure to join up this Wednesday!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

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Wadazine Flag Fest #240 - Black Rose CTF

AF-Domains — Fri, 29 May 2026 23:03:39 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 31st May 2026 / 20:00 ET (01:00 BST / 19:00 CT)
Location: Dwango United New Jersey (or type Wadazine into the search tool)

> Click Here for details and upcoming schedule <

Welcome back to this week's edition of WFF!

This weekend we will be playing Black Rose CTF!

So, grab your shotty, strap up your Red or Blue gear, and come join us for an epic session of fraggin' n' flaggin'!

For more events / releases by Wadazine join the Wadazine Discord

ZDS #978 - Quake 3 CTF

Krawa — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:04:40 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions CTF People,
This Saturday we'll be playing Quake 3 Capture the Flag created by Rude.
He converted 6 of the most famous Quake 3 CTF maps to Doom.
Of course there is some minor modding.
Mostly varying floor heights to fit the doom experience.
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: May 30th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

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TNS #772 - Plutorium (Part I)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:03:45 +0300

Date: Thursday 28th May 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

The Plutonia wads keep coming, naturally giving us no choice but to keep playing them. Plutorium aka PLVTORIVM takes the tried and true Plutonia formula and ramps it up with slightly longer maps, quite challenging gameplay and even a trio of 1,000+ monster maps. Oh, and in case you missed archviles during the last two Doom 1 sessions, you're guaranteed to get your fill this time!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #352 - PG Resurgence (Part II)

Spaz — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:09:01 +0300

Date: Friday May 29nd, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

This week on FNS, we are finishing up the second half of Perdition's Gate Resurgence! An increase in difficulty with some hot starts will sure make things interesting on later rotations!

We will see you this Friday for part 2!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

ZDaemon 1.10.28 released

AF-Domains — Mon, 25 May 2026 08:33:03 +0300

ZDaemon 1.10.28 is now available; ZDaemon Launcher users will be able to update by going to Help -> Check for Updates.

The Linux and BSD ZServ binaries are available via the Downloads page.

This version contains various underlying improvements and fixes; for the full run-down you'll want to check out the changelog.

Please note: 1.10.28 servers will require all players to update to the latest version.

Listed Changes

- Re-worked the Video Modes section so all immediate options there will only be used when the new specific "Test" or "Apply" buttons are used.

- Underlying adjustments have been made to Windowed/Borderless modes to reconcile the double-boxing effect that was previously being applied.

- The Web browser in the launcher has now been updated.

- Fix for player's pitch difference when connection problem happens.

- Improvements for the deathcam if other players die.

- Fixes for auto-respawning (Survival with more than 1 life or sv_forcerespawn).

- Changing CVar "skill" on the server is latched now. Monster respawn will be set/unset correctly now if you enable/disable Nightmare.

- New ACS functions: int ZD_UpdateJoinlimit() and int ZD_AllowPlayerRejoin(int pl_num[, int only_log_notify]).

For Doom Explorer users, our setup executable and archive have been updated in the Downloads section.

Wadazine Flag Fest #239 - Crazy CTF (Part II)

AF-Domains — Fri, 22 May 2026 23:45:33 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 24th May 2026 / 20:00 ET (01:00 BST / 19:00 CT)
Location: Dwango United New Jersey (or type Wadazine into the search tool)

> Click Here for details and upcoming schedule <

Welcome back to this week's edition of WFF!

We will be continuing with the rest of Crazy CTF!

So, grab your shotty, strap up your Red or Blue gear, and come join us for an epic session of fraggin' n' flaggin'!

For more events / releases by Wadazine join the Wadazine Discord

ZDS #977 - Doomkid's Deathmatch 4!

Krawa — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:54:23 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Deathmatch People,
Time to play Doomkid's Deathmatch 4 this weekend.
Quick n' Dirty speedmaps from 2014 are waiting for you.
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: May 23rd, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #771 - Shadows (Part II)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:08:51 +0300

Date: Thursday 21st May 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

Emerging from the shadows of other iwads, we continue our appreciation of this outstanding Doom 1 mapset today. To hopefully prolong our... appreciation of the wad, the second half starts with the appropriately named episode Suffering Overdue, foreshadowing a bit more resistance and a slower pace compared to the last week's rampage through the first 2 episodes!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #351 - PG Resurgence (Part I)

Spaz — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:25:51 +0300

Date: Friday May 22nd, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

This week, we are jumping into the unofficial sequel to 1996's Perdition's Gate! The authors attempted to emulate the style of the original Perdition's Gate, in the same way that Doom the Way Id Did was created.

Come and join us this Friday!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

Wadazine Flag Fest #238 - Crazy CTF (Part I)

AF-Domains — Fri, 15 May 2026 23:20:09 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 17th May 2026 / 20:00 ET (01:00 BST / 19:00 CT)
Location: Dwango United New Jersey (or type Wadazine into the search tool)

> Click Here for details and upcoming schedule <

Welcome back to this week's edition of WFF!

We are going down the rabbit hole this week with the first half of Crazy CTF!

So, grab your shotty, strap up your Red or Blue gear, and come join us for an epic session of fraggin' n' flaggin'!

For more events / releases by Wadazine join the Wadazine Discord

ZDS #976 - ZBlood Survival

Krawa — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:03:06 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Survival People,
Time to play ZBlood this weekend!
Based on the original "Blood" game by Monolith Productions.
Don't forget: "I live... AGAIN!" :twisted:

-> Forum post <-

Date: May 16th, 2026
19:30 GMT (2:30 PM ET)

TNS #770 - Shadows (Part I)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 14 May 2026 05:51:42 +0300

Date: Thursday 14th May 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

It's been 2 years since we last had a Doom 1 mapset and while they tend to get less attention from both map authors and TNS goers, Shadows is a very well designed megawad that doesn't stray into mazey layouts and abundant crushers that you often encounter in Doom 1 pwads. So if you can bear a couple of weeks without your trusty supershotgun and the warm feeling of an archvile behind your back, this collection of 36 maps should prove to be worth your time!

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USDQC Friday Night Survival #350 - TNT 2: Devilution (Part II)

Spaz — Mon, 11 May 2026 21:12:26 +0300

Date: Friday May 15th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

It took us a while to get through the first half of Devilution last week, so we are back this week to finish what we started! Map 30 will not be the end either, as there is a 4-map bonus episode that we will be diving into as well!

Join us this Friday and help us conquer the Devilution finale!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

USDQC Wednesday Night Deathmatch #365 - Greenwar II

Spaz — Sun, 10 May 2026 16:27:22 +0300

Date: Wednesday May 13th 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

If you didn't get enough Greenwar action last week, we got good news for you! This week, we are running Greenwar II! This sequel was created by authors of the 32in24 series and follows a similar design method. Unlike its predecessor, this installment makes use of custom textures to be more visually appealing.

Come join the fun this Wednesday!

To keep up with The US DOOM & Quake Community join the USDQC Discord

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Wadazine Flag Fest #237 - Wadazine CTF (Part II)

AF-Domains — Fri, 08 May 2026 22:55:36 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 10th May 2026 / 20:00 ET (01:00 BST / 19:00 CT)
Location: Dwango United New Jersey (or type Wadazine into the search tool)

> Click Here for details and upcoming schedule <

Welcome back to this week's edition of WFF!

We will be playing through the final part of Wadazine CTF!

So, grab your shotty, strap up your Red or Blue gear, and come join us for an epic session of fraggin' n' flaggin'!

For more events / releases by Wadazine join the Wadazine Discord

ZDS #975 - Obituary Survival

Krawa — Thu, 07 May 2026 21:46:28 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Survival People,
This weekend it's time to play Obituary.
Obituary is The Innocent Crew's third PWAD.
It's a Doom II conversion and holds 17 levels (MAP01-16 plus MAP31, though there are some deathmatch-only extras in an excluded wad).
Released in 1995, it's also one of the earliest original megaWADs, certainly one of appreciable quality.
Since the wad was split (oldskool-style) in multiple wads (OBTIC1.WAD, OBTIC2.WAD, OBTIC3.WAD) we merged it together in one single wadfile.
We also made some fixes to the wad gameplay-wise in order for it to run properly on ZDaemon.

Do you think the maps are too easy for you?
The second rotation we could play on Nightmare!

-> Forum post <-

Date: May 9th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

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TNS #769 - Ashes of Annihilation

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 07 May 2026 03:30:04 +0300

Date: Thursday 7th May 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

Coming in with a dramatic name, this 20-map megawad features compact maps with the average monster count being only about 50. Far from a setback, we will just go with pistol starts to avoid going too fast and once again get plentiful opportunity to make use of the variety of game modes that make TNS what it is!