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Wadazine Flag Fest #251 - SUV CTF (Part II)

AF-Domains — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:22:41 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 16th August 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 the remaining half of SUV CTF! (Part II)

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 #989 - Tiny Deathmatch

Krawa — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:18:42 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Deathmatch People,
Time to play Tiny Deathmatch this weekend.
Small maps for big action are waiting for you.
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: August 15th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #783 - Graved (Part I)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:02:55 +0300

Date: Thursday 13th August 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

Graved is a megawad with 6 authors that has been in development for 5 years. With minimal custom texture usage, the mapset is quite old school in both aesthetics and monster usage and features fairly chill gameplay. If you need a wad to take a break from it all and spend the evening Dooming like back in the good ol' days, this should do the trick!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #363 - Kama Sutra

Spaz — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:48:51 +0300

Date: Friday August 14th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

For the last few weeks, we have been venturing back into some of the more challenging wads of the past and for this week we will be continuing to do so with 2005's Kama Sutra! Only the final map in the wad actually has anything to do with its name as featured in the wonderfully edited screenshot by Keyboard Doomer. The rest of the wad is based more on the style of classic slaughter and is inspired by Hell Revealed. If we get the number of marines that we had for last week's Scythe run, we should not have too much trouble reaching the climax! (Pun very much intended)

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Wadazine Flag Fest #250 - SUV CTF (Part I)

AF-Domains — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:42:06 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 9th August 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 is time to return for another run of SUV CTF! Join us the weekend for 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 #988 - Doom the Way id Did - The Lost Episodes II

Krawa — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Survival People,
This weekend it's time to play the second part of
Doom the Way id Did - The Lost Episodes.
The second rotation will be played in Kill 'Em All!
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: August 8th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #782 - Short Maps for Short People 4 (Part II)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:26:14 +0300

Date: Thursday 6th August 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

The second half of the wad stays true to its name with fairly short maps but this time focusing more on making a short work of whoever dares to wake up the maps' monster population from its slumber. With a few maps towards the end going all the way in terms of trying to make your day less pleasant, you can forget everything you know about the refined French manners and get ready to do anything you can to try to surive!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #362 - Scythe

Spaz — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:11:02 +0300

Date: Friday August 7th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

This week for FNS, we are going back to a classic! Scythe's maps are smaller than average, but some do increase in difficulty later. If we manage to blast through the first rotation, we sure have methods of increasing the difficulty for later rotations! Or if it is desired, we can alter the first rotation.

We will see you this Friday!

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

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New, expanded ZDaemon stats

Kilgore — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:09:43 +0300

A very long term project finally came to completion: hugely expanded ZDaemon stats for all game modes. Here is a quick rundown of the important points:

The stats are not restricted to FFA experience: there are many stats for each game mode (for example, survival, coop, CTF, etc), as well as non-game-mode-related stats such as instagib accuracy, playing time per player, as well as aggregate playing time for the whole of ZDaemon.
There is a new duel ladder/rating system; it uses a system called "Glicko", which is an enhancement over the well-known Elo system.
When checking someone's duel record, one can see every single duel he played, the rating of the opponent (at that date) and how the result affected his own rating. In the interest of transparency and verifiability, there is a server-side demo recorded for each duel and it can be downloaded by anyone.
There are lifetime, annual and monthly versions of each statistic. At the start of each month, winners of various statistics are computed for the month just ended and displayed on the main stats page.

Some of the new stats started getting collected on June 1, 2026; others started on August 2. Note that the stats get updated nightly; not in real time as exp. in the past. You can find them in the main stats page.

Announcement topic on the forum

USDQC Wednesday Night Deathmatch #377 - Cybercrime 3

Spaz — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:56:37 +0300

Date: Wednesday August 5th 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

We are back this week with the popular Cybercrime 3 by DarkLinux! These are some fast-paced maps with an aesthetic of computer interiors and of what one could imagine cyberspace to look like. The shotgun has been replaced by a railgun, so best keep moving to avoid that one tap!

See you for the fragfest this Wednesday!

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

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ZDaemon 1.10.29 - Server Release

AF-Domains — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:38:16 +0300

A new ZServ has been released as version 1.10.29.

This is a server only release.

It is to implement a necessary fix when it comes to the new statistics.

It is strongly recommended that your zservs are updated.

ZDS #987 - Doom the Way id Did - The Lost Episodes I

Krawa — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:42:07 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Survival People,
This weekend it's time to play the first part of
Doom the Way id Did - The Lost Episodes.
So don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: August 1st, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

Wadazine Flag Fest #249 - Wadazine CTF (Part II)

AF-Domains — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:29:36 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 2nd August 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 the last half from Wadazine CTF! (Part II)

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

TNS #781 - Short Maps for Short People 4 (Part I)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:30:43 +0300

Date: Thursday 30th July 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

As the name might suggest, this hot off the presses megawad indeed contains fairly short maps and is part of a series of speedmap wads by the French Doom Community. Regrettably, so far we've not played any of the previous iterations but this edition might be the best one yet and what the maps lack in length they make up in gameplay scenarios that should keep us on our toes!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #361 - Struggle: Antaresian Legacy

Spaz — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:59:22 +0300

Date: Friday July 31st, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

We are back this Friday with one of our team's favorite wads! Struggle: Antaresian Legacy has everything you could want out of a wad, from its map design and textures to its range of new monsters and the new arsenal to fight them with. Having some powerful new weapons does not mean this will be easy. If you have run this one with us before, you know there is more than enough challenges ahead to keep us busy all night!

Join us this Friday and help us once again survive the Struggle!

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

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USDQC Wednesday Night Deathmatch #376 - Vex-ZDaemon

Spaz — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:42:36 +0300

Date: Wednesday July 29th 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

For your weekly frag fix this Wednesday, we are returning to Vex-Zdaemon! A wad specifically made Zdaemon at the time, this pack gives us 12 solid arenas to frag it out in. While there are 32 maps in the wad, 11-30 are just altered versions of the previous maps for different modes. So, we will be sticking with maps 1-10 plus 31 and 32!

Come frag it out with us this Wednesday!

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

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Wadazine Flag Fest #248 - Wadazine CTF (Part I)

AF-Domains — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:19:20 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 26th July 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 the first half from Wadazine CTF! (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 #986 - 32in24-7 Return of the Night of Capture the Flag

Krawa — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:25:32 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions CTF People,
This weekend it's time to play 32in24-7 Return of the Night of Capture the Flag.
Maps from 2008 are waiting for you to get played again.
Don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: July 25th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #780 - Utakata (Part II)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:27:11 +0300

Date: Thursday 23rd July 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

The second half of Utakata leads us deeper into Japanese environments featuring torii gates, a white palace complex and even authentic Japanese classrooms, all combined with Doom 1 homages, city maps, Silent Hill 3 references, a winter map and more. If there's one thing Japan does well it's odd combinations that somehow end up working so just be ready for anything and everything and come enjoy the wild ride!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #360 - Hellbound

Spaz — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:19:45 +0300

Date: Friday July 24th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

We are Hellbound once again for this week's FNS! Hellbound was a runner up for the 20th Cacowards, and was praised for its aesthetics. Each map end resembles the start of the next in attempt to make each map feel like a continuation.

This one is always a blast to play, so join us this Friday!

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

Wadazine Flag Fest #247 - Jad's CTF

AF-Domains — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:25:50 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 19th July 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 Jad's 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 #985 - DOOM Barracks Zone

Krawa — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:22:41 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions People,
This weekend it's time to play DOOM Barracks Zone, also known as DBZone.
The wad was made in 2008 where tools like wadauthor, XWE and DeePsea were in use.
So it will be a nice coop session like in the old days.
Don't miss the fun!

-> Forum post <-

Date: July 18th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #779 - Utakata (Part I)

Keyboard_Doomer — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:05:34 +0300

Date: Thursday 16th July 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

After a full month of monster-filled maps it's time for a bit more relaxing experience. Utakata is a fresh new megawad by SYU, a Japanese Doomer, containing a spectrum of various themes and environments. Quite an unique experience, the mapset also features a taste of Japanese culture and something not seen before - the switches are so clean that they shine!

USDQC Friday Night Survival #359 - Hell Revealed 2

Spaz — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:30:57 +0300

Date: Friday July 17th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

Classic slaughter is on the menu for this week's FNS with Hell Revealed 2! This used to be called one of the most difficult map sets of all time. But we have run this one before and dealt with much more difficult wads over the years. We feel confident enough in our Doom veterans, that we are even going to attempt a full run on it this week!

Join us this Friday and help us conquer this classic!

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

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Wadazine Flag Fest #246 - 32in24-18 (Part II)

AF-Domains — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:33:24 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 12th July 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 finishing off the run of 32in24-18 by playing the final 16 maps! (Part II)

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 #984 - Pulse

Krawa — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:02:03 +0300

Hello ZDaemon Sessions Survival People,
This weekend it's time to play Pulse.
Nothing worth taking seriously, but we will play it anyway!
20 maps with special challenges are waiting for you.
Pistol start for all maps to keep the maps exciting.
And ashwall for map01 is not a bug, it's a feature

-> Forum post <-

Date: July 11th, 2026
19:30 BST (2:30 PM EDT)

TNS #778 - Journey To Hell 2.0 (Part IV)

CooLiBoP — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:44:36 +0300

Date: Thursday 9th July 2026
Euro session: 19:00 BST

> Details and comments <

Well, you asked for it. I told you you were crazy last time, and this time… let’s just say you clearly enjoy when a wad leans in and doesn’t let up.

If doors turning into traps make you tense in exactly the way you pretend they don’t, if arch‑viles showing up the moment you relax gives you that familiar jolt, and if cyberdemons appearing in places that make you stop and whisper oh come on hits you just right — then you already know what this is.

You keep coming back for this kind of pressure.
So take it.

See you Thursday, doomcutlets.

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USDQC Friday Night Survival #358 - Intergalactic Xenology Trilogy

Spaz — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:27:58 +0300

Date: Friday July 10th, 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

This week's FNS is a half megawad treat! Intergalactic Xenology is a three-episode project that uses resources from Ancient Aliens. The first two episodes originally released individually as standalone wads, then were touched up and bundled with the third episode. Along with the AA resources, there is also plenty of complex and visually appealing architecture. The difficulty and monster counts are just in the right spot give us enough combat without being overwhelming.

We will see you this Friday!

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

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USDQC Wednesday Night Deathmatch #373 - Dwango50

Spaz — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0300

Date: Wednesday July 8th 2026
Session: 20:00 CDT (02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT)

Details and comments

Dwango50 is up for this week's WNDM! This is a compilation of 50 handpicked maps from the Dwango series of deathmatch wads. This time around, the maps will be randomized to keep things more interesting.

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

Wadazine Flag Fest #245 - 32in24-18 (Part I)

AF-Domains — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:28:51 +0300

Date / Time: Sunday 5th July 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 starting a new run of 32in24-18 by playing a selection of 16 maps! (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