Command line interface

The most interesting options once are:

-vanilla

Similarly to the DOS version, this will disable all optional enhancements, making the game feeling more original-like. This parameter does not affect the config file.
Note: this mode will not bring back any vanilla-specific bugs.

-beta

Start Doom Press Beta emulation.

-jaguar

Start Doom for Atari Jaguar emulation.

-complevel <n>

Toggles various bug fixes and enhanced features for maximum compatibility with other (related) Doom source ports. Valid values are: 0 - Doom v1.2, 1 - Doom v1.666, 2 - Doom v1.9, 3 - Ultimate Doom, 4 - Final Doom

Usage

russian-doom [options]
russian-heretic [options]
russian-hexen [options]

Options

Option	Description	Available in
-h, --help	Show this help message	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
--Version	Show version information	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-lang <lang>	Force specified language before config file is loaded and ignoring the value from it. Language can be changed later in the Options menu. Valid values are: en, ru	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-iwad <path>	Specify an IWAD file. <path> can be absolute or relative to one of the WAD search locations	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-file <path> ...	Load the given PWAD(s). <path> can be absolute or relative to one of the WAD search locations	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-deh <path> ...	Load the given dehacked patch(es). <path> can be absolute or relative to one of the WAD search locations	Doom, Heretic
-nocheats	Ignore cheats in dehacked files	Doom, Heretic
-nodeh, -nodehlump	Don`t load DEHACKED lumps from WADs	Doom
-nwtmerge <path> ...	Simulates the behavior of NWT`s -merge option. Multiple files may be specified	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-af <path> ...	Simulates the behavior of NWT`s -af option, merging flats into the main IWAD. Multiple files may be specified	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-as <path> ...	Simulates the behavior of NWT`s -as option, merging sprites into the main IWAD. Multiple files may be specified	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-aa <path> ...	Equivalent to -af <paths> -as <paths>	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-scripts <path>	Specify <path> to level scripts. Development option	Hexen
-autoloadroot <dir>	Specify root directory for autoload	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-noautoload	Disable auto-loading of WAD files	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-response <path>	Load extra command line arguments from the given response file	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-gus_patches <dir>	Specify GUS patches location	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-config <path>	Load configuration from the specified file, instead of the default	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-savedir <dir>	Specify directory for savegames	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-cdrom	Save configuration data and savegames in C:\doomdata, allowing play from CD	Doom (Только на Windows)
-cdrom	Save configuration data and savegames in C:\heretic.cd, allowing play from CD	Heretic (Только на Windows)
-cdrom	Save configuration data and savegames in C:\hexndata, allowing play from CD	Hexen (Только на Windows)
-loadgame <slot>	Load the game in savegame <slot>	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-skill <skill>	Set the game skill, 1-6 (1: easiest, 6: hardest). A skill of 0 disables all monsters	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-class <n>	Specify player class: 0 - Fighter, 1 - Cleric, 2 - Mage, 3 - Pig	Hexen
-map, -warp {<x> [<y>] | E<x>M<y>}	Start a game immediately, warping to level E<x>M<y> (Doom 1) (default y = 1)	Doom
-map, -warp {<x> | MAP<x>}	Start a game immediately, warping to level MAP<x> (Doom 2)	Doom
-map, -warp {<x> <y> | E<x>M<y>}	Start a game immediately, warping to level E<x>M<y>	Heretic
-map, -warp [<x>]	Start a game immediately, warping to level with hxvisit <x> (default 1)	Hexen
-map, -warp MAP<x>	Start a game immediately, warping to level with map number <x>	Hexen
-episode <n>	Start playing on episode <n> (1-3, 1-4 for "The Ultimate Doom", episode 5 available if non-compat version of SIGIL.WAD is loaded)	Doom
-episode <n>	Start playing on episode <n> (1-3, 1-5 for "Shadow of the Serpent Riders")	Heretic
-nomonsters	Disable monsters	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-respawn	Monsters respawn after being killed	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-fast	Monsters move faster	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-coop_spawns	Single player game with additional spawns as in cooperative netgame	Doom, Heretic
-turbo [<x>]	Turbo mode. The player`s speed is multiplied by [x]%%. If unspecified, defaults to 200. Values are rounded up to 10 and down to 400	Doom
-vanilla	Activate vanilla gameplay mode. All optional enhancements will be disabled without modifying configuration files	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-beta	Emulate Press Beta Doom version	Doom
-jaguar	Emulate Atari Jaguar Doom version	Doom
-pack <pack>	Explicitly specify a Doom II "mission pack" to run as, instead of detecting it based on the file name. Valid values are: doom2, tnt and plutonia	Doom
-gameversion <version>	Emulate a specific version of Doom. Valid values are 1.2, 1.666, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, ultimate, doomse, final, final2	Doom
-complevel <n>	Toggle various bug fixes and enhanced features for maximum compatibility with other (related) source ports. Valid values are: 0 - Doom v1.2, 1 - Doom v1.666, 2 - Doom v1.9, 3 - Ultimate Doom, 4 - Final Doom	Doom
-v10override	Disable the check for the v1.0 IWAD file, even though it will almost certainly cause the game to crash	Hexen
-hhever <version>	Select the Heretic version number that was used to generate the HHE patch to be loaded. Patches for each of the Vanilla Heretic versions (1.0, 1.2, 1.3) can be loaded, but the correct version number must be specified	Heretic
-mb <size>	Specify the heap <size>, in MiB (default 16)	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-setmem <version>	Specify DOS version to emulate for NULL pointer dereference emulation. Supported versions are: dos622, dos71, dosbox. The default is to emulate DOS 7.1 (Windows 98)	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-donut <x> <y>	Use the specified magic values when emulating behavior caused by memory overruns from improperly constructed donuts. In Vanilla Doom this can differ depending on the operating system. The default is to emulate the behavior when running under Windows 98	Doom
-reject_pad_with_ff	Pad remaining space of the REJECT lump with 0xff	Doom, Heretic
-blockmap	(re-)create BLOCKMAP if necessary	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-mmap	Use the OS`s virtual memory subsystem to map WAD files directly into memory	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-fullscreen	Run in fullscreen mode	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-window, -nofullscreen	Run in a window	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-width <W>	Specify the screen width, in pixels. Height is determent automatically. Implies -window	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-height <H>	Specify the screen height, in pixels. Width is determent automatically. Implies -window	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-geometry <W>x<H>	Specify the dimensions of the window. Implies -window	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-1	Dont scale up the screen. Implies -window`	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-2	Double up the screen to 2x its normal size. Implies -window	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-3	Double up the screen to 3x its normal size. Implies -window	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-devparm	Show console window and log more debug info	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nogui	Don`t show error message dialog box	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nosound	Disable all sound output	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nosfx	Disable sound effects	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nomusic	Disable music	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-noblit	Disable blitting the screen	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nomouse	Disable the mouse	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nograbmouse	Don`t grab the mouse when running in windowed mode	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-ravpic	Take screenshots when F1 is pressed	Heretic, Hexen
-playdemo <demo>	Play back the demo named <demo>.lmp. Demo lumps in working directory have priority over ones from wad files	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-timedemo <demo>	Play back the demo named <demo>.lmp with uncapped tic rate. Demo lumps in working directory have priority over ones from wad files	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nodraw	Disable rendering the screen entirely in -timedemo mode	Doom
-record <demo>	Record demo to file <demo>.lmp stored into working directory	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-recordfrom <slot> <demo>	Load the game in savegame <slot> and start recording demo to file <demo>.lmp stored into working directory. Equivalent to -loadgame <slot> -record <demo>	Heretic, Hexen
-maxdemo <size>	Specify the demo buffer size (KiB)	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-strictdemos	When recording or playing back demos, disable any extensions of the vanilla demo format - record demos as vanilla would do, and play back demos as vanilla would do	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-demoextend	Record or playback a demo without automatically quitting after either level exit or player respawn	Heretic, Hexen
-statdump <file>	Dump statistics information of the levels that were played to the specified <file>. The output from this option matches the output from statdump.exe. If - provided as <file> argument, statistics will be printed to console	Doom
-longtics	Record or playback a demo with high resolution turning	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-shorttics	Play with low turning resolution to emulate demo recording	Doom
-shortticfix	Smooth out low resolution turning when recording a demo	Heretic, Hexen
-autojoin	Automatically search the local LAN for a multiplayer server and join it	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-connect <address>	Connect to a multiplayer server running on the given <address>	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-drone	Join the server as an observer client	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-solo-net	Start the game playing as though in a netgame with a single player. This can also be used to play back single player netgame demos	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-server	Start a multiplayer server, listening for connections	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-privateserver	When running a server, don`t register with the chocolate-doom global master server. Implies -server	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-dedicated	Start a dedicated server, routing packets but not participating in the game itself	Doom
-port <port>	Use the specified UDP <port> for communications (default 2342)	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-servername <name>	When starting a network server, specify a <name> for the server	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-nodes <n>	Autostart the netgame when <n> clients have joined the server	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-ignoreversion	When running a netgame server, ignore version mismatches between the server and the client. Using this option may cause game desyncs to occur, or differences in protocol may mean the netgame will simply not function at all	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-newsync	Use new network client sync code rather than the classic sync code. This is disabled by default because it has some bugs	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-extratics <n>	Send <n> extra tics in every packet as insurance against dropped packets	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-dup <n>	Reduce the resolution of turning by a factor of <n>, reducing the amount of network bandwidth needed	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-cmdfrag	Sent out a frag count packet on every kill	Hexen
-avg	Austin Virtual Gaming: Levels will end after 20 minutes	Doom
-deathmatch	Start a deathmatch game	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-altdeath	Start a deathmatch 2.0 game. Weapons do not stay in place and all items respawn after 30 seconds	Doom
-dm3	Start a deathmatch 3.0 game. Weapons stay in place and all items respawn after 30 seconds	Doom
-randclass	In deathmatch mode, change a player`s class each time the player respawns	Hexen
-timer <n>	For multiplayer games: exit each level after <n> minutes	Doom, Heretic, Hexen
-left	Run as the left screen in three screen mode	Doom
-right	Run as the right screen in three screen mode	Doom
-search	Query the chocolate-doom Internet master server for a global list of active servers	Doom
-query <address>	Query the status of the server running on the given IP <address>	Doom
-localsearch	Search the local LAN for running servers	Doom