Black Doom 2016 - Textureless Mod Release/Gameplay

[Zappy]

I've made and released a mod that makes many things in Doom 2016 appear blackened, making many objects only appear as a silhouette against the background:
https://youtu.be/-QGlC285sdU
For more information and download/installation instructions, click on this link to open that YouTube video in your main web browser, and then see the video description.

Note, though, that the mod only works with the OpenGL graphics API (not Vulkan), and that you can't unlock achievements or play multiplayer with the mod active.

[I've ran out of profile ideas h]

Was this inspired by that "DOOM with no textures" video.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by tale underchica:

Was this inspired by that "DOOM with no textures" video.

Yes, it was. Edit: And yes, this mod provides the exact same visual issues as in that video.

Regardless of its inspiration, it can be a fun(/infuriating) challenge for experienced players.

[Xeron]

I've followed Nick Robinson's tutorial on how to install the mod, but whenever I try to run it I simply get the error message "Error: failed to find DOOMx64.exe in the current directory!"
Do you possibly know why this occurs, and if so is there a way to fix it? I'd love to try out this mod.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by Xeron:

I've followed Nick Robinson's tutorial on how to install the mod, but whenever I try to run it I simply get the error message "Error: failed to find DOOMx64.exe in the current directory!" -

Right-click Doom 2016 in your Steam library, and choose "Manage" > "Browse local files". This will open a File Explorer window in the -/steamapps/common/DOOM/ folder.
This is the folder that you should extract DOOMModLoader into, and where you should create a "Mods" folder to place "Black Doom 2016.zip" inside of.

[Xeron]

Originally posted by Zappy:

Originally posted by Xeron:

I've followed Nick Robinson's tutorial on how to install the mod, but whenever I try to run it I simply get the error message "Error: failed to find DOOMx64.exe in the current directory!" -

Right-click Doom 2016 in your Steam library, and choose "Manage" > "Browse local files". This will open a File Explorer window in the -/steamapps/common/DOOM/ folder.
This is the folder that you should extract DOOMModLoader into, and where you should create a "Mods" folder to place "Black Doom 2016.zip" inside of.

I did exactly this and got the error, when I move the mod loader and ICSharp file out of the folder I get a different error saying it can't find black doom, and if I move out all three the modloader boots up but the game looks normal.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by Xeron:

I did exactly this and got the error, -

Just to make sure, do you have all of these files at these file locations?

-/steamapps/common/DOOM/DOOMModLoader.exe
-/steamapps/common/DOOM/DOOMx64.exe
-/steamapps/common/DOOM/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll

-/steamapps/common/DOOM/Mods/Black Doom 2016.zip

[Xeron]

Originally posted by Zappy:

Originally posted by Xeron:

I did exactly this and got the error, -

Just to make sure, do you have all of these files at these file locations?

-/steamapps/common/DOOM/DOOMModLoader.exe
-/steamapps/common/DOOM/DOOMx64.exe
-/steamapps/common/DOOM/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll

-/steamapps/common/DOOM/Mods/Black Doom 2016.zip

Yes, when the files are in these locations and attempt to boot up the game I get this message https://imgur.com/a/DDfhuhU (edit) I should also note that this error message appears for a split second before closing itself.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by Xeron:

Yes, when the files are in these locations and attempt to boot up the game I get this [A screenshot showing "Extracting Black Doom 2016.zip" and "Unhandled Exception"]

For some reason, DOOMModLoader can't extract the mod's zip archive for you. You'll have to manually extract "Black Doom 2016.zip", so that you get this file path:

-/steamapps/common/DOOM/Mods/decls/renderprogs/includes/virtualtexture.inc;renderProg

After that, delete the "Black Doom 2016.zip" file, and run DOOMModLoader again.

[Xeron]

Not sure I entirely understand, but I copied the virtualtexture.inc;renderProg file into the mods folder, however it gives the same " failed to find DOOMx64.exe in the current directory" message, and if I drag the files out of the mod folder into the DOOM folder the game looks like normal.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by Xeron:

Not sure I entirely understand, but I copied the virtualtexture.inc;renderProg file into the mods folder, -

In the "Mods" folder, make a folder called "decls". In that folder, make a folder called "renderprogs". In that folder, make a folder called "includes". Move "virtualtexture.inc;renderProg" into that folder.

Originally posted by Xeron:

- it gives the same " failed to find DOOMx64.exe in the current directory" message, -

Make sure that you run the DOOMModLoader that you extracted into...
-/steamapps/common/DOOM/
...where you should also see a file called "DOOMx64" or "DOOMx64.exe".

It doesn't work if you run DOOMModLoader directly from DOOMModLoader's zip; it only works if you extract it into Doom 2016's installation and run it there.

[Xeron]

Alright I've extracted the file like you said and made sure the mod loader is in the DOOM folder (before I had it extracted in the mods folder), the game now boots but immediately crashes with this message https://imgur.com/a/PYtnmoM

I just wanna mention I really appreciate you taking the time to help me btw.

[Zappy]

Originally posted by Xeron:

- the game now boots but immediately crashes with this message [Screenshot] -

In the "Mods" folder, make sure that the only file is "decls" > "renderprogs" > "includes" > "virtualtexture.inc;renderProg".

If you still have a copy of "virtualtexture.inc;renderProg" directly in the "Mods" folder, delete it. If you also have "DOOMModLoader.exe" and "ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll" in the "Mods" folder, delete them too.

After that, go into -/steamapps/common/DOOM/base/ (the "base" folder in your Doom 2016 installation). In there, look for any files starting with "gameresources_002" or some other numbers. Delete all "gameresources_###" files that have numbers (but don't delete any "gameresources" files that don't have numbers).

After that, run DOOMModLoader (in your Doom 2016 installation).


Edit: If this doesn't fix it for someone, double-check that you're using the OpenGL graphics API in Doom 2016, not Vulkan. This mod only works with OpenGL.

[Xeron]

Originally posted by Zappy:

Originally posted by Xeron:

- the game now boots but immediately crashes with this message [Screenshot] -

In the "Mods" folder, make sure that the only file is "decls" > "renderprogs" > "includes" > "virtualtexture.inc;renderProg".

If you still have a copy of "virtualtexture.inc;renderProg" directly in the "Mods" folder, delete it. If you also have "DOOMModLoader.exe" and "ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll" in the "Mods" folder, delete them too.

After that, go into -/steamapps/common/DOOM/base/ (the "base" folder in your Doom 2016 installation). In there, look for any files starting with "gameresources_002" or some other numbers. Delete all "gameresources" files that have numbers (but don't delete any "gameresources" files that don't have numbers).

After that, run DOOMModLoader (in your Doom 2016 installation).

Now it works! I really cannot thank you enough for your help, a million thanks, man!