Doom v0.5

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Doom 0.2 Doom 0.4 Doom 0.5 Doom press release beta

Title screen

Screenshot from Doom 0.5

The ENDOOM screen from Doom 0.5.

Doom 0.5 was an alpha version of Doom, released on May 22, 1993 to testers. This version included a number of features in addition to those found in the Doom 0.4 alpha version:

Collision detection between objects. It is possible to walk into monsters and pick up items.
It is possible to shoot monsters. However, there is still no animation at this stage, and when monsters are shot, they simply vanish.
A working status bar and the ability to change the screen size.
A working menu.
Working platforms.
An Automap.
Skill levels. The easiest is "I just want to kill", rather than the release version's "I'm too young to die".
The rifles sprite has changed, though the bayonet uses the same sprite.
A non-functional command line argument to record demos ("RECORD <mapname> <demoname>"). Launching the game with it causes the game to get stuck, displaying only a blank screen.

After the player quits the game, the "farewell" screen states that it is a preview of Doom: Evil Unleashed.

[edit] Levels

Doom 0.5's intermission screen.

Comparison between Map 7 of the alpha and E1M4 from the released game.

Version 0.5 included several levels, most of which were modified and used in the release version of Doom. Level 6 was held back for Doom II. Unlike the previous alpha versions of Doom, the player could transition between levels.

Level 1: not used in the final game
Level 2: E2M2
Level 3: E2M3
Level 4: E1M7
Level 5: E3M3
Level 6: MAP10
Level 7: E1M4
Level 8: E1M2
Level 9: E1M6
Level 10: E1M3
Level 11: E2M7
Level 12: E1M8
Level 13: E2M4

[edit] Gallery

[edit] Items

Green armor, a Box of ammo and Shells.	Treasure from Wolfenstein 3D.	Medikit from Wolf 3D. It fully heals the user, no matter how much damage has been done.	New Medikit.
A Box of rockets, a Rocket launcher and an unknown powerup.	A skullchest. It appears in the Doom press release beta as a treasure.	An Unholy Bible. It appears in the Doom press release beta as a treasure, but has a different sprite.	Green Armor with boots.