---
name: "rbdoom3bfg"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "rbdoom3bfg"
version: "1.4.0+dfsg-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rbdoom3bfg"
---

# rbdoom3bfg(6)

Robert Beckeban's Doom 3 BFG Edition

## NAME

rbdoom3bfg - Robert Beckeban's Doom 3 BFG Edition

## SYNOPSIS

**rbdoom3bfg** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

**rbdoom3bfg** is a port of the id-soft released GPL'ed version of the Doom 3 BFG-Edition engine. It targets Linux support, 64-bit support and source code cleanup.

The goal of RBDoom3BFG is to bring Doom 3 BFG with the help of SDL to all suitable platforms. Bugs present in the original DOOM 3 will be fixed (when identified) without altering the original game-play.

## OPTIONS

The game can be tweaked using some console commands which usually also can be passed using the commandline.

Below, for any values named  *boolean* a "0" means disable and "1" enable.

Note that some values might be stored in the user's profile and are persistent over restarts.

- **+set fs\_game** *modDirectoryName*

  **Defines the mod directory to be used. Best used with +set fs\_resourceLoadPriority.**

- **+set fs\_resourceLoadPriority** *value*

  **When**  *value* **is**  **0** **set priority the mod's content over the game's one.**

- **+set com\_allowconsole** *boolean*

  Allow (default) or disallow console access.

- **+set com\_showFPS** *value*

  show frames rendered per second.  Use this value:\
     **0**  to turn off (default),\
     **1**  default bfg values,\
     **2**  only show FPS (classic view)

- **+set com\_speeds** *boolean*

  Show engine timings. Default is off.q

- **+set com\_forceGenericSIMD** *boolean*

  Force the use of generic platform independent SIMD code. Default is off.

## NOTES

To actually play Doom3 BFG Edition, you need a copy of the (non-free) game data. Please see /usr/share/doc/rbdoom3bfg/README.txt.gz for details.

## AUTHORS

This manpage was written by Tobias Frost \<tobi@debian.org\> and is licensed under the GPL-2 or at your option any later version.