---
name: "vavoom"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "vavoom"
version: "1.33-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vavoom"
---

# vavoom(6)

### NAME

vavoom - The most advanced Doom/Heretic/Hexen/Strife source port around!

## SYNOPSIS

**vavoom** \[ -opengl \] \[ -d3d \] \[ -particles *n* \] \[ -surfcachesize *n* \] \[ -nosound \] \[ -no3dsound \] \[ -nomusic \] \[ -cddev *file* \] \[ -openal \] \[ -nomouse \] \[ -nojoy \] \[ -nolan \] \[ -noudp \] \[ -ip *ip\_addr* \] \[ -noipx \] \[ -mpath \] \[ -port *n* \] { \[ -freedoom\] \| \[ -doom \] \| \[ -doom2 \] \| \[ -tnt \] \| \[ -plutonia \] \| \[ -heretic \] \| \[ -hexen \] \| \[ -strife \] } \[ -game *directory* \] \[ -devgame *directory* \] \[ -devsnd *sndinfo\_script* \] \[ -progs *directory* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**Vavoom** is a source port based on sources of Doom, Heretic, Hexen and a little bit from Quake. Supported platforms are Windows and Linux. Vavoom has a graphical launcher (vlaunch).

## Graphic Options

- **-opengl**

  selects OpenGL driver

- **-d3d**

  selects Direct3D driver

- **-particles** *\<count\>*

  specifies number of particles to use, default is 2048, but you can't have less than 512 (i.e. you can't disable them)

- **-surfcachesize** *\<size\>*

  specifies size of surface cache memory, in kilobytes

## Sound Options

- **-nosound**

  disables all sound, music and CD-Audio

- **-nosfx**

  disables sound

- **-no3dsound**

  disables 3D sound, use original mode, Windows version only

- **-nomusic**

  disables music

- **-nocdaudio**

  disables CD music

- **-cddev** *\<file\>*

  specifies CD device *file*, default /dev/cdrom, LINUX version only

- **-openal**

  enabled OpenAL driver.

## Input Options

**-nomouse** disables mouse

- **-nojoy**

  disables joystick

## Network Options

**-nolan** disables all LAN drivers

- **-noudp**

  disables TCP/IP driver

- **-ip** *\<address\>*

  specifies IP address, Windows version only

- **-noipx**

  disables IPX driver

- **-mpath**

  enables MPATH TCP/IP driver, DOS version only

- **-port** *\<port\>*

  sets default LAN port

## Game selection

**-freedoom** look only for FreeDoom IWAD files

- **-doom**

  look only for Doom IWAD files

- **-doom2**

  look only for Doom 2: Hell On Earth IWAD files

- **-tnt**

  look only for Doom TNT: Evilution IWAD files

- **-plutonia**

  look only for Doom: The Plutionia Experiment IWAD files

- **-heretic**

  look only for Heretic IWAD files

- **-hexen**

  look only for Hexen IWAD files

- **-strife**

  look only for Strife IWAD files

## Custom games and development

**-game** *\<directory\>* specifies custom game.

- **-devgame** *\<directory\>*

  like *-game*, but also sets Vavoom in development mode.

- **-devsound** *\<SNDINFO\_script\>*

  sets sound development mode, uses given SNDINFO script, sounds and music are loaded form archive *directory*, which is specified in script.

- **-progs** *\<directory\>*

  specifies *directory* where to look for progs. Server progs are loaded from *file* svprogs.dat, client progs - clprogs.dat. Path must include ending slash.\
       Example: -progs progs/myprogs/

- **-file** *\<file1\>***\[\<file2\>***...\]*

  specifies additional files.

- **-iwaddir** *\<dir1\>***\[\<dir2\>***...\]*

  specifies additional directories where to look for IWAD files.

## Debugging Options

**-debug** creates a debug *file* basev/debug.txt with all console messages.

- **-starttime** *\<time\>*

  sets start time, not in LINUX version and dedicated servers

- **-rhide**

  prints debugfile to stderr, in DOS version Sys\_Error exits with call frame traceback

## More Information

http://vavoom-engine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Command\_line\_arguments

/usr/share/doc/vavoom/vavoom.txt.gz

Doom is a registered trademark of id software (http://www.idsoftware.com/).

## Author

See the copyright file on */usr/share/doc/vavoom/copyright*