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WAD Author's DOOM Reference v1.0
 by Jim Flynn
  

 Thing Types by Class and Number

 

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Header Description

Example:
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
3006 r Obs   Fly LOST SOUL: flying flaming skulls, they really bite

Thg# The type number of the Thing.

Ver    Version of DOOM needed to use this object.

           -  no mark indicates all versions have this object.
              r requires registered DOOM or DOOM 2.
              2 requires DOOM 2.

Obs   [Obstacle] If Obs, then the object can't be walked through or under or jumped over.

Inv    [Inventory] May be Wpn, Amo, Hlt(h), Arm(or), Key, Item, or blank for ungettable.

Fly     If Fly, a monster that flies; if Hng, a hanging ceiling decoration.

Description  Matt Fell's Thing description (from The Unofficial DOOM Specs).


Thing Types by Class
 

STARTS  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
-1         (Nothing)
0         (Nothing)
1         Player 1 Start (Player 1 Start needed on all levels)
2         Player 2 Start (Player starts 2-4 are needed in co-operative mode)
3         Player 3 Start
4         Player 4 Start
11         DeathMatch Start Position (should have >=4/level)
14         Teleport landing (where players/monsters land and face)

 

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MONSTERS  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
3004   Obs     TROOPER. Regular pistol-shooting Zombieman
84 2 Obs     WOLFENSTEIN SS: guest appearance by Wolf3D Blue Guy
9   Obs     SARGEANT: black armor, Shotgunners
65 2 Obs     COMMANDO: red armor, Chaingunners
3001   Obs     IMP: brown, hurl fireballs
3002   Obs     DEMON: pink, muscular bull-like chewers
58   Obs     SPECTRE: invisible version of the DEMON
3006 r Obs   Fly LOST SOUL: flying flaming skulls, they really bite
3005 r Obs   Fly CACODEMON: red one-eyed floating heads. Behold...
69 2 Obs     HELL KNIGHT: grey-not-pink BARON, weaker
3003   Obs     BARON OF HELL: cloven-hoofed minotaur Boss
68 2 Obs     ARACHNOTRON: baby SPIDER, shoots green plasma
71 2 Obs   Fly PAIN ELEMENTAL: shoots LOST SOULS, deserves its name
66 2 Obs     REVENANT: fast skeletal dude shoots homing missiles
67 2 Obs     MANCUBUS: big, slow brown guy shoots barrage of fire
72 2 Obs     COMMANDER KEEN: a guest appearance by Billy
64 2 Obs     ARCH-VILE: super-fire attack, resurrects the dead!
7 r Obs     SPIDER MASTERMIND: giant walking brain boss
16 r Obs     CYBER-DEMON: robo-boss, rocket launcher
88 2 Obs     BOSS BRAIN: horrifying visage of the ultimate demon
89 2       BOSS SHOOTER: Shoots spinning skull-blocks
87 2       SPAWN SPOT: Where Todd McFarlane's guys appear

 

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WEAPONS/AMMO  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
2005     Wpn   Chainsaw
2001     Wpn   Shotgun
82 2   Wpn   Double-barreled shotgun
2002     Wpn   Chaingun, gatling gun, mini-gun, whatever
2003     Wpn   Rocket launcher
2004 r   Wpn   Plasma gun
2006 r   Wpn   BFG9000
2007     Amo   Ammo clip
2008     Amo   Shotgun shells
2010     Amo   A rocket
2047 r   Amo   Cell charge
2048     Amo   Box of Ammo
2049     Amo   Box of Shells
2046     Amo   Box of rockets
17 r   Amo   Cell charge pack
8     Amo   Backpack: doubles maximum ammo capacities
 

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HEALTH/ARMOR  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
2011     Hlt   Stimpak
2012     Hlt   Medkit
2018     Arm   Green Armor 100%
2019     Arm   Blue Armor 100%
2025     Itm   Radiation Suit
 

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POWER-UPS ITEMS
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
2014     Itm   Health Potion +1% health
2015     Itm   Spirit Armor +1% armor
83 2   Itm   Megasphere: 200% health, 200% armor
2013     Itm   Soulsphere, Supercharge: +100% health
2022 r   Itm   Invulnerability
2023 r   Itm   Berserk Strength and 100% health
2024     Itm   Invisibility
2026     Itm   Computer Map
2045     Itm   Light Amplification Goggles
 

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KEYS  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
5     Key   Blue Keycard
40 r   Key   Blue Skullkey
13     Key   Red Keycard
38 r   Key   Red Skullkey
6     Key   Yellow Skullkey
39 r   Key   Yellow Skullkey

 

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DECORATIONS  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
2035   Obs     Barrel - not an obstacle after blown up
48 r Obs     Tall techno pillar
30 r Obs     Tall green pillar
32 r Obs     Tall red pillar
31 r Obs     Short green pillar
36 r Obs     Short green pillar with beating heart
33 r Obs     Short red pillar
37 r Obs     Short red pillar with skull
47 r Obs     Stalagmite: small brown pointy stump
43 r Obs     Burnt tree: gray tree
54 r Obs     Large brown tree
41 r Obs     Evil Eye: floating eye in symbol, over candle
42 r Obs     Floating Skull: flaming skull-rock

 

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LIGHTS/TORCHES  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
2028     Obs   Floor lamp
85 2   Obs   Tall techno floor lamp
86 2   Obs   Short techno floor lamp
34 2   Obs   Candle
35     Obs   Candelabra
44     Obs   Tall blue firestick
45 r   Obs   Tall green firestick
46     Obs   Tall red firestick
55 r   Obs   Short blue firestick
56 r   Obs   Short green firestick
57 r   Obs   Short red firestick
70 2   Obs   Burning barrel

 

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GORE  
   
Thg# Ver Obs Inv Fly Description
2028 r Obs     Floor lamp
49 r Obs   Hng Hanging victim, twitching
63 r     Hng