WADverifier is a small Command Line Interface tool written in Golang. It is used to quickly check if a DOOM-Engine based IWAD is valid or not, and up to date.
Optionally, WADVerifier can also check through a json file to check the validity of some PWAD files. You can create your own json database if desired!
wadverifier [-v] [-no-enter] [-resfile <filename.json>] <wad.wad[ wad2.wad ...]>== Flags ==
-v : Be more verbose in case of warning messages
-no-enter : Removes the check to press ENTER at the end of the program
== Arguments ==
-resfile <filename>: opens a custom WAD resources file (.json format).
WADverifier currently supports these features :
| Game | Versions supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOOM | v1.0 ➡ v1.9 |
Also supports Shareware, re-releases & some Press-Releases |
| The Ultimate DOOM | v1.9 |
Also supports re-releases |
| DOOM II | v1.666 ➡ 1.9 |
Also supports re-releases |
| Final DOOM | v1.9 |
Supports iD Anthology & re-releases |
| Master Levels for Doom II | N/C |
Supports re-releases |
| FreeDOOM | v0.8 ➡ 0.13.0 |
Supports FreeDM, FreeDoom Phase 1 & 2 |
| Heretic | v1.0 ➡ 1.3 |
Supports Shareware & Betas |
| Hexen | v1.0 ➡ 1.1 |
Supports Macintosh's releases & Dark Citadel's Addon |
| Strife | v1.0 ➡ 1.31 |
Also supports Voice Samples data |
| Strife: Veteran Edition | v1.0 ➡ 1.2 |
|
| HacX | v1.0 ➡ 1.2 |
|
| Chex Quest | N/C |
Supports Chex Quest 1 & Chex Quest 2 |
| Chex Quest 3 | v1.0, 1.4 & MODDB Release |
|
| SIGIL | v1.0 ➡ v1.21 |
Also supports Buckethead's soundtrack. |
| SIGIL II | v1.0 |
Need support for the THORR's soundtrack. |
| REKKR | v1.16 |
Supports both the PWAD & Standalone release |
| No Rest For The Living | v1.0 |
|
| DOOM 64 | v1.0 |
Supports the NightDive's Re-release from 2020. |
| DOOM & DOOM II - Unity | N/C |
Doesn't support all releases. |
| DOOM & DOOM II - 2024 Re-Release | v1.1 ➡ v1.2 |
From NightDive Studios - Not all versions are supported |
| Heretic + Hexen - 2025 Re-Release | v1.0 |
From NightDive Studios |
WADverifier can also identify many more wads, and you can even specify your own file list !
WADverifier looks up if your IWAD is the latest version or not. If it's not, a message tells you what to do to get the latest version of your file !
Windows users can directly drag their IWAD files to the WADverifier executable to quickly verify its validity!
Because having a white-only text in a commandline application is not friendly enough, WADVerifier uses ANSI to color messages. All systems should support it without any issue.
WadVerifier support custom lists (in .json format), that can be useful to declare PWAD declarations. Check pwaddata.json for an example.
- Golang 1.17 or newer
- Package
colorfrom user Fatih (go get github.com/fatih/color) - Package
go-ansifrom user k0kubun (go get github.com/k0kubun/go-ansi)
Then, inside the project folder, write go build.
MD5 is the hash format that has been used by all DOOM sourceports for a very long time.
- Add support for GZDoom .pk3 IWADs (Action DooM / AD2:UB / Adventures of Square / W:BoA / Harmony / Blasphemer / ...)
- Get the earlier "Unity Doom" wad versions from the September 2020 update, and its subwads. (1.0 to 1.4)
- Probably a few code optimizations here and there.
- A small database of PWADs with revision changes could be nice.
- Support an online database that can be read upon launching the program.
- Get missing entries of many, many IWADs.
- DOOM + DOOM II - Check for WAD omissions & Check updated files?
- Mike Swanson (Chungy) for adding several IWADs to the list !
This program is licenced under GPLv3.
