Hello!

I'm someone who has never tried speedrunning before but I do love watching videos and the whole community.

I want to try out Doom. It's probably posted somewhere, but I can't find it: what version of doom is currently being used and how do I set it up?

Second, what category or categories would you all recommend to a new speedrunner?

Thanks! I hope to post some times soon :)

The Unity leaderboards are mainly for the Steam (PC) and latest-gen console (XB1, PS4, Switch, etc.) versions of The Ultimate Doom and Doom II, which can be bought for $5 USD each, I'm pretty sure. After purchasing the game, launch it through Steam, then select "Play DOOM (1993)".

As far as categories, most people start off running Episode 1 Any% or E1M1 Any%. Running the full episode is fine so long as you don't burn yourself out, but I can't recommend running E1M1 for too long; that level sucks. I would simply suggest branching out and playing a variety of maps so you can decide which ones you like to run, and then focus on them if you want! Same goes for different categories, if you felt like switching things up. The Unity leaderboards are really expansive, but unfortunately most of it goes unnoticed because most people don't venture past Episode 1.

If you have any more questions, feel free to join the Discord (link is just below the game title) and ask there!

Thanks Tomastd. Will do!

I thought you needed to get a specific port or something, but if the default steam version works then that's great!

welcome