Is it llegal to release your own IWADs?

[Kaiser]

I currently released a 32 level megawad a while back but by next week I plan to release a updated version of it. Since its a 32 level, I want to release it in IWAD format (like the oringinal Doom, Doom2, TNT, Plutonia IWADs). The question is, will I get in trouble for that?

Meaning if I did release my megawad in IWAD format, then the players won't need a copy of Doom 2 to play it.

[Linguica]

Does it use any of id's resources, like art or sounds or music? If so then no.

[Sephiroth]

u must have no ID art, sounds and music in it. It also must replace every thing in the iwad as well. This would be great if u did that becausethen we could have a free doom!

[captmellow]

I am interested in helping out with an open source iwad. I have obtained permission from Iikka to use his POVDoom monster sprites, & I am waiting to see if he will let me use some of his textures. I was thinking that we really should have new maps in it as well. Would you be interested in pooling resources? If not, the more free iwads the better.

[Ralphis`]

Captain Mellow: Count me in for a few maps. I'd be extremely happy to work with some new textures for a change.

[Sephiroth]

i freeware doom would be great because doom is almost impossible to find in stores

[Windowpain]

Yeah this is true. I did manage to find a copy oy the Ultimate DooM with the cool blackish box and a poster in a dark dusty corner of some nameless video game store for something like $12.00 not to long ago though.

[Sephiroth]

yea i went to a computer store that had incredibly old software. I asked for doom but someone had just bought it. they had the D!zone 150 levels for doom & doom2, and a copy of DOS 5.5

[skadoomer]

free doom, becasue there are no warezes of it anywhere on the internet. (nobody would waste there storage space with it)
maybe with a free doom, we could get a free beer too...

[NiGHTMARE]

free doom, becasue there are no warezes of it anywhere on the internet. (nobody would waste there storage space with it)
maybe with a free doom, we could get a free beer too...

Ever heard of abandonware? Doom's all over that scene, even though it isn't actually abandonware.

[pilottobombadier]

I got an abondonware link. NO, I don't actually support the site, but they got lotsa stuff, it's where I got syndicate wars, which you can only buy in Europe now. If you want it, ICQ me. It might have something, who knows?

[Liam]

Abandonware's great. Tons of free games for those with crappy comps, like my old one. Now with the new one, i don't have to rely on them so much.

[diluted]

dude....i found doom and doom 2 for free.....u can get doom at *** or sum shit......i dont remember where i got doom.....and no im not a freeloader....i ended up buyin them both