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Unnecessary Files and Where to Delete Them (DOOM Eternal)

By The Sad Man

Gigabytes of Garbage!

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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10 Jan, 2024 @ 11:17pm

10 Jan, 2024 @ 11:23pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

DLC Content

Horde Mode

Battle Mode

UI Videos

Alternate Languages

DOOM.WAD, DOOM2.WAD

Comments

Introduction

This guide will tell you where to find files included with DOOM Eternal which can be removed, in order to save hard drive space. Categories are in descending order of space saved.

DLC Content

Did you know that DOOM Eternal installs the files for The Ancient Gods 1 and 2, regardless of whether the user has purchased the DLC? Surely, there's nothing you can do with these files that the publisher has forced onto you but delete them. Right?

DOOMEternal\base\game\dlc

DOOMEternal\base\game\dlc2

DOOMEternal\base\video\runes\dlc

Space saved: 5.31GB.

Horde Mode

DOOMEternal\base\game\horde

DOOMEternal\virtualtextures\maps\game\horde

Space saved: 1.85GB

Battle Mode

DOOMEternal\base\game\pvp

DOOMEternal\virtualtextures\maps\game\pvp\

Space saved: 1.56GB.

UI Videos

Tutorial Videos

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\video\tutorials

If you've left tutorials enabled, the game-stopping popups will have empty boxes where the videos would play.

Space saved: 723MB.

Weapon Mod Preview Videos

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\video\weaponmods\

Space saved: 132MB.

Rune Preview Videos

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\video\runes

Space saved: 55.6MB

Perk Preview Videos

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\video\praetor_perks

Space Saved: 34.4MB

Logo Videos:

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\video\boot_sequence

Space saved: 20.38MB
(Time saved: 20 seconds per launch.)

Alternate Languages

DOOM Eternal includes audio data for ten languages. Chances are, you aren't using all of them.

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\sound\soundbanks\pc\

Each language uses three files. The files, and how much space they take up, are listed below.

Language

File 1

File 2

File 3

Filesize

English

vo_English(US).snd

vo_English(US)_patch_1.snd

vo_english.pck

49MB

French

vo_French(France).snd

vo_French(France)_patch_1.snd

vo_french.pck

47.2MB

German

vo_German.snd

vo_German_patch_1.snd

vo_german.pck

48.2MB

Italian

vo_Italian.snd

vo_Italian_patch_1.snd

vo_italian.pck

47.9MB

Japanese

vo_Japanese.snd

vo_Japanese_patch_1.snd

vo_japanese.pck

48.1MB

Polish

vo_Polish.snd

vo_Polish_patch_1.snd

vo_polish.pck

47.9MB

Portuguese(Brazil)

vo_Portuguese(Brazil).snd

vo_Portuguese(Brazil)_patch_1.snd

vo_portuguese.pck

48.9MB

Russian

vo_Russian.snd

vo_Russian_patch_1.snd

vo_russian.pck

47.9MB

Spanish(Mexico)

vo_Spanish(Mexico).snd

vo_Spanish(Mexico)_patch_1.snd

vo_spanish.pck (Shared)

47MB

Spanish(Spain)

vo_Spanish(Spain).snd

vo_Spanish(Spain)_patch_1.snd

vo_spanish.pck (Shared)

47.2MB

Deleting all but one language nets you, at minimum, 430MB of HDD space.

DOOM.WAD, DOOM2.WAD

Location:

DOOMEternal\base\classicwads\

Maybe don't delete these. Maybe move these files into their own folder with your favorite[www.chocolate-doom.org] source[www.chocolate-doom.org] port.[zdoom.org] ;)

Space saved: 25.8MB

14 Comments

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NEO JR 20 Aug @ 8:53am

i don't think you need to do that just have a better pc

ᔕIᑕᕼ 26 May @ 3:08am

Or just uninstall that game you haven't played in 5 years.

< blank > 21 Jan @ 9:47am

dum

The DoomSlayer 1 Oct, 2024 @ 9:52pm

are people this Desperate that they can't afford a HHD, it like 40-60 dollars for 2TB which could hold doom eternal 22 times over with everything installed.

Lord Reven 13 Aug, 2024 @ 12:27am

based

X1Stormtrooper 11 Jul, 2024 @ 4:58am

lol

Alby 6 Jul, 2024 @ 11:58am

If you want to install mods, the software that's needed for that will expect DLC, horde, PVP, and language resources to be present.

evilspoons 11 Apr, 2024 @ 4:31pm

I didn't delete anything to save space, but those goddamn long intro videos had to go.

wons 6 Apr, 2024 @ 1:01am

Does DLCs folders contain enemies? I ask 'cus DLC enemies are used in horde mode and i'd like to play horde mode some time

Wehzy 5 Apr, 2024 @ 3:20am

@(Walter) RemixedYoshi TRUE. I just installed CoD cuz friends forced me to and i wish i never installed that trash in first place

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