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Developers Split Over AI Code: UZDoom Emerges

10/17/2025

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The Doom fan development community is splitting as developers form a new fork called UZDoom.
The division centers on Cristoph Oelckers, the GZDoom creator, and his use of untested AI-generated code in the GZDoom codebase.
Nash Muhandes stated that disagreements about collaboration methods prompted the fork.
The UZDoom initiative aims for a more transparent development model and to preserve the GZDoom legacy.

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Story summary

The Doom fan development community is splitting as developers form a new fork called UZDoom.
The division centers on Cristoph Oelckers, the GZDoom creator, and his use of untested AI-generated code in the GZDoom codebase.
Nash Muhandes stated that disagreements about collaboration methods prompted the fork.
The UZDoom initiative aims for a more transparent development model and to preserve the GZDoom legacy.