doomformer
Doomformer compiles integer neural networks into ZDoom maps and runs them in ViZDoom.
doomformer launched on 29 October 2026. It ranked #16 on Daily Launch on 30 October 2026 with a Launch Score of 65, from 72 points on Show HN. It was new in the ranking that day.
What is doomformer?
Doomformer compiles integer neural networks into ZDoom maps and runs them in ViZDoom. Voodoo dolls (the copies of the player that DOOM spawns for extra player-1 starts) do the arithmetic, and sector light levels and plane heights hold the sums. Python reads every exposed value back from the running game and compares it with a NumPy integer reference, tolerance 0. One value off by one and the run fails.
From its README on GitHub
doomformer is a launch on Show HN. It is written in Python and released under the MIT license.
In its own words
I Turned DOOM into a Transformer
From its Show HN post
Launch timeline
Launch Score, last 7 days
Ranked on one day so far: 65 of 100 on 30 October.