Where did Hitler go

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I was playing Doom 2 in the Doom 3: BFG Edition on Steam over this weekend.

When I was in Level 31: Wolfenstein and Level 32: Grosse, I noticed that the portraits of Hitler and swastikas that denote the locations of secrets were missing, making the secrets much more difficult to find.

Were those removed just for the BFG Edition of Doom 2, or were those removed from the DOS version of Doom 2 in later versions?

Edit: This was purchased from the US Steam store.

Best Answer

Since no one has answered this yet (although @NoneOfYourBusiness's comments were a lead), there were a number of changes to Ultimate Doom and Doom 2 in the Doom 3 BFG Edition.

Among the changes were:

  • All Wolfenstein SS have been search-and-replaced by zombiemen.
  • The ZWOLF* texture with Nazi iconography (Hitler portraits, swastikas, Reichsadlers, etc.) now look like their unadorned counterparts.

The original Doom and Doom 2 sold separately on Steam and the like are unaffected by these changes.