Bug Fixes

• Fixed a community-reported bug where the Meathook mod would not always pull the player immediately upon target attachment
  
• Resolved a bug where the live tiles would disappear from the Main Menu after returning from Campaign or Horde Mode
  
• Fixed the issue where the Campaign Mission and Horde Mode challenge progress trackers pinned to the HUD would partially reset once completed
  
• Fixed the issue where progress for the "Headstrong" and “Aggressive Transfusion” Agnostic Milestones was not being tracked correctly
  
• Fixed the bug where control inputs may not work correctly when using third person free camera in Photo Mode
  
• Fixed the issue where the Main Menu music selection Options text was truncated on some languages
  
• Resolved the bug in which the cooldown timer would not appear if you failed to kill the tagged demon with the Take Back Rune equipped
  

• Fixed an issue in which lightning hazards from the Mars Core Master Level would carry over into the Mars Core campaign level
  
• Reverted "sticky walls" change so speedrunners no longer bounce off of sloped surfaces and can once again yeet themselves into oblivion to taste
  

• Fixed a rare crash that could happen after skipping the cinematic for obtaining the Seraphim Key in UAC Atlantica
  

• Fixed an issue in which the Take Back and Break Blast Support Runes could be equipped simultaneously
  
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• Fixed an issue in which the Ballista weapon mods were not available in Classic Mode on The World Spear Master Level (requires ownership of The Ancient Gods – Part Two)
  
• Resolved the bug where the Full Auto Combat Shotgun mod was not usable if its pickup animation in the Mars Core Master Level was interrupted with the Plasma Rifle equipped
  

• Fixed an issue in which the Dread Knight’s Berserk attack does increased damage when the other demon player is dead
  
• Fixed a bug when the host leaves a match in progress after promoting another player and the remaining players are placed in a broken lobby
  
• Disabled the ability to see other players’ Boosters to help prevent Lobby dodging
  
• Resolved the issue where the “Go Now" button did not take the player to the appropriate hyperlink on the “BATTLEMODE 2.0 Updates” pop-up UI
  
• Fixed issue where BATTLEMODE 2.0 Challenge rewards images exhibited a blocky frame
  
• Corrected the Slayer Tier 9 Series challenge text so it reads “Win 40 BATTLEMODE matches as the Slayer” (it used to read “as a Demon”)
  
• Fixed a bug in which players would occasionally time out on the Stronghold map loading screen in BATTLEMODE 2.0
  
• Fixed a crash when selecting the BATTLEMODE 2.0 Leaderboard shortly after a Series change
  

• Fixed issue where DOOM XP and Series XP were not accruing correctly in Horde Mode. Now each completed Horde Round rewards DOOM Level XP and Series Event XP. These increases are not called out in the Horde end of Round Score Summary screens but are visible on your DOOM Level in the Main Menu and the Event Series progression screens, respectively
  
• Fixed an issue in which disabling the Demonic Corruption Meter in the UI settings would also disable multiple HUD elements in Horde Mode
  
• Fixed the issue where Weapon Wheel customization would not carry over from Campaign to Horde Mode
  
• Resolved an issue where Horde Mode reward sets would incorrectly appear in the Event character reward sets screen with XP gains from Boosters
  
• Fixed the bug where the “Previous Best” score displayed as 0 on death and at the Victory Summary screen after finishing all Horde Rounds on Cultist Base and Reclaimed Earth
  
• Fixed the bug in which the Difficulty Bonus score was incorrectly attributed to Combat Score on the Horde Mode Summary screen after dying
  
• Fixed an issue in which the player may become stuck if performing a wall grab immediately after the countdown timer expires in a Traversal Round
  
• Resolved the bug in which the timer would disappear while playing Unclaimed Earth or The Holt Traversal Rounds on some languages
  
• Fixed a bug in which possessed Barons may not spawn without Spirit buff VFX in the final wave of the final Arena Round in The Holt
  
• Fixed a Polish language bug in which Blitz round objective text would overlap with the Bonus Coin Round unlock message
  
• Resolved the issue where certain demon combat tutorial UI pop-ups would reappear multiple times in Horde Mode
  
• Addressed a bug when immediately tabbing on the Victory Summary screen would not reward the BFG ammo
  
• Fixed a bug where the player could not progress to the next arena if they spam the dash button when acquiring the new weapon at the end of an Arena Round
  
• We set a new Horde Mode final score softcap of 500,000 pts. and purged the global Leaderboards of any scores above it, as we've deemed those to be non-human. As always, in the spirit of the mode and the sanctity of classic IRL local arcades, we encourage you to challenge other Slayers on your friends list, and most importantly, your own personal best
  
• We encourage any Slayer looking to prove their Horde Mode global dominance to check out the brand new, community-run, peer-reviewed, Unofficial Horde Mode Leaderboard
  

Known Issues

• Issue: Some users have reported that the profile icon for the Ow! Milestone no longer appears in their customization inventory if the milestone was completed prior to Update 6.66
  
• Resolution: Thank you for your patience as we look into this
  
• Issue: Some users have reported that attempting to immediately skip certain interactive sequences or cutscenes in the Campaign or Master Levels will cause the game to get in a bad state
  
• Resolution: If encountered, this issue is usually resolved by a checkpoint reload. Because there is no checkpoint reload on Ultra Nightmare, we recommend waiting a few seconds before attempting to skip any interactive sequence or cutscene on that difficulty
  
• Issue: Some users with Ray Tracing-compatible NVIDIA GPUs have reported stability and performance issues while playing with Ray Tracing and DLSS enabled on the 496.13 and 496.49 drivers. id and NVIDIA are aware and are actively investigating these reports but having trouble reproducing it. If you think you experienced this issue, please send us your crash dumps following these instructions
  
• Resolution: Users have reported reverted to the 472.12 driver release resolves the issue. You can download them here
  

• Issue: Some community members are reporting a crash using the Chaingun in Exultia
  
• Resolution: We have not been able to reproduce this issue in our testing efforts. If you encounter, please submit your crash dump using these instructions
  

• Issue: Milestone progress is not visible from the Pause Menu while playing Master Levels
  
• Resolution: This is the intended design. We incorrectly stated earlier that this would be addressed in a later update. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused
  

• Issue: The "Doomguy in a Box” icon is not granted upon completion of the “Reinvent the Weapon Wheel” Horde Mode Challenge
  
• Resolution: We are investigating a fix for a future update
  

Features and Content

Horde Mode

Structure

• Arena Round - Arena combat encounter with waves and waves of demons
  
• Blitz Round - Kill as many demons as you can before time runs out
  
• Bonus Coin Round (optional) - Collect as many coins as you can before time runs out
  
• Traversal Round - Navigate a traversal puzzle and collect as many coins as you can before time runs out
  
• Bonus Blitz Round (optional) - A Blitz round but with Super Heavy demons and Onslaught (damage multiplier) power-ups!
  

Scoring

• Every demon you kill that isn’t a Zombie, a Spirit or summoned by an Archvile gives you points
  
• Bigger demons are worth points more than smaller ones
  
• Bounty demons are worth more than standard ones but decrease in value over time
  
• Earn more points by completing Mission Challenges (completing all of them rewards bonus points)
  
• Picking up coins in Traversal and Bonus Coin Rounds reward points (Gold > Silver > Bronze)
  

Progression

• 3 Extra Lives
  
• A fully mastered Combat Shotgun
  
• The Chainsaw, all Equipment and Dash
  
• All Perks, Runes and Sentinel Crystal Upgrades
  
• Another fully mastered gun is awarded at random on completion of each Arena Round
  
• Special weapons are given at the start of certain Arena Rounds*
  
• Completing Milestones unlocks new customization items
  
• Additional Extra Lives are awarded by completing Blitz Rounds, Bonus Coin Rounds, Bonus Blitz Rounds, Combat Arena Rounds 1 and 2 in The Holt and by killing the required number of demons in Blitz and Bonus Blitz Rounds. They can also be acquired in level during any Traversal Round
  

Leaderboards

• There is a different Leaderboard for each Difficulty
  
• Your score gets uploaded to the Leaderboard at the end of each run
  
• Your rating is based on your score
  
• The top 10 players on the Leaderboard get Slayer Medals
  

Rewards Galore

New Master Levels

BATTLEMODE 2.0

• A Hot Streak card is awarded when a player wins four games before losing two
  
• The Streak Tracker resets after losing two matches before a Hot Streak card is awarded
  
• The number of Hot Streak cards you have determines your Rank and Leaderboard position
  

• Playing as the Slayer and as a Demon each has their own respective Streak Tracker
  
• Exiting a Public match prematurely will count as a loss
  
• The Streak Tracker does not record wins and losses from Private Matches
  
• Rewards from the series page and the requirements to unlock them are different for Slayers and Demons
  

• Each empty check mark will fill in if the player continues their win streaks. If the player fills out all check marks they will complete their hot streak and receive a hot streak card (#2. in the image)
  
• When a player is on a hot streak, they will have 2 loss forgiveness opportunities (the 2 unfilled x’s) If both x’s become filled, the user will reset to stone (#1. in the image)
  

• Players return to the BATTLEMODE 2.0 root menu at the end of every Public Match
  
• Players are no longer able to play consecutive matches in Public Lobbies - the Shuffle and Replay post-match options have been removed
  
• Players on the same team cannot choose to play as the same Demon
  
• When two Demon players in a party quick play, the player with more wins is used for matchmaking
  
• 3-player parties cannot join Public Lobbies
  

• Global - This displays all players on the Leaderboard within a specific platform
  
• Favorites - This displays all players within your personal favorites list
  
• Near Me - This displays global players in and around your Leaderboard placement
  

• Rank - Displays rank numbers
  
• Hot Streak - Indicates number of Hot Streaks earned
  
• Name - Displays player usernames
  

• Players will be awarded title cosmetics based on their BATTLEMODE Leaderboard placements for a single Series. There are two separate sets of titles for both the Sentinel Hero and Hell’s Demons Leaderboards
  

• Player Cards are simplified to username and faction up until match podium introduction. This format has been implemented to reduce lobby dodging within BATTLEMODE 2.0
  

New Playable BATTLEMODE 2.0 Content

• Activating Berserk temporarily replaces Energy Wave with a high-damage melee attack with heavy lurch
  
• While in use, Berserk increases movement speed and reduces damage taken by up to 60%
  
• Every use of Berserk requires a long cool down period
  

• Ground Slam is an AOE attack that allows the Dread Knight to leap to a selected location within the permitted range to deal explosive damage to the area upon impact
  
• Every use of Ground Slam requires a cool down period
  

New BATTLEMODE 2.0 Arena: STRONGHOLD

New BATTLEMODE 2.0 Balance Changes

• Removed Energy Shield mod from BATTLEMODE loadout
  
• Primary Fire increased to 60 damage up from 48
  
• Mobile Turret increased to 64 damage up from 60
  

• Primary Fire increased to 400 damage up from 350
  

• Primary Fire increased to 140 damage up from 100
  
• Precision Bolt increased ammo consumed per shot to 8 up from 6 to offset the increased bullet count
  
• The Precision Bolt has increased max ammo count to 96 and 128 (with Sentinel Infused mid-round upgrade)
  

• Primary Fire increased to 55 damage up from 45
  
• UAC Firepower mid-round upgrade causes the Plasma Rifle to deal 65 damage up from 55
  
• Heat Blast increased to 200, 300, 400 damage (based on charge level) up from 150, 250, 350
  

• Lock-on increased to 900 damage (per 3-rocket burst) up from 600
  

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• The further the axe travels the more damage direct hits deal - this damage is indicated by glowing effects that grows over time
  

• Direct hits with the axe now heal the Marauder for a portion of the damage dealt
  

• Large reduction in Flame Wall hitbox size
  

• The threshold to trigger Sadist has been increased from 30% to 40%
  

• Reduced the number of armor shard drops, while retaining relative armor values
  
• Player Demons now drop no more than 30 armor when Flame Belched by the Slayer
  
• Bonus Armor from Burning Hate has been removed
  
• Increased Instant Resurrection cooldown from 2 minutes to 3 minutes
  

New Slayer Campaign & BATTLEMODE 2.0 Changes

• Players can now remap their controller to include specific weapon-specific binds
  

• Added ability to switch weapons during wind down animation
  
• Adjusted base charge time and wind down time
  
• Speed of Quick Recovery upgrade has been increased
  
• Removed additional movement speed penalty for firing so there is just slowdown on activation. As a result, the Fast Feet upgrade removes all movement penalty and the string has been updated to reflect that
  

The Ancient Gods - Part Two Balance Changes

• Updated Fountain encounter by adding a Pain Elemental and improving AI pathing
  
• Added some incidental encounters to mountain area
  
• Adjusted pacing of initial Blood Maykr encounter
  

• Beefed up the first encounter to make it a bit more challenging and added a Mancubus
  
• Removed Stone Imps from the first stage of the Escalation Encounter
  
• Removed Shield and Riot Soldiers out of the Library arena
  
• Added some more challenging AI to combat as you ascend the Library building
  
• Added an additional Mancubus to the final arena
  

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Main Menu Music Option for ALL platforms

• DOOM Eternal Menu Music
  
• The Ancient Gods Menu Music
  

New Achievements

• Complete the first Horde Mode Mission
  

• Re-collect all of the weapons on the Weapon Wheel
  

• Beat Horde Mode
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where collision was present on armor and ammo drops
  
• Fixed in issue in which ambient music from the automap would persist outside of the Dossier
  
• Fixed the issue in which the Argentas Paladi Milestone progress would not complete correctly
  

• Fixed an issue in which the Archvile’s Flame Wall would block the Marauder’s Shotgun Blast attack
  
• Updated the description for the Revenant’s Sadist upgrade to make the wording clearer
  
• Fixed an issue where Demon Players can stack Healing Zone for double healing with/without Tactician upgrade 
  
• Fixed a physics-related issue that caused Slayers to lose momentum when dashing next to certain surfaces 
  
• Fixed the Revenant’s jetpack acceleration so it is no longer framerate dependent
  
• Fixed an issue where additional Demon Player models would appear on respawn after using Team Heal upon a Demon teammate's death
  
• Fixed an issue where Slayers can generate more armor shards from Demon Players damaged by quick-swapping
  
• Fixed a culling issue on the ceiling of the Corrosion map
  

Known Issues

• Issue: Series Challenge reward unlocks may be delayed
  
• Resolution: Series Challenge reward unlocks may not be immediate. If you experience this, don't worry, they will unlock shortly
  
• Issue: Mission Challenges pinned on the HUD can appear to partially reset once completed
  
• Resolution: This is a cosmetic issue. Progress on the Challenge tracker in the Dossier remains intact
  
• Issue: Control inputs may not work correctly in Photo Mode third person free camera mode
  
• Resolution: We are investigating a fix for this in a future update
  
• Issue: The cooldown timer does not appear if you fail to kill the tagged demon with the Take Back Rune equipped
  
• Resolution: We are investigating a fix for this in a future update
  
• Issue: The Saving Throw cooldown timer is shared between Campaign and Master Levels on the same save file
  
• Resolution: We are investigating a fix for this in a future update
  
• Issue: Some users with Ray Tracing-compatible NVIDIA GPUs have reported stability and performance issues while playing with Ray Tracing and DLSS enabled on the 496.13 and 496.49 drivers. NVIDIA is aware and are actively investigating these reports
  
• Resolution: Users have reported reverted to the 472.12 driver release resolves the issue. You can download them here
  

• Issue: Progress for the "Headstrong" and “Blood Transfusion” Agnostic Milestones is not tracked in the campaign or Master Levels
  
• Resolution: We will fix these Milestone issues in a future update
  

• Issue: The Full Auto Combat Shotgun mod is not usable if you interrupt its pickup animation with the Plasma Rifle equipped in the Mars Core Master Level
  
• Resolution: Switch to the Sticky Grenades mod then back to Full Auto to resolve this
  
• Issue: Milestones and milestone progress is not visible from the Pause Menu while playing a Master Level
  
• Resolution: This is a cosmetic issue in which the UI is not displaying correctly. Unless otherwise noted above, Milestone progress is being tracked under the hood while playing Master Levels. We will fix this in a future update
  

• Issue: Your personal Leaderboard Rank may not always match your public one if you are tied with another player
  
• Resolution: Just be aware and check to see if you happened to be tied with another player on the Leaderboard
  
• Issue: The Demon Loadout menu may auto-scroll after selecting a new Demon if placed in a different Podium slot from the previous match on Quick Play
  
• Resolution: Back out of the lobby before all players are readied up and rejoin a new one to resolve the issue
  
• Issue: In rare cases, player names may appear delayed in BATTLEMODE lobbies or fail to appear before matches launch
  
• Resolution: It should correct itself by the end of match
  
• Issue: If the host leaves a match in progress, the remaining players are placed in a broken lobby
  
• Resolution: Back out of the lobby to resolve this issue, if encountered. It will be fixed in an upcoming patch
  

• Issue: The player’s “Previous Best” score displays as 0 on death and at the Victory Summary screen after finishing all Horde Mode rounds on Cultist Base and Reclaimed Earth
  
• Resolution: This is a cosmetic issue. The correct score is being tracked under the hood even though it displays as 0 on the UI. We are working to fix this issue in a future release
  
• Issue: The Difficulty Bonus score is incorrectly attributed to Combat Score on the Summary screen after losing your last life
  
• Resolution: This is a cosmetic issue. The correct score is recorded
  
• Issue: In rare instances, the player may get pushed out of the world
  
• Resolution: You will need to back out of the current Horde Mode playthrough to resolve this
  
• Issue: There may be briefly visible level culling present after teleporting and during Round transitions
  
• Resolution: This has no effect on gameplay