New Game Improvements

• Weapon Quick Switch has been enabled again in both Campaign and BATTLEMODE (Thanks again for all of your passionate community feedback!)
  
• Made further improvements to networking latency in BATTLEMODE
  
• Added the ability for the Mancubus to shoot after starting a double jump in BATTLEMODE
  
• Maykr Drones have been added back in to some loadouts in BATTLEMODE bonus loot drops have been removed from headshots against the Maykr Drone in BATTLEMODE
  

New BATTLEMODE Balance Updates

• Reduced The Slayer’s Precision Bolt damage in BATTLEMODE against player demons from 400 damage to 300 damage
  
• Reduced The Slayer’s starting bullet ammo in BATTLEMODE from 84 bullets to 72 bullets
  

Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the Gladiator failing to drop health while staggered
  
• Fixed an issue with the Khan Maykr failing to drop health when Blood Punched
  
• Fixed a rare issue where AI became invulnerable after a failed Glory Kill
  
• Fixed an issue with Zombies ragdolling incorrectly when killed
  
• Fixed Baron of Hell leg animations displaying incorrectly in certain circumstances
  
• Fixed a graphics issue with the gibs that display when Glory Killing the Archvile from the front
  
• Fixed an issue in Extra Life Mode that caused extra lives to be removed during the Revenant gameplay sequence in Cultist Base
  
• Fixed an issue causing notifications for rewards to display repeatedly
  
• Fixed an issue where challenges would display on screen for an extended period if another challenge was completed while being displayed
  

• Fixed a crash in BATTLEMODE when backing out of a private match
  
• Fixed a crash in BATTLEMODE on the Round Upgrade menu
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where selecting a demon simultaneously would display podiums incorrectly
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where the Marauder's wolf didn’t always deal damage and explode when attacking The Slayer
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE with the Damage Report displaying incorrect damage numbers
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE that would cause health/ammo loot visuals to persist when Loot Block was used while the slayer was chainsawing AI
  
• Fixed several descriptions for BATTLEMODE Round Upgrades to more accurately reflect current functionality
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where level progress would sometimes display incorrectly to other players in the lobby
  

BATTLEMODE Fixes

• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE that would cause the title to crash when loading into a match with HDR enabled on some graphics cards
  
• Fixed a rare crash when the Archvile teleported while the BFG was equipped in BATTLEMODE
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where enemy hit sound effects would revert to default after installing a new game patch
  

Known Issues

• Demon Players may fall through the floor at round start in BATTLEMODE in rare circumstances (Players are teleported back into the map after the countdown timer ends or if a new round begins)
  
• Demon Players may observe a dark screen in BATTLEMODE persisting during the countdown timer on the Torment map
  
• The Demon Player HUD only displays the first two digits of the cooldown timer for instant resurrect and team heal
  
• Unlock notifications for event and series unlock content only display when entering the Rewards menu or when restarting the title
  

Note from the Devs:

New BATTLEMODE Arena: Torment

New Events

New Game Improvements for ALL platforms

Fixes for ALL Platforms

• Fixed a number of exploits in the campaign that would allow the player to climb outside the maps
  
• Fixed pinned Weekly Challenges. Previously, if you pinned a weekly challenge and it expired, it stayed pinned
  
• Fixed a number of graphical issues in the campaign where parts of the environment would temporarily pop in and out of view
  
• Fixed an issue on the Mission Select menu where secrets were not properly displaying as completed
  
• Fixed an issue where the Crucible would consume more ammunition than intended in some situations
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Party Mode cheat code from activating properly
  
• Fixed an issue with the Chaingun Energy Shield mod in BATTLEMODE that prevented The Slayer from taking damage from any angle while active instead of just the front
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE that cause the Carcass shield to not play sound on activation
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where demon players wouldn’t hear the Arbalest charging in some situations
  
• Fixed a rare issue in BATTLEMODE where the Marauder’s wolf summon ability would become stuck on cooldown
  
• Fixed a crash that occurred when navigating the social and settings menus while the on-screen keyboard was active
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where power up pop-up text failed to display for Russian players
  
• Fixed a crash in BATTLEMODE on the post-match screen in private matches
  
• Fixed an issue that would allow the Energy Shield mod to remain active permanently after being destroyed by a rocket barrage
  
• Fixed an issue that prevented Archvile players from activating the Flame Wall ability in some certain situations
  

Fixes for PC only

• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE that would cause projectiles from the Prowler, Cacodemon, Baron of Hell and Arachnotron to remain suspended in midair
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE that caused the Marauder’s dash to not play sound for other players
  
• Using the Super Shotgun's flaming Meathook on shield soldiers now correctly generates armor shards
  

Known Issues

• Issue: I'm seeing connectivity and lag issues for online gameplay while using a VPN. Is there anything I can do about this?
  

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Removed Denuvo Anti-Cheat integration

• Use Windows add/remove programs to uninstall Denuvo Anti-Cheat
  

Fixes

• Fixed several crashes associated with customizable skins
  
• Fixed memory-related crashes affecting some users
  
• Reverted a VRAM allocation change that caused some users to experience degraded performance with Update 1
  

New Features

Added Denuvo Anti-Cheat software required for playing BATTLEMODE on PC

• Denuvo Anti-Cheat uses a kernel-mode driver
  
• Use of the kernel-mode driver starts when the game launches and stops when the game stops for any reason
  
• Denuvo Anti-Cheat does not take screenshots, scan your file system, or stream shellcode from the internet
  
• Denuvo Anti-Cheat can be uninstalled at any time through the "Add or remove programs" dialog
  For more information, please see https://help.bethesda.net/ or refer to Denuvo's launch day blog here
  

Single Player Campaign Quality-of-Life Updates

• Reduced damage taken while swimming
  
• Added vertical Dash ability when in water
  
• Moved the Rad Suit in Taras Nabad directly in-front of the water area so the player clearly sees it when entering the arena
  
• Removed all difficulty damage scaling for both Water/Slime
  
• Added Maykr Drone campaign tutorial during first encounter in Urdak
  
• Added an option for Hold (Default) or Press functionality for Double Dash in the Game tab of the Main Menu Options. Hold allows the player to dash twice by holding the input. Press requires the player to press the input twice.
  
• Increased the effectiveness of the Plasma Rifle Microwave Mod damage over time
  

BATTLEMODE Quality-of-Life Updates

• BATTLEMODE Tutorials are now required for first-time players when entering the mode
  
• Added functionality to take disciplinary action against players who exploit BATTLEMODE by prematurely exiting matches or are abusive on voice chat
  
  
• BATTLEMODE Death Report Deaths in BATTLEMODE now display a damage report showing players exactly what killed them
  
  
• New Indicator for Healing Demon Players New FX display under player headers in BATTLEMODE when they are actively healing. This is visible to all players.
  
• New Messaging in BATTLEMODE has been added to improve the clarity of server and lobby states
  

• Latency Variation : Your latency is fluctuating inconsistently, which will cause intermittent lag (see High Latency)
  
• High Latency : The time it takes for data to travel between you and the server is high. Also referred to as a high "ping", and results in lag.
  
• Packet Loss : Higher packet loss means more data is being lost between you and the server.
  

BATTLEMODE Balance Changes

Balance Changes

• Removed the damage reduction when the wolf is summoned
  
• Increased wolf-summoning cool down from 21 seconds to 24 seconds
  

Fixes for ALL Platforms

• Fixed an issue so that now all customized character and weapon skins appear correctly all the time
  
• Fixed an art issue with one of the bodies in Urdak causing it to display improperly
  
• Fixed an issue which would cause the Slayer’s hand to become stuck in place when switching weapons while picking up the frag grenade
  
• Fixed an issue where using the IDKFA cheat code in Mission Select could cause weapons mods to equip on top of each other
  
• Fixed an issue which would cause the rocket launcher to be removed from the player’s arsenal when quitting the game immediately after completing the combat sequence where it’s acquired in Cultist Base
  
• Fixed an issue in Exultia where progress could become blocked after dying or quitting immediately before the doors open to the Sentinel plaza
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where Marauder skins would display incorrectly during animations outside of gameplay
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where the end of match scoreboard inaccurately represented player scores during the match
  
• Fixed a rare issue in BATTLEMODE on the Penance map that would cause black artifacts to obscure player vision
  
• Fixed an issue which would cause Slayer Gate keys to disappear on first playthrough of a level after activating a cheat code
  
• Fixed a rare crash for when demon players load into the Extraction map from a post-match lobby in BATTLEMODE
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE where BFG kills would fail to increment Weapons Expert
  
• Fixed a rare crash in BATTLEMODE where a Slayer quitting could result in one or both Demon’s game crashing
  
• Fixed an issue in BATTLEMODE in which players would sometimes spawn outside of the map at match start
  
• Improved messaging system to provide more clarity on any online services issues players may be experiencing
  
• Fixed a crash when loading into Mars Core directly from the Fortress of DOOM
  
• Fixed an issue in which the default Slayer hands would appear when color variants of the classic DOOM Marine skin were equipped while using classic weapon pose
  
• Fixed issue in which the Chromatic Aberration settings reset after quitting the game
  
• The Barrel Blast challenge now increments correctly when killing demons by shooting barrels
  
• The Blood Puncher challenge no longer increments past the goal limit of 20
  
• Fixed issue in which the number of completed Milestones displayed was not accurate for some players
  
• Fixed issue in which doors in the Fortress of DOOM were sometimes invisible
  
• Fixed issue in which players could not complete Taras Nabad after fast traveling to the Slayer Gate and reloading that checkpoint
  
• The Arc Complex Master Level summary screen now shows the correct XP gained
  
• The flame VFX now show up correctly for the Demonic Slayer skin on climbable walls
  
• Fixed issue in which power-ups were not working correctly during 4th round BATTLEMODE matches
  
• Fixed an issue in which the demon summon icons would flash briefly for some users at the start of BATTLEMODE rounds
  
• Fixed an issue in which the player would become locked in a melee animation when rapidly switching to Chainsaw/Crucible, immediately followed by a melee attack
  
• Anti-cheat bans will be issued more aggressively starting with this Update
  
• Players who are identified to be cheating will be notified that they are blocked from all multiplayer content
  
• Fixed a crash on some older graphics cards while running in Fullscreen mode
  
• Removed AMD HDR warning message on startup (AMD has since fixed the issue with their current release drivers)
  
• Fixed an issue in which changing to Borderless Windowed mode, then alt-tabbing would sort the game behind other open windows
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the Windows taskbar to display when alt-tabbing while in Borderless Windowed mode
  
• Fixed an issue in which the Lost Souls from the Pain Elemental’s Soul Shield moved erratically with V-
• Sync disabled
  Fixed issue in which the AutoMap was appearing dim for PC users while running in HDR display mode
  

Known Issues

• -Update 5/14-
  Issue: Demon players who are in-party together aren't able to successfully matchmake in BATTLEMODE
  Resolution: Pending - We're working on a fix right now. Please check here for updates.
  
• Issue: Alt+Tabbing in Windowed mode then immediately using the left click will cause keyboard inputs to become unresponsive
  Resolution: Alt-tabbing in and out again typically resolves this issue
  
• Issue: In BATTLEMODE when The Slayer is swapping Mods as the round ends, this may cause the mod to break at the start of the next round
  Resolution: Swap mods or weapons at the start of the next round to resolve
  
• Issue: In BATTLEMODE, the Super Shotgun's Meat Hook mod may stop working if you Chainsaw a demon immediately after using it
  Resolution: Swap mods or weapons at the start of the next round to resolve
  
• Issue: Low Health VFX may persist on the HUD when a demon player is resurrected by ally Demon Player
  Resolution: The resolution for this is coming in a future update