DOOM update adds multiplayer bots and new game mode, fixes shotgun spam and possibly removes Denuvo DRM
DOOM's fifth free update brings a whole new way to play, provides some artificial friends and makes some much requested changes.
DOOM has been patched with another hefty slab of free content and fixes, most of which are multiplayer related.
One of the key features is Infernal Run, a new DOOM game mode in which teams battle to score with a ball.
If you're jonesing for the good old days of playing DOOM against AI, you should also check out the new multiplayer bots on original maps in Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch modes.
The patch also increases DOOM's maximum multiplayer level cap to Echelon 11 and level 50 and awards the Praetor Suit for hitting the new cap.
The last major change to multiplayer is that id has resolved an issue where “rapid controller input” resulted in unusually high shotgun damage. No more of that, thank you, DOOM players.
Apart from that the patch notes, which you can check out below, are all about SnapMap – but there's one potential change to DOOM not listed there. According to NeoGAF users, the patch removes Denuvo DRM.
Like most DRM solutions beyond Steam, Denuvo isn't very popular with PC players. It's pretty difficult to crack, but recently there's been a bit of a trend for taking it out of PC games once they've been in the wild a few months – generally before pirates figure out how to circumvent it, but after the key early sales period.
Anyway, here are the patch notes for the latest free DOOM update:
Multiplayer
Added new game mode, Infernal Run
Teams fight to obtain the ball and score in the opponent's goal
Added Bots for multiplayer
Bots are available on original multiplayer maps in Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch game modes
Increased the maximum level cap to Echelon 11, level 50
Added the DOOM Marine Armor (Praetor Suit) as unlockable perk for achieving maximum multiplayer level cap
Resolved an issue where rapid controller input caused unusually high shotgun damage.
SnapMap
You can now play as the DOOM Marine in Praetor Suit Armor
Added over 30 Lazarus Lab–themed modules
Added Lazarus Lab–themed props
Improved Object Limits
Persistent Integer variables that can be passed between missions within a campaign
Save and restore your health/armor/ammo/weapons/equipment/max weapon slots/inventory
Added the ability to Get and Set Score
You can now access the Leaderboard Score in the HUD
Added new (first-person view) Player Camera Entity
Added camera rumble FX and sounds
Added new player modifiers
Ledge grab time, power-up time, barrel damage, equipment cool down
Plasma weapon mastery
Additional single-player Interactables
New single-player styled Objective HUD
Added single-player Compass
General single-player consistency pass on HUD
Added more POI options
Show distance, show on compass
Updated victory and post-match summary screens
More interactable and customizable GUI
Added animated Echo Events
Added new FX/hazards
Added % encounter complete listener to encounters
Ability to remove AI from finished encounters and events
Ability to remove unspawned AI from the AIC
Added ability to turn off bobbing on pickups to place them however you want
Editor improvement to hide/show types of objects
Editor improvement to lock rotation when moving objects
Editor improvement to disable snapping of objects to the floor
Added armor Customizations and Taunts
