Conquer Demonic Waves in Horde Mode! · Doom Eternal patch note

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Horde Mode

*Footage captured on and for Update 6.66 on non-Switch platforms

Compete for the highest score by battling wave after wave of demons across three Missions from DOOM Eternal and The Ancient Gods - Parts One and Two* in this challenging new single player game mode. You'll need to keep your wits about you and your skill sharp. Like a classic arcade game, there aren't any checkpoints, you start with just 3 extra lives - but there are more to earn as you progress. You begin with only a fully mastered Combat Shotgun, unlocking a new weapon at random as you complete each Arena Round. Earn new Milestones and unlock loads of cool new customization items as you progress!

*All Horde Mode content is available to players who own any DOOM Eternal product configuration, including standalone versions of The Ancient Gods - Parts One, Part Two, and or the Year One Pass

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
Slayers who score 400,000 points are awarded Slayer Medals

Rewards Galore

There are so many earnable rewards in Horde Mode that instead of listing them all via text, we thought it would be better to show you.

New Master Levels

6.66 for Nintendo Switch includes three new Master Levels: Taras Nabad, Mars Core, and The World Spear*. Complete the corresponding campaign level to unlock each one. Access your unlocked Master Levels from the Mission Select menu.

*You must own DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two to play The World Spear Master Level

Ray Tracer Ballista Skin

This new Ballista skin is a free login reward waiting for every Slayer.

BATTLEMODE 2.0

6.66 delivers the biggest update to BATTLEMODE so far. Skill matters more than ever: the more you win, the stronger the opponents you face. Complete BATTLEMODE 2.0 Series Challenges to increase your Rank, unlock new rewards, and reach a higher Leaderboard position.

Leaderboards

BATTLEMODE 2.0 adds Slayer and Demon-based Leaderboards for each supported platform. Leaderboard position is determined by Rank attained and number of Hot Streaks completed in the current Series. Leaderboards are reset with each Series changeover.

The Leaderboards consist of three parts:

1. Cycle Type

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

2. Leaderboard List

Leaderboards are organized by descending order of rank.

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

3. Rewards

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.

New Playable BATTLEMODE 2.0 Content

In addition to BATTLEMODE 2.0, 6.66 adds the Dread Knight as a new playable Demon and two new BATTLEMODE arenas: Corrosion and Stronghold.

DREAD KNIGHT

The Dread Knight suits Demon players who favor an all-or-nothing style. With double-jump and a range of attacks, the Dread Knight is nimble but requires cooldown management between uses.

Primary Attack: ENERGY WAVE

A Destroyer Blade-style energy projectile with moderate damage and moderate rate of fire.

BERSERK

Activating Berserk temporarily replaces Energy Wave with a high-damage melee attack with heavy lurch
Berserk increases movement speed and reduces damage taken by up to 60% while active
Every use requires a long cooldown period

GROUND SLAM

An AOE attack that lets the Dread Knight leap to a selected location and deal explosive damage on impact
Every use requires a cooldown period

QUANTUM ORB

A projectile dealing moderate damage that can be redirected in flight via the teleport ability
Cooldown is shorter if the teleport is not activated

Mid-Round Upgrades

FEROCITY: Energy Wave hits on the Slayer reduce Berserk's cooldown.

ENSHROUD: Ground Slam no longer deals damage but creates a smoke cloud that grants temporary invisibility.

New BATTLEMODE 2.0 Arenas

Corrosion is a forgotten fortress ravaged by a hellish swamp. Players fight through the outer Battlements, deep into the Catacombs, and around the Courtyard centerpiece.

Stronghold sits at the center of Hell. Players who master moving between the bottom and top platforms will excel in this competitive arena, fighting over cover in the Fuel Overflow area.

New Slayer Campaign & BATTLEMODE 2.0 Changes

CONTROLLER: WEAPON-SPECIFIC BINDS

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

COMBAT SHOTGUN (FULL AUTO MOD)

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, Fast Feet removes all movement penalty.

The Ancient Gods - Part Two Balance Changes

The World Spear

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

Reclaimed Earth

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

Immora

No changes

Main Menu Music options are now available via the Audio menu:

DOOM Eternal Menu Music
The Ancient Gods Menu Music

New Milestones

Horde Mode brings three new Milestones:

Let's Play

Complete the first Horde Mode Mission

Reinvent the Weapon Wheel

Re-collect all of the weapons on the Weapon Wheel

Game Over

Beat Horde Mode

Bug Fixes

CAMPAIGN

Fixed an issue where collision was present on armor and ammo drops
Fixed an 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

BATTLEMODE 2.0

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 or without the 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