'DOOM's Latest Update Adds Bots, Raises Level Cap
Out ahead of the 'Bloodfall' DLC next week.
The fifth major update for id Software's 'DOOM' is now available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. This update focuses all on the game's multiplayer, and it adds in one of the most requested features — bots.Players can now play 'DOOM's Team Deathmatch and Deatmatch modes against AI. This feature had been requested since the first multiplayer beta for the first-person shooter, so it's great to see id Software managing to add it in.
Other additions include the level cap being boosted. The new highest rank that players can achieve is Echelon 11, and those that do so will unlock the 'DOOM' Marine Armor as a reward. On top of that, a new multiplayer mode called Infernal Run has also been added. This team-based mode has players fighting for control of an eyeball that has to be thrown into the opponent's goal in order to score.
Here's the full patch notes for the SnapMap mode via Bethesda's website:
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
'DOOM' is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
Source: Bethesda
