Doom Eternal version history

This article is a listing of updates to Doom Eternal and a summary of the changes made to the game in each version.

Update 1
Update 1 was the first major update to Doom Eternal, released simultaneously on all platforms on May 14, 2020.

New features

 * Added empowered demons.
 * Added echelon leveling to Battlemode.
 * Added favorite codes as a way to add friends to the favorites list.
 * Added Anti-Cheat software as a required install for PC users.

Quality-of-life changes

 * Addressed issues with environmental damage from water and slime, particularly while swimming: damage taken while swimming was reduced, added ability to dash vertically when in water, relocated the rad suit in Taras Nabad to directly in-front of the first water area, removed all difficulty damage scaling for both water and slime.
 * Added Maykr drone campaign tutorial during first encounter in Urdak.
 * Added an option for "hold" or "press" functionality for double dash.
 * Increased the effectiveness of plasma rifle microwave mod damage over time.
 * 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.
 * Added death report to Battlemode, displaying a damage report showing players what killed them.
 * Added indicator for healing demon players to Battlemode.
 * Messaging and indicator icons added to clarify state of servers, lobbies, and quality of network connections.

All platforms

 * Removed damage reduction when the Marauder's wolf is summoned.
 * Increased wolf-summoning cool down from 21 seconds to 24 seconds.

Console-only

 * Arch-vile teleport cooldown increased from 4.5 seconds to 5.5 seconds.
 * Arch-vile flame wall shield duration decreased from 4.0 seconds to 3.5 seconds.
 * Pain elemental soul shield duration decreased from 4.0 seconds to 3.5 seconds.

All platforms

 * All customized character and weapon skins appear correctly all the time.
 * One of the bodies in Urdak now displays properly.
 * Slayer’s hand no longer becomes stuck in place when switching weapons while picking up the frag grenade.
 * Using the IDKFA cheat code in mission select no longer causes weapons mods to equip on top of each other.
 * Rocket launcher is no longer removed from the player’s arsenal when quitting the game immediately after completing the combat sequence where it is acquired in the Cultist Base.
 * Progress in Exultia is no longer blocked after dying or quitting immediately before the doors open to the Sentinel plaza.
 * Marauder skins no longer display incorrectly during animations outside of gameplay in Battlemode.
 * End of match scoreboard no longer inaccurately represents player scores during Battlemode matches.
 * Rare issue on Penance map repaired which caused black artifacts to obscure player vision.
 * Slayer Gate keys no longer disappear on first playthrough of a level after activating a cheat code.
 * Crash fixed when demon players load into the Extraction map from a post-match lobby in Battlemode.
 * BFG kills no longer fail to increment Weapons Expert stat.
 * Rare Battlemode issue with Slayer quitting no longer results in one or both demons' games crashing.
 * Players no longer sometimes spawn outside of the map at match start in Battlemode.
 * 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 the classic weapon pose.
 * Chromatic aberration settings no longer reset after quitting the game.
 * Barrel blast challenge now increments correctly when killing demons by shooting barrels.
 * 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.
 * Doors in the Fortress of DOOM were sometimes invisible.
 * Some players could not complete Taras Nabad after fast traveling to the Slayer Gate and reloading that checkpoint.
 * ARC Complex Master Level summary screen now shows the correct XP gained.
 * Flame effects now show up correctly for the Demonic Slayer skin on while on climbable walls.
 * Power-ups were not working correctly during fourth-round Battlemode matches.
 * Demon summon icons would flash briefly for some users at the start of Battlemode rounds.
 * Player could become locked in a melee animation when rapidly switching to chainsaw or crucible, immediately followed by a melee attack.
 * Fixed issue with automap appearing dim for PC users while running in HDR display mode.

PC only

 * 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.
 * Changing to borderless windowed mode and then alt-tabbing could sort the game behind other open windows.
 * Windows taskbar could display when alt-tabbing while in borderless windowed mode.
 * Lost souls from the pain elemental’s soul shield moved erratically with v-sync disabled.

Console-only

 * Fixed a crash when launching Doom or Doom II from the Slayer's retro computer in the Fortress of Doom.
 * Reduced input latency on.

Controversy
Update 1 patched the game on Windows to include Denuvo anti-cheat technology, which operates by installing a. Some were concerned this would open up their computers to, while others claimed of performance losses caused by the patch. Though not officially supported, the game also previously had a platinum-level rating on ProtonDB regarding its compatibility with Steam's Proton for Linux, which was downgraded to unplayable due to Denuvo not supporting the operating system. This led users to the game on Steam over the decision. On May 20, id Software went on record stating that they would remove Denuvo anti-cheat upon the game's next patch due the following week, and would re-evaluate how they would implement anti-cheating measures in the game. The following week, the anti-cheat software was confirmed to be removed from the game.

Update 1.1
Update 1.1 was a relatively small update to Doom Eternal for PC only, released on May 27, 2020. It was primarily pushed forward with a fast turn-around time in order to address the controversial addition of Denuvo Anti-Cheat in Update 1.


 * Removed Denuvo Anti-Cheat integration.
 * 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 (this issue had been conflated by many with the addition of Denuvo Anti-Cheat).

Update 2
Update 2 was published for all platforms on June 25, 2020. It was the first update to include new content beyond enabling additional cosmetics through the event system.

New content

 * Added a new Battlemode arena level, Torment.

Gameplay changes

 * Empowered demons occur more often and drop more health and ammunition when killed. However, the name of the last player killed by the demon is no longer displayed, and is replaced with generic "Empowered &lt;species name&gt;" text.
 * Network latency was improved for Battlemode.
 * Changes were made to the UI for claiming booster XP, making the process faster and more clear.
 * Photo mode received improved lighting for the Slayer model.
 * It is now possible to pin a favorite model/podium combination from among the configured characters to appear on the main menu. Previous behavior was to continue showing the last character viewed on the menu.
 * Items in the customization menu display more information about their origin cosmetics event, and display the information continually rather than only when first selected.
 * Every Battlemode demon now has its own set of keybinding settings.
 * New render modes added, including Gritty, Cinematic, Black & White, DOOM Classic, and more.

All platforms

 * Fixed a number of exploits in the campaign that would allow the player to climb outside the maps.
 * Pinned weekly challenges no longer remain pinned if they expire.
 * 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 rather than only against attacks directed from the front.
 * Fixed an issue in Battlemode that caused the carcass shield to not play sound on activation.
 * Fixed an issue in Battlemode where demon players would not 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 arch-vile players from activating the flame wall ability in some situations.

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.

Xbox One only

 * Fixed a control lock that occurred when entering photo mode during a glory kill.

PS4 only

 * Fixed a rare issue that would cause the player to exit the map when rapidly melee attacking the Khan Maykr.
 * Fixed an issue in Battlemode that would causes damage indicators to persist on screen after respawning.
 * Fixed an issue while hosting a party that could prevent the host from chatting or queuing after suspending the title.

Bugs introduced

 * The change to Crucible ammo behavior caused the infinite ammo cheat to no longer apply to it, allowing only three uses of the weapon in most levels of the game. This bug has not been acknowledged by id Software.
 * Accessing Master Levels from the Fortress of Doom became non-functional for some players.
 * Weapon quick switch functionality was compromised.

Undocumented changes
Some changes made in Update 2 which were not included in the change log have been noted by players:
 * Empowered demons no longer reward the player with XP for the cosmetic event system.
 * The Marauder is no longer vulnerable to distraction by the ice bomb.

Update 2.1
Update 2.1 was released for all platforms on August 4, 2020.

Gameplay changes

 * Weapon quick switch functionality restored.
 * Further Battlemode network latency improvements.
 * The mancubus can now fire its weapons after initiating a double jump in Battlemode.
 * Maykr drones were added back to some Battlemode load-outs, but with the bonus Slayer drops for head shots removed.

Battlemode balance updates - PC-only

 * Slayer precision bolt damage against player demons reduced from 400 damage to 300 damage.
 * Slayer’s starting bullet ammo reduced from 84 bullets to 72 bullets.

All platforms

 * Gladiator no longer fails to drop health while staggered.
 * The Khan Maykr no longer fails to drop health when blood punched.
 * Fixed a rare issue where AI became invulnerable after a failed glory kill.
 * Fixed an issue with zombies rag-dolling incorrectly when killed.
 * Fixed baron of Hell leg animations sometimes displaying incorrectly.
 * Fixed a graphical issue with gibs that display when glory killing the arch-vile from the front.
 * Fixed an issue in Extra Life mode that caused extra lives to be removed during the revenant game play sequence in Cultist Base.
 * Notifications for rewards no longer display repeatedly.
 * Challenges no longer display on screen for an extended period if another challenge is 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 did not 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 and ammo loot visuals to persist when Loot Block was used while the slayer was chainsawing an 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.

PC only

 * 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 arch-vile 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.

April 9
The first balance update for Battlemode was published on April 9, 2020, for consoles only.
 * Demon respawn timer increased from 20 to 22 seconds for all demons.
 * The benefit of Team Heal to its caster reduced to 25% of total health, from 50% of total health. Benefit to the teammate demon was not changed.
 * Strength of healing zones was reduced.
 * Noxious hazard damage per tic to the Slayer reduced from 15 to 12.
 * Mancubus flamethrower damage per projectile reduced from 4 to 3 damage per hit.
 * Pain elemental shield cool down duration increased from 4 seconds to 5 seconds.
 * Arch-vile flame wall cool down duration increased from 6 to 7 seconds.

April 23
The April 23, 2020 Battlemode balance update was published for all platforms simultaneously.

All platforms

 * Slayer's rocket launcher lock-on mode damage reduced against demon players from 300 to ~200 damage per rocket.

PC only

 * Slayer ballista damage against demon players reduced from 600 to ~550 damage.

Console only

 * Changes to revenant's Unstable Trigger round upgrade:
 * Reduced effectiveness of the upgraded rocket barrage attack.
 * Reduced number of rockets with the upgrade from 28 to 24 projectiles.
 * Increased cooldown with the upgrade from 10 to 11 seconds.
 * Pain elemental dash cooldown increased from 6 to 8 seconds.

May 7
The May 7, 2020 balance update for Battlemode was published for all platforms simultaneously.

All platforms

 * Slayer ballista damage against the mancubus reduced from 550 to 250 damage.
 * Mancubus received multiple buffs:
 * Base projectile speed increased to 100 m/s up from 70 m/s.
 * Base projectile direct hit damage increased to 10 points up from 8 points.
 * Base projectile rate of fire increased by 25% (900 m/s up from 1200 m/s).

PC only

 * Team Heal changed to heal both teammates 30% (down from 50% for caster, up from 25% for teammate).
 * De-summoned AI demons no longer drop ammo for the Slayer.

Console only

 * Healing zone effectiveness increased.
 * Mancubus flamethrower damage per projectile increased to 4 damage per hit up from 3 damage per hit, returning to initial release behavior.
 * Pain elemental dash cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.

June 11
The June 11, 2020 Battlemode balance update was published for consoles only.
 * Slayer base bullet ammo increased from 72 to 84, allowing two more heavy cannon precision bolt shots.
 * Slayer base energy ammo increased from 150 to 175, allowing one more ballista shot.

June 18
The June 18, 2020 Battlemode balance update was published for all platforms.

It is notable that changes made to the revenant in this update noticeably impacted the behavior of the revenant drone in the Cultist Base single-player level as well, as it uses the same data as Battlemode for its behaviors.

All platforms

 * Revenant jetpack base recharge delay reduced from 2s to 1s.
 * Revenant afterburner recharge penalty reduced from 2s to 0s.
 * Revenant twin rockets tweaked:
 * Projectile speed increased from 40 m/s to 60 m/s.
 * Direct hit damage reduced from 10 to 6.
 * Max splash damage increased from 6 to 10.
 * Min splash damage increased from 2 to 6.
 * Revenant rocket barrage tweaked:
 * Cooldown increased from 13s to 30s.
 * Direct damage for each rocket reduced from 3 to 1.
 * Max splash damage for each rocket increased from 4 to 6.
 * Min splash damage for each rocket increased from 2 to 5.
 * Revenant Acrobat upgrade fuel duration increased from 5s to 10s.
 * Revenant Unstable Trigger upgrade total projectiles reduced from 28 to 24 rockets, and rocket barrage cooldown increased from 13s to 30s.
 * Revenant Defensive action set load-out: Armored replaced with Haste.
 * Revenant Demonic Onslaught power upgrade tweaked:
 * Damage increase reduced from 25% to 10%.
 * Duration increased from 10s to 20s.
 * Added 10% damage reduction.

Console only

 * Revenant rocket barrage max splash damage for each rocket increased from 4 to 5.
 * Revenant rocket barrage min splash damage for each rocket increased from 2 to 3.

July 2
The July 2, 2020 Battlemode balance update was published for all platforms simultaneously.

All platforms

 * Increased Slayer shell count from 12 to 16.

PC only

 * Increased Slayer cell count from 150 to 175.
 * Increased Slayer bullet count from 72 to 84.

Console only

 * Increased Slayer cell count from 175 to 200.
 * Increased Slayer bullet count from 84 to 96.

July 16
The July 16, 2020 Battlemode balance update was published for all platforms simultaneously.

All platforms

 * Revenant rocket barrage tweaked:
 * Cooldown decreased from 30s to 18s.
 * Self-damage scale decreased from 5 to 0.5
 * Direct damage for each rocket increased from 1 to 3
 * Max splash damage decreased from 6 to 4.
 * Min splash damage decreased from 4 to 2.
 * Slightly increased the ability's hit radius.
 * Revenant Unstable Trigger upgrade cooldown decreased from 30s to 15s.
 * Revenant Defensive action load-out Haste replaced with Armored.
 * Slayer heavy cannon base fire damage increased from 65 to 80.
 * Slayer plasma rifle base fire damage increased from 30 to 45.
 * All player-spawned AI Demons damage has been reduced by roughly 15%.

PC only

 * Pain elemental soul shield cooldown increased from 4s to 5s.
 * Pain elemental soul shield duration decreased from 4s to 3.5s.

Console only

 * Pain elemental soul shield cooldown increased from 5s to 6s.

July 23
The July 23, 2020 Battlemode balance update was published for all platforms simultaneously.

PC only

 * Revenant rocket barrage tweaked:
 * Ability cooldown increased from 18s to 30s.
 * Self-damage scale increased from 0.5 to 5.
 * Direct damage for each rocket decreased from 3 to 1.
 * Max splash damage increased from 4 to 6.
 * Min splash damage increased from 2 to 4.
 * Pain elemental soul shield duration increased from 3.5s to 4s.
 * Pain elemental instant resurrect cooldown increased from 90s to 120s.

Console only

 * Slayer energy cell ammo increased from 200 to 225.
 * Slayer shotgun shell ammo increased from 16 to 20.
 * Slayer rocket ammo increased from 9 to 12.
 * All demons' instant resurrect cooldown increased from 90s to 150s.
 * All demons' Team Heal heal amount reduced from 25% to 20%, and cooldown incresed from 90s to 120s.
 * Re-summoned AI demons now drop shotgun ammo for the Slayer.

August 13
The August 13, 2020 Battlemode balance update was released for PC only.


 * Slayer ballista direct damage decreased from 550 to 450.
 * Slayer rocket launcher direct damage against mancubus decreased from 150 to 50.
 * Slayer rocket launcher splash damage reduced from 450 to 350.