DOOM: The Dark Ages

DOOM: The Dark Ages | Update 3 Release Notes

Bethesda

Update 3 for DOOM: The Dark Ages introduces Ripatorium 2.0, offering additional Encounter Presets, deeper customization options, additional jukebox tracks and the ability to share your custom encounters on a per-round basis via Passcode sharing.  

This update also includes Campaign quality-of-life updates such as the Brink of Death feature now selectable between Normal and Hard settings via the Difficulty tab, plus player-requested updates including bindable inputs for your active Melee Weapon and Shield Rune. 

Ripatorium 2.0  

We’ve added even more ways to customize the Ripatorium arena mode, including the ability to share and load presets from each round via our Passcode sharing*. 

  • The Ripatorium is now round-based, with players customizing a selection of enemies they will face for up to five rounds

  • Each Ripatorium round can have unique settings and up to 10 respawn waves 

  • In the Settings menu, we've added new options for Time Limit 

  • Each round also features a unique Passcode (highlighted in the image below) that allows you to share your custom Ripatorium round and all its settings with other players 

*Please note Ripatorium Passcode sharing is in Beta 

  • To play someone else's Ripatorium encounter, select the corresponding round and press the newly added "Enter New Passcode" input at the bottom of the screen  

There are also new Encounter Presets to choose from: Medium, Challenging and Sadistic  

  • Note: You can enable these Encounter Presets in conjunction with any Difficulty Level 

What are the "Preset Incoming" Encounters? (Highlighted in the image below) 

  • We're looking to collect the best custom encounters so that we can curate some community-made presets! Be sure to tag @doom on social with your unique round Passcodes for your best full encounter setups! In time, these will be added in-game via an Active Tunable update (without requiring a client update) 

The Jukebox now includes five additional tracks:  

  • “Theomachy” 
  • “Bloodspill” 
  • “Divine Retribution" 
  • “From the Ashes” 
  • “Wither and Writhe”  

  • An icon now appears over the heads of the last few remaining enemies in a round
  • Additional line-of-sight blockers have been added to all arenas 

End of Level Summary now shows two new tabs: Difficulty and Arena Setup  

  • Difficulty: Includes settings used during the Ripatorium run 

  • Arena Setup: Breaks down total demons killed with separate tabs counting each class of slain demon (Fodder, Heavy and Super Heavy) 

Gameplay & Quality of Life  

Brink of Death is now an adjustable setting in the Difficulty tab 

  • Normal provides the recommended support  
  • Hard provides less support and makes surviving at low health more challenging 

Input Bindings  

  • Players can now swap their active Shield Rune and Melee Weapon during gameplay 

Four new player-requested key bindings have been added to the Input tab:

  • Next Melee Weapon 
  • Previous Melee Weapon 
  • Next Shield Rune 
  • Previous Shield Rune 

Controller Vibration  

  • Adjusting the vibration intensity slider now correctly adjusts external controllers on Xbox when plugged into a PC  
  • Controller vibration now works correctly with the BFC equipped 

For the full list of game updates and improvements, please visit the Slayers Club website.