the-dark-ages

[frail bloom]

And like

70% of Hellspawn rift

Writher and writhe, like 60% of it

Not a big fan of steel beyond the grave

[harsh egret]

I dont remember i just know it was 4 guys on a podcast

Honestly i cba to find them, fk em

[frail bloom]

Fair lmao

Yo I want fm to produce the most bangest ost of them all

So it can shut them all up

[harsh egret]

U can never please everybody

And ppl will hate for the sake of hating anyway

[frail bloom]

Ye but what abt 90%

[slender night]

The "it's not like Eternal!!!" crowd is so funny to me

[harsh egret]

Welcome to the internet in the big 2025

[slender night]

You're playing a game. From id Software. And you expect it to be the same as its predecessor. 🤦‍♂️

[harsh egret]

2026 gonna be even worse

[slender night]

These guys innovate all the time brah

[frail bloom]

Wait what good games are gonna come out in 2026

[green estuary]

As a guy who listens to a lot of rammstein, mick’s stuff isn’t industrial
It’s kinda techno-ish

Bro that song slaps gtfo

[harsh egret]

Yeah i used to feel like they didn't market their games as always being different enough having only mentioned it on like the eternal streams and stuff but i forgot how much they emphasized that on the dev direct earlier this year lol

[slender night]

Heretic III

[harsh egret]

No i meant the internet is gonna get even worse in 2026

[frail bloom]

Nuh uh

It's bland to me

[slender night]

The Quake trilogy is enough to tell me that these are wild card developers

Or like, RAGE 1 and RAGE 2. From a tactical shooter to the craziest run and gun. Maybe even more chaotic gunplay than Eternal's

[harsh egret]

Maybe now ppl will stop expecting the same game and actually be more open minded at least when it comes to id software games

[frail bloom]

That's not outta the question I think

[harsh egret]

Like if i see someone in 4 years cry about it not being like tda im gonna lose my shit

[frail bloom]

You already had to be open minded to try to understand dark ages

Which is a low bar

But what can you do

[frail bloom]

But ye if I see this it'll be a massive sense of deja vu

Like huh

[harsh egret]

I also love moist critical glazing eternal so much but when he started tag 1 he "felt like doing smth else" halfway through the first level and never played the rest ever again and to this day doesnt even own tag 2 on steam either

[frail bloom]

It's cuz he said it wasn't balanced well I believe

Said it was too hard

Could be wrong

[harsh egret]

skill issue if thats what it was

[frail bloom]

I think given how much crashes he went through I will admit he was patient for sticking through

[harsh egret]

get good at the game if ur gonna glaze it so hard and say "i enjoy the combat in that game so much more", how can u say its so much better when ur not even good at the game

[frail bloom]

Plus he still gave dark ages an 8/10

He just didn't like it as much as eternal

[harsh egret]

he sure didnt look like he enjoyed it as if it was a 8/10 while playing it but oh well

[frail bloom]

He was loving the game on 150% speed but he couldn't use it cuz he kept crashing

I don't really blame him, launch dark ages had some problems

[harsh egret]

yeah was it actually a terrible pc release like he says btw lmao

i had z e r o issues

[frail bloom]

You

[harsh egret]

I crashed once ever

[frail bloom]

As an individual

[harsh egret]

And that was like 2 months ago

[frail bloom]

Did not.

But many people, many people did

[harsh egret]

I dont remember it being a that bad, maybe im wrong

[frail bloom]

It def was

But the game deserves a second chance now

[harsh egret]

Theres so much stuff to play nowadays its a big ask for ppl to come back to it

[frail bloom]

Well not now now

[warm ibex]

I also don't remember it being that bad. what I do remember is a lot of people trying to run it on weaker hardware and running into tons of problems because they didn't check the minimum specs before buying

[harsh egret]

Well now now is a really damn good time

[frail bloom]

Well you confused me lmao

[harsh egret]

Yeah idk lol

[frail bloom]

Bro the amount of ppl during that time, and even now, who just come in and ask why they can't run the game. Or how to disable ray tracing

Did zero research

[harsh egret]

I guess we just overestimate the average gamer

[frail bloom]

I ain't even a gamer I play like 3 different games a year

And I know better

And they're not new games

@obsidian shard have you come up with any new ideas?

I wanna draw sum funne

[harsh egret]

Sneaky homework is due

[frail bloom]

Chop chop

[green estuary]

This
I can legitimately feel myself developing an aneurysm when people that are so much worse than me at eternal start ranting about how much “deeper” eternal’s combat is than TDA’s
Call me an elitist but they don’t even have a leg to stand on here

If you’re absolutely goated at eternal and you look at TDA and say “yeah, the skill ceiling isn’t as high there” then ok, fair enough

[slender night]

This reminds me of people making game journalist jokes yet raging at an unbuffed single Marauder

[frosty roost]

ello

[green estuary]

that's the internet for ya
don't have to back up anything you say

[frail bloom]

"Been a music producer for 10 years, played all the doom games, loved them all, and I can confidently say...
This ost sucks and is for peasant brainmetal heads. This game sucks and is shallow, goodbye"

[spark elm]

😭

[frail bloom]

Makes a lotta sense

[spark elm]

That’s crazy

[frail bloom]

Yup yup all of those things correlate don't they

[spark elm]

The mech levels are peak

[green estuary]

peak, no

[spark elm]

but you just gotta be near perfect on nightmare

[green estuary]

the first two are good fun, but the last one is annoying

[harsh egret]

they needed a new weapon or smth for the last one

the spear or smth

or at the very least the shotgun, not the minigun

[spark elm]

Minigun and shotgun are so nice. Barrier Core and Hellbreaker.

[frail bloom]

Those mech and dragon sections could've benefited with a bit more combat options

Nothing crazy

[harsh egret]

imagine there was a 2nd phase for the old one fight where u get a spear and get to fight with it

[frail bloom]

But smt more fun

Like that fireball for the dragon

Like why not

[green estuary]

tbh I play too much titanfall 2 to really give them much credit for the mech sections

[spark elm]

Fire breath even.

[green estuary]

they could have done something so much better

like yeah, the end product is all right, but idk

[frail bloom]

Ye

I would've preferred some options like throwing titans or more blunt force melee weapons for the atlan

[harsh egret]

for sure, imo i still think they are cool and not too long especially after u get used to it and do them fast from the 2nd run onwards

[frail bloom]

Ye but then they're in the way

I want to look forward to them

Have some dumb fun with a lot of options

[harsh egret]

honestly i do apart from the last one xd

[frail bloom]

Eh

[harsh egret]

its like 2 minutes each man

[frail bloom]

So

[harsh egret]

ok not really but its like nothing comparing to the rest of the game

maybe 10-15 mins spent in the mech if u dont troll

[frail bloom]

It's not time spent

It's what I do in that time

I don't want to just punch stuff and occasionally stomp, I wamt to throw titans, glory kill, throw buildings

For the dragon, more free-form combat, more combat options

Why does the dragon have one attack💀

[harsh egret]

ehm actually 🤓 ☝️

it has 2

[frail bloom]

I'm still holding R2 pal

Nothing changed

[harsh egret]

technically its 2 different attacks 🤓

[frail bloom]

Machine gun and stronger machine gun

Y'know what's weird

[harsh egret]

you

[frail bloom]

Yes but other then that,

The dragon has two button options for moving up and down

Why does that exist

There's no point for those

You move faster moving your stick up and gliding in the direction you want

[harsh egret]

so that u can look forward if u need to move straight up or down

[frail bloom]

Not as fast tho

[harsh egret]

the action itself makes it less awkward sometimes to move but the controls themselves just arent great

[harsh egret]

like i said, u get to look forward instead

better for like micromovements i guess but unless ur going around looking at soldiers shooting demons on the ground and wanna move up and down slightly i dont see where u would use it really, no

[frail bloom]

See

Why not have like an extra attack

I digress

[harsh egret]

welcome to game development

if they would have more time....!

same as enemy variety for the atlan segments!

[frail bloom]

Eh not the same thing

They def wanted to cut things down for this game

But it's cut down too much

[harsh egret]

im saying that they could also do that too if they had more time not that its the same thing lol

[frail bloom]

Was it a time issue tho

Or a game philosophy thing

[harsh egret]

depends on what aspect of the game ur talking about

[frail bloom]

Dragon?

[harsh egret]

yeah what for the dragon

[frail bloom]

Or

Let's use the mech

In the beta footage, it had more combo options

Looked dlose to finished

[harsh egret]

if ur talking cutting down on the dragon and atlan mechanics, yes that seems to have been on purpose

[frail bloom]

Ye that's what I'm talking abt

Why cut them down, they're just gonna be less interesting

[autumn elk]

Any dlc leaks ? Im too lazy to go searching and i didnt buy the premium upgrade

[harsh egret]

yeah well what i'm talking about was a time constraint issue

[autumn elk]

What i meant was i didnt buy yet and i wanna know if the leaks make the dlc worth it

[harsh egret]

DOOM: The Dark Ages – DLC Info so far:

COMBAT:

• Slayer Gates are returning.
• Possible Archville Enemy.
• Mobility will play a major role in the DLC.
• Every new mechanic will meaningfully affect gameplay (similar to the Sentinel Hammer in TAG 2).
• New Spear weapon featuring a teleport or leap ability.
• Possible Axe weapon (not yet confirmed).

EXPLORATION:

• We will most likely see more of the cosmic realm.
• There will be a hub area — likely the Kreed Maykr’s ship.
• Exploration will have a stronger role in overall progression.
• Additional mobility options will be available, and some sections will require them.
• Levels will feature more backtracking, more unlocking of the space.
• Roughly 30% of content will be inaccessible until the DLC’s story is completed.

LORE:

• Major lore questions fans have asked about will be pushed forward.
• Some connections to DOOM (2016).
• Teases relating to the Sentinel Civil War, the Wretch, and “armor” (Interesting...)
• Marok will have a role in the DLC.
• Cutscenes will be more immersive, possibly in first-person.
• The Order of the Six (the High Council) are likely our targets.

MUSIC:

• Finishing Move will most likely be composing the OST.

[frail bloom]

Ok whatever it was hopefully they try to fully flesh out their different combat options mext time

[harsh egret]

its not leaks but its information about what Hugo has talked about on streams

theres not really any leaks nor is this the place for it

[slender night]

First person cutscenes meh

[frail bloom]

I'm hyped for it

[harsh egret]

im happy about that

[frail bloom]

It's not all of the cutscenes obv

[autumn elk]

Oh yes mobility for god sake

[slender night]

Less cinematic I feel. Immersion is cool but I like CINEMATOGRAPHY

[frail bloom]

I like a mix of both

[harsh egret]

at least make the story feel more focused on the slayer, i love feeling like im the slayer's shoes and that mostly hits in the cosmic realm and harbor of souls where he is alone lmao

[autumn elk]

Im liking tda but it felt too slow, i wanna get similar eternal movement

[harsh egret]

[frail bloom]

Shhh

[harsh egret]

help

[frail bloom]

I know

[autumn elk]

[harsh egret]

consider playing eternal

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1400344876326850584/1404348638234415144/SaveTwitter.Net_GyBudsdb0AAiweD_gif.gif

[frail bloom]

Mobility doesn't mean it'll be like eternal btw

[harsh egret]

^

[frail bloom]

This is a horizontal game

Expect horizontal mobility options

And not spamming your meathook

[autumn elk]

Sure, but i did all the campaign, the camPAIN of tag 1 & 2

[harsh egret]

go play some mods

[slender night]

Time for a replay

[harsh egret]

im sure those can push u even more

[autumn elk]

Yeah i guess but rn i dont have time i spend 40€ on tda i will squeeze tda

[frail bloom]

So

What game speed you playing on

[slender night]

I spent 70 dollars and put it down after four days 😭

[autumn elk]

Default but i got the slow motion off

[harsh egret]

if u want eternal mobility again then playing tda isnt the place for it, same with its dlc

up the game speed then

[autumn elk]

I might change it but didnt yet bec i didnt tweak setting

[frail bloom]

Mobility adds depth but eternal isn't the best comparison

[harsh egret]

even i who hate 140-150 speed i find 110 alot more enjoyable than 100

[frail bloom]

I go on 120%-130%

Slo mo off ofc

[slender night]

I like the slow mo personally

[harsh egret]

slowmo slider might be the single best thing they couldve added

[autumn elk]

Your right but i spend money on tda and i didnt finish the story yet and since il a fan of doom in general im going to 100% it and then do all the master level in eternal in nightmare difficulty

[frail bloom]

Was it worth it(yes)

[slender night]

....well...

[autumn elk]

Run 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️

[frail bloom]

What level you at?

[slender night]

70 dollars is a little steep for the amount of content but I had lots of fun and the replayability is high so I think ultimately yes

[autumn elk]

Chapter 16 or sum (second dragon level

[frail bloom]

I'd rather have the best 5 min of my life then a rather good 20 min

[frail bloom]

Oh boi

[harsh egret]

we are also getting master levels and likely actually a master campaign for tda, so maybe that will be smth cool for ya to play through even tho we dont know if there will be new abilities or tech and stuff for that or not

[frail bloom]

You're gonna love the final act

[autumn elk]

Yoo nice then

[autumn elk]

Kk

I got a 17 h tho lol

[slender night]

Or just the best 5 minutes with some side content at the end to make it best 5 minutes + great 15 minutes 😛

[frail bloom]

Tru

[harsh egret]

long term its worth it especially if u play through the game twice at least, some ripatorium, master levels/campaign down the road too... like hugo said the price proposition will improve as they add more stuff

[autumn elk]

Btw guys did people actually buy the premium edition for 110€ or just waited a sale?

[harsh egret]

and it was the same with eternal really, unless u count battlemode but most ppl didnt play that anyway

[frail bloom]

I bought it for $100

[autumn elk]

Dang

[harsh egret]

i bought the collectors edition

[frail bloom]

Which is fine.

I have 161 hrs in the game

[mystic barn]

Fellas, I’ve made another discovery. I am of the belief that Ancestral Beast is not The Old One’s theme, nor is it the Komodo’s. It’s Thira’s. The melody is nearly exactly the same as the melody heard in Invasion and He Is Out There. Thematically too, it just works because it takes place during the mission where we free The Old One so we can travel into the Cosmic Realm and rescue Thira after she was kidnapped in the previous mission

[harsh egret]

thats crazy i literally have the exact same tf

[autumn elk]

Me feeling like a poor peasent that waited for a 50% sale on the standart edition

[slender night]

I replay games a lot so yeah I find worth in it

[autumn elk]

80€ in eu btw

[harsh egret]

yup

[autumn elk]

That like 88$

[slender night]

And I am sure we'll get more content with time but as of today it's a bit too little for too much

[frail bloom]

Dino I feel like you should make simple music theory vids on soundtracks you like and especially this game. It's good knowledge to share. I really liked your e1m1 vid even if you have different thoughts now

[harsh egret]

and then premium version is only like 10 more euros

makes sense to me

[mystic barn]

If I learn a bit more about music theory, I will

[autumn elk]

Ye but for one game 110 still feels crazy even if im a fan

[frail bloom]

Really I feel like you're already pretty knowleadgable

[autumn elk]

110€ i wait for the holiday sale and i buy tons of w games

[harsh egret]

i would never spend that much on anything outside doom but doom to me is special for diff reasons (anyway i sure did not spend 100 on starfield deluxe edition no no..)

[autumn elk]

Including doom games 😏

[harsh egret]

i mean thats the smartest way to go about it really

[autumn elk]

Yeah i feel you, if i could afford it i would buy it without hesitation

[harsh egret]

i also bought 3 games yesterday for like 25 bucks

[autumn elk]

Me 5 comies of game for 18€

Copies*

[slender night]

My copy of Quake 4 is arriving at a fun time so it's like a late Christmas gift from myself

[autumn elk]

i got detroit become human , people playground, wolfenstein 2 and 2 copies of peak (one for me and my friend

[slender night]

Wolfenstein II is a good pick

[harsh egret]

a friend of mine also bought detroit

4 euros for that game is so cheap man

[autumn elk]

Ye, im almost finished with the new order so i guess i could buy the second one

[autumn elk]

Yeah

Anyone watched the fnaf 2 movie?

Peak movie if you know the lore

[slender night]

I did it sucked

[harsh egret]

i didnt but i believe u

[warm ibex]

peak movie, sucked major ass

[slender night]

Second worst movie I've ever seen, only second to DOOM: Annihilation

[autumn elk]

Yeah i understand yall

I liked it simply because there were alot of references and the lore matched a bit but the plot sucked

[slender night]

I'm not big on the references, I think the ||Baby|| cameo is a terrible idea

[autumn elk]

They put the beatbox guy into the movie

[slender night]

Also like nothing happens in the movie, there is no climax

[warm ibex]

very fun movie if you have the increasingly rare ability to actually have fun with movies instead of turning into cutthroat critic the second you sit down in the theatre

so I had a lot of fun. not a great movie either way, but very fun

[slender night]

The closest thing is that ||Godzilla ass fight scene which kills off all the unimportant characters||

[slender night]

I came into it hoping to have fun and with a positive mindset, trying to focus on what I liked, but in the end I still find it a terrible time :p

Of course that's just my opinion tho

[harsh egret]

google says "92% liked this film" thats crazy compared to what i hear online

[warm ibex]

I don't want to stray too far away from doom (since this is the TDA chat) but I will say that I feel that anyone going into the movie simply looking to have a fun time should've left the theater relatively pleased

[slender night]

I guess I am hard to please

[warm ibex]

since that is quite literally the only thing the movie has to offer

a fun time

[slender night]

Which is insane cuz like, I unapologetically love Sonic 4 and TASM 2

[frail bloom]

What godzilla fight scene

👀

Do I smell godzilla slander

[gusty seal]

As a Godzilla lover and fan I am deeply offended....

[strong moth]

ITS HERE

Idk how to post pics

[green estuary]

what's here

[frail bloom]

In #screenshots

Or copy the media link here

[strong moth]

Haha it’s a picture of the 4x1111 jacket from the giveaway so not a screenshot

[frail bloom]

Post it!

[strong moth]

Posted there lol

[frail bloom]

I'm realizing a pattern

A lot of doom fans have beautiful long hair

[strong moth]

Thanks bro

[frail bloom]

And I don't have any

CUZ OF MY GENETICS

[strong moth]

I’m sure your genetics are great in other ways like processing dairy or an extraordinary near-superhuman healing factor man

[frail bloom]

Ye true

I just wish I could have long silky hair

My friend does

[strong moth]

(Steal it)

[frail bloom]

Lmao

[strong moth]

Rip and tear it from his head and put it on yours

[frail bloom]

Native american style

Just scalp it clean

[strong moth]

FIRMLY GRASP IT

[frail bloom]

[gusty seal]

ive already said to my self, if i ever do streams with my face in them too. ill be wearing that helmet #screenshots message

[solar spoke]

It's a great helmet, I wore it for a teams meeting. Good conversation starter

[fleet spruce]

Especially after id explicitly stated that game's isn't going to be like Eternal

[sour oar]

Long day at work today. Someone give me a code to their ripatorium.

[green estuary]

just take a look at the ripatorium thread

there are a bunch of presets in there (mine included)

[hearty edge]

godzilla where

[sour oar]

Thank you slayer

[warm ibex]

there's three fan encounters under the official presets tab at the moment if you want to dive in without the setup

[harsh egret]

I feel like they gotta make the preset selection tab more clear

[obsidian shard]

Official mix I understand but the Game rips, my god they cooked

[obsidian shard]

I just got home,
I was out the whole day at the mall (was peak) got Santa photos of the friend group, (I look so grumpy tho 😭)

[manic arch]

I need to get mall Santa pics next year

This year I got my Santa pics at a charity thing

[hazy pasture]

Grumpy Santa is real

[meager vortex]

agaddont hunters ripatorium2.0 i think is good because 9 agadodont hunters +the other demons

each round1~5

[gusty seal]

What kind of lottery would Doomguy enter?
||….a plasma raffle.||

What do you call a demon that's being forced to hear these jokes?
||A Sighberdemon||

back to all red parry recolor for max sliders... ready for pain

whoever mentioned that grenade launcher for cacos too, thanks your amazing!

[autumn elk]

rotten tomato says 17% rotten and 87% public

[gusty seal]

https://tenor.com/view/tomatoes-gif-24590770

[brittle finch]

What do I say when you’re in chat?

Mancubye

Kidding

[brittle finch]

I’m also doing max/lowest (depending on the slider) with 1.5X speed and that seems like a good idea to make it even more torturous

It only took me like 4 hours to get through the first level

The beach was ass ngl

Might make all projectiles the same color and better yet a color that blends into the background

[wheat sigil]

boutta continue my tda playthrough🗣️

[fading bone]

goat

i hopefully finish my eternal extra life run tonight and then get a little more TDA in again

[topaz oasis]

how come you havent finished tda yet?

[wheat sigil]

because of a certain game released 20th march a certain year

[merry sapphire]

is 95% of the games you play doom eternal

[wheat sigil]

uh
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1188393862968922132/1452641721883168788/Screenshot_20251222_133854_Steam.jpg?ex=694a8d87&is=69493c07&hm=99f6c690cac950893719d288c745bd79082dad63bb739618abdd2417ed1c2c00&
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1188393862968922132/1452641721530843136/Screenshot_20251222_133839_Steam.jpg?ex=694a8d87&is=69493c07&hm=d5feee62ce06ea6e420879080bc7cfb68187f4febeaac95e3b584bbff2ecdc03&

[harsh egret]

damn

[wheat sigil]

i've played the last 3 months of eternal purely in offline mode, so the 2025 stats is even higher lol

[fading bone]

i have returned home and i can now play DOOOOOOOOOM

ok bot likes it when i have a few less Os in there

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-slayer-gif-15112009042173347198

[hazy pasture]

Greetings folks

[harsh egret]

Sup

[hazy pasture]

https://tenor.com/view/salutations-my-good-chum-seal-gif-26437983

I'm boutta complete my 420th campaign walkthrough of TDA

[harsh egret]

I cant play much of anything until after new years 🥀

[hazy pasture]

Ahh man why's that?

[harsh egret]

Traveling to my parents' house for the holidays

[hazy pasture]

Ahh I see

I'm at my parents too

[frail bloom]

You didn't smile or smt?

[hazy pasture]

Greetings Samir

[frail bloom]

Herro

[hazy pasture]

2 days to go for christmas eve

[frail bloom]

Yippee

[hazy pasture]

How's y'all doing?

[frail bloom]

Very good

[harsh egret]

Im cold asf waiting for train

[frail bloom]

Haha europeans

[harsh egret]

It was warm until literally today

But hey i asked for cold weather and snow and it looks like it's coming

[hazy pasture]

Snatch a blanket from the nearby house and say "It's Jolly season". They wouldn't be able to harm you anymore

[frail bloom]

Are you happy it's snowing?

[harsh egret]

Lol

I would be, they said it might snow in a few days

[frail bloom]

Well hopefully it does over there

[harsh egret]

Snow gives the Christmas vibes n stuff yk

[frail bloom]

In New York it's been snowing since november

[harsh egret]

Oof

[frail bloom]

Peak vibes

[hazy pasture]

I hate temperatures going down under 0⁰C but I love snow

[hazy pasture]

Ahh that's coolio

[hazy pasture]

Indeed

[fading bone]

holy shit im playing on 120% speed for the first time and this feels INCREDIBLE

150% looks ridiculous and i was put off by increased speed from watching those but i kinda didnt think about just doing it less than that before lol

[harsh egret]

yh 150% is kinda silly imo

110-120 is the best imo

[wide siren]

i played the whole campaign at 150, but i do prefer 110-120

[crude sparrow]

130% is perfect for me I think

[hazy pasture]

It's for the quick swapping folks

[crude sparrow]

120 feels perfect but 130 has faster switch speed

It's just a bit too clunky still on 120

[hazy pasture]

I love quick swapping with the speed of a decade to pull my next weapon out(100%-110%)

[crude sparrow]

I beat UN on 100% speed the first time

And that was before the switch speed buff xD

[green estuary]

except it's not actually quick-swapping, because the reload animations aren't canceled, and to boot the enemies also move at 150% speed

it doesn't actually make any gameplay difference, it just looks better

[hazy pasture]

Yeah it just gives you the feeling that you're quick swapping, not really doing it at all

[hazy pasture]

I did it on 110%

[crude sparrow]

It feels faster and since the switch animation finishes faster you can switch guns more freely

[hazy pasture]

I wanna play TDA at 50% speed someday

[crude sparrow]

Don't it becomes so boring xD

Everything takes soooo long

[hazy pasture]

Eh it would look like a slowed down + reverbed version of a cinematic masterpiece

[crude sparrow]

I tried it once and halfway through the level I had to put it up to 70% so it'd go a little faster

[hazy pasture]

Lmao

[crude sparrow]

I don't even wanna know what the dragon sections look like slowed down

[fading bone]

btw is there a setting ive accidentally turned off at some point to not show the demonic essence boss health bars at the top?

[hazy pasture]

I would love to look at my Rocket shell go at turtle speeds towards a cybie while his skull comes towards me at turtle speeds

[fading bone]

i see them for other streamers playing but they are not on the screen for me

[hazy pasture]

Could be

Gotta check

[crude sparrow]

Maybe in the hud settings idk

Also what actually makes the voice lines in the campaign speed up when playing at higher speeds

Sometimes they talk faster and sometimes they don't

I don't really like when they do talk faster though it sounds weird

[fading bone]

its just the game speed that does that

also was shield seek always on by default? or did i turn that on by accident at some point

[crude sparrow]

Yeah but sometimes it doesn't, even though I'm still on 130% speed so I don't understand

[crude sparrow]

I've had it on by default I think

[fading bone]

what about the automap color option? i messed with it and now i feel like i dont have it back at the default

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-hello-chat-here's-johnny-doom-slayer-doom-marine-gif-6132403173794421933

[hazy pasture]

Greetings Samur

[violet zealot]

Hello

[warm ibex]

still a little disappointed and somewhat surprised that we never got a bj blazkowicz skin in Eternal

[hazy pasture]

Yup

[slender night]

I'm more upset about the lack of a DOOM 3 skin

[wintry forge]

All they had to do was import and edit the Quake Champions skin or something lol

[violet zealot]

[hazy pasture]

Nah they can't do that...that would make ppl think D3 is canon in the main timeline

[wintry forge]

Nah, not really. Mullet Slayer and Doomicorn aren’t canon lmao

[fleet spruce]

shhh, people might discover how close 2016 is to 3

[meager vortex]

https://x.com/DOOM/status/2003163631270183138/photo/1

DOOM (@DOOM)

primed ⚔️fanart by: poptartguap

X · Dec 22, 2025, 6:00 PM

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/so-amazing-simon-cowell-britain's-got-talent-that's-incredible-spectacular-gif-13497212603684529403

[meager vortex]

i hope dlc christmas present

[green estuary]

bruh

[meager vortex]

because game is fantastic!

[fleet spruce]

wishful thinking, unfortunately

😔

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/you-just-never-know-dwayne-johnson-seven-bucks-the-rock-you-cant-tell-gif-21864064

[meager vortex]

my thinking dlc title name ruin of the hell (because 2016 hell is ruined)

[violet zealot]

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕞𝟚𝟘𝟙𝟞

so maybe the DLC explains why it’s 𝕣𝕦𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕕

[meager vortex]

demons leader they died by slayer

[violet zealot]

exactly because the DLC the doom slayer goes after them

[warm ibex]

I think that portion of Hell just kinda looks like that

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/sam-metal-gear-metal-gear-rising-hideo-kojima-samuel-rodrigues-gif-25232446

[obsidian shard]

Ya

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/morgan-freeman-true-morgan-freeman-true-nodding-gif-13973817878387504960

[fleet spruce]

Likely due to an unknown uncountable amount of worlds it absorbed

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/nods-yes-not-wrong-its-true-story-valid-point-gif-14782869

[gusty seal]

lol you wouldnt be the first to be repelled by my OG ness

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/ghost-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-ii-call-of-duty-stare-blank-stare-gif-27106847

[gusty seal]

im on chapter 13 been getting through 1-3 levels a day on max sliders but holidays are here and my scheduale got a lil nuts

[gusty seal]

fear not for I come in (rip and tear) Pieces

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-david-rose-david-dan-levy-schitts-creek-gif-7294624153718605991

[brittle finch]

I could do that, but I like not suffering on the same level for bare minimum like 3 hours lol

[arctic pagoda]

Hopefully in the dlc we'll get the introduction of glory kills

[harsh egret]

I hope in the dlc theres no glory kills

[arctic pagoda]

Dang

I hope Crush is a playable character

[manic arch]

Actually the dlc is gonna be Crash Bandicoot and Slayer fighting demons

[elder raven]

my theory? hell froze over (temporarily) when ahzrak died

because of the concept art of the dlc

[arctic pagoda]

Crush was the name of the Doom Marines Commander

Dunno if she was canon or Fanon

[arctic flame]

Crash

[slender night]

Canon

Well not canon to DOOM pretty sure, but she did exist officially

[gusty seal]

its therapeutic

[arctic pagoda]

Aight

[arctic flame]

What about the ending scene of Dark Ages where the Slayer is looking down from the Kreed Maykr's ship? I am confident that it's only a particular region of hell that is frozen

[arctic pagoda]

Maybe that one region is what we'll explore

[gusty seal]

soooo yalll maybe frozen hell has some symbolism

unless thats a fan theory thing

[elder raven]

hell is very expansive so we’ll see

[gusty seal]

but in dantes inferno, the bottom layer of hell is actually the coldest, and satan sits there frozen in ice up to his head, hes massive. he holds judas and other traitors of god in his mouth and hands. the reason that part of hell is frozen....

its the farthest away from gods light and the darkest place in creation, no light reaches there, hence no heat, the place is devoid of all light

its the 9th circle i beleive

[marsh sleet]

just finished TDA

[gusty seal]

what sliders @marsh sleet and congrats its a great game !

[marsh sleet]

everything lowest to make it hard

speed was 120% to make it more akin to eternal

i didnt mess with projectile speed bc game speed was enough to make me die infinitely

[gusty seal]

Dante's Inferno features an "ice layer" in the Ninth Circle of Hell, called Cocytus, a frozen lake where the worst sinners—traitors to kin, country, guests, and benefactors—are imprisoned, varying in depth from neck-high to completely submerged, with the deepest levels holding Satan himself, frozen solid, enduring eternal torment from the icy winds generated by his own wings.

treachery is the worse sin due to it being one of the first. satan was closiest to god in terms of created creatures, he had the knowledge of all of heaven and still betrayed god. its about trust and breaking that trust, even vio0lence is only layer 7... its about moral acts hell. how corruupt the soul is

hows that for scooby being serious @brittle finch 😄

i expect a scooby snack too

[arctic pagoda]

I see, hells an ocean

I prefer spawns depiction of hell

[gusty seal]

the ocean is a metaphor for the infinite void at the beggining of creation, the waters above from the waters below @arctic pagoda

[arctic pagoda]

Neat

[gusty seal]

got any philosophy or mythology questions, scooby is your man, in my werewolf guild for another game, i do jokes of the day and werewolf lore from around the world haha

this was todays aghahahah
My house was bitten by a werewolf....
||Now, in the light of the full moon, it becomes a werehouse. Not evil or anything, just more storage space..||

[arctic pagoda]

Nice, in the spawn universe, there's 11 layers of hell

[gusty seal]

makes sense, i believe in some depictions the additional layers are really adding in purgatorys story and limbo, and also taking the sub layers of hell and giving them their own designation as a layer of hell in its own right

[spark elm]

Any game updates on the way?

[arctic pagoda]

The 11th layer exists solely for gods who sold their creations to make a profit

[gusty seal]

purgatory also has 9 layers

heaven has 3 or 9 depending on the context, judiasm or christianity or other religions

[arctic pagoda]

Nice

[gusty seal]

ahhhh the good old grave yard of the gods concept

[arctic pagoda]

Well "gods" being an allegory for all the comic book writers

[gusty seal]

i love grant morrison hes dabbles with this stuuff

[arctic pagoda]

Spawns god never sold him,which is the reason why he's able to traverse into other universes

It was Todd McFarlane

[gusty seal]

im not the biggest fan of 4th wall breaking

cus then ur writer would also exist in his own unvirse with its own rules that the writer is subject too

[arctic pagoda]

Not so much as fourth wall breaks, moreso meta contextualization

Although sometimes they'll dabble with it

Like this one time, a kid compared spawn to venom

[gusty seal]

well theyre both in the marvel omni verse lol so it makes sense

[arctic pagoda]

Spawn is Image comics

[gusty seal]

ur right

his crossovers make him cannon in both dc and marvel it says

[arctic pagoda]

Originally, not so much anymore

I still gotta buy compendium 7

[gusty seal]

seee we as fans have a Megaverse we dont awcknoledge enough, and it holds all our omni verses. some cross over others dont. even doom has multiverse or omniverse if you bring all id games in. maybe one day it will cross with the HaloVerse and we will see Doom Guy rock shiiiiz

the megaverse is every possible franchise in one verse

[arctic pagoda]

Secret level was supposed to get a doom x halo crossover

But Microsoft said no

[gusty seal]

bill gates has been jealouse since windows 95 lol

[arctic pagoda]

Lol

[gusty seal]

when doom was on more pcs than windows 95 at the time

[arctic pagoda]

You can play doom on a lawnmower now

[gusty seal]

you can play on a table top now lol

[arctic pagoda]

Wow

[gusty seal]

and everyone the reason im scooby, is cus im scooby doo werewolf in my other guild, and they kno i play doom too, which is why scooby is holding the meat hook in my pic. Scooby and Shaggy one time had shaggy become a werewolf, and a vampire in another one. So I made my discord appropiate 😄 the guild is pg/pg-13 so scooby was the way too goo. so yea im only a lil wierd haha

[arctic pagoda]

Nice

[gusty seal]

https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/article/doom-arena-board-game-kickstarter @arctic pagoda the table top version

[harsh egret]

[arctic pagoda]

Hm hm.

[marsh sleet]

wish the slayer had a sword but not too similar to the crucible

probably the dlc will do that

[obsidian shard]

PEAK mentioned!

and the TDA Artbook arrived

4lp hasn't been updated for 2 weeks (first of my items to ship) and I'm deadass worried it got lost 😭

[strong moth]

My Serrat is still in the Pacific Ocean lol

[gusty seal]

maybe the ship sank

[obsidian shard]

Mine shipped, arrived in Canada and then nothing for over a week now

[gusty seal]

could be the UAC Atlantica facility imploded

well UAC Pacifica Facility

[obsidian shard]

also what do you have the Jacket in? ive got mine in a Spare Suit bag lol

[gusty seal]

the wat?

[obsidian shard]

The 4x1111 DOOM: TDA Jacket

[gusty seal]

The 4x1111 DOOM: The Dark Ages jacket is an ultra-limited edition, "not for sale" item created as a special collaboration piece. Only 8 of these woven tapestry jackets were made available globally as part of a sweepstakes giveaway to promote the upcoming game.

^theres only 8?

[obsidian shard]

correct

I know of at least 6 of 8

[gusty seal]

IM ABOUT TO RIP AND TEAR @obsidian shard I CANT WAIT FOR YOUR LEVELS ONCE I FINISH MAX SLIDERS

[obsidian shard]

(id Software probs has 1 so that makes 7)

[obsidian shard]

whut

[gusty seal]

THE RIPATORIUM

lol

[obsidian shard]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1182151938314358856/1399628765826519092/Untitled_video_-_Made_with_Clipchamp.gif

[gusty seal]

moocubus

im doing a max slider nightmare run im on chapter 13 so far, ive been uploading the champion battles as i go @obsidian shard

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/save-room-for-the-main-course-be-patient-dont-eat-too-much-take-it-easy-morgan-freeman-gif-15881304

[spark elm]

New save: missed a codex on Aratum… what the heck…

99% other levels are 100%’d

[strong moth]

Mine was on my back today lol

[hazy pasture]

That true

[gusty seal]

imo the whiplash is the biggest pos in the game lol

other than ASSrak hes a litteral a-hole lol

and I just realized the Cacodemon in this game is really just an overgrown uncooked piece of calamari

Bruh @green estuary @sage verge dont know which is real one, but is there a particular weapon you like for whiplash, idk how to check the game files

i know almost every demon has some vulnernbility to a particular weapon

https://tenor.com/view/brah-south-park-brahthaurity-bruh-gif-3835526

[strong moth]

Not super helpful but the Super Shotgun is my go-to Whiplash Deleter

[gusty seal]

Me too haha, throw a shield saw, let it sit a second or two, shield dash/bash in and close the distance, SS fire once, throw shield saw again, shoot super shot gun while saw is in until whip lash dies, very effective and quick

but as you see, it leaves you open to enemy fire

[arctic pagoda]

Hi

I got pizza

[gusty seal]

Can i have some :p

[sage verge]

I'm Katsuji, hi

idk what you mean by real

[gusty seal]

Im real too

[warm ibex]

there's two people named katsu, he pinged both

I don't think you're the one he's looking for

[green estuary]

most enemies aren't vulnerable to a particular weapon (though some are), a lot of them just have resistance to particular weapons
off the top of my head, I don't think whiplashes really take less damage from anything besides rockets/grenades
they're nice targets for ricochet though
although shield bash + ssg is just the ez way to deal with them

[umbral flint]

any updates on the dlc?

[brittle finch]

So real

[warm ibex]

@umbral flint here's everything we know at the moment

[strong moth]

I kinda like how the glory kills are in TDA. I don’t want to go back haha

[green estuary]

https://tenor.com/view/boo-gif-19787475173016375

[crisp frigate]

It seems that they took quite a little bit of inspiration from people’s likeness of Doom Eternal, having the hub Fortress of Doom was pretty cool, but will they feature more Atlan deployment? Tragically with the passing of Serrat we most likely won’t be getting any more dragon missions

[heady trout]

okay im back, i like the game now truly. I get it. I can do all levels without dying on Nightmare

im on vacation now so i could practice the game more

and basically i started using the chainshot and the stunning shield rune and everything really started clicking

utilizing the falter system kind of naturally became second nature

[obsidian shard]

Me fr

[heady trout]

one thing doe, now that im good at the game, i find next to no reason to not always use the chainshot and/or SSG

like genuinely what use do i get from the other weapons after i get the chainshot

im actually wondering if this game has worse weapon balance than 2016

but regardless I don't really care, this shits awesome

second favorite game right behind Eternal

I haven't made up my mind on whats my favorite level doe, maybe the very last one

[obsidian shard]

The weapons hold up the same imo, Accelerator, Skullcrusher and Impaler decimate, Rocket Launcher is great, particularly for the Health back!

(IMO)

[heady trout]

see i thought abt the rocket launchers health return, and honestly it never felt like necessary

i could just play better and not have to worry

[obsidian shard]

True, for 300% damage to Slayer (My base) it's a lovely lil thing to say the least!

[heady trout]

Skullcrusher doe? My opinion is definitely still up in the air on how much i should use it

accelerator? Idfk I only use it up till Seige part 1 till i get the chainshot

[obsidian shard]

I enjoy the health back, but the Pulverizer For it's speed and DPS is pretty good

Accelerator is busted, I can easily kill 4 Komodos in about a Minute with it

[heady trout]

what

[obsidian shard]

(Ripatorium my goat)

[heady trout]

i mean i can kill 4 Komodos in about a minute too but with the accelerator?

[obsidian shard]

Yes

[heady trout]

what dark juju am i missing w it

[obsidian shard]

Tbf TDA is the only game of the 3 I've bothered to try and actively use all guns, so my opinions are different

[heady trout]

idk ive tried using EVERYTHING in Eternal, maybe the more i keep playing Dark Ages the more ill be curious to try other options (on my third Nightmare playthrough)

[obsidian shard]

Peam

[heady trout]

I am legitimately curious as to whats up with the accelerator that makes it do what u say it does

truthfully I haven't tried a max upgrade accelerator

[obsidian shard]

Combat Shotgun and Grenade Launcher are really the 2 weapons that are actually "Worse" to everything else, and even then they aren't bad, Although the Grenade Launcher is the "worst" imo

[heady trout]

Grenade launcher is fine on its own, just overshadowed by everything else

[obsidian shard]

Faster speed and max charge is sooo good, max Upgraded Accelerator is pretty damn good

[obsidian shard]

Ye pretty much

[heady trout]

Is there any legitimate reason to use the punch after u get the last op melee in the game

[warm ibex]

it's okay katsu, not everyone is capable of forming full thoughts

[obsidian shard]

Yes, Gauntlets may be the BEST Melee in the game!

[warm ibex]

probably is the best damage-wise

[obsidian shard]

(and charge up time)

[heady trout]

Im not saying they are bad, but i just see no reason to go back to them after the big one™

especially max upgrade

Ig under specific circumstances? idk

[obsidian shard]

The Bonk Atomic Punch™

[heady trout]

"wununununu"

[warm ibex]

I believe the gauntlets have better charge time and single-target damage potential in a lot of circumstances

better than the mace

which is a reason to go back to them for sure

I don't use them personally though

[obsidian shard]

Depends what your play style is, and what other weapons you're using

[obsidian shard]

Flail???

Chad Flail user?

[warm ibex]

I'm a certified flail user

[heady trout]

my play style is
-Chainshot
-SSG
-Ocasional Skullcrusher
-Shield rune that shocks enemies
-Mace

[heady trout]

Least buff Flail fan:

[obsidian shard]

Heaven Splitter

[warm ibex]

feels the best to use outside of damage, which isn't something I'm too worried about since everything else in the game hands out damage like it's nothing lol

[heady trout]

i really like the satisfaction of

MELEE BAM

on my third replay i nearly 100% the level after abyssal forest and for some reason the aggadon hunter died after a parry (bro was probably on his last leg)

[warm ibex]

the parry rattled his bones

[heady trout]

like i must have done something but it legitimately looked like the poor guy striked and tumbled over

like when Squidward tries to squash the Krusty Krab employee hat when SpongeBob put a cinderblock in it

[obsidian shard]

I parried a Baron Yesterday (after shooting TF out of it) and it fell over dead, I could not stop laughing

[heady trout]

its the funniest shit

it legitimately looks like they punched something too hard and it killed them

[obsidian shard]

Exactly 😂

[sour oar]

Love this game

Need DLC ASAP

[heady trout]

im banging against the ID software walls for more content like the Slayer against the Makry wall thing

[obsidian shard]

I made a DLC compilation from the Huge Streams (Thanks Hato, Samir and Horde for Posting each info each after stream)

[obsidian shard]

@sour oar here's all info

(Thanks for Posting Hato)

[heady trout]

Finally, Hugo boss fight

I think the only thing in this game that I can't get a base level grasp of so i can do no death runs consistently is Enhanced Ashrak

I can totally whoop his ass in the final boss, thats rad i love that fight

but his enhanced version just catches me off guard with the billion different parry-able attacks

and I can't exactly replay the boss individually, I have to restart phase by phase

[green estuary]

I’m something of a brainlet myself

[sour oar]

Fire bro thanks. Cant wait for this

[hard thistle]

What’s up, Slayers. I was thinking about the DLC today, too. Just need so much as a 30 second trailer for Christmas.

But how is everyone’s holiday season? Hopefully staying warm through the winter cold?

[safe kraken]

the dark age is the most weirdest doom game i ever saw

[arctic pagoda]

Ye

[thin hound]

There are only a few of them, so sure. Unless you include the old games, which are much weirder

Also weird is kind of part of it when the Cosmic Realm is featured

[safe kraken]

Nah old times is always good

[obsidian shard]

Weird, how?

[fading bone]

lotsa rage bait in this server

[hazy pasture]

Don't fall into the ragebait brother

[unkempt dragon]

who

oh

[hazy pasture]

Greetings LM

[unkempt dragon]

Hello!

[hazy pasture]

How's it going friendo?

A day to go for Christmas Eve

[unkempt dragon]

Good, got off work and just eating some chicken. Wby?

Ahhh yes!!

[hazy pasture]

Hell Yeah

And I got holiday leave early so came back to parents

Don't gotta worry bout work hell at least for a week

[unkempt dragon]

Are you gonna do fun stuff for the holidays?

[hazy pasture]

I'm already working on one...

A lil stuff which I might deliver on the jolliest day itself

Wbu?

[unkempt dragon]

hell yeah

Gonna chill with my best friend and her partner and kid and dogs. Then hang with my family for New Year's:)

[obsidian shard]

Hell yeah

[unkempt dragon]

Hi Jay! Hru

[obsidian shard]

Howdy, I'm doing good, Currently Present Wrapping! Wbu?

And listening to music of course!

I ended up completely Rearranging my work when I got off work.

[hazy pasture]

Hell Yeah

[unkempt dragon]

I'm just watching Netflix n chillin

[heady trout]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1388567765475922053/1452923600293335172/my-image_1_2.png?ex=694b940c&is=694a428c&hm=28079e2e9dc82748ece9a1353b1cf7a64be33c487b27fe630dca5901a6dc2067&

[hazy pasture]

Peam

[heady trout]

I've only managed to do enhanced Ashrak deathless once

[hazy pasture]

Ahh that's coolio

[unkempt dragon]

how come it says you've just joined the server, what happened?

[heady trout]

i left for a sec, had a crash out

[unkempt dragon]

ah, I'm sorry to hear that...hope you're doing better now?

[heady trout]

but now that im on vacation i managed to get the hang of the game

can do every level deathless on Nightmare, final battle in theory

asscracks random parry-able attacks always catch me off guard

when i think hes gonna do x attack but he does other attack and i get hit

why'd they put the final boss not in the final level

[gusty seal]

idk i guess they didnt wanna make it final

got some new BFS content if anyone wants to see, coming in a couple min Chapter 11 footage

[hazy pasture]

Dang

[gusty seal]

Big Fat Shotgun from the Atlan

and the Agaddon leader o/c

[gusty seal]

good dang or bad dang lol

[hazy pasture]

The good one

[gusty seal]

almost ready, and I have a playlist too of my max slider run, mainly the big fights.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrQaaVMdtHRPWbb1nrAXn1N3ZqosyhIYs&si=Llny6PqiTdJjIQkQ

[gusty seal]

#videos message
DOOM: Dark Ages PC | MAX Sliders | Hellbreaker | Final Agaddon Hunter Leader + Atlan Shotgun Battle

[marsh sleet]

everything about this screams incredible

mobility, axe, spear with teleport, cosmic realm

[marsh sleet]

man cacodemons went from silly goofballs with funny eye popping sounds to literal nightmare fuel

[harsh egret]

Eh i wouldn't say theres gonna be "incredible mobility"

[marsh sleet]

any amount helps tbh

[harsh egret]

If it plays well i more than welcome it

But yeah they arent just gonna stray away from the way the base game plays and just add in a shitton of mobility

[obsidian shard]

More likely to be leap then a teleport

[hazy pasture]

I feel like the leap is gonna look like we're teleporting

You know, a faster leap than the shield one

Maybe even a longer one too

[solar spoke]

for mobility we're getting a wheel chair

start off the DLC like terror billy in Wolfenstein 2

[harsh egret]

Cinema

[solar spoke]

One of the wheels will be the shield saw and we'll do some sick demon rail grinds

[harsh egret]

id software hire this guy

[solar spoke]

I'd be happy to be a consultant for wacky ideas

[hazy pasture]

Insane

Hugo needs to see this

[solar spoke]

supersized one for the Atlan too, gotta roll over some demons for fun

[harsh egret]

Transformers

Make the atlan turn into a car

[hazy pasture]

More like into a tank...

[harsh egret]

Yh

[solar spoke]

fuse with other Atlans to make a super Bruticus Atlan

[harsh egret]

https://tenor.com/view/doom-the-dark-ages-doomguy-doom-slayer-absolute-cinema-gif-11606677432043572262

[meager vortex]

doom slayer tda is a super tank

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-hi-gif-9068053854543073364

[frail bloom]

Nuh uh we getting a merch drop🗣️ 🗣️ 🔥

https://tenor.com/view/dancing-hype-kid-moves-happy-gif-16609706

[warm ibex]

is that confirmed

[frail bloom]

No lmao

[violet zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-gif-2723557039442379759

[heady trout]

hellbreaker is actually the most lame level in this game dawg

[frail bloom]

Ye it is kinda a nothing burger

[heady trout]

you get blueballed with the idea of a asscrack fight, instead he just pussies out and by the end of it im wondering what the hell was even the point of this micro quest

i think its extra lame that it ends with a portal, eternal levels of lame level ending

[heady trout]

the moment his hologram said ''our time will come'' was a insane gaining of aura debt

[obsidian shard]

https://tenor.com/view/please7tv-please-beg-pray-hope-gif-3860103425950934673

[heady trout]

asscrack should be ASHAMED

[obsidian shard]

Fallout Fans are Gluttony with how much merch they get

[frail bloom]

He paid it off when he tricked us and beat us for a while

Then he had negative aura when we downed him like a dog with rabies offscreen

[obsidian shard]

Us DOOM fans be Starving, Fallout got Merch on DOOM's B-day, and we were left to rot

https://tenor.com/view/australian-crashout-darkviper-darkviperau-gta5-gif-2292046127562942794

[spark elm]

I’ll hope to make it further than 6 levels for the first death

[heady trout]

I think my first death came in seige part 1

in my current nightmare playthrough and truthfully it was my fault, easily avoidable

[spark elm]

It was also my first death on the second playthrough. Ugh.

It was from vagary vomit.

[heady trout]

seige part 1 and 2 are the new cultist base and doom hunter base

[green estuary]

True

[frail bloom]

I like that comparison

[green estuary]

The vagary boss fight used to kinda suck but they thankfully removed the respawning mancs

[heady trout]

ngl even now that im better at the game, vagary champion boss fight in sentinel barracks is kinda

lame

a bit too repetitive

lemme try re coloring the parry attack thing, to something less videogame esque

but still bright so the contrast is enough so I can see

probably pink or purple ish, or blue, so it seems like a weird magic attack ors omething and not just green

ill just make it red actually

[green estuary]

I’ve never actually played with green parryable projectiles

[heady trout]

fuck green light red light its ALL red now, but slightly more saturated cause awesome

[green estuary]

I changed it to teal before I even started the game lol

[heady trout]

lemme see how red works for me

okay so im noticing it barely changes gameplay, cause im already in tune with the enemies moves so color isnt a factor, but GOD does it look so much cooler holy shit

i love it when games allow u to customize little things like this for your own personal aura feel

like this already looks less videogame esque, so much more immersive

OKAY lol i just realized the leader mancubus or whatever has 2 red things and one green one, but since now everythings red i kind of just have to fucking guess lol, this will be a problem for the vagary but i could just increase the saturation tenfold

or decrease it to set it apart from damaging red

[harsh egret]

Cant u like tone down the alpha to make it less bright tho

[heady trout]

yeah

thats what i was thinking but you worded it better

[harsh egret]

I remember i played with a less bright yellow for a bit once and projectiles just looked like they were made out of piss

[heady trout]

just checked, its has max alpha lol

theres still wiggle room ill def keep experimenting with this bc it just looks so cool

and who knows maybe when i fight a vagary ill quickly notice the tonal difference and be able to quickly tell the parryable projectiles apart

okay the mancubus is no problem bc the pattern is always the same so its a matter of memorizing right and left

but i have yet to face off against a vagary and that will be the true test

holy shit i was going for a valuable secret and out of fucking nowhere i turn around to see a aggadon hunter ready to box and i was so shocked i comboed him so fast he died in like 10 seconds

parry, parry, ssg, quadruple fist and something else and bam bro thought he was jumping me, he got reverse jumped

[elder raven]

i made it a dark blue and its really good

[solar spoke]

I tried light blue for that hellfire effect but it blended in too much with standard revenant attacks

[spark elm]

I have my parry thing as gold

[slow wagon]

Dark ages is good as hell

[glad hinge]

Good news for everyone looking to get their hands on the Dark Ages audio files: Atlan Resource Extractor now supports extracting them: https://github.com/FlavorfulGecko5/EntityAtlan/releases/tag/Extractor

[gusty seal]

I have mine set to "Rip and tear, until it is done."

best parry color ever

[gusty seal]

do red and greee just for christmas hahhaha

[heady trout]

that's true, so jolly

[gusty seal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVVKL33_UU4&list=RDXVVKL33_UU4&start_radio=1 @glad hinge

[fading osprey]

Ah yes, good old Andy strider

[fervent maple]

I hope Andy gets a thumbnail artist someday. He's a fantastic musician, but the AI-looking thumbnails irk me a lot.

[fading osprey]

Yeah

[heady trout]

I can't make up my mind if i prefer Serrat or the Atlan

the ultra chad turret fans:

[gusty seal]

if you cant choose you know what that means man..... @heady trout

[obsidian shard]

Andy is Great but I have 2 Issues

1. ai Thumbnails...
2. People treat him like he's Mick, but he doesn't write any music.

[gusty seal]

How does he go about putting his name on it though?

[obsidian shard]

wdym?

[gusty seal]

does he just play or just compose ?

this is actually the fisrt ive heard of him. i was just looking for rad christmas doom music lol

[obsidian shard]

He play's and remixes music, he doesn't compose, all of his music is "[Blank] In the Style of DOOM"

It is some good shit tho

and he Gives credit to the actual composers (unlike others)

so hes got my respect

He doesn't use ai Thumbnails anymore I believe so that's a W

[gusty seal]

and @heady trout it means you want both

we need some Saw remixed doom theme music lol

like the movies Saw

[obsidian shard]

DOOM: The Dark Ages – DLC Info so far:

COMBAT:

• Slayer Gates are returning.
• Possible Archville Enemy.
• Mobility will play a major role in the DLC.
• Every new mechanic will meaningfully affect gameplay (similar to the Sentinel Hammer in TAG 2).
• New Spear weapon featuring a teleport or leap ability.
• Possible Axe weapon (not yet confirmed).

EXPLORATION:

• We will most likely see more of the cosmic realm.
• There will be a hub area — likely the Kreed Maykr’s ship.
• Exploration will have a stronger role in overall progression.
• Additional mobility options will be available, and some sections will require them.
• Levels will feature more backtracking, more unlocking of the space.
• Roughly 30% of content will be inaccessible until the DLC’s story is completed.

LORE:

• Major lore questions fans have asked about will be pushed forward.
• Some connections to DOOM (2016).
• Teases relating to the Sentinel Civil War, the Wretch, and “armor” (Interesting...)
• Marok will have a role in the DLC.
• Cutscenes will be more immersive, possibly in first-person.
• The Order of the Six (the High Council) are likely our targets.

MUSIC:

• Finishing Move will most likely be composing the OST.

DLC Art by Gavin Manners
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/971218217852862544/1453159797674475682/G70Zh80WcAASLKa.jpg?ex=694c7006&is=694b1e86&hm=343529607be23468c2e52f0345efed97ac0041133c6235fe0b0adb7023e98db7&

@stone pasture

[heady trout]

cinema

ancestral forge is interesting bc it only looks cool when ur facing upwards and notice the remains of the giant creature

if not, it kind of looks like a basic 2016 hell level

without a doubt Dark Ages looks the best to me, outside of just "le graphic quality" there's not a single level in which im not marvelling at its art direction and creativity

tbf Sentinel arquitecture is kinda that, hard to go wrong with it

but everything else is so visually captivating as well

[obsidian shard]

Plus theres the whole cosmic realm

[heady trout]

aside from maybe Hell, Eternal did that one best

[heady trout]

undeniably super captivating, on par with Sentinel stuff

i love it to death

https://tenor.com/view/it's-time-to-stop-gif-9416155803997449261

me stopping to look at everything

[obsidian shard]

Both Games look phenomenal,

The Eternal and TDA Artbooks are amazing, and side by side they look so nice the Red (Eternal) and Blue (TDA) of the spines, pair so well together!!!

[heady trout]

"Hold up group of 60 demons I'm busy gazing at the beauty of the unknown*

[heady trout]

Eternal looks amazing too, its just that Darl Ages us constantly captivating, there's some Eternal locations im kinda "ok" on

tbf ig i could say that in regards to Dark Ages hell but that's only like 3 stages

the crucified Titans are the single coolest thing ever

what did they do to deserve this 🙏

[hearty edge]

chat it's time to steam our awards https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1214800788187123753/1453164564186398840/image.png?ex=694c7476&is=694b22f6&hm=90ad1d49c1b8701c7aa78c48a27cd1d93895004e7b2b6500cba59aeab22807d6&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=1860&height=611

[brittle finch]

Nvidia Reflex has a terrible implementation in this game ngl

Legit drops my FPS by like 10 when I enable it

[hearty edge]

how is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on the best soundtrack category but not doom smh my head

[brittle finch]

I only had it on because I forgot to disable it after using frame gen and istg I tested it in the same area and my FPS went from low to mid 40s down to low 30s

[green estuary]

because people kinda don't like metal that much

[frosty roost]

cannot wait to open my doom merch after tomorrow 😄

[brittle finch]

It felt smoother after turning it off 🙏

[stone pasture]

Guys, sum up all the info we have on the dlc campaign

[obsidian shard]

I posted it, you can see if you scroll up a lil bit

[frail bloom]

E33 does deserve to be there tho

Music is bangin

Aur voi mon ami

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-hellmo-french-baguette-chaos-gif-24577820

[obsidian shard]

Agreed, but spider man 2
... WHAT

[frail bloom]

I haven't played spiderman 2

So me no have opinion on that

[green estuary]

it's "au revoir" lmao

[frail bloom]

Ik I was trying to look dumb but I guess that comes natural

[obsidian shard]

E33 and Deltarune are the only 2 that I believe should 100% be there

TDA not being there is actually evil tho ngl

Spiderman 2 came out like 2 years ago bruh

[frail bloom]

I do agree

But damn I glad I picked up E33 at best buy

Honestly it's making me want to get other games

[hearty edge]

i would get hit game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

however, I only have 24gb available space

[frail bloom]

Sadge

[green estuary]

Speaking of games, has anyone played metal eden?

[frail bloom]

No but I saw its demo

When mayo reviewed it

[versed quarry]

Pretty sure that game used generative AI

[frail bloom]

For ideas for concept art? Ye it's no big deal

[hearty edge]

pretty sure it was just for placeholder assets during development

[frail bloom]

They were placeholders ye

[versed quarry]

I dunno, I wouldn’t call it no big deal

[hearty edge]

also pretty sure 90% of games today use gen ai for something

[frail bloom]

It is quite literally no big deal

There's no ai in game

[versed quarry]

Where did you hear that dude

[frail bloom]

It was just as a placeholder until they made their own assets

[hearty edge]

just assuming

[frail bloom]

Don't assume

[hearty edge]

also why u being so harsh on like 30 employees

[frail bloom]

But there's a high chance that many indie studios use generative ai as placeholders before replacing them with their own assets

No one is replacing anyone

[hearty edge]

alr but like just using it as a placeholder or for generating some ideas is probably widely done

[hearty edge]

yes

[versed quarry]

Because using AI, even as a placeholder, is still using AI

Also, how would concept art be used as a placeholder

[frail bloom]

No no it's not concept art but still

It shouldn't be a point of contention

[hearty edge]

wait i just forgot ram prices r high yea fook ai/s

[versed quarry]

Again, what do you mean being used as a placeholder

[frail bloom]

It wasn't "concept art" but they generated somethings as placeholders and then replaced them eith their own assets. That's all I know. And all I know is that the ai never made it in the real game and never replaced anyone. I don't like ai and I don't want to see it in any game but if it's for a placeholder, who actually cares, it might as well not exist

[hearty edge]

okay sandfall interactive said they mostly used preexisting assets from unreal engine marketplace as placeholders during development and some devs experimented with ai to create placeholder textures which were replaced within 5 days

so a literal non issue

[frail bloom]

Bruh

Like literally

[versed quarry]

Why could they have possibly needed placeholder textures

Like what

[frail bloom]

Oh how dare they

For 5 days no less

[versed quarry]

It’s still the act of using AI

[frail bloom]

I don't get it

I really don't

They used ai

But they never kept it

It could be a time crunch, it could'v3 been resource issues

And they srill pulled through with their own assets

[green estuary]

It’s not about the money, schpidaman
It’s about sending a message

[frail bloom]

What message

[hearty edge]

ram

[green estuary]

That AI is not acceptable in video game development

[hearty edge]

i need ram

[frail bloom]

Well

[green estuary]

If it were a triple A operation, I’d ignore the game, no question
But it’s a small studio that used AI for like 10 lines of robotic chatter that might not have even made it into the game, so I’m kinda torn

Idk, I just wish they had just gotten someone on their staff to just do the lines for fun instead of turning to AI

[obsidian shard]

Um some of the ai was in launch

And they silently patched it out without saying a thing

[frail bloom]

Oh

Hm

Ok well ig that's not good ye

[obsidian shard]

And never discoled with Valve or anyone else that they used ai I'm development

[frail bloom]

But it's not a deal breaker

[hearty edge]

damn is 😔

[obsidian shard]

And thus are being Un-nominated

From rewards

[frail bloom]

That's fine

[green estuary]

Problem is the game looks fuckin sick

[frail bloom]

It is

[green estuary]

And it’s also just 19 bucks

[obsidian shard]

The game is great for sure, But lying at launch saying ai wasn't used is pretty messed up imo

[hearty edge]

35 buckaroos here 😔✊

[frail bloom]

Ye they could've disclosed that

Lesson learned

But it does not diminish the quality of the game in anyway

[green estuary]

Well I don’t think they lied per se
I just think the devs didn’t really think it was a big deal, because when they were called out on it, they just straight up said what all the AI was used for

But then when it became a big deal, they removed the AI stuff because it wasn’t really worth it

[frail bloom]

Atleast they listened

Think abt call of duty black ops 7

[obsidian shard]

True

[frail bloom]

shudders

The horror

[obsidian shard]

That is one of the top 6 Most sold games of this year too

[green estuary]

BO7 currently is 35% positive on steam lol

[frail bloom]

https://tenor.com/view/kurt-angle-me-when-looking-stare-are-you-serious-gif-11132620111287096186

[green estuary]

“Mostly negative” is crazy

[frail bloom]

How many players is it at

Better be less then 500

[obsidian shard]

Too many

(it's a lot)

[frail bloom]

How much

[obsidian shard]

Have you done the E33 side quests?

[frail bloom]

Those being?

[obsidian shard]

The Parkour ones...

[frail bloom]

Parkour, like off the intended path?

[obsidian shard]

Yes.... The pain

[frail bloom]

I've beaten chromatic enemies and retrieved stuff for other npcs

Fought merchants here and there

[obsidian shard]

Golf with Friends is GOTS

[green estuary]

For reference, BO6 had over 300k concurrent players at launch
BO7 had less than 90k

[frail bloom]

Still too much

How much is it at now

[green estuary]

Dunno
SteamDB doesn’t own the game

[frail bloom]

Oh dam

[green estuary]

So it can’t even produce charts for it lmao

[frail bloom]

It better be like 5

I'd wish for zero

[bold blaze]

is there going to be a dlc for doom TDA

[red peak]

Yeah

[bold blaze]

do we know when it's coming out

[red peak]

Im not sure tbh, I just know its coming

[bold blaze]

and if we have the premium edition, will we get it or is it going to be another purchase to be made

[frail bloom]

You'll just get it

[bold blaze]

Good

[frail bloom]

If that wasn't the case I would remove the game lol

[bold blaze]

Yeah you never know in the modern gaming climate

I've seen game companies do much scummier things than that tbh

[obsidian shard]

Well they did say premium would come with DLC

[bold blaze]

Good. Thanks! :))

[solar spoke]

Played the free trial, deleted it and went straight back to BF6, gonna try Arc Raiders too

[hearty edge]

I would plat bf6 if I had more storage omg bro why did my laptop only come with 512gb

[west shale]

Man we need modding support for Dark Ages like we got for Eternal