Doom Eternal: Update brings more accessibility

In order to improve accessibility and increase accessibility, the EGO-Shooter Doom Eternal were provided with new functions. The first start of the game after the update will point out the innovation, including text-to-language (and vice versa) and a contrast filter.

• Balancing changes for alle platforms
• Balancing changes nur for console
• new barrier-free features
• additional comfort improvements for alle platforms
• error fixes for alle platforms
• troubleshooting nur for PC
• troubleshooting nur on PlayStation 5
• known problems on all platforms
• known problems nur on PC
• known problem nur on Playstation 5
• additional comments NUR for PC

In addition, the update contains comfort improvements, balance changes and error corrections.

In the German Patch Notes you can read all the details.

Update 6.66 Rev 2 Patch Notes

new barrier-free features

We look forward to equipping Doom Eternal with new accessibility features so that more people can have fun with the game:

Notification pop-up menu regarding barrier-free settings

After the installation of Update 6.66 Rev. 2, a pop-up menu with regard to accessibility settings appears. Read the available options and check whether the settings meet your wishes. In the game you can access these settings via the accessibility, audio and video menus.

Text-to-language (chat)

This option converted text, which is entered in Battle mode 2.0 chat windows, based on the language profile chosen by the user.

• There are several language profiles available. You can change the profiles in the selection and listen to you before you choose one.
• The outgoing text message appears yellow in the chat window when it has been converted to language.
• Text converted to language is issued in the language in which it was written.
• Converted text chat messages can only hear the demon colleagues in Matches in Battle mode 2.0-lobbies.

Language-to-text (chat)

This option activates the transcription incoming language chat in Battle mode 2.0 chat windows.

• Incoming language-to-text messages appear yellow in the chat window of the Battle mode 2.0 lobby and are only visible in matches for demon colleagues.
• If the chat translation is not activated, language-to-text-chat messages appear in the original language.

Text-to-language (detailed)

Activates a simulated voice that reads the incoming text messages from other players.

Text-to-language (starting)

Activates a simulated voice that reads the outgoing text chat of the player to the other players.

Chat translation

If this option is activated, incoming text chat messages are translated into the language to which the reception player's system is placed. This works with incoming ordinary and language-to-text-chat messages.

Contrast filter

This option reduces the pace at which screen brightness can change in the game. If it is activated, it can be fine -tuned by the following controllers:

• Brightness speed (per pixel): limits the pace at which the brightness for each pixel can change with explosions and intensive combat sequences.
• Brightness speed (overall picture): limited the pace at which the average brightness can change on the entire screen.

Contrast improvements of the user interface

Some menu elements of the user interface have been changed to increase readability.

additional comfort improvements for alle platforms

Gameplay General

The turning-out animation of the fighter shotgun automatic mode can now be interrupted by a melee command.

Campaign

• If you die in the fight against a Marauder, a tutorial pop-up with combat tips (this only happens once per score) will appear.
• The speed of movement of the Cacodemon was lowered at the difficulty levels "zu Jung to die" and "_los, give it me".

Horde mode

-A notification effect has been added to the Horde-Point Hud element that informs when a new medal has been reached _ (see above) _.

• An option has been added with which the HUD can be hidden in horde mode _ (see/from below) _.
• The duration of the end-round sequence was shortened.

Balancing changes for alle platforms

Slayer

When using the flame dator against a player demon, the preserved amount of armor from 30 was reduced to 10 *.

Revenant

The coincide time of the DASH was shortened from 250 ms to 50 ms *. * The recharging of the jet pack is now being used after the use of rocket lockfire.

Archvile

The Feuersee radius was increased by 30 %. The Fire lake damage was increased from 6 to 10 per unit of time. The Fire lake duration was reduced from 5 to 2 seconds . * The vertical expansion of Feuersee was increased slightly. The fireball damage to the fire professional improvement was increased from 27 to 32 .

Chat-widget

We have updated the online chat window, so that it can now be reached from the HUD during a Battle mode 2.0 match. Before that, it was necessary to pause the game to access the chat window in a match.

Balancing changes nur for console

Slayer

The male that the Slayer may lose were increased from 3 to 4 *.

error fixes for alle platforms

Gameplay General

• An error was remedied through which the conclusion of the "Argentas Paladi" milestone did not unlock the guardian podium. Thanks to everyone for the incredible patience with this problem!
• An error was remedied through which the flame effects of the flame slayer were not correctly presented in cutscenes.

Campaign

Doom Eternal

• An error was remedied by the vertical jump from a coffin wall at the time of its case led to a remaining phantom collision and prevented the reset of the coffin wall.
• An error was remedied through which the Doom Hunter was able to incorrectly harm the Slayer during the tumbling in melee distance.

The Ancient Gods, Part One

• A mistake was remedied through which the "destroy the father's sphere of life" mission goal and the blood sump code entry after reset the (blood sump) mission.

The Ancient Gods, Part Two

• An error was remedied by which albtraum was incorrectly specified as the highest level of difficulty played when the difficulty level increased to albtraum and subsequent a mission in the mission selection menu.

Battle mode 2.0

• An error was remedied through which the code entry was not unlocked for the playable Dread Knight after completing the tutorial.

Horde mode

• An error was remedied through which the _ "Doom Guy in a box" _ symbol was not unlocked after completing the _ "reinvent the weapon wheel" _ -milestone.
• An error was remedied through which the Horde-round progress card white appeared when played with selected demon UI color profile.
• An error was remedied through which, after completing the complete Horde mode, _ "10,000 points" _ instead of _ "difficulty bonus" _ was displayed.

Master Level

Doom Eternal

• An error was remedied through which the sphere and melting pots were incorrectly removed from the Marskern Master level in classic mode.
• An error was remedied through which the fighter-shot-fully automatic mode mode could not be used if its recovery animation was interrupted when the plasma defense is equipped in the Marskern Master level.

The Ancient Gods, Part Two

• A mistake was remedied through which the leaving of the upper hut at the village entrance after killing the marauder in the world spear master level led to the fact that non-functional demon goals remained and the opponents were held on the way to the cathedral from spawns.

troubleshooting nur for PC

• A fall problem was fixed that could occur when changing the weapons in the last room of the Marauder tutorial (playable demon).

troubleshooting nur on PlayStation 5

Horde mode

• A mistake was remedied through which the Arcade Slayer-Skin in the intro and the SiegPodien in Horde mode did not appear.

known problems on all platforms

barrier -free

• Language-to-Text transcription is not supported during charging screens.
• Color blindness settings only affect the user interface and not the elements of the game world.

known problems nur on PC

Battle mode 2.0

• The standard key assignment for access to the chat window is not consistent across all menus.

Gameplay General

• The use of Alt+Tab in charging screens and in menu transitions can lead to freezing the game. To avoid this problem, you should not use Alt+tab in charging screens and in menu transitions.

known problem nur on Playstation 5

barrier -free

• Language profiles can only be heard via the loudspeaker of the dualense ™ wireless controller.

additional comments NUR for PC

• User with Intel GPU, whose performance is above the specifications, Doom Eternal can play with the driver version 30.01.1325. Please contact Intel customer support to report possible graphic anomalies.