Inside hours of Xbox revealing Doom: The Darkish Ages, a modder had added the upcoming sport’s significantly steel saw-toothed protect to the unique Doom.
aight I kinda ended up making an attempt to make precise adorn for it… it really works, will add in a bit. pic.twitter.com/OORmCydVL0
— Craneo (@CreeperOfSteam) June 10, 2024
Posting to X/Twitter, modder Craneo showcased a retro model of The Darkish Ages’ noticed protect getting used within the opening stage of Doom 2 on PC. The mod replaces the unique sport’s chainsaw with the brand new shieldsaw, however this is not only a re-skin. In an effort to really replicate what we noticed in The Darkish Ages’ trailer, Craneo’s modded noticed not solely cuts by way of enemies, however may also be thrown into distant foes and used to defend in opposition to injury.
This work arrived in faster than fast time: Craneo posted the video of the mod to X/Twitter barely 12 hours after the trailer for Doom: The Darkish Ages had debuted as a part of the Xbox Video games Showcase. Minutes later the .wad file for the mod was additionally posted.
Whereas developed rapidly, the mod appears constructed on good logic. The defend capability seemingly triggers a short lived use of Doom’s godmode cheat to negate incoming injury – a ability the sport’s unique chainsaw definitely does not have. As for the throw, it requires somewhat tinkering within the sourceport choices, but it surely’s an efficient weapon within the OG Doom’s confined corridors, particularly as a result of it could possibly ricochet. This model of the protect sadly cannot boomerang again to you, although, so you may want to remain alive lengthy sufficient to choose it again up.
As for id Software program’s precise noticed protect, we’ll want to attend till 2025. Nonetheless, regardless of being a Bethesda sport, Microsoft has determined to convey Doom: The Darkish Ages to PlayStation 5 in addition to the anticipated Xbox and PC platforms. That is a very good factor, too, because it seems like Doom: The Darkish Ages could possibly be the sequence’ boldest wager but.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s Senior Options Editor.