Inside hours of Xbox revealing Doom: The Dark Ages, a modder had added the upcoming sport’s severely steel saw-toothed defend to the authentic Doom.
aight I kinda ended up making an attempt to make precise beautify 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 Dark Ages’ noticed defend being utilized in the opening degree of Doom 2 on PC. The mod replaces the authentic sport’s chainsaw with the new shieldsaw, however this is not only a re-skin. In an effort to actually replicate what we noticed in The Dark 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 towards harm.
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 Dark 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 shortly, the mod appears constructed on sensible logic. The defend capacity seemingly triggers a brief use of Doom’s godmode cheat to negate incoming harm – a talent the sport’s authentic chainsaw definitely would not have. As for the throw, it requires a little tinkering in the sourceport options, but it surely’s an efficient weapon in the OG Doom’s confined corridors, particularly as a result of it will possibly ricochet. This model of the defend sadly cannot boomerang again to you, although, so you may want to remain alive lengthy sufficient to select it again up.
As for id Software program’s precise noticed defend, we’ll want to attend till 2025. Nevertheless, regardless of being a Bethesda sport, Microsoft has determined to carry Doom: The Dark Ages to PlayStation 5 in addition to the anticipated Xbox and PC platforms. That is a very good factor, too, because it seems to be like Doom: The Dark Ages could possibly be the collection’ boldest guess but.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s Senior Options Editor.