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Doom Eternal 6.66 Update Now Available For Switch, Adds Horde Mode And More

After a long wait, Bethesda has released the Version 6.66 update for Doom Eternal on Switch.

The update adds a number of new features to the game, including Horde Mode, Battlemode 2.0, and more. It also fixes several bugs and issues with the game.

Check out the trailer below, along with the full patchnotes for the update via Bethesda:

UPDATE 6.66 ON THE GO!

Update 6.66 has finally arrived and there’s so much content to get excited for on Nintendo Switch. There is the brand new, arcade-style single player Horde Mode, three new Master Levels and so many changes and improvements to BATTLEMODE that it’s getting the 2.0 treatment. This thicc update includes all the content and gameplay updates from the following releases combined: Update 6, Update 6.66, Update 6.66 Rev 1, and Update 6.66 Rev 1.1

HORDE MODE

Compete for the highest score by battling wave after wave of demons across three Missions from DOOM Eternal and The Ancient Gods – Parts One and Two* in this challenging new single player game mode. You’ll need to keep your wits about you and your skill sharp. Like a classic arcade game, there aren’t any checkpoints, you start with just 3 extra lives – but there are more to earn as you progress. You begin with only a fully mastered Combat Shotgun, unlocking a new weapon at random as you complete each Arena Round. Earn new Milestones and unlock loads of cool new customization items as you progress!

*All Horde Mode content is available to players who own any DOOM Eternal product configuration, including standalone versions of The Ancient Gods – Parts One, Part Two, and or the Year One Pass

Leaderboards

There is a different Leaderboard for each Difficulty

Your score gets uploaded to the Leaderboard at the end of each run

Your rating is based on your score

Slayers who score 400,000 points are awarded Slayer Medals

Rewards Galore

There are so many amazing earnable rewards in Horde Mode, that instead of listing them all via text, we thought it would be better to show you:

So…

…many…

…rewards.

NEW MASTER LEVELS

Update 6.66 for Nintendo Switch includes three new Master Levels, Taras Nabad, Mars Core and The World Spear*. Complete the corresponding campaign level to unlock each one. Access your unlocked Master Levels from the Mission Select menu

*You must own DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods – Part Two to play The World Spear Master Level

RAY TRACER BALLISTA SKIN

This incredibly reflective new Ballista skin is a free login reward waiting for every Slayer

BATTLEMODE 2.0

Update 6.66 brings the biggest and most important update to the game mode so far. Now, more than ever skill matters in BATTLEMODE. The more you win, the better the players you face off against will be. Complete BATTLEMODE 2.0 Series Challenges to increase your Rank, unlock new rewards and attain a higher Leaderboard position

Leaderboards

BATTLEMODE 2.0 adds Slayer and Demon-based Leaderboards for each supported platform. Leaderboard position is determined by Rank attained and number of Hot Streaks completed in the current Series. Leaderboards are reset with each Series changeover

The Leaderboards consist of three parts:

1. Cycle Type

Global – This displays all players on the Leaderboard within a specific platform

Favorites – This displays all players within your personal favorites list

Near Me – This displays global players in and around your Leaderboard placement

2. Leaderboard List

Leaderboards are organized by descending order of rank

Rank – Displays rank numbers

Hot Streak – Indicates number of Hot Streaks earned

Name – Displays player usernames

3. Rewards

Players will be awarded title cosmetics based on their BATTLEMODE Leaderboard placements for a single Series. There are two separate sets of titles for both the Sentinel Hero and Hell’s Demons Leaderboards

Speaking of Rewards…

We know you just wanna see the rewards that are available right now in BATTLEMODE 2.0, so without further ado…

*Due to these current rewards having started earlier on other platforms, challenge targets will be adjusted on Nintendo Switch to make these items more easily attainable

NEW PLAYABLE BATTLEMODE 2.0 CONTENT

In addition to BATTLEMODE 2.0, Update 6.66 adds the brand-new playable Demon, the Dread Knight and two new BATTLEMODE arenas: Corrosion and Stronghold!

DREAD KNIGHT

The Dread Knight is well-suited for Demon players who have an all-or-nothing play style. With double-jump and an array of attacks, the Dread Knight is a nimble demon with and potent offensive capabilities, but the attacks require cooldowns that can leave you exposed in between use

Primary Attack: ENERGY WAVE

The Energy Wave is a Destroyer Blade-style energy projectile that yields moderate damage with a moderate rate of fire

BERSERK

Activating Berserk temporarily replaces Energy Wave with a high-damage melee attack with heavy lurch

While in use, Berserk increases movement speed and reduces damage taken by up to 60%

Every use of Berserk requires a long cool down period

GROUND SLAM

Ground Slam is an AOE attack that allows the Dread Knight to leap to a selected location within the permitted range to deal explosive damage to the area upon impact

Every use of Ground Slam requires a cool down period

QUANTUM ORB

Quantum Orb is a projectile attack dealing moderate damage which the Dread Knight can redirect in flight by activating its teleport ability

Every use of the Quantum Orb requires a cooldown period, which is shorter if the teleport ability is not activated

Mid-Round Upgrades

FEROCITY

Your Energy Wave projectile reduces Berserk’s cooldown every time it hits the Slayer

ENSHROUD

Ground Slam not longer deals damage but instead creates a smoke cloud that grants temporary invisibility

NEW BATTLEMODE 2.0 ARENAS

Corrosion is a forgotten fortress that’s been ravaged by a hellish swamp. Players will engage in frenetic firefights through the outer Battlements and ambush deep into the inner Catacombs. The Courtyard acts as the arena’s centerpiece, and provides cover with plenty of mobility options. Expect high showdown potential between the Demon Players and DOOM Slayer in this new arena

Stronghold is at the center of Hell. Acting as both a defensive position and a processing facility that helps fuel the Dark Lord’s warmachine, the environment lends itself to players who can keep moving between the different layers arena. Demon players and Slayer alike will fight over the valuable cover that the Fuel Overflow area provides. Players who master traversing between the bottom and top platforms will excel in our most competitive BATTLEMODE map to date

NEW SLAYER CAMPAIGN & BATTLEMODE 2.0 CHANGES

CONTROLLER: WEAPON-SPECIFIC BINDS

Players can now remap their controller to include specific weapon-specific binds

COMBAT SHOTGUN (FULL AUTO MOD)

Added ability to switch weapons during wind down animation

Adjusted base charge time and wind down time

Speed of Quick Recovery upgrade has been increased

Removed additional movement speed penalty for firing so there is just slowdown on activation. As a result, the Fast Feet upgrade removes all movement penalty and the string has been updated to reflect that

THE ANCIENT GODS – PART TWO BALANCE CHANGES

The World Spear

Updated Fountain encounter by adding a Pain Elemental and improving AI pathing

Added some incidental encounters to mountain area

Adjusted pacing of initial Blood Maykr encounter

Reclaimed Earth

Beefed up the first encounter to make it a bit more challenging and added a Mancubus

Removed Stone Imps from the first stage of the Escalation Encounter

Removed Shield and Riot Soldiers out of the Library arena

Added some more challenging AI to combat as you ascend the Library building

Added an additional Mancubus to the final arena

Immora

No changes

MAIN MENU MUSIC OPTION

Main Menu Music options now available via Audio menu:

DOOM Eternal Menu Music

The Ancient Gods Menu Music

NEW MILESTONES

Horde Mode brings three new Milestones!

Let’s Play

Complete the first Horde Mode Mission

Reinvent the Weapon Wheel

Re-collect all of the weapons on the Weapon Wheel

Game Over

Beat Horde Mode

BUG FIXES

CAMPAIGN

Fixed an issue where collision was present on armor and ammo drops

Fixed in issue in which ambient music from the automap would persist outside of the Dossier

Fixed the issue in which the Argentas Paladi Milestone progress would not complete correctly

Note: Thank you all so much for your patience with these!

BATTLEMODE 2.0

Fixed an issue in which the Archvile’s Flame Wall would block the Marauder’s Shotgun Blast attack

Updated the description for the Revenant’s Sadist upgrade to make the wording clearer

Fixed an issue where Demon Players can stack Healing Zone for double healing with/without Tactician upgrade

Fixed a physics-related issue that caused Slayers to lose momentum when dashing next to certain surfaces

Fixed the Revenant’s jetpack acceleration so it is no longer framerate dependent

Fixed an issue where additional Demon Player models would appear on respawn after using Team Heal upon a Demon teammate’s death

Fixed an issue where Slayers can generate more armor shards from Demon Players damaged by quick-swapping

Fixed a culling issue on the ceiling of the Corrosion map

KNOWN ISSUES

BATTLEMODE 2.0

Issue: When a Mancubus Player spawns at the start of a round, the “Smoke Bomb” interface element will only be partially filled. This is a display issue, the Smoke Bomb fires correctly

When using the “Rumble Pack” pose, the Slayer’s Shotgun & Zombie models may disappear from the podium when a text chat message is opened

Horde Mode

The Horde Mode Milestone, “Reinvent the Weapon Wheel” does not appropriately award the icon portion of the reward