Chronologically speaking Doom 2016 takes place 4 years after Doom 3 (and Doom RPG). Which could allow plenty of time for UAC to rebuild and restructure since the events of Doom 3. Also Mars City was a huge place in Doom 3. Not all of it was explored, and it took three or four different campaigns to explore portions of it, counting Doom RPG as well. Doom is still popular today, as is shown by the many Doom mods still coming out. A Doom 3 mod that is a remake of Doom 1 is even out, showing how impactful the game is. Overall Doom 3 wasn't very immersive, its tricks were cheap (look out for medikits right in the middle of nowhere or in an extremely awkward spot. Most likely lights go out, zombies come out of. Doom 4 started production around 2007, three years after Doom 3 came out. Nine years is an especially long time to make a game, but that's because the project was restarted from scratch sometime after 2010. Related: 5 Best Runes In Doom (And 5 Worst). Set on Earth to mirror the events of DOOM II, this DOOM featured a band of humans fighting against a more realistic demon in a city environment colored in distinctively Xbox 360 levels of brown. The game, which fans have taken to calling 'Call of Doom' due to its inspirations, was going to feature the same cinematic presentation as DOOM 3.
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The only known incarnation of the game's logo, found on id Software's job opportunities page in early 2010.[1]
Doom 4 1.0, not to be confused with id Software's eventual successful release of Doom (2016), is a cancelled first-person shooter that was originally intended as a reboot of the Doom franchise. After being initially announced in August 2007, it suffered repeated delays and development setbacks until, in 2011, intervention by publisher Bethesda Softworks and parent company ZeniMax Media led to internal reorganization at the company. The game then entered a period of 'rolling reboot' which would last until the new concept which became the final 'DOOM' solidified in 2013.[2]
'You can probably close your eyes and imagine a 'Call of Doom' or a 'BattleDoom' game, where it starts to feel way too much like: 'Wait, this doesn't feel like Doom, it feels like we're playing some other franchise with a Doom skin on it.. It wasn't fast enough.. The way that the demons worked. The visceralness (sic) of the combat.. The combat was more disconnected, you almost found yourself taking cover at times and using things from other FPSes, which might be fine for them, but for Doom it just doesn't feel right.'
History[edit]
Early development began in August 2007, according to comments made at that time by John Carmack.[5] This was followed with an official announcement by id Software on May 7, 2008.[6] It was begun shortly after the abandoning of an early concept project called Darkness, which was to be a survival horror game based on the horror aspects of Doom 3, and while id Software's then-upcoming title Rage was still in development. This would see id Software internally split into two development teams for the first time.[2]
Several years would go by without any subsequent information being offered by id Software, leading to growing frustration by gamers and the gaming press when inquiries at the yearly QuakeCon convention were met with event cancellations; statements such as, 'we can't talk about that;' or apologies by Todd Hollenshead for the continuing lack of information.[7]
Finally, in April 2013, citing anonymous sources who had left the company in the wake of internal reorganization, Kotaku published an article describing Doom 4 as trapped in 'development hell.' The article claimed that the game had suffered under mismanagement, and that development was completely restarted in 2011, a detail which was later officially confirmed. According to one source, ZeniMax at one point issued an ultimatum for progress which led to the cancellation of Rage 2, and the recombining of the separate id development teams.[8]
Producer Marty Stratton, former project creative director Kevin Cloud, and new project creative director Hugo Martin later described the period between 2011 and 2013 as a 'rolling reboot,' beginning with an invitation from Marty extended to the staff at publisher Bethesda to discuss restarting work on the game. An anonymous third party remembered a quote from a frustrated John Carmack during one of the meetings leading up to this intervention: 'Doom means two things: demons and shotguns.'[9]
According to Kevin, the id Software staff were concerned that the existing project had become something that 'wasn't really capturing what we felt like was DOOM, and what the fans would want from it.' Marty reiterated the common Call of Doom sentiment, and described the project as cinematic and story-heavy, with characters around and interacting with the player throughout. He mentioned that it took a long time for the game to get into the phase where the player could fight demons, starting out with exposition and then progressing into battles against zombified humans. Hugo referenced the 1997 Robert Zemeckis film Contact with regard to how he felt about the project, saying that, unlike the original Doom, which had 'one guy involved in big things,' it was more about the 'big things,' and that in this respect, it sacrificed the character of the Doom Slayer. He called it a realistic depiction of the impact of a global hellish invasion.[2]
Many staff members would not survive the project transition, including Todd Hollenshead, John Carmack, and most of the id Tech programming team. Carmack's growing aggravation with ZeniMax with regard to his ambitions in virtual reality technology had seen him reduce his role from lead developer to technology advisor, and would eventually lead him to depart id Software in 2013 to work as Chief Technical Officer for Oculus VR. Fallout from this departure would lead to a lawsuit between the two companies which was concluded in 2016.
According to Marty, though it would be tempting for people to think that id Software 'looked at this game and then scrapped it,' there were actually many aspects of the project which continued to inform the later game's design. These include various basic elements such as locations and weapons, and in particular, the 'sync melee' system which later became glory kills.[2] During this rolling reboot process, numerous prototypes were produced, many still using the older game's assets until they had been replaced with new material.[10]
Technology[edit]
The majority of the id Tech team had been focused on the development and completion of Rage, and according to John Carmack, would move over to the Doom 4 development team after that game had shipped.[11] Geekbench 4 3 2 torrent.
Doom 4 was to be built on a minor iteration of the id Tech 5 engine, and according to John Carmack as of July 9, 2008, would be targeted at 30 frames per second on consoles, in order to achieve better graphics performance than Rage.[12] The engine, which Carmack intended to be 'cross-generational,' would attempt to target 60 FPS for PC single-player, and during multiplayer games on all platforms.[11]
Though no release platforms had been set in stone at that point, Rage had already been targeted at the then-current generation of consoles (the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3), as well as the PC, so it was widely assumed at that time, and later confirmed by Todd Hollenshead, that Doom 4 would follow suit. Carmack mentioned the PlayStation 4, which had been confirmed as being in development by Sony, as a potential additional target.[11]
Story[edit]
A storyboard showing a skirmish between the forces of Hell and the Resistance.
The game was to feature the player joining a rag-tag band of militants who formed an impromptu resistance against an apocalyptic invasion of Earth by the forces of Hell, making the game a modern remake of Doom II.[13] This was first hinted at publicly by Todd Hollenshead, who made a statement apparently corroborating what was up until then fan speculation, stating that, 'Doom is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth'.[14] (emphasis added)
Later, portfolio concept art by an ex-employee, which was released unofficially onto the web in February 2012, seemed to confirm this, displaying dramatic, post-apocalyptic cityscapes.[15] These images were discredited at the time by id Software's creative director Matthew Hooper via Twitter, with him saying, 'Those images have nothing to do with what you're gonna see in Doom 4. When we officially show things, you'll see awesome.' These were later confirmed, however, by officially approved releases in late 2016 and early 2017.
A collection of in-game scenes from the portfolio of Mark Bristol was additionally leaked in May 2015, displaying some of the same locations featured in the concept art, use of tactical combat mechanics, and extensive scenes of cinematics and player interaction with non-player characters.[16] Parent company ZeniMax met most instances of the video with take-down notices, but would later approve its partial inclusion into the noclip DOOM Resurrected documentary.[2]
Gameplay elements[edit]Mechanics[edit]
The player finishes off a zombie with a knife stab to the throat.
Rather than re-imagining the fast-paced gameplay of the original games, Doom 4 was to take a cinematic and linear approach driven by a war-drama-like plot featuring two-way dialogue between the player and characters, many elements of which can be seen in the 2015 leaked footage.[2] Movement was meant to be realistically slow and tactical, with cover mechanics, hurdling and mantling over obstacles, and use of iron-sight aiming.[2] This was a large part of what led to the game being referred to as Call of Doom by id Software staff.[17]
One element which survived, in a transformed state, was a unique system for 'sync melee' combat, wherein the player would be attached to an enemy to carry out animated close-up attacks culminating in a fatal final blow. This was retained and transformed into the final game's glory kill system, albeit with a much faster pace to avoid disruption of the flow of game play.[2]
Monsters[edit]![]()
A few of the game's monsters appear in screenshots released as part of the DOOM Resurrected documentary.[2] Other enemies are known to have existed from the game's screenshots, in particular one or more variety of flying demons. These can be seen traveling in massive swarms in shots of the city where it is being subsumed into Hell, but the entities are too far away and small for any details to be discerned.
Imp / Wraith[edit]
An enemy with both imp- and wraith-like qualities is seen in the sewer tunnels. It is acrobatic like the Doom 3 imp, can climb on walls and ceilings much like the vulgar, and can instantaneously teleport behind the player in a manner similar to the wraith. Its attacks include a fast fireball, which it may throw ahead of the player in an attempt to anticipate his movement, and violently leaping toward the player to attack with a brutal scratch. Its skin has a muted red color with apparent necrosis in the extremities, and its head appears to be mutilated, with the upper portion entirely missing, revealing a bright red fleshy stump. It appears to have wires or tubes coming out of and returning into its back and neck.
Zombie[edit]
A single former human zombie enemy can be seen during footage of the game's sync melee mechanic. A gray-cloaked, hooded man with yellow-glowing eyes, he is unarmed, fighting barehanded with dodging motions.
Conjoined zombies[edit]
A zombie-like or demonic enemy consisting of two or more humans twisted and fused together, having multiple heads, each with vacant eyes, and multiple arms attached at unnatural angles which it flails about wildly. It also appears to be a melee-only enemy, and attacks by rushing quickly toward the player. As an unfinished asset lacking proper textures, it appears in a bright white color.
Sergeant / Soldier[edit]
An armed form of former human appears in the glory kill test sequence. This enemy appears and animates similar to the final game's possessed soldier, and it may be possible that its model was based on this enemy's assets. It includes a gun which appears to be fused to its right arm, has gray blank eyes similar to the conjoined zombies, and has dark gray skin. It is not seen to fire its weapon during the brief sequence in which it appears, so it is possible that its attack logic was not yet complete.
Beta prowler[edit]
Another imp-like enemy which later became the prowler appears in the glory kill test sequence. This variety can crouch down, presumably to leap at the player, though it is killed in the sequence before it has a chance to complete the animation. As with the final version of the monster's model, its head appears to be made of bone, with two insect-like unattached mandibles for a lower jaw, and a large dark hole where most of its face should be. Without finished textures, the creature was plainly colored in this iteration. Its completed version in the released game has purple skin.
Weapons[edit]
Several weapons are visible among the various screenshots and video sequences of the game in progress:
![]() Characters[edit]
Numerous characters appear in the leaked footage, but almost nothing is known about them aside from the identity of the protagonist.
Settings[edit]
A significant number of locations was created for the game, including many destroyed city locations, a sewer tunnels level, and a warehouse. These levels were in various stages of completion, from work-in-progress concepts to playable demos. Of all locations known to be a part of the rolling reboot, only one is currently known to have survived into the final game in some form: according to Marty Stratton, the Foundry began as a much simpler level intended for Doom 4.[10]
References[edit]
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In the opening moments of the 2016 Doom reboot, the Doom Slayer wakes to discover the latest mess he'll have to mop up. Not even five seconds into Samuel Hayden's briefing, the Slayer shoves the monitor aside, finds himself a shotgun, and cocks it to the beat of his own theme music. It's one of the most badass scenes in gaming.
No on would blame you for thinking, 'Oh, I know exactly what my objective is in this game, and it mostly involves performing profane acts on every demon I see.' Believe it or not, the Doom franchise does have a story woven through each new entry, and it's slightly more involved than you might think. The narrative is complex enough that a debate still rages over where certain games fall on the timeline or if the protagonist is even the same person throughout.
Here's what you might have missed during your relentless search for keycards and chainsaws. Sit down and enjoy this tale about the happy boy they now call the Doom Slayer.
A space lord's story - Doom (1993)
The story begins in the distant future. Space travel is pretty much down pat. The hero — who, right now, is best referred to as the Marine — is, well, a Marine. Tough as nails, Semper Fi, gung-ho, the whole nine. Things go awry for the poor man's career, however, when he assaults a superior officer for ordering his men to fire on innocent civilians.
The USMC ships the Marine off to Mars to be bored out of his skull as a glorified security guard for the United Aerospace Corporation, a conglomerate that has its dirty little fingers in every pie. That includes secret experiments into inter-dimensional teleportation technology on Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos. The experiments aren't going well even at the best of times, with the people who pass through the two working portals on each moon emerging physically or mentally broken.
One day, the situation gets exponentially worse when Mars receives a distress call from Phobos stating, 'Something fraggin' evil is coming out of the Gateways.' That's exacerbated by the fact Deimos just straight up vanishes from the sky. The Marine and his buddies check out Phobos, with the Marine left guarding the perimeter. When the radio eventually goes silent, the Marine has no choice but to take a pistol and see what's going on for himself. No pressure, though.
The long, hard road out of Hell - Doom (1993)
The Marine is met with a harrowing scene inside the Phobos base. The few remaining humans are non-verbal and hostile, attempting to shoot their former squad mate on sight. A host of snarling, disgusting demons who like to throw fire at you joins them. Still, there's enough weaponry lying around the place for the Marine to make quick, steaming work of most opponents. Just think of your average hamburger grinder and imagine that grinder has a Marine's face. That's basically this series when it's not plot time.
Eventually, the Marine finds the portal leading to Deimos, which (surprise surprise) is crawling with demons, sacrilegious imagery, and pulsating architecture. After fighting through the Deimos base and killing a Cyberdemon abomination merged with some human tech, the Marine finds out the awful truth: Deimos has been teleported to Hell itself.
Thankfully, the Marine has some demon-killing experience. He rappels down to the surface and fights his way to the ugly sucker who plotted the invasion: the Spiderdemon. After leaving it a bloody pile of guts, the Marine takes the portal back to Earth and lives happily ever after. Just kidding! Hell has already invaded Earth, and billions of people are dead.
A world painted in blood - Doom 2: Hell on Earth
With Earth transformed into a literal hellhole, humanity's leaders get the bright idea to take what's left of the species, launch into space, and wait for the whole ordeal to blow over. A decent plan, except for the fact demons have surrounded Earth's last operating spaceport with a barrier of flame. Not a huge deal for a guy that's already killed his way through a legion of demons just to get to Earth, so the humans do manage to take off into the stratosphere.
Not long after, the Marine gets a message from the human leaders stating they've found the source of the invasion: a portal in the Marine's hometown. Since there's no way to close it from the Earth side, the Marine treks straight into Hell once more to find the source of it all: the Icon of Sin. After one of the most annoying fights imaginable, the Icon collapses. The Marine finally make his way back to Earth with the rest of his species to begin the rebuilding process.
Facing the Mother of All Demons - Doom 64
The Marine tries to recover but, despite all the tests and treatments, he still suffers from nightmares. Meanwhile, back on Mars, the demon problem persists, prompting the UAC to blanket Phobos and Deimos with apocalyptic levels of radiation. Unfortunately, the radiation has a nasty habit of blocking the UAC's sensor equipment, eventually allowing the literal Mother of All Demons to slip into the dimension.
The Mother resurrects every single slain monster, making them stronger and nastier than ever. Thankfully, the Marine's got some serious mental issues to work out, and this little incident is just the catharsis he needs. After killing his way through the demonic horde, he finds himself back in Hell, face to face with the Mother — a face he takes great pleasure in rearranging with every rocket he owns.
At this point, it becomes clear the demons aren't going to stop coming .. unless someone cuts them off at the root, that is. Faced with this, the Marine makes the ultimate sacrifice. He closes the portal from the Hell side, remaining there to ensure no demon ever gets it through its thick, viscous brain meats to set foot on Earth again.
Walk with me in Hell - Doom (2016)
At this point, the story and timeline get a bit murky. The Marine's next exploits take place in Hell, recorded by demons with a flair for the dramatic. But there's a few hard facts gleaned from the codex known in-game as the Slayer's Testament.
The Marine kills with extreme prejudice right away, lasting for eons in Hell time. This earns him a few perks, with a being called Seraphim granting him 'terrible power and speed.' This upgrade accounts for how the dude rips demons apart with his hands later. He also receives some Hell-forged armor upgrades and the ability to 'draw strength from his fallen foes,' which might explain why he no longer requires first aid kits.
Most importantly, the Marine gains a hardcore new moniker: the Doom Slayer. After eons of killing, though, the Slayer was bound to make a mistake: he follows a demon into a temple where the priests promptly drop the entire thing on his head. This incapacitates him just long enough to separate him from his suit, seal his body in a sarcophagus, and mark it with a warning to all of Hell that he should never be released.
A legend reborn - Doom (2016)
At some point in the future, the UAC, under the new management of a cyborg named Samuel Hayden, manages to crack the whole teleportation business once and for all. Hayden runs research trips to study demons and artifacts and harnesses Hell's power to solve an energy crisis back on Earth. It's not the brightest idea, but one of the trips leads to Hayden finding the Doom Slayer's sarcophagus and bringing it to his facility on Mars.
Unfortunately, one of Hayden's scientists, Olivia Pierce, ends up under the demons' thrall. She opens a portal, allowing the demons to flood through en masse, killing almost everyone. In his desperation, Hayden lets the Doom Slayer off the chain, unsealing his sarcophagus and offering a brief rundown, one the Doom Slayer doesn't need to hear. The man knows exactly what he's doing.
The number of the beast - Doom (2016)
The Slayer developes a sort of working relationship with Hayden over time, one that's just enough to keep his facility from falling apart. Hayden installs a tether device on the Slayer, allowing him to travel back and forth to Hell without relying on Hell's crappy transit system. However, given a choice between priceless scientific research and an object that lets him tear more demons apart, the Slayer chooses the latter.
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After reaching Pierce's office, the full plan comes to light. Pierce discovered an artifact called the Crucible, a literal Hellblade (no, not thatHellblade) capable of absorbing incredible amounts of energy. Enough to slay legions of demons with a flick of the wrist or open a permanent portal in and out of Hell. After dealing with a new and improved Cyberdemon and two Hell Guards, the Slayer manages to claim the Crucible for himself.
After using the Crucible to destroy the power sources keeping the portals open, the Slayer returns to Hell and confronts Pierce, whose grand prize for doing Hell's bidding is apparently being turned into the next iteration of Spiderdemon. After introducing her to the business end of his BFG 9000, what should be a hero's welcome turns into a betrayal. Hayden takes the Crucible for himself to continue his research and uses the Slayer's tether to transport him to an unknown location, setting the stage for Doom Eternal.
The Khan Maykr and the return of the Icon of Sin - Doom EternalDoes Doom Have Multiplayer
Doom Eternal takes place years after the events of the 2016 Doom reboot. The Doom Slayer arrives back on Earth to find the planet at the mercy of the now corrupt UAC. Demons have wiped out 60% of the population and the remnants of humanity have either fled or joined the ARC, a flagging resistance movement.
To stop the demonic invasion, the Doom Slayer must find and eliminates three Hell Priests in the service of the Khan Maykr, an angelic creature bent on resurrecting the Icon of Sin and sacrificing mankind. As the Doom Slayer moves towards his goal, he discovers the Khan Maykr allied with Hell, offering the demonic host worlds to invade in exchange for a share of Argent energy. This energy, which the Maykrs need to preserve their people and homeland, is harvested by mass sacrificing human souls.
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After eliminating the Hell Priests, the Slayer travels to Urdark, the Maykr dimension, and interrupts the Icon of Sin's awakening ceremony. Freed from the Khan Maykr's control, the Icon of Sin teleports to Earth. The Slayer fights and defeats the Khan Maykr before returning to Earth to face the Icon of Sin in a final boss fight.
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