After dropping the main replace 6.66 final yr in time for Halloween, Doom Everlasting is continuous with smaller updates, this time focusing on accessibility and quality-of-life. The brand new replace is the second revision for model 6.66, and provides each text-to-speech and speech-to-text capabilities, in addition to a brand new distinction filter.
With a lot of new choices being added, the accessibility menu will pop up the primary time gamers load into Doom Everlasting after putting in Replace 6.66 Rev 2, prompting them to examine their present settings.
The newly added choices embody a text-to-speech mode that can convert textual content entered into the participant chat right into a synthesized voice. Gamers have a lot of choices to choose from in relation to the voice profile, and might examine all of them out within the accessibility menu. Messages despatched with text-to-speech will probably be audible to all gamers whereas in Battlemode 2.0 lobbies, however throughout matches will solely be audible to Demon teammates. Incoming text-to-speech can also be accessible, permitting incoming participant messages to be learn out in a simulated voice.
Doom Everlasting has additionally added this characteristic the opposite means, permitting customers to ship messages within the chat window utilizing speech-to-text. When a participant is sending messages utilizing speech-to-text, they’ll seem yellow within the chat window, and can solely be seen to Demon teammates. Gamers can even decide to activate Chat Translation, which is able to robotically translate messages on supply if the receiving participant has their system set to a special language.
The opposite new accessibility characteristic is the distinction filter, which permits gamers to manage the velocity at which the display brightness can change. This characteristic, when turned on, might be extremely personalized, with the menu permitting gamers to tweak sliders based mostly on each “Per-pixel Brightness Velocity” and “Fullscreen Brightness Velocity.”
The patch additionally consists of a lot of different high quality of life modifications, which might be learn within the patch notes under. Swap gamers should wait a bit of longer for the brand new replace, with Replace 6.66 Rev 2 arriving for that platform “at a later date.”
New Accessibility Options
Textual content-to-Speech (Chat)
- There are a number of speech profiles to select from. You may cycle via the speech profile choices to audition them earlier than deciding on one
- The outgoing textual content message will seem yellow within the chat window when it has been transformed to speech
- Textual content-to-Speech conversions are despatched in the identical language they’re created with
- Transformed textual content chat messages are audible to all gamers in BATTLEMODE 2.0 lobbies and solely audible to Demon teammates throughout matches
Speech-to-Textual content (Chat)
- Incoming Speech-to-Textual content messages seem yellow within the BATTLEMODE 2.0 foyer chat window and are solely seen to Demon teammates throughout matches
- Except Chat Translation is enabled, Speech-to-Textual content chat messages are delivered within the authentic language
Incoming Textual content to Speech
- Allows a simulated voice to learn aloud textual content chat messages incoming from the opposite gamers
Outgoing Textual content to Speech
- Allows a simulated voice to learn aloud the participant’s outgoing textual content chat to the opposite gamers
Chat Translation
- When enabled, incoming textual content chat messages are translated into the identical language the receiving participant’s system is ready to. This performance applies to straightforward and Speech-to-Textual content incoming textual content chat messages
Distinction Filter
This feature reduces the velocity at which display brightness can change throughout the recreation. It may be fine-tuned with the next sliders when enabled:
- Per-pixel Brightness Velocity: Limits how quickly the brightness of every pixel can change, corresponding to throughout explosions or intense fight sequences
- Fullscreen Brightness Velocity: Limits how rapidly the common brightness can change for the entire display when it modifications quickly
UI Textual content Distinction Updates
- Some Menu UI parts have been altered to enhance readability
Further High quality of Life Enhancements for All Platforms
Basic Gameplay
- The Fight Shotgun Full Auto mod wind down animation can now be interrupted by melee enter
Marketing campaign
- A tutorial pop-up with fight suggestions will now seem for those who die whereas preventing a Marauder (this solely occurs as soon as per save recreation)
- Cacodemon motion velocity has been decreased on I’m Too Younger to Die and Damage Me Loads issue
Horde Mode
- Added a notification impact when attaining a brand new Medal on the Horde Rating HUD aspect (see above)
- Added possibility to cover the HUD in Horde Mode (see ON/OFF under)
- Shortened length of end-of-round sequence
Stability Modifications for All Platforms
SLAYER
- Armor gained has been decreased when flame belching a participant demon from 30 to 10
REVENANT
- Lowered the cooldown between Dashes from 250ms to 50ms
- Refuel of Jet Pack now happens after utilizing Rocket Barrage
ARCHVILE
- Elevated Lake of Hearth radius by 30%
- Elevated Lake of Hearth harm from 6 harm per tick to 10 harm per tick
- Lowered Lake of Hearth length from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
- Barely elevated the Lake of Hearth’s vertical measurement
- Elevated harm of Fireball with Hearth Specialist improve from 27 to 32
Chat Widget
- We up to date the On-line Chat Window to now be accessible from the HUD when in a BATTLEMODE 2.0 match. It was beforehand required to pause the sport to entry the Chat Window inside a match
Stability Modifications for Consoles Solely
SLAYER
- Slayer Loss Forgiveness quantity has been elevated from 3 to 4
Bug Fixes for All Platforms
Basic Gameplay
- Fastened a bug by which finishing the Argentas Paladi milestone wouldn’t unlock the Sentinel Podium. Because of everyone for his or her unimaginable endurance with this one!
- Resolved the difficulty the place the Ember Slayer’s flame results weren’t displaying appropriately in cinematics
Marketing campaign
DOOM Everlasting
- Resolved a difficulty by which leaping vertically from a coffin wall on the similar time it drops would lead to residual phantom collision and fail to reset the coffin wall
- Fastened a bug the place a DOOM Hunter may erroneously harm the Slayer whereas faltered inside melee vary
The Historical Gods – Half One
- Resolved situation by which the “Destroy the Father’s Life Sphere” mission goal and the Blood Swamps Codex entry would disappear after (Blood Swamps) mission reset
The Historical Gods – Half Two
- Resolved a difficulty the place rising to Nightmare from a decrease issue after which finishing it incorrectly confirmed Nightmare because the Highest Issue Performed within the Mission Choose menu
BATTLEMODE 2.0
- Fastened a difficulty the place the Codex entry wouldn’t unlock after finishing the tutorial for the playable Dread Knight Demon
Horde Mode
- Resolved bug the place the “DOOMguy in a Field” icon wouldn’t unlock upon finishing the “Reinvent the Weapon Wheel” milestone
- Fastened bug by which the Horde Spherical development map appeared white if taking part in with the Demon UI shade profile chosen
- Fastened a difficulty by which “10,000 Factors” would generally show as an alternative of “Issue Bonus” on the Whole Rating tab after finishing all of Horde Mode
Grasp Ranges
DOOM Everlasting
- Fastened a bug that by accident eliminated the Soul Sphere and the Crucible from the Mars Core Grasp Degree in Basic Mode
- Resolved situation the place the Full Auto Fight Shotgun mod was not usable for those who interrupt its pickup animation with the Plasma Rifle geared up within the Mars Core Grasp Degree
The Historical Gods – Half Two
- Fastened a bug by which backing out of the higher cottage within the village entrance in World Spear Grasp Degree after killing the Marauder would trigger non-functional demonic gates to linger and stop enemies on the best way to the cathedral from spawning
Bug Repair for PC Solely
- Fastened a crash that would happen when biking weapons within the remaining room of the Marauder (playable Demon) tutorial
Bug Repair for PlayStation 5 Solely
Horde Mode
- Fastened a bug by which the Arcade Slayer customization pores and skin wouldn’t seem on the intro and victory podiums in Horde Mode
Recognized Points for All Platforms
Accessibility
- Speech-to-Textual content transcription shouldn’t be supported throughout load screens
- Colorblind settings solely apply to the Person Interface – they don’t carry over into in-world recreation parts
Recognized Points for PC Solely
BATTLEMODE 2.0
- Default key mapping to entry the Chat Window shouldn’t be constant in all menus
Basic Gameplay
- Alt-Tabbing throughout load screens and menu transitions could trigger the sport to freeze. To keep away from this situation, don’t Alt-Tab throughout load screens and menu transitions
Recognized Situation for PlayStation 5 Solely
Accessibility
- Speech profiles are solely audible via the DualSense controller speaker
Further Notes for PC Solely
- Customers with above spec Intel GPUs can play DOOM Everlasting with driver model 30.0.101.1325. Please contact Intel buyer assist to report and graphical anomalies
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