DOOM and DOOM II: Exciting Patch Update Unveils Innovative Changes!

In light of the announcement of DOOM: The Dark Ages last week, the retro titles DOOM + DOOM II have recently received a new update on the Switch and various other platforms, including support for multiplayer mods.

Additionally, there is a Switch-specific update that facilitates ‘mod subscriptions’ to operate across multiple user profiles. Below are the latest patch notes in their entirety (via Bethesda’s Slayers Club):

DOOM + DOOM II Update 2 Release Notes (January 28, 2025)

Update 2 introduces Multiplayer Mod support for DOOM + DOOM II along with game enhancements and fixes!

Improvements

All Platforms

Multiplayer Mods

• Hosts must activate the mod prior to entering the multiplayer menu
• Players are required to subscribe to the same mod before joining a game
• We suggest using room codes to connect to modified matches
• Mods should be created with Vanilla DOOM, DeHackEd, MBF21, or BOOM to be compatible

General

• Fixed an issue where some red doors did not display as red on the automap
• Resolved multiple crashes reported by players when loading game saves
• Enhanced text line wrapping readability for mod descriptions in Asian languages
• Removed plot prefix from intermission display to align with standard game behavior

Multiplayer

• Items can now be collected by all players during co-op missions
• Introduced spectator mode for players who are dead and waiting to respawn in co-op missions (this can also be initiated manually from the scoreboard button)
• Fixed a bug where disabling the crosshair would also turn off player names and co-op respawn text display
• There are now more than four player colors available in the game and on leaderboards
• Fixed an issue where players would lose weapons upon respawning in co-op using new features
• Resolved a bug where the cross-platform friends menu could not be properly exited when no friends were available
• Further optimized the multiplayer networking code
• Addressed crosshair centering issues in certain splitscreen configurations
• Intermission animations now occur at the correct speed in splitscreen mode

Mods

• The mod downloader can now display more than the first 100 subscribed mods

Nintendo Switch

Mods

• Mod subscriptions will now function across multiple user profiles

For Mod Creators on PC

• Mod screenshots containing spaces and other non-alphanumeric characters in their file names will now upload correctly

Mod Compatibility Updates

• MBF21 instantaneous fracture sectors that were mistakenly causing non-enemy actors to be killed

• MBF21 instantaneous fracture sectors will now activate immediately when a monster enters them, rather than waiting

• BOOM and MBF21 effects that fracture monsters will now deal 1 million damage instead of 10,000 damage in order to fix mods that made monsters with high HP values into invulnerable enemies

• BOOM generic floor actions were not choosing the correct neighbor when determining which sector ceiling or floor height they should connect to

• Players can now damage and shoot projectiles at their own voodoo dolls (also known as player models/duplicates), to align with the original game

• ENTERPIC in UMAPINFO is now accurately displayed for the area you are entering rather than the area you just left

• DeHackEd strings for BOOM keys can now be…