Master the Chaos: Nightdive’s Doom 2 Remastered Mod Adds Multiplayer Mayhem
Doom’s Multiplayer Mod Support Has Finally Arrived
Nightdive’s remaster of Doom + Doom 2 has been a staple in my gaming collection since it launched last year, and I’ve lost countless hours exploring the hellish landscapes and disemboweling imps with a shotgun in glorious 4K. The game’s package was already pretty comprehensive, but Nightdive and Bethesda have continued to tinker away, adding support for multiplayer mods to the mix.
Playing Multiplayer Mods: The Lowdown
Playing multiplayer mods through Doom + Doom 2 is a bit more involved than playing modded single-player Doom. For starters, the accompanying Steam post notes that mods must be authored with Vanilla DOOM, DeHackEd, MBF21, or BOOM to be compatible, and that the host must activate the mod before entering the online menu. Players will also need to subscribe to the same mod before joining the match, which can be done using "room codes". While it may sound complicated, it’s a fairly standard requirement for playing multiplayer mods through a base game.
Update Brings Tweaks and Fixes
The latest update also brings some tweaks and fixes to the collection. For single-player, it resolves an issue where some red doors didn’t display as red on the automap, which explains why I struggled to find red doors when running through the campaigns last year. Conventional multiplayer adds a spectator mode for players waiting to respawn during co-op mission play. Finally, the update adds several features for both mod players and creators, shoring up the mod downloader so it can process more than the first 100 subscribed mods and enhancing mod compatibility for the aforementioned authoring tools.
What’s Next for Doom?
2025 is shaping up to be a big year for the first-person shooter’s angry green grandaddy. The latest entry in the series, Doom: The Dark Ages, got its first in-depth presentation earlier this week, with id Software revealing a heavier, more grounded combat system than the airborne acrobatics of Doom Eternal. The new game also unlocks glory kills from fixed animations, allowing players to brutalise demons "from any angle, in and out as you see fit," according to game director Hugo Martin. Most importantly of all, we got a firm release date, and frankly, May 15 can’t come soon enough.
Read the Full Patch Notes
You can read the full patch notes here.
Watch the Official Trailer
Check out the official trailer for Doom + Doom 2.
What Do You Think?
Let us know in the comments what you think about the update and the future of the Doom series!
