25. Realistic Pickups

Mod gameplay (0:00-0:44)

  This mod removes the glow from the pickup items such as weapons and ammo, challenging you to really keep your eyes open. Think of this as another way to master the game!
  How this improves gameplay:

•   If you feel you’ve already mastered the game, use this to challenge yourself more
• Trains you to have a good eye when looking around arenas

  Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/45
 

24. All Gold Weapons

Mod gameplay (0:44-1:32)

  This mod makes all your weapons golden! Use this to match with the gold suit you get for beating the game in Ultra-Nightmare! 
  How this mod enhances gameplay:

•   Pair with the golden suit for all gold everything
• Use these skins as motivation to get the golden suit if you don’t have it already!

  Get this mod here: https://discord.com/invite/rqbjp3S
 

23. Restore Graphical Effects

Mod gameplay (1:32-2:00)

  Simple, this mod restores effects to the game such as player shadow and lens flare
  How this mod improves the game:

•   Increases immersion
• Improves the overall look of the game

  You can get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/6
 

22. Realistic Reshade

Mod gameplay (2:47-3:41)

  This mod reshades textures and improves lighting to give the game a more realistic look
  How this mod enhances the game:

•   Give the game a more realistic look
• Increases realism and immersion

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/2

 

21. KEEP THE DEAD - ETERNAL EDITION

Mod gameplay

This mod does things such as keeping corpses on screen for longer, removes all burn-away FX, and much more!

  How this enhances the game:

•   Leaves more blood and gore so you’re reminded how many demons you’ve slayed
• Makes you feel epic seeing the aftermath of the demon killstreak you just went on

  Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/1
 

20. Nekravol Master Level

Mod gameplay

This mod modifies all combat encounters in Nekravol for a Master Level style experience

  How this improves the game:

•   Pushes you to your limit by challenging you
• Helps you become a master at combat

  Mod link: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/70
 

19. Anvil Makyr

Mod gameplay

This mod makes you look even more badass in-game with a couple new skins!

  How this enhances gameplay:

• Makes you look even more badass, which in turn makes you feel badass
• Stike even more fear into the demons with these skins

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/160

 

18. Super Shotgun Rework

Mod gameplay

This mod reworks the super shotgun in several ways such as the meathook pulling demons toward you instead of vice versa

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Changes up the dynamic of combat when using the super shotgun
• Makes the shotgun more powerful by being able to shoot twice before reloading

  Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/68
 

17. Remove Weak Point Highlighting

Mod gameplay

This mod removes all the weak point red highlights that appear when you shoot an enemies weak point 

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Tests your knowledge of enemy weak spots
• Keeps you on your toes during combat as you’ll be using to seeing the red flash

  Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/11
 

16. Custom UI Color Pack

Mod gameplay

This mod lets you change your UI colors to whatever you like!

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Lets you put more of your own spin on the UI
• Lets you personalize your game even more to make it exactly how you want it

 

15. Custom Glory Kill Highlights

Mod gameplay

This mod gives you 11 options to choose from for the glory kill highlights

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Lets you choose how you want the glory kill highlight to look
• Adds more to the overall customization of the game

  Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/14
 

14. Zoom Eternal

Mod gameplay

This mod is just plain fun, turning everything up to 11 for things like speed,  jump height, and even more!

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Makes the game more fun, not meant to be balanced
• A nice change from normal gameplay

  Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/67
 

13. Horde Mode - Trial of The Dark Lord

Mod gameplay

Disclaimer: You must own The Ancient Gods DLC for this mod to work! This mod replaces the TAG campaign with this horde mode that includes platforming enemy variants and more!

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Challenge yourself with this trial to master Doom Eternal
• If you think you’re a master already then use this to brush up on your skills to prepare for The Ancient Gods part 2!

  Mod link: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/154
 

12. Melee Damage Restored

Mod gameplay

This is a quality of life mod that increases the melee damage making it similar to Doom 2016

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Makes melee a viable option outside of the blood punch
• Can get you some space between you and your enemies in combat

 

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/37

 

11. Helmetless Slayer 

Mod gameplay

This mod removes the helmet on all slayer skins

 

How this improves gameplay:

•   Finally lets you see more of that demon-slaying face
• Brings a change to the cutscenes and lets you see the “emotions” the slayer has

  Mod link: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/44
 

10. Mars Core Custom Master Level

Mod gameplay

This mod makes the base Mars Core level a little more complex than the base game

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Challenges you more than the base level
• Makes the level more fun overall

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/61

 

9. Glory Kill Overhaul

Mod gameplay

This mod adds berserk kills into the rotation of glory kill animations and vice versa

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Changes up the glory kills so you’re not getting the same animations over and over
• Keeps gameplay fresh

 Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/35
 

8. Master Levels in Campaign 

Mod gameplay

This mod makes changes to all levels in the campaign to custom master levels

  How this enhances gameplay:

•   Keeps the levels fresh 
• Changes up the formula so if you’ve played through multiple times, this will be new for you

 

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/69\

 

7. HIDDEN LOOTDROPS

Mod gameplay

This mod makes all armor, health, and ammo dropped my demons invisible, while still remaining collectible

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Cutting a demon in half won’t result in a colorful explosion anymore
• Creates a nice challenge and also keeps the arena clean

 

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/76

 

6. No Zappy Chaingun

Mod gameplay

This mod replaces the chaingun sounds to that of the scrapped pistol to remove the zappy sound bug

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Eliminates annoying sound when using chaingun
• Makes the chaingun sound more powerful

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/114

 

5. Meme Heavy Cannon Scopes

Mod gameplay

This mod changes the scope texture to various different memes

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Gives you a laugh and maybe brings up your mood after a tough section
• A funny little gag to look at now and then

Mod link: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/116

 

4. The Redeemer (Combat Shotgun Improvements)

Mod gameplay

This mod makes various improvements to the combat shotgun so that it’s better all around!

 

How this improves gameplay:

•   Makes the combat shotgun stronger
• Makes the shotgun more usable instead of just relying on the super shotgun

 

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/73

 

3. Heavier Heavy Cannon 

Mod gameplay

This mod improves the heavy cannon to make it a little more useful but also not making it overpowered

  How this improves gameplay:

•   Makes the heavy cannon more useful
• Make the heavy cannon a more viable option overall

 

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/107

 

2. Supercharged Melee

Mod gameplay

This is a fun mod that causes fodder demons to go flying when you punch them

 How this improves gameplay:

•   Makes the game more fun and light-hearted
• Gives you a laugh and lightens the intenseness of the game

 

Mod link: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/166

 

1. Horde Mode

Mod gameplay

This is Horde Mode. The gameplay consists of a series of rounds that take place in various locations, each one more difficult than the other

  How this improves gameplay:

•   This mode gets increasingly difficult, so test your skills and see how far you get!
• There’s an ending cutscene so try your best to make it to the end!

Get this mod here: https://www.nexusmods.com/doometernal/mods/51

 

 

 

 

 

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