Perfecting the Precision Bolt - DOOM Eternal Weapon Swap Tutorial

#DOOM #DOOMEternal #idSoftware
Back with another guide, focusing on the fastest weapon combination in the game.
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[@underthemayo]

Love it!

[@KalebSDay]

And here I thought Mayo was the only one putting out niche Doom: Eternal guides, love to see it.

[@Buckio]

Instructions unclear, got me unmaykr stuck in bfg 10k

[@ironwelder-fz2xk]

Loved the way you mixed the Doom soundtrack with the stock local forecast song.

[@richoversteers]

Woah, did this nerd just call me a nerd? Outrageous!

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

Yeah, I did. What are ya gonna do about it, nerd?

[@multiwaypche6640]

NERD!!!!!!!!!

[@vivaangupta3187]

why can I do this combo on console

[@gasmime]

@@vivaangupta3187 because ur probably not doing it right

[@vivaangupta3187]

@@gasmime so what if the way I do it is wrong, what bad about that

[@nuggetyclump5318]

Just incase you didn't know.... "The BFG 10,000 is firing..." Another great tutorial buddy! Thankyou so much!

[@HeyKyle]

Finally I can show everybody this video now

[@mrpoopiebungholio4871]

plink-boom-plink-boom until it is done

[@Cephas]

1:10 both music tracks sync perfectly

[@themaidenlesswretch7819]

It does. That's awesome

[@RaburLish]

I'd like to add that when using Sentinel Prime to practice PB rocket, you should equip the infinite ammo and quad damage cheats, as it means you will never have to chainsaw fodder to regain ammo, which you shouldn't be needing to focus when practicing this swap, and you can put the gladiator into a stagger state much quicker. Personally I prefer just loading up Cultist Base/Exultia and quick swapping into a wall/the distance as these are two missions which you can load in and play pretty much immediately. Good video though!

[@thatonemetalhead4176]

urdak.

[@danielbrovender2932]

3:40 most satisfying transmission ever

[@ADeadlierSnake]

That's called a transition

[@danielbrovender2932]

Thanks i'll remember that for the next three years

[@n3onsun97]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!

[@DocSpooky]

The riffs over the elevator music near the beginning were perfect

[@salamand3r-]

Nice work man. Now I'm super curious about your overall keybinds, nice cliffhanger :D

[@SuperRaynet]

I always have the detonation on the rocket launcher, so i just hold the right click always and then click as crazy the right mouse button

[@CAVEDATA]

That wont help you learn the muscle memory though as you cant quick swap to ballista that way. Since you cant turn off its alt fire so you will just charge the ballista if you are always holding right mouse down.

[@SuperRaynet]

@@CAVEDATA well my technique worked flawlessly

[@daniellaurin9566]

hey great video, I got my speed of quick-swap on console as fast as presented in the video. Just a couple of questions, is there a swap speed cap and is it tied to frames? Again love the video keep it up!

[@daniellaurin9566]

@@commonman727; totally, you need to use claw. But, totally possible. If you ever ask a spicy demon in battlemode console, they use claw.

[@BrinePlays]

@@commonman727 What's "claw"?

[@BrinePlays]

@@commonman727 Got it, thanks bro

[@Porkhammer]

I am doing my part.gif

[@diskgrind3410]

Great clear info! Yes I learned more with this video. Keep them coming.

[@Auvisome]

You can also use the infinite ammo cheat and go to Urdak. The first room is this large round room

[@slimeinabox]

I like to imagine the quick swap is just doom guy dual wealding

[@Brakk-Hieden]

This was great, using it has worked wonders

[@rolandravina1543]

Thanks for the guide.

[@tiporial]

I've been trying to do this, but what I dont understand is how do you fire the rocket before you even draw your weapon? I have hot swap on, but the rocket doesnt fire until its fully taken out

[@Hotel_soap]

Same

[@icecold1805]

bear in mind the physics in Doom Eternal (as all bethesda masterpieces...) are bound to the framerate: Doom Pro players use computers that can push the game into 250+ fps, and this makes the weapons swaping faster, and also the physics of the game stand at the edge of falling apart, as expected when you bind the physics to the framerate.

[@tiporial]

@@icecold1805 are you sure? in the two months that this comment was made I mastered pbrocket with a fluxuating 40 - 75 frames

[@bored2577]

omg famous utoober

[@bored2577]

omg the famous utoober/strimmer heart my comment i’m so lucky omg

[@bored2577]

@@shaunranger1598 yes

[@mrpoopiebungholio4871]

@@bored2577 Some fanboys these days. tsk tsk....

[@HerbMessiah]

Great video dude! Hope to see more like it in the future!

[@travis1oo559]

no way you play other games

[@TheWehzy]

Your keybindings helped me a lot man! Ty man. had SSG bind on 2 and rocket on X.. was awful, not now im good man. Part 2 when?

[@thegrilledcheese6771]

Looking at my precision bolt on 2 and my rockets on 5...oh no

[@outrageousvideos]

If you can get it down right you can tap the shoot and aim button at the same time causing the pbolt to not move at all for what I believe is the fastest pbolt swap speed possible.

[@multiwaypche6640]

Kinda understand why frostyxen does this combo

[@thesplynter8426]

When using the combo on console I usually use the remote detonation so lock on cannot be activated and if you miss and still are on the rocket launcher you can detonate it

[@CAVEDATA]

Ok so i can pb and switch no problem but after firing second weapon (rl, ballista etc) switching back and pbing efficiently is an insane sequence. I have beaten nightmare and use quick swaps all the time but consistently going back into pb seems like its just beyond. Are there any further tips? Ive practiced this many hours and muscle memory is not picking it up.

[@netzoned]

Do you use a console or PC/mouse? If PC/mouse, do you have your Heavy Cannon bound to anything on the mouse?

[@RegMeow]

I prefer this tutorial than other, they just say what to do and show some gameplay of them doing it, but not teaching/showing how it done

[@icecold1805]

most of the time when I try to no-scope the bullet doesn't come out. It feels as if the weapon jamms, for whatever reason. The game does run at 60 FPS in my computer which I know it's super slow for this game so perhaps that may be the issue.

[@KristofsFilmJourney]

I have never used the PB rocket, but now they I have tried this I know that I need to change my binds now.

[@TheFurious74]

This combo annihilates everything.. But it's very difficult to practice in battle

[@Somedude7578-f8j]

Now I can kill Tyrants without crucible, thanks. Also, tysm for letting me know that I can shoot precision blot within a few frames.

[@alexeykuznetsov211]

Oh. You actually have to click all of it. right left swap left swap right left.... This gamme is too much for me.

[@jfeeble]

Thanks a ton, I've been struggling with this. Is the keybind vid out? I searched your channeI and may be overlooking it. I'm having a hard time getting this game dialed in as I came to PC specifically for Eternal and the learning curve is a thing. Keybinds and wasd are new territory and after 40 or so hours I feel like I've hit a wall. The binds I came up with are probably not that effecient. Glad I discovered your channel.

[@retrobowl577]

u need to get more viewssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@MissVespite]

LOVED this, more please

[@Estrallio]

one of the things i have yet to learn. i keep fumbling around wit hthe wrong keys and feel like i need a 3rd hand for the weapons😅

[@bezellik]

Thank god for an actual tutorial for this. Very tired of NPCs glorifying SSG ballista as some end-all be-all swap when its actually really shit, in every metric. A little FYI about why this swap works the way it does: The precision bolt is technically part of the heavy cannon, and automatic weapons are given an 'instant swap' mechanic, so that they are more likely and easier to put into a swap cycle, since semi auto weapons generally are better for quickswaps, it is a small way to encourage factoring those other weapons in. Thing is, the PB is semi-automatic, with the instantswap mechanic, meaning you get best of both worlds, and can use it for faster swaps between any other semi-auto weapon, and you should. RL just has a moderate holster time and for whatever reason, is able to fire during its deployment, which gives you this incredible swap.

[@bhopirl4552]

Here’s another: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5DMgqFqebZ9jMk

[@daniellaurin9566]

Question; why PB and rocket have the fastest swap. Now I get the balancing aspect of PB. But, SSG, Ballista, Heat blast and pump shotgun seem to have a cap at the speed of the swap not like the rocket launcher. Maybe the heat blast mod has the same properties as PB, I should look into it.

[@daniellaurin9566]

Edit: the previous comment links to a video explaining the concept of balancing of the other weapons. Still going to see about the heat blast.

[@NaumRusomarov]

@@daniellaurin9566 ssg+ballista still works fine even in the dlc and it's much easier to use. it's just better used at close distance. pb+rocket works better for medium-to-long range because it's easier to aim and the rockets won't blow up in your face.

[@daniellaurin9566]

@@NaumRusomarov; got to go fast for battlemode.

[@hersencell6880]

my quikscoping time in cod finally has a use other than pissing off mp5 users.

[@danielegydioneto2320]

Saudade de quando 4 botões eram suficientes pra se jogar vídeo game.

[@RoboMagician]

is this even doable with a controller?

[@lamboronald489]

It's incredible how almost no one online, you included, mentions that you NEED to start with the precision bolt otherwise the first switch wont be as fast. This is incredibly ovious when you try it with precision bolt and stickybomb launcher: if you start with the latter its gonna take ages before you get your heavy cannon out

[@the_mse]

Well it’s obvious for them so they don’t add that, it’s like someone telling you that you need a cup before drinking water no one says that. But I get you

[@3err0]

gj. one question: is there some patch that affect swap speed, because it looks much slower on my pc ? or does FramesPerSecond can affect it ? thanx

[@Gojira-ur6wx]

depends on your frames

[@RakieemF]

Great tips thanks for this.

[@mcdugi14]

Great vid mate but the music and in game sound is a bit high

[@YoDaPro]

Does "Q" (standard weapon wheel but does swap to the last used weapon when tapped) swap to the Launcher in the same speed than binding it? Also, does this combo work with the balliste instead of the Launcher as well?

[@guilhermecarvalho3565]

Man this is so crazy 😂

[@endlessmoose2954]

Great video! I still suck at Doom Eternal but my PB and rocket swapping is pretty good now.

[@goku445]

You just need to aim at the right direction then ;)

[@travis1oo559]

YOOOOO YOU USE MY BINDS

[@aggenitosgamingseven7432]

MUSIC PREDICTED = TH a L L

[@dynamicduke8119]

You said in the video you’re not using WASD for movement and that is for another video. Searched your site and couldn’t find any other video, so what are you using to move?

[@RelakS__]

I recently decided to ditch the MMO mouse keys (one of them started to fail anyway), and go to keyboard madness. Well... I still kan't understand, how you guys switch weapons so fast. Especially when I see e.g. the A and Q light up at the same time. Anyway, you forget to make the keybind video? I can't find it.

[@Rotworks]

Looking forward to your key binding video. I need to change mine because this technique is impossible from my bindings. Pretty frustrating.

[@L_Lawliet1907]

Are there any other combos that’s good aswell? I am aware of the Precision bolt + sticky bomb as a safer alternative to the combo shown above but is there a different good combo?

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

P-bolt as a "core" weapon is really good in combination with a lot of guns. P-bolt to SSG and P-bolt to Ballista is also quite strong, although not as fast. Combo-ing all four weapons is kind of the "meta" in high-level play. Another good combo is P-bolt to Combat Shotgun base fire. It's actually stupid fast, and is really strong in SGN Master Level on Classic Mode.

[@L_Lawliet1907]

@@ArrythmiaFPS That’s really interesting, I noticed some plays using precision bolt with other weapons but I always use to think why people used it so much, now I know why. This info has been helpful, but i do have a question, do these combos work effectively against marauder aswell? Don’t get me wrong, it’s easy to kill him with the usual super shotgun and ballista combo, but ever since the frost grenade trick was patched, i’ve been trying to find a faster way to kill the son of a bitch without using BFG or unmaykr, also please refer me to your discord if you have one, would be great to converse you through a better social platform than youtube comments XD

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

@@L_Lawliet1907 Yeah man lol. discord.gg/p873Dew The Marauder was basically designed to have that combo be optimal. You can toss a grenade in with that to help falter him a little more for an extra Ballista shot. I've seen people reliably Arbalest + Double Frag + Double Lock-on Burst, but it takes really really good timing to pull of consistently.

[@official_kex]

And yet im a SSG/Ballista n00b >.> I really need some training on this...

[@chiefswiggum]

me who does the exact thing but my weapons just decide not to fire even with ammo and a faster swapping mod: *thank you ID, very cool*

[@PIXEL-yt3fu]

im pressing q to go back to precision bolt as soon as i fire the rocket launcher, but the problem i am having is the rocket launcher finishes its animation before switching to the Precision Bolt, and its driving me mad, while im doing it perfectly, its no where near as fast as in the video or other streams i see of this technique used

[@CJ-sl4pk]

Gj ritz you did it :)

[@MrCleverOnion]

You reference console button inputs after PC keys but you dont know the pain of console controller inadequacy 🤣

[@UmbraPenumbra]

PB Rocket

[@wuziq]

interesting it looks like you hold right click before even swapping to pb

[@yonakitox]

It much slower use the Q swap weapons key putted predetermined than select the weapon by the key directly?

[@TheNantroll]

My goodni strummer how can do?? Lotta Eternal players need to see this. Great job with this tutorial yo!!

[@Andysgal797]

Just install the faster Pb mod and the faster rocket mod boom speedrunner level

[@noobguy9973]

ım pretty sure how fast you can scope in depends on your fps ... well good thing ı got this GTX 1050 ti

[@gtxbansal5153]

how many fps are you getting on 1050ti? i have 1050ti 4gb oc

[@noobguy9973]

@@gtxbansal5153 bit of overclock and play on low then you can get stable 60 fps most of the time

[@gtxbansal5153]

@@noobguy9973 i using these settings resolution scale:off resolution:1600*900 texture quality: high shadow quality:low other settings medium i am get 70-90fps

[@noobguy9973]

@@gtxbansal5153 i just play on 1080p with dynamic resolution and disable overlays

[@gtxbansal5153]

@@noobguy9973 i have 1080p with 75hz refresh rate monitor.i am already try all graphic settings with 1080p resolution but not smooth gameplay, fps drop. dynamic with 1080p resolution give 720p shit look

[@angelguerrero7850]

This is cool but on console its extremely hard because the weapon wheel is on the same bind as weapon swap. For us it takes a split second before the game registers weapon swap between two weapons

[@metalmikebot]

Okay, I'm confused. I've been practicing this a ton and I can do it at a moderate pace, but what I notice in your vid is that when you fire the rocket launcher, it holsters basically instantaneously. I've tried for hours, and the RL always want to complete the kickback animation from firing before it holsters, and I can't figure out a way to cancel that animation. I can switch from the PB to the RL super fast no problem; it's the switching back that isn't working for me. And this is with a fully upgraded suit including the quick swap upgrade.

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

Essentially, you want to fire a rocket and hit your Heavy Cannon bind a fraction of a second afterwards, almost at the same time in fact. This should cancel out the recoil animation of the RL. Hope that helps! Keep practicing and you'll find the rhythm for it.

[@the_mse]

@@ArrythmiaFPS what about on console?

[@the_mse]

@@ArrythmiaFPS just checked this combo is impossible on console you can do it but super slow I hate how unfair this game is so to console players

[@960456]

@@the_mse They really need to add keyboard and mouse support to consoles, honestly. It's a whole different beast. I have a PC but I first played Doom with a controller, then switched to mouse and keyboard.

[@the_mse]

@@960456 that is impossible to do tho the console version and the pc version are very different putting keyboard and mouse to console will make the console version so much easier and the problem isn’t with the keyboard it’s with the frames the combo is impossible because of the frames

[@awawawawwawaa7746]

Had Ballista in E , bolt in Z and rocket in Q. Now that i changed im so confused lol

[@Western-spy]

I am trying to learn the technique but for some reason cannot get it to work, in fact my switch speed doesn't even come close to what is shown in videos, I feel like when trying to switch from rocket launcher to the rifle the RL stays on screen for another few frames after firing and that decreases speed a lot. I press fire and switch keys almost simultaneosly, queueing the gun switch, but it seems to be too slow if compared to what is shown. Was this tech somehow patched or am I doing anything wrong?

[@Apricator]

He doesn’t mention this, but it only works if you start the combo from precision bolt. The rocket recovery won’t cancel like this unless it’s preceded by a quickswap from pb. No idea if this is a bug or intentional design, but there you go

[@Western-spy]

@@Apricator Yeah it seems like it did help a lot, though I have my doubts about wether I was just lucky with my keypress timings, because, don't get me wrong, the reasons for this not to work seem obscure and unreasonable lol Is this *truly* how things are? Does starting the combo with heavy rifle actually make any difference? And do you have any clues for why is that?

[@jorm1652]

i loved the elevator music with those massive doom djent hits hahaha

[@peet3449]

My main issue is moving left or right while swaping

[@christian.xavier.villagran]

1:20

[@nagaraja1918]

you never made that video about your keybinds

[@_Arko44]

Good stuff, my dude! Thank you! This will be extremely helpful.

[@RadicalAkira]

Very insightful. Thank you very much

[@AdjutantAntithesis]

The IHE-Muzak mixed with the Doom soundtrack is probably the best thing I've heard today

[@MondySpartan]

Kevin MacLeod - Local Forecast (elevator version)

[@rookminebruh474]

What!!!!!!!! Micor missile better tho!!!1!!

[@NADLABS]

The intro 😭

[@ThatIdiotChompers]

I just tested it PB + RL could work on console but the only problem is that PB is the only gun in the game that doesn't respond to you holding the fire button if this was changed console plebs could PB RL reliably and no button mashing can work but not reliable at all

[@christian.xavier.villagran]

Are you lying when you say you dont use wasd for your movement key because I can clearly see you using them. 3:50

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

The thing with overlay software is you can edit it to look any way you want, so I did to make it more accessible. If you don't believe me you could watch any of the other live gameplay footage on this channel.

[@christian.xavier.villagran]

@@ArrythmiaFPS so where is the video where you show your custom bindings

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

I still haven't made it 🙃

[@christian.xavier.villagran]

@@ArrythmiaFPS oh makes sense

[@christian.xavier.villagran]

@@ArrythmiaFPS so do you use tfgh? Or yghj?

[@spawn9129]

I've been looking for exactly this!

[@cacokid1489]

Just wondering, what did you rebind what was already in Q and E in exchange for faster weapon switching? I have E as the blood punch and Q to swap grenades. Any suggestions?

[@adalstan]

I do 1-5, q, and e, all weapons. R flame belch F grenade mb4 blood punch G weapon mod. But you can also bind weapons to your mouse buttons if your left hand is getting too busy for you.

[@bujilou]

so if u switch keys to "Q" and "E" for both weapons what is your "use"( E key normally)

[@markbotill]

Isnt use key just punch in this game?

[@p0wdrous]

why am i watching this i got the game a day ago

[@vegitoblue2187]

wait if e is bound to heavy cannin what is melee bound to? and what would be the best binding for bfg/unmaykr

[@Wylie288]

unbound. Don't be a noob. Git gud. Super weapons are a crutch keeping you from improving. Melee is generally F

[@vegitoblue2187]

@@Wylie288 too used to E 😅 I use x for ballista, r for ssg, mouse 4 for rocket mouse 5 for nades, V for chaingun, whell up for mod swap, down for flame

[@aggenitosgamingseven7432]

subbed awesome

[@inuygoku]

does no one use an mmo mouse?

[@eugenegarces8615]

show us the keybindings

[@TheMindverse]

Just started playing. Didn't the hit box update nerf this entire tactic? No more Quick Scope-ing?

[@ArrythmiaFPS]

No, it still works 100% and there was never a "hit box" nerf, only a short period where Precision Bolt was bugged. But that's been fixed for a long time.

[@TheMindverse]

@@ArrythmiaFPS Cool, thanks. Now I just need to get gud!

[@Siwwy]

Cool vid, but I find using the scope and ssg works better for me

[@the_mse]

That and scope and ballista work just fine it’s a matter of play styles

[@960456]

Precision Bolt and pretty much any other gun just melts demons. It's incredible

[@the_mse]

@@960456 that isn’t true tho lol bolt and chain gun sucks ass

[@roadtree721]

The practice will be MUCH harder on console

[@Da1haroon]

It can be but im mastering it not too slow! What i suggest is when you have your pbolt gun or heavy cannon out Press both Ps4 xbox R2 RT L2 LT R1 RB At the same time and after your weapons swaps fire your rocket switch and repeat

[@roadtree721]

@@Da1haroon hmmm thnx

[@Da1haroon]

@@roadtree721 no problem hope it helps

[@roadtree721]

@@Da1haroon I'm just gonna try improving with scuf Since I have peaked

[@Da1haroon]

@@roadtree721 ok :) going scuff is the best idea for console players

[@RED4Flame]

does not work anymore

[@the_mse]

Still works it was never patched I’m pretty sure they don’t even have the power to patch it out they show it in gameplay tips it’s basically just another game mechanic now

[@lecheifton1237]

You can do it faster than this

[@klinecars726]

actually there's a faster swap than pb + rocket launcher I found but I'm not telling hehe

[@outrageousvideos]

pbolt ballista if it doesnt fully raise?