ULTRA NIGHTMARE Guide and Tips for DOOM Eternal

This video is a guide to finding your way through an Ultra Nightmare run in DOOM Eternal. There's some tips and tricks along the way and my thoughts on the pivotal moments during the campaign to look out for!
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ULTRA NIGHTMARE Guide and Tips for DOOM Eternal
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Doom Eternal is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth main title in the Doom series and a direct sequel to 2016's Doom, and is set to be released on March 20, 2020, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Stadia and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch version planned for a release at a later date.

[@beteorite6404]

“Don’t use the weapon wheel” Console users: visible confusion

[@calebmartinez9350]

Bruh u just roasted me

[@scottbaker8556]

im in this meme and I don't like it

[@emmoebbo8801]

Same

[@ethanbolke7497]

Lol

[@SpudNug69]

Nah there's a quick swap option for consoles too apparently haha

[@killerqueen4289]

we know all that the greatest enemies in this game are the walls Edit: never tought this would blow up Hope everyone having a great day

[@ketchupgaming1270]

I agree

[@underscorerx]

Doom is born out of DnD, so it's only fitting as doors are the main enemy there

[@geraldwalshjr694]

Don't know how many times I died in the platforming section on the ARC stage where you had a double monkey bar to a double jump to a dash to the wall in the other side, then jump at the wall and boost yourself around the corner and to the highest monkey bar to get across to a hole in the wall, that has a 1up and then jump back to the same monkey bar to get to a higher wall spot and then jump to a wall spot across the area and then jump across to the higher hole in the wall. The first wall, to monkey bar around the corner, is what ruined my flow and.............my controller.

[@evilerknight7294]

That is a fact

[@gctdonyre]

Dude, in Doom 2016, it was all the guard rails. 😤

[@solomon9655]

So basically, beating Ultra Nightmare on consoles gets you into the Salty Spitoon.

[@JefferyDavisJr.]

Yes

[@lunararmy1624]

Nah gotta beat it with the dance pad and bongo set

[@maciekjoker9095]

Man, in UN you can checkpoint the game - when you have a last chance rune and damage show you this last chance (silver screen) you press home button on pad and open the game again. I beat UN with 95 tries :) but i finish :)

[@bigfattoecheese353]

Solomon I beat it on console :)

[@akvoz]

@@maciekjoker9095 fuck, this is possible? i never thought that! i did some similar in The Biding of Isaac to complete some runs with The Lost

[@Simploo]

Good luck to anyone trying to get out of the Cultist Basement.

[@TheSpudHunter]

Such a tricky spot, gotta use those explosive zombies - can be tricky sometimes when the low tier demons get in the way!

[@megatlshepard-1621]

@@TheSpudHunter Definitely. At first, I tried to do it on my own, or I just wasted cueballs (bomb zombies) on those fodder demons, and it was hell. But once I realized what id software was hinting me to do there, it becomes much more manageable.

[@Killomainia]

Have a few tricks to that one without using the explody bois. Save the fuel tank from the previous arena and grab the one there to have 3. There are 4 waves, first just soldiers and shield bois, second has a whiplash coming from the exit door, third a spider boi from the entrance and the final the two mancubi from both. This should give you some direction and preparation for them dropping in. With the mancubi, freeze one of them and go chainsaw the other one with your 3 fuel. Should immediately eliminate one and give some crowd control. Then use a chrono strike assault rifle shot to take the cannons off the other one to make it less threatening. Just yeet a grenade around the arena to elongate some trash to make it easier as well.

[@novakastmusic]

@@Killomainia What about ammo. I don't think you'll have much by saving all three.

[@MushroomCloudGaming]

That is the part that keeps killing me. The only other part that I am afraid of is the Gladiator boss fight.

[@normanbestboi9117]

I can only hear "AGAINST ALL THE EVIL.." So many times..

[@Shenaniganizer620]

Just let me please skip the intro Id. Please…

[@Scanvas3]

I hare how you can't skip the first few seconds YES NOVIK I ALREADY HEARD THAT LIKE MILLION TIMES

[@toometh1595]

Imagine not being able to do 100% UN on console with no HUD, the famine cheat code on, all while using a wii steering wheel and wearing the collectors edition helmet. Pathetic.

[@overlordcrumb]

While wearing a blindfold, not even trying, and your little brother is playing with tilt controls

[@pugasaurusrex8253]

Soze The Turk While the wheel is inverted and mirrored

[@disbandedaccount1705]

Toometh And using your left pinky to move only.

[@occyplayz6724]

GG EZ

[@Snoogen11]

With numbing cream on your hands so you can't feel the controls.

[@underthemayo]

This has been really helpful thank you. I'm still slipping up in Urdak and Final Sin. Man those get rough. You can die in 2 seconds.

[@nitishthatte407]

Didn't expect to see one of my favourite Doom channels in the comments section of another of my favourite Doom channels. Love both of your videos!

[@Phoenix-qv9hg]

Final Sins Burning Pentagramm Insta-Kill Move can officially bite my ass. So close.

[@monarchblue4280]

Pleasure seeing you her Mayo Slayer.

[@Googaliemoogalie]

@@Phoenix-qv9hg you died at the Final Sin? That's rough. I was frantically running around and stressed out so I wouldn't loose all my progress.

[@omarsheriff51]

I found Urdak so much harder than Final Sin ... Like the fucking Maykr drones are a real pain, + the buff totem arena in Urdak is incredibly hard, maybe the hardest arena in the game IMHO.

[@dansbigfanguitarist]

RIP us console users. I “quick switch” by pressing RB and frantically move my stick in the correct spot to try and save frames, and it’s, no pun intended, a nightmare

[@SuperDjtornado]

A nightmare, but it's possible. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJClYZ6hpcp6mqs

[@OneManCrusade]

Pressing the button instead of holding it will change to your previous weapon. Switch to S Shotgun and switch to the Ballista then you can press the button to quick switch between them

[@dansbigfanguitarist]

American Inquisition right, but what happens when you need to dash, switch to SSG, dash 2x, switch to rocket launcher, ballista, heavy cannon, SSG, ballista, etc. eventually, you just can do all the advanced weapon switching WHILE moving fast, unless you haven the weapons wheel timing down to the frame. It’s really difficult, and I’m still practicing this.

[@cuppaxnswonhrt3904]

dansbigfanguitarist put your jump to pressing in the left stick and dash as L1 or LB. They allow you to customize your bindings. This way you can move, dash, jump, and switch at the same time.

[@bengy5524]

@@SuperDjtornado all shits and giggles, but still PC player. Its about the controller movement vs keyboard movement. Keyboard is just way to superior in that aspect

[@hellriegel7837]

Here’s some extra details he forgot to layout- there are no extra lives, most of them are replaced with sentinel armor that only just max upgrade armor. And you can’t save inside the fortress of doom, you gotta save at each “mission complete” screen

[@thepope2412]

you can save by alt f4ing out of your game. It reloads you to the nearest checkpoint.

[@FoxyHxCMacfly]

@@thepope2412 This not how any of this works tho

[@garrettcooper8348]

Do cheats work? Also WHAT!?

[@thepope2412]

Garrett Cooper ultra nightmare has cheats disabled

[@garrettcooper8348]

The Pope I’m..... not going to be able to do this, no extra lives, no cheats, one time die, AND playing on console. I’m not getting that gold skin

[@dr.thrustfist8805]

For some reason the cultist base part with the tiny fire room is just pure pain for me on ultra nightmare, I'd rather do the Slayer gates

[@ioi1989]

Utilize the queballs to kill the mancubus quickly, use the lock on mode for those snake bastard demons & pay attention to when the floor starts spawning the damaging red aura, trust me the cancer is late stage, I struggled a bit against archviles & the 4 eye mini boss but it's doable. I should mention that I backed up my save after every mission (PS4), good luck slayer!

[@xWinklerHD]

same for me, the 2 mancubus always kill me. up to that point i can get reliably. need to just play this part over and over on normal nightmare i guess

[@igg7865]

Dr.ThrustFist same

[@Mr808gamer]

Amen

[@BreakingTheGleipnir]

When the first wave of enemies comes down from the ledges, the zombified soldiers, kill use your plasma rifle, not your aoe weapons like sticky bombs, to kill them, so you have the cueballs still there. When the gargoyles come, I use the sticky bombs again. It might help you, good luck!

[@gorrevisor]

"I will show you the difference on this Marauder." - Proceeds to not even attempt to land a single hit. That is teleshop level marketing right there.

[@themanicman8458]

And notice how the dog was out for the controller showcase and not for the keyboard and mouse showcase That means he likely intentionally shot The Shield before cutting into the recording to put himself at even larger of a disadvantage And I'm sure you know that shooting the Marauders Shield is what causes the dog to spawn

[@Nico30337]

There's fodder demons behind the marauder that try to shoot you and usually trigger his dog spawn.

[@themanicman8458]

@@Nico30337 well I didn't think about that good point however whenever I play the fodder demons behind him usually don't shoot him on that part

[@TheReal_DoomSlayer]

16:14 that platform right there... I have a very special hatred to this platform with the red electricity

[@jojonathas9485]

True

[@spudmagnum7394]

You can skip it by using the meathook and going over the top without going around

[@revenant849]

Pc: It was so harrrd Console; [Silently drinks demon blood]

[@theturok526]

hoosh hoosh peasant

[@james737er]

Man, console is so hard that I haven't even beat it on UV...

[@Gunk05]

I’ve played the game on nightmare for both console and pc and I can say playing console is like twice as hard

[@james737er]

@@Gunk05 Aw man so I'm like, actually good at Doom Eternal?

[@revenant849]

@@james737er if you can fast swap so fast it's like PC and slay everything in the game yes

[@Darth_Yersinia]

Just died on Urdak after my mom walked in front of the tv I was about to cry 😂😂

[@dominicwelsh608]

Was it on Ultra-nightmare!!😱

[@Darth_Yersinia]

Dominic Welsh Yeaa man it’s ok tho I finished it Lol

[@dominicwelsh608]

@@Darth_Yersinia *Sigh of relief*🤣

[@kevinp1933]

*starts talking about keybinding* Me: *angry console noises*

[@mr.awesome8864]

Same

[@omarsheriff51]

This is the time to switch to PC ;)

[@muzthefuz9080]

Oh I cant wait to buy a graphics card which cost more than an entire console

[@ripalibii]

@@omarsheriff51 some people cant afford dude

[@omarsheriff51]

@@ripalibii Consoles are more expensive in the long run.

[@nwahoutlander]

Gargoyles have been the most annoying enemies in my runs.

[@jsdrury2416]

Omg yes bro

[@hambonepng1152]

WHY THE FUCK DO THEY DO SO MUCH DAMAGE

[@TheRedCap30]

Ikr. I know they are fodder but they are a pain in the ass.

[@kohnjfennedy4627]

Ryan Stacy whiplashes: 👀

[@jsdrury2416]

@@kohnjfennedy4627 if your having trouble use the lock on burst its like a insta kill

[@TheDeath0fDucks]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who found the unmaykr to be underwhelming

[@Phoenix-qv9hg]

It's okayish against final sin, but even then a meaty bfg shot with some aoe casualties is usually better. Sad really, was hoping for a straigth strong laser beam.

[@soulivan827]

The only time it's useful is when you pick up an Overdrive powerup on Nekrovol. Then you have infinite unmaykr ammo.

[@james737er]

@@Phoenix-qv9hg I thought, in DOOM 64 that the Unmaykr was powered by charging with demonic power, then it goes BOOM! It was the more powerful than the BFG

[@jeek404]

I only ever use the unmaykr on the tyrant, such a shame for a weapon that had you beat all the slayer gates for it.

[@nickpocalypse5308]

GreenLight For me, the reason why I want to beat the Slayer Gates is because I want the challenge. When I got the Unmakyr I don’t event use it that much lol.

[@baconwrapple8733]

Damn this quality for such a small channel. Your doing great :)

[@TheSpudHunter]

Hey cheers!

[@rockman9588]

You're* 😂😂

[@xdgamerkid]

I didn't even realize he was a small channel-

[@Allstin]

On attempt #2 of UN, the Khan shut me down tonight! :( Even with Saving Throw! I know exactly what I did wrong. My nerves made my aiming suck on the drones, I burnt up Chrono Strike too much for the drones, didn't use my BFG, and just messed up. I can beat this boss no problem consistently in practice, but she got the best of me this time. But I learned! ONWARD!

[@TheSpudHunter]

You got dis!

[@Allstin]

TheSpudHunter trying man! Stoked that I got that far on an early attempt, but nerves choked

[@Killomainia]

Literally just fucked up my run on the Icon. Couldn’t deliver the dmg quick enough whilst moving around using a controller. Then got absolutely blasted by a mancubi and then the icon thought it would be a great time to punch that location

[@danielbob2628]

I'm sad that the Khan Makyr loses her makeup when she dies. She's not hot without it.

[@danielbob2628]

@@Killomainia Honestly the first part of the Icon fight is probably the worst part of the game. You just can't escape damage no matter where you go!

[@moonmoon4537]

After some testing, Mobile Turret deals less damage to bosses than the Chain Gun’s primary fire :P I’m not sure about enemies, but I can break two pieces of the Icon with the turret, but 4 if I just use the primary fire. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Also against the Gladiator, you can put on a ton of damage while he’s making you jump rope, just break out your chaingun and mag dump him while he does it, then switch to your rocket launcher and time it so he dashes into it :P

[@rayjenkins5832]

Doom has taught me that everything in life is about tight circles

[@martingoldblunt5163]

That's what she said...

[@SteezNutz8]

tight circles the title of your sex tape

[@alexd9999999]

It's like Kung Fu mannn.

[@mutemaster3889]

4:46 killing Marauder like this was insane

[@James-od4cz]

Did anyone else struggle like hell with just some of the general levels and then breeze past some bosses without a single death i.e gladiator and KM? weird difficulty curves

[@whereskentuckybruce8245]

I was fine for the levels but had to use sentinel armour for the gladiator and khan maykr. The game does have some strange difficulty curves but it probably depends on the players skill

[@lunararmy1624]

I struggle on the icon of sin and gladiator bosses only mainly do to the icons attacks hitting even if I wasn't near it, the horses of mancubi cacos and Baron with little armor to game during it due to how frantic it was but after realizing I could just spam crucible infinitely to keep up my health I was ok. The gladiator though was a different story, the jump rope attack was kinda random at times and then his charges sometimes didn't register me hitting him during the green eyes his two hit attack was a nightmare that I almost never managed to dodge and then when he walks twords you spinning the chain to attackI stead of charging at you I was almost never able to get away from him

[@whereskentuckybruce8245]

lunar army I agree. You need to dash twice to avoid attacks with splash damage. Hard to do so when the your focusing on the other enemies

[@lunararmy1624]

@@whereskentuckybruce8245 dashing twice and it's still hard to avoid

[@WiresDawson]

@@lunararmy1624 hard but not impossible, keep trying! if it helps, i found there's a certain rhythm to the gladiator boss fight, and once you find that it becomes significantly easier.

[@gangweed9979]

On console it’s so much more difficult quick switching is impossible they should allow for keyboard compatibly

[@talion4033]

It’s definitely still possible though considering I’ve done it lol

[@gangweed9979]

Tali I’ve completed it on ultra nightmare difficulty as well but I meant like quick switching with hot key speed

[@macon_trouble241]

I'm going to try ultra nightmare is there anything I need to know before going in?

[@gangweed9979]

Andy York If u are on console use the aim snapping to use the percussions scope mod to take out any weak points cause it’s the easiest and fastest way to damage them. Shotgun ballista are ur best friends late game. And early game first 3 levels save up ur upgrade points to use it on the rocket launcher lock on and scope mod . The doom hunter I used the super shotgun first phase, it does like 1/4 of the doom hunters health if all pellets land close range. And second phase lock on mod pretty much insta kills. Lock on mod is broke, use it on mancubus cause they are more retarded then the marauder in my opinion.

[@macon_trouble241]

I got past the first mission and it didn't save. I thought it saves after completing a mission

[@Maximus7th]

What I noticed from you and DraQu a lot that wasn't mentioned is keeping your distance from all the heavy demons. You know that "medium range" the game tells you to keep yourself from the Marauder? Apply that to literally every heavy (or even a bit further back but not too much or Super Shotty becomes weak) Staying up close is a great way for Nightmare mode to delete your entire health bar. Gonna do a few Nightmare runs with these tips when I'm not working from home during this quarantine. Good shit, man!

[@goku445]

Heavies can pop aoe that deletes your health in a blink of the eye.

[@hululu312]

go long range and do pb ballista or mid range pb rocket

[@user-fz5is6xx6v]

I hate arachnotrons in the first parts of the campaign

[@baconwrapple8733]

Ding Dong here’s a tip for the first few arachnotrons. You can easily skip the first three arachnatrons in the level. When you first get your chainsaw, you’ll face an arena right after filled with possessed, imps, and zombie men. When you first pickup the chainsaw, it is fully charged so it has 3 uses. In the arena, there is one gas canister (so +1 use). In that arena, you mainly want to just use the sticky grenades on the shotgun, and make sure you only chainsaw ONCE and that you do not pick up the gas canister in that arena. One you finish that arena, your chainsaw should be at 2/3 fuel, and then you should go pick up the gas canister that you purposely didn’t pick up to be at 3/3 fuel again. Head forward and kill the priest. Continue forward and run past everything up until the first arachnotron. Assuming you didn’t chainsaw any of the fodder on your way there, you can immediately kill the arachnatron with the chainsaw. After that kill all the enemies in that area as you would, but make sure you do NOT pick up the gas canister in that area. By now the gate should open up, letting you get the heavy cannon, before you grab it, let your chainsaw refill back up to 1/3 fuel, then pick up the gas canister that you purposely didn’t pick up. You should be at 2/3 fuel. Pick up the heavy cannon and move forward. There’s one more mandatory combat arena before you can grab the yellow key card, and it includes an arachnotron. Once you go past the giant fallen bell and you get to the wide open area that usually has the fodder infighting, immediately run past all of them and pick up the gas canister in that area, and you should be at 3/3 fuel. Immediately jump down and chainsaw the arachnotron. Kill all the enemies in that area, grab the yellow key card and proceed as usual into the subway. When you get to the section where the arachnotron spawns down there in the subway, just run past it straight to the mod pot and get the precision bold for the heavy cannon. Pray you don’t get stuck or shot as you run to the mod bot. Once you get the scope, grab you grenade launcher and just move forward. Ignore most of the enemies in the subway. By now you should have the shotgun, heavy cannon with mod, and grenade launcher, thus making the rest of this level marginally easier. Using this strategy let’s you consistently get past hell on earth. Found it on reddit you might have some use for it :)

[@user-fz5is6xx6v]

@@baconwrapple8733 Damn man I'm speechless, thanks for the tips, definitely going to be useful on my path to achieve the gold skin

[@SurfbyShootin]

@@baconwrapple8733 I do that same strat, came to the conclusion independently.

[@baconwrapple8733]

Justin Perez congrats.

[@whereskentuckybruce8245]

Pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pew

[@hamiltonianmarkovchainmc]

Filthy casul, if you were really good at the game, you'd 100% speedrun ultra nightmare with no HUD using only a Nintendo 64 controller.

[@biggusdickus1123]

Relax satan

[@whereskentuckybruce8245]

And famine mode. Need to get the purist doom experience

[@moondodger5952]

I’m pretty sure he’d have to use a PS3 steering wheel.

[@SaintThiccolas]

Kevin Thompson guitar hero controller*

[@jacknolan6459]

HA!!! WEAK!!! I BEAT ULTRA NIGHTMARE WITH A SINGULAR JOYCON!!!

[@thorveim1174]

I keep dying on the second level so far, although at least i reach the dash more reliably... and getting sick of being forced to hear King Novik tell me to rip and tear, over and over Then again, when even on ultra-violence I can get toasted...

[@thewanderingartists]

I'm on the easiest difficulty and toasted in gore nest

[@dominicwelsh608]

@@thewanderingartists you got this bud I believe In you

[@marsmonke4160]

@@thewanderingartists That's not ideal, specially after the Marauders appear. You're the one that's gonna get ripped and teared lol. Try the tips the video did, it's not only for UN, they're helpful everywhere

[@thewanderingartists]

@@marsmonke4160 I couldn't even make halfway through the DLC without dying a hundred times, LOL gotta gut gud !

[@TheReal_FishFins]

I beat UN woo! Too all my brothers, keep rippin' n' tearin'.

[@thesnipingseal8011]

When you were playing UN what happened? Did you develop any new play styles. What does it feel like to play the first levels after dying in the higher levels are they easier or harder? Sorry I’m asking all these questions I’m at the first combat encounter on the Final Sin for Nightmare Xbox btw and I’m gonna try to tackle UN after I beat Nightmare a few times

[@TheReal_FishFins]

@@thesnipingseal8011 I really gravitated towards using the precision bolt and rocket launcher quick switching as my bread and butter. The earlier levels get easier of course, BUT you can get complaisant and make mistakes by trying to auto pilot

[@braydenmiller2366]

I hate you. Good job man

[@MisterL777]

On DOOM 2016 I felt like the very first battle was one of the hardest on UN because you are so weak and enemies coughing on you kills you. It gets easier and easier and once you pass the first hell level it's mostly smooth sailing (partly because gauss cannon is so powerful). Here the hardest part seems to be a little later but it's similar.

[@jasonturek6671]

2016 has such a weird difficulty curve. The first few levels are complete hell, but once you get to the half way point it is so easy

[@LtSprinkulz]

You're way underestimating remote det. IT CHEESES MARAUDER.

[@TheSpudHunter]

Very true, I'm just so used to the stun lock with SSG and ballista it didn't consider it much

[@LtSprinkulz]

@@TheSpudHunter I use it as an alternative to the grenade strat shown in the video. I just ended up getting the shockwave on remote det before I got the shockwave for the nades in my run.

[@Alfred8805]

Lock on 1 taps hell knights, wiplashes, and revenants so like, lock on all the way

[@LtSprinkulz]

@@Alfred8805 You can switch mods in the fly, so both get their usage from me. I personally only get the 6 point upgrade for the lock on. It's already powerful enough and I like to use my weapon points efficiently. Remote det can be mastered entirely on ARC Complex before you get to the Marauder battle, and hes pretty much the only reason I use remote det at all. I'm just saying that if you dont have shockwave on your nades yet, the mastered remote det has shockwave AND increased damage, plus you dont have to wait for him to swing first to catch him in the stun lock. Just toss a rocket behind his back and let 'er rip. When he staggers, do the SSG-Ballista-nade combo to continue the stun lock and delete his HP.

[@justmeme001]

@@LtSprinkulz it takes 15-20 seconds to kill a marauder with weapon switching, even on nightmare. I'll stick to lock on

[@MrSculptedzoo]

FOUND IT! This is the content I’ve been looking for! Thanks for the great video, and break down of tips. You’re the first person I’ve seen show what runes, and control layout is being used.

[@SamTahbou]

Great guide, thank you. By the way, 16:20 when you talk about the cacos, you can avoid them altogether and still get the suit point. When you jump on to the climbing wall, get to the top, and instead of hopping onto the ledge, jump right over to the other side, take the suit point and climb right back over. You don't need to kill the tomatoes

[@JosiahBradley]

Nice guide. I'm really hoping I can do this in the future one day. Thanks!

[@anubrakahn2970]

I questioned the video duration initially but you were very concise and to the point. Well done, Spuddy!

[@christiangottsacker6932]

Great video, great tips, great personality, and I loved the quake ambience towards the end.

[@RyuFromFort]

Hey man thank you so much for this guide. Like really. I’m at 6 am right now and I just beat ultra nightmare on Xbox thanks to this video and Draqu’s ultra nightmare run. You were a huge part for me completing it and I can’t thank you enough! 😃

[@fall-neckthetallneck2977]

What tips did you find the most helpful?

[@ShadesMan]

I luv goooOOOOooold! And yes I've eaten my own dead skin b4, admittedly. >< But I don't keep it in a box!

[@YourBrother84]

What about your Faja?

[@ShadesMan]

@@YourBrother84 Wait, what? A fah-ja? Oooooh... faaaTHeeer!!!! ;)

[@YourBrother84]

Sorry, I dont speak freaky-deaky Dutch, okay? Perv-boy

[@KhanKeal]

This actually gives me a little more faith in beating ultra nightmare. I honestly didnt think I'd be up to it getting trounced in the first room twice by imps and soldiers, but I kept getting a little bit farther each time after that, and a lot of what you went over in this video are things I've been finding out on my own, but really makes a lot of the last pieces fit into place for me mentally. I'm glad I was on the right track with things like the weapon points and runes, and I'm SUPER glad I'm not the only one who considers cultist base to be the real final gate to continuing the run. Mancubus and cacademons have been my bane, and whiplashes have always been a pain in my ass, so seeing someone else give real credence to their threat and damage output really gives some relief that "no, its not because I suck, they just deal insane damage, or can ping-pong you around and combo you out of existence and everyone struggles with them at that point in the game." Really liked the explanation of the importance of having those tight weapon groups on the keyboard too. I've been using the weapon wheel just because I havent made it past the cultist base in my run, so I can see how that would be essential later in the campaign to get that worked out ahead of time for when I get those weapons. Cheers mate, glad I saw your vid.

[@etkruger]

Your content is so great to watch and listen to. These are great tips, even being on PS4, the only tip I couldn’t use was the controller configure config, but this video helped me get through the first couple levels of UN. Thanks for this, your channel is gonna get huge, i can tell!

[@Madvillain47]

After hours of attempts I managed to beat Ultra Nightmare the other day. Couldn't agree more about the first three levels, once I conquered Cultists Base the game was ten times easier and I completed it.

[@SpeakerTerenus]

I agree completely. I spent an entire day banging my head against Cultist Base over and over(keep in mind I'm on Ps4 so, quick switching is a lot harder for me); but after finally beating it, I just cruised through the rest of the game first try! Its amazing how hard this game is without your full kit.

[@nicholascolagiovanni7158]

khna maykr in 1 try? I dont get how people are doing that... seems like alot of random horseshit during that battle in my nightmare run on xbox.. she took me a few hours

[@embersfgc7776]

Hey dude, I found this at just three right time! Recently beat nightmare extra life mode now I'm taking the plunge into this - will probably take awhile if I can ever do it! But thanks for the video. P.s. thank you for promoting air mobility! It seems people don't use it apart me and a few others lol

[@elias60]

Incredible video quality man glad to have found this!

[@CombatKoke]

Thank you so much for the tips! I'm trying really hard to beat ultra-nightmare, and its been tough, but I think this will help!

[@dopeybrew7006]

I feel like I’m really missing out playing this game on console.

[@LaggyLuke]

Thats how it is for all fps games. I play lots of games on console but fps games are just nothing on console compared to pc experience.

[@Phoenix-qv9hg]

The additional buttons and mouse aim make a big difference for fast paced fps games.

[@spudmagnum7394]

SmvR is like the best fuckin doom player and hes on console ahaha

[@ADeadlierSnake]

Really not sure what the appeal of consoles in this day and age is besides IP. If you can get a game on PC, it's always going to be the better experience.

[@zeloteus2677]

Nice! That weapon switch though... I strugle with remembering to use grenades! To much going on :D

[@lloytron9105]

insanely detailed video man thank you !

[@xthadius]

Map awareness definitely allowed me to go back and make a successful attempt at beating ultra nightmare, map awareness, understanding what and when to use the weapons was gold. Thank you, good sir.

[@TitanGuy]

0:23 THE LOOK OF IT, THE TASTE OF IT, THE SCHMELL OF IT, THE TEXTURE! I love gold so much that I even lost my genitalia in an unfortunate SCHMELTING accident. Hence the name... GOLDMEMBER.

[@Silverlol]

Weapons wheel breaks momentum, *laughs in controller*

[@iceflamekilla5834]

Incredible video, I got a lot out of it. Thanks for putting this out!

[@versevica]

Dude your quick switching game is on point!

[@JPRequiem]

I feel like i've got a lot better, first playthrough I was very ridged with movement. Unfortunately i'm restricted by the console and having to use the weapon wheel, main weapon combo I got is Super Shotgun and Balista as contollers allow the switch between 2 weapons. Great video, trying on nightmare atm

[@user-gh9ik2vu1w]

I remember how after couple of 1-3 seconds deaths I realized key Doom concept: you can't stay and one point trying to overfire demons. Interesting that it is not amount or level of enemies that defines hardness of doom fight, but how much space you have. Couple of mancubus or whiplashes in close corners is much harder that 30-50 mobs on big arena

[@user-cm2on5uo6w]

this made me remember my key binding days in c9 and dragon nest those were good days thank you your video helped me a lot

[@Rainstorm49]

Thanks for this. I wasn’t going to attempt it but now I will.

[@dudeitsivan]

I dont really understand the hype around air control. Maybe I need to give it a better chance, because a lot of people seem to love it... but I just feel like health from blood punch helps me more

[@SurfbyShootin]

Air control is essential for me but it's mostly for a more aerial styled play. If you meathook launch in the air, the air control rune gains great value, like closing distance for a blood punch.

[@thechurchoflucio5709]

i cant play without it

[@RazorPhoenix7]

Iirc DraQu doesn't use air control and he got through Ultra-Nightmare atleast twice already.

[@ashleybrown1620]

Air control was my favourite rune from 2016. First rune I unlocked in Eternal. I can't play without it. It just feels sluggish.

[@Phoenix-qv9hg]

Many people who enjoy it are former quake pros/players, as it feels very similar to the amount of aircontrol in that game.

[@OrcCorp]

Great tips bro! Although I'd say at least 90% of the gamer base will never be able to play through the UN. Simply lacking ths needed accuracy, reflexes and the ability to laser focus on any game that requires hyper awareness. Most casual gamers won't get through this even if they tried really hard for months on end. I myself most likely would get through it if I really wanted, but I'm not into breaking my mental stability for it, I lack the patience and interest. I absolutely lost my mind on the hard difficulty with the latest God of War, so I know better now to avoid the UN in this game. Getting too old for this shit 🤘🏻😂 Thanks for the vid anyway!

[@philj9594]

Chances are you couldn't do it either man. This is one of the hardest things that has ever been conceived in a game and 90% is way too conversative of an estimate. More like 99.99%.

[@roberte2945]

"Most people couldn't do this. I probably could, because I've got a massive dong."

[@masterjames2627]

Thanks man, helped a lot.

[@onnol917]

Very useful man, good vid

[@infinitedeath1384]

I already beat ultra nightmare. I never even looked up any tips videos for it. Quick switching isn't everything. I only used it for the marauder fights. I used my ssg on demons from fodder up to the arachnotron. When it comes to heavy demons, rocket bursts are better than quick switching. You can fire them pretty fast with each lock on when it is fully upgraded. Each rocket does the same damage as one regular rocket, which means you're firing 3 rockets at full damage, in a shorter amount of time. I don't do the mastery on it, as that messes up my playstyle. The arbelest is also better than quick switching for the pain elementals. I play on ps4, so i've gotten used to the weapon wheel, and can switch weapons quite efficiently during combat. You can quick switch by having ssg or ballista as the last weapons you swapped to. Quick switching is only needed for the marauder fights. You can get through everything else without it. So rather than saying the game is designed for quick switching, it's more like the marauder was designed to make you quick switch between the ballista and ssg. edit: wow your build is almost exactly like mine. The only difference is i save my points in the cultist base for the ssg so i can master it sooner. That way i have it mastered at the beginning of the doom hunter base. After i upgrade the ssg, then i upgrade the rocket burst mod. So from the beginning to the end, i upgrade sticky bombs, ssg, rocket burst, heat blast, arbelest, mobile turret, and lastly precision shot. I do precision shot last, as it's really just a tool to get rid of weak points. That's all i use the heavy cannon for. Also, i get the faster dash refill first, as that is a necessity for quickly getting around the map, and dodging projectiles. Then i go faster weapon swap, faster ledge grab, then i focus on ice grenade.

[@MisterL777]

Faster = better You can down pain elementals faster with quick switching than with 2 arbalest shots (unless it's very far) You don't "need" it, but it certainly helps

[@infinitedeath1384]

@@MisterL777 there's really not much of a difference though. I mean you don't have to use quick switching all the time to be considered good at doom. Like i said i only use it on marauders.

[@Phoenix-qv9hg]

Does console get aim assist btw?

[@brandonjackson6343]

“HuR DeR BUT I DON’T WANT TO LEARN THE GAME MECHANICS AND PLAY THAT WAY” - some entitled gamer, probably

[@musicsheep9816]

I just want the skin, but I can't do Ultra Nightmare due to having bad motor skills with my hands. Far as I can get is to the mall plaza near the end of the first level...

[@CarnivalDeezy]

I've been looking all over for a video like this. They key binds to weapons and people quick switch is a challenge I'm trying to learn. Thank you 🙏

[@dzengiztafa510]

I recently binded my mouse scroll up for Rocket launcher & mouse scroll down to balista. Friggin fast now. Going a lot better than before. E is Super shotgun.

[@lucaschacon7436]

Your content is great man. I bet we'd all love to see your battlemode gameplay.

[@lucaswilletts2690]

I love the fact that he’s more of a bot on pc with the wheel selection than any console user in existence. It’s not hard mate

[@Phoenix-qv9hg]

Thats cause you dont need to learn it, since induvidual buttons are way faster than wheel selection could ever be.

[@philj9594]

Well, as a PC player we hate any sort of wheel system like that as they are completely irrelevant on mouse and keyboard and only serve to frustrate the player. With a console, the wheels are a necessity, so it makes sense that console players would be more skilled at using weapon wheels than this guy.

[@TheScribe1.0]

My first playthrough it took me 2 hours to beat the Icon of Sin and I was playing on Ultra Violence.

[@peezy9898]

Love your intensity! RIP and tear!

[@bimmerM3003]

Much love spud

[@tdanightshade1755]

TDANightShade here spuddy. Glad to watch this as I’m almost finished on my nightmare run as I get ready to go for gold. Thanks so much for the content and CPM

[@pocademic]

I'm just now working on Nightmare doubt I'll ever do Ultra Nightmare but dang this video is amazing. Such great quality!

[@normalrachael]

good tips, thanks for the video!

[@Porkhammer]

Keep up the good work Spud!

[@wendigopsychosis3400]

Thanks a lot spuddy, very cool

[@DTM1337]

Nice guide, thanks!

[@leoyang7043]

Awesome tips bro! 👍

[@Syyzygyy]

Keyboard gameplay looks soooo much cleaner than controller. Thanks for the tips and explanations- going for that GOOOooOooold!

[@Bingus365]

Equipment Fiend has been super helpful for me. It recharges on flaming meat hooks too so your flame belch is almost always up

[@jimmyjohnjoejr]

Holy shit i had no idea. Thanks for the tip

[@NKNeptune]

excellent video!!!

[@strange7350]

I really enjoyed your commentary.

[@BuddhaDust]

awesome guide thanks

[@jaimecastillo4594]

Very cool video, bro. You're great! Thanks for the tips and reminders. Sadly I am trying it on a PS4, but most of the tips apply anyway.

[@noddyhasgame]

Going to get the job done this Easter weekend! 💪🏻

[@michaeldost8155]

Spud, you’re a legend! Thanks to you, I finally sent the icon of sin on ultra nightmare to his grave and was granted the holy gold skin!

[@emilmmathiesen8023]

Thanks for the help i am gonna try that

[@michaeltolliver9681]

Good vid man

[@SumBoy0nline]

Thanks for this I only need one more achievement and this is it

[@andulasis6283]

Thanks mate, i hope i ll be able to do it sometime :)

[@DanielM2006UK]

Nice tips guide. Glad to see some of what I do is replicated by your good self. It has given me food for thought. The Nightmare Runs I have trialled so far have not included the Chrono Strike Rune. I've been trying to get a bit more hard core. But I'll keep it in mind. One of my other main problems is going for the full 100%. Might be biting more off than I can chew. I was like that in Doom 2016 which probably cost me a lot of time with restarts. May have to back away from the 100% initially.

[@DanielM2006UK]

I tend to use ESDF rather than WASD as I found it freed up some more keys on the left side which is more comfortable forf my hand. I can't touch the ZXC keys too well due to accidentally pushing the other keys together at the same time. I also keep the Balista and Chain Gun on my mouse scroll for fast access.

[@aidenvalentine220]

This will greatly help me, who might not even be able to make it through hurt me plenty without dying.

[@RazziusMephisto]

Finally someone made proper guide.

[@ryansmith9104]

You're pretty good bro! Great video!

[@MetaSpeedruns]

Great stuff!👍😎

[@soulFile]

Awesome Spud! Thanks! Very informative! Have been practicing on Nightmare, and ready(?!?!) to go for GOLD! My load-outs and play-style almost identical, but I am going to borrow your rune upgrade suggestions ;)

[@juliotironi3134]

Thanks!!

[@itsnuke_]

I finally beat it on Ultra Nightmare because of this video! ON XBOX TOO! thank you dude

[@fillyy99]

Thanks for the guide. I kept choking at Nekravol and Doom Hunter Base until I watched this.

[@rodioncantacuzene6639]

Thank you 🙏

[@gcraneorigami]

One thing that really helped me is that blood punch one shots pinkies from the front

[@DreadSauce]

Thank you for this. I will be playing Ultra-Violence to practice for Ultra-Nightmare. Whiplashes are the bane of me

[@coffeine6614]

This video was really well made. Unfortunately I have this game on console, but I still watched anyway. This game is best played on pc, especially because of the controls. Loved this video by the way, this game is amazing.