A custom Doom campaign for the Age of Empires 2 engine isn't something anyone expected to happen, but Age of Doom happened nonetheless. This just goes to show that the ingenuity of Age of Empires modders continues to have no bounds. Exactly how accurate that is isn't clear, but it's worth putting to the test. Creator HELLKNIGHT61 says that Age of Doom is compatible with 'all Age of Empires games,' including Definitive Editions, due to an included compatibility patch. Unfortunately, it's as yet unfinished, so fans should expect an update later on.įor those interested in checking out the Age of Doom mod, it's available to download for free. There's also a fifth episode planned that will take players into Hell itself.

Four total episodes are included in the mod, taking players across Mars and its two satellites, Phobos and Deimos. The result is that Age of Doom's story is unique to itself, drawing inspiration from the original Doom as well as Doom 3. That said, the limitations of an isometric Doom campaign are obvious. It's shocking how much effort had to go into recreating the Doom experience. Custom-made Imps, Pinkies, Cacodemons and more fill the mod's corridors, all authentic to their original designs in Doom. The Doomguy will walk into a room, only for demons to spawn from every direction. Much like the original Doom, players will have to dodge projectiles fired by a diverse army of demon enemies. When the description of the Age of Empire 2 mod describes it as a shooter, it's not joking.

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Instead of building a town and growing a civilization through the ages, players will take control of the Doomguy protagonist and fight through hordes as Hell invades all over again. As promised, it delivers an experience based on the original Doom, only as an Age of Empires 2 campaign. The mod is named Age of Doom and it was first released on September 1.

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