DOOM + DOOM II (Switch): all the updates (latest: Update 2)

29 January 2025 Lite_Agent Bethesda, DOOM + DOOM II, Nightdive Studios

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for DOOM + DOOM II on Nintendo Switch.

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DOOM + DOOM II – Ver. ??? (Update 2)

Release date: January 28th/29th 2025
Patch notes:

Improvements

All Platforms

Multiplayer Mods

Hosts need to activate the mod before entering the multiplayer menu

Players will need to subscribe to the same mod before joining a match

We recommend using room codes to join modified matches

Mods must be authored with Vanilla DOOM, DeHackEd, MBF21 or BOOM to be compatible

General

Resolved an issue in which some red doors did not display as red on the automap

Fixed multiple crashes reported by the community when loading game saves

Improved text line wrapping legibility for mod descriptions in Asian languages

Removed map prefix from intermission screen to be consistent with original game behavior

Multiplayer

Items can now be picked up by all players in co-op mission play

Added spectator mode when players are dead and waiting to respawn in co-op mission play (it can also be initiated manually from the scoreboard button)

Fixed an issue in which disabling the crosshair would also turn off player name and co-op respawn text display

There are now more than 4 player colors available in game and on scoreboards

Resolved an issue in which players would lose weapons when respawning in co-op using modern rules

Fixed an issue in which the cross-platform friends menu could not be properly backed out of when no friends were available

Further optimized multiplayer networking code

Addressed crosshair centering issue in certain splitscreen configurations

Intermission animations now run at the correct speed in splitscreen mode

Mods

The mod downloader can now process more than the first 100 subscribed mods

Nintendo Switch

Mods

Mod subscriptions will now work between multiple user profiles

Additional notes: none
Source: Bethesda

DOOM + DOOM II – Ver. ??? (Update 1)

Release date: October 3rd 2024 (North America, Europe) / October 4th 2024 (Japan)
Patch notes:

Improvements

All Platforms

General

Left turn, right turn and strafe keys added to keyboard bindings, allowing playing with old-school keyboard-only tank controls

Added 3D sound option in Sound Menu, allowing more than two speaker setups to be used – this allows individual sound effect levels to be taken into account compared to the original DOOM sound system

Cheats can now be activated from the pause menu. Entering the original game’s cheat codes will unlock them for future use. You can also unlock all cheats from the Gameplay Settings menu

Multiplayer

The multiplayer match browser can now be filtered and sorted

Added timer and frag limit added to the multiplayer scoreboard

Mods

Players can now search for mods by name in the Mod Browser

Release notes for mods are now visible in the Mod Details screen

Checking for Mod updates can now be manually done from the Play Menu

Added a link in the Play Menu to the Mod’s details page to allow quicker access to unsubscribe, like, and report

The current page and last selection are kept when backing out from a Mod’s details screen

Nintendo Switch

General

Added an option to reverse the roll when using gyro controls

Fixes

All Platforms

General

When a save game is incompatible due to a map update, you will now restart the level from the beginning, with the inventory you had at the time of the save

Globally reduced input latency by at least one frame at 60hz

Various audio issues fixed, including ones around playing looping sounds, positioning, and limits on simultaneous voices

Loading saves no longer causes enemies to attack other map objects

Loading saves will correctly restore enemy infighting and tracking of Arch-Vile and Revenant targets

The correct DOOMguy expression is now displayed on the HUD when being damaged with more than 120 HP

Progress on the “Until It Is Done” achievement can now be made when playing DOOM & SIGIL

All difficulty modifiers will restore correctly when loading a save game

Weapon lowers properly when dying when turning view bobbing off

Episode-Specific

Resolved soft-locks in MAP03 in Legacy of Rust and TNT: Evilution MAP06 (at the lift near the start of the map)

Fixed an issue in which some enemies were getting stuck in TNT: Evilution MAP31

Multiplayer

Fixed an issue in which all platforms could not see each other in the Match Browser

Fixed an issue in which wall textures would sometime not scroll correctly for multiplayer clients

Mods

The game will no longer force quit when attempting to load incompatible Mods, sending you back to the Menu instead

Fixed an issue in which saves made from certain Mods would not load

Extended Boom feature compatibility to support a broader range of Mods. If your Boom or MBF21 Mods were having issues prior to this update, please try them again, and thanks everyone for all the reports so far!

Automap will render correctly for large maps in Mods

Additional notes: none
Source: Bethesda

How to download updates for DOOM + DOOM II for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for DOOM + DOOM II, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.