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DOOM – Next update coming on June 30th, adds Classic DOOM weapon placement & Photo Mode

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Bethesda has announced that the next update for DOOM will be released on June 30th. According to the changelog, this patch will add a Photo Mode, as well as classic DOOM weapon placement support. In addition, this update comes with a number of bug fixes and improvements. You can find its complete changelog below.

DOOM – Update June 30th Changelog:

New Features and Optimizations

  • General
    • Added Classic DOOM weapon placement/view model option (all modes)
  • Campaign
    • Added Photo Mode (You’ll find the new Photo Mode toggle in the game settings. It is available through the pause menu once you are loaded into a map via Mission Select)
  • MP
    • Updated weapon balance (live as of June 10, 2016)
    • Clan Arena and Freeze Tag now require the winning team to complete 5 rounds in order to win the match. (live as of June 10, 2016)
    • Customization UI has been implemented to show all possible unlocks
    • Cross Style option has been added to settings for MP.
  • SnapMap
    • Added Original Author to the map info page
    • Added a timeout for AFK in Lobby
    • Added a property to allow map authors to choose if SnapMap will auto-manage (hide/show) hand-placed AI
    • Added Enable/Disable to Shootable Trigger
    • Added Sky/Window props
    • Added an auto-rollback to previous version for corrupted maps
    • Improved sorting algorithms for Most Popular map searches

Fixes

  • Single Player
    • Fixed Steam Friends’ Ultra-Nightmare Helmets not populating the map
    • Fixed freeze when opening weapon wheel at more than 142 FPS (PC)
    • Fixed quit to desktop when clicking campaign after initiating Dev Mode (PC)
    • Fixed “IDKFA” Trophy/Achievement not properly unlocking (all versions)
    • Fixed PS4 crash when reloading checkpoint in Foundry
    • Fixed some occurrences of the “Every Nook and Cranny” Trophy not unlocking after collecting all Doomguys (PS4)
    • Fixed an issue where the game required Internet access (Xbox One)
  • Multiplayer
    • Fixed crash while experiencing server connection issues (PS4)
    • Fixed crash when a client suspends the game while a lobby loads into a match (PS4)
    • Various cosmetic and gameplay fixes
    • Matchmaking improvements
      • Fix for restrictive NAT types being chosen as dedicated server lobby host
      • Fix for larger lobbies having longer matchmaking times
      • Fix for Player getting left behind if they join a friend as the lobby countdown finishes
      • Bug and stability fixes
  • SnapMap
    • Fixed Asian language font issues
    • Fixed AI pathing error with certain types of props
    • Fixed error where multiple maps share the same Map ID
    • Various map error fixes
    • Various logic fixes
    • Various stability fixes
  • PC-Only
    • Fixed Dev Mode incorrectly triggering when the user retrieves their own save data from Steam Cloud