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Doom: The Dark Ages
Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare Guide
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Pandemonium and Ultra-Night are the highest difficulties in Doom: The Dark Ages. Read more to learn about tips on surviving on these difficulties!
| Related Guides | |
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| Difficulties Explained | Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare |
List of Contents
What is Pandemonium Difficulty?
High Difficulty with Punishing Death Penalty
Pandemonium runs almost on the same difficulty as Nightmare with a few extra considerations that will make the game a bit more challenging.
Life Sigils will no longer revive you on the spot, but will allow you to restart the Chapter upon death. There is a set amount of Life Sigils you can encounter throughout the campaign, forcing you to budget them on every level.
Levels are Non-Replayable
On lower difficulties, you could go back to a previous level and collect a Life Sigil you had not collected before to ensure your survival. However, on Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare, players will no longer be able to replay a level that's already been finished.
What is Ultra-Nightmare Difficulty?
High Difficulty with Permadeath Penalty
Much like Pandemonium, Ultra-Nightmare is just the same difficulty but with one crucial difference. You only get 1 life.
Life Sigils only act as health pickups on this difficulty. Once you die, your entire campaign is reset, including upgrades purchased, collectibles found, and challenges completed.
Key Difficulty Settings
| Setting | Details |
|---|---|
| Parry Window | Set to Medium by default. This will ensure a slightly smaller window of opportunity for parrying Hell Surge projectiles and attacks. |
| Enhanced Targeting | Set to Off by default. This will require more precise aiming when shooting at enemies. |
| Empowered Attacks | Set to Off by default. Enemies are no longer interrupted by the Slayer's attacks. |
| Damage to Player | Set to 250% by default. Enemy attacks will hurt more. This will require more careful movements and more consistent blocking and parrying. |
| Damage to Demons | Set to 100% by default. Your guns will have the same effectiveness on enemies as the other difficulties. |
| Enemy Aggression | Set to Most by default. Enemies will be more aggressive and will attack relentlessly. |
| Daze Duration | Set to 75% by default. Stunned enemies will recover faster forcing players to act faster to gain the advantage. |
| Enemy Projectile Speed | Set to Medium by default. Paired with the Parry Window, this makes it more challenging for players to dodge and parry ranged attacks.+ |
| Resource Values | Set to 2 by default. Ammo, Health, and Shield Pickups will have lower values. |
General Survival Tips
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Take the Game Slow
Survival should be your main concern on Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare. Don't rush in enemy groups that could easily overpower you and flank you from different sides. Combat is more or less the same as the lower difficulties. Attack patterns do not change, they just become more frequent.
Slowing down and pacing yourself leaves more room for you to plan your attacks and less room for mistakes to happen due to panic.
Focus on Resources
Focus on acquiring as much resources like Gold, Rubies, and Wraithstones as you can. You cannot come back and replay a level once you've completed it, making those necessary resources no longer available to you.
Complete Mission Challenges for Gold
Some Mission Challenges will also reward resources. It is highly recommended to complete mission challenges to gather the total amount of resources necessary to fully upgrade all your weapons, so might as well attempt to complete as many as you can on your run.
List of Mission Challenges and Rewards
| Chapter Number | Mission Challenge Details and Rewards |
|---|---|
| 4 - Sentinel Barracks | ・Kill 40 demons ・Find 150 Gold ・ Execute a 3 hit Melee Combo 3 times Rewards: 150 Gold |
| 5 - Holy City of Aratum | ・Dispatch all Cultist Circles ・Dismount at two secret Landing Zones Chase and destroy 3 Hell fighter ships Rewards: 1 Ruby, 100 Gold |
| 6 - Siege Part 1 | ・Parry 10 Hell Knight attacks ・Strike demons with the Flail 25 times Rewards: 100 Gold |
| 7 - Siege Part 2 | ・Hit demons 10 times with a fully charged Chainshot Reward: 50 Gold |
| 8 - Abyssal Forest | ・Parry 3 Revenant Projectiles ・Execute 5 Demons with Shield Charge ・Collect 100 Ammo loot drops from striking demons Rewards: 1 Ruby, 100 Gold |
| 9 - Ancestral Forge | ・Score 10 direct hits with the Grenade Launcher ・Lock down demons with the Shield Saw for 20 seconds total Rewards: 100 Gold |
| 10 - Forsaken Plains | ・Cause damage to 5 or more demons with a single Rocket Launcher shot 5 times ・Affect 25 demons with the Ground Fissure Shield Rune Rewards: 100 Gold |
| 11 - Hellbreaker | ・Execute a Perfect Dodge 5 times ・Damage 3 or more demons as the Slayer with a a single Holy Swarm volley 5 times ・Damage 2 or more Titans with a simple Stomp Attack. Rewards:150 Gold |
| 12 - Sentinel Command Station | ・Strike a Battleknight with a melee attack 10 times ・Kill 10 demons with explosive barrels Rewards: 100 Gold |
| 13 - From Beyond | ・Perform a Perfect Dodge 5 times Rewards: 50 Gold |
| 14 -Spires of Nerathul | ・Kill all Leader Demons ・Damage demons with 250 Auto Turret rounds ・Chase and destroy 2 Hell fighter Ships Rewards: 150 Gold |
| 15 - City of Ry'uul | ・Parry Cacodemons 3 times ・Stun 8 or more demons with a single Heaven Splitter storm 3 times Rewards: 100 Gold |
| 16 - The Kar'Thul Marshes | ・Kill 20 or more demons with a single BFC Shot Reward: 100 Gold |
| 17 - Temple of Lomarith | ・Collect all Rubies and Wraithstones Reward: 100 Gold |
| 18 - Belly of the Beast | ・Complete the optional encounter in the stomach. Reward: 100 Gold |
| 20 - Resurrection | ・Destroy 3 Artillery Cannons ・Chase and destroy the Hell fighter ship. Reward: 100 Gold |
| 22 - Reckoning | ・Kill a large number of demons within 10 seconds. Reward: 100 Gold |
Upgrades do not carry over from lower difficulties, meaning you'll always start completely unupgraded at the beginning of every Pandemonium and Ultra-Nightmare run. We recommend upgrading as much as you can before finishing a chapter. This ensures that you have the most optimal weapons readily available to you as you progress.
Best Upgrades: What Upgrade to Get First # Campaign Completion Rewards ## Milestone Completion Rewards
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Pandemonium Complete Beat the campaign on Pandemonium difficulty. |
Select Pandemonium as the diffculty at the start of your campaign.
Pandemonium Guide Rewards: Reverent Slayer Skin Reverent Slayer Skin  |
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Ultra-Nightmare Complete Beat the campaign on Ultra-Nightmare difficulty. |
Select Ultra-Nightmare as the diffculty at the start of your campaign.
Ultra Nightmare Guide Rewards: Conqueror Slayer Skin Conqueror Slayer Skin  |
Beating the game on the two highest difficulty rewards you with the in-game exclusive milestones, Pandemonium Complete and Ultra-Nightmare Complete. You will have to complete the game twice on differing difficulties to acquire both milestones.
List of All Milestones ### Exclusive Slayer Skins | Reverent Skin Reward |
|---|---|
| Beat the campaign on Pandemonium difficulty. | |
| Conqueror Skin Reward |
| Beat the campaign on Ultra-Nightmare difficulty. |
Beating the game on the highest difficulties also reward you with in-game exclusive skins: the Reverent for completing the campaign on Pandemonium, and the Conqueror for completing on Ultra-Nightmare.
Doom: The Dark Ages Related Guides
Beginner's Guide: All Tips and Tricks
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