If you’ve played Doom 3 with horror on your face so far, and you liked the last part of the series, i.e. Doom Eternal, then I have good news for you. The creator named Rulesnote created a mod called “Runner’s Doom 3”, which significantly changes the gameplay, in a special way bringing it closer to modern, fast and dynamic standards.
The mod is available on the moddb website , and its basic assumptions include quite significant changes in the mechanics of spawning enemies and skirmishes. Now terrifying monsters can respawn a few moments after death, at completely random times, which is supposed to increase the sense of constant gameplay dynamics and competition. Reloads are no longer necessary, there is much more ammo in the gun (and on the map) now, and the camera has been zoomed out a bit to better show the combat itself. In addition, the mod also introduces elements such as significantly increased player movement speed, improved intelligence of enemies, their reaction dynamics and the way they spawn.There is no longer the so-called “jump-scares” or monsters popping up suddenly, where there was also a sequence of short animation, how such a creature comes out of the stairs or from the wall. Instead, enemies spawn freely on the map, just like in Doom Eternal .
But that’s not all. Enemies can make better use of their skills, are able to attack the player faster and use various types of “combos”, combining their attacks. They also dodge shots more often and will not go under the barrel, as it might seem at first (which is a nice change from Doom Eternal). The changes also affected the treatment of the main character. This can be done at any time, but only when we hide the weapon by choosing bare fists. So we’ll be vulnerable for a while. For fans of Doom 3, it is certainly a real treat to go through this title again, but this time in completely different conditions.