Official DOOM Eternal Mod Support coming

[Joker]

...or is it?

https://www.pcgamesn.com/doom-eternal/mod-support-steam?fbclid=IwAR3IcVr7fpkPbSuGfKBqAn-ONiL8ycei2IGyQc73ydk1aIBX4UEjGLwQa_o

In case you don't know, SteamDB is pretty damning evidence. It is "just a list of all the things on Steam."* SteamDB writes on their website that it was "created to give more insight into the Steam database. We track updates for both applications and packages, we keep a history of all changes made to both applications and packages."** They get their info by using SteamKit to "interface with the Steam network. We request changes for all applications and packages once in a while, but mostly rely on Steam's own update system which tells us which applications and packages have updated."***

As they state quite clearly, All of the basic application and package information... is publicly available from Steam itself, and can be acquired by anyone with a regular Steam account."***

AKA their source for the info pertaining to Steam is literally Steam itself.

So now that everyone is caught up to speed...
Discuss.

Sources
* https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1698294337772881130/#c1698294337769350966
** https://steamdb.info/faq/#why-are-we-doing-this
*** https://steamdb.info/faq/#how-are-we-getting-this-information

[Ace]

Exciting stuff, let's hope it'll happen.

[o_dey]

I'm gonna die laughing if it's like Vortex mod manager but exclusively for DOOM.

[UNBREAKABLE]

Big if true. Eternal's engine has so much potential for a huge modding scene if people were given the right tools to get past the current limitations.

Id made a combat loop with a potentially endless skill ceiling that probably won't be matched again and it shows in the multiplayer mods. Allowing users to easily install endless content would be the next natural progression, but I would temper expectations anyway.

[Sar]

I choose to believe nothing will happen because why would anything good ever happen???

[Bob]

Originally posted by o_dey:

I'm gonna die laughing if it's like Vortex mod manager but exclusively for DOOM.

Vortex of DOOM!!!

[Guly]

very excited, if its truly mod support for doom eternal, then this game gets instantly back into my computer!

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

Probably fake news... I would love to be proven wrong though !

[Viddaz]

I remained sceptical until I saw the DoomModPortal executable on SteamDB for myself. It's all pointing towards them finally implementing this after all these years. Marty also said prior to the release of the game that it was something they would introduce at some point in the longer term.

[BOT Tux]

Imagine if Sandy Peterson got a held of these tools...

[ultrashizman]

Originally posted by BOT Tux:

Imagine if Sandy Peterson got a held of these tools...

He would...not make any levels because he's afraid people will judge them. He said that's why he didn't make any new levels for Doom 2. Why that is so asinine is because he puts out board games and people could just criticize those, especially because he takes great liberties with Lovecraft lore.

[Sar]

Downtown crawled so Odyssey of Noises could run.

[UNBREAKABLE]

Originally posted by Viddaz:

I remained sceptical until I saw the DoomModPortal executable on SteamDB for myself. It's all pointing towards them finally implementing this after all these years. Marty also said prior to the release of the game that it was something they would introduce at some point in the longer term.

Yeah modding in modern idtech has been painted out as something they've progressively worked towards since it wasn't part of their plan originally.

The main issue Hugo brought up was that the tools used internally have work from third parties so they couldn't just release them to the public as-is. It's been years since then though so hopefully circumstances have changed.

[Gunhog]

will it be released on 20.03.2024?....could be sooooo cool

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

Originally posted by Joker:

SteamDB pulls its data about Steam from Steam itself

Ok I will have faith in it still! OMG dudeeee! Please let it be true!!

[UNBREAKABLE]

Originally posted by Joker:

Originally posted by *~Dead4Life The Original One~*:

Ok I will have faith in it still! OMG dudeeee! Please let it be true!!

yeah it'd be pretty cool if it actually happens
we will finally see modern WADs

"nuts.wad but it's just possessed carcass and cursed prowlers"