📚 Game Structure & Timeframe
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22 missions, from Village of Khalim to Reckoning doomworld.com+15destructoid.com+15gamerpillar.com+15
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Estimated completion times: ~15 h (main path), ~20–25 h including secrets, ~30 h for 100 % completion gamerpillar.com+3gamespot.com+3pushsquare.com+3
🔫 Mission Walkthrough Highlights
1. Village of Khalim (Mission 1)
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Learn shield block, charge, throw, and parry mechanics deltiasgaming.com
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Collect 6 secrets: Life Sigils, toys, codex pages, skins store.steampowered.com+15gggamer.net+15ingametor.com+15
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Objectives: Obtain Blue Key, destroy 4 Demonic Portals, use turret against Titan boss deltiasgaming.com+1gggamer.net+1
2. Hebeth (Mission 2)
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Acquire Shield Saw
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Find 9 secrets: including gold caches, hidden vents, weapon skin, codex, weapon toys gggamer.net+13ingametor.com+13slayersclub.bethesda.net+13
3. Barrier Core (Mission 3)
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Brief mech-based chapter; ride & pilot the Atlan mech store.steampowered.com+15gamepressure.com+15techeblog.com+15
4. Sentinel Barracks (Mission 4)
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Large multi-level map with enemies and secrets; ends with boss fight gamespot.com+9gamepressure.com+9destructoid.com+9
5. The Holy City of Aratum (Mission 5)
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Unlock dragon-flight mech section, lots of exploration potential
6. Siege – Part 1 (Mission 6)
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Massive outdoor battlefields
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Hunt the morale-bar “leader” (armored Mancubus) for Spiker ammo upgrade polygon.com+1polygon.com+1
Missions 7–22
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Continue through Abyssal Forest, Ancestral Forge, Forsaken Plains, Hellbreaker, culminating in Final Battle and Reckoning† polygon.com+6destructoid.com+6shacknews.com+6
🔧 Weapons & Progression
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Gameplay loops: explore → upgrade → fight
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Wielded arsenal includes: Combat Shotgun → Power Gauntlet → Flail → Super Shotgun → Impaler → Cycler → Shield Saw → Grenade/Rocket Launcher → Ravager → Ballistic Force Crossbow, etc. polygon.com+5pcgamesn.com+5pcgamesn.com+5pcgamesn.com+4polygon.com+4en.wikipedia.org+4
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Use shrine altars (Wächter‑Schreine) to upgrade weapons, shield, melee via gold/rubies/essence vodafone.de+1gamerpillar.com+1
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Armor & ammo upgrades from boss-type leaders each chapter—collect Demonic Essence polygon.com+1polygon.com+1
🗺️ Collectibles & Secrets
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142 Collectibles, 163 Secrets, ~6557 gold total gamerpillar.com
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Early chapters have numerous life sigils, toys, skins.
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Recommended: use automap to uncover undiscovered zones and activate XP/spawn objectives deltiasgaming.com+2ingametor.com+2gggamer.net+2deltiasgaming.com
💡 Combat & Build Tips
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Shield parry starts easy, adds tactical depth—timed blocks stun enemies pcgamesn.com+1store.steampowered.com+1
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Melee abilities (Gauntlet, Flail) are multi-charge; use for finishers and health regen polygon.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1
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Modular upgrades via Shrine keep builds flexible and strong
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Morale-system fights: clear fodder, parry/suppress leader, then kill for essence upgrade polygon.com+1gggamer.net+1
🗓️ Difficulty & Endgame
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Normal ("Hurt Me Plenty") ideal for most — challenge options available gggamer.net+1pushsquare.com+1
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Level select post-story enables 100% cleanup of secrets and collectibles ingametor.com+2gamespot.com+2gggamer.net+2
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Endgame: speed-run tower sections or optional areas for cosmetics
🧩 Complete Mission List
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Village of Khalim
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Hebeth
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Barrier Core
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Sentinel Barracks
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The Holy City of Aratum
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Siege – Part 1
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Siege – Part 2
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Abyssal Forest
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Ancestral Forge
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The Forsaken Plains
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Reckoning vodafone.de+11destructoid.com+11pushsquare.com+11polygon.com+4shacknews.com+4gamerpillar.com+4
✅ Quick Strategy Recap
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Explore smart: secrets unlock skins, toys, life sigils, rubies
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Farm Demon Leaders: upgrade ammo & armor via essence drops
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Upgrade often: use shrines to buff shield, gun, melee
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Solidify your skill: master parry and melee finishers
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Clear all chapters: use level select to find leftover secrets after story
With this map, you'll be equipped to fully conquer Doom: The Dark Ages—immersive combat, strategic builds, and total exploration await. Let me know if you'd like boss-specific tactics or weapon build breakdowns!
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