Game Structure & Timeframe

 

📚 Game Structure & Timeframe

• 22 missions, from Village of Khalim to Reckoning doomworld.com+15destructoid.com+15gamerpillar.com+15

• Estimated completion times: ~15 h (main path), ~20–25 h including secrets, ~30 h for 100 % completion gamerpillar.com+3gamespot.com+3pushsquare.com+3

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🔫 Mission Walkthrough Highlights

1. Village of Khalim (Mission 1)

• Learn shield block, charge, throw, and parry mechanics deltiasgaming.com

• Collect 6 secrets: Life Sigils, toys, codex pages, skins store.steampowered.com+15gggamer.net+15ingametor.com+15

• Objectives: Obtain Blue Key, destroy 4 Demonic Portals, use turret against Titan boss deltiasgaming.com+1gggamer.net+1

2. Hebeth (Mission 2)

• Acquire Shield Saw

• 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)

• Brief mech-based chapter; ride & pilot the Atlan mech store.steampowered.com+15gamepressure.com+15techeblog.com+15

4. Sentinel Barracks (Mission 4)

• 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)

• Unlock dragon-flight mech section, lots of exploration potential

6. Siege – Part 1 (Mission 6)

• Massive outdoor battlefields

• Hunt the morale-bar “leader” (armored Mancubus) for Spiker ammo upgrade polygon.com+1polygon.com+1

Missions 7–22

• Continue through Abyssal Forest, Ancestral Forge, Forsaken Plains, Hellbreaker, culminating in Final Battle and Reckoning† polygon.com+6destructoid.com+6shacknews.com+6

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🔧 Weapons & Progression

• Gameplay loops: explore → upgrade → fight

• 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

• Use shrine altars (Wächter‑Schreine) to upgrade weapons, shield, melee via gold/rubies/essence vodafone.de+1gamerpillar.com+1

• Armor & ammo upgrades from boss-type leaders each chapter—collect Demonic Essence polygon.com+1polygon.com+1

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🗺️ Collectibles & Secrets

• 142 Collectibles, 163 Secrets, ~6557 gold total gamerpillar.com

• Early chapters have numerous life sigils, toys, skins.

• Recommended: use automap to uncover undiscovered zones and activate XP/spawn objectives deltiasgaming.com+2ingametor.com+2gggamer.net+2deltiasgaming.com

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💡 Combat & Build Tips

• Shield parry starts easy, adds tactical depth—timed blocks stun enemies pcgamesn.com+1store.steampowered.com+1

• Melee abilities (Gauntlet, Flail) are multi-charge; use for finishers and health regen polygon.com+1en.wikipedia.org+1

• Modular upgrades via Shrine keep builds flexible and strong

• Morale-system fights: clear fodder, parry/suppress leader, then kill for essence upgrade polygon.com+1gggamer.net+1

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🗓️ Difficulty & Endgame

• Normal ("Hurt Me Plenty") ideal for most — challenge options available gggamer.net+1pushsquare.com+1

• Level select post-story enables 100% cleanup of secrets and collectibles ingametor.com+2gamespot.com+2gggamer.net+2

• Endgame: speed-run tower sections or optional areas for cosmetics

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🧩 Complete Mission List

1. Village of Khalim

2. Hebeth

3. Barrier Core

4. Sentinel Barracks

5. The Holy City of Aratum

6. Siege – Part 1

7. Siege – Part 2

8. Abyssal Forest

9. Ancestral Forge

10. The Forsaken Plains
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11. Reckoning vodafone.de+11destructoid.com+11pushsquare.com+11polygon.com+4shacknews.com+4gamerpillar.com+4

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✅ Quick Strategy Recap

• Explore smart: secrets unlock skins, toys, life sigils, rubies

• Farm Demon Leaders: upgrade ammo & armor via essence drops

• Upgrade often: use shrines to buff shield, gun, melee

• Solidify your skill: master parry and melee finishers

• Clear all chapters: use level select to find leftover secrets after story

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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!