Hideous Destructor

Hideous Destructor completely changes Doom's gameplay, turning it into a harsh, realistic, and tactically oriented survival simulator. The game takes on a slow, tense pace, forcing you to carefully plan every move: Doomguy now moves like an ordinary human, shooting while running is extremely difficult, and every mistake can be fatal, as enemies can kill you with a single shot. Each wound can cause bleeding that requires time and resources to treat, and exhaustion or improper use of medical kits can finish you off.

Inventory management is manual: to use medical kits or pick up items, you need to browse through slots, and healing and health restoration happen gradually. Bleeding, burns, and injuries affect vision, weapon stability, and movement speed, requiring careful action planning. Survival mechanics include fatigue, the risk of wounds reopening, and the necessity to carefully choose cover and positions.

The mod's weapons are powerful but complex to control: some guns require charging up, proper aiming, and recoil control; there are unique mechanics like ammo recycling, drone usage, underbarrel grenade launchers, and weapons with alternative fire modes. Basic canonical weapons, including the chainsaw and super shotgun, are preserved, but all are harmonized with the mod's tactical realism — for example, the chainsaw needs time to start up, and it cannot run indefinitely; after running for some time, it simply stops starting up.

Hideous Destructor preserves Doom's aesthetic — demons, zombies, fireballs, and iconic levels — but makes the hero vulnerable and human, where every enemy encounter requires attentiveness, tactics, and strategic thinking. If you love challenges and games like Dark Souls and Arma, this mod, along with Live Through DOOM, could be a real revelation for you.

Weapons:

• Fists: Representing unarmed combat, players can swing the mouse while punching to deal devastating damage and otherwise beat the crap out of Hell's forces by pummeling them. Worth noting that this tool also allows falling without taking damage and dragging objects.

• Pistol: A simple 9x22mm pistol, this weapon is the basic sidearm and a good option for breaking through the hellish shields that most bosses have.

• Revolver: A .355 caliber pistol that works similarly to the pistol. Can be loaded with 9x22mm if .355 is unavailable.

• H&K MP-46: A 9x22mm submachine gun. Essentially a pistol, but much more rapid-fire and with a larger magazine.

• ZM66: A 4.26mm assault rifle with a large magazine that occasionally jams. Can mount a grenade launcher. The 4.26mm bullet penetrates armor well, very effective against flesh, but very poor against shields.

• ZM7: A 7.76mm battle rifle known as the "Liberator". A more conventional rifle. Ammo is powerful but rare.

• Mk. IV Boss: A 7.76mm bolt-action rifle, once added as a joke. Matches the ZM7 in power but much slower and prone to jamming.

• SPOS E-28: A 12-gauge dual-mode shotgun. Deals heavy damage to unarmored targets but performs poorly on protected enemies.

• Cav. Arms SL41: A 12-gauge double-barrel shotgun. Even more damage, and can pose a threat to lightly armored enemies. Fast reload under stress.

• Mk. III Vulcanette: A 4.26mm six-barrel machine gun. Has the ability to penetrate or cut. Heavy but resistant to jamming.

• H&K UA Series Rocket Launcher: A six-shot grenade launcher also capable of loading large-caliber HEAT ammunition.

• Mk. VII Brontornis: A single-shot 35mm API "cannon" capable of killing mid-tier enemies with one shot.

• Mk. XI Thunder Buster: A plasma cannon with two anti-personnel/material fire modes. Primary fire makes everything explode, while Alt fire mode turns it into an energy assault rifle dealing fragmentation damage.

• Mk. 1337 BFG: Kills a room full of barons with one shot and has technically unlimited ammo.

Tips for Beginners:

• Use slot 9 or look down if you're bleeding.

• Use first aid kits to stop bleeding.

• Press the reload key to reload your weapon (hold the key to avoid dropping the magazine).

• Press the unload key (user4) to extract rounds from your current weapon.

• Press the alternative reload and fire mode keys (user1 and user2) to use specific alternative functions of your weapon (details in the manual).

• Press or hold the use/open door key to pick up items and engage in melee combat.

• Press the user3 key to load or consolidate magazines or batteries.

• Hold the jump key before a low ledge to climb over it.

• Hold the run/walk key to sprint.

• Stop and hold the use/open door key to view your entire inventory.

Many useful mini-addons have been created for Hideous Destructor:

• Mercs Delight

• Repulsion Artifact

• Cheeta Candy

• Lantern

• GTEK Pistol Zombie

• Evil Cup

• Snarks

• HWAT

• Cave Diving

• CO2 Grenades

• Harlan Corps Sluggers

• Sister of Scarlet Armaments

• The P.E.E.P. Camera System

• Mortis Munitions

• Ace Corp Reinvigorated

• E.F.S Device

• Sudden Death

• Corner EKG

• The R.A.I.N. System

• DustFX

• Elephant Gun

• Shooting Range

• Global War on Demons

• Bronto Hands

• Radtech Sten MKIIS RTCW Reskin

• Underqualified_Gunman's Custom Scopes

• Lunchboxes

• The Dream Artifact

• Just Another Player Skin Pack

• UMP45

• ST AR-15

• Shield Badges

• Exhumed Revolver

• Landmines

• asp ot Flag Style

• Press Release Yokai

• G-Box

• Assault Shotgun

• Immersive Slayer

• Modern Weapons

• The Trickster

• FEAR Replica

• Non-Bullpup ZM66

• Heretic's Hideously High Quality Resounds

• City-17

• Customizable Weapon Slots

• Sentinel Breach

• Kemono Mimi Daisy

• HD_GTFO

• Archie's Magnificent and Mysterious Maze

• Slogstin's Merchant Skin Pack

• "Satya" 8mm Light Cannon

• HDRE-BMEjector-Mutator

• HD_MALICIOUSCADAVRES

• Heretic's 64 Tweaks for Hideous Destructor

• Slogstin's HD Armour Sprites

• HDGoonParty

• Spidergrinder

• Cavalry Sabre

You can find them on the Discord server in the mod-releases channel.

Maps specifically created for this mod:

• The Unofficial Hideous Destructor Map Pack by keeul18

• Operation Gambler by YoBadMama

• Doom Recon by Morcillete

• Office Assault by mumblemumble

• Witchhouse by Leon Portier

Not all maps are suitable for such hardcore mods — many of them become practically impossible to complete, so you can try maps designed for a similar mod — Live Through DOOM.

• Darkstar

• Eviltech

• Unfamiliar Trilogy

• Doom 3: Primary Excavation site

• Storage Processing

• Hadephobia

• Ashes 2063 Episode 1

• Ashes 2063 : Dead Man Walking (load together with Episode 1)

• Ashes 2063 Episode 2: Afterglow

• E1M1 Remake - Doom 3 Style

• Daedalus

• NeoDoom

• Back to Saturn X Ep.1-2

• Darkmoon

• The Jupiter Experiment

• HoNTE

• Bryan's Redux

• Doom 2 Rebuild-T

• Ultimate Doom 2

• Extermination Day