Ah, Brutal Doom. The Doom mod that has given us so much in terms of pushing the original game far beyond what we could’ve imagined when it was released back in 2010. And now, the mod’s author, Sergeant_Mark_IV, has announced that after the public test version (which was released last year), the Release Candidate version of Brutal Doom v21. Apart from “minor cosmetic things” left to do, no new features will be added to this version, with only bugs to be squashed. They still recommend playing the final version once it’s out if “you plan to make lengthy playthroughs”.

So, what’s in this version? According to the changelog, “mountains of improvements”. This includes stun animations for zombies and imps, multiple improved fatalities, a reworked headshot system, and better particles effects. The update also includes a new weapon in the flamethrower. That’s on top of the other weapons (including the amazing Rail Gun) that were added in the original v21 release. The update also improves the performance of certain levels.

If you’re not familiar with how to get Brutal Doom running, this handy tutorial is all you’ll need to get going.