City of Ry'uul DOOM: The Dark Ages Map

Starting Points

Starting Points are specific locations where players begin each of the game's 22 chapters. These points serve as the initial spawn or entry point for the Doom Slayer.

Starting Point (Chapter 15) The place where you start the game at the beginning of Chapter 15.

Secret Areas

Secret Areas are hidden level sections containing collectibles like Codex Entries, Toys, Life Sigils, Gold, or Weapon Skins. To reach them, you will have to find hidden paths, obtain the necessary key, and so on.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #1) Use the shield charge to clear the way.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #2) To activate the launch pad that will allow you to get here, you need to use the Switch (City of Ry'uul #1).

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #3) Jump off the edge to the lower level.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #4) Use the Shield Recall Jump (City of Ry'uul #2) to get to the platform where the gold chest is.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #5) Jump off the edge to the lower level.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #6) Make the elevator go up and jump into the opening underneath it.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #7) Enter the water tunnel and swim left to the Life Sigil (City of Ry'uul #2).

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #8) Jump off the edge to the lower level where the gold chest is located.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #9) Use the portal to get to the platform where the gore nest is located.

Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #10) Use the shield charge to clear the way.

Codex Entries

Codex Entries are collectible items that provide lore and background information about the game's world, characters, enemies, weapons, and story. They are typically found in the Secret Areas or hidden locations within levels, rewarding exploration.

City of Ry'uul City of Ry'uul Collectible.

Collectible Toys

Collectible Toys, also referred as "Dolls," are hidden items scattered throughout the game's levels, typically found in the Secret Areas or in hard-to-reach spots. These toys are small, detailed models of characters or enemies from the game, serving as collectibles that reward exploration.

Agaddon Hunter City of Ry'uul Collectible.

Weapon Skins

Skins are cosmetic items that alter the appearance of the Doom Slayer's weapons, offering no gameplay advantages. They are collectibles often found in the Secret Areas, hidden paths, or as rewards for completing specific challenges or levels.

Super Shotgun: Reverent It's a reward for completing the "Face Cracker" mission challenge.

Arsenal

The Doom Slayer's arsenal includes ranged firearms, melee weapons, a runic shield, and temporary Atlan mech weapons. All are acquired automatically through campaign progression, typically via pod drops or story events, ensuring no weapon is missable.

Arsenal can be upgraded at Sentinel Shrines with Gold, Rubies, and Wraithstones, enhancing damage, fire rate, ammo, or adding alternate modes.

Dreadmace Class: Melee Weapon. The Dreadmace delivers massive damage to your target and nearby enemies. It has a maximum of a single charge and will refil your guns to full ammo capacity on hit. Parrying Hell Surge attack will accelerate the recharge time for the Dreadmace strike. It has the longest recharge time between strikes of all of your melee weapons. Picking up Melee Ammo will reduce the charge time.

Life Sigils

Life Sigils are collectible power-ups that function as extra lives, allowing the Doom Slayer to instantly recover upon death without losing progress or restarting at a checkpoint. They are typically found in the Secret Areas or hidden locations.

Life Sigil (City of Ry'uul #1)

Life Sigil (City of Ry'uul #2)

Soul Spheres

Soul Spheres function as health and armor boosters. Picking up a Soul Sphere refills the player's health and armor to their maximum values.

Soul Sphere (City of Ry'uul #1)

Soul Sphere (City of Ry'uul #2)

Sentinel Shrines

Sentinel Shrines are special locations in levels where players upgrade weapons, shield, and melee abilities. Players use Gold, Rubies, and Wraithstones to unlock enhancements that boost combat effectiveness.

Sentinel Shrine (City of Ry'uul)

Demonic Essences

Demonic Essences are collectible resources obtained by defeating specific enemies called Leaders. These powerful enemies drop Demonic Essences when executed, which permanently upgrade the Doom Slayer's Health, Armor, or Ammo capacity.

Demonic Essence - Armor #7 Maximum Armor +10.

Demonic Essence - Health #8 Maximum Health +10.

Wraithstones

Wraithstones are the rarest currency in the game. They can usually be found in secret locations, accessible after obtaining the appropriate key or completing specific tasks. They are used at Sentinel Shrines to unlock advanced upgrades for your arsenal.

Wraithstone (City of Ry'uul) You will reach this place at the very end of the chapter.

Rubies

Rubies are rarer, often hidden in tough-to-reach spots or gained from difficult encounters resources used to unlock higher-tier upgrades at Sentinel Shrines.

Ruby (City of Ry'uul #1) In the Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #2).

Ruby (City of Ry'uul #2) In the Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #6).

Gold

Gold chests, stacks, and bars provide gold, a base currency you gather to purchase most upgrades at Sentinel Shrines.

Gold Bars (3)

Gold Bars (3)

Gold Bars (3)

Gold Bars (4)

Gold Bars (4)

Gold Bars (5)

Gold Bars (6)

Gold Bars (6)

Gold Bars (7)

Gold Bars (9)

Gold Chest (50)

Gold Chest (50)

Gold Stacks (16)

Gold Stacks (16)

Switches

Various types of switches, levers, valves, and similar mechanisms that need to be activated to open a passage, remove a barrier blocking a path, etc.

Cosmic Eye (City of Ry'uul #1)

Cosmic Eye (City of Ry'uul #2)

Cosmic Eye (City of Ry'uul #3)

Energy Node (City of Ry'uul #1)

Energy Node (City of Ry'uul #2)

Energy Node (City of Ry'uul #3) Activates the launch pad that will allow you to reach the higher level.

Switch (City of Ry'uul #1) Activates the launch pad that will allow you to get to the Secret Area (City of Ry'uul #2).

Metal Locks

Metal Locks that can be shattered by hurling a Shield Saw at them, which usually allows you to clear a blocked path. They can only be targeted when approached from the proper side.

Metal Lock (City of Ry'uul #1)

Shield Recall Jumps

Hurl the Shield Saw at green flash nodes to lodge the shield into them. While the shield is embedded in the green flesh, press the shield throw button again to pull yourself toward it. Using the Shield Recall jump enables you to traverse wide gaps and reach higher elevations with ease.

Shield Recall Jump (City of Ry'uul #1)

Shield Recall Jump (City of Ry'uul #2)

Shield Recall Jump (City of Ry'uul #3)

Demonic Leaders

Demonic Leaders are formidable demons in Doom: The Dark Ages. Defeating them rewards players with a Demonic Essence, granting a permanent boost to health, armor, or ammo capacity.

Leader (City of Ry'uul #1)

Leader (City of Ry'uul #2)

Encounters (Large)

Encounters refer to combat scenarios where the Doom Slayer faces large groups of demons or specific enemies in the game's levels. These are intense, action-packed battles that test players' combat skills, often requiring strategic use of weapons, shields, and movement.

Large Encounter (City of Ry'uul #1)

Large Encounter (City of Ry'uul #2)

Large Encounter (City of Ry'uul #3) The fight will take place at the end of the chapter when you use the Cosmic Eye (City of Ry'uul #3).

Encounters (Small)

Encounters refer to combat scenarios where the Doom Slayer faces groups of demons in the game's levels. These are intense, action-packed battles that test players' combat skills, often requiring strategic use of weapons, shields, and movement.

Small Encounter City of Ry'uul #1)

Small Encounter City of Ry'uul #2) The fight will begin when you pick up the Dreadmace.

Mission Objectives

Places related to the main story in a particular chapter, etc.

Elevator

Points of No Return

Points of No Return are specific locations in chapters where, once crossed, the Doom Slayer cannot backtrack to previous areas without restarting the chapter or reloading a checkpoint.

Elevator

End of Chapter 15

Point of No Return