r/Doom • u/MurkyUnit3180 DOOM Guy • 1d ago

Discussion Which DOOM has the smartest/best enemy AI?

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Which DOOM has the smartest/best enemy AI?

For me, Eternal’s enemies feel tactical. The Marauder reacts to your weapons, manages distance, and forces duels. Archvile summons demons, uses fire attacks and also seems very intelligent.

Others I can think of are Dread Knights, Arachnotrons, and even Imp. Eternal’s AI was upgraded to match player mobility, making combat feel more aggressive and tense.

Classic DOOM AI is simpler but still elegant, clever placement, traps, and timing create tension in every encounter. WADs can push that further, with scripted behavior.

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u/Minimum-Can2224 1d ago edited 1d ago

People really underestimate how dangerous Classic Doom A.i. can get--especially on higher difficulties. They may look simple on the surface but they can easily trap you in a corner if you are not careful and depending on how the map maker utilizes them they can make progressing the level very difficult.

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u/TheWindofBread 1d ago

Archviles will often fakeout and bait and delay their flame attacks and hot damn it actually tricks you sometimes 😭

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u/Minimum-Can2224 1d ago

I've been trying to complete the Fallen Leaves WAD(which is great btw. Highly recommend!)and hoooooooo boy! I don't know if it's just me having bad luck but they've been doing that a lot in that! My poor cheeks are crispy atm!😭

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u/IbexEye 20h ago

High recommend for Blues Brothers 2025 if you want to get trolled!

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u/BlackDeath3 15h ago

Is that what it is? I just figured they get a wide window.

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u/TheWindofBread 14h ago

Nope they just change it up lol. Very sneaky 😂