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Doom 3 Flashlight On Shotgun Mod

By: Shawn Landis

Break Studios Contributing Writer

If you want to put a flashlight on a shotgun in "Doom 3," you need to find a mod that allows you put a flashlight on a shotgun or a Doom 3 flashlight on shotgun mod. "Doom 3," like many other video games developed during the same period, overused darkness. Many monsters in the game possessed an ability that Game Over online called the Romulan Cloaking Device.

  1. Find a site that lets you download the Duct Tape mod. The process of downloading it onto your PC is simple for anyone who knows how to use a browser. Unzip the file and read the files that tell you how to install the program.
  2. Insert the files into the correct "Doom" folders. Video game mods often change a key file to operate the program in the way the user desires. The Duct tape mod requires you to replace a few of the game’s equipment files.  
  3. Start the "Doom 3" Game. Go through the game until you pick up the Pistol shotgun. If you have played through the first few "Doom 3" levels, your character may already have this. The pistol and several other guns now have the flashlight attached to them.
  4. Aim the Doom Flashlight on shotgun carefully. This mod does not provide a flashlight with as wide a beam as the standard one provided by the game. The designers attempted to keep the spooky atmosphere of the game intact while compensating for the bad design.

Putting a flashlight on a "Doom 3" shotgun is not difficult. You can get through the game without this mod, but you need to switch between the flashlight and your weapon.

Posted on: Dec. 27, 2010