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Bios changes to "trustworthy computing" make me just as scared as when my wife and I went car shopping at Gan Chev Olds and they said "Trust Me. This is a great deal!". Boy did I ever get screwed on that "deal". *sigh*

Since when does it make sense to switch the onus for security to hardware?

Oh I knew it was time to buy a Mac! With Doom 3 being fully supported on Mac on launch, it's going to be hard for people to criticize Mac for a lack of games. As soon as Uncle Sam rubs his greedy hands together, to try and get all our secrets, it's time for a switch, IMHO. I'm developing my open source Doom 3 project on a Mac, so I'll be playing on one too. Maybe once Doom 3 is on Mac, the next generation of Id-engine-spinoffs will make for a slaughterhouse of new games for Mac, too!

An observation I made when reading this is that Mac really is the system I'll use for our upcoming DooM3 Project, because it just seems much smarter to develop graphics and games on a Mac, and Panther seems like a really nice OS that no only will handle what I want to do (with cinematics, textures, sound and code), but it also seems like it'll be a solution for cross-platform testing, with the X11 and Windows support. Unless I'm mistaken, Mac now seems to be the system for development, more than ever, and that spells progress in the right direction for developers everywhere.

A comment about Fast User Switching (FUS), from the article, kinda made me think about how the author used different applications to make sure his prefs didn't get changed by his spouse. This seems good in some ways, but in others it means less programs will be in use, while the most effective programs will be staple. For example, I used Pegasus while my wife was using Outlook. With my Mac, we'll both use the same mail prog, whatever it is. Does this cut down on variety? Does it cut down on experimentation? I think so.

Come see a few shots that *will* impress you.

I disagree strongly with any connection between Doom 3 and Daikatana. That's like comparing Doom 3 to DNF! You insult me, sir! *slap* *slap*

However, you'll probably gain more respect from the gaming community - and your efforts will be more useful towards a real job in the gaming industry - if you don't do a Columbine total conversion.

I can see why you posted this anonymous. tee hee!

The fact that immediately you assume we are doing a school shooting mod, kinda makes me chuckle. Why don't you head over to our site and read about our project before you ignorantly bash it: http://doomforcolumbine.com

It's not the kill kids mod for DooM. It's non-violent, political satire in the perfect sheath -- a formerly violent video game!

I'm considering getting a G5 for game development. I'm currently running a small dev team that is gearing up for work on a DooM 3 total conversion. My question is, Mac gamers, how hard is it going to be to compile DooM 3 on OS X 10.3 Panther, compared to PC? What are the roadblocks for PC-centric guys like myself? Are there any good tutorial sites for gamers like myself who want to switch ?

I figure, if John Carmack is coding DooM 3 on a Mac, then it must be all that, right?

Hee hee. You might like our project.

We're getting some digs in on some of these weasels at doomforcolumbine.com

It's a Doom 3 total conversion that sets out to lampoon quite a few weasels with wacky non-lethal weaponry. New York Times ran a bit about us, without fully knowing what we're up to. My guess is they would have included info about how you could smack Dubya with a giant flyswatter in our game for points.

We're getting some digs in on some of these weasels at doomforcolumbine.com

It's a Doom 3 total conversion that sets out to lampoon quite a few weasels with wacky non-lethal weaponry. New York Times ran a bit about us, without fully knowing what we're up to. My guess is they would have included info about how you could smack Dubya with a giant flyswatter in our game for points.

We're getting some digs in on some of these weasels at doomforcolumbine.com

It's a Doom 3 total conversion that sets out to lampoon quite a few weasels with wacky non-lethal weaponry. New York Times ran a bit about us, without fully knowing what we're up to. My guess is they would have included info about how you could smack Dubya with a giant flyswatter in our game for points.

We're getting some digs in on some of these weasels at doomforcolumbine.com

It's a Doom 3 total conversion that sets out to lampoon quite a few weasels with wacky non-lethal weaponry. New York Times ran a bit about us, without fully knowing what we're up to. My guess is they would have included info about how you could smack Dubya with a giant flyswatter in our game for points.