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Doom 3 Reaches Gold Master, Due August 5th
Rogerpq3 writes "Yes, this is the official word that [long-awaited PC FPS] DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing! According to the .plan file of id CEO Todd Hollenshead: 'We literally just hung up with Activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally GOLD. So, the next question is release dates. Retailers in the States will be allowed to pick up games starting at 12:01 AM on August 3rd. The official street date is actually August 5th in the U.S.A., but some of your favorite stores will probably have it early for those of you who have to have it first. Check with your local retailer for that information... [Internationally] the UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (cue Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland)'."
Damn, there goes the $50 I lost on the bet that Duke Nukem would come out first. :(
That means they'll get it, what, July 30th?
Hell has frozen over and pigs have learned to fly
Nah, what am I thinking?
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linking to a finger server. You'd think someone could have put the text on a website or something.
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RTFJ.
Just to let you know... Starting August 5th... I will not be coming into work for a week or two because of... personal reasons. If it is an emergency and you need me to come in... do not expect me to be showered, well fed or able to adapt to bright lights.
Sincerely,
Your groveling employee.
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It's all falling into place.
Doom 3.
Soon Half-life 2.
The second coming of Jesus.
And then - Duke Nukem Forever will at last be mine!
Only a little later than stores claimed and a little earlier than I expected.
and I wanted to have kids :( This isn't fair... all that time wasted...
I guess I finally have a good reason to upgrade my video card now.
"...we're here to tell you that Doom 3 is not only done, it's absolutely mind-blowing."
"You are basically subjecting yourself to a 20 hour cardiac episode."
"...you will never experience a dull moment. Or even a less than mesmerizing one."
"Doom 3 is a masterpiece of art form - staying true to the frantic legacy of the Doom series, while ambitiously reaching new heights and bashing down the doors of the next generation of PC shooter. The bar is raised."
I can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
Does anyone know what the minimum specs are ?
If I need hardware, I need to be ordering it now !!
[ Monday is a terrible way to spend one seventh of your life. ]
Now my wife will kill me after I spend $500 on a new video card to play this game.
I seem to have missed the part about the level editor. Are they including it in the box, or will they release it later?
The bar has been raised with regards to packaged content editors, after all. Heck, the Morrowind editing tools would let you re-create the entire game!
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not until Duke Nukem forever and Longhorn come out. Then things get frosty
Let's make a difference
yes, but will it run on linux .....
YES! A hit title that runs on linux right out of the box. Thank you ID Software!
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Great! It is finally being released. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure it won't run well (if at all) on my P3-933 with a GF3. Does anyone know what the minimum or recommended hardware specifications will be?
Why? Why not just give one release date? Or approximate release date where the product will be shipped to as mnay stores as possible? Why this?
Hate me!
I wonder if Newegg's sales just spiked.
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Ao on Agugst 5th I can officially start waiting for the Mac OS X port? *yeah!*
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This site was just updated. It's just a count down to the official release date. Here it is. http://www.ua-corp.com/ Login: HBQDBDHQGYSK
Look, if you want to combat piracy, release it on the same date world-wide. This one-week-later crap will only result in lots of illegal copies in "late" countries.
Anybody know what the HW reqs are for it?
I've heard they'll be significant... am I going to have to upgrade my 1 y.o. computer to play it?
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
I'm very curious but really can't be bothered to search down the information: what are the final minimum and recommended system specs?
it's been awhile since i heard an imp gurgle, or a bfg go bzzzt...
;-)
do you think iddqd will still work?
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
check date != 1st April
Is there any word on a port to OSX?
Wait , i gotta comment with something smart... er..
Wooyay, Doom III is near !
Hope they don't pull a VALVe on us ;-)
Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 coming out soon, I think its time to upgrade from windows 95 :)
All spelling mistakes are due to solar flares...honest
I said it over a year ago, and I'll say it again -- I'll believe it when i get my grubby fingers on the install... and proceed to spend the next 72+ hours (hopefully +) glued to the screen.
Oh how i've missed my BFG / Chainsaw rampage...
BTW, anyone have access to one of these supposed "retailers" that can pick them up starting Aug. 3rd?
I'm your new best friend!
PC Gamer magazine reviewed Doom3 in its newest edition and gave the game a 94%.
Here is an interesting post in the nvNews boards, with the full review, hardware and multiplayer details
I would seriously like to see any statistics on the amount of PC hardware that is sold due to the arrival of games like Doom 3 / Half Life 2 / etc. Personally, I have been waiting for the last 2 years to upgrade, specifically for this game. My system has been okay for everything else I need to do, so it just didn't make sense to go out and build a system, knowing full well that I will be behind the tech curve when this games comes out.
I know some will think I am an idiot, but I am an unapologetic id fan. I have played most other FPS games out there, and id just seems to get the "feel" of FPS down to a science. The instant snap is perfect.
I just wish they had included cooperative mode, like in the original Doom. Some of my best gaming experiences were all night coop Doom on nightmare mode. Good times.
Todd
2GHz CPU 512 MB Ram Radeon 9800 5-Channel Audio
Supported Graphics Cards: Ge-Force 4 MX Ge-Force 3 Ge-Force 4 Titanium Ge-Force FX (and higher) ATI 8500, 9000 (and higher)
i wonder how much computer and video card sales will spike due to doom3. it's a killer app (pun intended!) for gamers. if I had money to spare, i'd definately buy a new computer and doom3, as well as all the other games i've missed out on since a pII 350MHz and gforce 2 became not enough muscle.
Finally, Im marking my calendar!!!
Might explain why all the demons suddently go to Earth in Doom 3...
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
That's why I'm glad I graduated back in December... I planned ahead for this... although I was worried about HL2 coming out back in the fall of 03 and keeping me from graduating.
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The game will be capped at 60 FPS anyways : Not too hard to crank out with the current (top) video cards.
Looks like you'll miss the office-wide lan party.
Nope, you can't take it back. I've already scheduled your vacation into the system.
- Your Boss
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Get back to the shack AND POST BIATCH!
:)
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p.s. dwr forever
hmm, lets figure this out... 1) Brand new gaming rig $1200 2) 2 Weeks of vacation time $3000 3) Using up all my vacation time starting Aug 3 and not being able to take time off to help my wife with our son who is expected in Sept and then getting a call from her divorce lawyer, PRICELESS wow...id games took so much of my life and now they are gonna take my marriage. btw, thanks for the free shipping!
Over on GameTab you can see the large version of the game box and information on the PC Gamer review. Only time will tell whether the other reviews and gamers fall in line with PC Gamer's opinion.
Since there is going to be a tournament of Doom 3 on Quakecon, these scattered release dates kinda give an unfair advantages to the US competitors : IIRC QC starts at the 12th of Augusts, so people from mainland Europe, won't be able to play/practice it. :/
Hey, does anyone know what the minimum hardware REQ's ar....
errr...
Just tryin to be funny --
if (dry_sarcasm == funny) then
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RTFA -- not only does the article specifically state that the writer has no idea what the min specs are, neither would anyone else really.
Please no more posts about the hardware Req's -- you know damn well it'll be another 2 grand in parts to play this one.
Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th [...] with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland)
I guarantee you that it will be available on every street corner in Russia and Poland long before it is released anywhere else.
Both Nvidea and ATI are on the Id kickback program. He can give the game away and still be profitable.
Unreal Tournament 1 kicks it's ass *and* it runs on a K6-300 with a Voodoo2 :O)
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Oh yeah! :)
Thats one of the games I was waiting for sooo long
[Insert HalfLife 2 / Duke Nukem Forever joke here]
+++ MELON MELON MELON +++ Out of Cheese Error +++ redo from start +++
Stock of AMD, Intel, NVidia and ATI are expected to raise 200% in the next following week... ;)
That is all
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Here's a system req discussion at Planet Doom.
I thought I'd never see another day like this one.
.plan file of id CEO Todd Hollenshead
No, not the release of Doom 3. To quote the poster:
According to the
Somebody's actually running a finger daemon, and it does more than just say "finger disabled for privacy reasons, try sending an e-mail".
as always from ID Software, a true gaming company who are well organized. Their games are always top notch bringing the greatest engines ever to be licensed. Quake 1 engine was revolutionnary. Same goes for Quake 3(no shit. been used for so many games) and now Doom 3! You can predict another 10 years for Duke Nukem Forever when 3dRealms will switch engines yet again :o
This was predicted cause of QuakeCon's D3 tournament and I heard it will in same time have a linux client installer similar to Epic Game's strategy with UT 2003/2004.
Anybody could confirm this or it's just rumors flying around?
I'm suppose to be moving into my new house that weekend. I probably won't have highspeed there yet either so no online play. Oh well, there's always single player :) And I'll have a group of gamers helping me move so we'll just play after that :D
10 years later, I have an aging 1.2 GHz box and GeForce 3 Ti200 video card. It appears little has changed. =)
id always has been thorough and witty
;-)
perhaps i'll be hearing a "mein lieben!" again if i hit iddqd
or see a pain elemental if i hit idkfa? lol
ah good memories, soon to be reality again
go id!
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Will this even be released in Germany and if, can I have a date? I mean, it'll probably indexed because it's by iD Software (hey, it's a tradition!) so I doubt I'll hear about the release in any news outlets (because bringing news on indexed titles is advertising them and therefore illegal... D'Oh!). Means I'll need to know about it from a foreign source.
Justice is the sheep getting arrested while an impartial judge declares the vote void.
Where's the patch?
I guarantee a TON of people are doing the exact same thing. I'm in the same boat as is another guy I know. All waiting for HL2 and doom 3. Well now that doom 3 has an official date its time to start buying.
Its really hard to find the new ati and nvidia cards though. A lot of places are backordered and many of them are charging jacked up prices which sucks.
INTC fell 10% today, despite profits (or was it revenues?) doubling. Good time to buy?
There are a huge number of yeast infections in this county. Probably because we're downriver from the bread factory.
Now we just have to wait for the release dates forthe CPUs and Video Cards that can actually play the game.
"You spoony bard!" -Tellah
Time to dust off the "Testing the network..." excuse for the boss and the wife (I know, redundant).
Mod me troll, if you must, I can't help it.
When is the Mac OS X version being released?
mbbac
In related news, the Union Aerospace Coorporation has updated their site.
The required password is HBQDBDHQGYSK
Don't tell anyone!
A monkey actually flew out of my butt this morning when I read this news. Can't wait to see how good it is. Hopefully this is not 'Daikatana part Deux'.
If this article confuses you, don't worry. It was posted yesterday in a much clearer fashion.
Anyone have recommendations on a video card that will run this, and still be (very) Linux-compatible?
Looks like we'll have a new benchmarking standard that the monster video cards will have to meet.
One of my friends and I just (today) designed and ordered our systems from NewEgg. We both got Athlon64 3000+, radeon 9800 pro 128, 1 gb ram (from pricewatch), case, hd, dvd burner, and motherboard. About 850$. Right now I think AMD is sitting high on the hog because their processors were faster and cheaper while everyone is upgrading. Also, the xbox version of doom 3 will have coop.
And it isn't silly to upgrade your hardware now to run doom 3 and halflife 2 - if you can run these two games well, then you can probably run any game made in the next 3 years fine. Now is the last minute to upgrade and keep up with current software.
I submitted this story last night, and it didn't get posted.
My grades were bad enough last semester without something like this. Oh dear god...maybe I should drop out now and not even pay the tuition.
I seem to remember a bunch of non believers trying to insult me when I said the 3rd of August was the date. I said come on, I run the Texas Gaming Festival, I go to E3 every year for AMDZone, and my brother writes for Voodoo. Perhaps you should listen to what I had said. You guys didn't. I'm awaiting your apologies. Anyway, this opens us up to have our Doom III tourney as we had planned at TXGF Summer 2004 Dallas the weekend before Quakecon. Sweet.
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My boss is angry because since this news broke, there has been a constant stream of poop coming out of my butt. Doom 3 has literally caused me to poop my pants.*
*not true. =)
Bets anyone? I say July 30th.
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They want their joke back.
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Rock over London, Rock on Chicago. Wheaties: Breakfast of Champions.
Now I can blow Imps into chunks again with the double barreled shotgun! (assuming they have it in Doom3). Nothing quite like the deep gutteral URRRRGGGAAAHHHh they make :)
Betweem this, Battle for Middle Earth, Half-Life2 and STALKER - Shadow of Chernobyl .. this year is going to be fantastic for PC games.
Part of the Bush administrations plot to distract us during the critical pre-election lies!
Joe Sixpacks, defender of the common man.
Till someone steals the source code and puts it up on bit torrent. Sure it's never happened before but it could, er... what? It has?
:) But I can produce a lick-able ical calender...
Ah shit. At least I have a mac and can't play it anyway
At least we still have warcraft 3! just like everybody else
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A simple google brings up this.
So there is going to be coop, but XBox only (WHY?!?!!?!).
^_^
(Doom 3 was meant to come out Christmas '03, but it didn't)
Dashing through the demons,
in a single player eff-pee-ess,
through the corridors we go, shrieking all the way!
Ahh-ha-ha-ha!
Belts on chainguns fling, barrels blazing bright,
what fun it is to kill and sing a slaying song tonight!
Ohhh.. Doom in hell, Doom in hell, iD's game is almost here!
Oh what a price it is to buy, just fifty four ninety niiii-ine!
Pick it up at Best Buy, EB Games, or Gamespot!
DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!
I think I just wet myself!
"Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better." - Unknown
Since this is Slashdot, he's probably been busy trying to build a child in the basement.
--LordPixie
Great, that gives me two solid days of gameplay before I'm raptured into heaven!
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
That's the recommended video card. Not the required video card. The minimum requirement is only a GeForce4 MX. Meaning it will even run on higher end GeForce3s.
... and that you can adjust on screen fonts (like Unreal Tournament but unlike F*r cry)
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
See, you people let little things like elitism get in the way of having a fun time. If you people would just shut the fuck up about hating the xbox for two seconds, you might see some cool stuff coming out for it.
Oh wait, this is /. Oh well, I'll just be busy enjoying co-op on my rented version of Doom 3 from Gamefly (I'll probably end up buying the PC version) while you're busy writing your next "10 REASONS WHY XBOX SUX LOL" list.
I'm the guy with the unpopular opinion
I'm sure the Russian mafia will do its job - they won't be waiting until August 13th. Probably more like next week.
...and my vacation hours at work expire July 20. :/
Can any slashdotters divulge the channels through which the common man is acquiring nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultras, ATI Radeon X800 XTs, and X800 XT Platinums?
Radeon 9600 has -never- -ever- been top notch! If you believe otherwise, start reading on the different hardware sites.
It's been sub par from day one. It was made in a hurry to replace Radeon 9500 which was a MUCH better card/chip than 9600. Problem with 9500 was that it was too good because it was just a small task to change it to match 9700.
So what did ATI do, they released 9600 which has always been a poor performer but couldn't be used as a 9700 so it was released as a cheap card to perform as a cheap card.
You should have tried to get a used 9500 or a 9700. They you wouldn't have had any problems now.
My computer which is two years old has no problems with Far Cry, UT 2004 (at high settings) or Doom 3 when it comes along.
Buy the right hardware and you don't have to swap it every year. Don't buy the cheap cards like MX, 9200 or 9600. Just buy the year old high performance cards. Right now you could go for a cheap 9800 pro since the x800 has been released.
The game reveneus aren't their biggest income anyways : it's the licensing of their engines : The Quake III engine license is still a sweet 100.000 bucks :o
Ahh yes... 3 AM, and stuck in a room with one of those rocket-demon badasses, watching 3 or 4 of my previous bodies still dying. I loved college. :)
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INTC fell 10% today, despite profits (or was it revenues?) doubling. Good time to buy?
It will probably be better in a few weeks. I saw an article (which I cannot find now) that said that Intel's stock fell after they reported an excess of inventory. So apparently, something's not being bought. Hopefully it will lower the prices in the stores.
Not everything is analogous to cars. Car analogies rarely work.
personally I'm beginning to worry about that. Maybe I'm wrong but blaming a delay on code theft (theft != destruction) really made me wonder.
Your CPU is not doing anything else, at least do something.
I've been using this thread:
t =3 0155
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?
To check on the various sites. I also signed up to be notified when they come in stock at various places. So far nothing. I'm hoping the supply will be better at the end of July. Here's hoping that ATI and Nvidia have been ramping up production to flood the market in time for Doom to hit the shelves.
Right? I'll be able do download part of the game for free, right?
My computer which is two years old has no problems with Far Cry, UT 2004 (at high settings) or Doom 3 when it comes along.
High settings with Far Cry with a 9700 or a 9500? Yeah right. What cha running it at 640x480? I don't even run my P4 2.4 Ghz 1GB ram and 9800 pro 128 at full settings. (1280x1024)
If anything, it'll boost sales of AMD chips, they have a much larger following among gamers 'cuz of the price/performance ratio. For a random data point, over at [H]ard|OCP's forums, there's like five times the traffic in the AMD board than there is on the Intel board.
Grr. Slashcode's eating my hyperlinks again. [H] = http://www.hardocp.com
my sig's at the bottom of the page.
It's all falling into place.
Doom 3.
Soon Half-life 2.
The second coming of Jesus.
Joss Whedons Firefly movie, "Serenity" opens (April 22nd)
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
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That has to be one of my favorite sigs that I have seen on slashdot. Good job.
Not everything is analogous to cars. Car analogies rarely work.
Given the tendency to release games too early, I suspect that this one will be playable around the time they get the fifth patch out in October.
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Thanks for the information. I wish my system would take a GeForce 6, but it's a Shuttle XPC with a 250 Watt power supply. Even if they fit, I couldn't count on them to run... which is sad, before I knew about the power requirements I was planning to run nVidia.
Thank God for Doom3 not being released through Steam (as HL2). :-)
Anyone have any news on an OS X port? Seems like this was all but certain at the gestation of the development process when Carmack ran an early demo on a Mac with an NVIDIA card a few years ago.
But I haven't read anything recently on anything except the PC and XBOX versions.
Any news on playable demos before August 5th? :(
I am surprised there were no public beta tests/demos like previous id Software's games (e.g., Quake).
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The've updated http://www.ua-corp.com/ with a flash intro which shows a countdown to an "inbound transmission" (a.k.a the "release date"?)
This is an interesting display in how much we've let our standards go in regards to gaming. While there is all this salivating over the fact that DOOM III is finally fucking done, I've yet to hear any mention about a possible demo release. I was too young to experience it firsthand, but I recall hearing about BBS systems and FTPs being brought to a complete standstill when the original shareware copy of DOOM was released back in 93 or 94 as everyone tried to get their grubby little paws on it. Who cares if the final version has gone gold? As gamers it's only fair that we're able to download a demo before we trust the words of a "exclusive" review. Games like this get hyped for so long, and the pre-order BS get's pushed down your throat everytime you step into a GameStop, that it seems no game is sold on merit anymore. Personally I won't be impressed with anything until I can actually play a little taste of the game without having to pay id a cent.
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Is it me, or did it just get fatter in here?
I don't play newest games (all dull), but I agree that a year old high end card will perform better than newest low end (MX) cards. I *still* play games (namely BF1942 with relatively good res and details) with my Asus V7700 Deluxe (It's a Geforce 2 GTS chip), which is very old now (It has been released at the end of 2000), and I *think* it matches a geforce 4 mx. My next card will definately be a high end one, because it is cheaper on the long run. Well, in fact, maybe not because I don't play games like I did before. I might stick with old games forever and never change my vidcard although I'd like to go DVI/LCD. I'm sick and tired of analog CRT.
perception is reality
The 9600XT is far better than the regular 9600. The non-Pro/Ultra cards tend to suck.
Anyone knows the hardware specs to run it into low, medium, high and extreme quality?
Other than the latest 3d card, what is the cpu/mem requirements?
will a FX5950 and a 6800 run it the same way, or will the 6800 really outpeform the 5950?
You know, all you guys who constantly called Doom 3 "vaporware" for absolutely no reason. It's not like the game was delayed, it's not like there was never any progress shown at E3. Yet for some reason I never understood, it became a running joke among some people here on Slashdot that Doom 3 would never come out or that it was vaporware.
Anyway, please step forward so we can help you pull your foot out of your mouth. You were wrong.
In that case, could I perhaps interest you in some oceanfront property in Arizona?
I could swear somewhere in the early marketing phase they said Doom III was more optimized for Nvidia Geforce cards. Where as half-life 2 was better for ATI cards.
Last time I checked a 1 GHz PIII was comparable to a 1.6 GHz P4. Does that hold true here or is the P4 required?
Did I say anything about the XBox?!
Have fun with the XBox.
My grudge was cuz it won't be available for MY favorite gaming platform which is the PC.
^_^
Anybody notice that the screen shots look similiar to Half-Life? Is it that the engines are approaching the same abilities? Screen Shots
I'm not getting the hell freezing over people either, it's not like it's Duke Nukem Forever or something (or Half-Life 2, coming out ten months ago!)
10 PRINT "LOOK AROUND YOU ";
20 GOTO 10
Shouldn't Duke Nukem Forever be in Gold Master Hyper Ultra Mega Ultimate XTREME status by now?
If you have to ask, you'll never know.
Hey, the release date is on my birthday! Anybody want to give me a Doomed birthday?
I agree, I don't see why people do this either. It was officially announced only a few years ago and then the *rumored* release date was pushed back *once*. The first *official* release date "this summer" is looking to be correct.
Screenshots and trailers were released fairly early on to show that it was in fact real.
id's policy has always been to release things when they're done, and it's always been worth the wait. Doom3 has not taken an inordinatedly long time or anything. Compare this to Duke Nukem Forever and Daikatana. DNF was announced around the time Quake came out. It's still not out, or showing any signs of being out soon. Doom3 was hinted at (as I remember) a little while before RTCW came out and officially announced afterwards. It's officially coming out soon. We've been waiting...what, maybe 3 years since first unofficially hearing about it? Yes, it sucked that it didn't come out last May like was rumored, but that was never officially announced, and thus, can't be counted against id or Doom3.
I predict that the release of this game will have so many computer geeks, nerds, gamers, etc. (I'm in all those categories) out of the office for most of August that the following will happen:
IronChefMorimoto
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/doom3/index.html
At least you can check out these live video feeds for free.
Does any major commercial game these days make any good use out of dual-CPU systems? Or do they still just use one processor?
PHEM - party like it's 1997-2003!
The game will be capped at 60 FPS anyways : Not too hard to crank out with the current (top) video cards.
Not quite. It's my understanding that the games internal clock will be fixed at 60Hz. However, the renderer will be capable of pumping as many frames as the CPU/video card can handle.
As for 60fps at high resolution, that remains to be seen. If Thief Dark Shadows is any indication (not a good comparison I know), unified lighting isn't exactly a walk in the park - even for the $400+ video cards.
Not to detract from the funny, but from what I've heard the multiplayer is going to be co-op only, for whatever bizarre reason. Quake 4, anybody?
Will "idkfa" still work?
Gold version releases are strongly looked down apon in the scene due to companies frequently tagging them. The last gold released was Far Cry and it pissed a lot of people off because it WAS tagged. its against scene rules and it will probably be nuked off instantly. Sources being protected usually comes before getting the first release out. Just in case any one cares =)
Didn't 3D Realms create Max Payne and Max Payne 2 in the meantime? Maybe they should've named it Duke Nukem Forever instead.
the patches are available? PC games always have bugs in them. This is understandable because of the daunting requirement of hardware compatibility for so many different configuration. However, I don't know of too many big popular games that didn't have some pretty nasty bugs in their initial release.
I head a rumor that it's being shrink-wrapped and bundled along with MS Longhorn. ;)
I mean, it's an FPS. People mod games. They're going to add it in manually. Will it be in there before the Xbox launch?
So, the next question is release dates.
And right after that: what hardware do I need to run Doom3, what is the MSRP and how many vital organs should I plan on selling in order to cover the costs?
Release date for Doom III == final day of LinuxWorld.
Coincidence?
If they were friggin' brilliant they would have a Linux build, an ongoing lan game, and a huge mountain of units shrinkwraped and ready-to-sell.
Link-> here.
The Kruger Dunning explains most post on
Will there be an actual retail boxed release for Linux, or will this be like other recent games that run on Linux: You have to buy the Windows media, copy the data files from it, and then download the Linux engine to run it?
I'll buy it either way (and run it on my Linux box), but I'd really like the retailer I buy it from to know that my purchase is for a Linux platform.
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Nice that they mentioned Poland, unlike movie industry, id software seems to be realistic and they know well that here in Poland we have Doom 3 already (you insensitive clods).
On they other hand they know as well as we do that in Poland we're not going to have the proper hardware to run the game at least until 2006 when there will enough computers stolen from other EU countries.
Funny but sad but true.
I've been waiting to upgrade for ages (still have a dual p3-450), I've pretty much decided on the NVIDIA 6800 GT Ultra (or whatever the top of the line 6800 is named), but I'm really not sure about if I should go AMD or Intel:
- p4 3.4C + asus p4c-800 deluxe
- athlon64 3200 754 pin + asus k8v deluxe
- athlon64 3500 939 pin + asus a8v deluxe
what do people here think would be the best route? For the first time in a LONG time I'm leaning towards AMD more than Intel, but who knows... how well are the athlon64s supported in Linux btw?
Also I know that PCI Express is coming out, but I'm not interested in waiting another 6 months and then having early-adopter pains.
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...do you even know what you're talking about? Hahaha.
At the time, yes, they were top notch unless you wanted to drop $399 on whatever was elite.
There isn't a single thing my 9600 can't run at MAX right now. The thing that will change that is Doom.
Now, I know it's quite hard for you people to take some criticism about your precious id, but the point made in my original post (which every mod so blindly failed to realize) is a lot of people aren't gonna wanna drop cash for a new card.
Please explain to me how the fuck that's flamebait.
We have secretly replaced these Slashdot mods' sense of humor with a rusty nail. Let's see if they notice!!
Oh, and good luck finding a 9800 for under $200, like I said in my original post ;)
We have secretly replaced these Slashdot mods' sense of humor with a rusty nail. Let's see if they notice!!
if you read the forums over at sfftech.com, you'll see that a majority of the shuttles out there have no problem running a GeForce 6800 or GeForce 6800 GT (single slot, single molex power). Apparently those 250w power supplies really pack a punch. You can't run the Ultra, at least easily, as it's a double wide/ 2 slot card and literally won't fit in the case if it were to be closed up.
I got a 9800 pro for $189 2 weeks ago. Your 9600 hasn't been "top notch" for some time now. I seriously doubt it runs Far Cry at maxxed graphics.
It's the same thing when quake came out. Everyone complained about it not running on 486's.
Oderint dum metuant
but I know tons of gamers who were really lookin forward to playing this that are just bummed that they either gotta miss out completely or drop the cash for a new card.
And the hardware specs have been known for how long? I've known for 18 months I was going to have to upgrade for doom.
Oderint dum metuant
What's the damn holdup with the transition to DVD games? I'm fed up with this Multi-CD crap.
Unfortunately, for those of us who are getting some, turning our significant others into gaming widows will likely slow things down real quick.
Oh well. I've found a way to have enough time in my day for work, school, gaming, and my girl. Thanks, Red Bull!
Does it have cheat codes or us lame gamers will have to watch somebody else finish it ? :-)
Doom is one of the best games ever.
I have fond memories from about 9 or 10 years ago sitting in IRC channels with other geeks waiting for the files to appear on IDs FTP server, and miracously stumbling upon them one night after they were just released.
It's too bad ID doesn't do that kind of thing anymore, it was fun to have something as soon as the code was locked down.
We need iTunes for games!!
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Come on, if UT2K4 could ship with a DVD version, why not not DOOM3? Given the insanely high volumes this release is certain to generate, is the one-time cost of creating a DVD master really that significant?
And here I thought the days of "insert disk 17" were finally numbered...
Lots of Radeon 9800 Pro's, $200 or less
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Nah, it was profits, but you have to realize that there's a great deal of cyclicity and seasonality in the chip market and everyone had higher-than-double expectations, which was why the stock was so high. That and the fact that the only up surprise and the most concentrated profit center was in mobile chips and not processors.
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I think the best way to enjoy Doom3 is not reading any of the reviews; after all, at this point you will either play it or you wont. Reading Gamespot's hype about it is pointless, as you only increase your expectations of a game, that lets face it, is not going to set new boundries of gameplay (though I will say nothing of its graphics). Id rather walk to the table with nothing but a couple screen shots in mind and enjoy it as it comes. Atleast then I can say I judged it on its own without (many) preconceptions.
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But no, that wasn't me and the other Anonymous Coward had every right to be mad at me as I didn't dig deep enough to know that they didn't use the Doom engine in Duke Nukem 3D. I could have sworn though that I read that some where.
Oh well, live and learn I guess.
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What about Canada? I doubt the UK will get it before us!
All is prevelant in the world...
Car dealer: Here's our latest spiffiest model the D3! Wanna buy it?
You: Can I take it for a test drive?
Car Dealer: no sorry. We don't allow that any more.
You: so basically it looks really cool, but if I don't like the way it drives, I'm stuck with it? No try before you buy?
Car dealer: ummmm sorry I can't let you test drive this.
You: riiiiiiiiiiiiiight... I'll be going over to your competitor over there. Bye!
The parent post is utter crap. Software is the only package that people have tremendous difficulty returning because of restrictions and such, and games are the worst. If a Game is buggy and I don't like it I should be able to return it. If its going to be so hard to return things, throw me a bone by giving me a demo to try it out first. It's being good to the consumer.
But of course, what do I know? I must be the only one who shares the sentiment of the person you replied to. All the other players who will buy this must love to get screwed by yet another game company.
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I am looking to get a new laptop in a few weeks (probably from Circuit City) and the laptops seem to have 'special' versions of other video cards. What kind of laptop card will work 'well' with Doom3?
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It was Remedy Entertainment that created the Max Paynes. (Remedy is those former Future Crew guys who didn't go to FutureMark/MadOnion nor Bitboys.)
But I think 3D Realms was somehow involved, as a distributor maybe? Or was it Gathering Of Developers... can't remember offhand.
Does anyone know if this release is for all the platforms (Linux, Windows, and Mac), or just for Windows?
Correct if I'm wrong (and I am sure I'm not), but Build engine has nothing whatsoever to do with DOOM's, codewise. Both sourcecodes have been available for some time now. Perhaps parent meant that it had similar capabilities as DOOM's 2 engine?
Where is that guy who'd die defending what I had to say when I need him?
I have this thing called caution. Too many good companies have suddenly put out a piece of crap. Without a reasonable return policy, I won't just spend 60 bucks on 'trust'. However, this point isn't really a problem, I'll just wait and see what people I trust have too say.
I would like a demo to see how well it runs on my machine. If it will involve 1000 dollar upgrade, I'd like to know in advance. No, I odn't trust the 'recommended' and 'minimal' specs released with a game.
They could make a demo version that was a side bar to the story. Or perhaps just release the first 30 minutes of gameplay.
Comparing a game deom to a chapter of a book is probably the stupidest thing I've read today.
When I go to the book store I don't have to worry about any hardware to get at the contents. I do get a blurb on the jacket, and I don't have to worry about the graphics.
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The railgun and footsteps set the tone for the next generation of deathmatching.
A vast improvement IMO.
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Wow, thanks for the information. Thank you very much.
Speaking of graphics cards, I have an Nvidia GEForce FX 5600.
Will this card be worth a shit to run this game?
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Humously. I like it!
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
You know that +1, Funny doesn't count for karma anymore, right?
It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
really cannot see the point in playing any of these games in anything other than God mode....
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Man, the just figures, after searching, and hunting, and downloading numerious fakes, viruses, trojans, and god knows what else, I finally get a copy of the beta and it's being released.
Guess maybe I should take the time to find the Half Life 2 beta, then it will be released.
oh, and I bet that's why Duke Nuke'm Forever isn't coming out, it's beta never got leaked/stolen/hacked to the general public yet...
Be seeing you...
And still no need for a DVD drive in a computer in 2004 if you don't watch movies on your computer, the game was announced on CD. Lucky, I only got cd-rom drives.
One thing I haven't figured out is what they recommend in terms of an AMD Athlon CPU for a minimum system to work well with Doom 3.
Is it an Athlon XP 1500+? Or is it an Athlon XP CPU that has a core CPU speed of 1.5 GHz?
The chief job of a book's first chapter--heck, the first page--is to get the reader salivating for more.
You're trying to tell me that giving a potential reader/player that preliminary taste of the story would be COUNTERPRODUCTIVE?
There are quite a places in Duke3D that were actually on top of each other and not cheated, off the top of my head I would say the spiral staircase in Hollywood Holocaust (episode 1 level 1) does show the build engine is capable of rooms over rooms. You can see where they cheat things by using your map and you will sometimes get "transported" somewhere else. There are numerous times that they just flattened sprites and made them solid in order to make bridges and other things to simulate multiple levels. So yes they did cheat by transporting you when you did things like going under water but the build engine is capable of doing rooms over rooms.
I guess I'm kinda pissed off at the amount of console elitism around here and went too trigger happy with your post. Sorry about that.
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Hmm... looking at the screenshots, the details, the lighting, reading up on the physics, and the new sound system... I'm guessing a demo would weigh in at about 600 megs. Zipped.
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Does this make my brain look big?
SHIT SHIT SHIT.
4 1/2 weeks to get a decent monitor,
reinstall windows and get a decent videocard.
Ebay hear i come.
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Can someone here with the know-how speculate on what API id are likely to have used? I was under the impression that the Windows version mixes OpenGL for rendering with DirectInput for interface and probably DirectSound for audio.
Is OpenAL the likely candidate for Doom 3 Linux audio, or am I misunderstanding how the engine works?
This should be out just in time for my redundancy! ;D
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"Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 coming out soon, I think its time to upgrade from windows 95"
Or, in my case, I think it's time to revive my MS-Windows partition.
Sorry, Linux, but a geek's gotta do what a geek's gotta do.
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I had been considering getting the FX5200.. but of course such a passionate outpouring of utter disgust from the worlds biggest resorvoir of ppl who play too many video games (thats a complement :) certainly set me straight.
Thanks for the replies!