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Doom 3 Demo Available
sanderb writes "The Doom 3 demo is out (on Windows). It does not seem to be linked on the Doom 3 site yet, but is available from e.g. 3D Gamers (includes torrent). Time to see what my FX5200 can do..." Other readers point to Fileaholic.Com and Shacknews.com.
[looking at minimum requirments] Man, imagine a Beowu....Oh nevermind.....
$> man woman
$> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
"Time to see what my FX5200 can do..."
Please don't.
[and please don't buy an iMac for the purpose of playing Doom 3 acceptably - the 'Ultra' tacked onto the end doesn't change much].
On second thought, if you just run around the game without ever using the flashlight, you won't be able to see anything anyway, so you won't realize that you're only getting 13 frames per second!
-Bullseye
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If I even run this thing, the video card (or lack thereof) on my laptop would probably liquidate..
Time to see what my FX5200 can do...
;)
"Get used to disappointment."
Although I have to say that so much of the game is black, one could almost expect it to run on a RivaTNT.
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Just turn off your monitor and move your mouse around frantically. That pretty much will capture the essence of Doom 3 and saves yourself the download. ;)
Or do what Epic Games (Unreal) do. For every main build of an in-house game their script creates a 1) Full game 2) Dedicated server and 3) Demo build. The latter two are cut down from the full game as specified. Typically, though, the second two are not released.
Nto realyl being a hardcore gamer and all that. It'll be interesting to see how well it runs. Deus Ex 2 ran okay when I cranked the detail levels down.
Make me a friend and I'll mod you up
Going by all the Hollywood movies I have seen, you never go into hand-to-tentacle combat in space space unless you have:
1. A spacesuit with a large illuminated helmet with headcam so the aliens know where to shoot.
2. A large rifle with infinite rounds of ammunition with and grenade thrower and flame thrower, and laser pointer that shows everyone where you are. Glow sticks are optional.
3. A dodgy radio communications system that will alway pack up when you go into a washroom or are within 5 metres of an large alien with sharp teeth.
4. A state-of-the-art alien detector that tells you how far away the aliens are to the nearest nanometer, but won't tell you if they are
above or below you.
5. An android with reflexes faster than a laser-rifle, and an IQ to match your PC's clock speed, but who has decided to contemplate the meaning of life and become a buddhist monk instead.
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I know what I'll be doing at work on Monday.
Whoosh.
Straight overhead with the birdies.
Now that it's announced on slashdot, it's going to take another month just to download it...
Real programmers can write assembly code in any language. -- Larry Wall
A Slashdotted .torrent... does life get any sweeter?
- Code Dark
well maybe, but at least doom3 will run on my computer, while far cry is nothing more than a slide show.
Some have a reasonable explanation ;)
3. A dodgy radio communications system that will alway pack up when you go into a washroom or are within 5 metres of an large alien with sharp teeth.
Of course, every xenobiomelecular.. ologist.. person.. Knows that aliens give off radio interference that does _not_ comply with US federal regulations.
4. A state-of-the-art alien detector that tells you how far away the aliens are to the nearest nanometer, but won't tell you if they are above or below you.
Obviously designed by Microsoft. Or open source, but the open source solution is meant to mimic Microsoft's.
5. An android with reflexes faster than a laser-rifle, and an IQ to match your PC's clock speed, but who has decided to contemplate the meaning of life and become a buddhist monk instead.
The android has reached a level of existence much beoyond our own feeble contemplation; the AI programmer thus has succeeded - I for one welcome... ah nevermind.
in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni
Why do you capitalize it "iD"?
It is clearly written "id" everywhere. If you capitalized it like a normal proper noun, as "Id", that would be fine, too. Seeing as most people misprounce the name of the company as "eye-dee" instead of just "id", I can even understand writing it "ID", as in short for Identification. But for the life of me, I cannot see the logical thought process that went into concluding it should be written "iD", unless you have been left thoroughly confused by Apple brand names.
... but apparently that's not a bug but a feature - it seems black is easier to render on the fly ;-)
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
Damnit, if only they'd used SDL, the Linux and Mac ports might have been out already!
Karma: It's all a bunch of tree-huggin' hippy crap!
Or open source, but the open source solution is meant to mimic Microsoft's.
Hey, I'm writing this for free! If you want vertical as well, hire me to add it, ya cheapskate!
Better yet, just use a port that realplayer requires. You'll never actualy use it anyway.
As someone who has completed this game I beleive it should be actually reffered to as "Imp 3" not Doom 3.
Imp 3, knee deep in the imps.
Imp 3, thy imp consumed.
HEY GUYS DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE SECTION WHERE YOU OPEN THE DOOR AND GET ATTACKED BY AN IMP?
It's right after the section where an imp spawns behind you.
You know - on the level where there's that imp behind the boxes,... and the other one under the stairs - also I beleive there may have been a FUCKING IMP on the level somewhere too.
BIG.FUCKING.SIGH
..and with the speed hit simply stupid.
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