Doom 3

[Propain]

played a bit of Doom 3 this morning and its running great . the game is extremely dark thought . kids woke up and I had to relinquinsh the PC .
Id like to take screenshots , whats the way to go aboot that?

bob

[Force Flow]

Flip through the manual and see if there's any mention of in-game screen shots.

[Punked Out Comp]

print scrn wont work?

[Force Flow]

You can only use printscreen once. Press the button, then paste. Rinse and repeat.

[ric449]

I have a question, does Doom 3 have a storyline to it? I remember the original Doom and don't remember anything but shooting.

[icallmedan]

Just out of curiosity how did you get it a day early? DO you work at a game store or something?

Can't something int he game make the brightness/gamma increase. I had to do that in FarCry. My monitor was displaying it really darkly, so I increased the Gamma/Contrast. Same with Star Wars Galaxies free trial.

[Nuclear Krusader]

I have a question, does Doom 3 have a storyline to it? I remember the original Doom and don't remember anything but shooting.
It has a storyline. Now, the thing to see is if such storyline will be forfeit like in the first one and the game will just turn into a mindless shooter.

[icallmedan]

NOOO!!! Just when I was finally set on buying the game tomorrow as soon as the store opens (9am), I find out my sister has to go to a college visit tomorrow...so I can't get it!!! NOOO!!! Oh well, I had planned on waiting anyways.

[DragonNOA1]

icallmedan: Waiting until when, that afternoon? You're not getting out of this, just go buy it.

[icallmedan]

Is there anyway you can pick me up and take me out to the store. I really want to buy it, but my parents won't be home until about 3PM!!!! NOOO!! And I can't drive! I guess I must walk!

[ajf815]

i can't get it till augest 11th cause thats when my birthday and im getting that and other stuff :eek: so don't complain about wating 5 hours

[Propain]

ok played for 5 hours so far. taking a breather . trying to escape from Mars City. very well done game . I dont usually like scary games but this is sweet. just picked up the machine gun outside the labs now Im trying to find keys for supply chest in infermary . need bullets . must keep going. you gamers wont regret this one ;) plays beautiefully on my 9600pro as I stated in other post. storyline is typical of many other FSPs , you get shipped to remote area to investigate suspicious activities , everyone gets mutated , you kill everyone on your way out. :p havent tried multiplayer yet , typical modes , DM team DM , tourney etc etc

cheers


bob

[Big Weapons]

I got raped by three zombies. Frame lag killed me. I tried beating them with a flashlight but they gutted me like a fish :(

F12, my friend. Take as many screenshots as you want. They're encoded as .tga files, so you'll need photoshop or something that can open tga files.

[calmius]

Please please please, screenshots

[Big Weapons]

There will be plenty of screenshots tomorrow morning.

[Zick Boy]

I'm buying it during my lunch break from work, I can't wait!

Gee, I already feel sorry for my wife, she's gonna miss me...

[ric449]

Ok, I wasn't planning on buying this but I think I have to :D. Any multiplayer mode available? (Or is that a dumb question)

[Propain]

ok that F12 works great . I converted the tga pics to jpg ;)

[ric449]

Ok, after looking at your screenshots I have decided I NEED that game.

[Propain]

Its soooo much fun and I dont please easy ;)
this morning I was walking along and this spider walks on by and helps me clear a level :D

[Big Weapons]

Ok, I wasn't planning on buying this but I think I have to :D. Any multiplayer mode available? (Or is that a dumb question)

Most definately. 4-player multiplayer mode. You will need a legit CD key to get on, so don't try anything sneaky ;)

[Force Flow]

Oooo... Looks sweet. I can't wait to play it :D

[ric449]

Noooooooooo!!!! Just found out it's not due out in the UK until 13th August!

[Nuclear Krusader]

Monsieur Propaine, could you report your fps and when you're thru with the game tell us if at any point in it you experienced jaggies or drop in performance, S.V.P.?

Also, are you running it at totally max settings?

[icallmedan]

Its soooo much fun and I dont please easy ;)
this morning I was walking along and this spider walks on by and helps me clear a level :D


What do you mean? Are the spiders friendly, or was it a glitch?

[Propain]

Mr Propain, could you report your fps and when you're thru with the game tell us if at any point in it you experienced jaggies or drop in performance, S.V.P.?

Also, are you running it at totally max settings?
Im running at medium settings , when I run at High I notice alot more hiccups but if id remove some shadows and such Im sure it would run nicer.
fps ?im not sure on how to see find it :o

What do you mean? Are the spiders friendly, or was it a glitch? no it was a friendly bot/sentry. its not a foreign area your trying to eradicate , its a science facility that has been infected :(

[Force Flow]

lol, a flashlight is listed as a weapon? No knife? :p

[kev_nufc]

WOW I didn't intend to get this game but I have to get it now looking at those in game shots it has impressed me alot.:cool:

I gotta get it!:D

[ghost2003]

lol, a flashlight is listed as a weapon? No knife? :p

AHHHHHHHH, its a huge 1ton monster from hell...eat knife!

[DragonNOA1]

Well now it's EAT LIGHT!

and the monster runs away in fear of the light.

[kev_nufc]

Here's a pic from another forum and it is supposed to be lower than medium settings.

[bigandy]

I started playing a bit this afternoon, after getting the game this morning, and the flashlight is one of the more useful items in the game. Many times you are in a very dark area and it is difficult/impossible to see, so the flashlight comes in handy.

The only problem I have with it so far is that sometimes it's too dark. I know that the game is supposed to be dark to add to the effect, but a few times, even with the flash light, it's tough to see.

Other then that, awesome game. And freaky too :p.

[DragonNOA1]

Up your gamma Andy

[bigandy]

Thanks Dragon, I'll give that a try.

[icallmedan]

Well now it's EAT LIGHT!

and the monster runs away in fear of the light.
LOL! That's what I'm talking about, go full out with a flashlight...if it were a MAG light it would probably hurt!

Also it seems like this game is going to look great at any settings level/resolution.

[kev_nufc]

It also seems that there will be LOTS of blood in this game looking at all the pics I've seen so far

[Doobie]

Well finally got time to play it a little. Sucks I got to go out tomorrow and won’t be back till late :( ... Hopefully I will have some free time soon to play it more.

I really didn’t think my system would handle the game but I upped the graphics to high and it seems to run fine. Just pauses once in while but I also have allot of junk opened on my desktop. The only problem I have noticed with the graphics and I’m sure it’s because of my card is that the peoples faces are light and dark. I will add a screenshot so you can see.

I'm really gonna see if i can get a better card.

[ric449]

I take it you are talking about a system other than the one in your sig :D?

Has anyone played it with 256MB RAM? I know it is below the minimuym, but I really don't want to shell out for more memory.

[Big Weapons]

You will need at least 512. You'll want a gig for best performance -- the level loading times kill me in between levels =/

[Propain]

found something pretty neat just a second ago. theres hints in the game that requires you to go on the Internet to find stuff . I had to go to www.martianbuddy.com to get a code for a supply chest that was received in the game. you pickup dead technicians PDAs and ya have to read there emails in order to get access codes too.

who said there wasnt any thinking involved in this game. :p

[Doobie]

I take it you are talking about a system other than the one in your sig :D?

Has anyone played it with 256MB RAM? I know it is below the minimuym, but I really don't want to shell out for more memory.
yes it is that one... I just over clocked it to get best results.

[Propain]

yes it is that one... I just over clocked it to get best results.

/me burst out laughing ;)

[Big Weapons]

I think we need to start a tips and tricks thread :P

[icallmedan]

The only problem I have noticed with the graphics and I’m sure it’s because of my card is that the peoples faces are light and dark.

That is weird that that happens. It is probably a drivers problem, and will be fixed with the next drivers.

[james8547]

I got a copy of the game. The people in Gamestop had the game out Last Night! Why wasn't I made aware? :D The game is freakingly awesome. Demons are smarter than the average bear. I actually died several times already. The "reload" feature gets some getting used to. You have to pay attenstion to the sounds in order to survive.

Any1 figure out the cheats yet?...As in iddqd, idclip, etc in the old Doom?

[icallmedan]

Why owuld you want to cheapen the game with cheats??

What is the reload feature you are talking about? I decided to wait 3 days until August 6th when Circuit City gets it in for $45 bucks. I can wait 3 days to save $10.

[padawan]

Awesome game!!!!

My wife liked it so much she had me install it in the living room system so I can play it and she can watch on the big screen.

A must have title for sure.

[ja83]

I bet everyone is going to be surprised when I say I'm waiting for a demo to come out and try that before I buy the game. I know it's good, but I want to try it before I shell out $50 for it. And on a side note, my parent's don't like me buying this particular game.

[icallmedan]

That must be an answer to your praises, your wife actually letting you play a game! As much as you want! LOL!

[Big Weapons]

I have a list of the cheats, but I don't know what any of them do yet. BEWARE, READ ON AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.




















aviDemo = Saves a demo of your playing to an AVI movie file
benchmark = Game Benchmark
doomhell = Skip all levels to last
freeze = Freeze all on screen
gfxinfo = Graphicscard infomation
god = God mode
noclip = No Clip
notarget = Invisibility to most enemies
com_drawfps 1 = Show FPS
give all = Full load of weapons and ammo
give doom95 = Load the '95 version of Doom
give keys = Acquire all the keys you'll ever need
give weapon_machinegun = Machinegun
give weapon_shotgun = Shotgun
give weapon_plasmagun = Plasmagun
give weapon_bfg = BFG
give weapon_chainsaw = Chainsaw
give weapon_rocketlauncher = Rocket Launcher
status = Your game status
quit = Quid aka Exit

Don't know what the rest of these do, but some seem to be keybinds and commands, not cheats.

_use
_moveRight
_moveLeft
_moveDown
_forward
_back
_right
_left
_lookDown
_lookUp
_attack
_moveUp
_speed
_strafe
_button7
_button6
_button5
_button4
_button3
_button2
_button1
_button0
aasStats
addarrow
addline
blinkline
bindlist
bind
centerview
compressDemo
connect
clearlights
conDump
clear
cvar_restart
cvarlist
combineCubeImages
crash
collisionModelInfo
dirtyfeet
dir
demoShot
disconnect
dmap
echo
envshot
exec
exportmodels
editSounds
editLight
editor
error
fillrate
flashlight
focusSoundsEditor
give
game_memory
in_restart
kill
killRagdolls
killMoveables
killMonsters
keepTestModel
listModels
listSkins
listMaterials
listImages
listModes
listLightDefs
listEntityDefs
listMonsters
listEntities
listThreads
listSounds
listAnims
listCollisionModels
listlines
listVertexCache
map
modulateLights
noclip
notarget
nextanim
overlayGUI
path
poplight
parsewait
printShader
printMode
playDemo
playCmdDemo
playerModel
prevanim
reload
reloadSounds
reloadSoundShaders
reloadFx
reloadanims
reexportmodels
removeline
runReach
runAAS
recordCmdDemo
recordDemo
recordCmdDemo
recordDemo
renderbumpFlat
renderbump
roq
reloadGuis
reset
regenerateWorld
reloadImages
reloadShaders
reloadModels
script
reloadEntityDefs
s_musictrack
s_cacheInvalidate
s_cacheInfo
s_restart
seta
set
spawn
setviewpos
setStepGamma
setu
sets
sizeDown
sizeUp
screenshot
spawnServer
stopRecording
say
testTrace
testImage
testShader
testBump
testLight
touchFx
touchGui
touchFile
toggle
testSIMD
touchMaterial
testFx
touchSound
listSoundShaders
touchParticle
testDamage
testblend
testanim
testParticle
testModel
testWipe
testGUI
timeDemo
testmap
touchSkin
touchModel
unbind
unbindall
vid_restart
vstr
writeConfig
writePrecache
weapon
weapnext
where
weapprev
weaponSplat

[Propain]

Any1 figure out the cheats yet?...As in iddqd, idclip, etc in the old Doom?
for cheats just press ctrl+alt+~ and itll open up the chat screen , just type stuff like GOD Benchmark noclip giveall etc etc just view list in previous post

[james8547]

Why owuld you want to cheapen the game with cheats??

What is the reload feature you are talking about? I decided to wait 3 days until August 6th when Circuit City gets it in for $45 bucks. I can wait 3 days to save $10.
I have work tomorrow! I cannot possibly finish the game by tomorrow morning. I want to skip around the levels and see the different baddies (like my the friendly, neighborhood baron of hell :D)

[bigandy]

You evil man Big Weapons :p. I had to scroll down really fast to avoid seeing those cheats lol.

[kram 2.0]

I had to scroll down really fast to avoid seeing those cheats lol.You had quite a bit to scroll ;). I just ran Doom3 with the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro on High settings, and it gave me artifacts...was kinda surprised. Supposedly, high settings are for the next generation (6800/X800) cards, while ultra settings are for the cards that aren't released yet...I'm thinking the GeForce 6800 U can handle it, might be wrong. I notched it down to Medium quality, upped the resolution to 800x600, and turned on AF - ATI shines there. The graphics, combined with surround sound, is just simply stunning.

kram

[bigandy]

You had quite a bit to scroll ;).

I sure did. I think I may have burned my mouse's scroll wheel. ;)

[mikezel]

Supposedly, high settings are for the next generation (6800/X800) cards, while ultra settings are for the cards that aren't released yet...I'm thinking the GeForce 6800 U can handle it, might be wrong.

From what I remember reading in September's PC Gamer Magazine, the Ultra setting runs with everything in a level uncompressed so it uses something around 500MB of graphics memory. So yeah, i guess that means that the cards needed to run it that high just aren't around yet.

Mike

[Andrewxcav]

I have had the game for about 8 hours, and cant get it to install, it doesnt read the CD's, but its read all 3 independently and picks a different tiem to stop working each time i attempt it

finally i got it working on another computer, but thats not the computer i want it on!!!

[GSXdan]

anyone know the command to view fps? someone said cl_showfps 1 but that didnt work.

http://www.claninev.com/downloads/doom3_dogthing.jpg
http://www.claninev.com/downloads/doom3_ceilingguy.jpg
http://www.claninev.com/downloads/doom3_2headedmonster.jpg

for console: ctrl+alt+~
if you want to open console just w/ ~, add +seta com_allowConsole "1" to the shortcut target

[GSXdan]

I have had the game for about 8 hours, and cant get it to install, it doesnt read the CD's, but its read all 3 independently and picks a different tiem to stop working each time i attempt it

finally i got it working on another computer, but thats not the computer i want it on!!!


try using a different drive to install, i had the some problem using my dvd-rom drive, but my cd-burner seemed to install it fine.

[GSXdan]

One more thing, if you cant seem to get it bright enough, download powerstrip: http://entechtaiwan.net/util/ps.shtm

great utility to brighten up things. it has separate profiles so you can quickly switch between games and normal or whatever else you have

[Andrewxcav]

both drives seem to not work

[GSXdan]

anyone know how to use the demo feature? i typed aviDemo, and aviDemo filename into console but it just brought me to the main screen.... any tips?

[Andrewxcav]

I tried both of my drives, and then i took the drive from the computer that i got it to work with, so its not a drive issue, I also tried different cables

[icallmedan]

anyone know how to use the demo feature? i typed aviDemo, and aviDemo filename into console but it just brought me to the main screen.... any tips?
You might try startAVIdemo, then stopAVIdemo or simply stop. I am not sure but it most games it has the start and stop somewhere in the demo command line. That is simply a guess, I am not sure.
**edit
I found this link:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/doom3/hints.html

aviDemo is the correct code. Try aviDemo name like, the code and then a name for it. So maybe "aviDemo scary" then it might save as "scary".

[12yearoldnoob]

From what I remember reading in September's PC Gamer Magazine, the Ultra setting runs with everything in a level uncompressed so it uses something around 500MB of graphics memory. So yeah, i guess that means that the cards needed to run it that high just aren't around yet.

Mike

Uh doesn't the SLi config have 512mb cause 256+256=512!!! call me stupid if I'm wrong.

[Prometheus]

ok that F12 works great . I converted the tga pics to jpg ;)

Those screen shots are so pretty my eyes are watering just thinking of how sweet its gonna be playing that when my pc is finshed. Nice shots man!

[frankie385]

this game is so sweet! I got out of school around 7:30pm was on my way home and stop at Best Buy for a Cell phone. Little did I know Doom 3 was due the 3rd. I saw it in one of those show case things they have in the middle of the isles, and literally run to grab a copy! I felt like kicking my own ass for forgetting about it. My fiance is going to miss me a lot.
I have played the game for a few hours (went to bed around 2 am) It is scary as hell, well detail, it is a master piece! Good job Id, the wait was worth it!
I am running the game in the medium settings 840x604 or something like that, the higher levels of video, the game starts to give you problems. (I have a 9600)

where do you find the plasma rifle and the BFG9000?

[Prometheus]

You had quite a bit to scroll ;). I just ran Doom3 with the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro on High settings, and it gave me artifacts...was kinda surprised. Supposedly, high settings are for the next generation (6800/X800) cards, while ultra settings are for the cards that aren't released yet...I'm thinking the GeForce 6800 U can handle it, might be wrong. I notched it down to Medium quality, upped the resolution to 800x600, and turned on AF - ATI shines there. The graphics, combined with surround sound, is just simply stunning.

kram

Did you notice any lag when you ran it on high with that card? Because I'm still considering getting the same one. If it doesnt lag on high settings with that card, I hope that holds true for half-life 2

[Prometheus]

Also, I know someone asked earlier but I remeber to the first doom(I still play it on SNES), no story line what so ever. This question is to all those who have the game cuz I'm not touching my copy untill I build my pc, is the story line actually good and detailed?

[mikezel]

Uh doesn't the SLi config have 512mb cause 256+256=512!!! call me stupid if I'm wrong.

This is a quote straight from the magazine (PC Gamer, September):
In Ultra Quality, everything is uncompressed, but most levels require about 500MB of texture memory, so we don't enable this setup by default on any currently shipping video card.

That was the point i was trying to make.

Mike

[Gjc856]

From what I remember reading in September's PC Gamer Magazine, the Ultra setting runs with everything in a level uncompressed so it uses something around 500MB of graphics memory. So yeah, i guess that means that the cards needed to run it that high just aren't around yet.

Mike

Just out of curiosity, does that mean the developers couldn't play it on ultra either?

[Prometheus]

They probly could considering they developed it and they would half to test every feature. Plus they have alot of money and very powerful computers.

[|/|/1CK3D1337]

Finally a game that has caught up to the hardware that is out now and that isn't even out now ex. 512 mb video card, 1 gb RAM.
By the way, I need this game!!!!

[Force Flow]

The more I look at this problem, the more I think "driver issues".

[Redfallon]

You will need at least 512. You'll want a gig for best performance -- the level loading times kill me in between levels =/

More RAM and some raptors in a RAID ;) Hopefully I'll be joining the ranks tonite, if they're not sold out by the time I get my happy butt up there to BB to pick it up.

[ric449]

Hold it there Red, RAID will not help game loading much at all:

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1063/

[mikezel]

Well, with any luck, tomorrow will be the day for me. Futureshop is releasing it tomorrow with a free copy of Knights of the Old Republic to boot. Hopefully they'll still have both in stock by the time i get there.

I just hope my 9600Pro can handle it at decent graphics levels.

Mike

[bigandy]

Mike, I played on 800x600 with no problems at all, and 1024x768 only gave the occasional lag.

Asus A7N8X - Athlon XP 2500+ - KVR 512MB PC2700 - PowerColor 9600 Pro

[icallmedan]

What level detail? I did the auto scan for my system it told me 800x600 with High Quality, I am thinking I can do ultra high with 800x600 or High with 1024x768. Haven't played around iwht it yet.

[Alaron]

Just bought it this afternoon. :eek: . The graphics are stunning. I'm running it at 1024x768 on Medium Detail on the system in my sig and I haven't had any issues. I'm glad I bought this video card :cool: . The game is awesome!

:D

[Prometheus]

Just bought it this afternoon. :eek: . The graphics are stunning. I'm running it at 1024x768 on Medium Detail on the system in my sig and I haven't had any issues. I'm glad I bought this video card :cool: . The game is awesome!

:D

what video card do you have?

[icallmedan]

In his sig...the 9700 Pro. I should be able to run this game with higher settings then. I do need to get another 512RAM, but I don't think that has been a problem yet.

[Prometheus]

Also, could some one answer my earlier question about the story line? I bought it and didnt open it so if the story sucks, it might go back

[Alaron]

The basic story is on the inside flap of the game box. I'm not going to say the story is spectacularly deep. You are running and shooting to save the world from evil. What I will say is that even though it sounds simple on the surface the game is pretty deep. The clues you get from PDAs along the way add to the experience alot. Also, the suspense and gameplay will keep you playing. I would install it. If you like any shooters, it is a hell (pun intended?) of a ride. :)

[wolfie]

got the game. this is one kick :D game. have my settings on high with no problems so far :cool:

[Jaggannath]

Damn Australia... still waiting

[Force Flow]

Well, I sat down and played it for 3 hrs straight. Specs in sig, and had it running with catalyst 4.6 (4.1 caused random crashes or artifacts followed by a crash), and at 800x600 at the high setting.

I didn't notice any lag up until just past the 2hr mark. It appears as though after playing it a while, it starts to clog up the system RAM. A shut down and a reboot took care of that.

As for gameplay, I only had two complains. First, I thought there are too many pitch black areas. It was cool, though, how some of the zombies just appeared to melt out of the shadows. The second thing was that I was disappointed with the slow rate of fire on the shotgun, and the lack of decent range on it. Guess I'm too used to halo's shotgun.

If you have played halo, this will definately prepare you on reloading techniques. (Propain mentioned earlier about this being tricky)

The other interesting thing about the game is the way you take damage. Unlike most FPS's that I've played where the screen flashes red when you've been hit, in doom 3, you actually get knocked around. Another bit of added realism.

I was also pleasantly surprised about the level of interactivity with the environment. Boxes, laptops, keyboards, small crates, carts and (etc) all went flying when attacked. I was, however, looking forward to shooting out some of the monitors, but it appears they are bulletproof, even when already damaged :p

So, I guess that's my abbreviated review of the game so far. Definitely a step in the right direction. :)

[ajf815]

ARG.... you guys so make me want to get it but i have to wait 5 more days.. and when i get it i go on vacation for a weak :eek:

[Propain]

Its a great relief point till HL2 comes out. You can bet that vidie card sales are gonna go up . my cousin loaded it on his rig tonight (2500+, 512pc2700, 20gig Quantum, GforceMX440 ) and it ran on low settings with all the goodies off . I told him to throw the Fireball out the window and upgrade to a WD 8mb drive and get a 9800pro. :)

[icallmedan]

A new HDD would only help load times, not game performance. Well it might povide a minimal increase, but not noticeable. I know that that Quantum sucks, I have it in my old system, and it is the loudest think I have ever heard.

[bigandy]

What level detail?

I have been playing on medium.

[frankie385]

damn zombies and imps are fast!!! come get some! need more shot gun shells and bullets. :eek:

[icallmedan]

I think mine is going to top out at 1024x768 high detail.....I think the game will start to really lag higher than that.

[Force Flow]

If anyone is feeling adventurous, see if this tweak helps: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=106185

[Nuclear Krusader]

icallmedan, the speed and the cache of the HD noticeably impact game performance. A lot of textures and other elements still need to be accessed from the HD and the virtual memory. You won't see a dramatic increase in fps, but some lags can happen in old units with 2MB in cache, spinning at 5400 rpm and using ATA66/100.

[icallmedan]

Yeah, that makes sense. An upgrade to a 7200RPM 8Mb cahce model would be better.

[Doobie]

Am I missing something in the game but it seems to freaking dark. Is there a way to fire and use the flashlight at the same time? What the point of having great graphics if you cant see them.

[frankie385]

Up the gamma!!! not to much, the game will lose part of the appeal, mood if you will.

[padawan]

I am running it on two systems, one with a Radeon 9600 128MB and the other a Radeon 9700 128MB, both run fine at high detail, 1024x768.

I like the game. Like being the key word. I don't love it. It's a great little tech demo, and the suspense is pretty cool at times. But, the same old cliche FPS tactics are in full force. Find Key A, Open Door A. Enemies spawn behind you, hop out of closets that don't look like closets. I won't complain about the AI, because after all, they are Zombies. But, it does get lame when you walk past a wall, and a hidden door open and out comes Zombies. How did these stupid Zombies find that hidden room? And why were they just sitting in their waiting for me to walk past?

The flashlight thing is ok, but you would think in 2145 the guns would have flashlight rails, like our own guns have now days.

Overall, I would rate the game a 7 out of 10. Once you get past the pretty graphics, it's a standard FPS/Horror game. I'd still buy it, I'm not saying it's not fun. It just doesn't advance the genre the way say the original HL did. The gameplay is fairly repetitive, but the suspense will keep you on your toes until you realize the pattern. Dark Corner = Zombie. Ammo cache = Imp will Spawn behind you.

[Nuclear Krusader]

This confirms my suspicions that the game was going to be just pretty graphics and dull gameplay. What can one expect from a game where the story is neglected?

Seems like this game was just designed to boost the sales of high-performance video cards.

[padawan]

I think the game is more of a way to sell the Doom 3 engine to other game makers, much in the same way Quake 3 arena sold the engine with little or no gameplay.

I would love to see what other game developers could do with the engine. My only concern would be the wide open spaces, something FPS engines tend to have trouble with. Unreal kinda changed that, but the id engines always seem weak when it comes to large, open areas.

There is a story, it's pretty typical sci-fi fare. It could have been done better, but I have a feeling the mass media will hail this as the end all game for the 2004.

[Force Flow]

Yep, now that I've played if for a few more hours and gotten over the eyecandy, it's a standard FPS "find the key and open the door" game. Some of the creatures that get progressively introduced are neat, but it does get a little old. Suspenseful? No doubt. However, it's not very dynamic. You have to do things in sequential order to get from A to B. Not much deviation from a single path.

[bigandy]

I think the reason some feel "disappointed" with the game, is that it was waaaay over-hyped. I'm not saying the game doesn't have it's faults, but it's still a very good game. The thing is that you can only do so much with a FPS. Basically every FPS is the same. Find the goodies, kill the bad guys.

[Nuclear Krusader]

While that is the main drive of an action game, the storyline still remains crucial. Take Max Payne 2 for instance. Yes, it's still a game about gunning down baddies and you kill dozens of them; however, the way the plot advances immerses you in the game completely. You feel Max's cause is your cause and you want to co-operate to fix his life. The way technology is used to advance the story is impressive. The pretty graphic effects and DX9 are put to good use in the dream parts, where you wander through Max's psyche and get a deeper feeling of what the character's going through. The different TV shows whose episodes you get to watch throughout the game paraphrase the main plot and can give insight as to what's next or clues as to what happened, or sometimes they are just a fun relieving stop for both Max and your mouse. Enemies chatting between them is another element that sucks you into the game, sometimes they talk about the main plot and you can get clues from them, or sometimes they just talk about their personal lifes (irrelevant to the game's plot but still a nice touch to imbue more realism in the game thru NPCs personality-giving).

Those elements are what make a game worth buying, not just pretty graphics and jaw-dropping effects. Effects, graphics, cool weapons, dynamic lighting, etcetera, are just means a designer uses to tell a story. Immersiveness and replay value, amid other things, come from the developer's ability to mingle technology with story-telling skills.

[Jester]

Well I played the game up until about the part where I found the first scientist in the comm room. Then it all hit the fan and the demons started coming out. I almost peed in my pants. I have never played a horror FPS before. I can honestly say that I am glad that Trent Reznor did not do the music becuse that would have made me actually loose bladder controll. The game is a new experience for me. Scary as all get out. I dont know if i will be able to get the nerve to play for more than 15 minutes at a time. I am using the PC in my sig and I am running at Ultra graphic settings and 1240X768. I didnt play for an exteneded period of time, but i will. In the daytime maybe. :eek: zombie.

[bigandy]

LOL RANinja. Maybe time to go to the store and get some Depends adult diapers so you don't have to worry about ruining your pants when you want to play :p.

[Stuttgart 911]

I run it Excellently on High @ 1024x768 with 2XAA. I havent tried higher, yet. No OC'd parts on my PC. I do have some screens, though!
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/7299/shot29.th.jpg (http://img51.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img51&image=shot29.jpg)
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/7649/shot30.th.jpg (http://img51.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img51&image=shot30.jpg)
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/6941/shot31.th.jpg (http://img51.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img51&image=shot31.jpg)
http://img51.exs.cx/img51/9826/shot32.th.jpg (http://img51.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img51&image=shot32.jpg)

[frankie385]

you guys are funny. bladder control???? :) Actually I felt the same thing when all "hell" broke loose and the demons and zombies appear, I didn't want to play. But then I got used to it and I know what to spec now

hey what is "sig" ?

and I agree after the eye candy is the same old type of game a la Doom or Duke Nukem. oh well lets see what happens with HL2

[Stuttgart 911]

What I like about This game is that you can tell it is a Doom game. All the Doom Games play the same. This game is basically a contituation of the original Doom with ungodly graphics.

[Doobie]

Well I played the game up until about the part where I found the first scientist in the comm room. Then it all hit the fan and the demons started coming out. I almost peed in my pants. I have never played a horror FPS before. I can honestly say that I am glad that Trent Reznor did not do the music becuse that would have made me actually loose bladder controll. The game is a new experience for me. Scary as all get out. I dont know if i will be able to get the nerve to play for more than 15 minutes at a time. I am using the PC in my sig and I am running at Ultra graphic settings and 1240X768. I didnt play for an exteneded period of time, but i will. In the daytime maybe. :eek: zombie.
Yeah Im bored of Doom III already but only becuase its to freaking dark. I'm on some level after I find some scientist that says he will show me how to get out.


Wanna talk abou scary game... For me it was THE SUFFERING. The graphics arent the best but the story is good but I have to admit the ending sucked. Once I started playing that game I knew I had to finish it becuase I needed to know the ending.

[JNasci7906]

i tried that little trick about editting the config file...and honestly i cant really tell the difference....oh well i have the graphics at high at 1024*768 and it runs good enough for me....averaging about 40 fps....heres my quick review: graphics are intense and groundbreaking (only cuz hl2 isnt out yet) gameplay is nice for a little while, the cutscenes do a good job of showing off the graphics and the "plot" now for the bad stuff....there were only like 6 or 7 different creatures throughout the whole freaking game...i got so bored of killin 95% imps in the game...if all hell is breaking loose dont ya think thered be a little more variation??? :confused: i got so bored with it that i actually threw on god mode just to finish the levels as fast as i could to see something new for those of you who havent beat the game yet the ending is pretty sweet...took about a day for me to beat it but i got it hah


Nash

[icallmedan]

The thing I don't like about the game so far is just that it seems that whenever you walk into a well-lit room, the lights in the room always seem to go out after walking a few steps into it. Then you are forced to use your flashlight, and as soon as you do, BAM! Zombies...oooo...ahhhh...the game is pretty suspenseful at times, but sometimes it is quite repetative.

[frankie385]

I couldn't agree more!!!! infact I had to put the God mode just to finish the game cuz I got bore with it. true ungodly graphics and then what????

[Force Flow]

Here's two screenies.

I think they did a good job with fire effects in this game. I've always been disappointed with it in other games. This one isn't bad.

The second screenie is a hint of what's to come for those of you not that far in the game. Enjoy :)

[nocturnx]

So far the game is pretty creepy. I am a bit disappointed with the game play, I can only play it for a half hour before I am bored with it. The graphics are insanley good though. Im running on high settings 1024x768 with no problems and aa turned on, im kinda surprised. The games so darn dark though you cant enjoy the graphics or death animations because of the having to switch to the flashlight is so annoying.

[wolfie]

you guys been here yet: http://doom3.filefront.com/

coming out with some upgrades. theres a couple allready where you can stick a flashlite on your gun.

wolfie

[TpGun2424]

Have any of you guys played much multi player. If it's any good I may buy the game, otherwise I'll wait for HL2.

[wolfie]

i played it online a couple of times now, only set up for 4 people right now, but there is a mod to change it to 32 people. much slower then ut2004, but the graphics in it are sweet. gameplay is a little slow. and frustrating. was going to set up a server for this one, dont know now :(

wolfie

[TpGun2424]

Ohh, I'm sure the slow paced thing is different but I like lots of action all the time.

[Force Flow]

Here's some more screenies:

The first is a brige that was knocked out. The second is an exam table with a demon and the third is an entrance to a cavern in...well...you'll know where when you see it ;)

[kram 2.0]

Am I missing something? My system, that I just built, ran Doom 3 fine on Medium with 1024x768 AA turned up to 8X. After exceeding Medium, the FPS noticibly decreased - no background programs or anything. And I see some of you guys with Radeon 9600s running High Quality...wondering what's wrong with the graphics.

Thanks,
kram

[Stuttgart 911]

Are you running AGP 8x? WHat about using the Catalyst 4.9s?

[kram 2.0]

Are you running AGP 8x? WHat about using the Catalyst 4.9s?
Using the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro on a 8X AGP Asus P4P800 Deluxe Motherboard. Updated Catalyst drivers just to install Doom 3 - not the beta, but the last official release.

Thanks,
kram

[Stuttgart 911]

The betas help a lot. I saw probably a 10fps increase with the 4.9s. D/l them now!

[speeddude2000]

ok i think you guys solved the problem of taking a screenshot, but i was wondering if anyone could take a video of it(short, maybe 10 seconds). anyone who has the game, plz take a video!! use this handy lil tool: www.fraps.com. it can take screenshots too. i like the prog but its only a demo and will only let you take 15seconds of video i think.

[Nuclear Krusader]

Are the 4.9s just to increase the performance in Doom 3 or do they do that in other games as well?

[Force Flow]

They were designed to increase performance in doom 3. I didn't see any mention of anything else.

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Some people are reporting a big increase in 3DMark with the 4.9's although I don't know about other games.

[Nuclear Krusader]

Then I think I'll better wait till they are not betas and are fully supported by ATi.

[Propain]

Theses drivers are nice betas !! ;) try 3dmark01 before and after , youll see how impressive they are . :p


Bert

[Nuclear Krusader]

3DMark 2001 SE refuses to run in my puter since I no longer have DirectX 8.1.