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Topic: Doom III GOLD!
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GFKiller
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posted 07-14-2004 01:53 PM
    
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IT'S DONE!!!!!!! Yes, this is the official word that DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing! It won't be long now until the anticipation ends and the PH34R begins ;-) We literally just hung up with Activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally GOLD. Thanks to everyone for their patience (yeah right! =) and for everyone at id, Activision and our numerous partners for helping us create what I believe is absolutely the best game we have ever made. 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 game will take a few more days to make it to the store shelves. The UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (que Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland). This isn't because we don't have love for you folks outside the U.S., but the localization and manufacturing process takes a bit longer outside the U.S. where we will have JVC run 24/7 to get the units built. I guess the European manufacturers prefer to give their employees nights and weekends off. Go figure! The champagne is flowing here at id and smiles abound! I'll update again with some DOOM 3 preparation tips (not what hardware to buy - you'll have to wait for a programmer for that sort of thing). In the meantime, I want to see those "DOOM 3 GOLD!!!" threads set new records for swamping message board servers, destroying productivity, and post counts ;-) Recapping today's headlines....DOOM 3 GOLD!!!
I better order some Pampers...
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Acid
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posted 07-14-2004 03:25 PM
what the hell are the damn requirements. i'm more interested in that..it's not gonna do me any good if i have a game that runs like shit :\Low-End:
1.5GhzP4 or equivalent
512MB Ram
Geforce4 Ti 4800 or Radeon 9500 Mid-Range:
2.4GhzP4 or equivalent
1GB RAM
Geforce5950 or Radeon 9800 Pro/XT High_End: Aka Hardware that doesn't exist, but best guess anyway
3.4GhzP4 or AMD equivalent
2GB RAM
GeForce 6800 Ultra or Radeon X800 XT PE. [ 07-14-2004: Message edited by: Acid ]
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AcidWarp
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posted 07-14-2004 10:46 PM
Heh. I'll be able to run it okay on the new box. that's all I care about. It's only gonna be a 2600+ Athlon, GFX5600 256MB, 512MB of Ram. From what I've seen, and from what I understand. If it's coming out for the Current xBox, then that means my new machine will be more than enough to have all the spiffy eye candy on, and run fine at say 800x600 or so. Which is all I run games at anyway, even on super-high end systems.Oh, and yes, It's going to have Multiplayer. But it's going to be more old school. 4 person, deathmatch, syncronous start just like the original Doom1 and Doom2. As well as a last man standing mode, but I don't know the specifics. Deathmatch will be super cool, you can shoot out lights etc.  [edit] For Kyle, from the planetdoom site FAQ. quote:
What kind of gaming rig am I going to need to run this puppy?
easiest way to sum it up is a Pentium 4 or Athalon XP, 512 megs of RAM and a top end video and sound card will give you the full experience of DOOM III. Although 1GHz CPU 256MB RAM GeForce or Radeon 7xxx series card will be sufficient to play at a minimum.
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What will be the requirement for a graphics card?
The Platform for Doom 3 will be GeForce 3 and above cards but supposedly you can play it on a Geforce 1 but you will have to turn ALOT of the visual off to play. An ATI Radeon 9700 and GeForce FX5900 would be a safe bet.
Which is funny the FX5900 is WAY better than a Radeon 9700. Hell. . . a 9600XT is better than a 9700. [ 07-14-2004: Message edited by: AcidWarp ] -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 07-14-2004 11:07 PM
OMG!!! Cac is back in this one!! Cac, why didn't you tell us."You can also expect Cacodemons" -------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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Zippy
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posted 07-15-2004 01:08 AM
AcidWarp : doom3 will only be multiplayer on the XBOX... sum glad i switched from PS2 to tha BOX.i can't wait ta see the gold i've been playin around with tha beta and it's smooth on my sys... P4 2.8C
Asus P4P800 Deluxe
1GB DDR400 Dual Channel OCZ Plat. Ltd. Edt.
ATI 9800 AIW Pro
SB Audigy ZS
WD Sata 36GB Raptor
WD Sata 120GB
Pioneer 8x8 +-
Plex 52x24x52
all quietly cooled by Zalman in a Sonata Piano Black tower SWEET  -------------------- 
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Snag
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posted 07-15-2004 03:36 AM
Zipperhead...you are wrong wrong wrong wrong DEAD FUCKING WRONGftr...fps on ANY console is GAY. Regardless of how pretty it is, fps is a mouse/keyboard concept, pure and simple. add to that, mp on xbox only I do believe is a rumor that has long been dispelled. They just concetrated primarily on the sinlge player aspect of this game. For them NOT to put pc mpwould not only be suicide for technically bitchslapping the entire reason id software is where it is (the pc community) and the fact that id is one company that has not sold out to M$ it would be idiotic of them to not put it in the pc version. The archtecture is essentially a 5 year old pc running on a modified OS. It will look like shit compared to a souped up PC and not only that, they would lose a HUGE portion of their fan base if they went that way. Oh, and they fact that they reviewed the MP here on a pc is proof:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/doom3/preview_6073440.html [ 07-15-2004: Message edited by: Snag ]
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Zippy
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posted 07-15-2004 04:12 AM
sorry my bad on the mp thing... heard old news.as for consoles... i agree playing fps on pcs are better, but its still nice to play on a console as well(less crashing/no install problems/etc.) as for my system sucks ass... fuck you i still kicked your ass for a few months, but your 3.2 reign will be short lived bubba...
mawahahahahaha. 3.4 or 3.6? Extreme maybe? X800XT? PCI-X? Dual Channel DDR2 500 OCZ?
who knows where the zippy goes? ps...
fuck you Dick Cheney
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AcidWarp
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posted 07-15-2004 09:50 PM
Acid, you're right about the 9700, I was looking at something else and misread the specs.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 07-15-2004 10:07 PM
You're wrong about PCI-Express though.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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AcidWarp
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posted 07-16-2004 12:55 AM
see other thread.-------------------- “I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.” “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” --Dr. Stephen Hawking.
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Cyrus
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posted 07-16-2004 02:39 AM
The only thing that will slow the performance down for me is the video card.Right now i'm sitting at: P4 2.8Ghz
512mb of dual channel kingston ram
GeForce 3 Ti200 Just need a better video card and I'm set. And with regard to multiplayer, from what I heard it will be 4 player multiplayer when it ships, but that number is scalable for future mods. -------------------- Shiny.
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Flux
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posted 07-19-2004 01:42 AM
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Originally posted by Snag:
ftr...fps on ANY console is GAY.
Halo. Time Splitters 1 and 2. Halo. Dead to Rights. Halo. GTA. Halo. Metroid Prime. Splinter Cell and whateverthefuck crazy-named sequels it had. Metroid Prime. Hell, even the Quake games on N64 were fun and could be mastered. Halo. Metroid Prime. You just suck at games. -------------------- 
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