meshsmooth Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 Having just played the first mission I had to stop there. It is too full on for a big stint. Having just seen it first hand I must say it is sharp and beautiful but once the monsters start coming it is hard to look at the quality because you fear for your "life". Now back to REAL 3d where I am in control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 im scared just looking at the demo movie im going to get my cousin to install it to see if it works ok on my hardware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJuice Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I plan to get it, even though my system can't really handle the game. I a huge Doom fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aracid Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 yo al yeah, the movies look impressive havent touched games for years now, but doom 3 definately is gonna make me get straight back into it. the character animation on the videos ive seen are incradible. all the best aracid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malexander Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Very pretty. And Very scary. A little annoying that in the 22nd century, though there's teleportation, plasma guns and colonies on Mars, there's no duct tape around to stick the flashlight to your gun (or low-light goggles lying about). Fighting foes who unerringly hit and follow you in the dark when you have to constantly switch between the flashlight & a gun is a little frustrating at some points. I think they could have allowed both, at least with the pistol (so that it's actually useful), and kept the mood intact (the flashlight doesn't show you *that* much) Graphically, the lighting and shadowing are practically tech demos in themselves. Specular highlights, volumetric shadows, nice shader effects - it's all there. And tons of 3D artwork just sitting off to the sides in the most mundane of areas. However, it's the audio that takes the cake for me - it completely sets the mood. Creepy, panicky and downright evil. Overall I'm still more impressed with Far Cry - maybe I like tropical islands better than dingy, tech-filled hallways right out of Aliens. Or maybe it's the fact that you can actually see most of the graphics in that game But I'd recommend it for the sheer experience, if you've got the system to pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plan9 Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 A little annoying that in the 22nd century, though there's teleportation, plasma guns and colonies on Mars, there's no duct tape around to stick the flashlight to your gun (or low-light goggles lying about). 13073[/snapback] i couldnt agree with this more.... annoying but you begin to get use to the F key switching... gotta say, iam also getting bored of being inside, and the enemies are a bit mundane.. etc etc... overall i love the game, id has always been one of my favorite software companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Ayanami Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 When did this come out! i go away on holiday for 3 weeks (ok 3 weeks is a long time) and Doom 3 comes out... HL2 better not have come out as well.(not going to happen) I am going to get it even if I have to play it on another persons machine (850?) because it does look like its going to be scary, and i havent played anything scary for ages. Graphically it does look stunning, but is there much scope for modding or level desiging with the standard release, or do you have to get a bigger version or wait for a while to get them, since thats why i have games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshsmooth Posted August 8, 2004 Author Share Posted August 8, 2004 sombody found some tape http://ducttape.glenmurphy.com/ Quoted from the site: "Under the crazy presumption that a roll of duct tape has to exist somewhere on the Mars facility, the Duct Tape mod sticks flashlights to your machinegun and shotgun. In order to preserve the atmosphere, these new lights are much narrower (and a little brighter) than the standard flashlight, and are only available on the basic weapons. The pistol is not equipped with a flashlight, so as not to spoil the early sections of the game." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malexander Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Not a bad mod at all -- just make sure you install once you've reached the beginning of a new level, otherwise it starts you back at the beginning of the level. Also, some people are reporting that modifying certain parms in the base/DoomConfig.cfg file can speed up performance quite nicely: seta image_useCache "1" seta image_cacheMegs "96" seta image_cacheMinK "3072" (make a backup first, of course ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravatar Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Thanks for the Duct Tape link. That rocks. Certainly helps. Grav p.s.: I really haven't had any preformance issues with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatrixNAN Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Hey Guys, Duct Tape that is awesome. The game does look good but I feel like the games have a ways to go with the quality of the shaders in games. At times I feel like I am really into the game and at other times it dies off and seems to slow down too much. After awhile you get use to the same tricks over and over and you loose that fright feeling. You just expect monsters jumping out of no where from the dark. I will have to say this game is harder than alot of others. I hope they make another Castle Wolfenstein that was my favorite release that they made of late. Unreal Tournament Engine 3 looks really awesome. I love HDRI. The game I am really waiting for is Half Life 2. I loved the first one and the second one looks so much better. Cheers, Nate Nesler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aracid Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 hey all so doom is a bit of a colon cleaner, however, got a bit bored last night and started spawnin some monsters on the first level, lol, no one moved, wish i was that calm while a 2 ton mancubus was watchin me play on my pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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