DoomIII now on the shelves

by **MMmmGood** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:10 am

Actually. You can do as high as 16 out of the box.

Problem is that when you start the server, even empty, it spikes to 100% CPU usage.

by **Colonel Ingus** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 11:19 am

It rocks. Extremely immersive and gripping. You really need surround sound to fully enjoy it. Worth the cash definitely.

See you guys in BF when I am done with it.

Roger that JimmyT. Now we are going to see 15 bazillion clones over the next 5 years using this engine. Thats what ID does. Makes cutting edge engines and then makes a killing licensing their engine.

With any luck this will keep me occupied until Patch for Life 2...er I mean Half life 2 comes out.

by **Agent-Commando** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:15 pm

It's scary man, the environments are totally immersive...

Somebody hold me...

It's also dark, if you're afraid of the dark, you're gonna have issues playing it..hehe

I also love how you can punch certain objects and send it flying, although, I hope they come out with an addon that lets you use the flash light and a weapon at the same time, because right now it's really annoying to switch back and forth.

by **Agent-Commando** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:49 pm

The end begins...

Save meee!

1154x854
VSync off, AAx2, AFx16, High Quality

by **007** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:51 pm

I'm considering getting the game - anybody know what settings I'll be able to run it on?

1.8 GHz
256 MB RAM (Upgrading to 768 someday)
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
SB Live Wave Device

by **Mighty Mazz** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:11 pm

Im probably gonna get it this weekend then for 45$ at CC. Read some reviews of multiplay and it sounds cool. Everyone complaining of the player limit needs to remember that more doesn't necesarily mean better. The best times I've had online have been playing Q3A on the Dreamcast with a max of 4 players. Nothing to this day can compare with those 4 people deathmatches. It's what made me buy a computer and get into online play.

I should be ok with 3ghz Amd, 9600xt, 1gig ram, Audigy 2 right. Oh and I got a sweet 6.1 surround sound setup.

by **Hoog** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:12 pm

I'm running it at 800x600, medium quality, nothing else.

AMD XP 1.8gig. 1gig of ram and a GeForce FX 5700 Ultra and it runs and looks awesome.

I swear the little babies creap me out. Gotta love the Beavertooth though.

by **Buliwyf** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:19 pm

fun game. must be played with the lights off.

by **Heart Collector** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:25 pm

I hope it has that atmospheric "feel" that Half Life had. That was awesome

by **Buliwyf** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:36 pm

Originally posted by Heart Collector
I hope it has that atmospheric "feel" that Half Life had. That was awesome

it does

by **ShipWreck** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:37 pm

007. i asked a few of my friends heres their specs and comments

Amd athlonxp 2200+ @ 2255mhz
2x256 pc2700 ddr in dual channel
abit nf7
ati radeon 9800pro @ xt

1024x768 at high, runs about at 40, imma try those 4.8's maybe it will be better.

AMd Athlon XP 1700
512MB PC-2100 Ram
ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB

I run medium @ 800x600 and its nice. great game btw

runs like shit.

maybe 15fps

800x600 "high quality"

athlon 3200+
512mb ram
geforce 4 ti4200

This game flat out rocks. Hopefully will be better with the new Nvidia drivers coming out soon. i run D3 @ 1280x1040 with Ultra Quality settings. avg. 50 fps

- P4 3.0
- DFI Lanparty Pro rev.B w/ 875p chipset
- 1Gb Kingston DDR
- 256DDR MSI GeForce 5950 Ultra 475/950
- 8x APG - 150 Serial ATA - 120Gb Samsung w/ 8mb buffer

by **ShipWreck** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:41 pm

and actually not sure if this a repost but for u ati users download the Catalyst 4.8 Beta from http://www.guru3d.com, it has excellent OpenGL enhancements. Make sure you uninstall the old display drivers before installing new ones.

by **shockwave203** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:45 pm

some people say it's very repetetive. I'm aware that it still has the premise of the original doom where you basically shoot anything that moves, but are you guys getting bored of the gameplay? walk into a room, shoot, flashlight to see if it's dead, shoot some more, rinse and repeat.

graphics can only take a game so far. then it starts to get boring. are any of you finding this?

by **Tommy Boy** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:48 pm

where do you get it in Canada? Everyone here tells me that it is not out until the 5th.

by **Agent-Commando** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:52 pm

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
where do you get it in Canada? Everyone here tells me that it is not out until the 5th.

EB.

They have it, in the back. Ask for it. Threaten you will go postal on them if they do not sell it to you. Say that it is your destiny.

I have had it since yesterday from my EB in Mississauga.

Bond, get more memory, 256MB isn't enough for anything new these days. Need 512MB or 1GB.

DoomIII now on the shelves

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