Doom 3 GONE GOLD!

Message

KozmoNaut · Post by **KozmoNaut** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:39 pm

http://www.webdog.org/cgi-bin/finger.plm?id=6

Discuss.

tomthewombat · Post by **tomthewombat** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:57 pm

I bet the HW vendors are happy. iD always seems to generate a boatload of upgrades! :-p. May need to invest in one myself.

himpierre · Post by **himpierre** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:04 pm

This is really good news.

t.

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 7:51 pm

http://timedoctor.org/index.php?id=2097

jepp · Post by **jepp** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 9:58 pm

Sorry I was under some red triangle drug that I got from doctor. Well Doom III gold, im surely waiting for it.

|cJ| · Post by **|cJ|** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:24 am

i cant wait!!

D3 at last!

Merlin-TC · Post by **Merlin-TC** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 10:34 am

I guess it will be out in the US first hm?
Will there be two versions? One for Windows and one for Linux or will they ship a patch or something like that to just use the data files from the Windows installation?
It would be nice to have both on one disc of course.

But I guess I cannot play it under Linux anyway because of the slow ATI drivers

Tuna · Post by **Tuna** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 11:06 am

according to id software's plan update the are not planning to ship retail version with linux binaries. they promised to release a linux binary for download 'real soon' after the game is sold. i hope 'real soon' is not so vague like 'when its done'. maybe we should encourage them a little more by telling them we want it instantly? ;-)

phekko · Post by **phekko** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:40 pm

Actually, we should ask to be able to buy a Linux version of the game. That way they'd be able to truly see that Linux gamers are out here and they pay for games when the games are good.

dthomson · Post by **dthomson** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:38 pm

Tuna wrote:according to id software's plan update the are not planning to ship retail version with linux binaries. they promised to release a linux binary for download 'real soon' after the game is sold. i hope 'real soon' is not so vague like 'when its done'. maybe we should encourage them a little more by telling them we want it instantly?

I don't know, i think we are lucky to even have a linux version planned, i would not want to push my luck by demanding them we want it instantly!

GenKreton · Post by **GenKreton** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 11:44 pm

phekko wrote:Actually, we should ask to be able to buy a Linux version of the game. That way they'd be able to truly see that Linux gamers are out here and they pay for games when the games are good.

Shipping a seperate box for linux is really not feasible for them. Shipping it in the same box is but this way they will know for sure how worthwhile supporting the linux community is when their servers get swamped with downloads. This way they can keep count too.

Eventually more companies will include linux versions in the box hopefully, but right now we just need to get more companies making linux binaries period.

let's be happy with what they are getting and make sure they know we appreciate it and support Doom3.

Merlin-TC · Post by **Merlin-TC** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:57 am

I agree with GenKreton.

When it is finally out and we can play it in linux we should make sure to let ID know that we really appreciate their efforts in making a linux binary as they always did

I think ID is not only the pioneer in FPS creation but also in linux game support

tomthewombat · Post by **tomthewombat** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:58 pm

Does anyone know if this game is 100% OpenGL? Is it built on the new spec or did they have to use DirectX to make use of vertex shaders and the like?

Merlin-TC · Post by **Merlin-TC** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:26 pm

NVidia and ATI have their own OpenGL extensions in OpenGL so be assured that it will look the same.
Mr Carmack made rendering pathes for all the major gfx cards afaik.

Even in windows DX is only used for sound and input but not for 3D.

I remember that I read an article where M$ tried to persuade Mr Carmack to use Direct3D for his future engines but he kindly refused

Like I said before, lets make sure that we let him know how much we appreciate it.

KozmoNaut · Post by **KozmoNaut** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 3:08 pm

Carmack helped create DirectX, but he still refuses to use Direct3D, I think mostly because it was supposedly his idea that OpenGL should have been used for the graphics part of DirectX, which would have made life a lot easier for people not using MS platforms.

So, naturally, MS didn't follow that idea.

30726 · Post by **30726** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:56 pm

Here's the latest trailer from the official site.

Zepp · Post by **Zepp** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 7:11 pm

looks way to intense for my comp