Doom 3 sys requirements?

[gwilks98]

Anyone know what it's gonna take to run Doom 3 yet? I saw the pre-order game box at Gamestop but it said nothing about what you need.

[Hiro]

I didn't spend much time looking, but I am guessing that it is going to require at least a 1.2ghz processor with maybe 512 mb of RAM and at minimum, a 64 mb nvidia graphics accelerator. But that's just my hunch.

[Speedfreak]

That sounds good JUST to run it. I ran an Alpha on my Athlon 2400 with 512MB ram and 128MB GeForce Ti4200. I think I actually saw 62fps @ 640x480 while against a corner of the room (and of course no AA or anything else on). But average for that we are talking around 20

Sorry, that's all I have for actual gameplay. An alpha Doom3 that was coded for the Radeon 9700 and used at the 2002 E3. *shrug*

[DaFunkyUnit]

http://www.linuxgames.com/news/feedback.php?identiferID=6635&action=flatview



SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI - News) confirmed today that id Software's highly anticipated DOOM 3(TM), will be released this summer for the PC. The latest installment in one of the most successful franchises in gaming history, DOOM 3 utilizes id's revolutionary new 3D graphics engine to draw players into the most frightening and gripping gaming experience ever created.
"DOOM 3 is the most anticipated PC game of the year and fans around the world are eagerly awaiting its release," Ron Doonink, CEO, Activision Publishing. "Id is delivering the most compelling horror gaming experience to date, so get ready for DOOM."

"This summer we're sending game fans on a first-class trip to Mars -- with a layover in Hell," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "DOOM 3 is coming to the PC and delivering the most atmospheric, terrifying and visually mind-blowing gaming experience ever conceived."


June 15, according to EGM.

[gwilks98]

http://www.linuxgames.com/news/feedback.php?identiferID=6635&action=flatview



June 15, according to EGM.

Man, you DUG for this thread. Thanks for the update though. I can't wait.

[DaFunkyUnit]

July 20, according to Ebgames.

:shrug:

[Memo]

Well, the alpha is not a very good judge of the actual requirements. I ran the alpha on a 9700 and the FPS would dip to below 10 ALL the time. However, the game is being developed for the XBox as well as the PC and from all E3 reports, the game looks great on it. I think if the XBox can run it decently with stunning graphics I'd say the requirements won't be as high as one might think.

[revil]

June 15, according to EGM.
Sweet! That's just after I graduate! No worries about flunking now! :D

[ShawnLee]

I think I'm gonna need some ram upgrades if I want to run this. Eh, who am I kidding? Why bother on a laptop?

[ski]

I think I'm gonna need some ram upgrades if I want to run this. Eh, who am I kidding? Why bother on a laptop?
I'm with you on this one. Mine only has 256MB right now...

... but a Radeon 9600 128MB ;) :cheers:

[cheapie]

However, the game is being developed for the XBox as well as the PC and from all E3 reports, the game looks great on it. I think if the XBox can run it decently with stunning graphics I'd say the requirements won't be as high as one might think.

oh PLEASE let this be the case!!!

[Cantacuzene]

However, the game is being developed for the XBox as well as the PC and from all E3 reports, the game looks great on it. I think if the XBox can run it decently with stunning graphics I'd say the requirements won't be as high as one might think.

Sadly, it isn't. The Xbox version is almost a different game.

xbox
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914444_20040427_screen006.jpg

pc
http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/doompc.jpg


You can see the huge difference in textures and skeletal modeling. I'm guess the Xbox animations aren't as good either.

[Memo]

Oh definately the XBox can't take advantage of a myriad of technologies that all the new cards have but it does PLAY well. If you're going to want this game to look like they show it in all the screenshots and demos you're going to have to have at least a DirectX 9 card and a fairly good computer.

[gwilks98]

Did anyone else drool on their keyboard when Canta posted that 2nd screenshot?

[Jeffbx]

My nipples got hard. :eyebrow:



I'm hoping for the day when XBox & PCs can play in the same server... that would be very cool.

[Nija]

My nipples got hard. :eyebrow:



I'm hoping for the day when XBox & PCs can play in the same server... that would be very cool.

:stupid:

although it would be hard. the PC'rs would have an advantage over the consoler almost by default. I say this because I've seen it. It was a Quake 3 rivalry @ activision. One tester (who was the project lead for the Q3A for dreamcast) challenged another tester. The lead said he could beat the other tester in a console v PC game. The tester said ok, and the played (it was one of the slickest matches ever). Now they were both extremely good Q3A players, but the tester beat the lead by a margin of 2:1. (of course the lead then challenged the tester to a PC v PC battle, and the tester had to use a steering wheel instead of the keyboard[the tester lost by 2 points :heh: )

sorry, i had an ATVI moment.. :D

[Showtime]

:drool: Looks real nice.
With the new powerhouse video cards, I wonder if this game will play well at 1280 x1024.

-jel:halo:

[slaus]

The second screenshot looks amazing. It raises an important question gf6 or x800

[Eugene]

Wow... playing quake with a steering wheel. That's good stuff... I can imagine the guy slamming on the pedals to go forwards and backwards... shifting to shoot. hehehe. Must've looked like he was playing a pretty crazy driving game.

As for the vid cards.... that's a good question. Recently, my friend brought up a good point that I never thought of: video card drivers. Apparently, ATI has driver issues some games, like City of Heros, and about a month into the release, hasn't made a driver update to fix the problem (makes the game crash or makes you play with noticably nasty colors). Kind of brings it into another perspective; Nvidia has been accused of "cheating" but hey, their card works on the game. On the other hand, ATI has awesome cards, but if the card crashes on a game, you won't be able to take screenshots to decide whether the ATI "correctly" renders the frame. I dunno, just a point I haven't really seen emphasized lately (and granted, I don't know if Nvidia has similar driver woes with other games). Any thoughts?

[Cantacuzene]

There is nothing wrong with ATi drivers.

[xsiled2]

There is nothing wrong with ATi drivers.

lately.

[Cantacuzene]

lately.

The past 2 years at least. Its time this reputation goes away.

[ShawnLee]

The past 2 years at least. Its time this reputation goes away.I'm too conservative to let it go. :P

Actually, I never cared about the reputation.

[gwilks98]

The past 2 years at least. Its time this reputation goes away.
:stupid:
I have to agree here. Although, I'm getting pretty tired of War of the Ring crashing on me. But to be fair, it's tough to say if it's an ATI problem or if it's just another crappy Sierra game.

[ski]

Euguene was talking about City of Heroes, a game that came out a week or two ago. Before this problem, I hadn't heard of an ATi driver issue in a few years, like all of you said. However, there IS an issue apparently that just came up, but it's nothing I would be worried about since it seems like an isolated case.

[Cantacuzene]

I would hesitate to blame his City of Heroes problems on ATi. There are numerous problems than can cause a game to crash other than drivers and I know other people playing it fine with ATi cards. IF ATi drivers were the problem then a significant proportion of ati owners couldn't play the game, which is unture

[slaus]

I used to believe in the buggy ATI driver idea but I've had a radeon 9600pro in my laptop for 9 months. I havent ran into a single problem while playing a game.

[Showtime]

ATI drivers have been pretty good since I switched over to a 9700. I still hear of some issues with shadows etc, but frame rate is more important imo.

-jel:halo: