|
|
 |
| News Archive |
August 2004
Doom 3 Video Tutorials On 3D Buzz
3D Buzz has just released a set of six video tutorials for Doom 3 modding and they cover the very basics in level design. More tutorials are to come 'when they are ready' so to speak. Note that in order to view the videos, you'll need both a method of extracting .rar archives (Winrar) and the Xvid codec which is available at 3D Buzz.
DRD Half Finished
ellmo sent in the news that DRD (Doom Refresh Daemon) is half done. He said that today he finished working on E1M2, making it the 5th map to be completed. For more info get yourself over to the DRD site and be sure to hit the screenshot section for the lastest screens.
Tolwyn Releases An Affinity For Pain
Tolwyn released a Doom 2, single player level that requires a limit removing port that disables the Z-clipping of sprites. I think your safe with using Doomsday... as for ZDoom and Legacy, I have no idea if they disable Z-Clipping. Anyhow the map is called An Affinity For Pain which is on the idgames database.
Double Shot From Tormentor667
Tormentor667 sent in a dual shot of Doom news today. First up he reports that the ZDoom Community Project is finished and you can download it on his Realm 667 site at this particular link right here. The project started about 2 months ago when Tormentor667 had an idea to create just one ZDoom map together with some other mappers
and friends. More info on the project can be found in this txt file link right here. Ok now for the 2nd item up for bids. Tormentor667 posted up an article called: "The Art of High Detail" which is a Guide for 2½ D Mapping. It explains ways to imrpove the overall level of detail in one's map. Here is the introduction text:After 7 years of mapping since 1998 I learned a lot about the standards, about eyecandy and also about several tricks which can be used in the engine of DooM. In this time I developed my very special own style concerning level design and I also eked out a living to get well-known in the community. But without any help from other doomers, critizising my work and helping me to improve, I wouldn't have made it. This is why I now think, it is time, to give something back to the community, maybe to other newcomers which I have been one of them years ago! :)
In this article, you will get to know the important basics about level-design above the average, how you can achieve a high level of detail with some simple tricks and how you can achieve this "je ne sais quoi", this memory hook! So I hope this will help when you develop your very own map (once again ;)). Go hit the Articles page for that jobby. Now I go and rest because Tormentor made my fingers bleed typing up all this stuff. ;) Oh and one last thing, he said on his site that he's starting his alternate civilian service and may not be around much. I'm not sure what this 'service' is exactly but good luck to him just the same.
Doom 3 Sentry 1.1 Mod
Sloanbone from Doom Central dropped us anouther email and this time around he has this to say about a Doom 3 Sentry mod he created:Advanced Sentry 1.1 is a mod that created a Sentry to spawn and fight beside you when you throw a grenade. The key difference between it and 1.0 is that Sentry's now have a lifespan of 30 seconds before their batteries run out. Once they do they shut down and eventually disappear. Great stuff! There is a video preview also, trying to do that with all maps and mods. So if your interested in some sentry help hit Doom Central and seek!
| Saturday, August 28, 2004 |
Doom 3 Wallpapers
Sloanbone sent in the info that he created Doom Central and they have some custom wallpapers to check out on thier Xtras section so navigate over there and click on Xtras at the top of the page. I can't link the xtra page... can't find the url (blame Flash) and just go to Doom Central its not hard to find.
Doomsday Featured In PC Gamer!
|
Category: Hosted Site | Ports/Mods |
jDoom, the Doom sourceport based on the Doomsday Engine by SkyJake, is featured in this September's PC Gamer (UK). It includes an article on downloading and running jDoom along with screenshots and a link to DoomsdayHQ (Doomsday's project home page).
As a bonus they've included the Doomsday binaries and the orignal Shareware Doom1 Wad on the cover disc. So you'll have everything you need to play Doomsday right now!
It's selling in stores across the UK right now, so go have a look!
Hell On Earth Experimental
ub3r0ldat sent in some news that an experiment for Doom 3 has started in the hopes of getting hordes of monsters on the screen without a slowdown. They're doing a lot of tweaks and scripting and such to get it all to work and have an exclusive site up and ready for experiments they will be conducting with the Doom 3 engine. So go check out the Hell On Earth site.
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 |
Manzer Releases Doom 3 Deathmatch Level
Anouther Doom 3 map has appeared on the scene and this time around its a Deathmatch level designed by Manzer. According to the email I received Manzer contributed to the Quake 1 Zerstorer project and released several other maps for id titles over the years. To check out the map and get the download hit Mancer01 Reincarnated page. Looks like a pretty cool level from the available screenshots. By the way, if you want the Quake Zerstorer Partial Conversion go here and use the (ftp.sunet.se) linkage. Thanks to Barry Allen for sending in the news.
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 |
Wads Completed Plus Doom 3 Map Support On WIP
In case ya'll didn't notice, Boris added Doom 3 support to Wads In Progress the other day. Just happens I remembered this fact a few short moments ago. The first and only Doom 3 entry on WIP is an untitled map by Shaviro which you can check out right here. Also theres been a few releases of previously In Progress Wads and they are as follows: MasterOfPuppets finished a Doom 2, single player, Zdoom map called Fear Reconstructed. Wadaholic along with ~X~ and Mr Rocket finished Doom Tournament 2004 for Doom Legacy and features new modes of play never seen in Legacy before. Nextly theres a Doom, single player map for Zdoom by Agent Spork thats called E1M5 Reincarnated. The lastest WIP release is a zarkyb level entitled Tremor Part One: Genesis and it's a single player, Doom 2 map that requires a Boom source port to run. So theres a lot of cool stuff just laying around for you to pick up.
Trite Breeding Facility Unleashed!
Just got an email from Kiltron and he finished his first Doom 3 map! We can only assume at this point that this is the very first single player Doom 3 map to be released. Kiltron says the map is a UAC breeding facility that's been taken over by a Trite infestation and your sent in to clean up the Trite Breeding Facility. Get your marine butts over to The Mean Arena and download your next mission!
ZDoom Community Project
The ZDoom community is all set to work on the ZDoom Community Map Project Take 2 and is looking for a few xtra Doomers to help out with the project, which will be a remake of Episode 1 from Doom done up Doom II style using all of the crazy ZDoom engine features. So if your interested in finding out more about this Tormentor667 brainstorm, then hit this page.
Stylsy Reviews Doom 3
Stylsy blogged out a Doom 3 review on his blog site. Here is a blurb off his blog:Not only are the graphics something to praise in the game, but sounds are also. The audio quality of games I often feel are overlooked, but from the sounds of weapons fire and creaking metal, to the shocking appearance of your foes, DOOM 3 really delivers - if the appearance of a moving zombie doesn't shock you, the sound of a nearby groan from one in the dark will. On the technical side of things, audio is crisp and well presented, even on poorer motherboard in-build sound cards such as the one on my gaming rig. Here is the linakge to the full review which appears on Stylsy's Blogs.
Doom Reloaded 0.7
necromanthus sent in the info that Doom Reloaded has been updated to version 0.7 and is still a work in progress. If you don't have shockwave you'll be prompted to download it because its one of those shockwave games with lots of new features and improvements over the last version...
Mac Doom Editor Hellmaker Tweaked
Michael Mancuso dropped an email our way saying:Paul Davidson's awesomely wonderful Mac Doom editor Hellmaker hasn't been updated since 1997, and as a result it lacks support for the new flags used by sourceports. Through the wonders of ResEdit, I've updated the program to add support for as many BOOM/Legacy linedef tags, thing types, and sector specials as I could find information about. More will be added in the future. The updated program is now available for the enjoyment of the one or two Mac Doomers still around. The links Michael provided were to Ekim and a direct download for Hellmaker.
Doomsday 1.8.1
|
Category: Hosted Site | Ports/Mods |
A new version of Doomsday the popular Classic Doom port has appeared with several enhancements, fixes and better Linux support over the previous version. Here's what project maintainer skyjake had to say:Version 1.8.1 is now available. The purpose of this release is to clean up some of the remaining issues and generally improve the gameplay experience. Many of the fixes are specific to the *nix port. Also, it should now be possible to compile and run Doomsday on Mac OS X using fink and Apple's X11 server. However, the Mac support should be considered alpha quality. When I have a bit more time I'll attempt to create a proper Mac installer and a standalone build that works in the default Mac OS X 10.3 environment.
Changes vs. 1.8.0:- The non-smooth camera was removed. Now everything in the game will always be rendered at the highest framerate possible.
- The implementation of camera smoothing was revised. Previously it didn't work very well when the framerate dropped below 35. In the earlier release candidates the smoothing was prone to fall out of sync, which caused slight skips in player movement. Now the smoothing works much better, if not perfectly.
- Mouse input latency was reduced dramatically. In earlier versions mouse input suffered from a noticeable lag. Now input events are processed as fast as possible.
- Improved stability. A couple of segfaults were located and fixed.
- The glBSP node builder is now a plugin in the Doomsday installation. GL nodes will be built automatically when necessary. glbsp.exe is no longer included in the distribution packages. It is safe to disable all the glBSP options in KickStart and let Doomsday worry about building and updating the GL nodes. The engine Readme has more details about the glBSP plugin.
- graphical improvements. A couple of FakeRadio issues were fixed. Lens flare defaults were toned down to more realistic settings.
- Linux improvements include MUS music playback (see the readme!), configuration options for skipping compilation of OpenGL or any of the games, and display color adjustments (gamma, contrast, brightness).
- To allow building Doomsday on a G4 (and other big-endian processors), a number of endianness issues were fixed.
skyjake hoped to have the new website up and running by now, but one cannot have everything. While work continues on that front, he has set up a Doomsday Wiki at SourceForge.net. Currently the wiki is still under construction, but don't let that stop you.
| Saturday, August 21, 2004 |
New Discharge Content Arrives
He who goes by the name Rellik went ahead and updated Discharge which is one of them fancy Deathmatch level reviewing Joints. So Rellik says page nine is up bringing the site total to 90 level reviews covering 268 maps overall. Seek Discharge!
Xerxes Adds Skin Section
Xerxes sent in the info that he added a skin section on his Site for Doomsday which is some GiJoe skin and a new SPECIAL skin, whatever that is and he says more skins are coming soon. Oh yeah you can find his site right here.
Pablo Updates On Temp Site
|
Category: Other DOOM Engine Games |
Pablo Dictter sent in some news in that he's updated with news about his Heretic map, which includes a few screenshots. He says the Cave map is finished but he's working on the difficulty settings. The map requires the ZDoom source port to run. Now we have to wait for him to finish it so we can play the thing. Due to having problems with his site he put up a temp site with the update stuff.
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 |
GtkRadiant 1.5.0 beta - build 08-17 Released
GtkRadiant just released the new beta build of GtkRadiant 1.5.0 with many fixes and improvements including stuff for Doom 3 of course. For the full list of changes and the download get yourself over to the GtkRadiant site.
| Wednesday, August 18, 2004 |
A Double Shot Of Doom 3
Here's anouther two Doom 3 reviews for ya'll to check out! First up is a review on PC Gameworld and then theres this review on Game Arena. Both give different views on the game and I thought I may have mentioned the Game Arena review before but after looking through the last news posts I didn't find it.
99 Weapons Replacement
Daniel sent in the news that he released a 99 weapons replacement for Doom 2 (11 wad files with 9 weapons each). Theres a direct link to 3dgamers.com for the download. I couldn't get it myself as the ftp was too busy.. Anyhow luck with getting the file.
Doom 3 Review On GamesFirst
Tristan Mayshark sent us an email now that his review of Doom 3 is on GamesFirst. Here is a shot from the review itself:Undeniably, the graphics and sound are unbelievable. You've undoubtedly seen the endless screenshots and gameplay movies at this point. Even on a pretty modest system, Doom 3 has a distinct look that's both gritty and realistic, to the point of seeming like a pre-rendered movie in places. However, ingenuity is where Doom 3 falls flat on its face. Off with you to read the rest of that review.
Anti-Christ Needs You
Not in the demonic sense of course. This is Newdoom not an episode of Charmed. Anyway the Anti-Christ mod team are requesting some help. Here is the list:3D Modeler
Animator
Concept Artists (for vechiles, monsters, etc.)
And possibly Addtional Texture Artists If you think you are able to help then click the link and email one of the team to let them know.
Doom 3 Reviews Galore!
Since Doom 3 started to find its way into the hands of gamers back in early August theres been a crapload of reviews to hit the internet. I gathered all the reviews I could find that we haven't mentioned here on Newdoom, so some of these are a week or so old while some are spanking new. Hell I didn't check all the dates but nobody cares... I may have mentioned one or two of these before but it's a tad hard to remember exactly. Anyways have a check on these reviews!
The Armchair Empire
Video Games Life
ESCmag
Gamezilla
ActionTrip
Ars Technia
1UP
Jolt Online Gaming
Game Method
Gaming Horizon
ComputerGames.ro
Game Industry news
3D Avenue
GameMecca
Fappin
Four Fat Chicks
WarCry
etoychest
ic-games
PGNx Media
Cinescape
EuroGamer
Stuff Magazine
Game Revolution
Gameshark
Gruntville
channels.lockergnome.com
The Entertainment Depot
Theres also this special advanced review: Kuro5hin and this dude has a blog entry that is his Doom 3 review.: drizztourden Now that's it for now!
Void Of Mercy TC
|
Category: DOOM Conversions |
sLydE sent us the info that he's decided to change his mod and it will no longer be called Zero Tolerance and won't be a JDoom specific mod either. The title he decided to go with after some 'thinking' is now officially..... Void.Of.Mercy. Also be aware that he's also changed his sites address so be sure to update your bookmarks. So go ahead and hit the Void Of Mercy site for the full deal on what sLydE has to say about all this.
Sapphire Scar Interview
doom3xtreme.com sent in the news that they did up a Sapphire Scar DOOM 3 Mod interview. Here is a snatch from the question and answer session: Yorick: Sapphire Scar started out as System Shock 2: Rebooted. We'd been planning to take the sleeper hit System Shock 2 and update it, using the Doom 3 engine. Unfortunately, within a week of having been properly started, Electronic Arts asked that we shut it down despite having earlier asked them for permission to continue; the details about their letter (and our response) are still available to those who are interested. Go for the rest of that interview!
More Doom 3 QuakeCon Coverage
Well gamespy.com posted up even more Doom 3 coverage from QuakeCon. Firstly there's a Q & A with the id Software DOOM 3 Team and then the QuakeCon Tournament Results which reveals what happened with the first QuakeCon Doom 3 Deathmatch Championship. So check all that stuff out!
John Carmack Speaks At QuakeCon
gamespy.com did up a three page article after John Carmack spoke at QuakeCon. This article covers the main points of what John talked about. Eventually the complete technical presentation will be available on FilePlanet. So if you don't want to wait for the full presentation then go here. The article covers such things as the limitations of the Doom 3 engine, id's next game (few details revealed on the subject) and other bits that all tie into the rest of it. Its a good read so I suggest ya'll check it out.
| Saturday, August 14, 2004 |
Doom 3 Expansion Packs?
Wicked Anime Kid sent in a couple links to Doom 3 articles. The first one deals with Todd Hollenshead speaking at QuakeCon where he mentioned id software's next game and he confirmed that id Software is looking for a developer to do Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2 which will be done up using the Doom 3 engine. In the article it states that Quake IV will also use the Doom 3 engine but we already knew this ages ago when Raven Software announced they were doing the title. Also all we know from what id has said so far about thier next game, is that it won't be a sequel and will be a whole new title... Anyheep that article is on Total Video Games. Ok the next article is called Life after Doom and after reading it I can say the most interesting part is the possibility of Doom 3 expansion packs:Expansion packs to "Doom 3" are likely as well. Again, id would not do these directly, but would oversee their development.
"That's something we want to do," said Hollenshead, "but we have to just get to the point where we say 'yeah, we're doing it." So there you have it. D3 expansion packs are very possible and id software is working on a new mysterious title...
GtkRadiant 1.5.0 Beta Release
GtkRadiant has added support for Doom 3 and they released Version 1.5.0 of the editor. This pre-release beta build is being made public to get a wider range of test feedback, which will allow us to stabilise the build for a release candidate. If you don't want to worry about bugs, then wait until they kill off any lingering code demons and release a stable version. Otherwise go for it.
Tweaker At QuakeCon
The band Tweaker will appear for a rare live performance at QuakeCon on August 14th. I mentioned this before in anouther news item but here is some xtra info on the event itself thanks to Wicked Anime Kid for locating this page and sending it to me. Tweaker is Chris Vrenna's and Clint Walsh's band and they recently produced the DOOM 3 theme for id.
1v1 DOOM 3 Challenge At QuakeCon
I just caught a Hellchick email that popped into the olde inbox and she sayeth:As you know, Activision will be holding the Kornelia FragFest tomorrow (Friday) at QuakeCon in the Activision booth. We'd also like to let everyone know that the Global Gaming League (www.ggl.com) and Art of War Central (www.artofwarcentral.com) will also be there with DJWheat to shoutcast the event, bringing it live to gamers across the world who can't be here in person to take on Kornelia in our 1v1 DOOM 3 challenge. Hellchick says that she is hoping to see you at QuakeCon!
DOOM 3 Channel Check
Here is some news item I dug out of a newsletter. RBC Capital Markets analyst Stewart Halpern and his crew took some time to check on the performance of Activision, Inc.’s PC game DOOM 3 at retail. The results indicated that “fears that DOOM 3 might disappoint are unwarranted,” as 65.0 percent of the 20 specialty retailers queried stated that the game is still selling well. 25.0 percent gave “neutral feedback” in relation to the title’s current selling status, while another 10.0 percent indicated that sales of Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 2005 had eaten into DOOM 3 sales. The channel check was fueled by, according to RBC, an 11.0 percent drop in Activision’s stock over the past week, “with the past two days' decline apparently mostly due to fear that DOOM 3 may not be selling up to expectations.” RBC labeled those fears "a misperception” in light of its findings. So yeah games are selling and whatnot.
| Thursday, August 12, 2004 |
id Software To Release SDK For Modders
I was just messing around with DoomEdit, the editor that comes with Doom 3. I made it as far as making a playable room and got it running... damned cool. So because of this I took a stroll looking for some editor info. I spotted on HomeLan Fed that id software had a mod making seminar for Doom 3 that was held at QuakeCon with programmers Robert Duffy and Jim Dose, animator Fred Nilsson and intern Robert Harris. Coming out of this is some news about id releasing a SDK, which might be out sometime next week. Even though the gameplay doesn't lend itself to vehicles, Doom 3 does support vehicles and when the SDK is released a sample map will be included that will have a six wheeled buggy in it, which will help with mod makers who want vehicles in their mods. Also note that id will put up editing tutorials and id plans to release exporters for programs like Maya and some sample character models for the game in order to help mod artists with their work. So this is all good news for us level designers and mod makers. There's also some basic info about a near-future game patch that at least fixes a couple MP exploits... Go check out that article.
GameAxis Doom 3 Review
Over on GameAxis they snapped up thier version of a Doom 3 review:Thanks to the latest rewritten source engine by John Carmack and department, DOOM III is now a grand illusion of amorphous shadows and photon manipulation. Every screenshot taken on DOOM III is worthy of a wall painting, set beside Da Vinci’s The Vitruvian Man and skewered with a blood-soaked pitchfork. In summary, DOOM III is no longer about an art-form. It is art by itself. So hit that review and get reading.
Gamespy Opens To Doom 3
Gamespy have now opened up the Ladders for Doom 3. You can now register for 1vs1 and 2vs2. Also if you want to start your own ladder then you can do that as well.
Team Speak Tweak
We have had word from Bishop over at Doom3extreme that they were getting reports of problems that the team speak was a bit 'choppy'. So they have done some tweaking and it is now a lot better. So thats good then. Now if only I had a game to try it on.
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 |
New Ed Lima Interview
music4games.net put up an interview with Ed Lima the Doom 3 sountrack composer and sound designer.It's funny to think about it now, because when I first got the job with id, I began to think to myself, "Hmm, this could be pretty big," not knowing at the time how the final product was going to shape up. Once I started working on the project, I put my blinders on, so to speak, and just focused on the work at hand. But now that I've been off the job for about a month, I've allowed myself the opportunity to step back and really savor the excitement running through the gaming community. I must say it feels quite satisfying to see that my own small contributions to the game are so well-received by both the gamers and the press. Wander on over and read that interview in it's entirety.
Doom Reloaded 0.66
necromanthus sent in the news that he has a shockwave of Doom 2 called Doom Reloaded which is currently at version 0.66 so it's still a work in progress. If you don't have shockwave you'll be prompted to download it...
Rellik Awakens
Rellik finally made his way back from a 3 month hiatus from the internet and he's gone and updated the Death Match News site with info about FreeDM, ZDaemon 2.0 and an article for new players intitled: Weapons Tips and Tricks concerning Doom2 weapons usage. Theres some other info too so go ahead and visit Death Match News to get the full shebang.
Three Part Doom Special
Inside Gamer Online reported that they finished thier Doom special yesterday. First of all here's a Doom retro review to check out and a developer profile on id software. Also we reported about thier Doom 3 review before but since it's a prt of thier Doom coverage then we'll mention it again. Besides some of you guys probably missed it....
Kornelia DOOM 3 FragFest At QuakeCon
Hellchick of Activision sent in the news that they went and teamed up with Alienware for hosting the Kornelia DOOM 3 FragFest which is happening this week at QuakeCon. According to Hellchick:players can take on a professional gamer, and if you can score even just a couple of frags on her you get a chance at winning a brand new Alienware laptop. It's all happening at QuakeCon people! Also noted on the QuakeCon site that Tweaker (Chris Vrenna's Band), the band behind Doom 3's theme song will be performing live at QuakeCon.
GameOver's Doom 3 Review
GameOver posted up thier version of a Doom 3 Review and here is a snip: Well, it’s been some time since a superhype game came out to grace our screens, and today we celebrate that day – Doom 3 is upon us. That is, it’s been upon us since August 2nd, but that is but a minor detail. It has arguably been one of the, if not the most expected game of the year (though I imagine it ties with Half-Life 2 for this spot), and certainly of the past several years, what with the other contenders like Duke Nukem Forever fading well into oblivion. Go for it and read that Review.
NeoDoom Need Level Designers
Daniel the author of the New World series is seeking help to make levels for NeoDoom. Unfortunately he didn't provide us with a site linkage but if your interested in working on a Doom project then you can give him a shout with an email to Daniel and get the rest of the info from him.
Tweaky Pie
An email from Daniel Lothrop and hot off the press, so to speak, is news that Tweak Guides has posted a guide to tweaking Doom 3. There are 10 pages of information for you sift through with the aim of helping everyone to improve their Doom 3 performance. You can go straight to it by clicking HERE.
John Carmack Q&A
I saw over on Blues News that Beyond3D has posted a Q & A with John Carmack. This is not an interview as such because it has been put together from various correspondence between the interviewer and Mr Carmack. It's not huge but worth a look.
New Doom Skins Site Online
Conner94 has a new Doom Skins site and he's looking for people to send in thier skins. The site has categories for regular Doom and MD2 skins for Doomsday. So send in those Doom Skins and check out the site.
Doom Monster Replacer Released
Xerxes put together a mixed bag of critter skins off of Polycount and turned them into a fun pack that changes all the Doom and Doom II monsters. So if your into that kinda wackyness hit
this place.
More Doom 3 In Review
Now for even more reviews of the best FPS game to hit peoples hardrives since the first Doom.
3davenue
Toms Hardware
Sphinx's Sanitarium
Theres probably more but I gotta go clean my plasma rifle...
Doom 3 Mods
While surfing around the electronic highway I found a little site called Filefront which contains a couple of little mods for Doom 3. Read on.Ungibbable. In other words no giblets. Keeps bodies in one piece. No fun there.
Sentry Bot Mod Makes all the little drones follow you around like lost puppies.
Flashlight/Torch Turns your pistol into a torch. Well at least you can blind the imps with it. There is a small not at the bottom which states that these are rough around the edges and you should probably be careful before tinkering with the game.
Yet More Reviews
Here are links to 3 more reviews for you to have a cup of coffee over. Gameguru Mania
HomeLan.
Pixelrage. See if it's worth getting before you spend your hard cash....What am I saying?
Doom 3 Reviews Galore
Dang I meant to post this in the morning and forgot. Probably because I was playing Doom 3. Anyways here is the latest roundup of Doom 3 reviews. I won't give up the various scores as I'll leave it up to you to find out how Doom 3 ranked with all these crazy reviewers.
Redassedbaboon
Filefront
Gamehelper
Gamespy
Gameplanet NZ
FiringSquad
Game Industry News
Games Domain
2404
Mod Database
ToTheGame
Full Spectrum Gaming
maXitmag
ShackNews
PrimoTech
So there you go!
Flares Are Back
Saw over on Blues News that the Duct Tape Mod for Doom 3 has been updated. But wait, thats not all though as there is also news of a mod that will change your grenades into flares. This will enable you to see a little better in the dark and look good at 70's discos. This can be found HERE.
Wat? Interview?
My Guy Games has an interview up with Adil, founder of Wat? about winning the Cyberathlete Extreme World Championships Halo event. The article is a pretty good read and thrown into the mix is a question about Doom 3 vs. Half-Life 2 so there is some Doom related stuff in there amongst the Halo and whatnot. Go and read that interview.
Mapraider Adds Doom 3 Map Support
Freakin' Bastard sent in the info that Mapraider..... Ok lemme just quote what he said since he said it so well:has added support for submission of maps/levels for Doom3. We mirror your file automatically, seed it on the Gnutella P2P network and announce your map to various sites via our Content Sharing System. There's tons of other features to help you test and promote your map (like private beta testing, version control and automatic emailing announcements to your fans). So there you go, if you have a new Doom 3 map in the works and need some help beta testing it or need a place to get your level out there, then give Mapraider a shot.
PC Gamer Reviews Doom
The UK Version of PC Gamer has the first review, of any UK magazine, of Doom 3. There is an in depth review plus a small pull out booklet looking at the history of Doom and some insight on the latest installment.
Thats not all though as the cover mounted CD/DVD contains the latest version of Doomsday, although they have listed it as jDoom. This includes the models pack and also the shareware version of Doom so everyone can have a look. There is also a small piece about it in the magazine as well. Plus there is also a two page spread about JC.
It's Just Bursting with Doom. Check it out.
Hell in Pretty Colors
Now for a change from all these wild and crazy Doom 3 reviews... Dave Kosak from way over at gamespy.com put together a six page Doom 3 graphic novel which explains stuff like what the hell was happening in the Delta Labs while your marine was risking his ass. So if your in for some Doom 3 humor go ahead and check out PlanetFargo: Hell in Pretty Colors.
UGO Got Doom 3 Stuff
UnderGround Online has this whole feature rich deal on this page. From the page you'll find a Doom 3 review, info about the Doom 3 movie, interviews and other stuff. Just go check it out while I wait for Doom 3 to arrive here so I can actually play it...
Inside Gamer Reviews Doom 3
Inside Gamer Online dropped an email into my inbox due to them having a review for Doom 3 all polished up and set for reading. Ok I didn't quote this review because I started to see stuff and read things that I don't want to see due to me not having the game yet and I can't stand seeing anymore bonus material. Anyhow most guys like sucking up all the xtra stuff so go ahead and read that review which looked nice from what I've seen.
My Guy Games Reviews Doom 3
My Guy Games informed us that thier review of Doom 3 is all set for you guys to read. Here is a taste from the larger review, full meal deal:As previously mentioned the game managed to scare the shit out of me at times. While the graphics helped this fact, the sound is what really sent chills down my spine. The voice acting featured is some of the best I have seen so far in a FPS. The ambient sounds though are what are sweet as hell though. So hit that review and get informed.
sLydE Registers Domain For Zero Tolerance
|
Category: DOOM Conversions |
sLydE sent us the news that he's gone and registered the domain stroz.net for his Zero Tolerance TC page. sLydE sayeth: Expect a complete redesign of the site, as well as some extra goodies I have up my sleeve. Get on over to the Zero Tolerance site for the whole shebang.
Even More Doom 3 Reviews
Some more reviews of Doom 3 have popped up overnight. Firstly we have a review on Computer Games Online and secondly we have a review on ngasports. Go read those reviews!
| Wednesday, August 4, 2004 |
Anouther Chris Vrenna Interview
A few days ago I announced that Chris Vrenna was interviewed and today anouther interview popped up on MP3.com with the musician and producer talking about the Doom 3 soundtrack. So go read that interesting bit of Doom 3 stuff right here.
AnandTech Doom 3 Performance Guide
The Undertaker dropped me a message that anandtech has some new info set up concerning Doom 3's performance. They have detailed performance info on various CPU's and video cards that should answer many questions.
John Carmack Posted On Slashdot
For those of you who are interested in what good olde John Carmack has to say then hit Slashdot where he posted a tad. It's interesting to note that id software will be making a new game title that is not a sequel to anything they've done before. We already knew this of course but I find it exciting and can't help but be curious as to what id creates for thier next game... we'll just have to wait 3 ~ 4 years to play it.
ATI Releases Doom 3 Catalyst 4.9 Beta Drivers
Blues News reported that ATI has released DOOM 3 CATALYST 4.9 BETA. These drivers are to be used with caution so please read the warning before using them. There's also more info on Team Radeon so be sure to read that and read this quote:The Catalyst 4.9 beta drivers are a sneak peak into future drivers that ATI is continuously working on. They were released mainly for the OpenGL component update, targeting improved Doom3 performance. Having said that, newer generations of hardware will get the most benefit from this driver (X800* series). While I haven't done specific benchmarks, X800 users can see performance increase of 5~30%, depending on the level and the system/hardware type. Regretfully, older hardware, such as 9700's and even 9800's will not get as much benefit. And if paired with a slower system (or with less memory) might see +/- performance improvements. So use at your own risk. If your comp blows up you didn't read about this here.
Tweaking Out Your Doom 3
The Tech Report has an informative Quick Tweak Guide For Doom 3 set up so if you have your copy of the game then maybe this tweak guide will help. Also if your having install problems you may have to do a manual install. Looney2ner on our forums posted the info from Activision on how to do the manual install. Read about that info right here.
Anouther Doom 3 Review On Via Gamers Arena
Ok Doomed Space Marines theres anouther Doom 3 review online for ya'll to gander at while waiting for the game if you haven't gotten your copy already. Via Gamers Arena has thier review up so go check it all out.
Ed Lima Interview On Telefragged
Freelance composer Ed Lima got interviewed on telefragged by Finger. Heres one of those quote jobbys: Finger: What's your name and what work did you do on DOOM 3's music and sound?
Ed Lima: My name is Ed Lima, and I worked as principal sound designer and composer on Doom3. I worked on all of the ingame music, monster sounds, weapons sounds, a large part of machine and background level sounds, and most of the sounds you hear during the demonic influences and scary scenes in the game. Also worth re-mentioning at this time is this Doom 3 review that was written by Finger just so you know.
Doom 3 Is Hitting The Shelves
The press release confirming Doom 3's availability according to Blues News is sitting right here. The wait is over. The next generation in PC gaming has arrived with the release of DOOM 3," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "DOOM 3 is a total assault on your senses. The terrifying atmosphere, story, and cinema quality visuals and sound are like nothing ever seen in a game before, and we're thrilled to begin delivering it to game fans in North America, with the rest of the world only days away. That article is on finance.yahoo.com.
Gamer's Hell Review
Gamer's Hell posted up thier review for Doom 3. Doom 3 is basically split into a fairly large number of levels, most of which being on the research station, but some in considerably hotter areas, such as hell itself. You don’t fight much in open areas, so the action is focused on very tight in-your-face firefights. You’ll probably run through miles of corridors during the game, but I can assure you that the level designers did a great job making amazingly detailed and also quite surprising levels. Thanks to Wicked Anime Kid for spotting this piece of news. Also note that the UA-Corp site changed from a countdown jobby to a Transport Arrived....yay.
Doom 3 on a Radeon 9800XT and Athlon 64
Right on AMDZone is a tech article concerning running Doom 3 on a Radeon 9800XT and Athlon 64. The full two page article is right here so go check that out.
Doom 3 Early Benchmarks
Gamers-Depot has a Doom 3: Early Benchmarks article all set for everybody to read so go ahead and read that while I dig up some more stuff..
Yahoo! Doom 3 Article
Then all of a sudden there comes along anouther Doom 3 article on Yahoo! News that is titled Much-Anticipated Doom 3 Finally Complete and you can read the whole thing for yourself right here.
The Age Of Doom Article
Time.com has an article online called The Age Of Doom. Here is a snip in the form of a quote:Before Doom most games took place in flatland: they were two-dimensional, like Donkey Kong or Pac-Man. But Carmack figured out a way for the cheapo, underpowered personal computers of the day to create depth, to render three-dimensional spacea miniature theater, a virtual dreamworld in which the player could move around at will. "You could have fun with those old games, but it was more of a detached, abstract sort of fun," Carmack says. "But when you take the exact same game play, put it in the first-person perspective, and you go around a corner, open up a door, and there's a monster, like, full-screen, right there, you saw people just go aggggghhh and jump back. Go ahead and read the full article and wonder who that lucky janitor was....
id software @ Best Buy Tonight
Just spotted this bit of coolness on Shack News. If you live in or near Plano, TX a few members of id Software will be at the midnight release of DOOM3 at BestBuy on 75N and Parker exit. Were talking about TONIGHT and they're giving away stuff and I live toooo far away. Oh well, I hope somebody who lives near there reads this and gets something cool out of it. That tiny but cool article is right here. Also note that along with the info I gained off of Shack that theres other locations. Only the Plano Texas one will have some of the id guys. Anyhow Caryn Law at Activision sent out the info that some Best Buy stores are doing the midnight madness thinghy with the NA release of DOOM 3. Here are some scheduled local events:
Monday, August 2: 10:30 p.m. — Fans line up for a chance to purchase DOOM 3. Prizes will be given away to the first 100 people in line.
Tuesday, August 3: 12:01 a.m. — DOOM 3 for Windows on sale.
The following Best Buy stores are participating in the midnight sales:
California:
- West Los Angeles - 11301 W. Pico Blvd.
- West Hollywood - 7100 Santa Monica Blvd.
Illinois:
- Chicago - 1000 W. North Ave.
Washington D.C. Area:
- Sterling, VA - 45575 Dulles Eastern Plaza
- White Marsh, MD - Nottingham Square
Minnesota:
- Richfield - 1000 West 78th St.
New York:
- Westbury - 1100 Old Country Rd.
Texas:
- Plano - 2800 N. Central Expressway
So go get your early copy of Doom 3 if you live near any of the provided locations...
Even More Doom 3 Stuffage
I spotted on Blues News some new stuff about Doom 3. Firstly is some DOOM 3 benchmarks on both telus.net and virtual zone. If you don't mind seeing spoiler shots then bjorn3d.com forums is collecting DOOM 3 screenshots for their upcoming review of the game. I didn't look at the shots myself as I prefer not to see anymore bleeping spoilers. I wish they would've released Doom 3 worldwide on the same date.... oh well. One last thing. 1up is suppose to have a Doom 3 preview but I get that This site is temporarily down for maintenance. Please check back later message. Until Doom 3 actually arrives hang in there and try not to pull your hair out. Also just spotted this Telefragged Doom 3 review after looking further down the Blues News site. One more thing! Yahoo has this Long Awaited Doom 3 article so go read that too. I think that's it for now.
Two New Doom 3 Previews
I wandered onto Blues News to poke around and Viola! Right there on top is more Doom 3 news. This time around we have double shot of Doom 3 previews due to these dudes getting to check it out at that G-Phoria thinghy I mentioned the other day. First off hit Gamespot and then go ahead and jump on Ign. Just a few more days now and hopefully we'll get to check it out for ourselves....
| | | |
Posted
by