yet, another Doom3 thoughts

faye

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wow, just downloaded the final trailor... and i have some thoughts...

1. anyone knows how many creatures are there in the game?
comparing Farcry, i see 5 kinds of humans, 5 creatures..(approx.)

i got bored through the game, been seeing them over and over...

and i am very impressed when ur enemies got hit... let say by a rocket, it will then "rocket jump"(if u understand the term) and if got hit by the head let say by a powerful melting gun, then the head will start melting... wowow. i love this.. don't misunderstand me that i like violence.. comparing it with doom 1,2 then u will see a huge different..., so much more detail.. if u hit a creature in doom1,2, it will either be scattered(rocket launcher of course) or just felt down.

still remember when i play doom1,2 i was still using a i486, 4mb of ram, and 56k dialup and sometimes need to play it in a window so in the last level to smoothen the play... many many things will pop out from the middle... and the big RED fly cat head ...

i saw people are already playing doom3, BB guyes, but i am not sure if it is real... the background is very dark.. u have to use the flashlights all the time... in this case,

2. do u still need AA on? i thought those jigsaw will only be noticable when a brightbackround(like the sky).. but in this game, i don't think u will see the sky that often cuz it happens underground...

3. i would definitely want to play the game at 1280x1024@medium quality.. do u think my pc will handle it well? now my system is has 3.43ghz and radeon 9800xt.. if not, what is the best settings that i can get? please suggest.

4 . also, i heard that overclocking the videocard is not a good idea... however i just flashed it from a pro to xt... is it a problem?
 

faye

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ya, got that..

actually the difference from a pro and xt is quite big..

pro, 10x7@ medium no aa/af
xt, 10x7@high no aa/8xaf

omg, so can a pro do 12x10 at medium no aa/af?

in my case, which will gain me more performance? add another 512mb ram or change to 6800gt?
 

SickBeast

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Originally posted by: faye
omg, so can a pro do 12x10 at medium no aa/af?

With some tweaking I'm certain that the game will run at 12x10 on a 9800PRO. I'm in the same position as you; I have a 9700PRO and an LCD so I *need* 12x10 resolution. I'm hoping I'll be able to turn down the lighting and shadows (I know, it won't look as nice) and get reasonable FPS at 12x10.
 

faye

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those shadows and lightings are the most important parts of the game, without them maximized, it won't be as interested.
 

SickBeast

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Originally posted by: faye
those shadows and lightings are the most important parts of the game, without them maximized, it won't be as interested.

Go buy a 6800NU then.

I'm waiting for the next-gen cards, or else for the current high-end ones to drop to $250 or so. $400-$500 is too much for a graphics card, and the $300 6800NU doesn't offer me enough over my current card to justify spending that kind of cash. Even if I sold my 9700PRO I would be spending $200 to increase my performance by maybe 30-40%.
 

biostud

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I hopeing to play 10x7 high with my 9800pro. Since it's most indoor a high res shouldn't be very important.
 

bandana163

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Enemies? Well...

-Mancubuses
-Baron of Hell (and Hell Knight?)
-Imps
-Pink demons
-Former human soldiers
-Zombies
-More zombies
-Spiders (Trites)
-Big spiderdemons (like vores in quake)
-Cacodemons
-Lost souls
-Baby demons
-Renevants
And then some more, plus the bosses. There will be lots of enemies.
 

faye

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Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Enemies? Well...

-Mancubuses
-Baron of Hell (and Hell Knight?)
-Imps
-Pink demons
-Former human soldiers
-Zombies
-More zombies
-Spiders (Trites)
-Big spiderdemons (like vores in quake)
-Cacodemons
-Lost souls
-Baby demons
-Renevants
And then some more, plus the bosses. There will be lots of enemies.

yeah, nice to see them coming...

what about cyberdemon? dead/got defeated last chapter? hahaa
someone posts only 256mb of ram can have high detail, is it true?
 

bandana163

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No, according to Hardocp you can play at high with a 128MB 5900/9800.
Even the ultra mode will run without 512MB, but there is virtually no difference between high and ultra, so why bother?:)

The bosses are still not revealed, but Cyberdemon might come back. After all, he was a major badass in the original story.
 

faye

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there is not yet a 512mb videocard right?

my plan is to get a 6800gt in a month... heard that bga is a good brand to get..
 

faye

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when the game is out, can we play it online right away?

ctf, dm?

how many players at the most does it support? 64players this time?
 

xSkyDrAx

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Originally posted by: faye
when the game is out, can we play it online right away?

ctf, dm?

how many players at the most does it support? 64players this time?

LOL yea 64 players minus 60 and that's your maximum players(without mods of course).
 

faye

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ya, i do heard that only 4 players online only...

hope that ctf and dm can fit more in...

i mean bfg in my early post..
 

Nebor

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Originally posted by: SickBeast
Originally posted by: faye
omg, so can a pro do 12x10 at medium no aa/af?

With some tweaking I'm certain that the game will run at 12x10 on a 9800PRO. I'm in the same position as you; I have a 9700PRO and an LCD so I *need* 12x10 resolution. I'm hoping I'll be able to turn down the lighting and shadows (I know, it won't look as nice) and get reasonable FPS at 12x10.

I'm in the same place with a 9800 Pro. Wish I could lay my hands on a 6800U, but they seem to not exist.
 

faye

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at least it is a P4, u can play it at 800*600?
i think.. i think... don't blame me..

still 3 more hours till i got home ... !!!
i can't wait

a bug i found.. the body(when the zombie is dead on the ground) it will be evaporated.. but after it is evaporated, when u shoot that spot, u can still spill blood out..
 

faye

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video?

in the game, in the retail game, not sure if it really claims as a bug, u will see it once u got one.
 

CVSiN

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The game is out already.. Best Buy had them for sale..
see iGN or other game sites for more proof...

the game is freaking amazing...
my A64 rig in sig runs it at 16x10 with 4x AA in High with no slowdown or stutter.. the game is amazing and scary.
 

faye

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cvsin, of course, ur system is a rocket.!

hey, now my biggest concern is how do u bench it?
 

CVSiN

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mainly seat on the pants i havent found a time demo or anything inside D3 yet..
but there is 0 lag its as smooth as Farcry at same res with 4xAA and 4xAF no tearing no stuttering and very fast.