WAREZ!! Get yer APPZ n' GAMEZ over HERE!!

[HeXp£Øi±]

Sorry bout that doom thread guys but so that everyone understands that Doom III Alpha is "illigal" so no funny stuff. Yes, the Alpha is awesome. The real thing will be hitting shelves within the next few months though and no it wasn't due out two years ago, that was HalfLife2.

Both will raise the bar as far as graphics go like we haven't seen in some years.

 

[fury]

Thanks for giving me a heart attack Hex

 

[A.B.Normal]

I was gettin my Alpha ,Betas mixed up,heck its all Greek to me.

 

[HeXp£Øi±]

Oh, http://www.doom3.com/ is now open.

and incase you're wondering...these are actual screenshots(as if anyone hadn't seen them yet).

 

[Kawaii]

Ow. Sowwee!

 

[IDLEchild]

Which mental institution have the programmers for ID games checked in?

 

[Inkara1]

And what are the minimum system specs needed, including those for the graphics card?

 

[Kawaii]

And what are the minimum system specs needed, including those for the graphics card?

Basically, a badass computer. I recommend ~2.0ghz+, 512 mb ram and ATI 9600/GFFX 5700 or better.

 

[HeXp£Øi±]

I would say from my experience the minimum specs would be as follows:

Athlon 1.7
512mb pc133
Radeon 9600 or GeforceTi 4600

This is to run it in 640x480 which by the way still looks amazing. I run the Alpha on a:

2400@2600Mhz
512pc2700
Radon9500Pro Modded to a 9700Pro

Running the Alpha In 1024x768 it breaks down to 5-10 fps during intense scenes although i'm sure the commercial version will run much better on my system.

 

[fury]

And what are the minimum system specs needed, including those for the graphics card?

Translation for the minimum requirements: Ask me in 5 years what I think the best computer will be in another 5 years.

 

[IDLEchild]

20 or so P4s should do it...running in sync....

 

[tommyj27]

anyone know if they're planning a linux-native version, something like with quake3? that might give me a reason to invest in some new hardware.

 

[chcr]

anyone know if they're planning a linux-native version, something like with quake3? that might give me a reason to invest in some new hardware.

You need a reason????

 

[HeXp£Øi±]

Id software always makes their products available on Unix Os. Period!

Translation...Yes!

 

[tommyj27]

You need a reason????

to upgrade my system to a playable level on a very tight budget, unfortunately yes.

 

[StuTheWise]

Great, just great! I was hoping to buy a shiny new pistol with my tax return, but now it looks like it'll have to go towards a new vid card.

 

[freako104]

as much as i am looking forward to it i have heard ID has a habbit of delaying the projects after the announcement. how long ago was this announced? i hope it comes out soon. it looks badass

 

[Inkara1]

Great, just great! I was hoping to buy a shiny new pistol with my tax return, but now it looks like it'll have to go towards a new vid card.

Get the pistol. With that, you can easily get a five-finger discount on the vid card. You can't very well point a video card at someone and expect him to give you a gun, though.

 

[Mirlyn]

You can't very well point a video card at someone and expect him to give you a gun, though.

Speaking from experience?

 

[StuTheWise]

Get the pistol. With that, you can easily get a five-finger discount on the vid card.

Good point! I've already got a 9mm. Maybe I could rob the... oh wait, trying to hold up a gunshop is a bad idea, isn't it?

My sweet 9:

Polymer frame makes it superlighht... fits like a glove!