Doom3 specs?

[dmw16]

Sorry if this is slightly OT, but anyway, does anyone have an idea what the specs are gonna be for Doom3? Right now I have an 1800+ w/ 512MB of DDR and a GF4200 w/ 128MB of memory. Will I need to upgrade to run at decent res and frame rates w/ good detail?
thanks,
-doug

 

[cmdrdredd]

who knows...this is pointless because all we have is tech demos and nothing solid. wait for official stuff first

 

[ai42]

If you read up on all the buzz around Quakecon there were several programmers (including John Carmack the god of game programming) who said that Doom3 was designed around Geforce3/Radeon 8500 based hardware. I don't know how well that will perform but I suspect it will perform decently on those hardware specs.

 

[cmdrdredd]

It's designed around those but I can GURANTEE that it'll have ALOT more functions that only a GF4/9700 or newer can do. Plus you might want to think about this...the Game is about a year or so away from release so anything can happen.

 

[Shagga]

Lets speculate....I read somewhere June 2003... See who's first to say "When it's done"....oh, it was me.

 

[krackato]

Carmack ran the demo on a Ati 9700 which he said was the fastest card available at the time. So in a year, when a 9700 costs a lot less, you can upgrade and Doom 3 will probably look just as good on your system as you've ever seen.

I can't wait for Valve to get their hands on that engine.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: krackato
Carmack ran the demo on a Ati 9700 which he said was the fastest card available at the time. So in a year, when a 9700 costs a lot less, you can upgrade and Doom 3 will probably look just as good on your system as you've ever seen.

I can't wait for Valve to get their hands on that engine.

And I can't wait to see Duke Nukem Forever run on this engine...which it will...before they decide to switch to yet another engine...and another...and another....and....another.......

 

[ai42]

I saw a while ago that current rumors are to early March 2003.

Also you must remember that D3 is in alpha/beta release right now. Programmers add in lots of debugging scripts that slow down the machine in order to find problems. I garuantee it will run better than we saw the demo at Quakecon on the same rig when it hits gold. This was easily seen in the Unreal Tournament 2003 and we saw the leaked betas/alphas to run much slower than what shipped.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: MartyTheManiak

Originally posted by: krackato
Carmack ran the demo on a Ati 9700 which he said was the fastest card available at the time. So in a year, when a 9700 costs a lot less, you can upgrade and Doom 3 will probably look just as good on your system as you've ever seen.

I can't wait for Valve to get their hands on that engine.

And I can't wait to see Duke Nukem Forever run on this engine...which it will...before they decide to switch to yet another engine...and another...and another....and....another.......

and another..... and another.....

How long has that game been delayed? 3 years? I figured it would have come out by now after it's showing at E3(?).

 

[Cat]

It's designed around those but I can GURANTEE that it'll have ALOT more functions that only a GF4/9700 or newer can do. Plus you might want to think about this...the Game is about a year or so away from release so anything can happen.

Well, Carmack has stressed that older cards will be producing the same output, just via more passes. Newer cards will render the Doom world in 1 pass, ideally. I don't think any new functionality will be added, just speed. Well, very little new functionality, not "ALOT."

 

[apoppin]

The ANSWER is in this thread . . . (somewhere).






I really think the Radeon 8500/GF4 series of cards will run DIII satisfactorily as it has been optimized for these cards. Of course, the 9700/NV30 will run it faster with significant AA enabled. Remember too that 80MB textures are common in DIII (so pick a 128MB video card if possible).

 

[Renob]

I can't wait for Valve to get their hands on that engine.


Valve has only put out one game? HL ? what else?

 

[krackato]

And Jesus only started 1 religion, but I'm still impressed.

edit: (please, please, please don't get into a religious flame war. I'm not even Christian. Half-Life is just 1 of my 3 favorite games of all time.)

 

[Fallengod]

what did valve do? valve sucks....What game did valve make that is good? Dont say half life or im gonna bust up laughing. The only games worth playing on hl engine is dayofdefeat in my opinion, even though many morons/newbies play cs. The engine itself sucks. Its just by chance that good moders decided to make popular games on it like Dod or CS. If moders hadnt picked it up, valve would have died. The only reason people did start making games on it, is because that was pretty much the newest engine out at the time. That engine is old as dirt. If valve got ahold of doom3 engine, I would be frightened to think what they would do to it.

 

[Cat]

Valve doesn't even really have an engine, it's just licensed Quake 1 and 2 source from id. However, when they made Half-Life, it received accolades from all over the industry. Game developers and magazines alike praised the game, and most of the people I know that played it loved it. It was definitely the best single player FPS available for the PC at that time. How can you laugh at that? Even though you didn't enjoy the multiplayer experience that was provided to you (FREE), it's still the most popular multiplayer engine right now.

Laughing at acheivements such as that is ludicrous. Just what have you acheived lately?

That engine is old as dirt. If valve got ahold of doom3 engine, I would be frightened to think what they would do to it.

I'm not sure if you're saying Valve would make a great game or not, as you just accused them of sucking. But based on their track record, they would produce yet another smash hit.

The engine itself sucks

Eh? One, it's mostly id's engine. Two, you just said it's old as dirt.

 

[Fallengod]

What "track" record are you speaking of? Half life is the only game valve has made to my knowledge. Nobody plays half-life. They play the mods that people made for it, who have no relation to valve.(Yes, I know valve gets their fingers into some mods to help out like CS and Dod, and ever since then CS has gotten worse and worse) They just happen to use the engine. I dont see how you can say they would make yet another smash hit. Anyhow, I guess I have my own opinions. This is kind of off topic. Back to doom3.

 

[shags]

I personally cannot wait for Doom 3. Carmack knows what he is doing and I'm sure the game will run plenty fast as Quake 3 engine - based games run really fast. I just hope that there is good multiplayer in the game.

 

[CrazySaint]

Originally posted by: shags
I personally cannot wait for Doom 3. Carmack knows what he is doing and I'm sure the game will run plenty fast as Quake 3 engine - based games run really fast. I just hope that there is good multiplayer in the game.

Yes, Q3 games run really fast *now* years after the game was released. In a few years, I'm sure that Doom3 will probably be used as a CPU benchmark as Q3 is now, but that's a few years from now.

 

[Fallengod]

I dont know if I would say "it will run as fast as quake3" but im sure it will be optimized. I would say the minimum requirements are gonna be significantly higher than quake3's.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: apoppin
The ANSWER is in this thread . . . (somewhere).






I really think the Radeon 8500/GF4 series of cards will run DIII satisfactorily as it has been optimized for these cards. Of course, the 9700/NV30 will run it faster with significant AA enabled. Remember too that 80MB textures are common in DIII (so pick a 128MB video card if possible).

wholly crap, finally a reason for 128mb cards

 

[Cat]

Yes, their track record is based off of an excellent SDK and, while not state-of-the-art, a good engine. There is a reason HL is modded so often, and players flock to HL-based mods. They've milked the engine for far longer than most thought possible, and helped mod-makers free of charge. Not to mention all of the free in-house mods Valve has given out.

 

[SexyK]

I know I know, it's OT, but when someone starts bashing HL I have to step in. HalfLife is still one of the best single player FPS I've ever played. Every once in a while I still go back and play it just because the story was so well put togeter and the engine was good enough to get the job done. vavle may not have come out with a ton of games, but at least what they release is a complete product, a high quality product, and something with replay value, both single player and now with the MP mods. I'd like to hear that about almost any of the other software companies out there today. There's so much crap released its not even funny. Dont bash Valve or HL.

kramer

 

[fkloster]

Half Life single player ruled the world of FPS for over a year. Fantastic game play.

 

[LukFilm]

Originally posted by: fkloster
Half Life single player ruled the world of FPS for over a year. Fantastic game play.

 

[Fallengod]

Half Life single player ruled the world of FPS for over a year. Fantastic game play.

I know Lukfilm, I too am laughing my a** off at that. lol

I dont see how a single player game can rule a world of FPS but alright.