Doom 3 : Not 'till the end of the year.

poursoul · 03-07-04, 04:09 PM

Some of this article has already been translated for me, and it states that Doom 3 will not be released 'till the end of the year.

http://doom3.ingame.de/articles/pics...ew_carmack.jpg

If we could get a good translation of this, it would be great.

Toaster · 03-07-04, 04:48 PM

Quick and rough translation:

first Q is about NV vs ATI and a little history
A)
started with gf256... D3 requires at least a gf3 ... ps2.0 will look better than ps1.1 ... a min CPU of 2.5ghz should be enough for physics and shadow calculations. Speed differences between ATI 9500+ and FX are negligable unless the FX boards run in FP32 mode.

the second question is about it's releasedate and if it'll contain a MP mode.

A)
Releasedate is still unknown. they're still on scedule but the game is done when it's done. When development is complete there's still the final testingphase to make sure the final retail version isn;t filled with bugs ..blahblahblah.. it is possible this could take till halfway or even the end of the year.
The final 4-cd version will definatly contain a MP mode.

poursoul · 03-07-04, 04:51 PM

Much thanks toaster!

say something in french you always sound sooo sechy when you speak french.

SH64 · 03-07-04, 05:56 PM

*Yawn* ...

ragejg · 03-07-04, 07:15 PM

Toaster posts??

Thought he was just an IRC lush!

GlowStick · 03-07-04, 08:56 PM

He says it could take up till late this year to finish, but id allways trys to say that 'when its done when its done' etc.

He also said its on schedule, so it cant be that long!

Edge · 03-07-04, 08:59 PM

Sheesh, at this rate we'll be seeing Duke Nukem Forever before Doom 3 and HL2. But a min. CPU of 2.5 ghz? Come on, they've got to be more efficient than that. Even DX:IW doesn't require a CPU THAT high.

Nutty · 03-08-04, 03:27 AM

Does DeusX build volume silhouettes for every object in the scene * every light in the scene, on the cpu?

Its been known for a long time that D3 will need a good cpu as well as a good gpu.

They're also doing some pretty heavy realtime audio crunching too, for audio occlusion etc..

**MUYA** · 03-08-04, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nutty
Does DeusX build volume silhouettes for every object in the scene * every light in the scene, on the cpu?

Its been known for a long time that D3 will need a good cpu as well as a good gpu.

They're also doing some pretty heavy realtime audio crunching too, for audio occlusion etc..

Nutty, an expert on these things so as you are developer guy I have to ask you.

Isn't the DoomIII engine also gonna include some form of early Z testing or something like occlusion testing for the graphics too?

Toaster · 03-08-04, 03:36 AM

Toaster kicks poursoul in the nuts.

Bastard

Toaster · 03-08-04, 03:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MUYA
Isn't the DoomIII engine also gonna include some form of early Z testing or something like occlusion testing for the graphics too?

Doom 4 renders the scene to the z-buffer first ( lights and textures disabled )

The advantage = zero overdraw when rendering the final scene to the colorbuffer

|JuiceZ| · 03-08-04, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Toaster
Toaster kicks poursoul in the nuts.

Bastard

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03-07-04, 04:48 PM	#2
Toaster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Antartica Posts: 143	Quick and rough translation: first Q is about NV vs ATI and a little history A) started with gf256... D3 requires at least a gf3 ... ps2.0 will look better than ps1.1 ... a min CPU of 2.5ghz should be enough for physics and shadow calculations. Speed differences between ATI 9500+ and FX are negligable unless the FX boards run in FP32 mode. the second question is about it's releasedate and if it'll contain a MP mode. A) Releasedate is still unknown. they're still on scedule but the game is done when it's done. When development is complete there's still the final testingphase to make sure the final retail version isn;t filled with bugs ..blahblahblah.. it is possible this could take till halfway or even the end of the year. The final 4-cd version will definatly contain a MP mode.

03-07-04, 04:51 PM	#3
poursoul i eat people Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orcutt, CA Posts: 614	Much thanks toaster! say something in french you always sound sooo sechy when you speak french.

03-07-04, 05:56 PM	#4
SH64 MAXIMUM TECH Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 12,202	Yawn ...

03-07-04, 08:59 PM	#7
Edge 3d animator for hire! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 3,564	Sheesh, at this rate we'll be seeing Duke Nukem Forever before Doom 3 and HL2. But a min. CPU of 2.5 ghz? Come on, they've got to be more efficient than that. Even DX:IW doesn't require a CPU THAT high.

03-08-04, 03:27 AM	#8
Nutty Sittin in the Sun Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,835	Does DeusX build volume silhouettes for every object in the scene * every light in the scene, on the cpu? Its been known for a long time that D3 will need a good cpu as well as a good gpu. They're also doing some pretty heavy realtime audio crunching too, for audio occlusion etc..

03-08-04, 03:36 AM	#10
Toaster Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Antartica Posts: 143	Toaster kicks poursoul in the nuts. Bastard