Carmack on DOOM3 Hardware

How come John Carmack never posts on the shack? Are we not geeky enough for him?

Another notable thing Carmack stated, there will be linux binaries to run the game at some point.

I think that's kind of nifty... No huge point, but nifty. Actually wait, it makes sense. They'll license the engine, someone will want *nix code for the servers and therefore linux support makes sense. Cool!

This doesn't make much sense to me. The unreal performance test runs at a max of 45-50fps on a p4 2.4 and ti4600. This engine I'm sure is roughly equal to the doom engine I'm assuming. How could Doom 3 run fine with all the details on with a geforce 3?

"GF3/Xbox level hardware"

ROCK! :D

Well, It seems EBgames.com knows when it will be done!
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/product.asp?pf_id=223988

now, it is common knowledge i think that JC said he was using the ATI tech because it was faster than his other options. Now is it known whether this means the new ATI tech is faster than the gf4, or that the ati tech is faster than whatever other nvidia tech he had. I ask because saying the newest ati tech is faster than a gf4 isn't a big deal, saying its quicker than the newest nvidia tech IS a big deal. Anyone know?

doom3 xmas 2002 and for xbox too... maybe?

http://futurezone.orf.at/futurezone.orf?read=detail&id=121519&tmp=94827

From the sounds of this "full impact" comment it seems as though doom will run about like Q3A did on a TNT1 or something a little worse....on gf3/xbox hardware. Perhaps a little worse... Considering GF3's are right around $150 depending upon the various models, and that doom3 is 6 months to a year or more away, I wonder if he set the bar high enough? I seem to remember TNT1's costing right around 100 bucks when q3 was unleashed. 1-2 "generations" down the line it seems like a GF3 will be nearly identical to the TNT from a price/performance/time elapsed perspective... Maybe that's what he was shooting for...who knows? I've just been getting the impression that the level of hardware required for doom3 as opposed to games in the past would be a bit higher by comparison. These ultra-crude estimates would seem to indicate otherwise, though.

God I'm tired... I hope this post is coherant.

So with a GF3 i can run the game nicely but not a full detail in highres.. excellent!

Matrox, i need your card and 3 LCD Monitors...

W I D E D O O M E D

carmack could post about his toilet habits and slahdotters would give him a 5: insightful :)

So how well would Doom3 run based upon his statements with an xp 2100, 512 ddr, geforce4 4600 @ 1024x768 with a mix of high/medium settings. Estimates? You beatches?

so if the GF3 is full impact... I'm good.

/me relaxes.

Just wake me when the game is done.

by the time this game is ready a whole different batch of hardware will be available ayways.
It seems so pointless to nitpick so ahead of things.

So I need at least a Geforce4 and 2.2ghz to run everything max. Gotcha!
*Starts saving*

doom3 graphics ow, eat it, everyone!

He speaks again, again?

here we go kids