John Carmack Blog

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  I think that the bits remaning is mostly old input-code and such. I highly doubt that the renderer have c... : nosseman
  • Or resource management or something else. If you paid for the license and it extends to this product whey... : Fred Garvin
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    Too bad the map zones were tiny, and the load times fairly awful. (Not trolling, specifically, I actuall... : Clone42
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      yeah it's a nostaligc experience to map for HL2, having learned about mapping w/ Q1 and Q2 but never real... : eskimo spy
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        every time I load up a CSG editor that uses brushes I get bummed out. Its so 1996. Making crazy ass geo... : ease_one
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          Yeah I am mostly finished with a "learning" DM map for Hl2, and have a plan for a more extensively "new" ... : eskimo spy
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            Well you might want to look into it and see if there is a way to apply your own lightmap to large static ... : ease_one
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              When I say map channel I mean a UV map channel. Basically you have seperate UVs for your regular texture... : ease_one
              • My brain hurts :( : CplBeaker
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      Loading reply............. : ashke
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        *five second pause for autosave* : ThomW
        • *Blue Screen* C0x000000001 Can't access gaming fun due to long ass load times and buggy, skippy sound... : vodkajello
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    I totally agree -- basic stuff that doesn't needed to be changed. But still it's not the "from scratch... : rorshack
    • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9302775 : aaarrrgh
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  hmm..they must be getting royalties if he mentioned that : peter
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    I really doubt it. If there were royalties on the cards, it'd have been much cheaper to rewrite the code. : SpiderMonkey
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      it sounds like they are still a licencee : peter
      • by that I mean still under their original agreement : peter
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  that made you smile because you are an embittered iD fan, of course. :) : rasputinreborn
  • OMG, you wrote id Software wrong!!!! I hate YUO! : rorshack

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  Nothing, q3 engine is older and simpler. : not work safe
  • and is probably much much MUCH cheaper. : eskimo spy
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  Most mods that retain longevity are multiplayer. No modder in his right mind wants anything to do with do... : abubu
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    shit, you cant even read, the story is about a licensee for an unknown game on the Q3 engine, not an mp m : eskimo spy
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      He's replying to the parent post. Fucking chill. : AcesnEights
      • Thx. At least someone can read around here it seems. :) : abubu
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  Just because a few spoiled people gave up on D3, it doesn't mean modders doesn't want to touch it. I'm st... : rorshack
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    Just because a few id loyalists are still around plugging away at mods for a game which is barely support... : abubu
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      ^^^ this post is retarded in so many ways. I like modding with ALL the games I own, and I dont see a sing : eskimo spy
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        Your post is reminiscent of so many Linux elitist posts, it's not even funny. I think the same context ap... : abubu
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          you're fucking nuts, ya know that? there's no need to defend, and there's no need to call people who want... : eskimo spy
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            you really are quite a character. : abubu
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              you started the shitstorm, buddy. admit the only reason you even bothered to post here was to troll w/ yo... : eskimo spy
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                we need cheerleaders and popcorn for this thread. : seven
                • More like Don King. Actually, Vince Macmahon might be a better choice... : ^rec
              • "you started the shitstorm, buddy. admit the only reason you even bothered to post here was to troll w/ y... : abubu
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      So, you must have felt really bad when id Software invaded your home and stole your cookies and changed y... : rorshack
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        Did I say id was the devil or how much I hated them or something? You've been around a long time, rorshac... : abubu
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          Credit where it's due: Without id there probably wouldn't be any modding scene for any games. Maybe they'... : nudel
          • Agreed. They started it afaik. : abubu
          • and he's not right about what they're doing now. : eskimo spy
        • I just replied with a random post because I thought this 'discussion' wasn't going nowehere. Since you go... : rorshack
    • www.iddevnet.com : ansuble
• Call of Duty is an awesome example of what someone can do with Quake 3. It runs on (just about) any mach... : ThomW

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• I hear he's also got a big cock. But you're right. : abubu
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  knowledgeable and wise are different. what makes him wise? : yqbd
  • He understands his place in the world, and doesn't abuse his influence for fame or undue recognition...fo... : ^rec

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• Well, developers' .plan have been around years (a decade?) before this whole blog stuff started. These 'b... : rorshack
• Same thing as a .plan, different name. I'm not high on them either, but the appeal, I guess, is keeping u... : Terpfen
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  While I'd like to take off and nuke the word "blog" from orbit, ones like this are fine and interesting. ... : nudel
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    Then, uh, don't read them? : jake
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      I don't. I don't watch Sex In The City, either, but its existence alone is enough to piss me off. : nudel
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        you don't like sex and the city? that's just spiteful. !! : seven
        • It's a horrid, unfunny show full of shallow, annoying and selfish characters switching gender stereotypes : nudel
• .plans were not slashdotted that fast : alky
• I've been addicted to political blogs since early 2002. But aside from that, yeah... : Serpico74

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• Heh. One fucking brilliant guy is worth an entire dev team. : ornee
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  but why? why would you pick something where you have to add basic things to it when you can buy somethin... : ease_one
  • well I think there's still questions about d3's multiplayer capabilities... no one wants to put out mp de... : thebigbeefsandwhich
• But look at what was done with the Quake 2 source code. Nothing along the lines of Tenebrae/real-time sh... : krenzo

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• LOL, nice one. : ornee

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  Probably because of the fat check Valve sent him. : mojoald
  • What a check it was... 6 years ago. : smegmar
• He knows this, because Valve actually mentioned it when they revealed the game? : aaarrrgh
• cmon, its got impulse commands and stuff : CoRDS

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• www.shackstuff.tk - multimedia - 10 : sikander

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  You must have some insider knowledge to know that's what they paid. : hotel96
  • RTFA pal. : Fred Garvin
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  this is what I was wondering : thekidd
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    This is from the id site. Not sure about current prices , but . . . http://www.idsoftware.com/busine : capt tripps
    • Weird there's still no mention of the D3 engine there. Wonder how much that baby costs? Are they licencin... : nudel
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  3Drealms : Haku-Jin
  • Damn mis-reply! : Haku-Jin

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• 3d Realms *giggles* : highlander
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  Someone not using it to make a AAA game, I'd expect. You can do other things with 3d engines! : SpiderMonkey
  • I always thought that the Quake 3 engine would make a great avatar chat program.Server code is there,colo... : TheDreamDragon
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    seems like a lot of money to shell out for a game/program if you arn't going to make it as good as you ca... : BlitzMayhem
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      Can't say I know how much the Q3 engine goes for these days, but you do have useful benefits like solid t... : SpiderMonkey
      • though i dont think the text has been updated since the design launched a few years ago, this is what the... : Maarten Goldstein
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  Someone who is making some hardcore online FPS-game. Q3 is really all you need (server,network,client... : nosseman
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    it's called Promode. A mod for Q3 : personaljesus
    • HA!!!! I have played many hours on Clan Arena with ProMode. Not exactly what i mean tho but along those ... : nosseman
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  that new medal of honour game was q3 underneath, call of duty united offensive was q3 underneath - still ... : grimiv
  • CoD used a modified Q3 engine. It wasn't just United Offensive which was the expansion. : Dungeonbuster
• Not every game needs per-pixel specular bump-mapped graphics. And even if it does, the game production l... : Omaha
• Someone that wants to please many customers, the quake 3 engine looks good and runs on most computers. ... : -TKF-
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  While I don't think it's anything near dumb - the q3 engine is a sort of jack-of-al-trades now, fit for a... : rorshack
  • For rendering maybe, but it has lackluster sound code and no real AI or physics so all that has to be put... : Fred Garvin
• someone who knows more about FPS game engines than you. Q3A's capabilities have scaled up pretty near eve... : eskimo spy
• Man, I remember back in the days of Q3Test. So the Q3 engine is "old" now? Damn. : Terpfen
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  someone who knew what they were doing. : thekidd
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    if they bought it months before a planned gpl release, obviously they didn't. they could have picked it u... : slackor
    • that's not a reason to doubt the purchasers intelligence, because the release was never more than hinted ... : eskimo spy
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  It may even be a console title. The Q3 engine is probably still very well suited to console games, while ... : nudel
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    Quake 3 has already been ported to, and runs quite well on the Dreamcast. Online play and all. It'd be a ... : rage523
    • mmmm hmmmm : ease_one
    • Yeah, yeah it would be a real breeze port to a ps2 from scratch. : gl2 drivers
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      It already has, return to castle wolfenstein wolfenstein for the ps2 and xbox, complete with online play ... : shotgun1
      • Not to mention MoH and CoD and probably a bunch of other games for the Xbox/PS2/Gamecube. : nudel

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  Lol: John Carmack Current mood: Depressed. Currently listening to: Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral (... : splodinjoe1
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    I wonder if they're still friends. I think so - the NIN page seemed to indicate the reason for the DOOM 3... : Schnapple
    • btw is there a download of the d3 theme with a higher bitrate available somewhere? : alky
  • Isn't he best buddies with Tool now? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    *lolz* today i went to id softewar to play sum gamez & kick some azz on deathmatch ^tee hee^ *o* I be dev : rorshack
    • not enough big words that i can't understand :( : pharoah mike
  • Currently listening to: Elton John, Rocket Man : pharoah mike

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• site go BOOOM !!! : renamed

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• err.. Maarten. : ^rec

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• oh yeah. coral rlz. especially the firefox extension. : SlamDunk

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  Funny, on the frontpage the characters are screwed, in this thread the characters in the article look ok. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Actually it's just the apostrophe char. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • yeah its a jazz "feature" : Maarten Goldstein
  • On the frontpage everything is fine for me, but your quote is screwed up lol : johnny skidmarks