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DOOM III BETA 2 --------------- Packaged By : MULDERLAND Release Date : 2/8/2004 File Name : doom3beta2.exe VERSION HISTORY =============== - 8/15/2002 : DOOM III ALPHA 0.0.2 Doom III was leaked from the E3 by ATI. There was many bugs, and only 3 maps. - 11/8/2003 : DOOM III BETA 1 We released this first beta, including patchs given by John Carmack. Nice Setup. - 02/8/2004 : DOOM III BETA 2 This version contains all patchs, the DoomConfig, many new maps, a nice setup and NVidia Drivers 41.09 for GeForce Users (to solve the problem of the grey screen). HOW PLAY ? ========== Run doom.exe Then, you're in the console. You can launch all maps you want. Enter (ex): map e3/e3_1 This command will run the file e3/e3_1.map List Of All Maps : E3 2002 Map 1 (e3/e3_1.map) E3 2002 Map 2 (e3/e3_2.map) E3 2002 Map 3 (e3/e3_3.map) DOOMED Map 1 (Doomed/Doomed_1.map) DOOMED Map 2 (Doomed/Doomed_2.map) DOOMED Map 3 (Doomed/Doomed_3.map) Bathroom (fred/e3bathroom5.map) Bigbox (johnc/test_bigbox.map) Credits (johnc/credits.map) Empty (empty.map) Intro (e3/intro.map) Multimap (e3/multimap.map) Onan (onan/onan.map) Ouch3 (ouch3.map) Enjoy this new beta... ;) Thx to doomed's creator. Yours maps are fun :P IMPORTANT NOTES : ================= We're only Doom Fans ! We're waiting for Doom III ! We'll buy it !

Id Recommends Nvidia for Doom 3

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It's official, you need an Nvidia card to get the most out of Id's Doom 3 while you also have to possess an ATI board if you want to enjoy Valve's Half-Life 2 to the full. Nvidia has secured Id's coveted "recommended for Doom 3" logo for its GeForce FX family of graphics processing units.

For those of you worried about what this recommendation means in practical terms, we are about to reveal its exact significance, pay attention. All new GFX cards will carry a large sticker confirming this recommendation while even more importantly, when the game is released it will have an Nvidia sticker on its box and will most probably feature Nvidia's Way it's meant to be played little trailer when loading. Even though these are shocking changes and extremely important for all gamers, we also want to include Nvidia's official statement which follows:

NVIDIA is pleased to announce that id Software recommends the GeForce FX family of graphics processing units for DOOM 3. The rich feature set and programmability of GeForce FX GPUs enable the gripping world of DOOM 3 to come to life with real-time dynamic lighting and shadow, while raw horsepower delivers non-stop multi-player action at lightning-fast frame rates. Look for this sticker on video cards equipped with a GeForce FX GPU, and witness the mind-blowing detail of the DOOM 3 experience - the way it's meant to be played.

Well if Valve can cash-in(g) on gamer anticipation of its H-L 2 title there is no reason to complain if Id do it too. As far as we know however, you will not get any Doom 3 voucher when purchasing a top-of-the-range Nvidia board.

Follow the view link to find the full details on Nvidia's nZone sub-site:

Is this gonna be an open beta, can you sign up for it? Or is it closed?

We actually have a Beta version already!!

Soon once we test it out we will release for people to download from our hosts

The Beta has some more config files then what came from the Alpha version, as well as, it seems to be much more stable and faster than previous releases. It also comes with 3 more maps I believe then the Alpha version.

Good stuff

When were you gonna tell me about the Beta, Mike!?? lol

I PMed you the info

Hehe..someone is in trouble...lol....great..can't wait!

And so when do I get my copy of Doom3 beta huh>? -- Remember - I'm open for hosting you guys.

Nioxin, if you help me set up how to host doom 3 on my computer, you can get it from me, it will be dedicated full dsl speed too... or something like that, just pm me or something, by the way, the game kicks a$$!!! even though its a demo, it looks amazing!

Are you talking about the Beta or Alpha...?

I just want to make sure you're talking about the beta so we all don't get confused.

Thanks,

Of course i'm talking about the Beta! i'll get a server set up if someone tells me how to do it! lol