Decent graphical mod for Doom 3?

Just a word, the demo does not work on Windows7 64bit, well I couldn't get it working; apparently it was never patched, unlike the actual game and add-on.
Amazingly as I was writing this, I heard something drop through my letterbox. Woohoo, it's that five year old game, I bought from Amazon yesterday. :D Super quick postage.
Goes to install.
 
Resurrection of Evil works fine for me on W7 6bit, with a 5770 card. As for Doom 3 itself, I foolishly installed it and then the hi-res texture mod straight away, and it hasn't worked properly for me since, it's even darker than it's supposed to be and I get weird white boxes for some of the lighting effects.
 
While updating Doom3 I found there is an updated demo exe here, whether or not it works for Windows 7 is another matter though. :)
It's an official I.D. exe b.t.w.,was given the link by the game itself.
 
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ahhh doom3 one of the most scariest FPS games out there, it's the sound effects they put in the game including the blood splattered walls, i remember first playing this walking through corridoors everything silent then boom a monster jumps out, or though spiders that chase you. possibly one of the greatest gameplay and graphic wise games available. why don't they make games like this anymore !! most games are very repetative.
 
trentlad said:
Thank you!! I'm sitting here thinking... jeez I resurrect the thread and two pages later there isn't a single response.

Do you know which line sets the AA level in the config file?
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Glad to help!
This is the line you need:
seta r_multisamples "4" (or 1, 2, 4, 8)

trentlad said:
I'm really surprised how good the graphics are SIX YEARS LATER!! In comparison try looking at the graphics in Escape From Butchers Bay (same release year), it's like playing a game on Win 95.
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I know, amazing that some people diss the graphics.
Its pretty dumb that after all these Doom 3 patches you still have to hack the cfg file to set your resolution. Or am I the only one who has to do that?
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It's not just you. I put all my modifications in an autoexec.cfg file in the same directory as doomconfig. The doomconfig file can be changed by fiddling with ingame menus, but the autoexec settings will persist.
 
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Fantastic! Thanks for those tips mate.

So one final question; there isn't an autoexec.cfg file in my /Base directory. Is there any chance you can paste what you have in there? I'm currently resorting to editing the doomconfig.cfg file then forcing it into 'Read Only' so the game doesn't alter any of the settings.

PS: I know I've already said this but these graphics are phenomenal! How on earth was this released six years ago, it runs amazingly well and with most of the settings cranked (my AA isn't cranked that high) it's very impressive even by today's standards. Saying that I guess Crysis came out a year later. LOL!
 
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trentlad said:
Fantastic! Thanks for those tips mate.

So one final question; there isn't an autoexec.cfg file in my /Base directory. Is there any chance you can paste what you have in there? I'm currently resorting to editing the doomconfig.cfg file then forcing it into 'Read Only' so the game doesn't alter any of the settings.

PS: I know I've already said this but these graphics are phenomenal! How on earth was this released six years ago, it runs amazingly well and with most of the settings cranked (my AA isn't cranked that high) it's very impressive even by today's standards. Saying that I guess Crysis came out a year later. LOL!
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No it didn't Doom 3 was around 2003-2004 sometime, Crysis was 2007? Farcry may have come out about a year later than doom 3 though
 
If your giving Doom3 and Quake4 a bash, try Prey too, that had some really decent gameplay and graphics also.
 
TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR!!

Now I can understand why they kept hyping up the 'Genius Code' that could run on both low end and high spec rigs. They really weren't lying.
 
trentlad said:
Fantastic! Thanks for those tips mate.

So one final question; there isn't an autoexec.cfg file in my /Base directory. Is there any chance you can paste what you have in there? I'm currently resorting to editing the doomconfig.cfg file then forcing it into 'Read Only' so the game doesn't alter any of the settings.
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In that case, before using my autoexec file below, I recommend copying out the settings you want to keep from your doomconfig file, then
* DELETE your doom config file (the game will recreate it in the next step, in a form to ensure it's stripped of any customizations)
* start the game, run the optimum settings or whatever it is, then pick the settings you want in game (don't bother with resolution, just set graphic quality to high or ultra)
* close the game down, you're readyto modify the autoexec file

Anything you put in an autoexec file will override the doomconfig file - but only for that session - so you can tweak it and try different things.
Whereas putting things in the doomconfig can be a bit unreliable - sometimes they stick when you don't want them to, sometimes they don't stick when you do.

Here's my autoexec, which i believe sets everything to maximum quality.
You can safely delete everything below VIDEO TWEAKS, and the game will use appropriate values based on what you picked when you clicked Video Quality in game.
Code: 
//////////////////////
//GUI+GAMEPLAY
//////////////////////
set com_allowconsole 1
set com_showFPS 1
set com_fixedtic -1
set com_purgeAll 0
seta g_nightmare 1
bind "F11" "timedemo demo1 1" //launch timedemo by pressing F11
seta ui_autoReload 1
seta ui_autoSwitch 1
set g_showProjectilePct 1
set g_showHud 1
set ui_showGun 1
seta g_showBrass 1
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//SCREEN SIZE SETTINGS
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seta r_mode -1
seta r_aspectratio 2
seta r_customHeight 1200 //change this to match your height
seta r_customWidth 1920 //change this to match your width
seta r_fullscreen 1
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// HARDWARE
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seta com_videoRam 1024 //change this to match your video card's RAM
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// VIDEO CONFIG
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seta r_displayrefresh 60
seta image_anisotropy 16 //set AF
seta r_multisamples 8 // set antialiasing (2 or 4 is good enough really)
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
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// VIDEO TWEAKING
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seta r_skipbump "0"
seta r_skipspecular "0"
seta r_Shadows "1"
seta g_showPlayerShadow "1"
seta r_skipParticles "0"
seta g_decals "1"
seta g_projectileLights "1"
seta g_doubleVision "1"
seta g_muzzleFlash "1"
seta r_skipPostProcess "0"
seta r_skipAmbient "0"
seta g_bloodEffects "1"
seta s_useOcclusion "1"
seta r_useCachedDynamicModels "1"
seta image_downSize "0"
seta image_downSizeBump "0"
seta image_downSizeSpecular "0"
seta image_useCompression "0"
seta image_useNormalCompression "0"
If you use any mods, like classic doom (STRONGLY recommended), it's a good idea to copy an autoexec file into their directories too.
 
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PS: anyone wanting to use that autoexec for becnhmarking purposes, my FPS = 172.3.

When I first played doom 3 on release, I was using a geforce FX 5200, and I think got something like 18 FPS, on low settings, at 800x600, with no AA/AF. What an upgrade!
 
Impy77 said:
No it didn't Doom 3 was around 2003-2004 sometime, Crysis was 2007? Farcry may have come out about a year later than doom 3 though
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farcry, Doom 3, and HL2 all came out fairly close together (I played those games a LOT that year), and were all a generational leap on what went on before. I think the improvements since then have been incremental, really - though well worth it.
 
MeMeMeMe you absolutely, quantifiably, categorically, wibbely wobbely timey wimeyly RULE.

Thank you kind sir.

This classic doom mod you suggested looks terrific:
 
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:-D
To be fair, Classic Doom was mentioned earlier in the thread by HeX. It is a fantastic mod - I had as much fun playing that as I did Doom 3 itself.

It's nice to see Doom 3 getting some love in this thread!
 
I own Doom 3 and have never completed it. It's sat on the shelf across the room and I have no intention of going over and playing again. I found it frustrating/boring/repetitive.
Preferred Quake 4 which I actually completed. Half Life in another league. Doom 3 was too enclosed.
 
I remember when I was playing Doom 3 for the first time, I was scared each time I played the game, I only played it during night though :D, I was playing for weeks, 1h at a time only.

Just completed few levels, game is so dark, used Duct Tape mod and it's much better now.
 
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