Doom 3 is GOLD

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-07-14 03:45pm

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IT'S DONE!!!!!!!

Yes, this is the official word that DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!
It won't be long now until the anticipation ends and the PH34R begins We literally just hung up with
Activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally
GOLD. Thanks to everyone for their patience (yeah right! =) and for everyone at id, Activision and our
numerous partners for helping us create what I believe is absolutely the best game we have ever made.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-07-14 04:43pm

And the WAR has officially begun!

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-07-14 04:51pm

And it has begun, can't wait to pick it up

Darth Phoenix · Post by **Darth Phoenix** » 2004-07-14 04:59pm

Finally now all that i need is a better computer to play it.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-07-14 05:12pm

Well, so much for waiting to upgrade to a GeForce 6800GT...

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-07-14 05:37pm

Rofl. You're going to need a 512 meg card to play this behemoth at the highest settings with a decent FPS

Thank god it supports my Gf4mx

Though my CPU might completely fuck me over (1 ghz athlon)

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-07-14 05:39pm

Now if only HL2 would come out soon as well.

*twiddles fingers*

I really should get to buying that 6800.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-07-14 05:55pm

urge to kill demons rising! RISING!

someone buy me this

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-07-14 06:13pm

Great. So much for my plans on FPS supremacy on a 2GHz system...

DaveJB · Post by **DaveJB** » 2004-07-14 06:35pm

Hamel wrote:Thank god it supports my Gf4mx Though my CPU might completely fuck me over (1 ghz athlon)

I thought Doom 3 wouldn't work on a Pre-DX8 card? Or have ID confirmed the specs?

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-07-14 06:49pm

How the hell am I suppose to meet women when I spend 16 hours a day at home playing Doom? DAMN YOU ID!

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-07-14 07:11pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:How the hell am I suppose to meet women when I spend 16 hours a day at home playing Doom? DAMN YOU ID!

*waves watch in front of pilot's eyes*

For the next three months, there are no such things as women. There is only you, your plane, and your computer with Doom 3. All else, are nothing.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-07-14 07:15pm

This has been bugging me for ages. Just what does "going gold" mean?

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2004-07-14 07:21pm

2000AD wrote:This has been bugging me for ages. Just what does "going gold" mean?

It means that it's a go. The Game is gonna be on store shelves soon...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-07-14 07:23pm

2000AD wrote:This has been bugging me for ages. Just what does "going gold" mean?

As phongn or someone else said in a different thread, the master disc that all the production CDs will be based off of has been stamped and finished.

All they have to do is to make ludicrous numbers of copies of that master disc, package, and ship them to stores.

It's called gold because master discs have traditionally been gold-colored.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-07-14 07:26pm

People, complaining about weak system specs is SOOOOO late '90s. Get a new shtick, huh?

Anyway, yay! Doom 3! Yay!

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-07-14 07:28pm

Shinova wrote:For the next three months, there are no such things as women. There is only you, your plane, and your computer with Doom 3. All else, are nothing.

Stick, rudder, frag... stick, rudder, frag... stick rudder, frag...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-07-14 08:00pm

2000AD wrote:This has been bugging me for ages. Just what does "going gold" mean?

Many years ago, blank CD-Rs had a golden appearence. Going gold meant that the final build has been burned on said CD-R and sent off to manufacturing.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-07-14 08:08pm

phongn wrote:
2000AD wrote:This has been bugging me for ages. Just what does "going gold" mean?
Many years ago, blank CD-Rs had a golden appearence. Going gold meant that the final build has been burned on said CD-R and sent off to manufacturing.

ahh, those halcyon days of 14.4 dialup and half hour download times for jenny McCarthy pics

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-07-14 08:10pm

You can still get high-quality CD-Rs (often appearing gold, but not neccessarily) but they'll cost you a lot more than the el cheapo ones you buy in most stores.

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2004-07-14 11:21pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:
Shinova wrote:For the next three months, there are no such things as women. There is only you, your plane, and your computer with Doom 3. All else, are nothing.
Stick, rudder, frag... stick, rudder, frag... stick rudder, frag...

Actually he has to maintain his hygiene and clean his clothes, unlike the rest of you, since he's an officer. So he'll actually be approachable- the rest of you probably look, and smell, like the crossing of some form of filthy porno freak and 35 year old Star Trek fanatic.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-07-15 01:42am

BlkbrryTheGreat wrote:
Wicked Pilot wrote:
Shinova wrote:For the next three months, there are no such things as women. There is only you, your plane, and your computer with Doom 3. All else, are nothing.
Stick, rudder, frag... stick, rudder, frag... stick rudder, frag...
Actually he has to maintain his hygiene and clean his clothes, unlike the rest of you, since he's an officer. So he'll actually be approachable- the rest of you probably look, and smell, like the crossing of some form of filthy porno freak and 35 year old Star Trek fanatic.

I'm sure that can be fit into the plane part. Clean oneself as you clean your flying machine.

Vohu Manah · Post by **Vohu Manah** » 2004-07-15 01:53am

Wouldn't cleaning the aircraft fall to the maintance/repair crews, not the pilots? If so, then he'll have to spare the time (or have a willing crew).

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-15 02:58am

Phong snipped off the release dates. Shame on you. Anyway, here's the rest:

So, the next question is release dates. Retailers in the States will be allowed to pick up games starting
at 12:01 AM on August 3rd. The official street date is actually August 5th in the U.S.A., but some of
your favorite stores will probably have it early for those of you who have to have it first. Check with
your local retailer for that information.

Internationally, the game will take a few more days to make it to the store shelves. The UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (que Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland). This isn't
because we don't have love for you folks outside the U.S., but the localization and manufacturing process
takes a bit longer outside the U.S. where we will have JVC run 24/7 to get the units built. I guess the
European manufacturers prefer to give their employees nights and weekends off. Go figure!

The champagne is flowing here at id and smiles abound!

I'll update again with some DOOM 3 preparation tips (not what hardware to buy - you'll have to wait for
a programmer for that sort of thing). In the meantime, I want to see those "DOOM 3 GOLD!!!" threads set
new records for swamping message board servers, destroying productivity, and post counts

Recapping today's headlines....DOOM 3 GOLD!!!

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7-14-2004 10:19 PM CDT

A few bottles of champagne later (so excuse the typos)....

First of all, thank you to everyone who sent congratulatory notes on the GOLD announcement. I speak for
everyone at id when I say I wish I could respond to everyone personally, but hopefully this general note
can convey how much we sincerely appreciate the sentiment from everyone out there waiting for the game.

A few people have reminded me of some details omitted from my initial update:

Mac and Linux: Unfortunately I don't have dates for either of these. However, Linux binaries will be
available very soon after the PC game hits store shelves. There are no plans for boxed Linux games.
More remains to be done for the OSX version of DOOM 3 and that will take some time. We won't release
the OSX version until it's just as polished as the PC version. The date for OSX DOOM 3 remains "when it's
done", but I can confirm that it's definitely coming.

Demo: our priority was finishing the game first and now we are turning our attention to the demo. I
don't have any information to share regarding any specific content, but I don't believe that we have
ever disappointed in that regard in the past. We will release the demo as soon as it's done, but this
probably won't happen until after the game has arrived on U.S. store shelves.

Last, but not least, the id Store: we will have copies of DOOM 3 available, but only after we get them.
I'm sure that some of the hardcore game retailers will get them even before we do. Check our website for
updates on this. We certainly appreciate everyone who has helped to make the id Store a huge success this
year. By the way, more DOOM 3 T-Shirts just arrived, so those popular items are back in stock and will be
available this week.

I understand that people have lots and lots of questions. We're working on pulling together some form of
an official FAQ, but even though we're done we still have several responsibilities that are urgent as the
game heads for retail. Please bear with us on this.

I know I owe you those preparation tips, but they will have to wait until tomorrow.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-07-15 10:22am

so what are the final system requirements?