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Kwod Sep 18, 2012 11:19 AM
Doom 3 HD pack+ RELEASED!!
 
http://realsourceofevil.blogspot.se/

Epic to say the least....I tried another mod that was an aliasing mess among other issues, but this one is perfect about 2hrs in.

eidairaman1 Sep 18, 2012 11:36 AM
wow that game is long in the tooth

Tatty_One Sep 18, 2012 11:40 AM
^^^ Yes but a classic nonetheless :)

eidairaman1 Sep 18, 2012 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Tatty_One (Post 2724979)
^^^ Yes but a classic nonetheless :)
Eh i guess, wasnt my cup of tea though...:ohwell:

Kwod Sep 18, 2012 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by eidairaman1 (Post 2724976)
wow that game is long in the tooth
Not with the quality of GFX, lighting and sounds that this is pumping out.

RejZoR Sep 18, 2012 12:02 PM
Why oh why everyone have to use idiotic DOF which looks horrible in every single game. Only one that has DOF sort of ok was Crysis And Deus Ex 3 which only used DOF for conversations. At least it focus properly on objects unlike in here where it looks like you're short sighted...

This just never will work in games because you have a fixed focal point unlike our eyes which move independent of our head/body. Not to mention field of view is nearly 180° with peripheral vision on both far ends. Computers can't do any of that they stick to idiotic console 75° angle, let alone 90° which is still just half of the actual one...

3870x2 Sep 18, 2012 12:18 PM
This has always been a great game to me, reminds me of how powerful the 9800pro was.

TheHunter Sep 18, 2012 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RejZoR (Post 2724995)
Why oh why everyone have to use idiotic DOF which looks horrible in every single game. Only one that has DOF sort of ok was Crysis And Deus Ex 3 which only used DOF for conversations. At least it focus properly on objects unlike in here where it looks like you're short sighted...

This just never will work in games because you have a fixed focal point unlike our eyes which move independent of our head/body. Not to mention field of view is nearly 180° with peripheral vision on both far ends. Computers can't do any of that they stick to idiotic console 75° angle, let alone 90° which is still just half of the actual one...
lol i think the same and i still used DOF in my screens.. Dunno it looks more focused for screenshots. Yeah in game it can be kinda distracting, but its cool for focusing stuff (if set to auto focus) :)

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Originally Posted by Kwod (Post 2724968)
http://realsourceofevil.blogspot.se/

Epic to say the least....I tried another mod that was an aliasing mess among other issues, but this one is perfect about 2hrs in.


I saw he used the same pack as niuk niuk over at guru3d.forums, except for his parameters though, i tweaked my own., + added http://www.moddb.com/games/doom-iii/...hrozo/#3236758

http://www.abload.de/thumb/sikkmodxeoq5.png
and re-enabled disabled monster shadows in sikkmod 1.2 modified.pk4 file. :D

Kwod Sep 19, 2012 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by TheHunter (Post 2725073)
i tweaked my own., + added
I'm pretty useless when it comes to mods, so I was grateful that this was such an easy install.
Shotgun rocks, but I'm gonna have to get BFG edition for the double barrell:toast::toast:

JC316 Sep 19, 2012 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Tatty_One (Post 2724979)
^^^ Yes but a classic nonetheless :)
When did you come back? I haven't posted here in a while, but you were long gone when I left.

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Originally Posted by 3870x2 (Post 2725008)
This has always been a great game to me, reminds me of how powerful the 9800pro was.

I bought it on launch day and yes, it was awesome back in the day. Would have been so much better had they not focused on fun house scares. IMO, the first part where the radio is going off and everyone is screaming and hell are the two best parts of the game. If the rest of it had that kind of intensity, it would have been fantastic.

Oh and I was on an Athlon XP 2200+, 512mb of ram, and a Geforce FX 5900. It ran like ass at 800x600.

Benetanegia Sep 19, 2012 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by RejZoR (Post 2724995)
Why oh why everyone have to use idiotic DOF which looks horrible in every single game. Only one that has DOF sort of ok was Crysis And Deus Ex 3 which only used DOF for conversations. At least it focus properly on objects unlike in here where it looks like you're short sighted...

This just never will work in games because you have a fixed focal point unlike our eyes which move independent of our head/body. Not to mention field of view is nearly 180° with peripheral vision on both far ends. Computers can't do any of that they stick to idiotic console 75° angle, let alone 90° which is still just half of the actual one...
I agree. I hate how lens flare is used too and motion blur and all the other camera effects for that matter, dof and lens flare are simply the worst offenders imo. They try so hard to make games look as if seen through a camera and that completely kills immersion! Games must be done to look as if seen with naked eyes.

Kwod Sep 19, 2012 01:28 AM
Yo, too much complaining, it's a 1gig dl, so dl and install it and give it a go, it's a decent improvement over vanilla.

Benetanegia Sep 19, 2012 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwod (Post 2725487)
Yo, too much complaining, it's a 1gig dl, so dl and install it and give it a go, it's a decent improvement over vanilla.
Oh, I was not complaining about this mod especifically. Just nearly all games do it.

I've already tried Sikkmod which is what adds HDR, AO and all the modern features to this mod (compilation of mods actually). You can tweak it very easily so it's easy to get the dof that you want, etc. And it does look "good" even with the vanilla textures*, so I guess it's amazing with the texture pack and weapon replacement.

* I think that I didn't install any texture mod when I tried it, tho maybe I did lol, can't remember. Textures didn't look terribly bad once the mod was adding more depth to the world.

Drone Sep 19, 2012 10:34 AM
So many modes these days. Old wine in new bottles. I don't care about this one (I like Doom3 as it is) but it looks really good and it's for free. I'm sure they've spend a helluva lot of time on this.


I would like to see Blood, Duke Nukem and Halo in "new bottles". These games definitely need it.

Benetanegia Sep 19, 2012 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Drone (Post 2725792)
I would like to see Blood, Duke Nukem and Halo in "new bottles". These games definitely need it.
Those are way too old, they would require something like BlackMesa Source.

Duke Nukem and Blood didn't even have a real 3D engine, they were 2.5D

Frag Maniac Sep 19, 2012 10:51 AM
Objects in the not too far distance look way too blurry. I think I'll wait until the actual BFG Edition comes out. I like what I'm hearing about the changes they're making.

RuskiSnajper Sep 19, 2012 01:47 PM
Great, but DOF is horrible.

TheHunter Sep 19, 2012 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwod (Post 2725467)
I'm pretty useless when it comes to mods, so I was grateful that this was such an easy install.
Shotgun rocks, but I'm gonna have to get BFG edition for the double barrell:toast::toast:
Yes that's true, that guy (niukniuk) also made the mod to copy & overwrite and i see this is the same thing.

But to really make it stand out you have to add that Pronzo FX mod and re-adjust disabled shadows - for this you will have to tweak some parameters inside pak_modfiles.pk4.

I uploaded this sikkmodd file if you want to overwrite, i also disabled pinky sounds (i didnt like them one bit, it sounded low quality)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/80kzco...k_modfiles.pk4


& Phrozo FX (just put it in main sikkmod dir), i lowered plasma gun and chaingun a bit so its not to demanding.. DOF + prozofx is killing it, add high aa values and it will crawl (max 2 -4 xaa)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/e77m47...mpatibleD3.pk4

and here is my CFG

Spoiler

AphexDreamer Sep 19, 2012 02:04 PM
The DOF makes it seem like the dude needs glasses. :/

Otherwise the textures seem real nice.

Kwod Sep 19, 2012 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Benetanegia (Post 2725786)

* I think that I didn't install any texture mod when I tried it, tho maybe I did lol, can't remember. Textures didn't look terribly bad once the mod was adding more depth to the world.
It's been a while since I played vanilla, but I never found it that scary, but with better GFX, lighting and sounds, this is the way it should be played....granted DOF isn't everyone's cup of tea, but most of doom is close quarters and DOF doesn't apply.

It'll be interesting to listen to BFG's shotgun sounds, as this one's intense!!

This mod has enhanced vanilla's strong points, and given it's 2012, the technical upgrade this mod brings is much appreciated by me.

RejZoR Sep 19, 2012 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Benetanegia (Post 2725475)
I agree. I hate how lens flare is used too and motion blur and all the other camera effects for that matter, dof and lens flare are simply the worst offenders imo. They try so hard to make games look as if seen through a camera and that completely kills immersion! Games must be done to look as if seen with naked eyes.
Actually lens flare is not bad, it even happens with our eyes but not to such extent as with camera lenses. I agree, they try to make it more dramatic in games by using camera one but still.

As for the motion blur, i've used it in Black Mesa mod as a tweak and it looks pretty good. I've dumb it down to a level where it only slightly blurs the far edges of the screen while running forward. And also when you spin around your own axis. It's a very subtle effect that just looks cool. Similar is motion blur in CS:GO. It's not overdone but you can notice it and it looks real.

TheMailMan78 Sep 19, 2012 02:33 PM
Screens?

RevengE Sep 20, 2012 08:05 PM
I love how I.D releases BFG. Doom 3 was cool and all but I want Doom 4.

TheHunter Sep 20, 2012 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78 (Post 2725947)
Screens?
Here are a few I made, but with DOF :D

http://i.imgur.com/FuA15.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GhZdB.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eiwgm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6IQ4k.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Zpito.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0BbkK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/9cPgI.jpg
Phrozo FX
http://i.imgur.com/GeMHi.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Pslzm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RhzPR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4itgM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Xxpds.jpg

Here im using POM, but its deeeeemanding
http://i.imgur.com/5VjAh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/d0BPj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/afwPE.jpg

INSTG8R Sep 20, 2012 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by RejZoR (Post 2724995)
Why oh why everyone have to use idiotic DOF which looks horrible in every single game. Only one that has DOF sort of ok was Crysis And Deus Ex 3 which only used DOF for conversations. At least it focus properly on objects unlike in here where it looks like you're short sighted...

This just never will work in games because you have a fixed focal point unlike our eyes which move independent of our head/body. Not to mention field of view is nearly 180° with peripheral vision on both far ends. Computers can't do any of that they stick to idiotic console 75° angle, let alone 90° which is still just half of the actual one...
Have to agree, Not a Fan of DOF and REALLY hate Motion Blur. First things I turn off when I start a game if it's an option. Don't care how well done it is never gonna see it because it's off before I ever press Start.

I will throw in one exception for DOF tho(can't turn it off anyway) Was Sleeping Dogs use of DOF to simulate distance. You could always see pretty far but there was a DOF "haze" that would smoothly come into focus as you would move closer.

On Topic. Nice to see people still putting work into "classic games" like this one. I mean I always though Doom 3 looked pretty good(maybe a bit too dark in places) but then that was intended to keep you on edge.

This mod is a good a reason as any to give it another spin. But then watching the Vid I already know I would hate the DOF and Blur if I couldn't disable it...


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