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'''General information'''
 
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{{mm}} [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Entryway Doom Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=297 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=297 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/9050/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/9050/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DOOM3/doom-3 GamersGate] | {{ID|Steam}}| Steam key. Windows only. }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DOOM3/doom-3 GamersGate] | {{ID|Steam}}| Steam key. Windows only. }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DOOM3M/doom-3-mac GamersGate] | {{ID|GamersGate}}| Mac only }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DOOM3M/doom-3-mac GamersGate] | {{ID|GamersGate}}| Mac only }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/doom-3/id475362810 Mac App Store] | {{ID|MacApp}} | Updated for Intel Mac compatibility.}}
 
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==Game data==
 
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[[File:Doom 3 General.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game general settings.]]
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Doom 3\base}}
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===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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==Video settings==
 
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[[File:Doom 3 General Video Audio.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game general video/audio settings.]]
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[[File:Doom 3 Advanced Video.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game advanced video settings.]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/doom-3
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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==Input settings==
 
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[[File:Doom 3 Remapping.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game key map settings.]]
 
{{Input settings
 
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse Smoothness in menu, no other acceleration.
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|controller support        = false
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP
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|minOS    = 2000
|minproc  = 1.5 GHz or higher
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|minproc  = Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+ processor or higher
 
|minmem  = 512 MB
 
|minmem  = 512 MB
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|minGPU  = DirectX 9.0 compatible
 
|minGPU  = DirectX 9.0 compatible
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|minHD    = 2.2 GB
 
|minHD    = 2.2 GB
 
|minGPU  = OpenGL hardware acceleration
 
|minGPU  = OpenGL hardware acceleration
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|recOS    = 2.6 kernel
 
|recOS    = 2.6 kernel
 
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{{ii}} Supported AMD Radeon chipsets: 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X1600, X1900, 2400XT, 2600, 3870, 4670, 4850, 5670, 5750, 5770, 5870, 6630, 6750, 6970
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{{ii}} Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForceTM 3/Ti series, GeForceTM 4MX series, GeForceTM 4/Ti series, GeForceTM FX series, GeForceTM 6800, 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120, 320M, 330M
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{{ii}} The game supports Intel HD Graphics 3000 and greater
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{{--}} The game does not support the GMA 950 and GMA X3100 integrated video chipsets
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 16:31, 30 October 2013

Template:Infobox game/row/osxporterTemplate:Infobox game/row/osxporter
Doom 3
Doom 3 cover
Developers
id Software
Splash Damage
Publishers
Activision
Japan CyberFront
Engines
id Tech 4
Release dates
Windows August 3, 2004
macOS (OS X) March 14, 2005
Doom 3 on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).
Doom (1993) 1993
Doom II: Hell on Earth 1994
Final Doom 1996
DRL (unofficial game) 2002
Doom 3 2004
Doom 64 EX (unofficial port) 2008
Doom 3: BFG Edition 2012
Doom (2016) 2016
Doom VFR 2017
Doom I Enhanced 2020
Doom II Enhanced 2020
Doom Eternal 2020
Doom 64 2020

This page is for the original Doom 3. For the BFG Edition, see Doom 3: BFG Edition.

General information

Doom Wiki
Steam Users' Forums for game series
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Community Discussions for expansion pack

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Resurrection of Evil (Expansion)

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

Patches

Windows Patch 1.3.1
Linux Patch 1.3.1
OSX Patch 1.3.1

Game data

In-game general settings.

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

In-game general video/audio settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

This fix is by Widescreen gaming forum.[1]

Instructions

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues, fixes and tweaks

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

It is possible to easily change many things in the game simply by modifying text files located in doom 3/base/pak000.pk4 (.pk4 files can be opened with WinRAR or similar programs). For example, to turn on plasma gun projectile shadows, go to "materials" folder, open "lights.mtr" (use WordPad or other text editor), search for "plasmaglow" and delete the "noshadows" line under it, then save the changes. Particularly the "def" folder contains definitions of monster health, gun damage, ammunition amount and lots of other tweakable game values.

Linux Installation

To install Doom 3 on Linux create a doom3 directory and then copy the following retail pk4 files to your doom3/base directory:

base/pak000.pk4
base/pak001.pk4
base/pak002.pk4
base/pak003.pk4
base/pak004.pk4

If installing the expansion pack you must also copy the following retail pk4 to your doom3/d3xp directory:

d3xp/pak000.pk4

After copying all pk4 files to your hard drive run the linux patch and direct it to your doom3 directory. You can start the game with the command: doom3. To launch the expansion use: doom3 +set fs_game d3xp

For Arch Linux, two PKGBUILDs are available in the AUR for Doom 3; one that builds from source and one that provides a binary (if keeping to the Arch Way, you should prefer to build from source).

Do note that OSS has been disabled in later Ubuntu distros, and it is not likely that sound will work correctly (if at all).

Mod Support

Doom 3 has a small, but very knowledgeable mod community that is still very active and covers most id tech based games.

Tools and Information

  • Doom 3 World - An unofficial id tech community
  • Modwiki - An unofficial id tech informational wiki run by members of Doom 3 World
  • iddevnet - Official, but limited, Doom 3/Quake 4 informational site

Doom 3 Mod Lists

  • Moddb - Best for still active mods
  • Planetdoom - Some Doom 3 news and archives of non-active Doom 3 mods
  • D3files - Mostly for archives of non-active Doom 3 mods

Total Conversions

The Dark Mod is a total conversion for Doom 3, turning it into a dark and moody stealth game inspired by the Thief series.

Open Source Engine

The source code to the engine was released under the GPL license in November 2011. There have since been several modifications. You can view the different branches and changes, as well as download them, from the github repository, if you are willing to compile the code yourself. The same group that worked on ioquake3 has said they will add features to the code and release compiled binaries under the title iodoom3. You will have to obtain the art assets separately.

Another available source port is dhewm3, which adds 64-bit support, EFX on all platforms, and other features.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.6 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible
64 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) OS X 10.6.8
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon x1600/NVidia Geforce 7300
128 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2.4 kernel
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2.2 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL hardware acceleration
64 MB of VRAM
Supported AMD Radeon chipsets: 8500, 9000, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X1600, X1900, 2400XT, 2600, 3870, 4670, 4850, 5670, 5750, 5770, 5870, 6630, 6750, 6970
Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForceTM 3/Ti series, GeForceTM 4MX series, GeForceTM 4/Ti series, GeForceTM FX series, GeForceTM 6800, 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120, 320M, 330M
The game supports Intel HD Graphics 3000 and greater
The game does not support the GMA 950 and GMA X3100 integrated video chipsets

References