Doom 3 BFG Edition
Think there is any chance of a Mac port? Considering the Doom 3 engine is already ported to the Mac and Doom 1, 2, and 3 were out for Mac, would be kind of sucky if we didn't get it. We never did get the Resurrection of Evil expansion though...
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Doom 3 BFG Edition
Started by ZildjianKX, Jun 02 2012 10:01 AM
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Posted 02 June 2012 - 05:19 PM
I was thinking about this when I saw it too. I sure hope there's a Mac version. And not some crappy "campaign edition" either with stuff missing. 
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When there's a multiplayer version, I'm going to be on Frost's team. Well, except he doesn't seem to actually need a team...I mean, what's the point? "Hey look, it's Frost and His Merry Gang of Useless Hangers-On!" Or something.
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 05:52 AM
I wouldn't hold my breath. Most of this content is already available on the Mac, and RoE wasn't ported when Doom3 was still popular. Why port it now?
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 08:12 AM
jeannot, on 03 June 2012 - 05:52 AM, said:
I wouldn't hold my breath. Most of this content is already available on the Mac, and RoE wasn't ported when Doom3 was still popular. Why port it now?
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 11:45 AM
Beyond RoE there's also some completely new levels so there should be enough new content to Mac that it wouldn't merely be a repackage. I'm not expecting a huge improvement from the remastered graphics, but it's still nice to have. The other major new feature is 3D support, which will be interesting to see if/how that makes it over to Mac. Besides as a lead-up to Doom 4 to help fire up the existing fan-base it serves purposes other than just making money as a standalone title.
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 12:52 PM
*a little birdy lands on this forum and whispers* A lot of times when they say remastered graphics they simply mean the resolution is bumped up from the original console release. If they roll in the sikkmod though that would be something. Personally that's what I would like to see from this. Having RoE officially on the Mac finally would be great too.
3D support on Mac is highly doubtful. You need hardware support and Mac has none.... except Anaglyph (red\cyan, pink\green) but that's not what they are referring to. They are talking about nvidia stereovision or AMD HD 3D... new hardware would be needed.... specifically monitors (and the requisite peripherals that may be needed such as glasses, and I doubt they are going to go with a glasses free solution if it means halving the resolution when they are so big on retina displays)... and then drivers that support it.
BTW the thing that made it not 3D compatible before was the post processing effects. One had to turn those off in order for 3D to work with the game. They most likely fixed the post processing effects so they can be rendered twice... once for each eye. There really isn't any remastering that needs to be done to make a game 3D compatible in fact older games are easier to make 3D than newer games because they lack post processing that typically breaks 3D unless again they update it so it works... that's what specific 3D support in newer games does.
Using the nvidia drivers on my old PC I used to play games like Half-LIfe and Kingpin: Life of Crime in anaglyph 3D. Even with that el cheapo type of 3D they looked truly 3D and made regular gaming look too flat... looked better than movies in 3D... even with the lack of color.
3D support on Mac is highly doubtful. You need hardware support and Mac has none.... except Anaglyph (red\cyan, pink\green) but that's not what they are referring to. They are talking about nvidia stereovision or AMD HD 3D... new hardware would be needed.... specifically monitors (and the requisite peripherals that may be needed such as glasses, and I doubt they are going to go with a glasses free solution if it means halving the resolution when they are so big on retina displays)... and then drivers that support it.
BTW the thing that made it not 3D compatible before was the post processing effects. One had to turn those off in order for 3D to work with the game. They most likely fixed the post processing effects so they can be rendered twice... once for each eye. There really isn't any remastering that needs to be done to make a game 3D compatible in fact older games are easier to make 3D than newer games because they lack post processing that typically breaks 3D unless again they update it so it works... that's what specific 3D support in newer games does.
Using the nvidia drivers on my old PC I used to play games like Half-LIfe and Kingpin: Life of Crime in anaglyph 3D. Even with that el cheapo type of 3D they looked truly 3D and made regular gaming look too flat... looked better than movies in 3D... even with the lack of color.
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Alex Delarg, A Clockwork Orange said:
It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 02:43 PM
It would be nice to see a port of this to Mac, considering how Aspyr blocked us from even using the RoE expansion on the Mac port.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 02:53 PM
Bethesda never approved my comment on the blog asking about a Mac version. Anyone else want to post there and ask them about it? 
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 06:23 PM
I have a strong feeling that if there is a Mac port it'll probably be up to Aspyr to do it. I mean.. RAGE was at first set to come directly from id at first but Aspyr ended up doing it anyway.
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Alex Delarg, A Clockwork Orange said:
It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen.
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Slower and faster? I'm sorry to hear such good news?
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 12:14 AM
Rage is a great port. Performance is beyond amazing. Too bad the game isn't that much fun : "buy ammo, go to mission, come back to town, start over."
BTW The Doom Classic mod for Doom3 works great, and it is excellent.
BTW The Doom Classic mod for Doom3 works great, and it is excellent.
