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| 2008-12-21 14:46 - Update | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) |  Over the last few days I've been creating a script to migrate alot of the data i have on this site to phpbb and then and completely rebuild the portal software. Should be finished soon. 
The changes are designed to be totally transparent to the end user. All accounts, forum posts etc will remain. | |
| 2008-05-08 00:59 - ID Software confirms Doom 4 | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | Production has begun on DOOM 4™, the next journey into the legendary DOOM universe
| DOOM is part of the id Software DNA and demands the greatest talent and brightest minds in the industry to bring the next installment of our flagship franchise to Earth," said Todd Hollenshead, CEO, id Software. "It’s critical for id Software to have the best creative minds in-house to develop games that meet the standards synonymous with our titles." |
ID Software are hiring staff to work on the console/PC version of Doom4.
If you're interested in applying checkout this link
http://www.idsoftware.com/business/jobs/index.php
Will post more info as I get it. | |
| 2008-04-09 19:44 - ok this weekend things will happen | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | Been abroad for a few weeks and off again soon so this weekend is my only chance to get the game servers up and migrate the site.
Hopefully I have enough time and I'll post the details on Saturday.
For those of you into LANs I'm booked to go to i34 (http://i34.multiplay.co.uk/) in August for a 4 day 2000 person LAN event. If anyone is interested in going let me know and I'll put in a seating request to be in the same area. | |
| 2008-01-23 00:41 - Little update | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | Well things have been slightly slower than expected but the main config is all done on the new server now.
Just need to make a visit to the DC to swap the servers out. Initially I'll have a couple of COD4 and COD2 servers up and running. Then I should have the Doom 3 ones up. Just need to monitor the bandwidth usage carefully initially.
Will update once the switch over has taken place. Probably sometime this weekend in the middle of the night once I drive down to London when the traffic isn't bad.
Oh and for the geeks out there if you're really interesting in the specs:
Dell Poweredge 860
Quad core 2.4hghz Xeon
5GB RAM
100mbit switch port (London redbus) | |
| 2007-12-30 22:59 - Some updates | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | [whoops I accidently deleted this item]
Anyway some updates
Posted previously :
Just thought I'd post a little update as its been a very long time!
The site has been ticking along over the last few months and I've not really spent much time here. Well things are changing.
I have on order a brand new server that is around 20 times more powerful than the existing one. Of course I'm not upgrading just for the sake of it. (Well maybe but there are other reasons)
Some things planned in the pipeline.
Run some game servers, Q4, D3, ET:QW, COD4 and possibly Fear.
Re-intergrate D3HQ/Q4HQ into a single centralised site
See ya! |
Status update.
So far Call of Duty 4 and Doom 3 servers have been running fine in test. Just need to install and test, Doom 3 ROE, Doom 3 LMS Mod, Call of Duty 2, and Fear.
Some slight delays getting the site code updated but that should be fixed shortly. Currently in test its showing some errors.
Old server will be upgraded with new server probably in the 2nd week of January. Just a case of driving down to the DC in London (at night time to avoid the traffic!) and swapping out the servers.
The old server will then be relocated to another location for additional redundancy.
Will update again soon.
Have a good New Year everyone! | |
| 2006-03-08 17:45 - We're back again! | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | Hey guys!
First off an apology for the massive downtime we've had. As most of you are probably aware I had to move the site to different server however I had major problems with it and then right after that I took my vacation so didn't have any time to work on it as I was topping up my sun tan 
Well after arriving back in the UK I was faced with loads of study for my Cisco CCNA course so I had to put the site on hold for a bit.
Well as you've probably figured by reading this, the site is back up again! I'll be hopefully updating it a bit over the coming weeks. As ever looking for assistance posting news.
See ya!
George | |
| 2005-12-22 00:10 - Classic Doom Version 1 released | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | This is the 1.0 version of Classic Doom 3 for Doom 3. This version contains the full episode of "Knee Deep In The Dead" in both single player and multiplayer styles.
Alongside the inclusion of maps E1M6, E1M7 and E1M8, these maps are also deathmatch enabled. With our custom menu system, you will be able to join any deathmatch server that is running version 1.0 of Classic Doom 3. You will also be able to create your own deathmatch servers for internet play. For those of you who wish to play through Classic Doom 3 in Co-Op, the Last Man Standing modification will be releasing the mod shortly.
This will be added to the downloads section in the next 24 hours! | |
| 2005-10-25 01:25 - Doom 3: Ressurection of Evil (xbox) | | Posted by landpirate | more from same (Doom 3) | doom 3 ressurection of evil was released in the uk the other day. so after playing for 20 miniutes
it is seriously improves on the original doom3 for xboox which was a complete failiure
first thing i noticed was the fact that it improves the graphcs
also the ai is greatly improved
anyways its late im tired,
more later
ps WORTH BUYING | |
| 2005-10-22 00:49 - Doom was actually decent! | | Posted by ChainsawTime | more from same (Doom 3) | With all the amazingly bad films that have been adapted from video games over the years (to name a few: Street Fighter, Wing Commander, and the penultimate, Super Mario Bros.), it's easy to look at the commercials and trailers for Doom and think, "Boy, that thing's going to suck." That's the thought I had going into the theater, expecting to groan and laugh at the ridiculous events that would unfold. But the funny thing is, I didn't. If you're a video game fan, the quality of the movie might actually surprise you. Is it a good movie? No. Is it a great movie? Definitely not. But is it surprisingly decent? Yes.
For the non-gaming audience, the basic plot of the movie goes like this: It's the not-too-distant future, and corporation scientists have discovered "something" on Mars, and through researching it, have done experiments they really shouldn't have been doing. Now some kind of monstrous threat is making its way through the research facility, and it has to be stopped. So, a team of Marines, led by Sarge (The Rock), are sent in to neutralize the threat, and, as expected, discover that the threat is not exactly what they think it is.
So, you could fit Doom into three basic genres--action, horror, and sci-fi--and they all work together well enough. None of them ever steals away any focus, and between the action/horror segments, there are some sci-fi explanations that do a pretty good job of breaking things up and moving the plot along (which is good, because the plot itself is pretty thin). Nothing ever seems tired, over-the-top, or out of left field, either (though there is one explanation near the end about the human genome that is a little bit silly). However, none of the genres ever seem to be used to their potential. There's a good amount of guns fired, but none of the encounters ever feel that tense. The horror sequences have your requisite monsters and zombies and gore, but nothing that really creeps you out or makes you jump out of your seat. As far as sci-fi is concerned, it's there just for what I described above--to explain things and move along the plot. And aside from there being an inter-spatial portal called "the Ark," the action takes place almost entirely indoors, with fairly normal-looking labs, corridors, and sewers. So, there's no real futuristic, "we're on another planet" feel. Maybe if Doom had a few more firefights, scares, and something more sci-fi than just explaining why this and that is happening, it could have been a good popcorn flick.
But then there's also the creativity aspect of it. By looking at the basic plot, the general feel you get is just, "Been there, done that," and the content tends to go along with it. Shadowy figures sometimes scurry by quickly, dogs rattle angrily in their cages, and you have the occasional zombie that rushes at somebody or monster that lops someone's head off. There are no original scares, just eyeballs in the dark and the old shoots-something-out-of-its-mouth. No complicated firefights or combat sequences either, and no special effects that will wow you. And even if you come into this movie without knowing anything about the games or seeing any of the ads, odds are you'll figure out what caused the mayhem on Mars before the characters do.
So, Doom's pretty much standard fare, but that's not to say it's a horrible movie. There are a few aspects of the flick that actually raise it a bit over mediocre status. For one thing, it's an action/horror/sci-fi mish-mash movie, which are few and far between. And as discussed, the mish-mash works, with each genre weighed out enough so nothing feels tired. The dialogue and acting also do the job, with no one standing out as flat-out terrible. The script/editing is fairly tight, and aside from one or two things, none of the plot points ever seem that needless. The plot itself, although thin, also has some tendencies of depth now and again, with an estranged brother-sister dynamic, and the old "a soldier's duty" topic that creeps in near the end. Almost all the jokes and one-liners work, too. None of them are really original, but they also never fall completely flat or feel uncalled for, so they'll guarantee at least a few chuckles. And then there is a "first-person perspective" sequence near the end of the flick that actually is kind of cool (more on that below).
For the gaming fans, there are also a few things that make the movie a little bit special. There's the occasional name drop (one of which, when you find out the character's name, will make you go, "Oh, sh*t, I know what's going to happen to him!") the appearance of the BFG and the chainsaw, both of which are pretty awesome (but sorely underused), and a couple baddies that you'll easily recognize. But maybe what you're really wondering about is the fabled "first-person perspective" sequence, which is an attempt to recreate the feel of the games. Well, if you saw it by itself or if the sequence were cut up and interspersed throughout the movie, it probably would be questionable. But thankfully, the sequence is only used once, it's not very long (runs about four minutes), is near the end of the movie, and it actually has a point. What that point is, though, I'll leave up to you to see.
So, Doom is a decent movie overall, that doesn't fail on anything it does, but still could have delivered a bit more. So, at least we can add another mark for the "good" side. Though, like Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider, I'm sure it will be debated. But you know what? At least it's not another Super Mario Bros. | |
| 2005-09-21 03:13 - Opera released to the public for free | | Posted by George | more from same (Doom 3) | The web browser Opera have decided to release their version free of charge to all users now without the previous add bar that used to be displayed. For those of you using firefox or still using I.E. I suggest you try out Opera. It seems to have the best bits of both browsers and also looks really nice too!
Check it out http://www.opera.com
So, Firefox vs Opera vs I.E who wins? | |
| 2005-09-13 01:57 - DooM3 Mod | | Posted by woodcarver | more from same (Doom 3) | As of Sept.,9,2005; there has been a release of a co-op mod called Open Coop 1.0. It contains all levels from the single-player campaign!
You can check it out at www.d3opencoop.com
I haven't downlaoded it and tried it yet, but it sounds like it would be worth it.
EDIT: Just saw a "popularity list" on File Planet, Open Coop 1.0 is ranked #3 in popularity; must be an awsome mod! | |
| 2005-08-08 03:44 - Doom Ported to IPOD | | Posted by phrozen755 | more from same (Doom 3) | Yes folks...Doom can be HAD to any IPOD photo...
hehe I think its pretty spiffy
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