doom 3 alpha

downloaded it a while ago but had no exe file.had an application only but could not open up any other files.when clicking on the application it just opens a window for a split second.it was a 372mb file so should be the complete program.another one i downloaded was a proper zip file but was corrupt.downloading now but i think its the first one again.i read on another forum you can get it running somhow but cannot find it again-anyone know for sure.im limited in the number of places i can get it from as it is quite hard to find and p2p is slow

kazaa might have it if you have kazaa www.kazaa.com

///////haz-matt

yeah-i got doom3 but dont know how to start it.someone on another forum had same prob and somone answered but i cant remember the forum.do i need to download somthing to go with it

Been a while since I had it installed, but as far as I can remember, it was a simple unzip.

Doom 3 will typically be packed into a WinRAR archive. Inside you will find the necessary files to load the game (Primarily the .exe).

i did manage to get a zipped version before but it was corrupt.the one i keep finding now is one that has an applition file that is 372mb but no other files with it.what is a winwar file btw-please excuse my ignorence

WinRAR is a windows program similar to Winzip that can handle RAR files, in addition to ZIP files. Check out http://www.rarsoft.com

i just used winace, i double clicked on the file and it took a while for it to open, and then i clicked on the folder inside and there are three items in the folder, and then i unzipped them. at first nothing appeared tohappen then after about 5 mins of waiting it started unzipping.

i can tell already that this game is going to be rediculously scary

and it looks really nice to, except my 8500 kept running our of vertex cache

i nan get the application to launch into a little window-the open gl one that pops up at the very start of all carmacks game engins 4 a second or 2 but at top it says couldnt load defaulf.cfg-any ideas i feel like im getting quite close

DOOM 0.02 win-x86 Jul 23 2002
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Documents and Settings\brown\Desktop\Doom_III/base

----------------------
idPacketServer::Kill: server thread not active
idRenderer::Shutdown()
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...shutting down QGL
==== Game Shutdown ====
==== Map Shutdown ====
Clearing targets
-----------------------------------
Shutdown event system
...not started
-----------------------------------
Couldn't load default.cfg


this is the error inside the box if it helps

just forget about it, its not worth it.

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Originally posted by fozz
DOOM 0.02 win-x86 Jul 23 2002
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Documents and Settings\brown\Desktop\Doom_III/base

----------------------
idPacketServer::Kill: server thread not active
idRenderer::Shutdown()
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...shutting down QGL
==== Game Shutdown ====
==== Map Shutdown ====
Clearing targets
-----------------------------------
Shutdown event system
...not started
-----------------------------------
Couldn't load default.cfg


this is the error inside the box if it helps

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Hmm, try deleting the Doomconfig.cfg and see if that helps. Yeah, I'm being serious :). The game rebuilds it if it can't find it.

Not sure if that'll help but maybe..

Basically the game runs off the .exe. It doesn't install on your computer, but runs live off the .exe file. I used winrar to open it and ran the executable. Then used alt-enter to go full screen. Don't try to use the menu that pops up. You need to press the tilde (~) button and type the map names into the console in order to load the maps. This game really will change the way we look at pc games. It's very realistic looking and very atmospheric. Can't wait.

Quote:

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Originally posted by fozz
DOOM 0.02 win-x86 Jul 23 2002
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium III
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\Documents and Settings\brown\Desktop\Doom_III/base

----------------------
idPacketServer::Kill: server thread not active
idRenderer::Shutdown()
Shutting down OpenGL subsystem
...shutting down QGL
==== Game Shutdown ====
==== Map Shutdown ====
Clearing targets
-----------------------------------
Shutdown event system
...not started
-----------------------------------
Couldn't load default.cfg


this is the error inside the box if it helps

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I've had the same problem with Quake 3, whether it's related or not i don't know. But are you trying to launch the game from a desktop shortcut? I know it sounds weird, but i created a short cut for quake 3 and it gave the same error, weird eh? But if you run the executable from it's folder in explorer it worked for me. It may be because i didn't actually 'install' quake the normal way, the same would apply for doom3 as its not actually installed, as mentioned earlier it just runs live.
when it loads, bring down the console window and type the map of your choice:

map e3/e3_1
map e3/e3_2
map e3/e3_3

I think that's it, my memory isn't the best - it's been a while.


-Mark