Mac doom 3 demo mac#
The default settings for our Power Mac G5 are: Most gamers will not like this so we'd say that the minimum requirements are probably set too low. Then the frame rate drops significantly to yield lags and choppy action. Playing at an 27-28 fps is generally okay until you meet up with two or more creatures. It seems the best combination of performance and visual effects is with just disabling shadows. The latter steps also obviously degraded the visual quality for just 1.5 fps. Disabling specular yielded 28.1, disabling Bump Map also gave 28.1 and disabling high quality special effects provided 29.0 fps. Disabling shadows moved it up to a respectable 27.5. Using the built-in demo (see our SpeedFAQ for how), our 1.67GHz PowerBook G4 managed an average of 19.6 fps. Out of the box with DOOM 3's default settings for our PowerBook G4, the latest and most powerful that Apple makes, was unable to run DOOM 3 at an acceptable frame rate when confronted with a zombie or creature. But we also tried DOOM 3 on our 1.67GHz 17" PowerBook G4 with ATI Radeon 9700 graphics that has 128MB of VRAM, just a cut above the minimum requirements. It easily meets the minimum requirements. We normally use a dual 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5 with an NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL graphics card that has 256MB of VRAM for testing 3D games. They include a PowerPC G4 at 1.5 GHz or faster and an ATI Radeon 8500 or Nvidia GeForce 3 or better graphics card with 64 MB VRAM. The minimum system requirements for DOOM 3 are pretty high. In the multiplayer online game, you just run around Mars City and shoot the other players without interference from creatures or zombies.
Mars City is a pretty dingy place before the attack but it gets darker as the lights malfunction or are turned off by the creatures-this just makes your job harder, of course. The zombified marines and commandos shoot back and some creatures throw fireballs or shoot at you with plasma guns or rockets but otherwise they strike, claw or chew on you. In the single-player version of the game, your job is to fight your way back to the entrance, shooting the creatures and zombies along the way. Curiously, none seem smart enough to have planned the attack in the first place-what do they do when they are not attacking and eating earthling invaders? There are some pretty wild creatures along with zombified scientists, workers, marines and commandos among the attackers. The story takes place in an earth colony on Mars where, after a number of strange events, demonic forces from the underworld begin taking over just as you arrive to investigate the events. We bought our copy at an Apple Retail Store for $49.95 but you can get it from the online Mac Game Store for $47.95 or for $44.99. DOOM 3 is published for the Mac by Aspyr Media.
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