lots of problems with doom 3

Emptyevergreen · 08-04-2004, 07:25 PM

ive encountered a hell of a lot of problems while i have beenplaying doom 3, first of when i get to parts where there might be a real time cutscene the game will sometiimes just shut down and act as if i was ever playing it at all, also when loading new levels sometimes the progress bar will stop and it will return to the doom menu. is anyone having similar problems or is there something i need to update or fix to get this game to work right

Grimulus · 08-04-2004, 07:48 PM

well dude, i have doom as well. i crashed on me a couple of times when i was loading something, but since i had just started, i just overwrote it, and it hasn't happened again. apparently after the first crashes it just works itself out. not sure how that works, but that's been the general consensus with those that already have doom 3. i'm loving the game though. you???

Emptyevergreen · 08-05-2004, 08:01 AM

oh yeah one of the best single player fps i have played, maybe its just a little to dark though i mean you cant see anything without the flashlight, and with the flashlight its like your playing on a 5 inch monitor

Nephilim · 08-05-2004, 08:41 AM

The darkness and the flashlight really add to the creepiness for me

The best graphics I've ever seen too!

I haven't run into any problems with the game yet although quite a few people are having problems getting it to run due to SafeDisc 3.20.022 detecting virtual drives and emulation software or just plain refusing to run by giving a "please insert Doom3 disc 1" error with the original disc. Bummer.

**Praetor** · 08-05-2004, 01:25 PM

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ive encountered a hell of a lot of problems while I have beenplaying doom 3, first of when I get to parts where there might be a real time cutscene the game will sometiimes just shut down and act as if I was ever playing it at all

Not meaning to imply anything by this but a couple of my friends with ATi cards have had this problem too (9000,9200,9500, 9800Pro). Back with the Alpha/Beta it was the nVidia cards that had a major problem... maybe a switcheroo?

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oh yeah one of the best single player fps I have played, maybe its just a little to dark though I mean you cant see anything without the flashlight,

Plasma rifle (first one on lev4 or lev5) or better yet, if you've got a surround sound setup you dont need lights as you can aim by sound. Then there's the chainsaw...........

Nephilim · 08-06-2004, 04:56 AM

Running smooth here on a 9800Pro w/ Catalyst 4.6

72montecarlo · 08-06-2004, 09:53 AM

ive played through a few levels and no problems as of yet of any kind. great game and amazing graphics.

**Praetor** · 08-06-2004, 01:15 PM

Unfortunately once you get the chainsaw... it's not as scary anymore!

I liked the Painkiller but the chainsaw just kicks ass

(I'll see if i cant track down any common driver versions)

**Praetor** · 08-09-2004, 01:04 PM

It appears Catalyst 4.2 (or something like that) was the common driver for people experiencing crashing with Doom3.... coincidence maybe?

Chroder · 08-09-2004, 05:39 PM

Updated my catalyst drivers last night, solved my crashing woes

I thought it was something else, maybe an error with the no .... nevermind.

08-04-2004, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Emptyevergreen Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 37	lots of problems with doom 3 ive encountered a hell of a lot of problems while i have beenplaying doom 3, first of when i get to parts where there might be a real time cutscene the game will sometiimes just shut down and act as if i was ever playing it at all, also when loading new levels sometimes the progress bar will stop and it will return to the doom menu. is anyone having similar problems or is there something i need to update or fix to get this game to work right

08-04-2004, 07:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	well dude, i have doom as well. i crashed on me a couple of times when i was loading something, but since i had just started, i just overwrote it, and it hasn't happened again. apparently after the first crashes it just works itself out. not sure how that works, but that's been the general consensus with those that already have doom 3. i'm loving the game though. you??? __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

08-05-2004, 08:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nephilim VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 36 Posts: 166	The darkness and the flashlight really add to the creepiness for me The best graphics I've ever seen too! I haven't run into any problems with the game yet although quite a few people are having problems getting it to run due to SafeDisc 3.20.022 detecting virtual drives and emulation software or just plain refusing to run by giving a "please insert Doom3 disc 1" error with the original disc. Bummer. __________________ P4 3.06 Ghz / Gigabyte GA-8INXP 1024 MB Mushkin PC2100 Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Lite-On LTD-166S / Plextor Premium / Plextor PX-708A "And there we saw the giants ... And we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight." Numbers 13:33 Last edited by Nephilim; 08-05-2004 at 08:44 AM.

08-06-2004, 04:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Nephilim VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 36 Posts: 166	Running smooth here on a 9800Pro w/ Catalyst 4.6 __________________ P4 3.06 Ghz / Gigabyte GA-8INXP 1024 MB Mushkin PC2100 Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro Lite-On LTD-166S / Plextor Premium / Plextor PX-708A "And there we saw the giants ... And we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight." Numbers 13:33

08-06-2004, 09:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
72montecarlo Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 135	ive played through a few levels and no problems as of yet of any kind. great game and amazing graphics. __________________ Dell XPS M170 OS: XP Professional SP2 CPU: Intel Pentium M 2.13Ghz MOBO: Intel 915PM Chipset HDD: 100Gb 7200rpm Ultra ATA OD: DVD-RW CD-RW Burner RAM: 2gb DDR2 533mhz VGA: PCi16x Geforce Go 6800 Ultra 256mb GDDR3 SCREEN: 17' WUXGA Ultrasharp TFT 1920x1200 native AUDIO: 2 Speakers, 1 1" subwoofer

08-05-2004, 08:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Emptyevergreen Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 37	oh yeah one of the best single player fps i have played, maybe its just a little to dark though i mean you cant see anything without the flashlight, and with the flashlight its like your playing on a 5 inch monitor

08-06-2004, 01:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Unfortunately once you get the chainsaw... it's not as scary anymore! I liked the Painkiller but the chainsaw just kicks ass (I'll see if i cant track down any common driver versions) __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

08-09-2004, 01:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
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08-09-2004, 05:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
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