First-Person Shooters of the 2000s, Part 1 Codexery

Doom 3

A survival horror first-person shooter set on a Mars base invaded by demons.

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Doom 3 is a story-driven first-person action game set on Mars in 2145, where the player fights zombies and demons after a teleportation experiment goes wrong.[1][2] The game emphasizes horror through darkness, requiring players to choose between holding a weapon or a flashlight until the 2012 BFG Edition added an armor-mounted light.[3][4]

Key facts and history

Doom 3 was unveiled at Macworld Conference & Expo/Tokyo 2001 alongside the GeForce 3.[5] Trent Reznor was originally set to compose the music and sound effects, but none of his work made the final product due to "time, money and bad management"[6] Chris Vrenna and Clint Walsh instead produced and composed the game's soundtrack.[7] A re-release called Doom 3: BFG Edition was published by Bethesda Softworks in October 2012, featuring enhanced graphics and the ability to use the flashlight while holding a weapon.[8][4]

The development team for Doom 3 consisted of 20 to 22 people, and the budget allocated for development was $10 million.[5] On July 14, 2004, Doom 3 reached gold status, and its United States release occurred on August 3, 2004.[9] Under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later license, the Doom 3 engine's source code was made open-source on November 22, 2011.[10]

What the cited sources add

The engine also struggles with rendering high-gloss surfaces such as polished steel, though this is hidden by the game's dark environments.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Doom 3 Weapons", Planet Doom (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Doom 3", Activision, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Atherton, "Review: Doom 3", September 2004, p. 66–73; Atherton, "Review: Doom 3", September 2004, p. 66–73; Atherton, "Review: Doom 3", September 2004, p. 66–73; Atherton, "Review: Doom 3", September 2004, p. 66–73 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "New Doom 3 For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays", Kotaku, May 30, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carmack, "1 June 2000 .plan document for Doom 3", GameFinger, June 1, 2000; Smith, "Doom 3: Hell comes to Xbox", August 2004, p. 32; Snider, "Doom' returns in all its gory", USA Today, May 12, 2003; Davidson, "Gamer's little bash grows intro major international event", Edmonton Journal, August 15, 2005, p. 18; "Doom 3' Breaks Sales Records; 'Chappelle's Show' Regulars Make The Rounds; Warped Tour: Cheap Seats Ensures Success; Friday Movie Box Office", Finance Wire, 2004; Marriott, "In the Background, a Man in the Gaming Forefront", The New York en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Reznor, "Nine Inch Nails: Access", Nine Inch Nails, July 21, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alderman, "Q&A: Doom 3 soundtrack contributor Chris Vrenna", GameSpot, August 4, 2004; D., "Chris Vrenna Talks Doom 3", IGN, July 30, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Doom 3: BFG Edition will light up store shelves in October", Warp Zoned, June 19, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Thorsen, "Doom 3 goes gold", GameSpot, July 14, 2004; Largent, "Doom 3 Confirmed for Mac OS X", Inside Mac Games, July 15, 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Doom 3" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Larabel, "Doom 3 Source-Code To Be Released This Year", Phoronix (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Kosak, "John Carmack: The Technology of Doom 3 and What's Next", GameSpy, August 14, 2004. facts only, no text reused. uk.pc.gamespy.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Doom 3 (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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