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| DOOM 3 Benchmarking Map and Demo |
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Demo |
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Multiple Files (see below) |
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PC |
| Downloads: |
2267 |
| Download Now |  | Bench Demo
(viavga_d3_bench_demo.zip, 39.8 MB, 06/10/2005) |
| Bench Map
(viavga_d3_bench.zip, 4.9 MB, 06/10/2005) |
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| Description
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Built from the ground up to push today’s high-end systems into breaking a sweat, the map was developed by renowned mapper Josh ‘b0rg’ Holmes, the editor of VIA’s official games website VIA Gamers Arena, to offer a glimpse at what to expect from tomorrow’s games using DOOM 3 technology, the world’s most technically advanced PC gaming engine. The multiplayer demo recorded for benchmark testing is approximately twice as demanding as the default single player demo packaged with DOOM 3. The map is suitable for 2-4 player deathmatch games and demands an impressive system to run smoothly, such as one based on the latest VIA K8 or PT series core logic chipsets.
“I wanted to create an incredibly system-intensive multiplayer map to take DOOM 3 technology to the extreme and see what the powerful engine is really capable of,” said Josh Holmes, editor of VIA Gamers Arena. “I’m pleased to have achieved this goal by incorporating as much eye candy as possible, while implementing all the optimization tricks I’ve learnt, to give an exceptional system benchmarking tool that will be a DOOM 3 engine performance yardstick for some time to come.”
Incorporating original assets from DOOM 3, as well as several custom projection lights, the layout of viavga_d3_bench includes a combination of small and large areas constructed with the liberal use of brushes and curved patch meshes. Each area is heavily illuminated with numerous point and project lights. The map features various special effects including breakable glass and lights, reflective surfaces, exploding gas tanks and fuel drums, lifts, traps and a balanced scattering of weapons, ammo, armor and medkits.
viavga_d3_bench supports duel, free for all and team deathmatch modes of play. A default multiplayer demo can be downloaded and used for system benchmarking. Refer to the instructions included for information on how to run the demo.
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To run the demo, first download the map and unzip the included .pk4 file into
your doom3/base directory. Then download the viavga_d3_bench_demo.zip file,
unzip the demo file into your doom3/base/demo folder. If there is no demo folder
in your base folder, create it and place the demo file in there. Then start DOOM
3, open the console and type:
Timedemo viavga_d3_bench
The demo will now run and when it finishes a frame rate score will be reported
on screen.
Alternatively, you may want to just download the map and create your own
benchmarking demo (I recommend using a minimum of 4 players for this). To create
your own demo, place the following text into the DoomConfig.cfg file, which is
located in the base folder:
set startrec "recordDemo; set demorec vstr stoprec"
set stoprec "stopRecording; set demorec vstr startrec"
set demorec "vstr startrec"
bind F10 vstr demorec
Pressing F10 will start recording a demo. Pressing it again will stop recording.
The demo file this creates will be located in your base/demos folder.
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