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| Dima
alexsok@netvision.net.il
77090113
|  "RTCW and Doom 3!!"
, posted Tue 22 May 06:10:  
Today I read that during a chat with Gamestar, the chief of Gray Matter, Greg Gudrich announced that RTCW (Return To Castle Wolfenstein) will use part of Doom 3's code!!
Unfortunately, he didn't say which part of the engine is used.
The site I read these news on is almost certain that the part they use isn't the graphics part but the net code of the engine.
P.S
I think it is obvious that even if some part is used, it is definetly not the graphics part of the engine.
I saw the pictures of the game at E3 2001 and while it looks very impressive indeed, it still has the Q3A usual engine look.
Update!!
In case you wonder, the pictures of the game taken from E3 2001 show at Los Angeles can be found here:
http://www.voodooextreme.com/articles/returningtowolfensteinate3.html
Update 2!!
The just opened offical site of the game can be found here:
http://www.activision.com/games/wolfenstein/
The site is still under construction.
Update 3!!
PC IGN has a homemade movie of RTCW on E3 2001!
The quality is eh but it is enough to get a good feeling of what is going on.
The movie can be found here:
http://pcmovies.ign.com/media/e32001/movies/returntowolfenstein01.mov
P.S
I wonder if the amazing fire effect is a result of the use of some part of the new Doom 3 engine...
"We've been doing hacks and tricks for years but now we'll be able to do things we've been wanting to do for a long time" Carmack said. "For instance every light has its own highlight and every surface casts a shadow like in the real world". "Everything can behave the same now and we can apply effects for every pixel."
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| Zchingo
HexenMaster@thegame.zzn.com
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|  "Re(1):RTCW and Doom 3!!"
, posted Tue 22 May 09:33
MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! It looks NOTHING like the first Wolfenstein!!!!!!! About 4 million times better at least!!!!!!! And to think, the first one was kinda cartoony, RTCW looks lifelike!!!!!! I swear, the graphics look almost exactly like the ones in the MacWorld demo for DOOM 3. No questions about it, when I get a better comp, RTCW IS GONNA BE IN MY HANDS!!!!!!!!!!
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Look at that!!!!!!!!! Only one drop of blood????? Next time I'd better use a gun for more effects!!!!!
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| | Speshul Eddy
tarbaby99@earthlink.net
| "Re(2):RTCW and Doom 3!!" , posted Wed 23 May 14:14
There's no doubt that it's a great looking game, but I think you'll find the system requirements aren't nearly as major as Doom 3's, because this game still uses good old light-map.
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| Lord FlatHead
lordflathead@yahoo.com
112071624
| "Re(1):RTCW and Doom 3!!" , posted Tue 22 May 06:40
Yeah, that bit of news turned up at a German games site too. Congratulations, you've posted something that's actually true ! :-b
The code being talked about is certainly not the new graphics renderer. It's probably 'just' sound or network code or something.
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"Well... I like to think I'm pretty good at what I do." -- John Carmack
http://lordflathead.doomcenter.com
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| | Zaldron
Le Ventilateur
avengerz66@hotmail.com
18477495
| "Re(2):RTCW and Doom 3!!" , posted Tue 22 May 10:15
Neither of those. They're not functional yet. Animation system? Nope. AI? They've been working on that for a long, long time. Scripting? That would change too much the Q3A code.
I have NO idea what could be.
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| | Dima
alexsok@netvision.net.il
77090113
| "Re(3):RTCW and Doom 3!!" , posted Tue 22 May 14:03:
I heard that the game was nearly finished already on last year's E3!
They are using the team arena terrain, that was already confirmed.
Now when I think about it, you are right!
I have no idea what could it be!
Watch the movie and tell me if you see something done that Q3A engine can't do the same way.
"We've been doing hacks and tricks for years but now we'll be able to do things we've been wanting to do for a long time" Carmack said. "For instance every light has its own highlight and every surface casts a shadow like in the real world". "Everything can behave the same now and we can apply effects for every pixel."
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| | Dima
alexsok@netvision.net.il
77090113
| "Re(2):RTCW and Doom 3!!" , posted Tue 22 May 07:19
I have to apologize for the Quake 4 being shown at E3 2001 for the Xbox news...
Next time, I'll check all the other sites to see if the news I read are true.
"We've been doing hacks and tricks for years but now we'll be able to do things we've been wanting to do for a long time" Carmack said. "For instance every light has its own highlight and every surface casts a shadow like in the real world". "Everything can behave the same now and we can apply effects for every pixel."
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