Doom 3 doesn't detect my hardware correctly

Heads up #1: Don't suggest me to get Doom 3 BFG Edition - I already have the game but I prefer the original Doom 3 since it has better mod support + my buddies only have the original game.

Heads up #2: I used to own the game retail when I was a kid back then but I lost the CD and I'm forced to pirate the game.

Laptop #1
Brand: hp
Model: Pavilion dv4
OS: Windows(R) 7 Home Premium x64
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) 3210M @ 2.5GHz
RAM: 8192MB of RAM DDR3
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 @ 1696MB VRAM
Sound: IDT High Definition Audio CODEC

Laptop #2
Brand: Dell
Model: Latitude|E6410
OS: Windows(R) Ultimate x64
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 M 520 @ 2.4GHz
RAM: 4096MB of RAM DDR3
Graphics: Intel(R) HD Graphics @ 1696MB VRAM
Sound: High Definition Audio Device


Now, let's head into the problem (for the reason why I registered an account here and made this post):

So, Laptop #2 is older than Laptop #1 but obviously slower and they both can run Doom 3 & Doom 3 BFG Edition fine however when Laptop #1 runs Doom 3, it is automatically stuck on Low Quality, even if I try to change the settings and restart the game.
Clicking the 'Scan for hardware and select optimal video quality' doesn't really do anything and automatically picks 'Low Settings', and according to the console this message appears:

Laptop #1 <note this is not the exact one but close to what I remember>
Detected
2.5 GHz CPU
8192 MB of System memory
-1696 MB of Video memory on an optimal video architecture

This system qualifies for Low quality!

---

Laptop #2 <it detects it fine and doesn't have any issues when changing to any other quality option>
Detected
2.39 GHz CPU
3952 MB of System memory
1754 MB of Video memory on an optimal video architecture

This system qualifies for High quality!



For some whatever reason, the game doesn't detect Laptop #1's hardware correctly and I can't even change its quality settings, even if I click it and restart the game - it still looks like its on Low quality. Any suggestions & help is appreciated and thanks in advance!

btw: first post & new user here, plz don't be harsh :)

Congratulations for using a Pirated copy, anyway here's the trick to set custom Screensize and Display options .

Run Doom 3 and set the graphical settings you would like to use (normal/high/ultra high), save and exit the game. When you restart the game your settings should be applied except the resolution and AA settings in the advanced options.

Exit your game again and change into /steamapps/common/doom 3/base/ (Change it to your pirated copy installation directory). Create a new file called res.cfg (pay attention to the corrent filename extension here). Add this content to it and save it:

r_mode "-1"
r_aspectratio "2"
r_customwidth "1680"
r_customheight "1050"
seta r_multiSamples "16"
vid_restart

These settings are fore 1680x1050 (Widescreen 16:10) and AA 16x. If you want another resolution, edit the values above and be sure to choose the correct aspect ratio mode ("2" for 16:10, "1" for 16:9).

Run the game until the main menu appears and open up the console by pressing Ctrl + Alt + ^ (Or the key directly beneath ESC). Type "exec res.cfg" (without the quotation marks),Press enter and wait a moment and you should be fine to play.

DMGUYDZ64 said:

Congratulations for using a Pirated copy, anyway here's the trick to set custom Screensize and Display options .

Be sure you delete all your MP3s, ROMs, "borrowed" games, and the 18 installs of Doom you probably have off that one CD you bought back in 1995 in penance for giving him a hard time about not paying twice for the same thing :P

Quasar said:

Be sure you delete all your MP3s, ROMs, "borrowed" games, and the 18 installs of Doom you probably have off that one CD you bought back in 1995 in penance for giving him a hard time about not paying twice for the same thing :P

Thankfully i've got them all as steam copies, i don't feel bad like he is :3 .

You guys are going off-topic, I'm seeking help about the texture quality not changing even when selected in the Options menu, the resolution thing is fine and I don't need Anti-Aliasing, so any suggestions besides your 'lol pirate' jokes?

Proud Pirate - Free Forever

Rattle189 said:

You guys are going off-topic, I'm seeking help about the texture quality not changing even when selected in the Options menu, the resolution thing is fine and I don't need Anti-Aliasing, so any suggestions besides your 'lol pirate' jokes?

Humm ... Have you tried getting custom "High Quality" texture packs .
http://www.moddb.com/mods/wulfen-texture-pack/addons/wulfen-texture-pack-201

Rattle189 said:

Proud Pirate - Free Forever

Good luck getting it to work online, i'm sure you're gonna get a CD Key already in use error :P .

Rattle189 said:

so any suggestions besides your 'lol pirate' jokes?

Proud Pirate - Free Forever

Do what you want. Not much choice, because a pirate is free.

I remember maybe having the same texture problem with Quake 4. I'm not sure if this is exactly the same but it's the same engine so it should help.

seta image_downSize "0"
seta image_downSizeBump "0"
seta image_downSizeSpecular "0"
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
seta image_ignoreHighQuality "0"
seta image_useCompression "0"
seta image_useNormalCompression "0"
seta r_renderer "best"

Bear in mind this is for setting the graphics to absolute maximum so if your laptop isn't fantastic I would tone it down a bit.

DMGUYDZ64 said:

Humm ... Have you tried getting custom "High Quality" texture packs .
http://www.moddb.com/mods/wulfen-texture-pack/addons/wulfen-texture-pack-201
Good luck getting it to work online, i'm sure you're gonna get a CD Key already in use error :P .

I don't know about that since I got the game working online a few times before but I don't plan to anymore since LogMeIn Hamachi was a better option for me.
And oh yeah, I don't really want to download an HD Texture Pack since it would expand the disk space usage of the game, I already like the default 2004 textures.
They look good though so I might grab it one day in the future.

SavageCorona said:

I remember maybe having the same texture problem with Quake 4. I'm not sure if this is exactly the same but it's the same engine so it should help.

seta image_downSize "0"
seta image_downSizeBump "0"
seta image_downSizeSpecular "0"
seta image_filter "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
seta image_ignoreHighQuality "0"
seta image_useCompression "0"
seta image_useNormalCompression "0"
seta r_renderer "best"

Bear in mind this is for setting the graphics to absolute maximum so if your laptop isn't fantastic I would tone it down a bit.

Looks like the parameters I should change, thanks for the set of parameters.

DMGUYDZ64 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVXCr6upWUo