Revenant100 Posted August 13, 2004 I was just going through certain parts of Doom 3 again and this question ran across my mind. Where does Doom Guy get a helmet in the game? He ran across plenty of them in the original, but now he actually needs them to be on Mars's surface. I assumed he got one when the guard told him to suit up and get a weapon, but he clearly does not have a helmet after he's run across Mars once during the cut scene where he finds the missing scientist, or during the cut scene when he met the first Imp, or when he met the first Pinky, or when he met the first Maggot, or when he met the first Lost Soul, or the first Revenant, or the first Mancubus, or the first Hell Knights, or Vagary, or the Cyberdemon. Uh, anyway I thought he'd have a helmet since in the E3 leak we see him put on his helmet right before the cut scene ends and returns to first person view. I'm sort of reminded how the HEV suit in Half Life did not have a helmet like the HEV model did in multiplayer, but Gordon didn't need a helmet for oxygen to breath at any time. 0 Share this post Link to post
God Mode ON Posted August 13, 2004 hahaha good points... maybe they are like bubbles that come on when nessesary? 0 Share this post Link to post
Darkhaven Posted August 13, 2004 It's Doom. It doesn't have to make sense! 0 Share this post Link to post
knives_millions Posted August 13, 2004 Revenant100 said:I was just going through certain parts of Doom 3 again and this question ran across my mind. Where does Doom Guy get a helmet in the game? He ran across plenty of them in the original, but now he actually needs them to be on Mars's surface. I assumed he got one when the guard told him to suit up and get a weapon, but he clearly does not have a helmet after he's run across Mars once during the cut scene where he finds the missing scientist, or during the cut scene when he met the first Imp, or when he met the first Pinky, or when he met the first Maggot, or when he met the first Lost Soul, or the first Revenant, or the first Mancubus, or the first Hell Knights, or Vagary, or the Cyberdemon. Uh, anyway I thought he'd have a helmet since in the E3 leak we see him put on his helmet right before the cut scene ends and returns to first person view. I'm sort of reminded how the HEV suit in Half Life did not have a helmet like the HEV model did in multiplayer, but Gordon didn't need a helmet for oxygen to breath at any time. Maybe its just got a small expaning part that covers the the mouth and then sides back down into the suit. Kinda like the oxegen masks piliots wear in jets. 0 Share this post Link to post
gatewatcher Posted August 13, 2004 Tim Willits has already said it was purely a design decision. Doomguy looks cooler without the helmet, so they didn't include it. Think whatever makes you happy as far as him being able to walk around in the Martian atmosphere, but he isn't wearing headgear. Edit: Don't ever trust MS Word, only gramma bot. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kinsie Posted August 13, 2004 My guess is that he has a helmet and puts it on when he goes outside. He keeps it in the same pocket as all his guns. 0 Share this post Link to post
BlueSonnet Posted August 13, 2004 The helmet's on in multiplayer mode iirc. Fair enough. 0 Share this post Link to post
Deathmatcher Posted August 13, 2004 It could be a cool idea for a mod (yeah I know: make it instead of writing it could be a cool idea) but anyways: The Doomguy could be able to find a helmet in a mod and then be able to breathe on mars surface and get extra armor. Also, this could affect the cut scenes where the Doomgy suddenly wears a helmet as opposed to his head being visible in previous cutscenes bla bla... 0 Share this post Link to post
Combustable Posted August 13, 2004 Well, you know, all the multiplayer models have helmets. Also, if anyone feels like complaining about realism, that idea about a mouthpiece to breath in wouldnt work. I mean, your head would explode from depressurization. I would just call it MAGIC. 0 Share this post Link to post
FlexGalaxy Posted August 13, 2004 He feels he's too cool to wear a helmet. 0 Share this post Link to post
S1lent Posted August 13, 2004 knives_millions said:Maybe its just got a small expaning part that covers the the mouth and then sides back down into the suit. Kinda like the oxegen masks piliots wear in jets. Na, I know this is really getting too into the realism thing but, if that was true, you'd die everytime you stepped outside because the cold of space would make your head freeze. I'm not kidding, it really would. 0 Share this post Link to post
Combustable Posted August 13, 2004 Doomguy: Real men dont need to breathe! 0 Share this post Link to post
Jon Posted August 13, 2004 Combustable said:Also, if anyone feels like complaining about realism, that idea about a mouthpiece to breath in wouldnt work. I mean, your head would explode from depressurization. I would just call it MAGIC. Well I dunno - the martian surface may not be breathable but it isn't a vacuum either. I'm not sure what the pressures are on mars right now; but the game is set in the near future so they could have altered the atmosphere somewhat. After all they are moving towards terraforming the whole thing. So its likely that the pressures are not a problem. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sephiroth Posted August 13, 2004 maybe... just maybe... ITS A GOD DAMN GAME! he could have run around in a clown suit and I would not have cared. You guys are starting to sound like those starwars uber geeks that i hate so damn much. Its not worth wasting your time thinking about, just play 0 Share this post Link to post
God Mode ON Posted August 13, 2004 Combustable said:Doomguy: Real men dont need to breathe! hahah thats it!! 0 Share this post Link to post
Linguica Posted August 13, 2004 Yeah that bugged me. The game is otherwise "realistic" in terms of architecture and the marine's anatomy and even basic physics (airlocks etc) but they couldn't even be bothered to do something as simple as have a "helmet" powerup which you grab before heading outside. I mean come on, that's gotta be like thirty minutes of work. 0 Share this post Link to post