DOOM3 ISSUE!!!

niko213 · 10-20-2004, 02:29 PM

I recently bought doom3 and it looks lush, despite running off an ATI card (yes we all know the great nvidia/ati issue here but i wasn't gonna buy a new graphics card for a damn game) i have managed after some tinkering to get it running pretty smoothly...but there's one problem. at random points during play the game just closes down. just to give you some idea, i haven't even got to the 1st mission yet, so its a fair old problem. usually something like this would relate to a driver issue, but ive got the latest driver for the radeon9000 mobility in my laptop. i've patched the game with the v1.1 too. i don't know what to do.

can anyone please help?

KamisoriX · 10-20-2004, 03:10 PM

system specs always helps the helper in order to help you

niko213 · 10-20-2004, 04:57 PM

Area51m

p4 3.06 ghz w/ht
ATI Radeon 9000mobility 128mb
1024mb ddr ram
onboard sound (soon to be audigy 2)
80gb hdd 5400rpm
will get mainboard details as soon as i get home.

will i need to state anything else?

KamisoriX · 10-20-2004, 05:08 PM

hmm,actually a good sys besides the graca. do you have the latest drivers and DX9c?

niko213 · 10-20-2004, 05:17 PM

ay ay ay el directx problemo. 9c eh? godamnit. u recon that would solve it?

KamisoriX · 10-20-2004, 05:51 PM

how about you try and tell me, you need DX9b but why using old technology

Oh yeah, the game supports Win XP and 2000 only, even there is a crack for Win98 but it doesn't run stable.

systemerror · 10-21-2004, 04:52 AM

ya don't try running it with windows 98, and direct x 9b should have been installed when u installed the game if u didn't have it already, sooooo...............its probaly that ratty old 9000 card.......

KamisoriX · 10-21-2004, 04:54 AM

rad 9000 can handle d3...but i dunno about the mobil version....

systemerror · 10-21-2004, 04:57 AM

ya true!! whats the minimum system requirements for Doom3 i don't even remember looking at em..

my buddy has an ati 9200 and he can barely play halo (with graphics turned up). i wouldn't even try to play doom with an 9000 card......god damn

RaveN 44 · 10-21-2004, 07:23 AM

[font=Times][size=7] i have had problems with doom 3 just shuting down during random times. but i think i got a pattern to it, it cuts off when a major event happens 4 me. like in the beginning when u have the boxes fall near u getting up 2 mars city. i have delt with this problem by simply saving after every corner i take pretty much. its annoying, but the game seems to run longer and not crash as much. i have made my way to Alpha Labs 4 with this proplem. 8)