• Game started with a writer and then actual storyboards were used similar to how Half-Life was first created.
• Per-polygon hit detection in multiplayer rather than boxes.
• No planned simultaneous release on Linux/PC/Mac. PC is primary concern.
• Multiplayer demo at the event was running Linux in high resolution details at 640x480.
• There would definitely be Doom3 on the shelves for PC and possibly Mac but Linux would probably be a download though they were not competely certain and were still considering Linux on the store shelves.
• id did confirm they had Doom3 running on Mac OS/10 30-40 days ago.
• XBOX. No simultaneous release for it but they do wish to release it on the XBOX. One issue is RAM with XBOX though.
• The rating for Doom3 would most likely be M (Mature). Someone asked what would they do if the ESRB made it AO (Adult Only). Tood H. said he'd be very surprised if that occurred but would proceed to use many many four letter words about the ESRB if that were to occur. But M seemed the most likely since, as Todd H. put it, "Demons aren't very nice."
• Four player deathmatch is supported in the final release as well as 2v2, 1v1, Tournament mode, and Last Man Standing. There would be no out of the box CTF support. (BAH!). If other groups who buy the technology want to expand beyond four clients they were more than welcome too though as there's no technological limitation with the Doom3 code to prevent larger scale multiplayer games.
• Trick jumping is possible as well as crate jumping, barrel jumping, and to really get some speed, you can attempt rocket jumps once again.
• No plans for in-game advertising in Doom3 since most company's probably wouldn't want to advertise in a game like this anyway.
• Lower end detail settings in the game should probably allow those with GeForce 2 and 3 cards to play. (I think: yeah right. Break the piggy bank kids and get a new one).

Quake 4

• As it's still early in development they basically state what's been mentioned before. It's a contiuation of Quake 2 on Strogos and you'll have the chance to use vehicles.

id itself

• For the third time they have an agreement for a movie project around the Doom license. It's goal is to appeal the hardcore fans and expand out towards more mainstream. It sounded like this was a definite done deal and plans were proceeding.
• Working at id. Basically, if you want to work in computer games, you need to put in the hours. Don't expect to be hired at id without some background and experience. While the structured course loads at schools is helpful you still need to have experience so get some projects like mods under your belt, or even go work at a bigger company like EA or Activision to build up that resume before even considering id. Basically kids, welcome to the real world now! You need to *gasp* work at things to get ahead and get noticed.
• If you're thinking of starting a small start up to develop games, that's great. But, before you go to the publisher with an idea, realistically evaluate your idea and the project. Also, have a clear goal and accomplish that goal since developers are investing a lot of money in top quality games and want results. One of the id folks went so far to say, "Be sure you finish it. Even if it's not the greatest, be sure to finish it." Yup, more patches coming.
• What about id expanding into other genres? While expanding into other parts of the FPS is a possibility, id probably wouldn't plan on going into RTS. Todd H stated, "RTS wouldn't appeal to us since you rarely see someone jump in their seat as they send an army across a screen. Compare that to a FPS and a rocket is fired at you."

And that was the keynote address. The second part I looked at today was the kiosk hosting Call of Duty.

Ok, let me ask you this, dear reader. If you bring a demo to Quakecon, the biggest LAN party event of the year, wouldn't you, if you were a developer, bring a demo of your game with some multiplayer in it?! Well, the people who are developing Call of Duty didn't think so. Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't seem right. Dare I say it's atrocious! Yes, I dare.

Regardless, Call of Duty's single player is based on the Quake3/Wolfenstein engine. When you take those two what do you get? Medal of Honor version 2.0. The difference? A different HUD I guess.

However, that's not necessarily a bad thing. The sounds are sharp, the weapons effects and environment are staggering and your squadmates are USEFUL! You can't directly command them but they actually kill stuff it seems. Also, on the graphics. I could even see the woodgrain on the gun you carried and look straight down the sights of the guns. I'm assuming this has been done before but it's the first time I've seen it in a game and found it fun to try, especially for sniping at enemies.

Tomorrow:

• Guildhall Conference
• Q&A with Rick Johnson of Raven Software
• RtCW and Quake3 Finals