Doom 3 X-box cooperative mode

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3 total messages Started by Reany Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:30

#93160

Author: Reany
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:30

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I have the PC version and love every minute of it.   When I read somewhere
that the X-Box version allowed for  cooperative play on a split screen, I
was very excited.   Halo 1 and 2 on the X-Box cooperatively on split screen
are extrememly fun!  I bought the X-Box Doom 3 and when I tried to set it up
to play cooperatively, I wasn't able to.  It seems that cooperative play
requires an on-line or LAN connection.  Did I do something wrong (besides
buying the X-Box version)?  Is there anyway to set it up to play
cooperatively using two controllers and one X-Box console?

Thanks
Gary Reany

Re: Doom 3 X-box cooperative mode

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Author: Mickey Johnson
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:37

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nope,  you need to use two xboxs or xbox live to play coop (its a lot of 
fun)

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Mickster

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"Reany" <reany@personainternet.com> wrote in message 
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>I have the PC version and love every minute of it.   When I read somewhere
> that the X-Box version allowed for  cooperative play on a split screen, I
> was very excited.   Halo 1 and 2 on the X-Box cooperatively on split 
> screen
> are extrememly fun!  I bought the X-Box Doom 3 and when I tried to set it 
> up
> to play cooperatively, I wasn't able to.  It seems that cooperative play
> requires an on-line or LAN connection.  Did I do something wrong (besides
> buying the X-Box version)?  Is there anyway to set it up to play
> cooperatively using two controllers and one X-Box console?
>
> Thanks
> Gary Reany
>
>

Re: Doom 3 X-box cooperative mode

#93162

Author: SnoopJeDi
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:09

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Reany wasted my time on 4/20/2005 8:30 PM with the following:
> I have the PC version and love every minute of it.   When I read somewhere
> that the X-Box version allowed for  cooperative play on a split screen, I
> was very excited.   Halo 1 and 2 on the X-Box cooperatively on split screen
> are extrememly fun!  I bought the X-Box Doom 3 and when I tried to set it up
> to play cooperatively, I wasn't able to.  It seems that cooperative play
> requires an on-line or LAN connection.  Did I do something wrong (besides
> buying the X-Box version)?  Is there anyway to set it up to play
> cooperatively using two controllers and one X-Box console?
> 
> Thanks
> Gary Reany
> 
> 

AFIAK, there is no way to set it up on a single xbox, for a single 
reason.  Doom 3 renders based on a portal system.  Basically, when a map 
is portalled properly, you only really render what is in your immediate 
area.  This allows for high quality in small areas, although it's a pain 
in th' ass once you expand your operations (either cram things in to 
portal more or suffer performance loss)

If split-screen co-op were possible, you could (and most likely *would*) 
have two players in two places at one time, which doubles the rendering 
load on the Xbox.  Performance would subsequently drop drastically.

Soz :(

-- 
-SnoopJeDi

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