Re: DOOM3, a big disappointment

Raymond Martineau wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:46:15 -0400, Steven L Cox
> <stevencox56@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I rather liked the Blair Witch Project when it first hit the
>> theatres. It was genuinely creepy, something that movies had been
>> missing for years before.  When it came out on DVD I gathered a
>> group of friends over to watch it.
>>
>> They laughed all the way thru the show.
>>
>> The guys is particular wouldn't let themselves get into the proper
>> mood for the movie.  A buncha 20-something males sitting around not
>> letting themselves be scared when that was the *point* ruined the
>> experience for everyone including themselves.
>
> True, but it is sometimes difficult to get into the mood when things
> are a little too predictable.  Most horror films usually follow the
> same pattern of lighting being cut, wierd noises going about, etc.
> If the film is too predictable, it doesn't allow you to get into the
> mood.
>
>>  The flashlight limitation is there for a reason
>> and you modders are cheating yourselves out of your $55 when you use
>> it.
>
> I suspect the complaints about the game being too dark center around
> the fact that there isn't a way to determine the optimal brightness.
> This was probably an oversight, but something that should be looked
> at one-way or another.

Either in game from console or in an autoexec.cfg in the \base
directory;
seta r_lightScale "n" where n is 1 thru 4, see if that helps in
conjunction with r_brightness or r_gamma.
--
McGrandpa [AGQx]