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Topic: Doom for the iPhone "Next Month"
Python
Posts: 284
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
John Carmack has put up a progress update on getting doom for the iPhone.
I have been spending the majority of my time working on iPhone Doom Classic for several weeks now, and the first beta build went out to some external testers a couple days ago. I am moving back on to Rage for a while, but I expect to be able to finish it up for submission to the App Store next month.
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The initial release will be for OS 2.x, and support multiplayer over WiFi. A later release will be for 3.x only, and support bluetooth multiplayer. I looked into the possibility of 3G multiplayer, but the latencies just aren't good enough -- I see 380 or so pings from my phone to local servers.
Will you buy it? promoted/edited forum item

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boba
Cainer
Posts: 3388
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
yes
d0mino
Posts: 4169
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
It will also be available for the ipod touch:

http://sold.ausforums.com/index.php/1536545/?agn=thread&id=2746341
Freewheelin
Posts: 1438
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

aw yeah! MP over wifi will rock.

tdm in the office ftw
trog
AGN Admin
Posts: 27018
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

I still haven't bought any iPod Touch apps! I don't think I'll buy this either; I have a PC. I hope there's a demo version tho, I'll happily play map01 over and over and over
kappa
Posts: 1102
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
I played the Wolfenstein demo on my iphone the other day, and it was very awkward to hold and play. As good as the game is, the iphone just isn't designed for FPS games IMO.

I would expect the same from Doom.
Python
Posts: 285
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Here's something I read about the controls for Wolf3d on the iphone.

Those complaining about the controls in Wolfy3d for iPhone haven't configured the game correctly. Set it so you tilt the phone to move left/right at about 60% sensitivity, and then have the button to shoot on the right while forward/backwards is on the left. It feels 100% natural and it's much more satisfying to play than the original Wolfy.
kappa
Posts: 1103
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
That sounds ok. I might give it another chance. Thanks.
dranged
Posts: 1517
Location: USA
2 weeks would have been better!
groganus
Posts: 654
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
i crank out wolf3d all the time, its one of the more decent games available on iphone, so yeah ill buy doom.
BillyHardball
Posts: 9108
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Wolf3D has great iPhone controls, and they are fully changeable if you don't like the defaults.

I paid ~$6 for Wolf, certainly won't pay the same for Doom considering it'll most likely drop to ~$2 after a month or two.
Martz
Posts: 2053
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
yeah wolf3d rocks on the iphone, can't get enough of it, controls are well thought out, (not that there are many) but it works well with the iphone.
TicMan
Posts: 4655
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
$1.19 for ATC and I'm hooked.. stupid f***ing planes!@%!@
BillyHardball
Posts: 9109
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
What's your best score? Mine is ~75.
TicMan
Posts: 4656
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Only got it yesterday and up to level 14
BillyHardball
Posts: 9110
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Level??? They have levels now?!?
TicMan
Posts: 4657
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
ATC 4.0 is the one I've got, you got a different app? It's easily confused with another game .. as evidenced by my mate who said "OMG OMG OMG GET ATC IT'S AWESOME" and then it turns out he was talking about a different game. Luckily for him, ATC is still awesome though.
shrapse
Posts: 3591
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
What's your best score? Mine is ~75.


Are you referring to Flight Control?

If so 94.
weedy
Posts: 9
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

ummm for the people with HTC dream its been out for ages... if u own the full game you can even put your WAD file on your phone without feeling guilty

I've got the shareware version on mine, runs pretty smooth. I dont get much time to play it buts its not bad.
reso
I can't read
Posts: 4731
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
God damn jumbo jets just barging in like they own the place.

52 is my best :(
BillyHardball
Posts: 9111
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Yeh I was talking about Flight Control :)

ATC 4.0 has an average rating of 2.5 :/
Farseeker
Posts: 1566
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/148219/flight-control-score.jpg

:D

Yeah I didn't buy wolf3d mostly because doom had been announced, and I don't want to pay for both.
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