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	Doom III source code released under the GNU GPL v3 :: 2011-11-23 @ 12:07 am
leileilol It is so messy here... Time for me to leave!! Joined: 2006-12-16 Posts: 4125	no article so i'm just going to link to the repository tree where you can snag it. https://github.com/TTimo/doom3.gpl _________________ On the virge of being a rendition of a raged voodoo savage with a bundle of TNT leading a revolution into an apocalypse. At speed warp 5, mindnumbed from the geforce

	Re: Doom III source code released under the GNU GPL v3 :: 2011-11-23 @ 08:58 am
The Gecko Overlordus Ultimatus Joined: 2011-07-31 Posts: 53 Location: Secret underground volcano island lair	And an article to go with it. Interesting bit about them having to do some emergency re-coding to avoid possible patent issues. _________________ If all else fails, use fire.

	Re: Doom III source code released under the GNU GPL v3 :: 2011-11-23 @ 12:33 pm
sliderider l33t Joined: 2010-06-25 Posts: 3360	Says here http://www.shacknews.com/article/71134/...rites-code that the new algorithm puts a drag on performance when run on 2004 hardware because it has to do twice as much work to achieve the same results as the previous code. If you're trying to run this version on older hardware, you may not like the performance compared to the original. You're probably going to be better off paying for it if you need to run it on old hardware. _________________ A computer once beat me at chess but it was no match for me at kick boxing.

	Re: Doom III source code released under the GNU GPL v3 :: 2011-11-23 @ 04:09 pm
The Gecko Overlordus Ultimatus Joined: 2011-07-31 Posts: 53 Location: Secret underground volcano island lair	I derive a sort of twisted amusement out of the fact that the algorithm is largely known as "Carmack's Reverse", but Carmack himself can't actually publish it because of software patents. And of course, (assuming it was patented in 2004), it'll be 2024 before anyone can start using it, at which point it will almost certainly be completely irrelevant, because 20 years is eons in computer-land (the widescale adoption of internet use by the public is significantly younger than 20 years) _________________ If all else fails, use fire.

	Re: Doom III source code released under the GNU GPL v3 :: 2011-11-23 @ 07:48 pm
F2bnp Oldbie Joined: 2007-09-23 Posts: 1319	It doesn't exactly say that is does indeed drag on performance. It would have back then, but there may be alternatives nowdays and knowing Carmack, he would choose to implement the best alternative.

	Re: Doom III source code released under the GNU GPL v3 :: 2011-11-23 @ 10:34 pm
leileilol It is so messy here... Time for me to leave!! Joined: 2006-12-16 Posts: 4125	The Gecko wrote: And of course, (assuming it was patented in 2004) It was patented in 1998 I believe. Didn't Creative have a special (but broken) 3D Blaster TNT Unreal driver with "Carmack's Reverse" shadows? _________________ On the virge of being a rendition of a raged voodoo savage with a bundle of TNT leading a revolution into an apocalypse. At speed warp 5, mindnumbed from the geforce

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