Aspyr Media, Inc. has released a free patch for DOOM 3, which allows the game to run natively on Intel-powered Macs and improves graphics performance. The download (12 MB) is available at Aspyr Media’s website.
DOOM 3 1.3 Rev A – Changes
– This Patch includes a Universal Binary which allows operation on the new Intel Macintosh.
– Improved performance on PowerPC Macs with ATi graphics cards.
– The minimum supported operating system is now Mac OS X 10.3.9.
– OpenAL does not function properly in Mac OS X 10.3.9. It will disable itself if you try enabling it.
More info here.
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…I assume the OpenAL thing is FIXED with this patch, not created. The list is vaguely worded.
And people are posting that this game is sweet in a 20″ dual core iMac! Gotta get me one!
Just in time! My MacBook Pro 2.0Ghz is arriving TOMORROW! YAY! Was waiting to play this game until I had a machine that could handle it…
Apple products event Feb 28 in Cupertino. How long before MDN reads their invite?
Apple Invite for 2/28…
I hope MDN is taking the time to prep a pic of the invite….
It actually did speed up Doom 3 on my dual 2GHz G5.