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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Splash Damage}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Aspyr Media|macOS}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Activision}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|CYBERFRONT Corporation|Japan}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Aspyr Media|macOS}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|id Tech 4}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Shooter }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Doom }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Doom (series) }}
 
|steam appid  = 9050
 
|steam appid  = 9050
 
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|winehq      = 1278
 
|winehq      = 1278
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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|pcgamingwiki = Doom_3
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|asg          = UACpudRtehAM3cHUmA279h/doom-3-dhewm3
 
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{{Disambig|the original release|the BFG Edition|[[Doom 3: BFG Edition]]}}
 
{{Disambig|the original release|the BFG Edition|[[Doom 3: BFG Edition]]}}
  
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Use [https://dhewm3.org/ dhewm3] source port.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc73z5CjSRo</ref>
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{{Introduction
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|release history  = Doom 3 was originally released as a PowerPC title in 2005, and was then ported as a Universal Binary. The game was released on the Mac App Store but then taken down as it was a 32-bit application and would no longer be supported on macOS 10.15 or later.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48963|title=What is left for FPS on macOS? - Inside Mac Games Forum|date=2020-11-28|snippet=Games like Doom 3, Prey, Quake 4, Rage and Duke Nukem: Forever have all been pulled from the Mac App Store last year.}}</ref>
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'''Key points'''
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|current state    = Doom 3 is currently only playable on macOS using the [[#dhewm3 sourceport|dhewm3]] source port.
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{{--}} EAX support suffers from [[#Visual twitch bug with OpenAL/EAX|frequent visual glitches]].
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{{--}} The game does not properly recognize the available VRAM on modern graphics cards, and as such forces the game to use lower image quality settings. See [[#Textures are low-resolution, even on Ultra quality|Textures are low-resolution, even on Ultra quality]] to resolve.
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Entryway Doom Wiki]
 
{{mm}} [http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Entryway Doom Wiki]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/9050/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/9070/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] for Resurrection of Evil expansion pack
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{{Compatibility/macOS
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|native              = perfect
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|native notes        = Playable using [[#dhewm3 sourcveport|dhewm3 sourceport]].<ref>{{Refdevice|user=Hakase|date=22 Nov 2021|device=MacBook Pro M1 Pro - 8/14 - 32GB|os=macOS Monterey 12|method=|store=|version=|resolution=|settings=|framerate=|controller=|url=|title=|comment=Signed and notarised build of dhewm3.
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Requires base folder from original Doom 3 install (And d3xp folder for the expansion). This is for the original Doom 3 release, not BFG Edition. https://github.com/MacSourcePorts/dhewm3/releases}}</ref>
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|rosetta 2            = perfect
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|rosetta 2 notes      = Playable using [[#dhewm3 sourcveport|dhewm3 sourceport]].<ref>{{Refdevice|user=Andytizer|date=2020-11-30|device=MacBook Air M1 2020|os=|method=|version=|resolution=|settings=|framerate=|controller=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc73z5CjSRo|title=title=Doom 3 (dhewm3) Tutorial on M1 Mac - Big Sur (macOS 11.0) Catalina (macOS 10.15) x64|comment=}}</ref>
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|ios-ipados app       = na
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|ios-ipados app notes =
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|crossover            = playable
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|crossover notes      =
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|wine                = unknown
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|wine notes          =
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|parallels            = perfect
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|parallels notes      = Playable using [[#dhewm3 sourcveport|dhewm3 sourceport]]. Runs even better than on MacOS.<ref>{{Refdevice|user=xolocausto|date=2022-09-30|device=MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021|os=|method=Parallels 18 (4 cores, 8 GB RAM)|version=|resolution=|settings=|framerate=|controller=|url=|title=title=|comment=}}</ref>
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|windows 10 arm      = na
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|linux arm            = na
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|linux arm notes      =
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id475362810 | MacApp | Updated for Intel Mac compatibility. Removed in 2019.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48963|title=What is left for FPS on macOS? - Inside Mac Games Forum|date=2020-11-28|snippet=Games like Doom 3, Prey, Quake 4, Rage and Duke Nukem: Forever have all been pulled from the Mac App Store last year.}}</ref>  | | macOS | unavailable }}
 
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id475362810 | MacApp | Updated for Intel Mac compatibility. Removed in 2019.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.insidemacgames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48963|title=What is left for FPS on macOS? - Inside Mac Games Forum|date=2020-11-28|snippet=Games like Doom 3, Prey, Quake 4, Rage and Duke Nukem: Forever have all been pulled from the Mac App Store last year.}}</ref>  | | macOS | unavailable }}
 
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{{ii}} A faithful higher resolution icon for Windows can be [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1236-doom-3-high-res-icon/ downloaded from the Files section].
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{{ii}} [https://www.fileplanet.com/archive/p-15998/DOOM-3-Demo DOOM 3 demo]
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==dhewm3 sourceport==
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{{Fixbox|description=dhewm3 sourceport|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc73z5CjSRo|title=Doom 3 (dhewm3) Tutorial on M1 Mac - Big Sur (macOS 11.0) Catalina (macOS 10.15) x64|date=2021-11-30|snippet=}}</ref>|fix=
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#Download [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2065-dhewm3-doom-3-for-macos-build-1015-and-above dhewm3 macOS port].
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#Download Doom 3 data through CrossOver/Steam or another source.
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#Copy /Doom 3/base/ folder into /dhewm3/base/ folder.
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#Double click Dhewm3 application to open game.
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#Alternatively, Ctrl+click on Dhewm3 application, Show Package Contents, navigate to /Contents/MacOS/dhewm3 and double click the application to run.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/doom-3-for-catalina.2227497/page-2|title=Doom 3 for Catalina | MacRumors Forums|date=2021-03-28|snippet=So i prove this: Dhewm3 ----> Show package content ----> Contents/MacOS/dhewm3 ----> just doubleclick in this last one and the game finally run.}}</ref>
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 06:17, 30 September 2022

Doom 3
Doom 3 cover
Developers
id Software
Splash Damage
Resurrection of Evil Nerve Software
macOS Aspyr Media
Publishers
Activision
Japan CYBERFRONT Corporation
macOS Aspyr Media
Engines
id Tech 4
Release dates
macOS March 14, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 87
IGDB 86
Taxonomy
Series Doom (series)
Resources
PCGamingWiki
Apple Silicon Games
WineHQ
Doom 3 on IGDB
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Doom 3 guide on StrategyWiki
Doom 3 on MobyGames
Doom 3 on Wikipedia
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?WSGF Link #}}

This page is for the original release. For the BFG Edition, see Doom 3: BFG Edition.

Doom 3 was originally released as a PowerPC title in 2005, and was then ported as a Universal Binary. The game was released on the Mac App Store but then taken down as it was a 32-bit application and would no longer be supported on macOS 10.15 or later.[1]

Doom 3 is currently only playable on macOS using the dhewm3 source port.

General information

Doom Wiki

macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Native Perfect Playable using dhewm3 sourceport.[2]
Rosetta 2 Perfect Playable using dhewm3 sourceport.[3]
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Playable
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Perfect Playable using dhewm3 sourceport. Runs even better than on MacOS.[4]

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
App Store (unavailable)
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Updated for Intel Mac compatibility. Removed in 2019.[5]
macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

dhewm3 sourceport

dhewm3 sourceport[6]
  1. Download dhewm3 macOS port.
  2. Download Doom 3 data through CrossOver/Steam or another source.
  3. Copy /Doom 3/base/ folder into /dhewm3/base/ folder.
  4. Double click Dhewm3 application to open game.
  5. Alternatively, Ctrl+click on Dhewm3 application, Show Package Contents, navigate to /Contents/MacOS/dhewm3 and double click the application to run.[7]

References

  1. ↑ What is left for FPS on macOS? - Inside Mac Games Forum - last accessed on 2020-11-28
    "Games like Doom 3, Prey, Quake 4, Rage and Duke Nukem: Forever have all been pulled from the Mac App Store last year."
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Hakase on 22 Nov 2021
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Pro - 8/14 - 32GB
    OS: macOS Monterey 12
    Comment: Signed and notarised build of dhewm3.
    Requires base folder from original Doom 3 install (And d3xp folder for the expansion). This is for the original Doom 3 release, not BFG Edition. https://github.com/MacSourcePorts/dhewm3/releases
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Andytizer on 2020-11-30
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020
    Link: title=Doom 3 (dhewm3) Tutorial on M1 Mac - Big Sur (macOS 11.0) Catalina (macOS 10.15) x64
  4. ↑ Verified by User:xolocausto on 2022-09-30
    Device: MacBook Pro M1 Max 2021
    Method: Parallels 18 (4 cores, 8 GB RAM)
  5. ↑ What is left for FPS on macOS? - Inside Mac Games Forum - last accessed on 2020-11-28
    "Games like Doom 3, Prey, Quake 4, Rage and Duke Nukem: Forever have all been pulled from the Mac App Store last year."
  6. ↑ Doom 3 (dhewm3) Tutorial on M1 Mac - Big Sur (macOS 11.0) Catalina (macOS 10.15) x64 - last accessed on 2021-11-30
  7. ↑ Doom 3 for Catalina - last accessed on 2021-03-28
    "So i prove this: Dhewm3 ----> Show package content ----> Contents/MacOS/dhewm3 ----> just doubleclick in this last one and the game finally run."
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