John Carmack Interview [Aug 22, 2003, 12:54 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
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and rocket science on CNN Money is an interview with id Software's John
Carmack conducted during the QuakeCon extravaganza. One of the primary thrusts
of the conversation is whether games have become too complicated, noting that
he's fought the designers on DOOM 3 on a couple of issues, unsuccessfully
arguing against including a crouch function and successfully convincing them
that a "use" key is unnecessary. Here's a bit more covering the recent
revelation that id's next game will not be another sequel (but will be a shooter)
and his oft-rumored plans to retire soon:
We're not doing another sequel next," said Carmack. "We will do a new title. It will be a shooter, with a different antagonist and protagonist. ... People who have been working in the company for a long time don't want to continually rehash their old work."
With the new game will come a new engine, meaning Carmack's oft-rumored retirement will remain a rumor for the next few years.
"In the coming years, I have things I want to do," he said. "The next generation of hardware and the next engine is very exciting. There's little doubt I'll be doing that."
I've got a question that maybe someone who was at QuakeCon can answer.
So theres a flashlight, and apparently it can double as a Melee weapon. So it must be an actual modeled weapon/item where the player is actually holding a flashlight. (as opposed to just a spotlight magically appearing in the center of your view like HL)
This brings the question, does he hold the flashlight in his left hand or something? What if your using a 2 handed weapon like the shotgun?
Does that mean you have to put away your weapon, pull out an actual flashlight and start wandering around dark environments without you gun out? If a Demon came busting through a wall you'd be screwed.
hm, I'm wondering how exactly that is going to work, cause its kinda gonna suck if you have to constantly switch from your flashlight to a weapon and back again while stumbling around in the dark.
So theres a flashlight, and apparently it can double as a Melee weapon. So it must be an actual modeled weapon/item where the player is actually holding a flashlight. (as opposed to just a spotlight magically appearing in the center of your view like HL)
This brings the question, does he hold the flashlight in his left hand or something? What if your using a 2 handed weapon like the shotgun?
Does that mean you have to put away your weapon, pull out an actual flashlight and start wandering around dark environments without you gun out? If a Demon came busting through a wall you'd be screwed.
hm, I'm wondering how exactly that is going to work, cause its kinda gonna suck if you have to constantly switch from your flashlight to a weapon and back again while stumbling around in the dark.
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