DOOM 3 CC Mod

October 10, 2004 11:54 AM

Even though the DOOM 3 SDK is still missing in action, the DOOM3[CC] guys are gearing up to release the first version of their mod which will offer full text transcription of every piece of audio in the game for deaf / hearing impared gamers. Though the eventual idea is providing closed captioning, the early version of the mod will make an addition email appear on the PDA for every audio log and video disk.

Maarten Goldstein

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m0nkz

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October 10, 2004 12:33 PM

I for one think this is a really cool idea. It's neat that someone would do something like this.
- jcutner
  
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  October 10, 2004 1:11 PM
  
  yeah but how will they know when a demon is near until it attacks them? close caption for "behind you!"? but yeah it is good, but logically it should have been an in game feature anyways
  - brushbaron
    
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    October 10, 2004 1:44 PM
    
    We are working on all kinds of ideas.
    
    The ultimate goal is to even up the multiplayer field so that deaf gamers won't feel disadvantaged in online games against hearing players. Of course it won't be used for cheating.
    - bergy10
      
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      October 10, 2004 2:41 PM
      
      I got the game, but sent it straight back and got a full refund from the retailer, when I can't hear anything and finding out that the the game didn't have some form of subtitles/closed captioning.
      This mod, with the best of intentions, won't make me get the game again. I find it totally incomprehensible that ID people deliberately chose to ignore us.
      If I got the game again, the money would go to the publishers and ID and not the people who are doing this mod, and talk about a gross injustice.
      At the same time, I take my hat off to Valve - they have said that HL2 will have subtitles available. Now you know where my greenies are going.
      Don't forget, ID have potentially missed out on those who are either deaf or hard-of-hearing. It is believed they take up approximately 10% of the population, which could've meant an extra 10% buyers, who won't be getting the game.