PAINKILLER SIGNLE PLAYERS DEMO RELEASED!

Ev!L-aLphA · Feb 17, 2004, 12:30 AM

"As promised, DreamCatcher Interactive has now released the single-player demo of Painkiller, offering an opportunity to try out this upcoming frantic first-person shooter by People Can Fly. This demo contains three levels: the medieval Town level, the Oriental Castle level, and the Thor level against the mighty SaphathoraÃ©l; while three of the game's five dual-mode weapons are included, including the signature stakegun."

Source: 3D Gamers

wertret · Feb 17, 2004, 12:34 AM

Great news, can't wait to try it

, i'm sure we can find good examples of smartshaders in this game

snake · Feb 17, 2004, 01:18 AM

The very same as the press demo release

A nice taste of the gameplay,graphics and physics

This is beautiful, i can't wait for the real game

So sad the Boss is immortal

BWX · Feb 17, 2004, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by snake
The very same as the press demo release
:

Exactly the same as the one I heard about that was 560mb? How is that possible?

Markius · Feb 17, 2004, 04:56 AM

nice work Ev!L

Dyre Straits · Feb 17, 2004, 05:20 AM

If you're timing out on 3dgamers or your preferred download site, try this one:

http://www.fragland.net/index.php?page=downloads

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 17, 2004, 05:58 AM

joy i'm getting hardlocks with this game

Judas · Feb 17, 2004, 06:03 AM

that's not very good.... there neon... maybe some more UT2004?

Vampyromaniac · Feb 17, 2004, 07:13 AM

odd... plays fine on my comp, and I don't meet the min specs lol

btw... this game is going to be awesome!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 17, 2004, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
that's not very good.... there neon... maybe some more UT2004?

I fixed it I set the setting to meduim textures and the locks went away

Dyre Straits · Feb 17, 2004, 07:56 AM

I pretty much didn't change any of the default video settings. I only clicked on the character shadows....or whatever it was called. The rest I left alone.

BUT, man, this game plays sweet. I only noticed some slowdown whenever I a gazillion bots coming at me all at once.

It didn't take long to learn which weapons to switch to for different bots, too. Some of them around that palace were tough at first.....but I kept backing away and circling them while choosing different weapons. Those big fat ones took me longer to get than any of them. BUT, the bigger they are the harder they fall, they say.

I just wish there was a manual save option in this game. I kept wanting to go on but needed to leave for a little while. I guess I'll find out if there's any automatic saves once I restart it.

**MIG-31** · Feb 17, 2004, 08:04 AM

another mirror.

gamershell

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 17, 2004, 08:25 AM

beah not my cup of tea but yea i wooped the games butt

BWX · Feb 17, 2004, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dyre Straits
If you're timing out on 3dgamers or your preferred download site, try this one:

http://www.fragland.net/index.php?page=downloads

224KB/s, not bad...

**MIG-31** · Feb 17, 2004, 03:01 PM

excellent demo.whats the secret to the lev boss.seems to be something with the hammer but i didn't have enough ammo.

Zardon · Feb 17, 2004, 03:35 PM

I have said it before and ill say it again, this game is looking to be one of this years top titles. awesome, especially impaling the zombies.

"The proprietary PAIN Engine puts out 100X the polygons of the latest shooters, while adding increased texture quality and the latest lighting and shadowing techniques. Plug in the Havok 2.0 physics engine, and you get a realistic environment in a totally fantastical setting. The game features 24 single-player levels, each entirely unique with virtually no texture reuse between levels. The average level is 350,000 polygons, and also incorporates advanced vertex and pixel shaders, including water, glass, volumetric lights and fog, etc. "

now if that isnt

I dont know what is (and yes it plays well, aint that a change!)

babede · Feb 17, 2004, 07:30 PM

download and install went fine here, my always taken
resolution of 1600x1200 looks awesome, wow...
but i made my first level at 2 o`clock last nite,
boah, and i`ve 2 say, i`m an old man but 4 sure
i`m a whimp...shockin` freaks all over the place
and i almost sh*t myself 4 times...will play tetris
or solitaire 2nite...

**MIG-31** · Feb 17, 2004, 07:35 PM

this is going to be one game i will seriously consider buying,the graphics are to die for.

outstanding game.

uk site has painkiller for pre-order for Â£24.99 and am seriously considering the pre-order.

Dyre Straits · Feb 17, 2004, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnybravo
excellent demo.whats the secret to the lev boss.seems to be something with the hammer but i didn't have enough ammo.

Yes, you have to go for the hammer and there's plenty of ammo around but you have to run around and get it.

The first time I got him it took me 20+ minutes. Also, take careful notice as to the fact that he runs to a spot and stops there for a little while.

Logla · Feb 17, 2004, 10:09 PM

Awesome graphics in this - simply beautiful but the game just isn't my cup of tea. Plus it was causing real problems with my sound card. Started getting a really high pitched screaming noise which eventually took over the sound engine alltogether. could now do with some painkillers for the headache it gave me.

Zardon · Feb 17, 2004, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by babede
download and install went fine here, my always taken
resolution of 1600x1200 looks awesome, wow...
but i made my first level at 2 o`clock last nite,
boah, and i`ve 2 say, i`m an old man but 4 sure
i`m a whimp...shockin` freaks all over the place
and i almost sh*t myself 4 times...will play tetris
or solitaire 2nite...

yes I jumped myself a few times, very edge of the seat gaming

BWX · Feb 18, 2004, 12:07 PM

The engine in this game could be used for other games too- I hope that will happen, and maybe this engine will be put to good use in a game similar to HL2-

I really don't like the gameplay the most either, it's too shoot-em-up without enough strategy for me, but the graphics and engine are amazing.

Feb 17, 2004, 12:30 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 60	PAINKILLER SINGLE PLAYER DEMO RELEASED! "As promised, DreamCatcher Interactive has now released the single-player demo of Painkiller, offering an opportunity to try out this upcoming frantic first-person shooter by People Can Fly. This demo contains three levels: the medieval Town level, the Oriental Castle level, and the Thor level against the mighty SaphathoraÃ©l; while three of the game's five dual-mode weapons are included, including the signature stakegun." Source: 3D Gamers

Feb 17, 2004, 12:34 AM	#2
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	Great news, can't wait to try it , i'm sure we can find good examples of smartshaders in this game __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Feb 17, 2004, 01:18 AM	#3
snake HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: France Posts: 421 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	The very same as the press demo release A nice taste of the gameplay,graphics and physics This is beautiful, i can't wait for the real game So sad the Boss is immortal __________________ i7 930@4Ghz-DFI T3EH6-6Go OCZPC12800-GTX480+8800GT Barton 2600+@2.16 (188x11.5) # GeForce 6800 GT@Ultra 1.5Go PC3200 #Asus A7N8X Deluxe Bios 1008 26397 3DMark06/ 57736 3DMark01/163152 Aquamark3

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	joy i'm getting hardlocks with this game __________________

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Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	odd... plays fine on my comp, and I don't meet the min specs lol btw... this game is going to be awesome! __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Feb 17, 2004, 08:04 AM	#12
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,779 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	another mirror. gamershell __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Feb 17, 2004, 08:25 AM	#13
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	beah not my cup of tea but yea i wooped the games butt __________________

Feb 17, 2004, 03:01 PM	#15
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,779 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	excellent demo.whats the secret to the lev boss.seems to be something with the hammer but i didn't have enough ammo. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Feb 17, 2004, 03:35 PM	#16
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	I have said it before and ill say it again, this game is looking to be one of this years top titles. awesome, especially impaling the zombies. "The proprietary PAIN Engine puts out 100X the polygons of the latest shooters, while adding increased texture quality and the latest lighting and shadowing techniques. Plug in the Havok 2.0 physics engine, and you get a realistic environment in a totally fantastical setting. The game features 24 single-player levels, each entirely unique with virtually no texture reuse between levels. The average level is 350,000 polygons, and also incorporates advanced vertex and pixel shaders, including water, glass, volumetric lights and fog, etc. " now if that isnt I dont know what is (and yes it plays well, aint that a change!)

Feb 17, 2004, 07:30 PM	#17
babede member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	download and install went fine here, my always taken resolution of 1600x1200 looks awesome, wow... but i made my first level at 2 o`clock last nite, boah, and i`ve 2 say, i`m an old man but 4 sure i`m a whimp...shockin` freaks all over the place and i almost sh*t myself 4 times...will play tetris or solitaire 2nite... __________________ 2xp4, 1@3.6+1@4.2, 1x amd64@2.6, 1x9800pro, 2x9800xt, 2x asus p4c800edel +1x asus a7n8xdel, watercooled, etc. bla bla...

Feb 17, 2004, 07:35 PM	#18
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,779 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	this is going to be one game i will seriously consider buying,the graphics are to die for. outstanding game. uk site has painkiller for pre-order for Â£24.99 and am seriously considering the pre-order. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Feb 17, 2004, 10:09 PM	#20
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	Awesome graphics in this - simply beautiful but the game just isn't my cup of tea. Plus it was causing real problems with my sound card. Started getting a really high pitched screaming noise which eventually took over the sound engine alltogether. could now do with some painkillers for the headache it gave me.

Feb 18, 2004, 12:07 PM	#22
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	The engine in this game could be used for other games too- I hope that will happen, and maybe this engine will be put to good use in a game similar to HL2- I really don't like the gameplay the most either, it's too shoot-em-up without enough strategy for me, but the graphics and engine are amazing. __________________