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At 3/17/09 03:51 PM, TacoFreak wrote:

At 3/17/09 03:21 PM, Aksumka wrote:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz OC'd to about 2.88)

What a shitty overclock heh

Yeah it is. I don't care enough to do anything about it. Everything is fast enough as is.

Good point. What resolution do you play at?

At 3/17/09 04:43 PM, TacoFreak wrote: Good point. What resolution do you play at?

Laptop: 1280 x 800 (14" wide)
Desktop: 1680 x 1050 (22" wide)

My 4850 is doing a bang up job. All source games (TF2, L4D) running at max (I think 8X AA, 16X AF, everything else maxed).
The only game that run poorly at times is Fallout 3, but I'm not playing it so much right now anyway.

At 3/17/09 05:25 PM, Aksumka wrote:

At 3/17/09 04:43 PM, TacoFreak wrote: Good point. What resolution do you play at?

Laptop: 1280 x 800 (14" wide)
Desktop: 1680 x 1050 (22" wide)

Why does everyone manage to have a monitor that is at least above 17" wide? Anyways, around a week ago, I beat unreal tournament 3. It was an awesome game, too bad all models were highly distorted. But to overcome the lack of .bik file processing, I just watched all of the game-movies on youtube.

Ouch. In some games, movies are the key.

Yeah, I didn't know what was going on. Pretty important factors when it comes to the storyline that the movies guide.
Also, I will be receiving a new game. TES3, unlike TES4 Oblivion, will run a lot faster on my computer. Instead of godlike graphics and slow frame rates I get on Oblivion, I'll be getting the opposite. Since TES3 Morrowind was made in the 90's, instead of 2004(Or was it 2005), it should work awesomely. I mean, it may look bad, but managing to get a steady 50+ FPS sounds extremely awesome.

Requirements for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

512 MB system RAM
2.0 GHz processor
128 MB video card
8x DVD-ROM drive
4.6 GB hard disk space

And for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Windows XP/2000 - 256 MB RAM, 500 MHz Intel Pentium III, Celeron, AMD Athlon or better processor, 8x CD/DVD-ROM Drive, 1 GB free hard disk space, DirectX 8.1 (included), 32 MB Direct3D compatible video card with 32-bit color support, DirectX 8.1 compatible driver, and Hardware Transform & Lighting support, DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card

Morrowind takes half that RAM, around one fourth of the processor. Same speed, but runs on a CD Drive also, less than one fourth of Hard Disk space needed, and only one fourth of the video card needed. This is going to be awesome. And to think, $23 in total, shipping included.

At 3/17/09 05:25 PM, Aksumka wrote:
The only game that run poorly at times is Fallout 3, but I'm not playing it so much right now anyway.

^^ yeah Fallout 3 plays poorly on my comp as well, i wonder why

At 3/18/09 06:57 PM, JKMonkey wrote: ^^ yeah Fallout 3 plays poorly on my comp as well, i wonder why

Same, it sometimes lags out when I'm moving, but it clears away within a few seconds.

Dunno why, it said that it auto-put the graphics to ultra-high, so I should be doing fine. My RAM is also 8 gigs.......

Maybe it's the Xbox live connection? Xbox Live is a pretty little thing to run, and having the option of interrupting your game in the middle with it.....it's kinda like having Firefox running in the background while you play your game. Still, I should be having no problems.....

At 3/18/09 07:17 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/18/09 06:57 PM, JKMonkey wrote: ^^ yeah Fallout 3 plays poorly on my comp as well, i wonder why

Same, it sometimes lags out when I'm moving, but it clears away within a few seconds.

Dunno why, it said that it auto-put the graphics to ultra-high, so I should be doing fine. My RAM is also 8 gigs.......

Maybe it's the Xbox live connection? Xbox Live is a pretty little thing to run, and having the option of interrupting your game in the middle with it.....it's kinda like having Firefox running in the background while you play your game. Still, I should be having no problems.....

Hey it's TacoFreak here.

I'm guessing it's the HDD. You need to have a fast one to load all the textures quickly when you're moving.

As of now, I'm playing "Beneath a Steel Sky" in ScummVM on the Ubuntu compy.

At 3/23/09 03:44 PM, iMate900 wrote: As of now, I'm playing "Beneath a Steel Sky" in ScummVM on the Ubuntu compy.

Is it any good?

At 3/23/09 03:44 PM, iMate900 wrote: As of now, I'm playing "Beneath a Steel Sky" in ScummVM on the Ubuntu compy.

Interesting... are there many good games out for Linux? I doubt you would get too many of the big releases, since Linux has an even smaller userbase than Apple, and you see how many blockbuster games they get (ie very few).

Could i please join?

Case- Cooler Master 690
Power Supply - Cooler Master Real Power Pro RS-650
Motherboard- ASUS P5Q Pro
Processor- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Ram- 4GB
Video- EVGA 8800GT Superclocked 512 Mb
Hard Drives- 2x Seagate Barracuda 640 GB

O_o

I think i remember this club, good to see its still going.

~X~

At 3/24/09 07:16 AM, Eman110 wrote: Could i please join?

Sure! What kind of games do you play?

At 3/24/09 02:26 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote: I think i remember this club, good to see its still going.

Thanks, but it's barely getting along, probably do to the original requirements chasing away a lot of members. I think I'm gonna restart this, making the new requirements visible in the new club. The new requirement is now only to be a computer gamer, everything else is only for consideration.

At 3/24/09 05:12 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/24/09 07:16 AM, Eman110 wrote: Could i please join?

Sure! What kind of games do you play?

I mainly play FPS, RPG's, and shooters, but i also play the occasional racing game or simulator.

At 3/24/09 05:14 PM, Eman110 wrote:

At 3/24/09 05:12 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/24/09 07:16 AM, Eman110 wrote: Could i please join?

Sure! What kind of games do you play?

I mainly play FPS, RPG's, and shooters, but i also play the occasional racing game or simulator.

Awesome. I'll be receiving a new game myself in just a matter of days. Also, awesome computer specs. Your hard disk is almost 20x bigger than mine!

At 3/24/09 05:12 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/24/09 02:26 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote: I think i remember this club, good to see its still going.

Thanks, but it's barely getting along, probably do to the original requirements chasing away a lot of members. I think I'm gonna restart this, making the new requirements visible in the new club. The new requirement is now only to be a computer gamer, everything else is only for consideration.

Aw, but then again it's only been three pages. Not that much of a loss. I wouldn't say it's barely getting along though. If it were barely getting along, it would be at either page 5, or out of the "last two weeks" radius.

At 3/24/09 05:14 PM, Eman110 wrote: I mainly play FPS, RPG's, and shooters, but i also play the occasional racing game or simulator.

Cool, what games do you have in your arsenal (favorites only)?

At 3/24/09 07:21 PM, killslasher wrote: Aw, but then again it's only been three pages. Not that much of a loss. I wouldn't say it's barely getting along though. If it were barely getting along, it would be at either page 5, or out of the "last two weeks" radius.

Yep, I'm gonna wait until this dies out (if it ever does). If not, I won't do it. :)

At 3/24/09 07:55 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/24/09 05:14 PM, Eman110 wrote: I mainly play FPS, RPG's, and shooters, but i also play the occasional racing game or simulator.

Cool, what games do you have in your arsenal (favorites only)?

Some favorites(some may not be in the genres i listed above): Bioshock, Doom 3, Battlefield 2, Farcry 2, Need for speed : underground, Need for speed underground 2, Need for speed carbon, Flight simulator X, Call of Duty: World at War, serious sam, Sim City 3000, and Halo.

At 3/24/09 08:30 PM, Eman110 wrote: Farcry 2

I've always wondered about that game. What's the plot? What type of game is it (free roaming, or COD4 style action)?

At 3/24/09 08:56 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/24/09 08:30 PM, Eman110 wrote: Farcry 2

I've always wondered about that game. What's the plot? What type of game is it (free roaming, or COD4 style action)?

Its a really good game in my opinion. It's defiantly a free roamer, you can choose what time of day you want to carry out the job, what guns to carry with you to best do the job, do recon about where you need to do the job, gain friends to help you, prioritize jobs and other things (depending on what they need, if you need to get it done by a certain time, etc) .

Plot wise, you're in a war - torn African country currently undergoing a "civil war" of sorts. Both sides are receiving weapons from a notorious weapons dealer called The Jackle . Basically you are doing jobs and favors for various people to get to your ultimate goal: kill the Jackle.

At 3/23/09 05:21 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/23/09 03:44 PM, iMate900 wrote: As of now, I'm playing "Beneath a Steel Sky" in ScummVM on the Ubuntu compy.

Is it any good?

Dunno. But the intro IS long :)

At 3/24/09 06:14 AM, ParadoxVoid wrote:

At 3/23/09 03:44 PM, iMate900 wrote: As of now, I'm playing "Beneath a Steel Sky" in ScummVM on the Ubuntu compy.

Interesting... are there many good games out for Linux? I doubt you would get too many of the big releases, since Linux has an even smaller userbase than Apple, and you see how many blockbuster games they get (ie very few).

If you get Cedega you can play many Windows blockbusters. Other Linux-native games... Freecol, Lincity(-NG) and that's what I know.

Linux DOES have emulators. That includes like ScummVM, dosbox, VisualBoyAdvance, and a ton more. That means... I can happily play my favorite DOS games: Lights Out and DStar!

At 3/24/09 09:07 PM, Eman110 wrote:

At 3/24/09 08:56 PM, Elder500 wrote:

At 3/24/09 08:30 PM, Eman110 wrote: Farcry 2

I've always wondered about that game. What's the plot? What type of game is it (free roaming, or COD4 style action)?

Its a really good game in my opinion. It's defiantly a free roamer, you can choose what...

I've never really bothered to check out facts on Farcry 2. I would have never known it would be a free roamer...

Also, I received "The Elder Scrolls III:Morrowind". The Predecessor or Oblivion, yes... But it's still pretty awesome. Oblivion limited a few features from Morrowind, the developer's must have thought they weren't too necessary. Kinda like, "This is newgrounds, not myspace." but with games.

When playing, the frame rate is almost perfect, and stuttering is mostly not noticeable. The graphics may suck crap compared to Oblivion, though I could never texture like that. And more on textures, there are a few texture mods which can replace the stock faces of Morrowind if I really hated the textures. Awesome game, awesome frame-rates, and awesome price.

Ya i like oblivion.

At 3/26/09 05:53 PM, Eman110 wrote: Ya i like oblivion.

Glad to hear that. But I also forgot to say, this doesn't have trouble with .bik's! The intro processes just fine! Very smoothly, and I really enjoy it. I've downloaded a good around 4 mods already.

At 3/26/09 10:49 PM, killslasher wrote

Glad to hear that. But I also forgot to say, this doesn't have trouble with .bik's! The intro processes just fine! Very smoothly, and I really enjoy it. I've downloaded a good around 4 mods already.

Nice. I'll look into that game.

Steam had a discount for Farcry 2 yesterday, for only $15! I bough it and downloaded it, I'm finding it well worth the money! The textures are great, and the gameplay is much better than other games because the controls are "fluid," and not very awkward like other games (partially due to the fact that you can change them yourself, and also because there aren't too many buttons needed.

It's a great game that goes into much detail, I'd recommend it to anyone who likes COD4, GTA4. Before, I was neutral about free-roamers, and kinda disliked Fallout 3, but I still love this game. This is the first time I've had this much fun in a while, lol.

At 3/28/09 04:25 PM, Elder500 wrote: Steam had a discount for Farcry 2 yesterday,

This Ubisoft week has had some really good deals - this weekend one is possibly the greatest deal I've ever seen too - Beyond Good & Evil, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Far Cry and IL-2 Sturmovic: 1946 for only US$10. If I had a credit card I would have gotten this for sure. They may be old games, but they're still a brilliant bargain.

At 3/28/09 10:47 PM, ParadoxVoid wrote:

At 3/28/09 04:25 PM, Elder500 wrote: Steam had a discount for Farcry 2 yesterday,

This Ubisoft week has had some really good deals - this weekend one is possibly the greatest deal I've ever seen too - Beyond Good & Evil, Dark Messiah of Might and Magic, Far Cry and IL-2 Sturmovic: 1946 for only US$10. If I had a credit card I would have gotten this for sure. They may be old games, but they're still a brilliant bargain.

$10 each or $10 in total? Because both are amazing discounts! However, I got Morrowind from Ebay. This is because the game was made in 2002, and I doubt Bethesda still produces it. Still, a good deal of 12$ plus shipping and tax... Around $21 CAN in total.

Anyone have tips on how I can optimize to make a good video? Not a music video for the game, just some random, general gameplay video. I use an Hypercam, it's a good tool.

I'm going to be running it in a windowed form of 640x480 resolution. This is because I made several videos on ultra-high quality, 1024x768 resolution. And in just around 2+ minutes, I got around 1.18GB of video. Ultra high with HDR lighting produces several unique colors that just one frame has to render. Then 1024x768 pixels to be rendered, then 50fps recording.

I'm going to conserve space, by running a windowed 640x480, a bit more than half of the pixels to be rendered. Medium quality, no lighting effects, less unique colors, and darker colors, darker colors take up less space. And recording at 15fps.

I will have to use the console to give two guards a bounty, then while the two guards fight each other, more guards come trying to kill them. As the extra guards rush in, I will use the console to once again, give them a bounty. And repeatedly do this for around 1 minute.

I have one problem though. I'm not really good at recording or capturing videos. I can set it up just fine, but, the video will be about console commands. I can't really whip out good camera angles. I can't record it. I'm using Windows Movie Maker, so I have to edit the WHOLE clip, not just a part of it. Therefore, I will have to repeatedly pause at the uninteresting parts I don't want to include. I'm not good at that. I can't get good angles, usually I will be either too far away, or too close and not all of the scene will be seen. So in summary, everything is fine, except for my video recording skills.

I'm still enjoying both games though.

At 3/29/09 10:47 AM, killslasher wrote: $10 each or $10 in total? Because both are amazing discounts! However, I got Morrowind from Ebay. This is because the game was made in 2002, and I doubt Bethesda still produces it. Still, a good deal of 12$ plus shipping and tax... Around $21 CAN in total.

$10 total. Normally they're $10 each over Steam.

Here's the specs for my temporary computer while my Vista is being fixed.

Dell
Dell DIMENSION DIM3000
Intel(R)
Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz
2.39 GHz, 512 MB of RAM.

I usually play F.E.A.R Pereseus Mandate, Project Snowblind, and Freedom Fighters.

Damn this shitty XP.

My desktop

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 OCed~3.4Ghz on air
RAM: 6 gigs of G.Skill DDR2-800
GPU: XFX Nvidia GTX260 core 216
PSU: Mushkin 550w Modular Unit
Mobo: ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX
Case: Raidmax Smilodon blck&grn
Keyboard: Saitek CYBORG
Mouse: Microsoft Laser Guided
Monitor: Gateway 19in LCD
OS: Windows Vista 64bit SP 2 Beta

Games
Half-Life to Ep.2, CS:S, DOD:S, L4D, TF2, Portal, Quake 1-4, Doom 1-3, Oblivion, COD2, CS 1.6