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Re: horrible as most pc games these days
Sep 13, 2006, 23:31
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Re: horrible as most pc games these days Sep 13, 2006, 23:31
Sep 13, 2006, 23:31
 
As for someone saying blood replacing the fear factor in the expanion I disagree. When I opened the door and saw all the blood the first thing I did was stop and look around before even going through it. I think it played more into the fear factor then the one room covered in blood where the lady comes in and explain 'anger management issues' and takes pictures in the original game.

After a bit of time thinking about it, I may be a bit too harsh on this demo. It has the feel of a tradeshow demo, that is, 'see all of our cool stuff in two minutes so we'll get some good buzz' feel. A normal demo is more geared to enticing you to buy the game (think of the quality of the FEAR demo versus this one). If that's the case then there is still some hope for this expansion. I guess I'll just wait and see what the reviews say once the game is released.


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Re: horrible as most pc games these days
Sep 13, 2006, 23:27
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Re: horrible as most pc games these days Sep 13, 2006, 23:27
Sep 13, 2006, 23:27
 
Maybe if monolith did they wouldnt have to give away their games and actually be desperate enough to put out the demo for a expansion.

Maybe, there's a coherent thought in this sentence. Maybe.

Still, if you are going to troll at least get the developer correct. It is Timegate, not Monolith making this expansion.

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Re: FEAR demo
Sep 13, 2006, 18:02
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Re: FEAR demo Sep 13, 2006, 18:02
Sep 13, 2006, 18:02
 
I used slowmo, some pillars to dodge around, and the MOD 3 rocket launcher to nail the EVE the second time around. The first time around I wasn't expected to be knocked about and accidentally blew myself up. Oops.

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Re: WTF
Sep 13, 2006, 17:01
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Re: WTF Sep 13, 2006, 17:01
Sep 13, 2006, 17:01
 
I should mention...I like how the demo starts you back at the beginning again rather than throwing you out of the game or sending you to the menu like most demos do.

I didn't like that. It led me to believe I had died before the demo end and was being respawned. A simple message stating that I had reached the end of the demo would have been nice. Though, I can see doing something like this for E3 where it would make the demo be automatically ready for the next person.

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A solid "Eh"
Sep 13, 2006, 16:57
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A solid "Eh" Sep 13, 2006, 16:57
Sep 13, 2006, 16:57
 
This demo disappoints me. It has none of the feel of the original game. Whereas the original was unsettling this demo seems to want to bash you over the head with stuff. For example, in the original you might have a small pool of blood in a room, where here it is used as large scale redecoration. More/bigger is not creepier in a horror story. Timegate needed to use a light touch, but they seem to have went for the splatter-punk approach over Monolith's classic horror movie approach. --sigh--

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Re: Five That Fell
Jul 8, 2006, 12:34
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Re: Five That Fell Jul 8, 2006, 12:34
Jul 8, 2006, 12:34
 
I wasn't aware Sierra published any of the Ultima games...

I remember Origin, and later EA...

Ah, Sierra (and California Pacific Computers) publishing Ultima games predated the creation of Origin.

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Re: Five That Fell
Jul 7, 2006, 12:53
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Re: Five That Fell Jul 7, 2006, 12:53
Jul 7, 2006, 12:53
 
Especially with some of the errors. :-/ Does anyone do basic research these days?

The original no-number Ultima was first published by California Pacific Computers (the same folks that published the commercial version of Akalabeth). The only Ultima 1 version Sierra ever published was an obscure Atari 400/800 version.

The reason Sierra published Ultima II was that when Richard Garriott shopped Ultima II around Sierra was willing to include a cloth map in the game. The cloth map was a requirement of Garriott's.

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No subject
Mar 10, 2006, 16:01
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No subject Mar 10, 2006, 16:01
Mar 10, 2006, 16:01
 
I've tried the Fusion (non-battery version) and found I like it. It give me a better shave than the Mach 3. (The battery Mach 3 one was just horrible so I skipped the battery Fusion). As a bonus, I'm finding the Fusion blades last me two weeks versus maybe a week with the Mach 3 blades.

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Re: Wakka
Aug 25, 2005, 10:29
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Re: Wakka Aug 25, 2005, 10:29
Aug 25, 2005, 10:29
 
The big beast was the end of Opposing Forces. :-)

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Re: BF2 Vehicles
Aug 8, 2005, 10:44
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Re: BF2 Vehicles Aug 8, 2005, 10:44
Aug 8, 2005, 10:44
 
No "Thelma and Louise", huh? :)

Such as this? http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2004-11-10&res=h

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Re: No subject
Aug 3, 2005, 18:44
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Re: No subject Aug 3, 2005, 18:44
Aug 3, 2005, 18:44
 
You youngun's. ;-) The foundation of computer RPG games are Ultima, Wizardry, The Bard's Tale, Wasteland, and Might and Magic.

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Apps can trigger BSoD :-(
Jul 17, 2005, 16:56
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Apps can trigger BSoD :-( Jul 17, 2005, 16:56
Jul 17, 2005, 16:56
 
Here's a web page that will give you more information on BSoDs than you really want to know: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm


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Huh?
Feb 9, 2005, 15:38
1.
Huh? Feb 9, 2005, 15:38
Feb 9, 2005, 15:38
 
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro _Video_ Card? ;-)

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Re: No subject
Jul 12, 2004, 18:49
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Re: No subject Jul 12, 2004, 18:49
Jul 12, 2004, 18:49
 

You might want to try DosBox at http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ to play Daggerfall in WinXP.

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Worry about your beans ;-)
Feb 5, 2004, 11:16
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Worry about your beans ;-) Feb 5, 2004, 11:16
Feb 5, 2004, 11:16
 
A burr grinder will allow you to *consistently* get a finer grind. The idea is to grind the beans almost to the point where the sediment will get through the filter. A cheap blade grinder can crush the beans or heat them up during the grinding process which then loses you some of the coffee's flavor.

I use an older version of the Solis mill listed here http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.electricmills.shtml and have had excellent luck with it over the last several years. YMMV.

Of course, all of this advice depends on having a decent beans and a decent coffee maker. Grin I use a Cona from the site listed above. While it isn't switch on and forget like a drip coffee machine, it is a heck of a lot more fun to watch it bubble up. (I just bring my wireless laptop into the kitchen while I'm making coffee and take a first cut at my email.)


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Two Gargs up! ;-)
Dec 25, 2003, 12:01
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Two Gargs up! ;-) Dec 25, 2003, 12:01
Dec 25, 2003, 12:01
 
This is a lovely update. SvenCoop and TFC are my favorite HL mods. There's just something simple, something _fun_ about hopping into a game with a few friends and having it be you & them vs everything else. (I wish all multiplayer capable games would include a coop mode.)

I played most of the day yesterday (the 24th) on both Steam and the regular servers. I found the Steam servers more robust and things like voice comm much clearer on Steam than the regular servers. There were some glitches (to be expected on the first day of a x.0 release) in the single player maps, but I tend to think fixing some of those might be something only Valve can do.

All in all it is well worth donating some money to support this mod. The electric crowbar and gilded uzi *will* get you noticed. ;-)

I'm really excited to see what Sven and Co will do with HL2...


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Re: :(
Nov 4, 2003, 22:53
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Re: :( Nov 4, 2003, 22:53
Nov 4, 2003, 22:53
 
I'm horribly dating myself ;-), but that sounds like B1 Nuclear Bomber from Avalon Hill.

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Genealogy Software
Sep 28, 2003, 13:34
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Genealogy Software Sep 28, 2003, 13:34
Sep 28, 2003, 13:34
 
You might look at Personal Ancestry File at http://www.familysearch.org/ . They have a free download. That's the software my Mom uses. (Yeah, it is from the Mormon church, but it doesn't preach to you and you don't need to be a Mormon to use it.)

There are other packages out there as well. Most have trial/eval versions available. One thing I'd suggest is to make sure the package will export to a GEDCOM file. GEDCOM is the ASCII text of the genealogy software world.


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Isn't the unnamed lead programmer...
Jun 9, 2002, 17:02
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Isn't the unnamed lead programmer... Jun 9, 2002, 17:02
Jun 9, 2002, 17:02
 
Brad Wardell (sp) of Stardock?

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