I'll rate the games out of 10 rather than by assigning grades (perhaps a bit more clear?). I also haven't played Civ V (yet?) so I've substituted it with Supreme Commander 2, Sword of the Stars (Complete) and Galactic Civilizations II Twilight. Release: Elemental: 4/10 Starcraft 2: 8.5/10 Fallout New Vegas: 8/10 Supreme Commander 2: n/a, bought recently. Sword of the Stars: n/a, bought recently.</li
My game has not crashed since 1.1 honestly.
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="12" id="2889918"]I'm less concerned with the memory issues, and more concerned with content and fun factor. It only crashes occasionally for me anymore, and that really doesn't bother me that much. I just have no reason to play it. Heroes are boring, they are all generic and interchangeable as their stats and abilities mean nothing compared to the gear they are wearing. Quest haven't changed. Factions are still bland. 10 ra
Small when in a rush. Large when in a mood for something epic.
[quote who="ZehDon" reply="8" id="2886618"] DRM in general has little to nothing to do with piracy, however that doesn't stop Publishers from claiming that's what it's for. The moment the game hits the net - even in a near-but-not-quite-final-state - it becomes the subject of piracy. Do you really think the developers who toiled away on this game are going to care what word you use to describe it? People are going to download - in particular, pirating crews - for both t
[quote quoting="post"] It's hard to remain positive about the future of PC Gaming - that doesn't involve Facebook, I mean. Crysis 2, complete with the DRM Master Files for Online Authentication, have been leaked some 48 days early. Check out the news article here. I suspect things like this are the reason why most developers now focus on Consoles, where Piracy - while still present - represents a much smaller problems. [/quote] Please pile on some more fe
You're fired Urrumi. Clean out your desk!
[quote who="Heavenfall" reply="23" id="2885803"] Quoting TheProgress, reply 21Like impinc says, I'm pretty sure the betas contain overhead in the form of debug code. Again, hopefully that's the case. But if you're saying this is a non-issue I don't agree. Guessing the cause of problems is for SD, not us.[/quote] If it is indeed debug code that is causing the betas to run more slowly, then I don't see how this could possibly be an issue. People who download betas nee
Like impinc says, I'm pretty sure the betas contain overhead in the form of debug code.
[quote who="Pantasd" reply="45" id="2884527"] I think I'm going to lose since my submission is essentially unreadable in that popup. Ugh you got my vote [/quote] Much appreciated [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] [quote who="Derek Paxton" reply="42" id="2883957"] Should be better now.[/quote] Thanks [e digicons]:beer:[/e]
[quote who="seanw3" reply="25" id="2884125"]Star Wars Battlefront III: best fantasy FPS that still seems to be mostly fantasy. In my head it is the best game of all space and time.[/quote] Battlefront 3 is not out.
Now the world ends.
Since my quest is completely unreadable in that popup, I'd suggest reading the full quest here for those that are interested.
I think I'm going to lose since my submission is essentially unreadable in that popup. Ugh [e digicons]:S[/e]
Hey thanks for all the suggestions (quite a few good ones), I'll check them out over the coming days.
Wow, thanks for choosing my quest Derek :D And congrats to all the others as well. I particularly like the Rod of Mages quest by Sungod79. As for Till Deaths Do Us Part , I kind of went crazy writing a bunch of text for the quest, but then got squashed by the 5000 character limit of the submission. For those inte
I've actually played Borderlands before but didn't list it cause I consider it to be more arcadey than what I'm looking for. @Kodiak, I haven't actually played any of the Stalker games with mods before. What would you recommend? In general, there is two things about the Stalker games that rub me the wrong way: 1) lack of coherent organization of quest and quest related information and 2) a general "roughness" in the GUI and how the game is presented.
I'm wondering if anyone can recommend me a shooter (preferably FPS, but 3rd person is fine too) for the PC that's no older than 5 or 6 years really. I'm looking for something that is mainly urban, where there is great interaction between weapons and the environment. Such as shooting through glass and wood at enemies, spraying up sparks and rubble and debris when bullets miss their marks and strike nearby surfaces. Basically a game where the guns feel very satisfying to shoot.
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[quote who="Werewindlefr" reply="17" id="2880719"] Play Crysis, and send me pictures of the solid-liquid phase transition of your GPU. And I'm just taking an extreme example here, but Dawn of War 2 (a well-optimized game that runs on decent hardware with everything at max) or Batman Arkham Asylum will also send your PC to Silicon hell.[/quote] I'm running XP on hardware that is around 4 - 2 years old. I can play Crysis at high detail at 1920 * 1200 just fin
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="10" id="2879747"]Kael, did you guys decide on the Quest contest winners yet? [/quote] They have to read through them first.
[quote quoting="post"] *** 1.19a is a BETA patch *** *** 1.19a is scheduled for release on 1/31/2011 *** Changes 1. Fixes memory issues. 2. Improved strategic AI. 3. Improved strategic AI. 4. Improved strategic AI. 5. Improved strategic AI. 6. Improved strategic AI. 7. Improved tactical AI. 8. Improved tactical AI. 9. Improved tactical AI. 10. Improved tactical AI.
[quote who="noobshot" reply="244" id="2878439"]all i know is that KAEL will slowly but surely make this game what it was meant to be. right now hes pretty much laying the foundation for the best possible UI and game mechanics to make it all work in harmony. after all the mathematical crap has been put together to fine tune. THEN..and only THEN... HES GOING TO POLISH THE SHIT OUT OF THE GAME. THE GRAPHIC DISPLAY IS GOING TO MAKE CIV 5 LOOK LIKE CIV 1. EACH RACE
[quote who="Derek Paxton" reply="15" id="2877744"] 3d graphics are also a huge consideration. I often wonder if the move to 3d was good or bad for gaming. I don't know the real numbers but I expect that an artist could make 25-50 2d monsters in the time it takes to create 1 3d monster. Talk about implementation considerations from design decisions, the decision to go to 3d is a huge one. [/quote] I often think that 3D is actually more efficient than 2D (pro
[quote who="Lord Xia" reply="234" id="2877715"]Well, I don't think Janusk should be allowed to procreate with either male or female Sovs. He is usually a Ginger, and it's a sin to create more Gingers, since they are born without souls.[/quote] Except for the hot ones .