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| 19 MAY 2011 at 2:24am |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Fnord (18 MAY 2011 2:45pm)
Do you play as clan affiliated mercenaries in MW2:M (I noticed the term starmate)?
No, it's just a UI holdover from MechWarrior 2, which is Clan-centric. You play as a mercenary in the IS, and the Clans, to my knowledge, don't figure in the game at all.
Forcing you to run a commando early on sounds like a rather mean thing. Those things are not exactly fast (for light mechs), and while they might have a bit more armour than most other in their wight category, they still can't stand up to a heavier mech.
BattleTech games seem to like to saddle you with Commandos: MechCommander does the same, though you have even less of a chance of survivng in that one. All in all, though, they don't make it particularly tough out of the gate---but the curve is definitely pronounced: if you don't get a better 'Mech quickly, you do run into trouble.
Also, it is interesting that they opted to include the crab, that is not exactly an iconic mech (although it is a mech that I'm quite fond of). If they are anything like they are in the tabletop game, that mech will be a joy to pilot. Not too slow, relatively well armoured, and it packs quote a punch, with no ammo reliance.
I am enjoying my Crab quite a bit. I've outfit it with two LRM5s (for some long-range kick, but also just to be able to draw attention away from enemies' targets that much more quickly) and six medium lasers. Six is perhaps too much, mind you. I'll have to do a dry run or two to see just how fast they cycle.
Won't mechwarrior 3 run in VirtualPC (or a Win9X emulator)?
Like I said before, the game's troubles are less Windows-related than hardware-related. You can use the software renderer to mitigate the worst bug or two in terms of display, but then it doesn't look nearly as nice, of course, and that still doesn't help with processor-speed bugs. You might be able to get it running in Windows 95 via DOSBox throttled to a certain number of cycles, but I'm not that desperate to play the game.
On top of all that, though, there are still a few non-hardware bugs which were never fixed, including one which makes the second mission unwinnable most of the time.
I'll have to give MW2 (and Ghost Bear's legacy) a try at some point, the game is easy enough to find, and it might fill in some gaps in my Battletech knowledge.
I'd recommend it.
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| 19 MAY 2011 at 9:07pm |
TechnoSpikePrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Well I just wanted to say I'm starting The Witcher 1 and so far I'm really enjoying it!
I know I'm very late to trying out the witcher world, but, thanks to the GOG promo, I finally decided to buy it!
Now, back to the game! Hope I'll have a blast!
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| 20 MAY 2011 at 2:55pm |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Just finished Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts DLC. It had its moments, great scenery, a few interesting but distant characters, an open world with not much to do, and an interesting plotline at start that soon became rather repetitive and thin and without surprises. C+
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| 20 MAY 2011 at 5:22pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | thanks for that report, i have just never been drawn to do a post apocalyptic game, they seem a bit sad to me, tho they did put a lot of detail into that one from all i see in posts. Glad you enjoyed it ....enough to finish it Lets hope the real world does not have to go that way.
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| 20 MAY 2011 at 8:31pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I am enjoying my Crab quite a bit. I've outfit it with two LRM5s (for some long-range kick, but also just to be able to draw attention away from enemies' targets that much more quickly) and six medium lasers. Six is perhaps too much, mind you. I'll have to do a dry run or two to see just how fast they cycle.
That is a very non-canonical crab you have right there I don't think the chassis was designed for anything but energy weapons.
Like I said before, the game's troubles are less Windows-related than hardware-related. You can use the software renderer to mitigate the worst bug or two in terms of display, but then it doesn't look nearly as nice, of course, and that still doesn't help with processor-speed bugs. You might be able to get it running in Windows 95 via DOSBox throttled to a certain number of cycles, but I'm not that desperate to play the game.
On top of all that, though, there are still a few non-hardware bugs which were never fixed, including one which makes the second mission unwinnable most of the time.
Ah, that is a darn shame. If the bugs are not too hard to fix, then we might see a fanpatch at some point, but considering the games lack of popularity on the net, that seem unlikely. Future more advanced emulators might also be able to fix most of the hardware related problems (at least).
I'd recommend it.
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| 20 MAY 2011 at 9:33pm |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | What I really enjoy about the Fallout games is that they are post apocalyptic as people in the 1950s would have envisioned it. That puts a whole funny and nostalgic spin on it for me that surprises me every time I play.
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| 22 MAY 2011 at 5:51pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I just finished the last of the main Ultimas that I'm interested in finishing (Ultima 4-5 & 7-9, I can't stand the interface of 6, and the dark nights were too annoying). I really should finish the two Underworld games at some point. 8 was good, though it was a bit on the buggy side, far more linear than 7 and quite short.
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| 23 MAY 2011 at 6:10pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | That does sound fun Halcyon, i had not realized that. I remember the bomb shelter scare well from the late 50s and how people were ready with underground shelters stocked with spam and other essentials. Wow, that seems a long time ago... but just a wink of an eye really.
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| 24 MAY 2011 at 11:21am |
MaumPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | FINALLY after weeks of delay I got my beautiful 23 inch PC with beautiful shiny screen. I've started Dragon Age Origins and having greatr fun so far. Still in the Mage's Tower and about to explore the Repository. If I can get in of course.
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Dishonored, The Witcher, Fallout 3, Deponia
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| 26 MAY 2011 at 6:35pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Wing commander 2: Secret operations 1. It feels suitably more challenging than the core game, without going over the top. I've only finished the first system though, so I can't comment on the rest of the game.
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| 27 MAY 2011 at 1:42am |
HalcyonSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Medal of Honor: Airborne. Playing single-player. Awful shooting action, too much recoil and missed shots. It looks okay, but when you're there to shoot folks and can't, well, game over.
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| 27 MAY 2011 at 1:51am |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | MOH series went way down hill since Allied Assault. I remember playing the hell out of the demo, couldn't wait for the game to come out.
Playing the Normandy beach landing was so amazing at the time.
I remember everyone complaining back in the day "I'm so tired of WWII shooters blah blah." Now I feel the same way about modern shooters lol. I'd like to go back to WWII, have someone do one on oa large scale with the environmental destruction of Battlefield 3 complete with Infantry/ground vehicles/air vehicles. That would be awesome.
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| 27 MAY 2011 at 10:19pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Played the crap out of The Settlers this passed couple of weeks. Not bad for $4.99 at the bargain store, so I think I really got my money's worth out of it.
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| 29 MAY 2011 at 8:51pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | After Amdromus' thread regarding Brothers in Arms, I figured I would play that series again. Unfortunately I could only find the disks for Earned in Blood, and Hell's Highway.
I did find another game while going thru my disks - Rise of Nations. Turns out I never played that one...oops! That's what happens when you buy a stack of games from the bargain bin, eventually they start to pile up and you can't remember which ones you already played.
So, I started it at around 2 in the afternoon on Saturday and the next thing I knew it was 4:30am this morning...ugh... :-/
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| 30 MAY 2011 at 11:25pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I have spent some time with Fantasy wars, a game which I got stuck in on mission 4 which is darn hard, due to the fact that it is very easy to lose several units in it, and if you lose too many, the game becomes nigh unwinnable) last time I tried to play it. Picking up where I left of, I was able to beat the mission, plus several more.
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| 1 JUN 2011 at 1:59pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | the Medal of Honour series are a remarkable immersion in that era and a unique way to see history in action. There is so much that computer simulations can do in this area..the MOH series was one that really engaged on this level.
The problem with the Brothers in Arms series is that Starforce is included in some of them... just an FYI. They are quite good and I wish I would finish the one i started ..but when i found out about SF i deleted it and never looked back.
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| 1 JUN 2011 at 9:10pm |
IviniaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Yes, I believe its the one I just played - BIA: Earned in Blood that has Starforce. It was annoying when I finished installing it and was informed that I need to reboot my PC. Not only that, whenever it starts (the game) I have to sit thru a minute of "validating disk..." >
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| 2 JUN 2011 at 12:43pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | You can always crack games with starforce to avoid that.
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| 3 JUN 2011 at 5:08am |
XerNosamSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | I've been cranking away at Mass Effect 2 again. I think it's officially tied Half Life 2 as my favorite game ever.
There's rumblings of a Mass Effect movie and if it in any way, shape or form happens to be true, the darn thing had better take advantage of the incredible lore and use it to its fullest potential or I'll be more than ticked off.
Strong words, I know.
If you haven't played Mass Effect 2: Play. It. Now.
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| 4 JUN 2011 at 3:39am |
AndromusGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By krexfoster (3 JUN 2011 5:07am)
There's rumblings of a Mass Effect movie and if it in any way, shape or form happens to be true, the darn thing had better take advantage of the incredible lore and use it to its fullest potential or I'll be more than ticked off.
I'd love to see a Mass Effect film, but I'm rather leery of what could happen to it along the way. The travesty that was the Wing Commander film comes to mind immediately, and what a horrible, disappointing mess that was.
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| 4 JUN 2011 at 4:25am |
StilerJourneyman
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Status : Offline | The only people I would trust to do an ME movie justice would be Darren Aronofsky, Ridley Scott (if he can get out of his Rut..), or Luc Besson.
Cameron maybe, if he can stick to the storyline and not go off doing his own thing, I definitely think CAmeron has the one-up on the others as far as the effects and action would go.
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| 7 JUN 2011 at 11:43am |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I finally managed to track down a copy of Drakensang: River of time that they could ship to Sweden!
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| 7 JUN 2011 at 12:02pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Fnord (7 JUN 2011 11:42am)
I finally managed to track down a copy of Drakensang: River of time that they could ship to Sweden!
Nice, Fnord! So have you got you GPU problems sorted out now? The game is not really that taxing, but very pretty, so it's obviously a good engine. ue to lack of time, I never got very far into the game, sadly...
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| 7 JUN 2011 at 3:39pm |
FnordSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Sadly my GPU problems still remain, but the game itself runs well. The game itself runs on an engine from 2008, so it is not very demanding, even if they have upgraded some things.
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| 7 JUN 2011 at 3:57pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Fnord (7 JUN 2011 3:39pm)
Sadly my GPU problems still remain, but the game itself runs well. The game itself runs on an engine from 2008, so it is not very demanding, even if they have upgraded some things.
...ah, I see. Well, the game looks amazingly nice graphics-wise for a slightly aged engine, doesn't it?
Makes you wonder why some of the newer games/engines are so demanding re specs.
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