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    Weekend deal on steam

    in Racing games

    Posted · Edited by rtr~SPARTA~

    Hi,

     

    A few of us SHIFT racers grabbed a copy as well. Someone will be hosting a server over the next few days. Had a quick look at it, looks good Managed to get a copy of the manual in pdf since steam didn't have one. You need to install Games for Windows Live, all the stats and stuff are controlled by it.

    What Blu-Ray Player?

    in Home Entertainment Hardware -> Chat

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    I use a couple of the little revo 3600 and 3610 with the Nvidia ion chip. One as a net top and one as a media box yes you do need an external drive. Also since I have a home server and everything is loaded on that I don't need much HD space on the PCs. Both play everything great and can be fitted to the back of a TV with the included mount.

    Venus and Mercury

    in Spartans general chat

    Posted

    posted this in the shift thread thought it may be of interest to all. Only applies for the next couple of days:

     

    Here's something for you do tonight just after sunset, between 8.15 and 9pm BST. Look to the West and about 20 degrees up. ou should see a bright 'star', this the planet Venus (if you didn't know that already give yourself a slap). If you look to the right of Venus about the width of 3 fingers held at arms length) and slight lower you can probably see a small bright 'star' It may be at the limits of vision, especially with the still bright sky, binos will show it clearly. The 'star' is the planet Mercury. You may just be able to pick out the 'crescent' in binos (The two inner planets show phases like the Moon, Venus is nearly full) Only one percent of the human race has ever seen Mercury, welcome to the elite

     

    reclusa gaming keboard

    in Spartans general chat

    Posted · Edited by rtr~SPARTA~

    I have the G19 keyboard and I recently bought the G13 gamepad. Both are excellent and the G13 is a major piece of kit (heavy, solid feel and on the fly g key assignment).

     

    Yes Medic, Dragon Age is very badass indeed. Going to continue the quest right now :D

    Replacement laptop

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted

    Hi All,

     

    Before settling on my current setup I looked into the acer high end laptops. You will find a really useful set of various specs and configurations on their website and there is also a downloadable pdf of their current prices. you really need to pay attention to those ID numbers :D

     

    I eventually decide to go with a dedicated gaming desktop and a Revo 3610 w/4gb RAM and a 500 GB as a media centre/ general browsing PC.

     

     

    Looking for a web cam?

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted

    I purchased a Logitech Pro 9000 and it is a vey nice cam with an excellent picture, however, the logitech cam software seems to have sound issues under windows 7 x64 and can hang your PC after a cold boot. The drivers installed by win 7 are fine but you do not get all the special features. There is enough in drivers properties for normal use (zoom, etc.). Obviously this could be an issue with the logitech software and effect all their webcams. I don't think it is an issue for every user, but a few have reported problems on the logitech forum.

     

    It's just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines. Strange thing is they make such bloody good cameras - Group Captain Lionel Mandrake

     

    name the movie

     

     

    Windows 7

    in Spartans general chat

    Posted · Edited by rtr~SPARTA~

    My previous experience of windows upgrades is that you can do a full clean install, but will be asked to insert the original OS disks or activation key during install. Looks like things have changed. The comments have more details of people's experiences.

     

    I don't know whats going on with EU releases. My retail Win7 HP installed IE8 automatically. I pre-ordered 2 copies from Tescos for 50 quid ea. and they arrived citylink on release day posted from MS distribution in Ireland.

     

    Looks and runs very nicely on a netbook with 2gig RAM.

     

    My free upgrade Vista to 7 for my main PC has been posted so I hope I can wipe this HD and clean install :)

     

    PS if it runs on Vista it will probably run on 7. I read of people even using XP drivers on 7 to get back functionality of special function keys on netbooks. The XP mode in Ultimate/Pro seems particularly for old business apps that people don't want to/can't upgrade.

    Combat Mission Shock Force

    in General Game Talk

    Posted

    If you don't know this tac sim you may want to check it out now it has been patched up. It's only £8.95 or $10 from their US site. A couple of expansions are also available for download on Battlefront's website. Marines and British Forces $25 each

     

    Here

     

     

    It's a modern version of the Combat Mission series. It does look good. I have tried it pre patching and it is a mil sim with a high immersion factor and a high learning curve.

    C&C Zero Hour

    in General Game Talk

    Posted

    I found this post on another forum

     

    Ok guys, I got it to work. So, here is everything I did.

     

    1. Go to your "C:\Users\{your name}\Documents\Command and Conquer Generals Zero Hour Data" folder and open options.ini. I set the following settings:

     

    AntiAliasing = 0

    DrawScrollAnchor =

    FirewallBehavior = 0

    GameSpyIPAddress = 192.168.0.1 (make sure you use your own IP)

    Gamma = 50

    IPAddress = 192.168.0.1 (make sure you use your own IP)

    IdealStaticGameLOD = High

    LanguageFilter = false

    MoveScrollAnchor = 0

    MusicVolume = 61

    Resolution = 800 600

    Retaliation = yes

    SFX3DVolume = 58

    SFXVolume = 53

    ScrollFactor = 60

    SendDelay = no

    StaticGameLOD = lOW

    UseAlternateMouse = no

    UseDoubleClickAttackMove = no

    VoiceVolume = 70

     

    This may or may not matter but do it anyway just to be sure.

     

    2. right click on the .exe file that launches the game (or the shortcut on your desktop), select "Properties", and set the following:

     

    -under the "Shortcut" tab set Run: Maximized

    -under the compatibility tab set Compatibility mode for "windows XP service pack 2" but make sure you click it and make the check mark in the box black, not grey.

    -then, after you do the step above, click "Run this program as administrator" and then click "Set these settings for all users" and then apply everything, ok, etc.

     

    The game should run now and the movie and sounds will play. Please let me know if you have trouble.

     

    Regards,

     

    Rich

     

    Or is this a different problem?

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