Zeno~SPARTA~

As some of you may remember I have long been considering a HTPC for watching films and listening to music. Over the last few months I have copied nearly 1.5 terabytes of film from DVD. Here in Switzerland I have experimented with my dell XPS laptop hooked up to my LCD TV Playing films wirelessly from my main PC in my office, using the newish Draft N wifi (300 mbps). This has worked almost perfectly, I had tried the G wifi (54mbps) but there were some stutters and occasional lockups during the film. Following this experiment I will build the dedicated HTPC and have today purchased all the components. I will build it over the next couple of days and will report on the ease of the build and performance once thats done. These are the components: Shuttle Intel SG33GS (See Description Below) Intel Core2 duo E6750 2GB Corsair DDR2 800 ram 750GB Seagate Barracuda HDD Vista Ultimate Logitech DiNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard Description SHUTTLE Barebone SG33G5 noir S. 775 INTEL G33 800/1066/1333 MHz FSB 2xDDR2 - SG33G5 Chassis G5-type aluminum chassis, black color storage bays: 1 x 5.25", 2 x 3.5" (1 internal) dimensions: 31 x 20 x 18.5 cm (LWH), weight: 3.3 kg net / 4.6 kg gross Mainboard Shuttle FG33, Shuttle form factor, Dimensions: 25.4 x 18.5 cm proprietary mainboard design for Shuttle XPC Barebone SG33G5 Chipset: Intel G33 Express (Bearlake-G) + ICH9DH Solid Capacitors for excellent heat resistance for enhanced system durability Color slots/connectors design (Power switch, USB, PCIe, PCI) Power supply 250 Watt mini power supply unit Input voltage range: 100~240V Connectors: 20-pin ATX, 4-pin ATX12V Dimensions: 190 (L) x 82 (W) x 43 (H) mm EMI certified: FCC, CE, CCC Safety certified: TÜV, UL, CB, CCC, CSA, NEMKO Active PFC (Power Factor Correction) Power plug region specific Processor support Socket 775 supports Single/Dual/Quad Core processors from Intel with Core technology (65nm) and 800, 1066 or 1333MHz front side bus: Core 2 Quad Q6xxx, Core 2 Duo E6xxx / E4xxx, Pentium Dual-Core 2xxx and Celeron D 4xx series. Designed for the upcoming Intel 45nm Core 2 multi-core processors. Supports Pentium 4/D processors at 800MHz FSB. Processors with 533MHz FSB are not supported. Please refer the support list for detailed processor support information. Overclocking*) Overclocking settings: CPU frequency, CPU voltage, RAM frequency, RAM voltage Dynamic Overclock feature: Easily overclock from 3/5/7/10/15/20% through the BIOS. Processor cooling Shuttle I.C.E. 2 (Integrated Cooling Engine) advanced I.C.E. 2 Heatpipe technology, linear controlled 92mm fan SilentX cooling and noise reduction technology with Active Airflow Memory support 2x 240 pin slots, supports Dual Channel supports DDR2-667/800 SDRAM memory (up to DDR2-1066 in overclocking mode*) up to a total size of 4 GB, max. 2 GB per DIMM Slots 1x PCI-Express (16X) supports 8 GB/s data transfer 1x PCI (32 bit) Integrated Graphics Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (GMA 3100) Full Windows Vista Aero experience Intel Clear Video Technology Hardware acceleration for MPEG2 and VC1 content DirectX 9.0 support, Shader 3.0 Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT) 3.0 Shared Memory size up to 384MB HDMI connector (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports HDCP (High-bandwith Digital Content Protection) transmits SPDIF digital audio signals DVI adapter included VGA connector for analog displays Dual monitor operating possible (1x digital over HDMI/DVI plus 1x analog over Sub-D) 8-channel audio with DD/DTS 7.1 channel High Definition Audio, Realtek ALC888DD codec Supports Dolby® Digital Live! and DTS™ Connect (Digital Theater Systems) Analog: line-out (8-ch), line-in, microphone Digital: optical S/PDIF output (digital audio), optional S/PDIF input Gigabit LAN Controller Marvell 88E8056 Ethernet network controller (Gigabit) Supports 100 / 1.000 MBit/s operation Supports Wake-on-LAN (WOL) Firewire Controller Firewire controller VIA VT6308 IEEE1394 OHCI rev 1.0 compliant with 2 Firewire connectors (front and rear) supports 400Mb/s, 200Mb/s, 100Mb/s data transfer rate Drive connectors 3x Serial-ATA II, 3 Gbit/s (300 MB/s) bandwidth, NCQ support 2x External Serial-ATA, 3 Gbit/s (eSATA) 1x IDE ATA 100 drives 1x floppy disk drive Front Panel connectors Microphone Headphone (Line-out) 2x USB 2.0 Firewire (Mini 4 pin connector) Power button Reset button Power indicator (blue LED) HDD indicator (orange LED) Back Panel connectors HDMI (DVI adapter included) D-sub VGA (analog) 4x USB 2.0 GigaBit LAN (RJ45) IEEE1394 Firewire (6 pin) 2x External Serial ATA port (eSATA) Optical S/PDIF output (Digital Audio) 8-ch Audio line-out (2x rear/front, bass/center, surround/back) Audio Line-in CMOS button optional Wireless LAN module (PN18) optional parallel port (PC8) Other connectors 2x fan connectors (4 pin) 4x USB 2.0 (two sets with 2x5 pins)

From what I have read you ultimately want to go into 0.0 space to gain 10x rewards. To go there you presumably need stealth, speed and strength. I understand 1 player controls one ship, so how many ships (and what composition type and experience) do you need to form a battle group capable of venturing into 0.0 space with some degree of safety, or is this just not possible.

I dropped the respawn time from 20 to 10 seconds. I have added new maps, here is the complete cycle. coop_estrada http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/97/=coop_estrada.bundle coop_borders http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/98/=coop_borders.bundle coop_quarry coop_timber coop_sierra coop_nowherenight http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/99/=co...erenight.bundle coop_storm http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/100/=coop_storm.bundle coop_nowhere_v5 http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/101/=c...where_v5.bundle coop_hostage http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/102/=coop_hostage.bundle coop_fort_day_v2 http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/103/=coop_fort_v2.bundle coop_sierraday http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/104/=c...ierraday.bundle coop_fort_night_v2 (you get this with the fort day download) coop_crashsite_v2 http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/105/=c...hsite_v2.bundle coop_dam_v7 http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/106/=coop_dam_v7.bundle Rocky I had a look at your site but didnt see all of these maps, given your large audience it would be great if they were on your site. Remember to report any glitches or crashes or instance where the game doesnt end and roll on to the next round.

If you cant transport guns or even clothes how does a terminator get transported? I am sure this has been explained but I missed it.

Congratulations on your startup, good luck to LOSC

Happy birthday May all your frustrations disappear and your dreams of becoming a gaming god become a reality. Cheers

Has the 3rd episode, "the Turk" aired in the US yet?

I have just seen the first two episodes, Liked it a lot looking forward to seeing more.

Thanks Bud

I have now also added Quarry, Timber and Sierra stock maps. Please remember to report any instability or problems. Any requests for maps please post and we`ll try to get them.

Thanks Rocky, should have thought of that.

Hi Hoss, here are the 2 maps, I'll add links in TS as and when I add more maps. Cheers http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/97/=coop_estrada.bundle http://floyd.wik.is/@api/deki/files/98/=coop_borders.bundle

Terrible situation, you are in my thoughts. Phil

No one is asking you to fuck off. Noone is calling you or anyone else a traitor. Floyd is not interested in playing EVE, but since anything that impacts Sparta is of interest to him (and me) we will ask questions, if thats ok. Everyone is free to do as they please. There is an issue if tagged players join another clan in a game we play. This will be discussed on Sunday. I understand entirely your motivation for going down this route, and clearly you have thought this through. I want everyone else who might be considering doing this to do the same. I share Floyds concern if players spend more time on other groups teamspeak than on ours, this is true for all games not just EVE. We are trying to build a community, but this wont happen if most of the people are populating others groups comms.

Server 3 coop is back up. For now it only has 2 maps, Estrada and Borders. Please report any crashes here. I will add maps one at a time to test for crash issues, plus all the stock maps. Enjoy

I have a few questions to which I only need a one sentence answer. Is Progenitor Corp like a clan. Will you wear the Tags of Progenitor Corp Do they have their own comms. Please do not write long answers.

Sorry guy I'll be out of pocket until Friday or Saturday. I'll be having fun so don't worry about me and enjoy yourselves.

Dont download the free codec its a virus, in fact you probably dont even have the film at all its just a trick to infect your computer. This is the voice of a mug who did download the "free" software.

Happy birthday, enjoy youself!

Sorry to hear this, I hope you feel better soon. Cheers Phil

I have used asus and intel based Mobos exclusively in my last 3 builds, cant help with amd, sorry bud.

Happy new year guys and gals.

I've watched it twice, I took the girlfriend to see it at the cinema, definitely not her cup of tea. Ultimately it's just a high budget night of the living dead, good effects, good acting, unoriginal premise.

Thanks Viii