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Anyone who read the Wheel of Time series will cum their pants when they see this.
http://www.obsidianent.com/news/obsidian/oe-announcement-wot-021210.html
The first WoT game was pretty gay. Really looking forward to this one. If anyone is gonna do it right, it's Obsidian.
http://www.obsidianent.com/news/obsidian/oe-announcement-wot-021210.html
The first WoT game was pretty gay. Really looking forward to this one. If anyone is gonna do it right, it's Obsidian.
WhiteBeastofWotan
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Threadkiller
I agree with you on that. But, in terms of dialogue, no one can write like the people at Obsidian. I still think of them as Black Isle and the games they created under that name were awesome in terms of dialogue and story.
Det Som Engang Var
Viking Bastard
Det Som Engang Var
Viking Bastard
It's one of the best games ever made. You will get a bad ending if you don't look up what to do. After Shenmue and Morrowind, it's my favorite game.
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Viking Bastard
Just listen, it's VERY tricky to get the Good Ending. In December on the game make sure you read about it. You have to give the right dialogue and do a lot of shit to get the real ending and real boss.
Enemy242
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ok heres a question for the computer gaming people:
I'm not going to be able to afford my new system for all the new games I want to play until about February. However, this is thanksgiving break and with winter break I'll have 2 weeks free where I can play games and I want to play my older games (half life 2, fallout 3, mass effect 2) at top settings and have them run perfectly and awesomely. My computer is pretty damn good except for the fact that it's a bit cluttered and the video card is lacking, my setup is:
AMD quad core 2.4 ghz processor
4 gb ram
512 mb ati radeon 4350 hd card
It's not a bad setup but I've been hearing about this thing called crossfire where I could buy another card (say another 512 mb card or a 1 gb card from ati and it'd only run me about $100) and put it and run them together and then get about 1.5 gb from my video card which would make these games awesome as fuck.
Is this possible to do? I can drop 100 on a card tomorrow and then get to enjoy the rest of my break playing videogames (i realllyyy need something to do) if I could run my old card and the new card together and finish off all the old games that I can run (not perfectly) before I finally get my new system next year.
I'm not going to be able to afford my new system for all the new games I want to play until about February. However, this is thanksgiving break and with winter break I'll have 2 weeks free where I can play games and I want to play my older games (half life 2, fallout 3, mass effect 2) at top settings and have them run perfectly and awesomely. My computer is pretty damn good except for the fact that it's a bit cluttered and the video card is lacking, my setup is:
AMD quad core 2.4 ghz processor
4 gb ram
512 mb ati radeon 4350 hd card
It's not a bad setup but I've been hearing about this thing called crossfire where I could buy another card (say another 512 mb card or a 1 gb card from ati and it'd only run me about $100) and put it and run them together and then get about 1.5 gb from my video card which would make these games awesome as fuck.
Is this possible to do? I can drop 100 on a card tomorrow and then get to enjoy the rest of my break playing videogames (i realllyyy need something to do) if I could run my old card and the new card together and finish off all the old games that I can run (not perfectly) before I finally get my new system next year.
ShadowsWithin
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I have a xfire setup consisting of two Radeon HD 5770's, it definitely runs games better but unfortunately the catalyst driver is a bit wonky with crossfire so sometimes it glitches. HDR in certain games will give you seizures because it doesn't know when it is supposed to activate the HDR. And so it will just go bright and then dark and the bright and so on and so forth every 5 seconds, it did it in Day of Defeat (and I assume any game running Source) and it did it in Oblivion.
also in games like BFBC2 you will get flashed a black screen after about 5 minutes, then it goes away and comes back in another five minutes, and they usually last 20 seconds.
so one thing you would need to understand is that running two of your card will make your frame rates better, but your processor will bottleneck both your cards, i have the Intel version of your processor and games still don't run up to full speed. That is because my processor keeps getting in the way...unless I buy a new motherboard and get an I7. Especially the case with games like BFBC2 which does a lot of the rendering in the processor (because it's a bad console port) and also uses processing power to produce the sounds. Same situation for a game like Empire Total War, which has a lot of AI on screen at the same time. You could CRANK the graphics in that game with your video cards, but you will still only get 20 frames a second because of all the processing power it is taking to control the troops.
second thing you would need to look for is if you have a second PCI-e x16 slot on your motherboard so you can hook the other one up. You also have to be aware of how good your power supply is, those cards take up a lot of energy and if the card you are using is what I think it is you will need 4 6 pin auxillary power connectors attached to your power supply. or a SHIT ton of Molex connectors. My friend has a 4890 and he has to have 4, I only had to have two since mine are a little newer and require less power.
as far as dual + video cards go SLI is quite a bit better, not only do games running PhysX actually WORK (mafia 2 is a prime example) but the drivers supprt it better, but unfortunately my Mobo only supports Xfire so i went with Radeon.
also in games like BFBC2 you will get flashed a black screen after about 5 minutes, then it goes away and comes back in another five minutes, and they usually last 20 seconds.
so one thing you would need to understand is that running two of your card will make your frame rates better, but your processor will bottleneck both your cards, i have the Intel version of your processor and games still don't run up to full speed. That is because my processor keeps getting in the way...unless I buy a new motherboard and get an I7. Especially the case with games like BFBC2 which does a lot of the rendering in the processor (because it's a bad console port) and also uses processing power to produce the sounds. Same situation for a game like Empire Total War, which has a lot of AI on screen at the same time. You could CRANK the graphics in that game with your video cards, but you will still only get 20 frames a second because of all the processing power it is taking to control the troops.
second thing you would need to look for is if you have a second PCI-e x16 slot on your motherboard so you can hook the other one up. You also have to be aware of how good your power supply is, those cards take up a lot of energy and if the card you are using is what I think it is you will need 4 6 pin auxillary power connectors attached to your power supply. or a SHIT ton of Molex connectors. My friend has a 4890 and he has to have 4, I only had to have two since mine are a little newer and require less power.
as far as dual + video cards go SLI is quite a bit better, not only do games running PhysX actually WORK (mafia 2 is a prime example) but the drivers supprt it better, but unfortunately my Mobo only supports Xfire so i went with Radeon.
Enemy242
Member
fuck i didn't know it was so complicated, since my brother built my computer i'll ask him to see whats up and if it can be done/would be worth it. it'd probably only cost me about 80 bucks to get my video memory up to 1 gb and hella bump up the performance and ability to play those old games during my break so i guess i might as well do it (as long as i can and don't run into those fuckups you mentioned).
WhiteBeastofWotan
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I think it would be more worth it to save up a bit and get a better vid card (I recommend the nvidia GTX 260). maybe OC your CPU a bit.
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I second this. I have the BFG GTX260 Maxcore and it runs Starcraft 2 and Fallout 4 at max settings. The lowest deal I can find is around $180.
Dead Winter
STAHP
No. In Europe we use the PAL system while in the states we use NTSC. You can't mix and match...if you buy an NTSC system you're gonna have to play NTSC games. I'm sure there's a crack out there somewhere, but those things never work properly with consoles.
By the way, how are things in Rome? Is it a culture shock for you? It's always one thing to visit a place but when you live there it can be pretty scary.
Dead Winter
STAHP
lol yeah they had robin hood on dvd over there already and i wanted to pick it up to bring home but i forgot they are in Italian, and probably on a different format
All DVDs here have original language options as well. We're region 2 here and the US is region 1 I believe. All you'd have to do is get a region-free player to watch it...I do it all the time.
Dead Winter
STAHP
The video card I bought was a GTX 460. As luck would have it, it was fucked right out of the box, which NEVER happens with nVidia. I took it back and downgraded to the 450, which is also 1 gb but the processor isn't as fast. I had them benchmark my system and we came to the conclusion that a dual core won't run that card the way it should be run. If you want to get your money's worth, make sure you have a quad-core.
I'm super happy with my 450 though. It's stable, quiet, and does exactly what I need it to do without any fuss, just like all nVidia cards.
ShadowsWithin
Member
I could picture myself living there (after I learn the language) now that I think back on it. I love that city.
El Stormo
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Speaking of that series, can someone tell me which Shin megami Tensei games to buy and which to avoid? I'm thinking of taking up the series myself, so I'd like some reliable advice. Thanks!
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