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[quote who="edpfister" reply="242" id="2698506"] Yeah, I agree with most of this. It's sad that these old game types that were hugely popular were basically abandoned. I can see the large money grubbing companies shying away from them but what about all the indie/small developers out there? If one of them actually made a really well done game of one of these types I bet they would sell a lot of copies and get a loyal fanbase that would continue to follow them.&nbs

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[quote who="Tridus" reply="47" id="2698321"]I'm surprised they bothered putting DRM (in the form of GOO) on games this old. [/quote] You know I was thinking the same thing. The pirates got ahold of this game awhile ago. Then again, i think DRM after the first year or two of a game is pretty much pointless or an attempt by the publisher to get people to buy games twice or push them into sequels.

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[quote who="GunslingerBara" reply="524" id="2698252"] No, we had 3 today. Can I ask where you're located? And which browser/OS you're using? And if possible, can you run a speedtest and let me know your download speed? Bara [/quote] Sure, I'm in Southern Oregon using Charter (ISP, man I hate them). Win 7 64 IE 8. [IMG]http://www.speedtest.net/result/896446032.png[/IMG] I mean it's a lot better now than it was before for sure

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[quote who="aeortar" reply="239" id="2698194"] Since everyone's kind of talking about Bioware, I've got a quick question about Dragon Age. Do you have to manage your party in combat or it like KotOR where it's kind of optional? I've shied away from it because I'm not so interested in dealing with a whole party. It's optional. You'll want to do it (especially with the mages) to get the most out of your party/for the hardest battle

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[quote who="GunslingerBara" reply="522" id="2697913"] Quoting Nesrie, reply 521 I am thinking those tags you are seeing, is not something that I can see. I don't see a difference between these two quotes at all. One was pulled from the back button post and the other a new quote. I wish you guys had a preview button like some other boards so I can test to see if this works without actually posting. edit: okay yeah see after posting, there is no diff

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[quote who="cynicalP" reply="81" id="2696458"] Quoting coreimpulse, reply 80 You know what would be more disturbing? Valve striking a deal with Microsoft, by which Steam becomes a windows service required for windows to run, on all computers. Your windows logins become steam logins too. That would suck and somehow I suspect this wcould happen eventually to keep the money flowing into big pockets. [/quote] [quote who="

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[quote who="kryo" reply="31" id="2696502"] The script extender patches the game's executable in memory (it's effectively a hack that injects new functions into the scripting engine at runtime). The GOO executable isn't going to be the same as that with nothing or with a different protection, so the existing OBSE can't modify it since it isn't written for it. Non-SE mods should work just fine. [/quote] I was going to say. I've used mods for other games before and I

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[quote who="GunslingerBara" reply="518" id="2696499"]According to our database logs you were the only one to receive an error today: And I'm not sure what you're asking... What do you mean by "the quotes don't work"? Bara [/quote] That's just so weird. I get at least one everyday. WTH is so special about my setup? Anyway, about the coding. Post 82, the last one at the moment, <a href="https://forums.stardock.com/388894/page

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Got another one today. Speaking of which. How come when I click the back button to recover my hastily written but not always saved post to post again, the quotes don't work? I mean nothing has changed but the forum just posts the code instead of actually using it.

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[quote who="cynicalP" reply="81" id="2696458"] Quoting coreimpulse, reply 80 You know what would be more disturbing? Valve striking a deal with Microsoft, by which Steam becomes a windows service required for windows to run, on all computers. Your windows logins become steam logins too. That would suck and somehow I suspect this wcould happen eventually to keep the money flowing into big pockets. [/quote]

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Video cards might cost about the same as some consoles now, keeping in mind how expensive the consoles release at, but the difference between how a game on the 360 or PS3 looks compared to on my machine is pretty large. I am not even using one of the expensive cards. Besides, BFG, EVGA, XFX, PNY... they're all just taking the same base model ATI or nVIdia throws out, slapping some paint on it, tweaking it some and releasing 5 versions of the same card at different price ranges. It's a f

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[quote who="cynicalP" reply="44" id="2696254"]My last console system I owned was an Atari 2600 system. Up until the last five years I have viewed console systems as a game systems made for acrade style games ala Mario/Sonic/Streetfighter. Games that I felt I have outgrown and no longer enjoy playing. But the recent batch of console systems have adpoted more and more PC like functionality with hard disks and Internet connectivity and many ti

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[quote who="Aractain" reply="76" id="2695565"] Hey, while that guy got fired for what you say, it wasn't a 'bad' game. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. [/quote] I don't really mind bad games. I mean i hate playing them, persay but a lot of games that IGN, Gamestop and company call bad aren't so bad. Some of my favorite niche games hit 6-7 range every time. And if people want to play a "bad" game, no skin off my back. The thing about Kane and Lynch that pret

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[quote who="Aractain" reply="74" id="2695538"]Yes... anyway. Kanye and lynch 2y Doyg Days is going to use steamworks. Is it just me or is 2010 the "JOIN STEAMWORKS!" year? [/quote] Kane and Lynch, the game that pretty much proved what everyone was already suspecting, that the so-called gaming news sites pretty much allow software companies to pay them for good reviews. Steamworks can have them.

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Nice. Always good to see the store expand.

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[quote who="Aractain" reply="63" id="2695113"]Indeed, thats why we need a hot russian girl to infiltrate and uncover the inteligence. Or just ask wikileaks. [/quote] Yeah I was going to say, there aren't a lot of industries or companies that tell their employees to leak info, but the public still gets some of that info, one way or another.

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[quote who="4Nana" reply="31" id="2694824"]err.. why would I do that when it doesn't fit in whatsoever? It's like a discussion about oranges, and someone chimes in "ya but apples... " [/quote] Zzzzz. Hmm, sorry? Are we past this I can't stand what you wrote so I am going to whine about it and attack you instead... err nope. Looks like we are still there. Wake me when the kid move is over.

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[quote who="4Nana" reply="29" id="2694788"]There is a difference between reading the words and understanding what is written. It's not an issue of whether I liked what I read or didn't like. It simply didn't fit in. Nice try though. [/quote] I've yet to see you refute what I said. Keep going![e digicons]-_-[/e]

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[quote who="4Nana" reply="25" id="2693943"] srsly.. why do random ppl keep jumping in quoting replies and completely misconstruing them because they didn't bother to follow the rest of the conversation? [/quote] Just because you don't like what you read, doesn't mean someone didn't read the thread. This wasn't even two pages long, so it didn't take long to read. Nice try though.

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[quote who="4Nana" reply="22" id="2693806"] You'll also remember that the Wii is drastically different and definitely would have failed sans the unique controller, so that doesn't really fit in here either. [/quote] That's a very strange thing to say. If it wasn't for the Wii's controller, it would have failed? Let's see what else we could add to that category. If it wasn't for the bluray player would the PS3 have failed? If it wasn't for the online connectivity,

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[quote who="AceQ" reply="13" id="2692808"] Quoting Bogatz, reply 12 Second the twins motion. Oh it sounds cool - until it happens to you. *cough* love them to dead but jeez 1 at a time is easier *cough* [/quote] The mother told me it was harder in the beginning, easier later on. I doubt she is shielding me from anything at my age. Twin toddlers in the same room, play for hours. Lone kid, well my little sister wa

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[quote who="TCores" reply="31" id="2690794"] Steam is nessesary for any true gamer these days, tis the nature of things. I'm not a "true" gamer anymore? Er, sorry? I'll just hang out with the "fake" gamers over here. : ) [/quote] Yeah that was a BS statement. Glad someone pointed it out. I am speaking as a gamer who uses steam... sometimes. True gamers, to me, is anyone who plays a game and enjoys it and would like to play more games.

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[quote who="Polynomial" reply="216" id="2690097"]I had to bump in when someone confused NWN2 for Bioware. Again. And Nesrie, the method for appreciating physical art is different from video games. Same thing with movies. Citizen Kane is still an advance movie in terms of cinematography to this day. Playing video games changes drastically when you're talking about a 10 year old game. Its next to impossible to be "wow"ed by Baldur's Gate today if you never played it with its extremel

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[quote who="Tridus" reply="8" id="2689895"]Simcity Societies was made by a different company, and was more like Simcity for five year olds then Simcity 5. [/quote] It was Tilted Mill, which is unfortunate because Hinterland and Children of the Nile aren't nearly as simplistic. Hinterland could use a graphical and camera overhaul though and Children of the Nile was lacking the charm of Pharoah/Cleopatra. Never played Caesar IV so I am not sure what was wrong with that.

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[quote who="Moosetek13" reply="5" id="2689817"]Happened already. It was called Sim City Societies. It was a total bust. [/quote] Well no one really counts that as Sim City 5 though. Like Spore, the idea behind the game was fine... just the implementation was lacking. They made it sound like Sim City Societies was going to evolve as you built it, the actual system they used was blah and the game was pretty unstable at end game... as in unbearably bad.