System Shock 2 Confirmed for GOG Release! Out Now! (Via RPS)
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Joe Shlabotnik
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Graphics are unmistakeably late '90s. Sound is impeccable, and terrifying.
trab pu kcip
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damn all this praise really gets me excited :X
BloodMoney
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They are sharp. Gotta say its nice to run a game at maxium resolution with AA and AF forced and maxed in the Nvidia control panel. Sure the poly count is low, but whatever... the game holds up well, better than most old games in my opinion.
I posted a a few high-res screenshots (1920x1200) HERE (page 10 of this thread). *Note, those screenshots were taken before i turned on AA & AF and they are captures from the original disc version with high res textures installed along with the recent v2.4 patch.
SturokBGD
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Shock 2 was never a particularly great looking game, more "functional". The weird thing is that it probably holds up better in 2013 because of it.
XANDER CAGE
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For whatever reason, my game won't let me select 1080p.
Keep scrolling down? It's there for me.
XANDER CAGE
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Scrolled all the way down, highest 16:9 res it shows is 720p. After that it gets into the 4:3 ratios.
I do believe Eric Brosius is the greatest sound designer in the history of video games. If you think his System Shock 2 work is great, you'll have your mind blown by Thief, especially when you realize that much of Thief is literally designed around sound. You can't even navigate the game without sound, not well.
Stallion Free
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If the GOG version follows the disc version with 2.4 patch:
In the install folder open cam.cfg and change this line: "game_screen_size" to whatever you want.
For me, under the video adapter option (or whatever it's called) there was two versions of my graphics card, one had up to 1600x900 but the other "graphics card" had every resolution (including custom downsample resolutions). Maybe check that?
edit: or above
moniker
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Totally agree. What Eric Brosius achieved at Looking Glass Studios is nothing short of amazing. Fun fact for those that don't know, it's Eric's wife Terry Brosius that voices SHODAN.
Very true, and definitely check out Thief and Thief 2 if SS2 rekindles (or spurs) your enjoyment of classic PC games. I would head to the Thief games directly after it.
EA didn't used to have advertising budgets that were five or six times larger than they games they made.
Truth. I only played the Thief games for the first time in the last year or two and they still stand up. I love how the ambient music is tied to the location you're in.
I still haven't beat them. They're games that require you to sit down and put some hard work into playing, and I wasn't in the mood for intense game experiences at all last semester, since my health had taken a hit.
LinkedIn says he's still at Harmonix.
http://www.gog.com/forum/system_shock_2/system_shock2_faq_patches_mods_recommendations/page1
This has quiet a few.
Some people were suggesting lowering the weapon degrade and monster respawn? What's the best way to go about that?
I H8 Memes
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One of the few games from that era where you could just give it modern textures and models and transfer everything else over as is and it would be superior to almost every game out now. Maybe the weapons would need a little work as I remember the recoil being a little flat and lifeless. The game was so far ahead of its time that it could easily work as a modern game.
Turn off the music. The steady low hum of the ship is your background music.
http://www.gog.com/forum/system_shock_2/system_shock2_faq_patches_mods_recommendations/page1
Also for those of us who never played the origional:
System Shock lore in 1 minute
There are no "must" mods or patches. The only thing to do is to make sure you shut the music off.
Never played it before. Why turn off the music? Isn't that part of the experience?
I personally enjoy the music, but I should try playing with the music off to see how it changes.
This is strange. I can play the intro video by clicking INTRO when the game launches but none of the other cutscenes are working. The game just ignores them.
It sounds like a codec problem but I'm able to play that one video so I'm at a loss.
edit: Got it working. I have Windows 7 64 so I ran this at an elevated command line:
regsvr32 "%windir%\sysWOW64\ir50_32.dll"
Awful advice. The soundtrack is so, so good.
It sounds like a codec problem but I'm able to play that one video so I'm at a loss.
edit: Got it working. I have Windows 7 64 so I ran this at an elevated command line:
regsvr32 "%windir%\sysWOW64\ir50_32.dll"
Awful advice. The soundtrack is so, so good.
Do not listen to this man.
CaptainGyro
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I just started playing and yes the sound is awesome from the very get go
Soundtrack is perfect. There are those few moments that have the techno blasting as you're running down corridors, drowning out the moans of The Many and the audio cues that let you be mentally and physically prepared for what's coming. Your heart races, and turning a corner you're taken unawares and ambushed and your heart jumps out of your chest.
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Awesome thanks! I put them in DataPermMods, is that correct?
scorpscarx
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Am I right in assuming we don't even need to install SSTOOL for the GoG version, or should I.
I already have the pre-reqs.
nvm: can't hurt.
I already have the pre-reqs.
nvm: can't hurt.
jim-jam bongs
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The music is fucking awesome what the fuck is wrong with you people?
Yes but clearly you're smarter than me
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It was but the original controls are a throwback to SS1 rather than a sign of the times. Don't forget that you can lean in all four movement directions and bind dedicated run and walk forward keys in addition to the traditional FPS staple controls.
Yes but clearly you're smarter than me
Please change your name back
It was but the original controls are a throwback to SS1 rather than a sign of the times. Don't forget that you can lean in all four movement directions and bind dedicated run and walk forward keys in addition to the traditional FPS staple controls.
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Delusibeta
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FYI: the SS2Tool developers think that the GOG version is basically a pre-patched version of SS2Tool 4.0, hence the drama. Subsequently, "download the latest SS2Tool" will probably be the #1 solution to most problems as a result.
XANDER CAGE
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Excellent. I started work on it today, but the whole robbery situation at school has made things... uh, peculiar. Any other recommendations for sticking stuff in the thread, let me know. For my part, I'm going to try to create a keybinding profile and upload it.
oh dude invite me
Invite me please
jim-jam bongs
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I'm at work right now so just send me a friend request or ask someone on my friend list, it's private to keep out spammers but anyone can add people.
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