reptilescorpio
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Good point, Home is $105 and Professional is $149 at PC Case Gear. Also I think any uni email address will work as long as you can access it.Danoss said:
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Very quick first Portal 2 map is now done! Go to http://www.mediafire.com/?rfck6fi6qyt3ms2 and paste that .bsp into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\portal 2\portal2\maps. Fire up Portal 2 and type "map testdone" into the console. Hit the enter key and BOOM, you're playing my bad portal 2 level for 3-5 minutes.
codswallop
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How to perform clean install of Windows 7 using Upgrade media: http://www.winsupersite.com/article/win7/clean-install-windows-7-with-upgrade-media
Of course, you're legitimately upgrading from a previous OS, aren't you?
Don't cheap out and do without an SSD, Salazar. Get a smaller storage HDD, or crappier case, or something, but get an SSD and install your OS onto it!
Of course, you're legitimately upgrading from a previous OS, aren't you?
Don't cheap out and do without an SSD, Salazar. Get a smaller storage HDD, or crappier case, or something, but get an SSD and install your OS onto it!
reptilescorpio
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Huh, my uni is already signed up! I suppose I have to harass someone for access.legend166 said:
reptilescorpio
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Your HDD will be your bottleneck for performance. A SSD means everything on it loads up in a microsecond. It is like going from dial-up to high speed cable. But for your programs.Salazar said:
viciouskillersquirrel
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Pro tip: Never use that line on girls.commanderdeek said:
You might be able to reuse it, as long as you don't go and use it on your MB again. Do you know if it was retail, or oem? When it comes time for activation you'll need to call MS and tell them that you're removing it from one system and installing it on another (if you have retail) or that Apple replaced your hardware or something (if you have oem).
With retail you should be fine, Little fucking around i would imagine as fred mentioned.
There's also this guide for parts which you might want to read up on ;D
http://tinyurl.com/falconguide
There's also this guide for parts which you might want to read up on ;D
http://tinyurl.com/falconguide
I really hope with the release of their next engine, Valve make it easier to install/play custom maps. It was simple back in 2004 but now they kind of need a more intuitive way which is built into Steam, rather than hunting through the Steam folder. It was a massive pain when I used to map for CSS too. I do hope their next toolkit is more accessible than the current SDK. Still my favourite engine ever though.Aon said:
Question: Should I dump my swap file on the SSD or keep it on my 5400rpm raid 0? I've read conflicting reports on whether it's worth it or whether it greatly reduces the life of an SSD.reptilescorpio said:
PS. Though thankful, I'm more than a little peeved that the giftable copy of Dirt 2 that comes with the Dirt 3 preorder has already been added to my Steam games list. I already own it on D2D and would rather gift the Steam copy... but I don't have that option :/
reptilescorpio
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Don't listen to anyone who says that you will wreck your SSD. If you have an old SSD update the firmware as some of the older ones do indeed have problems. The latest batch of releases are fine though. Whatever SSD you have google around to see what the general consensus is on how well it runs and if you should do anything particular. Also I'm going to stick with Intel or OCZ as a few other the other brands have indeed had trouble in the past.Shaneus said:
Also, I remember hearing on Triple J the other day that Burial had produced an EP for someone but google search hasn't turned up anything. Any chance you have any idea? Also new DJ Shadow is a welcome return to form.
Madrical said:
Yeah, adding maps into directories is really annoying. Which is why a lot of SP guys make their own installation exes to put the files there and the MP guys spread maps through server auto downloads.
Really only hurts the little guys
Source is my favorite engine to map in too, something about the way it all works just kinda makes sense to me. Shame the UI is so bad though and it has to go through all sorts of hoops to preview lighting.
Doncamatic
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Aon said:Yeah, adding maps into directories is really annoying. Which is why a lot of SP guys make their own installation exes to put the files there and the MP guys spread maps through server auto downloads.
Really only hurts the little guys
Source is my favorite engine to map in too, something about the way it all works just kinda makes sense to me. Shame the UI is so bad though and it has to go through all sorts of hoops to preview lighting.
Opened up the tools; got confused; saw the source wiki you posted; opened up source wiki; put off my attempts to learn something new for another day.
FormallyMegadrive
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Salazar said:
Are you part of a science or technology course? You can swindle an MSDNAA login and get Win7 for free (with separate x64 and x86 serial keys!)
edit legend beat me to it. shouldve known someone wouldve mentioned it haha
BanShunsaku
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So I have my copy of The Witcher 2 all pre-loaded and ready for the 17th. Excite!
Also, totally forgot about LA Noire next week. I'm guessing PS3 version will be the way to go due the whole multiple disc thing and previous exclusivity?
P.S. (for AusBoardgameGAF) my gf bought me a copy of Pandemic yesterday. Was thoroughly demoralised by the first 2 games until we realised we don't have to eradicate the 4 diseases to win, only cure them. Won the third game once we realised it.
Also, totally forgot about LA Noire next week. I'm guessing PS3 version will be the way to go due the whole multiple disc thing and previous exclusivity?
P.S. (for AusBoardgameGAF) my gf bought me a copy of Pandemic yesterday. Was thoroughly demoralised by the first 2 games until we realised we don't have to eradicate the 4 diseases to win, only cure them. Won the third game once we realised it.
Still on beginner rules though
codswallop
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An SSD makes the difference between the applications taking 3-5 seconds to load to loading virtually instantly. It's one of those upgrades that make you realise your computer was slow when you never thought it was.Salazar said:
Why do the new firmwares suddenly improve this? It's still a limitation of the technology. A swap file gets changed frequently, meaning that you're reducing the life of your expensive SSD a lot faster than necessary. If you're replacing the disk every year or two, it's probably not a big deal, but if you want it to last 5+ years, then it's still a silly move.reptilescorpio said:
I've only played it the once and with a full complement of players. No we didn't win.BanShunsaku said:So I have my copy of The Witcher 2 all pre-loaded and ready for the 17th. Excite!
Also, totally forgot about LA Noire next week. I'm guessing PS3 version will be the way to go due the whole multiple disc thing and previous exclusivity?
P.S. (for AusBoardgameGAF) my gf bought me a copy of Pandemic yesterday. Was thoroughly demoralised by the first 2 games until we realised we don't have to eradicate the 4 diseases to win, only cure them. Won the third game once we realised it.Still on beginner rules though
It would appear that the Medic or Containment Specialist are near-essential to winning the game.
Still entertaining to slowly build up confidence each turn that the Pandemic might actually be stopped only to see it all go pearshaped.
BanShunsaku
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Bernbaum said:
We had a couple of similar experiences, where hope was built only to be completely dashed when we realised there was absolutely no way we had enough player cards and therefore turns to actually win.
When I re-read the rules and it clicked that eradication of the diseases was not a win condition, our strategy went from getting rid of every block on every city to just trying to stop an outbreak, and that seemed to work well.
We had a dispatcher and a researcher, which helped getting us around the board quickly so we could easily contain infections. But like I said, that was beginner mode with only 4 epidemic cards. We'll have a go tonight on normal mode and it could be an entirely different story.
Fantastic board game, I can see why it is so popular.
codswallop said:
It's not really the firmware that's gotten better it's the actual controllers that are doing the better job. Write amplification should be low which means less writing to the device, less writes to the nand increase the length of time until your hardware dies.
Of course the smaller we get in nand size then the less writes we can do to it.
Swap file on the SSD isn't too big of an issue these days to be honest. You can move it if you want but you shouldn't really have to with the new generation of SSD tech. If you're worried then just monitor the drive over a period of months, If it's saying there's been a huge drop in % left of nand availability then move your user folder off the drive and keep on cruising for another 50 years.
Ok, so, Medal of Honor: Airborne..... supposed to be kinda ok game right?
So. Wrong. (so far)
Dot point criticism.
- The illusion of choice from 'dropping in' is so fake.
- The spawning enemies I actually visibly see spawn in front of my eyes.
- The tank that I can just run around because it has a fixed scripted path.
- The feeling you are one part of a big battle is cool, but the feeling you have to do EVERYTHING, is not, breaks the illusion.
- The control system for leaning/prone/etc is fucking stupid for PC.
Likes
- The weapon level up stuff is kinda neat.
So. Wrong. (so far)
Dot point criticism.
- The illusion of choice from 'dropping in' is so fake.
- The spawning enemies I actually visibly see spawn in front of my eyes.
- The tank that I can just run around because it has a fixed scripted path.
- The feeling you are one part of a big battle is cool, but the feeling you have to do EVERYTHING, is not, breaks the illusion.
- The control system for leaning/prone/etc is fucking stupid for PC.
Likes
- The weapon level up stuff is kinda neat.
D
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the best thing about that game was the Yahtzee review
Yeah, I have a 60gig OCZ somethingorother that's running on a Sandforce controller, so I'm not stressed about it being crappy. All my valuable shit is on a separate drive anyway, it's just Windows that's on the SSD. Putting the swap won't make that much difference life-wise... hell, my netbook has almost everything on the main SSD and it's been running fine for yonks.evlcookie said:
ClivePwned
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Omi said:
I got it cheap (360) ages ago and agree with a lot of what you say. Of course visually spawning enemies occasionally in "good" games as well (Most recently- KZ3, AC: Bro, Crysis 2)
The enemies get a bit
scifi/superhuman towards the end
Death Star/Flak Tower
As a full price game it would have been fairly disappointing but it's mainly a good time as a cheapie
I like Dragon Age: Origins.
There's a bunch of shit filling out my inventory - mostly junk for crafting poisons and traps. My guy (B'ern Baum the raddest elf mage ever) is a herbalist, but I haven't specced out any other character for crafting (maining w/ Wynne, Leliana and Alistair). I've got a bunch of bombs and poisons and coatings and shit but I never use them in combat. From what I'm told, I'm about ~40% through the game.
Am I doing it wrong, or can I just ignore focussing on crafting and clear out the fridge of all the non-herbalism crafting knick knacks?
There's a bunch of shit filling out my inventory - mostly junk for crafting poisons and traps. My guy (B'ern Baum the raddest elf mage ever) is a herbalist, but I haven't specced out any other character for crafting (maining w/ Wynne, Leliana and Alistair). I've got a bunch of bombs and poisons and coatings and shit but I never use them in combat. From what I'm told, I'm about ~40% through the game.
Am I doing it wrong, or can I just ignore focussing on crafting and clear out the fridge of all the non-herbalism crafting knick knacks?
codswallop
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So it's still technically a problem, but to get around it they're caching more of the data in memory before actually writing it? Not a bad idea, I suppose.evlcookie said:
codswallop
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I have a feeling that LA Noire is going to be pretty dull. It's certainly an interesting idea and the face tech looks awesome. Didn't Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy) have something like this where you need to solve a crime? I remember it wasn't done well in that game and can't imagine it'll work for an entire game-length game. I suppose it all comes down to whether the stories are worth it.
Rock Paper Shotgun have a cool Deus Ex preview
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/05/11/ten-things-you’ll-think-playing-deus-ex-3/
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/05/11/ten-things-you’ll-think-playing-deus-ex-3/
reptilescorpio
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The whole swap file thing used to be more of an issue before SSD's were improved, the current batch of SSD's will last a hell of a lot longer than 5 years, more like 50 years.codswallop said:
Spoilers man! I thought the first level was meant to be the intial break-in that leads to Adam getting all cyborged up.Jintor said: