This thread is for stupid GAMING questions that don't deserve their own thread
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This *might* deserve its own thread, but I'm still a Junior Member, so I can't create new threads yet. If someone deems this worthy of its own thread, however, then I'd greatly appreciate it if you could start one and provide a link to the new thread as a response.
Anyway, here's my situation...
I know how to build a gaming PC, but I'm interested in building a dedicated game server, mostly for older games (such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein, SWAT4 and Unreal Tournament). I may include Killing Floor at some point, too. I'm not overly familiar with dedicated server software for games and how it demanding it is on a system when compared to when you're actually playing, so I don't know which aspects of a dedicated server's specs I need to focus on.
Is it common and/or practical/sensible to run many games or instances of a single game on a single server? Does graphical performance matter? I suppose that I really don't even know what to ask. Could anyone here who's familiar with building and maintaining a dedicated game server share his/her knowledge?
Anyway, here's my situation...
I know how to build a gaming PC, but I'm interested in building a dedicated game server, mostly for older games (such as Return to Castle Wolfenstein, SWAT4 and Unreal Tournament). I may include Killing Floor at some point, too. I'm not overly familiar with dedicated server software for games and how it demanding it is on a system when compared to when you're actually playing, so I don't know which aspects of a dedicated server's specs I need to focus on.
Is it common and/or practical/sensible to run many games or instances of a single game on a single server? Does graphical performance matter? I suppose that I really don't even know what to ask. Could anyone here who's familiar with building and maintaining a dedicated game server share his/her knowledge?
Ok, I kind of want to know this soon as I don't know when the sale ends and this is for a friend, but does anyone know if I buy something from Impulse, in this case Anno 2070 Deluxe, if the code can be used on Steam? If anyone knows please PM me.
It's not a Steamworks game, so no.
Supermanisdead
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If you are playing a PS2 classics game on PS3, does your friends list status say "PS2 Game" or the actual game title?
Amazon Japan has some game artbooks I want to order. Apparently, they use DHL and FedEx for shipping. Does anyone know if you have to sign for packages from Amazon Japan? I want to place an order while the items are in stock, but my mom is out of town for a few weeks because her sister's husband died and my dad and I aren't home during the day when it would be delivered.
There's an option in the internet settings to use a proxy yeah. Not sure what the proxy is for though (i.e. if it's just web based content).
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
Most games that support dedicated servers (particularly older games) usually have free dedicated server versions of the game available, and often linux versions of it.
It's usually not very demanding of hardware (it is usually less demanding than running the actual game client as a listen server) so if you're just running an old game you can use an old PC running linux as a cheap option.
'Professional' servers are different, because they're usually running multiple servers on a single box, so need pretty decent CPU and RAM configurations, and a pretty decent dedicated internet connection to handle multiple connections.
From the sounds of it, if you just want to run an occasional server for friends for one game at a time, for older games, you're looking at something like a Pentium with 512MB RAM being capable of running a 32 man dedicated server... so if you build your own PCs the chances are you already have older hardware lying around that you can frankenstein into a server box.
EDIT:
graphical capabilties are meaningless for a server, as you'll just be interacting with it via the console as text input either directly onto the server, or via remote access from your client depending on how you want to set things up.
Depending on how many games / instances you want to be running as dedicated servers, your priorities are likely going to be;
internet connection > RAM > CPU.
Any oldish system with 1Ghz+ CPU and 2GB+ RAM should be able to handle 4 or 5 different older dedicated server softwares running concurrently without much of a problem, although I don't know if your internet can handle 160 people connecting through it
You can do that on Best Buy's and Gamestop's sites. If you're outside the US, go here.
On a related note, is there any way I can convert my Amazon credit into PSN credit? Amazon sells Gamestop gift cards through a third party seller but they charge shipping
FunkyPajamas
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Do you guys remember an article from the previous console gaming generation (PS2, Gamecube, Xbox) where they physically assaulted each console to determine the sturdiest one? I'm looking for the article but haven't been able to find it.
Mucho gracias.
edit: it may have been a video instead of an article. Not so sure now.
Mucho gracias.
edit: it may have been a video instead of an article. Not so sure now.
There's probably a good chance that it's a recycled move from VPW2, which means it more than likely has been done! Only in puroresu.
It was on X-Play. I'll look for it.
Edit: http://www.g4tv.com/videos/26240/X-Play-Classic-Console-Destruction/
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I'm completely clueless about TVs, and since this is gaming-related, I figured this was the best place to ask. When my grandfather passed away last year, I got his flat screen, a JVC LT-37P80BU. It is not a full HD TV, as it only goes up to 1080i. What I'm wondering is if it's somehow possible to upscale 720p PS3 games to 1080i? I know the PS3 doesn't have a built-in HW scaler, so it would have to be done via the TV, but I can'd find anything in the settings to upscale the image from the PS3?
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
Hm, are you sure that is the model number precisely? I've just spent a few minutes googling for a pdf of the instruction manual and even the JVC site doesn't recognise it.
friskykillface
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archnemesis
Member
Maybe it's a Scandinavian specific model. It shows up on JVC.se.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Double checked, and yeah, it's the correct model number. I tried googling it myself, but most of the results were Russian sites where they apparently talked about that specific model. I did find the instruction manual for the TV, but it's in Finnish, so that didn't help much anyway :lol
Thanks. I found the Swedish instruction manual there, so I'm good to go
woo and indeed hoo
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Double checked, and yeah, it's the correct model number. I tried googling it myself, but most of the results were Russian sites where they apparently talked about that specific model. I did find the instruction manual for the TV, but it's in Finnish, so that didn't help much anyway :lol
Thanks. I found the Swedish instruction manual there, so I'm good to go
Great! Good luck
.FunkyPajamas
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I have a fully up to date UK Vita. I'm going to Japan next month and I'm hoping to pick up a few games while I'm there. What's the best way to go about playing Japanese retail Vita games on my UK system?
Do I just open a Japanese PSN account? Will I need a separate memory card?
I'm sure I've seen a few very helpful posts before but my NeoGAF search kung-fu is weak. Also, I'm not sure if things have progressed since the last time I looked into this.
Do I just open a Japanese PSN account? Will I need a separate memory card?
I'm sure I've seen a few very helpful posts before but my NeoGAF search kung-fu is weak. Also, I'm not sure if things have progressed since the last time I looked into this.
If you're buying retail only you don't need to do anything special, you can just play them on their UK account. Only issue comes with downloaded games (which can only be played using the account they were bought with) or with DLC which will more than likely be region locked.
Regarding the PSP god of war games:
Does either of these games feature encounters like:
- in GoW 1 where one had to push a chest up a slope while enemies constantly spawned and assaulted the player
- in GoW 2 where one was on this circular platform on the river and had to push three levers while being constantly assaulted
- in GoW 2 where one had to push this stone (and hide behind it due to waves of fire) while being constantly assaulted by harpies
Or is is like GoW 3 without any of these very annoying scenarios?
Thanks
Does either of these games feature encounters like:
- in GoW 1 where one had to push a chest up a slope while enemies constantly spawned and assaulted the player
- in GoW 2 where one was on this circular platform on the river and had to push three levers while being constantly assaulted
- in GoW 2 where one had to push this stone (and hide behind it due to waves of fire) while being constantly assaulted by harpies
Or is is like GoW 3 without any of these very annoying scenarios?
Thanks
Jason's Ultimatum
Member
I have a Brighthouse BB modem that connects to the white cable. Is that all I need to hook it up to my PS3 to go online? Also, how do I configure my PS3 to make it go online once I connected the modem, etc?
Nihilistic Monk
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Hey GAF. My PS3 (slim) started not accepting disks, so I bought a new drive (it's out of warranty).
New drive does the exact same thing. Anyone got any advice? Checked all cabling twice, seems all fine.
Thinking either it's a main board fault or I've been ripped off with another duff drive. Anyone got any tips who's done any PS3 home repair?
Video of what it's doing HERE
New drive does the exact same thing. Anyone got any advice? Checked all cabling twice, seems all fine.
Thinking either it's a main board fault or I've been ripped off with another duff drive. Anyone got any tips who's done any PS3 home repair?
Video of what it's doing HERE
John Rabbit
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cross-posting this from the just cause 2 OT thread in community:
archnemesis
Member
There is no detailed information about it, but it was supposed to be some kind of action game. Judging from this design document, it sure looks pretty awesome.
Edit: There is also a tech demo, if you haven't seen it before.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Is the framerate in the PS3 version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow as bad in the full release as it is in the demo? It looks like my kind of game, but I couldn't handle it in the demo
Nice. Found some concept pictures from 2010 that suggest it was a FF 12-2 by a Western studio which is just crazy
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
LttP: Late to the party
RttP: Rate to the party? Really (late) to the party? Roaches to the power?
RttP: Rate to the party? Really (late) to the party? Roaches to the power?
Returning
no.
I didn't play the demo, but I played through the entire game without once really thinking about the frame rate if it's any help.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Would the Metal Gear series count? lol
Schmattakopf
Member
What type of politics? Civ-esque foreign relations sort of thing, or a political career simulator?
Depends on what you mean.
Tropico series for a fictional world and many came across impressed with Democracy I and II (especially with all the modding) for it's mostly realistic style and situations and responses.
Now if you are talking about actual issues reflected in games, there is PeaceMaker
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Mass Effect series.
Is there any *way* of erasing "list of imported characters" from the mass effect importer? For example ME2 importers recognizes a bunch of characters I don't intend to play anymore when scanning for imports from ME1.
Deleting the files from HDD does not help.
Is there any *way* of erasing "list of imported characters" from the mass effect importer? For example ME2 importers recognizes a bunch of characters I don't intend to play anymore when scanning for imports from ME1.
Deleting the files from HDD does not help.
Lord British
Member
Is... is there a DOTA2 community thread? I can't find it anywhere!
lucius
Member
I have a year and a half old 4GB Slim 360 with 320HD that when I shut it down sometimes it goes into to like overdrive pretty loud then shuts down after about 20 secs or so, it has done this like 7 times but I have shut it down maybe hundreds of times without it doing this. I was wondering if anyone else had this happen?
Here is an example of my problem
This strange phenomena hit many of my wired mice and keyboards and my PS2/XBox/GCN controllers wires (Even some of my Headphones wires have these knots) some wires/keyboards just die after few weeks of this too,any solutions at all? or way to prevent this from happening?
This strange phenomena hit many of my wired mice and keyboards and my PS2/XBox/GCN controllers wires (Even some of my Headphones wires have these knots) some wires/keyboards just die after few weeks of this too,any solutions at all? or way to prevent this from happening?
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
I believe there was a sim game that focused on an election campaign that was discussed on GFW Radio a few years ago. However, I would have no idea what it was called or even if I just dreamt this!
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