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Reply to Demigod weekend update in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="Talsworthy" reply="4" id="2306919"]I don' have a problem paying for Demi-God's 9$ for 2 isn't so bad - the odd map wouldn't go amiss either However if you go this route can you ensure that people who don't buy can still play with those that do - the ones who don't buy just can't use those DG's and those who do can even in the same game. Otherwise with the player Pop as it is you'll kill the game Tals [/quote] Problem is to ensu

Reply to Great Turn Based Games in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

Pretty much anything by SSI rocks the TBS world.

Reply to C&C4 to require internet connection for singleplayer in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="WIllythemailboy" reply="16" id="2306889"] No, people will still pirate $20 games at about the same rate, because piracy isn't strictly about cost. It's about people who feel intitled to play every game released, and piracy allowes them to. [/quote] Its all about price. Look at steam, everytime they lower a popular games price on a deal or somesuch...it shoots straight up to number 1 on the sales chart. Clearly price is an important factor in the dec

Reply to Playstation Emulation in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

One of my favourites for the PS is front mission 3. I've downloaded the emulator a few dozen times just so i could play that game again.

Reply to Demigod weekend update in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="Trigeminal" reply="21" id="2306822"] Wow guys, they are offering something that will grow and improve the game, add another bit of depth, and give gpg a reason to continue to invest in bug fixes and balancing. $9 bucks for 2 demigods and 1/2 maps is a great deal. I for one look forward to good, high quality dlc. No horse armor please! [/quote] We are all entitled to our opinions, I prefer to look at the overall picture rather than from an i

Reply to Demigod weekend update in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

[quote who="FidelCastrol" reply="15" id="2306732"] quoting post I’d like to see additional demigods released for like $9 for 2. Okay...to that I have 3 words : no freaking way. Ever. Or then, make an expansion, with 6 maps and 6 new demigods, and make that available for 20$. Damn the inventor of the DLC. [/quote] Must agree on that, considering the thousands of sales you'll make anything over $2 per would fa

Reply to Will this GPU work with this MOBO? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="mickeko" reply="20" id="2306680"] If a fan breaks down, you'll probably not be worse off than computer shutdown. If on the other hand liquid pours out over your gfxcard, it's likely toasted. [/quote] Well thats just because you picked a bad liquid cooler. Most coolants are anti-corrosive and non-conductive. Granted I wouldn't plunge your entire PC into a vat of the stuff, but to claim something like it would toast a graphics card from a spill is abou

Reply to Quick Question in Demigod Technical Support Stardock Forums

Typically a game needs temporary space on a HD to extract too (espcially with digital downloads). For example, the downloaded file is 2gb, which then needs to be extracted (3gb) and then finally installed (2gb) for a total of 7gb of required space.

Reply to Will this GPU work with this MOBO? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

[quote who="Facelessclock" reply="17" id="2306496"]Stuff[/quote] Afraid i have to disagree (on most stuff). As Excalpius pointed out there is little problem with Using a HD without formatting first. As soon as the OS boots its a simple case of reinstalling the relevant drivers. Its been many a year since you positively -had- to format on a Mobo change. Liquid cooling IS valuable. Silicon (which the CPU is made from) increases its conductivity as temperature increa

Reply to Command and Conquer in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

unfortunately the new CnC will require an active internet connection....even for single player. Another one to throw onto the "don't buy" pile.

Reply to Community on the Edge in Demigod Stardock Forums

Well its only been a week or two at most since the last feedback...gives the guys some slack? Am sure they are busy bunnies (infact their lack of communication could be a good thing, means they are busy working :) )

Reply to Will this GPU work with this MOBO? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Personally I use Liquid cooling. Though pricewise you're usually better off getting a high end air-cooler. Scythe Ninja, 120...something along those lines.

Reply to Will this GPU work with this MOBO? in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

As a helpful guide this is how i usually install stuff (I must have built upwards of 20PC's). Install the PSU/DVD and HD in the case (best to leave the DVD/HD floating for now incase they require moving slightly). Install the CPU/Cooler and memory on the mobo (a lot easier to do it outside the case, especially fiddly CPU coolers). Insert the Mobo into the case. Add in power cables/connections. Put in Graphics card last (Just because its a big-un and

Reply to Crossing the Divide in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Never a happy ending when you have to spend money, still bang for buck it takes the prize (until i can get the SSD drives i want :D ) Theoretically 64bit supports upto 16 exabits (about 17 billion gigabytes) and from what i gather doesn't throw it all in the pot, rather each program can be allocated upto 4gb so even running two hardcore programs at full tilt wouldn't need more than 8gb...i'd say that is the threshold for too much from a gaming perspective at least. Thou

Crossing the Divide in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

I'd never bothered with 64bit before, it was always just that little bit too geeky and misunderstood. Luckily with the advent of Windows 7 i thought "hell, why not?" and decided to give it a go. Obviously the big upside to this is the support of larger memory, so I decided on a new set of Crucial Ballistix Tracers which showed up today (pushing me up from a respectable 2gb to a more beefy 4gb), threw them in and WOW. Loading times for levels etc have dropped almost by hal

Reply to A Tale of ISP’s in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

Just lucky you wern't playing CnC4 Singleplayer at the time or you would have lost your game! :D

Reply to C&C4 to require internet connection for singleplayer in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

[quote who="Savyg" reply="5" id="2305533"]Yeah. We should make people lose money so they stop making games! That makes so much more sense. Seriously, that is about the worst logic I've ever had to listen to. If you don't want the game, don't buy it, but 'steal it so they change their mind' is not going to work. [/quote] Why its almost as stupid as paying for a game you -might- be able to play at certain times! /sarcasm God forbid someo

Reply to Getting Demigod to load faster... in Demigod Technical Support Stardock Forums

More memory is usually the best way to increase load speeds. This might involve switching to 64bit though. With the setup you listed i'd actually suggest looking into a new processor first and foremost, P4 is starting to show its age and you probably won't get more than another 6-12 months before it reaches defunkt levels. You can get an E5300 along with 4gb of memory and -possibly- a new mobo which should see you right for a while, and cost no more than $200ish de

Reply to SimSpeed - what exactly is it and what are the implications in Demigod Stardock Forums

Its most likely your CPU. If a game isn't correctly optimized then having a dual core offers little actual performance increase (Supcom for example, which this games engine seems to be partly based off would rag your first Core 100%, but leave the second relatively untouched at 10-20%). Consider moving up to something like the E5300. You can pick them up for approx £50 and they overclock pretty well.

Reply to Another video card question in Personal Computing Stardock Forums

If you can get yourself a 4770, its got a smaller chip (40nm i think?) so consumes a lot less power, puts out less heat and gives performance almost rivalling the 4850/250gts...and its cheaper too :)

Reply to Maped editor? Need new maps! in Demigod Stardock Forums

[quote who="StAcK3D_ActR" reply="3" id="2304322"] na i doubt it. supcom 2 is more important to them [/quote] SupCom 2 is more important to all of us too! :P

Reply to Tried everything, please help me: Massive ping spikes! (Update: june 16) in Demigod Technical Support Stardock Forums

Quick update if you would please. Has the problem been solved yet?

Reply to new Mechwarrior game? in PC Gaming Stardock Forums

The trailer made me eject my pants. [e digicons]:blush:[/e] Only Supcom 2 has a higher must buy rating for me.

Reply to Why I left Demigod. in Demigod Stardock Forums

[quote who="Andianqz" reply="13" id="2297843"] I thought that was starcraft? [/quote] Heretic. Starcraft is average at best. You don't have to look more than one forum away to find a vastly superior RTS in the form of SINS.

Reply to I’m back. in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

You don't build the top of the building before the foundations, nor do you stick bells and whistles on your games before ensuring they work right. At the very base of Multiplayer is connectivity and ensuring that works correctly. Until you sort out the poor connections and constant spiking issues everything else is just worthless. Bloating the game with even more options while connectivity is shakey will only serve to exacerbate the situation and make it even worse. Disclaimer