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by ddraig
Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:36 pm 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: What a lovely day!
Replies: 21
Views: 1029

it was not far off 70 and sunny on the weekend, now its snowing. :?
by ddraig
Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:59 am 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: Iran making same mistake as Iraq
Replies: 99
Views: 5249


I guess France gets credit for their refusal to let up on the reparations that sent the German economy down the shitter. However, the Kaiser's excursion into France was the genesis of that. But hey, Bill was the spawn of Victoria and WW1 a family dispute. Bingo!

Surely the US must be responsible ...
by ddraig
Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:49 pm 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: Iran making same mistake as Iraq
Replies: 99
Views: 5249


I guess France gets credit for their refusal to let up on the reparations that sent the German economy down the shitter. However, the Kaiser's excursion into France was the genesis of that. But hey, Bill was the spawn of Victoria and WW1 a family dispute. Bingo!

Surely the US must be responsible ...
by ddraig
Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:33 pm 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: What a lovely day!
Replies: 21
Views: 1029

been lovely here, in the 60s. Need to peel myself away from the computer (& video games) though and get off my arse. A 1.5-2 mile walk everyday for lunchtime is a nice break, but I've vowed to get fit again this year.
by ddraig
Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:27 pm 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: Poptarts... where to get them!
Replies: 23
Views: 1289

aah sweet chemicalised american junk food :) I love the blueberry frosting ones myself. That and Fruit Loops & Peanut Butter flavored Cap'n Crunch cereals.
by ddraig
Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:07 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: Earth Defense Force 2017 (crazy game)
Replies: 174
Views: 15597

Loving it so far. I'm finally fighting the big mechs and driving in vehicles and its completely OTT 8) I also bought Metal Slug Anthology for the PS2 yesterday..damn Im supposed to workout this weekend..ah well going to have to wait till Sunday.
by ddraig
Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:15 pm 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: Iran making same mistake as Iraq
Replies: 99
Views: 5249

Adam Curtis's 3rd installment of his latest series called The Trap (you can catch it on google video) does a great job of describing how some of the Iranian Shia adopted a revolutionary & radical political ideology after the Western backed overthrow of the populist Mossadeqh in Iran, which brought ...
by ddraig
Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:17 pm 0
Forum: Bleatings
Topic: Name you top five beer brews
Replies: 95
Views: 4785

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Skull Attack on ...
by ddraig
Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:48 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: STALKER
Replies: 51
Views: 4245

cool, that patch looks like it has some critical bugs fixed. I'm not that far into the game yet so I may start over.
I got to see the AI in full effect during a gun battle with a bunch of bandits near a railway tunnel, they flanked and took cover just like you would expect a human might. The ...
by ddraig
Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:09 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: STALKER
Replies: 51
Views: 4245

Loving it so far, haven't encountered any glitches I've noticed yet. I made sure I got to know how to read the PDA & it's map better so I'm catching all the submissions. I'm enjoying immensely the AI & the battles and the general style/feel of the game. It is more Counterstrike meets Half Life meets ...
by ddraig
Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:40 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: STALKER
Replies: 51
Views: 4245

I gather this config is worth checking out:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmes ... c=34287187

Haven't tried it yet since I'm still at work.
by ddraig
Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:24 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: STALKER
Replies: 51
Views: 4245

Performance is pretty crap here. Despite having set everything to minimum, it still lags like a motherfucker at times. Love the atmosphere so far, though.

Yep same here, by occasional slowdown I meant the game will literally freeze and stutter for a few secs sometimes as new things come into view ...
by ddraig
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:02 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: STALKER
Replies: 51
Views: 4245

HGFB wrote:If you want to leave dynamic lighting on try turning grass density and the shadow detail down quite a bit. That helped a lot on my rig.
Cheers, I'll try that, though I love that grass!

Haven't played it enough to comment on the AI yet.
by ddraig
Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:02 am 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: STALKER
Replies: 51
Views: 4245

Bought it this evening and played it for 20 minutes just taking in the environment and playing with my settings. I have a similar rig, except it's a 3Ghz P4 & a 6800GT. Dynamic lightning kills the performance for me, so you will probably end up playing with static lighting like me, though Im hoping ...
by ddraig
Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:05 pm 0
Forum: Playing the games.. Old and Gnu..
Topic: Earth Defense Force 2017 (crazy game)
Replies: 174
Views: 15597

Nice, forgot this was already out 8) Going to be grabbing this & STALKER on the weekend, then there is metal slug anthology out for the PS2 on the 26th.