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Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
> I haven't bought this since there was no demo and the specs on the box
> made it sound like my machine wouldn't run it, but now I see a PC demo
> level out there, so I'll give it a try.
> > I'm currently playing Rainbow Six: Vegas.
> Sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for the heads up! I'll check it out.
Note that it has relatively high specs. Shader v3 or higher required.
(IMO it doesn't look all that great compared to shader v2 games, such
as the HL2 episodes. Sometimes I feel that nowadays many game companies
just use shader v3 because they can, not because it would improve the
image quality significantly...)
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- Warp
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"Darren New" <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure what TES is.
The Elder Scrolls. Series of RPGs from Bethesda. The earlier ones were
notoriously buggy, but they've got better.
Of the to I've played - Morrowind and Oblivion, I prefered Morrowind. The
story in Oblivions didn't feel quite as compelling and I was getting quite
tired of it towards the end.
> I'm into anything with a good story, from Myst
> to Thief to HL. Otherwise, just slaying horsed of monsters doesn't hold
> my attention.
You may enjoy the Elder Scrolls series. You should be able to pick up
Morrowind cheapish. Be warned, the game world is huge and it's very open.
Once you get through the character creation, you can go anywhere and do
anything. It's easy to get in over your head and it's easy to get confused
as to where to go and what to do.
Oblivion's much the same, but the game world is a little smaller (not much).
If you decide to play Oblivion, there's a few mods that I consider
near-essential for a fun game. Bethesda made some odd decisions about how
things work by default.
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:27:47 EDT, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:57:49 EDT, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >^^
>> >we are time's subjects
>> >(same author)
>> >
>>
>> I have heard the clock chime 24:00 :)
>
>BYP
>? Now?
>Is it a proverb or do you think of getting home fast, before there are mice and
>pumpkins? :-)
>
Oh! I misquoted :(
The proper quote is "We have heard the chimes at midnight" It means
that we are old :)
>
>> >You are really lost in Elizabethan time. :P
>> >
>>
>> Yes but remember she is still around :)
>
>Like buildings and holidays?
>Nothing that hurts, doesn't it?
>
No, for us Brits this is the Elizabethan age. Albeit the second :)
>> >
>> >That shows: They really loved their job.
>> >Thinking of 86 minutes!!!
>> >
>> ~ 1720 days or more O_O
>> --
>>
>> Regards
>> Stephen
>
>They have been very patient. I'm not sure, if I would hate clay after that time.
>the smell... (as it did smell)
>the consistence...
>hrrr
>:-D
>Imagine. If you'd do that everyday, it could get easy routine.
>Going into bath room, you'd change the soaps shape.
LOL
>Eating breakfast, your bread forms a figure itself, your hands are just helping
>its form to "come out".
>Looking into faces, you have to stop your hands not to give them a smile, by
>modelling their jowls.
>:-D
>There could be a lot more very sensitive situations...
>
Stop before they take you away :)
>
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Regards
Stephen
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Warp wrote:
> Note that it has relatively high specs. Shader v3 or higher required.
Thanks. I almost never buy a game that doesn't have a demo level
available for me to try out. Graphics cards are so complex these days
most of the time I can't even figure out if my card is described or not. :-)
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Gail Shaw wrote:
> Oblivion's much the same, but the game world is a little smaller (not much).
Ah yes, I've seen demos when it was first coming out. Could be
interesting. The idea of having to actually practice at a game to get
better stats in-game was kind of off-putting to me. If I wanted to
*work* at getting better at archery, I'd be out in the back yard. :-)
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"Gail Shaw" <initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:
> "Darren New" <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote in message
> news:48691acf@news.povray.org...
>
> > I'm not sure what TES is.
>
> The Elder Scrolls. Series of RPGs from Bethesda. The earlier ones were
> notoriously buggy, but they've got better.
Perhaps that might help you also:
http://www.elderscrolls.com/home/home.php
I'm not sure, if I could talk of an awesome storyline, but the scenery is such
beautiful and all things you can do... that's awesome! :-)
> Of the to I've played - Morrowind and Oblivion, I prefered Morrowind. The
> story in Oblivions didn't feel quite as compelling and I was getting quite
> tired of it towards the end.
>
> > I'm into anything with a good story, from Myst
> > to Thief to HL. Otherwise, just slaying horsed of monsters doesn't hold
> > my attention.
> You may enjoy the Elder Scrolls series. You should be able to pick up
> Morrowind cheapish. Be warned, the game world is huge and it's very open.
> Once you get through the character creation, you can go anywhere and do
> anything. It's easy to get in over your head and it's easy to get confused
> as to where to go and what to do.
And the best way, there are a lots of side quests , which provides you with a
lot of weapons, scrolls... you don't have to follow the main quest first...
just enjoy the environment... (and collect herbs, go hunting, fishing,
diving...). You can join some guilds and work your way up to their master.
(There are very good mods, which give you quests, when you acchieve the master
title.)
I also prefer Morrowind. I can't describe it very well, but it was "more alive",
also when people in Oblivion look more like real persons and got individual
behaviours.
> Oblivion's much the same, but the game world is a little smaller (not much).
> If you decide to play Oblivion, there's a few mods that I consider
> near-essential for a fun game. Bethesda made some odd decisions about how
> things work by default.
But it has a wonderful magical world, which is quite strange and because of that
fascinating. (I missed that in Oblivion, which is only a kind of MA surroundings
(except Shivering Isles addon, of course, which isn't very big). When you find
it, you should buy the GOTY Morrowind package, which includes Bloodmoon and
Tribunal.
Which mods do you think of?
bluetree
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Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:27:47 EDT, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>
> >Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> >> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:57:49 EDT, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >^^
> >> >we are time's subjects
> >> >(same author)
> >> >
> >>
> >> I have heard the clock chime 24:00 :)
> >
> >BYP
> >? Now?
> >Is it a proverb or do you think of getting home fast, before there are mice and
> >pumpkins? :-)
> >
> Oh! I misquoted :(
> The proper quote is "We have heard the chimes at midnight" It means
> that we are old :)
And I thought the opposite. :-D
Something like: It's time to say goodbye and go to bed. ^^
> >
> >> >You are really lost in Elizabethan time. :P
> >> >
> >>
> >> Yes but remember she is still around :)
> >
> >Like buildings and holidays?
> >Nothing that hurts, doesn't it?
> >
>
> No, for us Brits this is the Elizabethan age. Albeit the second :)
>
> >> >
> >> >That shows: They really loved their job.
> >> >Thinking of 86 minutes!!!
> >> >
> >> ~ 1720 days or more O_O
> >> --
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Stephen
> >
> >They have been very patient. I'm not sure, if I would hate clay after that time.
> >the smell... (as it did smell)
> >the consistence...
> >hrrr
> >:-D
> >Imagine. If you'd do that everyday, it could get easy routine.
> >Going into bath room, you'd change the soaps shape.
>
> LOL
>
> >Eating breakfast, your bread forms a figure itself, your hands are just helping
> >its form to "come out".
> >Looking into faces, you have to stop your hands not to give them a smile, by
> >modelling their jowls.
> >:-D
> >There could be a lot more very sensitive situations...
> >
> Stop before they take you away :)
> >
> --
>
> Regards
> Stephen
They can't catch me. :)
bluetree
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Oops, I was too late, sorry.
Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
> Gail Shaw wrote:
> > Oblivion's much the same, but the game world is a little smaller (not much).
>
> Ah yes, I've seen demos when it was first coming out. Could be
> interesting. The idea of having to actually practice at a game to get
> better stats in-game was kind of off-putting to me. If I wanted to
> *work* at getting better at archery, I'd be out in the back yard. :-)
>
> --
> Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
> Helpful housekeeping hints:
> Check your feather pillows for holes
> before putting them in the washing machine.
There is a trick, so you can do other things, while your character is improving
its stats.
It's not really cheating, but who wants to sit there in front of the computer
waiting for the character to level up? :-D
I let my "tamagotchi" improve its skills by pressing the button and clamped it.
(but that only works for walking or defensive magic)
Ok it's almost the same as cheating...
bluetree
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"bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
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> Which mods do you think of?
Mainly one to fix the leveling of creatures and treasure to fit your level.
I want to occationally have to flee a dungeon because I got in over my head.
I want to, at level 50, find some novice bandits and be able to obliterate
them without a thought. I want the chance of finding treasure far more
powerful than anything I have now, even if it highly guarded.
The one I used is Oscuros Oblivion Overhaul and it worked wonderfully. You
do have to start the game from scratch with it active
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"Gail Shaw" <initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote:
> "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
> news:web.486945929e3373f36d242240@news.povray.org...
>
> > Which mods do you think of?
>
> Mainly one to fix the leveling of creatures and treasure to fit your level.
> I want to occationally have to flee a dungeon because I got in over my head.
> I want to, at level 50, find some novice bandits and be able to obliterate
> them without a thought. I want the chance of finding treasure far more
> powerful than anything I have now, even if it highly guarded.
Oh, that sounds good.
"I" often travel with an activated invisibility spell to avoid annoying
meetings.
> The one I used is Oscuros Oblivion Overhaul and it worked wonderfully. You
> do have to start the game from scratch with it active
Because it wouldn't work instead or just as there are much more treasures to
find?
I haven't finished many steps in the main quest (only coming first time to cloud
ruler temple) but I've already finished all non-guild side-quests - I think. It
would be bad if I had to start from the very beginning...
bluetree
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